Reflections of Redbird educator and U.S. Navy veteran Peter Richey.
Teaching like a sailor
Unit: College of Education
Slam Poet Taylor Mali to headline New Teacher Conference, June 23
While Taylor Mali is keeping the details of his NTConISU presentation under wraps, he recently shared a bit about his life on the road, in the classroom, and why he chose teaching and poetry for his life’s work.
Video: COE commencement speaker tells Class of 2017 “Never stop learning”
Illinois State University elementary education alum Kaitlin Koenig encourages members of the class of 2017 to keep pushing and improving for themselves, their students.
Ty Wolf named interim superintendent of University Laboratory Schools
Ty Wolf has been appointed as the interim superintendent of the Illinois State University Laboratory Schools for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Alumni Association honors seven award recipients
The Illinois State University Alumni Association honored seven award recipients at Founders Day celebrations on February 16, as well as during a dinner program.
Mentor collaboration leads to inclusive student performance
Mentorship facilitates success across many career fields, but its value is especially evident in teaching. The Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline’s Induction and Mentoring program pairs recent Illinois State graduates with experienced teachers at their schools for on-the-job training. This spring, one mentorship pair completed a particularly memorable performing arts project with students at Southside Occupational
ISU alum models community-minded teaching
The Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline prepares culturally-responsive, community-minded urban educators to teach and nurture Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students to reach their potential.
Chicago Public Schools high schoolers consider ISU through TEACH
Chicago Public Schools students from the Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods visited Illinois State this spring to experience the campus community firsthand.
Inaugural cohort earns Scholarship of Teaching and Learning certificate
The Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and the University Graduate School celebrated students who completed the first-ever Certificate of Specialized Instruction in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University.
Training students to be active co-teachers
Ellis Hurd and Gary Weilbacher are integrating the ideas of co-teaching into training for middle school teacher candidates.
