Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

Aug 28, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

New and returning students and their families were officially welcomed to the University of Illinois campus at the College of Education's Welcome Celebration on August 23.

Aug 26, 2013, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

The formal and informal learning opportunities provided by multigenerational black communities in the South – and how similar grassroots efforts can turn around racial disparities in academic achievement in the U.S. today – are the focus of a 2013 book by educational researcher Saundra Murray Nettles.

Aug 23, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Seung Won Hong, a doctoral candidate in Human Resource Development at the College of Education at Illinois, is the winner of the Robert Ferber Dissertation Award. Her work focuses on the effects of situational factors that influence the information-seeking behavior of project managers, a key element in success in knowledge-intensive industries.

Aug 8, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education and Illinois News Bureau

James Anderson, department head and Gutgsell Professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership, has been elected a Professor in the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois.

Aug 1, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

As a testament to the life-long work of Dr. Richard Anderson of the College of Education at Illinois, the editors of the forthcoming book, "Reading Development of Monolingual and Bilingual Chinese Children," have dedicated their work to him.

Aug 1, 2013, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher and College of Education

Professor Eurydice Bauer of the College of Education at Illinois helps create a K-5 dual language program in local elementary schools.

Jul 31, 2013, 00:00 by Kim Painter

More than a third of teen boys and girls say they’ve been physically, emotionally or sexually abused in their dating relationships, according to data from a 2013 nationwide survey.

Jul 31, 2013, 00:00 by Claudia Gordon and the College of Education

In anticipation of the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 2013, the White House honored eight Americans who embody the spirit of the ADA, including College of Education at Illinois alumna Anjali Forber-Pratt.

Jul 29, 2013, 00:00 by AERA and the College of Education

American Educational Research Journal named in 2013 among top 10 cited education journals.

Jul 19, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

2013 - Adrienne Dixson, associate professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, has been appointed a Southern Education Foundation (SEF) Fellow for Innovation and Change.

Jul 16, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

In the summer of 2013, Professor Kern Alexander of the College of Education at Illinois addressed members of the Oxford Education Society in Oxford, U.K., about several recent major U.S. Supreme Court decisions that reversed earlier legal precedents.

Jul 15, 2013, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

A study led by College of Education at Illinois Professor Dorothy Espelage indicates that adolescent substance abuse has roots in bullying, fighting and familial violence, including conflict between siblings.

Jul 11, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Adam Poetzel, clinical assistant professor in Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois, is the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Max Beberman Award, bestowed by the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Jul 10, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

The Center for Education in Small Urban Communities held its annual Chancellor's Academy June 17-21, 2013, in Champaign. The event is designed to create collaboration between the College of Education and local teachers, and participants represented nearly all public schools in Champaign and Urbana.

Jul 3, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

The Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) held its inaugural conference in April 2013 in Chicago.

Jul 1, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Innovation was the focus at the Radical Innovation Summit held in Washington, D.C., in June 2013. The event brought together scholars from around the world.

Jul 1, 2013, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

In a controversial 2013 report, the National Council on Teacher Quality, an advocacy group, suggested that the failure of America’s primary and secondary education system is the result of inadequate preparation of teachers. Chris Roegge, executive director of the Council on Teacher Education within the College of Education at Illinois, discussed teacher training and Illinois’ state education standards.

Jun 20, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

College of Education at Illinois Professor Gloriana González is the principal investigator of a CAREER grant funded by the National Science Foundation. The $853,675 grant started in May 2013 and will run through April 2018.

Jun 17, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Sarah Lubienski, professor of Curriculum and Instruction, and Joseph Robinson, assistant professor of Educational Psychology, taught the AERA Institute on Statistical Analysis for Education Policy May 20-23, 2013, in Washington, D.C., where Lubienski again served as director and Robinson repeated his role as faculty of the institute.

Jun 13, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

K. Peter Kuchinke, professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, has been elected to the University of Illinois Faculty Advisory Committee for a three-year term beginning in August 2013.