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• Illinois Early Learning Project adds podcasts

  Nov 16, 2017 3:00 pm6 views

  The Illinois Early Learning Project  has added podcasts to its website. The newest podcast features an interview with Dr. Micki Ostrosky, head of the Department of Special Education, titled Supporting Young Children's Friendships. 

• Image of Research competition for grad, professional students taking place through Jan. 22

  Nov 20, 2017 1:30 pm3 views

  Graduate and professional students at Illinois are invited to submit images of their research, creative, or scholarly work for the fifth annual Image of Research competition.

• Professor emerita receives CEC lifetime achievement award

  Nov 28, 2017 1:00 pm43 views

  Professor Emerita Susan Fowler has received the 2018 Council for Exceptional Children J.E. Wallace Wallin Special Education Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor recognizes individuals who have made continued and sustained contributions to the education of children and youth with exceptionalities.

• School Research Projects Spring 2018

  Nov 29, 2017 12:30 am3 views

  Please visit the School University Research Relations Web page for details on requesting assistance to develop research partnerships between university researchers and local preK-12 schools. For Spring 2018 dissertation or faculty research projects, or external funding submissions needing school district support, please submit inquiries by Monday, December 11, for priority consideration.

• Upcoming Winter Break Closures: Bureau of Educational Research and Sponsored Programs Administration

  Dec 7, 2017 7:45 pm4 views

  Winter Break office closures will impact submission timelines for external research proposals having deadlines between December 20, 2017 and January 4, 2018. We ask faculty and researchers to please plan accordingly.

  The Bureau of Educational Research and the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) offices will close the afternoon of Friday, December 22, 2017 and re-open on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

  All proposals having a sponsor due date between December 15, 2017 and January 4, 2018 should be submitted to the Bureau as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for submission set-up, post-production and submission to campus. The staff at SPA pre-award intend to submit proposals due on December 20, 2017, through January 4, 2018, on or before December 20, 2017, and to use December 21 - December 22 for resubmission of proposals presenting fatal errors within sponsor submission systems.

  College faculty and researchers who anticipate proposal submissions with due dates on or before January 6, 2018 are encouraged to communicate with Jane Schingel (jschinge@illinois.edu or 244-3564) as soon as possible to discuss individual submission needs.

• 1984 alumna named president-elect of CEC; tenure to begin in January

  Dec 8, 2017 2:00 pm17 views

  Alumna Mary Lynn Boscardin, Ph.D. ’84 EOL, is the most recent College of Education graduate to make her mark on and help lead the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), an organization known for advancing the success of children with exceptionalities through advocacy, standards, and professional development.

  As president of CEC, she will serve as a voting member of the board, provide leadership to the organization’s planning and programs, oversee the work of CEC committees, and assist with the overall strategic direction.

• Participants Needed for Collaborate Ultra Customer Roadmap Survey

  Dec 13, 2017 2:00 pm0 views

  Blackboard is conducting a survey to help determine the direction to move toward regarding Collaborate Ultra in 2018. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey and make your voice heard. 

• Professor Herrera publishes educational video about Asef Bayat's book

  Dec 19, 2017 7:00 am0 views

  In her column "Critical Voices in Critical Times," which can be found in the North Africa and West Asia page of openDemocracy, Professor Linda Herrera collaborates with Heba Khalil, a Ph.D. student in the Departemnt of Sociology at Illinois, to present Asef Bayat's new book, Revolution without Revolutionaries: Making sense of the Arab Spring (Stanford, 2017). Watch the video by Herrera and the interview text by Khalil.

• Illinois Innovation Prize

  Dec 19, 2017 3:30 pm0 views

  The Illinois Innovation Prize, administered by the Technology Entrepreneur Center in the College of Engineering, is awarded on an annual basis to the most innovative students on campus. In 2017, Lucas Frye was recognized as the most innovative student on campus at the Entrepreneurship Forum.

  Nominations for 2018 are currently open—nominate a worthy student today! Nominations are due Sunday, January 21, 2018. 

• 2018 Graduate Student Conference call for abstracts

  Dec 20, 2017 2:45 pm0 views

  From extreme climate change and the ubiquity of technology to an unprecedented scale of migration, we live in a time of anxiety and uncertainty. How are learning and education changing in these uncertain times? What are the potentials and limits of education to address these pressing issues? How can we as educators and researchers collaborate across digital, physical, disciplinary, and methodological borders to navigate the road ahead?

  The March 9, 2018, College of Education Graduate Student Conference is calling for scholarship that addresses these questions both nationally and globally. For more information, please view the call for abstracts. Submission instructions will be posted soon. 

