Research into how to best teach a child who is blind, deaf, and autistic is scant. There is not even a reliable estimate of how many students have all three disabilities. Kristi Probst ’96, M.S. ’98, is working to fill those gaps.
Each year Education Week profiles innovative school district leaders. Among the 13 chosen in 2016 is ISU College of Education graduate Julio Cesar Contreras ’01, who overcame obstacles to soar in education.
Illinois State University’s STEP-UP fellows gathered July 22 in Chicago to participate in a service-learning event focused on refugee resettlement and the refugee student experience.
During the last four weeks I’ve had the pleasure of working with preservice teachers during Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline’s STEP-UP summer immersion fellowship.
Illinois State and the Golden Apple Foundation partnered to deliver a Mars-themed camp to 100 local kids ages 8-14. It was taught by 22 aspiring educators, including six Redbirds, at Metcalf School.
Award-winning teacher Joe Duda is one of 15 Illinois State alumni educators working in a Houston-area school district.
Al Azinger, a professor emeritus of educational administration, has been named acting dean of Illinois State University’s College of Education.
New Redbird special education alum Maya Lane conquered a challenging major while becoming an advocate for underrepresented P-12 students.
Sandra Osorio put together award-winning research that has been recognized with the AERA’s Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education Outstanding Dissertation Award.
Nicholas Hartlep’s new book, Unhooking from Whiteness: Resisting the Esprit de Corps, explores faculty members who challenge whiteness in academia.
