Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

Aug 4, 2016, 09:30 by the College of Education at Illinois

Orphans Treasure Box, a Champaign organization that sells books to support orphans, foster children, and families is hosting a "Stuff the Bag" event for teachers on Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Buy a tote for $5 and stuff it with chapter books, easy readers, guided reading books, teaching resource books, and other book-reading genres for the classroom.

Aug 3, 2016, 13:30 by ssmit37@illinois.edu (Stephanie C. Smith)

This course explores the many disconnects between family engagement strategies and families themselves in prekindergarten through secondary school. We will consider impacts of poverty, immigration, racial differences, culture, and school policies. This course is targeted to those students interested in working with professionals (teachers, social workers, counselors, interventionists, etc.) who work in schools with students and families.

Aug 1, 2016, 17:00 by the College of Education

With school set to start later this month, numerous parents may be wondering whether or not the school district they live in will prepare their children for academic success. In light of the coming back-to-school season, WalletHub’s analysts compared the quality of education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia to shine the spotlight on top-performing school systems. Professor Emeritus Walter Feinberg lent his thoughts to the matter in a brief question-and-answer session.

Jul 26, 2016, 16:00 by the College of Education at Illinois

Congratulations to the 140 Education at Illinois students who made the Spring 2016 Dean’s List. Congratulations also to the five Education at Illinois students who were recognized as Bronze Tablet honorees.

Jul 19, 2016, 12:00 by the College of Education at Illinois

Jennifer Cromley, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been awarded a three-year $756,527 grant from the Institute of Education Sciences for her research project “Inference-Making and Reasoning: Refinement of an Assessment for Use in Gateway Biology Courses.”

Jul 19, 2016, 11:00 by Sal Nudo

Education at Illinois Professor Helen Neville will use her Tanzanian Fulbright experience to broaden the understanding of ethnic and race relations.

Jul 19, 2016, 09:00 by schultze@illinois.edu (David Brown)

Jul 13, 2016, 10:00 by pkroha@illinois.edu (Polly Kroha)

Incoming ninth- and 10th-grade students are needed for a research study on gestures and computer simulations by the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois.

Jul 12, 2016, 14:30 by the College of Education

As part of the 2016 Youth Literature Festival, Champaign-Urbana residents and everyone from the surrounding area are invited to celebrate youth literature at the Oct. 22 Community Day.

Jul 8, 2016, 09:21 by the College of Education

Fulbright Scholarship recipient Avanti Chajed ’13 C&I will travel to Finland in August to pursue a master’s degree in education, according to a July 7 article in The News-Gazette.

Jul 7, 2016, 10:30 by College of Education at Illinois

On July 5 a delegation from National Tsing Hua University in Taipei, Taiwan, traveled to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. The visit included an afternoon stop at the Education building, where the group met with Dean Mary Kalantzis and received a tour of the Illinois Digital Ecologies and Learning Laboratory with Robb Lindgren, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. The Taiwanese contingent included President Hong Hocheng and Senior Vice President of Operations Hwai-Pwu Chou.

Jul 6, 2016, 12:18 by Sarah Lubienski via interview with Forbes

Math education getting better despite all the controversy, according to Sarah Lubienski, a professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois.

Jul 6, 2016, 11:25 by Sharita Forrest

An analysis of online conversations by Derek A. Houston, Daniel A. Collier, and Shubhanshu Mishra revealed that a significant number of people oppose President Obama’s proposed plan for tuition-free community colleges.

Jul 5, 2016, 09:00 by the College of Education at Illinois

What if the atmosphere was thinner? What if the moon didn’t exist? These scenarios were presented to children ages 10 and up during the June 27-July 1 Science Simulation with Minecraft camp in the IDEALL space of the Education building.

Jul 4, 2016, 13:30 by Julie Wurth

In 2016 the College of Education at Illinois awarded 20 Ph.D.s to African-American students this year, including 15 women. And 12 of the women received their doctorates from the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership.

Jul 1, 2016, 09:00 by the College of Education

Teachers: Don't miss this special opportunity to earn professional development hours by attending a workshop with Youth Literature Festival authors Sharon Flake and Matt de la Pena.

Jun 30, 2016, 17:30 by Amy Summers

The 2017 Education at Illinois convocation ceremony will take place Saturday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m. in Huff Hall.

Jun 29, 2016, 15:00 by the College of Education

The dedication and commitment of Education at Illinois alumna Phyllis Robeson as an ambassador of the Youth Literature Festival has helped make the event exceptional.

Jun 28, 2016, 09:26 by Chris Higgins

This Education at Illinois course aims at comprehensive and critical research literacy through discussion of the philosophy of inquiry, the sociology of knowledge, the history of educational research, and the politics of data.

Jun 28, 2016, 09:26 by Shana Riddick

Among other things, this Education at Illinois website shares students' experiences volunteering in local communities and how those experiences are shaping their growing identities as future educators and practitioners.