• Coffee break webinar series to focus on implications of microaggressions

  Jan 2, 2018 8:30 am6 views

  This webinar series will feature three 30-minute webinars designed to educate higher education professionals on the nature of microaggressions and how to address them inside and outside of the classroom.

• Take advantage of library services on campus

  Jan 3, 2018 4:30 pm2 views

  The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) offers many services and resources to assist you with your class work, research and other projects. Our web site https://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/ has links to subject-specific resources and to services, such as chat reference service, and forms for making an appointment with a librarian for one-on-one assistance or recommending items to purchase.

  Education-related information may be found at https://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/education/

  Please contact Nancy O’Brien by email ( npobrien@illinois.edu ) or phone (217-333-2408) if you would like to schedule library orientation and instruction sessions for classes. Each session is structured to fit the needs of your particular class. Individual meetings to discuss library services and collections to support your research needs can also be scheduled.

  Thank you for your continued support and use of SSHEL – on-site or online!  

  Nancy O’Brien

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  Rush recruitment for service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega

  Jan 8, 2018 1:30 pm63 views

  Looking to make an impact on campus? Trying to diversify your resume for graduate school? Read on to learn about how you can join Alpha Phi Omega, service fraternity at Illinois.

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  NILOA challenges higher education’s status quo

  Jan 9, 2018 10:45 am8 views

  Natasha Jankowski, director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), and David Marshall, a senior scholar at NILOA, offer a critique of the current higher-education system in their new book, Degrees That Matter: Moving Higher Education to a Learning Systems Paradigm. Jankowski and Marshall claim that the student experience in higher education is often disjointed. To address that problem, the authors present a learning system in which critical educational elements are in alignment, not only enhancing the learning experience for students, but improving higher education altogether.

• Individuals needed to host French students for one month this winter

  Jan 9, 2018 2:00 pm2 views

  Local families, couples, and single individuals are needed to host French exchange students from the University of Lyon from Jan. 29 to March 4. This program offers an excellent way for both the traveling students and individuals in Champaign-Urbana to learn about cultural differences and develop new friendships. The students will spend nearly every day in classrooms at Stratton Elementary School and will participate in campus activities during numerous evenings. Those who are interested should contact Jacob Minniear at jminni3@illinois.edu.

• Vis-A-Vis tutoring registration nights

  Jan 9, 2018 11:00 pm13 views

  Tuesday, Jan. 23; 6-8 p.m.
  Wednesday, Jan. 24; 6-8 p.m.

  University YMCA

  Vis-A-Vis is an organization that offers University of Illinois students tutoring opportunities in the local Champaign-Urbana elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. We have placements in all subjects and all grade levels and are always looking for passionate volunteers to join our organization. For more information stop by our registration nights or email us at askvisavis@gmail.com.

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  SOAR after-school program recruiting volunteer tutors for Spring 2018

  Jan 16, 2018 6:15 pm1 views

  SOAR: Student Opportunities for After-School Resources

  1605 W. Kirby Ave.
  Champaign, IL (International Prep Academy) 

  Primary Contact: María Lang, Program Coordinator
  Email: mglang2@illinois.edu Ph. 956-535-1459 

  SOAR: Student Opportunities for After-School Resources is a partnership between the University of Illinois and the International Prep Academy (IPA) in Champaign. The program provides after-school enrichment for Latina/o bilingual youth. Children in grades 2-5 benefit from tutoring in reading and homework followed by social activities. The program is part of a growing national trend for dual language instruction in schools. Instruction in two languages has value for both emergent bilinguals and those fluent in English. The goal of dual language instruction is to promote positive cross-cultural understanding, bilingualism and biliteracy at a time when knowledge of language and culture confers power. SOAR is one of several programs available through the Center for Education in Small Urban Communities. The Center is an outreach arm in the College of Education. 

  Opportunities for U of I students include:

  One-to-One Tutoring. SOAR tutoring is scheduled for TWR from 2:00-3:15, with time for reading, homework assistance, and social activities with the children. Illinois students are paired with the same child for the semester and may choose to volunteer more than one day per week. Spanish-speaking skills are not necessary in order to participate. Tutors will need to complete a background check through the Champaign School District the third week of classes. The SOAR program coordinator will provide the clearance form for the tutors. This opportunity is especially interesting to Illinois students who want to gain cross-cultural awareness and relationship skills.

  U of I students who would like to tutor with SOAR need to commit by January 29.

