Birds Give Back, Illinois State University’s day of giving, is Thursday, February 22. This year, the School of Teaching and Learning is focusing on raising gifts to help cover the cost of content exams for future teachers.
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Ashley Dowd prepares to graduate in the first cohort of the ECE Online Workforce Program
ECE Online Workforce student Ashley Dowd speaks on her experience in the program as she looks forward to graduation this spring.
Sewing a vision of peace: Students create International Day of Peace quilt
This fall, Milner Library partnered with the Department of Health Sciences, specifically the students in the Global Health course, to design a community quilt based on the 17 goals for sustainable development created by the United Nations (UN) for the International Day of Peace. It is on display on Milner Library’s sixth floor through mid-December.
College of Education’s Teacher of the Year nominations open
The College of Education opened nominations for the Illinois State University Teacher of the Year awards program. Nominations are open through December 10th.
Illinois State University welcomes first Teach Chicago Tomorrow cohort
As thousands of students celebrated their college decisions across the nation on National Decision Day on May 1, 2023, the ISU College of Education celebrated our Teach Chicago Tomorrow (TCT) pathway scholars for completing their associate degree and transferring to Illinois State University.
NCUE partners with internal and external partners to provide culturally responsive PD
The goal of the National Center for Urban Education (NCUE) is to support Illinois State University’s rich history of teacher education through a focus on social justice, community-integrated teaching, and culturally responsive practices. As part of our mission, this past year we were excited to partner with the School of Teaching and Learning at ISU as well as the Community Consolidated School District 21 (CCSD21) to create culturally relevant professional development seminars offered to Early Childhood Education (ECE) students and faculty as well as practicing teachers.
TCH faculty and NCUE staff present at AERA annual meeting in Chicago
On April 13th, Dr. Elizabeth Skinner and Dr. Apryl Riley presented at the American Education Research Association (AERA) 2023 annual meeting hosted in Chicago. Their paper “’There are Never Just Negatives…’: Community Immersion for Homegrown Teachers,” grew out of their ongoing research of summer programming for Teach Chicago Tomorrow (TCT) students. This research shows how Chicago-based students can participate in a community-integrated, culturally responsive teacher preparation curriculum which supports them to be better teachers and come back and teach in their home school district, Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
Opening new paths through Reading and Literacy
The Mary and Jean Borg Center for Reading and Literacy in the College of Education at Illinois State University facilitates the development of various literacies among the residents of Illinois through service and research.
New concentration aims to prepare early childhood educators for faculty positions
The Early Childhood Education – Faculty Preparation program seeks to prepare current ECE professionals to teach future ECE teachers.
Meet your 2023 Three Minute Thesis contestants
This year, 11 contestants will compete and have the opportunity to share their research with all in attendance. Hear from each contestant and learn more about their research topic, their department support, and the faculty and staff impact that has been made.