Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

Jun 16, 2016, 17:02 by Sal Nudo

Dean Mary Kalantzis and Professor Bill Cope, from the College of Education at Illinois, were part of a University of Illinois contingent that traveled to Sierra Leone for two weeks in late May. The objective of the visit was to re-establish longstanding ties between two land-grant universities that vary greatly in resources but share some of the same educational goals.

Jun 6, 2016, 15:59 by Sarah McColl

Emma Mercier, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois, is developing an app that shows kids how their food choices affect the planet.

Jun 3, 2016, 09:46 by Education Week

Adrienne D. Dixson, an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, is one of several researchers in the realm of the disproportionality of black students’ suspension or expulsion from K-12 schools.

Jun 1, 2016, 17:10 by Christopher M. Span

In a piece for The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Chris Span, associate dean for academic programs and an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership (EPOL), noted the diverse talent that annually comes from the College of Education at Illinois.

May 31, 2016, 10:28 by Sharita Forrest

A study by College of Education at Illinois scholars Daniel A. Collier and Richard Herman suggests that a series of modifications to federal student financial aid policy have eroded perceptions of higher education as a public good in the U.S., creating a “flawed” financial aid system that promotes both personal debt and tuition increases.

May 27, 2016, 11:39 by the College of Education at Illinois

For the third time in four years, Education at Illinois professors Sarah Lubienski and Joseph Robinson-Cimpian traveled to Washington, D.C., to lead the May 10-13 AERA Institute on Statistical Analysis for Education Policy.

May 25, 2016, 11:34 by Noelle McGee

The convocation of the Education Justice Project demonstrates how the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign prison program is paying off.

May 24, 2016, 10:32 by Steve Witmer

College of Education at Illinois scholars will their their University of Illinois experiences worldwide through Fulbright grants.

May 23, 2016, 12:08 by Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher

Education at Illinois Professor Eboni Zamani-Gallaher says unlocking opportunities for inmates through postsecondary engagement is crucial.

May 20, 2016, 10:30 by Sharita Forrest

A new educational software application under development by a research team led by Emma Mercier, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois, is introducing middle school students to the topic of climate change and showing them how their dietary choices affect the planet.

May 19, 2016, 12:12 by Sal Nudo

College of Education at Illinois online student Merinda Davis is using study abroad opportunities and online education to become a better educator.

May 17, 2016, 14:23 by Belinda Nam

College of Education at Illinois alumna Betty Mohlenbrock has founded two literacy organizations and been honored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

May 17, 2016, 13:33 by the College of Education at Illinois

An article published by the journal Educational Psychology Review has ranked Associate Professor Jennifer Cromley in the Department of Educational Psychology at the College of Education at Illinois as one of the top 20 most published educational psychologists in the world. The piece gauged the top five journals in the field.

May 5, 2016, 10:58 by the College of Education at Illinois

The College of Education at Illinois is pleased to announce the faculty members, staff members, and students who are recipients of the College’s 2016 Faculty and Staff Awards. Honorees will be recognized May 12, 2016, at 2 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the ACES Library.

May 4, 2016, 09:53 by Sharita Forrest

Anne Haas Dyson, a professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, is the editor of a new collection of case studies, which examines children’s use of written language and the obstacles they encounter in different school environments. The collection sprang from a conference that Dyson organized at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2014.

Apr 28, 2016, 12:25 by Sharita Forrest

Rebecca Ginsburg, director of the Education Justice Project, is among a small group of college and university leaders who have been invited to the White House to participate in a roundtable discussion on prison reform.

Apr 27, 2016, 14:52 by Belinda Nam

Catherine McKenna, a Curriculum & Instruction student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, utilized the College of Education's study abroad programs to gain overseas employment.

Apr 26, 2016, 10:13 by Sharita Forrest

Chris Roegge, executive director of the Council on Teacher Education at the University of Illinois, discussed with Illinois News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest the provisions of edTPA and the bills’ potential ramifications for aspiring teachers.

Apr 13, 2016, 16:56 by Doug Lederman

Jennifer Delaney, an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, presented a timely paper at the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Apr 11, 2016, 15:21 by the College of Education at Illinois

Project NEURON at the College at Illinois is a National Institutes of Health SEPA-funded professional development and research project in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction that creates curriculum materials for science teachers in middle school and high school.