• EPOL scholar conducting refugee-related research through 2019

  Jan 17, 2018 12:15 pm12 views

  Liv Dávila, an assistant professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, will be involved in two recently funded research projects that focus on immigrants and refugees.

• View University Primary School's 'Project Studies' exhibition

  Jan 22, 2018 1:45 pm5 views

  University Primary School, the preK through fifth-grade lab school of the College of Education, invites campus and community members to walk through its "Project Studies" exhibition in the first- and third-floor lobby areas of the Education building (1310 S. Sixth St., Champaign) on Feb. 2-7. Documentation and representation of fall-semester inquiry studies will be on display.  

• GSE professor produces short film on French philosopher Alain Badiou

  Jan 25, 2018 9:15 am1 views

  On the occasion of the seven-year anniversary of the Egyptian uprising of 2011, Professor Linda Herrera of the Global Studies in Education program produced a short film with French philosopher Alain Badiou for her column in openDemocracy, “Critical Voices in Critical Times.”

  Watch the video and read the column.

• NILOA releases its third national survey of institutional assessment practices

  Jan 25, 2018 10:00 am1 views

  Following up to its 2009 and 2013 surveys of chief academic officers, the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) continues to provide a landscape of current approaches and practices related to assessing student learning unfolding on college and university campuses. To take a snapshot of institution-level assessment in 2017 and trends over time, Director Natasha Jankowski and the NILOA team conducted its third nationwide survey of provosts between April and September 2017. This report summarizes the major findings and presents implications for policy and practice. Watch a video discussing the report here.

• College of Education Dissertation Workshop

  Feb 2, 2018 11:15 am0 views

  College of Education Dissertation Workshop

  Working on your dissertation proposal or dissertation now?

  Planning to work on your proposal or dissertation soon?

  This workshop is for you!

  Emily Wuchner from the Graduate College Thesis Office will be here:

  Thursday February 15
  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  Education building, Room 333

  Come learn about:

  Formatting and proofreading
  Dissertation copyright deposit
  IDEALS release options
  Online resources

  A light lunch will be served. Please RSVP.

• Undergraduate scholarships available for 2018-2019 academic year

  Feb 2, 2018 2:00 pm44 views

  The College of Education Undergraduate Honors & Awards Committee invites students to review the College scholarships available for the 2018-2019 academic year and to apply for those scholarships for which they meet the criteria. Scholarship criteria vary depending on the donors' wishes.  Examples of donor wishes include, but are not limited to, the following: financial need, educational interests and or goals, support for non-traditional students, and support for students from specific Illinois counties.

  The deadline for scholarship application submission is Friday, April 6, 2018. Scholarship application and instructions as well as a complete list of available scholarships can be found at http://education.illinois.edu/undergrad_awards. Scholarship announcements will be made in late May and scholarship recipients will be honored at the College of Education Student Recognition Banquet held annually in the fall semester.

  If you have questions, please contact your adviser.

• EPOL professor gives keynote on youth policy and the Middle East

  Feb 22, 2018 7:30 am22 views

  Professor Linda Herrera of the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership gave the keynote address during the Opportunities and Choices in Dutch policies for the Middle East - Youth Conference, which was organized by Het Grote Midden Oosten Platform in the Netherlands.

• Alumnus Freeman Hrabowski receives national lifetime achievement award

  Feb 28, 2018 2:15 pm1 views

  Freeman A. Hrabowski III, Ph.D. 75 Ed., the nationally known president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has earned a prestigious lifetime achievement award from a higher education organization.

  The American Council on Education will present the award—which is not given every year—to Hrabowski at its annual meeting next week.

  Learn more...

• Freshmen in STEM fields needed for video game study

  Mar 5, 2018 1:45 pm19 views

  The Department of Educational Psychology at the College of Education is seeking freshmen who consider themselves experts at the game of Minecraft. For their efforts, participants will receive a $10 Amazon gift card upon completion.

• College of Education launches new online instructional design certificate

  Mar 21, 2018 9:15 am13 views

  The online program offerings at the College of Education at Illinois continue to grow. A new MOOC created with Coursera offers an in-demand instructional design certificate.

• Access to qualitative data analysis software with the DAWN project

  Mar 30, 2018 1:00 pm8 views

  The DAWN (Data Analysis Workstation and Network) project is a student-led initiative offering fellow students free access to ATLAS.ti, a powerful qualitative data analysis tool used for analyzing textual, graphical, audio, and video data.

  Our goals are (1) to provide broad access to ATLAS.ti so that students can try novel analyses, and (2) to build an informal community of researchers using this tool. To help accomplish these goals, we now have a Windows desktop with software available for use in Room 10E.

