This summer 24 students embarked on a four-week journey to engage with communities in Chicago and prepare to be urban educators in the city.
Unit: College of Education
Chicago families welcome STEP-UP fellows
This summer a southwest-side neighborhood of Chicago is an entry to urban education for Illinois State University students participating in STEP-UP.
STEP-UP Fellows find success in Albany Park
STEP-UP Fellows are developing their skills as educators through their experiences teaching in urban schools.
CSPA alumni go nationwide
The College of Education’s student affairs program now has grads working in 42 states.
Yearlong internship, career-long payoff
For more than 20 years, interns from Illinois State’s yearlong professional development school program have hit the ground running after graduation.
Shakespearean rebel
When it comes to incorporating Star Wars in the classroom, “Trust in Zehr.”
Investing in the future
Relationships are often the most valuable part of student scholarships.
College of Education professor to serve Cambodia through Fulbright award
College of Education Professor Do-Yong Park was awarded a Fulbright grant to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education practices in Cambodia.
T21CON features leading minds in educational technology
The 8th annual Teaching in the 21st Century Conference (T21CON), a free professional development opportunity for educators, is Friday, September 29, from 9-4pm in the State Farm Hall of Business.
Teaching like a sailor
Reflections of Redbird educator and U.S. Navy veteran Peter Richey.