Meaningful student-driven events are the norm for the College of Education’s outstanding registered student organizations. The Student Education Association’s (SEA) first-ever conference, “Teaching Is a Balancing Act,” held on March 28, was no exception.
Kerri Elliott, an Illinois State alumna and founder of Autism Connects Tanzania (ACT), will give a presentation on autism awareness at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, in Stevenson Hall, room 101.
Humans of Illinois State has struck a chord on campus. Run by students Jessica Manzella and Danny Zeh, its Facebook page has already reached 2,700 likes since launching in February.
Illinois State University Associate Professor John Rugutt, from the College of Education, was awarded one of 60 fellowships by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
A free screening of the film Speaking in Tongues will be Monday, April 6, at the Normal Theater on North Street, followed by a Q and A.
Illinois State’s College of Education helps students like Madison Strebel get comfortable with a real classroom environment early on.
Junior Brittney Tarr is co-president of the Deaf Redbirds Association, one of 20+ registered student organizations in the College of Education.
When 20-year-old junior Alyson Spagnoli was in elementary school, her classroom’s technology was an overhead projector with a loud fan and some desktop computers. Today, it’s a different story.
Together, the three Vasel sisters are part of an Illinois State marching band tradition that stretches back more than 80 years. Big Red, or BRMM, has 285 members this fall and thousands of alumni.
This spring three College of Education faculty members in the Department of Special Education were recognized at the University and national levels for excellence in teaching and research.