  During the month of April in the Spring 2018 semester, you can get involved in the DAWN project in two ways.

  1. Visit a drop-in session. Stop by to check out the software. A DAWN team member will be present to help you get oriented with the basics of the software. Drop-in sessions will be held on the following dates and times:

  Wednesday, April 4, 9:00–10:30 a.m.

  Thursday, April 5, 2:30–4:00 p.m.

  Monday, April 9, 2­–3:30 p.m.

  2. Apply for project time. If you would like to reserve project time on the computer, please write a brief summary (150-200 words) conveying your project needs and email it to Rob Wallon at rwallon2@illinois.edu, with the subject “DAWN Application.” Applications will be reviewed by the team on a rolling basis, and time will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.

  For more information, please visit the project web site at http://go.illinois.edu/DAWN.

• New school university research coordinator joins Bureau

  Apr 5, 2018 1:45 pm4 views

  Dr. Raya Hegeman-Davis has joined the Bureau of Educational Research as a school-university research coordinator for the campus. Her position has been developed as a collaboration between the College of Education and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, with support from the campus Office for the Protection of Research Subjects. Raya is available to work with college and campus student and faculty researchers seeking to conduct research with PreK-12 Schools.

• Call for proposals for Beginning Teacher Conference

  Apr 9, 2018 2:00 pm6 views

  The Illinois New Teacher Collaborative is excited to announce a call for proposals for its 2018 Beginning Teacher Conference, which will be held June 26-27 at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign.

• Two Education scholars honored by campus for mentoring, teaching

  Apr 16, 2018 11:30 am5 views

  College of Education scholars Liora Bresler and David Zola were two of 21 faculty and staff members who were recognized this semester with Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction.

• Alumnus Scott Woods recognized for outstanding research in middle-level education

  Apr 23, 2018 2:30 pm199 views

  College of Education alumnus Scott C. Woods is the recipient of this year’s Graduate Student Award from the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group, an affiliate of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

• June – September school research proposals due May 11

  Apr 24, 2018 2:15 pm2 views

  For any research that will take place in or with a local school, including funded research and dissertations, please submit research proposals by May 11 for priority consideration by school district administration. Local school districts will review proposed projects in June. Visit the School University Research Relations for details and the link to the submission interface.

• Intro to Public Humanities class with Chris Higgins and Anke Pinkert

  May 1, 2018 8:00 am9 views

  Co-taught by scholars Chris Higgins and Anke Pinkert, the Introduction to Public Humanities course will be available for students during the Fall 2018 semester. Four themes will be covered in the experiential, interdisciplinary class: attention, avatars, voice, and walls.

• Education Justice Project to co-host event featuring Susan Burton

  May 10, 2018 3:30 pm7 views

  The Education Justice Project, an initiative of the College of Education, will co-sponsor a May 15 event featuring author Susan Burton, a nationally recognized advocate for restoring civil and human rights to formerly incarcerated women.

• Illinois alumna awarded for building support between teachers and students

  May 30, 2018 10:45 am17 views

  Carrie McMenamin, who minored in secondary education at the College of Education, was a co-recipient of this year’s Cupcake Award from the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation thanks to her work with students outside of the classroom.

• Mary Kalantzis to be recognized in Greece with honorary degree

  Jun 5, 2018 11:45 am36 views

  Professor Mary Kalantzis, a former dean of the College of Education at Illinois, will be recognized with an honorary degree—an Honoris Causa Doctorate— by the School of Education at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

• Submit your ideas for a new NILOA logo

  Jun 19, 2018 11:15 am7 views

  The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) is in process of a website redesign and logo development and we would like to invite you to take part! We invite all students, faculty, staff, and others to let your creativity flow and submit original ideas for a new NILOA logo! While we would like you to be as creative as possible, we encourage you to draw inspiration from your experiences with NILOA's mission, materials, and staff. The deadline to submit an original piece to niloa@education.illinois.edu is August 24, 2018.

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  Student Sustainability Committee grant funding available

  Jul 11, 2018 1:45 pm5 views

  The Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) distributes more than $1.1 million annually to Illinois students, faculty, and staff for projects that increase environmental stewardship, inspire change, and impact students. Past projects have included LED lighting upgrades, bike shares, and an environmental justice lecture series. The fall proposal deadline is September 24, and we are accepting applications now.

• Dr. Rachel Roegman named 2018-19 Hardie Faculty Fellow

  Jul 23, 2018 8:00 am60 views

  Dr. Rachel Roegman, an assistant professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, was selected as a 2018-2019 Hardie Faculty Fellow, which is supported by the Charles Dunn Hardie Trust Fund in the College of Education.

