Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

May 27, 2021, 16:14 by Lynn Burdick with the Communications Office

The College's 2020 cohort of Elementary Education graduates began their teaching careers during this most unusual, pandemic-affected school year. Six of these first-year teachers have kept in touch with Lynn Burdick, ElEd program coordinator, over the past year through regular Zoom gatherings. During these conversations, the alumni talked about the ups and downs of their first-year experience.

May 26, 2021, 17:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 26, 2021, 16:30 by ber@illinois.edu (Bureau of Educational Research)

May 26, 2021, 16:00 by aprilng@illinois.edu (April Garrison)

May 25, 2021, 15:02 by Sharita Forrest, UI News Bureau

Despite concerns that the shift to distance learning during the pandemic would adversely impact at-risk college students’ motivation and persistence, a study by educational psychology professor Jennifer Cromley and graduate student Andrea Kunze found that some biology students’ interest in their studies and motivation increased.

May 24, 2021, 15:26 by Office of Communications

Education alumna Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt has been appointed to White House as Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).

May 19, 2021, 16:30 by dean@education.illinois.edu (Office of the Dean)

May 19, 2021, 16:00 by jonhale2@illinois.edu (Jon Hale)

May 17, 2021, 13:00 by Ben Zigterman, News-Gazette Media

In a virtual visit to University Primary School on Friday, a Chinese American author read from her latest picture book and shared how she grappled with feeling different growing up in a small Ohio town.

May 14, 2021, 15:22 by Jeff D'Alessio, News-Gazette Media

May 13, 2021, 14:24 by Debra Pressey, News-Gazette Media

The 35-year-old McCotter was honored Tuesday at her school, Dr. Howard Elementary, with a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.

May 12, 2021, 17:42 by Ashley Lawrence

Education at Illinois staff and faculty worked closely with Illinois lawmakers to contribute to two pieces of House Bill 2170—computer science education and a new Freedom School Network—which were signed into state law this spring as part of the omnibus Education and Workforce Equity Act.

May 12, 2021, 17:30 by amyclay@illinois.edu (Amy Clay-Moore)

May 12, 2021, 17:00 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 12, 2021, 16:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 11, 2021, 14:07 by Tom Hanlon

In two recently-released books, two College of Education professors help educators navigate a world of multiliteracies to help learners use various forms of meaning-making in their lives.

May 10, 2021, 16:31 by ber@education.illinois.edu (Bureau of Educational Research)

May 5, 2021, 18:00 by ers@illinois.edu (Emily Stone)

May 5, 2021, 17:30 by communications@education.illinois.edu (Communications Office)

May 5, 2021, 16:30 by sustainability-committee@illinois.edu (Student Sustainability Committee)