President Dietz announced further Illinois State University actions in light of the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Coronavirus update from President Dietz
Unit: Thomas Metcalf School
Veterans Day celebration
Metcalf Laboratory School faculty, staff, and students honored veterans on Monday, November 11, with an all-school assembly. Teachers Ronda Wilder and Crystal Patterson collaborated to honor the living, deceased, and currently serving military members connected to Metcalf. Families and veterans were invited to join the school as they acknowledged that our country’s freedom comes with
Bug eyes and blimp rides: U-High teachers engage students with virtual learning
Science teacher Emily Telford knew that it would be a lot more interesting for her freshman to examine sea level rising while flying over waterways in a blimp, so that’s exactly what she had them do- virtually, that is, through Oculus Go headsets that her classroom has access to.
Meet the @EdGamer Zack Gilbert
Zack Gilbert, M.S. ’07, emphasizes playful learning in the classroom to store knowledge into students’ long-term memory.
3D printed symbols as communication tools
Metcalf School vision teacher Margaret Byrd and speech-language pathologist Rachel Wells are utilizing Project Core’s 3D printed symbols to promote communication with a preschool student on their caseload.
Read-aloud discussions with early learners
Metcalf School kindergarten teacher Cassandra Mattoon and Illinois State University Interim Associate Director of the School of Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Literacy Sherry Sanden have a shared passion for honoring how early learners respond to literature.
We Are Metcalf focused on learner qualities
Since August 2015, we have invested in teaching our students the seven learner qualities: I Wonder, I Think, I am Self Aware, I Reflect, I Question, I Have Grit, and I Connect.
Metcalf’s Winter Festival, February 8
We’d like to invite you to Metcalf’s Winter Festival on Friday, February 8th from 5:30-8pm at the Children’s Discovery Museum in uptown Normal.
Scholastic Book Fair, February 5-7
The Scholastic Book Fair, which will support the library and teacher classrooms, will be held February 5-7 in the Metcalf Library. Times are listed on the Metcalf calendar. On Wednesday, February 6, we will be having a special family night where the library will be open for shopping from 5-7 p.m. Our Scholastic fair homepage
Barnes & Noble Bookfair, November 4
The Barnes & Noble Bookfair, which supports Metcalf School, will be held 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, November 4.