• Eboni Zamani-Gallaher joins Graduate College

  Aug 1, 2018 4:45 pm11 views

  Professor Eboni Zamani-Gallaher will serve as the associate dean of the Graduate College starting Aug. 16. The scholar will continue to serve as the associate head of the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership and as director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership.

  Read more

• Using Gramsci to understand the Arab uprisings

  Aug 13, 2018 9:30 am0 views

  This interview and accompanying video is part of the series Critical Voices in Critical Times, coordinated and edited by Linda Herrera, a professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership (EPOL).

  In the interview, Peter Mayo, a professor at the University of Malta and a renowned scholar on Antonio Gramsci and Paulo Freire, engages with Egyptian sociologist Nadim Mirshak from the University of Manchester. The conversation covers civil society, hegemony, and the Modern Prince, and explores the challenges of doing critical work under authoritarian contexts and the need to develop a globalization from below as an alternative to neoliberal globalization.

  Watch the interview.

   

  Arabic subtitles in video done by EPOL doctoral student Abdullah Mansoor.

• C&I student receives prestigious Presidential Award for STEM teaching

  Aug 15, 2018 3:15 pm10 views

  Curriculum & Instruction student Kevin Frederick was named a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

• C&I scholar Rochelle Gutiérrez interviewed by American Mathematical Society

  Aug 15, 2018 3:30 pm13 views

  Scholar Rochelle Gutiérrez of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction was recently interviewed by the American Mathematical Society.

• Education alumnus Mark Foley receives state award for teaching history

  Aug 16, 2018 9:45 am16 views

  Two-time College of Education graduate Mark Foley was named the 2018 History Teacher of the Year Award from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

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  Five colleges, universities named as 2018 Excellence in Assessment Designees

  Aug 16, 2018 10:15 am6 views

  Five exemplary colleges and universities today were named Excellence in Assessment designees  recognized for their commitment to the comprehensive assessment of student learning outcomes as a means to drive internal improvement and advance student success at the institution-level. The Excellence in Assessment (EIA) designation -- co-sponsored by the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) -- is the first national designation of its kind, spotlighting institutions that successfully integrate assessment practices across campus, providing evidence of student learning, and using assessment results to guide institutional decision-making and improve student performance.

• SOAR afterschool program recruiting volunteer tutors for Fall 2018

  Aug 20, 2018 3:30 pm5 views

  SOAR: Student Opportunities for After-School Resources is a partnership between the University of Illinois and the International Prep Academy (IPA) in Champaign. The program provides afterschool enrichment for Latina/o bilingual youth.

  SOAR tutoring is scheduled for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2 to 3:15 p.m., with time for reading, homework assistance, and social activities with the children. Illinois students are paired with the same child for the semester and may choose to volunteer more than one day per week. Spanish-speaking skills are not necessary to participate. Students who would like to tutor with SOAR need to commit by September 11.

• Scholar Nancy Latham to lead CoTE on campus starting Sept. 1

  Aug 27, 2018 8:45 am46 views

  Dr. Nancy Latham will begin her tenure as executive director of the Council on Teacher Education (CoTE) on the Illinois campus starting Sept. 1.

• Explore opportunities to study abroad

  Aug 28, 2018 5:15 pm0 views

  The Office of International Programs is excited to offer many ways to explore study abroad opportunities through the College of Education.

  The annual study abroad fair, Illinois Abroad Day, will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 260A of the Education Building. Come visit our new office and enjoy free food, prizes, and information about all of our programs to find one that best fits you.

  We are also hosting several informational sessions and Global Cafe events this semester. This will be an opportunity to learn about Winter Break and Spring Break programs and hear from study abroad alumni. Save the following dates: September 19, October 10, October 24, November 7, and November 28, all at 4 p.m.

  Finally, our new website will be live on Sept. 5 and dedicated to College of Education study abroad programs for students and teachers alike. We encourage you to visit the new website soon at https://education.illinois.edu/international.

• Research Using Social Media Survey

  Aug 29, 2018 12:45 pm5 views

  Research Using Social Media Survey

  Are you a faculty member, academic professional, or staff member who conducts research using social media data from sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram? If so, please share your experiences related to conducting research and terms of use in a 15-minute survey. All information will be anonymous and will not be collected or stored. If interested in the study, click on the link above. The survey closes on Sept. 10, 2018.

  Sara Benson, Copyright Librarian . University Library