The Illinois Tutoring Initiative (ITI), a transformative program aimed at closing academic gaps and supporting students across Illinois, has officially come to an end.
As Illinois faces a persistent teacher shortage, recent legislative efforts aim to ease the transition into the teaching profession. House Bill 5057, signed into law in August 2024, introduces reforms that will directly affect students and teacher preparation programs at Illinois State University.
The Office of Student Research (OSR) at Illinois State University announces the winners of the fall 2024 FIREBird and BirdFEEDER research grants. These small grants provide funding to support student research, scholarly inquiry, and innovation at Illinois State.
“Be gay, do good” is the unofficial slogan of the Queer Ed Birds, a registered student organization (RSO) for teacher education majors who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
According to Dr. Christie Angleton (she/her), Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning and faculty advisor, this simple yet powerful slogan captures the essence of the organization.
Throughout this year, our dedicated faculty, staff, students, alumni, and donors have consistently united to continue our legacy of preparing outstanding teachers and education leaders.
Last year, seventh graders at Thomas Metcalf School were invited to opt into an innovative, integrated curriculum, where, in one student’s words, “the learning never stopped.”
The Professional Development Schools (PDS) program offers student teachers a unique opportunity to experience a full year at one placement. The Pekin PDS site specifically has a 25-year history of welcoming interns into their community and sharing their commitment to professional learning.
This fall, 58 red rubber duckies sporting the School of Teaching and Learning’s logo are landing in schools across the country. As part of a social media campaign, titled “TCH Quackademics”, alumni from TCH programs were invited to request a duck for their classrooms. In under a week, the flock was full, and the campaign was underway.
It’s not every day that a student gets an excused absence to attend the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. But that’s exactly what happened to Illinois State University sophomore special education major Maddie Rowan this semester.
The School of Teaching and Learning is proud to announce that Associate Professor Dr. Anna Smith’s co-authored article “Tinkering toward teacher learning: A case for critical playful literacies in teacher education” has been selected as the Emerald Literati Awards 2024 Outstanding Article for the journal English Teaching: Practice & Critique.
