Watsachol Narongsaksakul, a third-year doctoral student in the School of Teaching and Learning, presented a session titled “Transforming Teacher Preparation Programs with AI Literacy” at the 2025 Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) conference in New Orleans.
Career Services is recognizing the outstanding contributions of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and employers to career development.
Through the Professional Development Schools (PDS) program in the School of Teaching and Learning, student teachers experience a full year immersed in one placement. Specifically, at Chicago Public School District 299 (CPS), interns work in diverse communities with opportunities for exploring bilingual education.
Through a new Illinois state-wide partnership, Illinois State University students will now receive free access to Kaplan’s industry-leading test prep resources for graduate admissions exams, licensure, and credentialing exams, as well as skills development courses.
Teacher candidates in the bilingual cohort at Champaign-Urbana schools have the opportunity to work with multilingual and multicultural student populations while exploring how their own multilingual identities affect their teaching.
Dr. Terry Husband’s research illuminates the critical need for intentional, anti-racist education in early childhood classrooms.
Members of the bilingual cohort in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University are part of a unique experience that fosters collaborative learning and community. Starting their junior year, bilingual cohort candidates are immersed in coursework and experiences that prepare them for diverse classrooms specific to bilingual education.
The principal at Lincoln Grade School in Washington sent out an email saying the state superintendent would be visiting to celebrate test scores and asked that the teachers not wear jeans that Friday. But that wasn’t the real reason behind the dress code, or the visit.
James Duffy always wanted to be a teacher and was the first person in his family to go to college, but financially it was difficult. A scholarship made it a little easier.
Illinois State University recently inducted faculty and staff members into the 2024 Million Dollar Club for securing external funding that has significantly contributed to student learning and educational initiatives.
