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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.

• Five Education Graduate Students in Research Live! Finalist Showcase

  Mar 8, 2023 3:30 pm27 views

  Please congratulate our graduate students on this important distinction and do what you can to cheer them on Thursday, April 6, at 4:00 pm CT, either in person at the Knight Auditorium in the Spurlock Museum (600 S. Gregory St., Urbana) or via the live stream.

• Five New Projects Awarded Spring 2021 COVID-19 Seed Funds

  May 10, 2021 11:30 am148 views

  The Bureau of Educational Research and the College Research Committee are pleased to announce five Spring 2021 COVID-19 seed grant awards.

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  Five Ways to Present Content Online Synchronously and Asynchronously

  Jul 8, 2020 11:00 am121 views

  Some topics that will be discussed in this session include: best practices in arranging content for consumption, various options for online communication, and tools that can help enable ubiquitous learning.

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  Flores Awarded Division A Emerging Scholar Award from AERA

  Mar 18, 2024 2:00 pm7 views

  Osly Flores, an assistant professor in EPOL, will be presented with this award at the AERA annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA on April 12.

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  Flu Shots Available Beginning Monday, September 14

  Sep 8, 2020 10:00 am309 views

  With COVID-19 in our community, your health and wellness this flu season is more important than ever. Protect yourself and get your flu shot this fall. Flu shots will be available for faculty, staff, and students beginning Monday, September 14. Because of capacity limits in the McKinley Health Center, various outreach locations on campus will have flu shots available, in addition to a location directly outside of McKinley Health Center.

• Flu Shot Season--Get Yours Today!

  Oct 11, 2021 12:00 pm0 views

  McKinley Health Center is providing free seasonal flu shots to all students who have paid the health service fee, as well as to benefit eligible faculty, staff, and retirees. There are several locations across campus between now and the end of October. Don't delay!

• Focal Point Project: More than Words: Engaging in a collective training and application of social justice

  Oct 10, 2014 1:00 pm15 views

  We seek to continue current conversations on campus regarding academic freedom and to ask for whom and under what circumstance(s) it exists within the larger context of human rights events both nationally and globally. In addition, we would like to explore the complexities and critiques of doing social justice work. Guided by the question of what constitutes education, we invite the campus community in general, and graduate students in all fields in particular, to our first event:

  Speaker: Dr. Bettina Love

  Talk: Hip Hop Pedagogy, Racial Battle Fatigue & The State

  Cypher Workshop: Can’t Do The Work Without The Elements: Social Justice & The 5th Element of Hip Hop

  Performances by WeLevitate and T.R.U.T.H

  Commemoration of the life of Ashley S. C. Walls

  Date: Friday, October 17^th,12-4pm

  Location: Asian American Cultural Center

  Please RSVP for Lunch Arrangements: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/9737561 

  For more information, please email morethanwordsuiuc@gmail.com.

  A project made possible by the Graduate College.

• F.O.C.U.S Nominations Sought - $2,500 Student Scholarships Available

  Aug 2, 2021 10:30 am121 views

  F.O.C.U.S. is an intensive year-long program created to aid in eliminating the gap in post-graduation outcomes and starting salaries between underrepresented, first-generation students and their peers to positively impact their career trajectory, earnings potential, and economic security for years to come.

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  Food For Thought App Wins Two 1st Prizes at 2019 Engineering Open House

  Mar 11, 2019 4:00 pm190 views

  Congratulations to Emma Mercier, C&I professor and developer of the Food For Thought app, which won two first place awards at the 2019 Engineering Open House (EOH) held March 8-9. Lu Lawrence and Susan Kelly, both PhD students in Curriculum & Instruction and members of Mercier's lab group, brought home the top prize in both the Innovation in Energy and Sustainable Solutions categories. 

• Food Supply Chain Map beta launch

  Jun 15, 2020 2:00 pm94 views

  Professor Megan Konar in Civil and Environmental Engineering partnered with the Office for Math, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) to visualize the flow of food between counties in the United States. 

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  FORUM LUNCH WORKSHOP: HOW TO ENGAGE THE MEDIA ON YOUR RESEARCH

  Apr 2, 2015 10:00 am41 views

  HOW TO ENGAGE THE MEDIA ON YOUR RESEARCH

   

  Come join us at a lunch workshop on the effective use of traditional and social media for academic and research professionals that will address some of the following questions:

  --How to talk with a reporter for print media?

  --How to talk with a reporter for broadcast?

  --How to make your research accessible to a wider audience?

  --How to get noticed and cultivate relationships with the press?

  April 6, 2015

  College of Education, Room 22

  12 – 1:00 pm

  *A light lunch will be provided

   

  Speakers include:

  Robin Kaler, Associate Chancellor for Public Affairs

  Sharita Forrest, Education/News Editor, Public Affairs

  Meaghan Downs, Leader, Campus Social Media Team, Public Affairs

  Dana Mancuso, Public Information Manager, Urbana Park District

  Chris Lubienski, Ph.D., Professor, College of Education

   

  **This event is part of a workshop series on the public engagement of research sponsored by The Forum on the Future of Public Education and the O’Leary Public Policy Program.

   

  Please direct questions about this event to Tiffany Puckett (tpucket2@illinois.edu)

• Foundation for Child Development Virtual Event: Scholars of Color Series

  Feb 4, 2022 11:45 am6 views

  Join the Foundation for Child Development for a special virtual event dedicated to highlighting the life and timeless work of Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III (1933–2007).As a psychologist, teacher, and historian, Dr. Hilliard was a preeminent scholar whose research influenced the fields of education, child development, and social policy. His pioneering work on child assessment, teaching and curriculum, and African culture was grounded in his commitment to promote the genius and excellence of all children. His enduring legacy continues to have relevance for the preparation and practice of the professionals who educate young children.Attendees will have an opportunity to join the conversation and pose questions during a live Q&A session.

• Foundation's UIDEA Program Extends Application Deadline to January 24

  Jan 8, 2020 3:15 pm92 views

  Have you heard of UIDEA? UIDEA is just one component of a larger innovation ecosystem that spans the University System. The accelerator offers another avenue for innovation at Illinois and is meant to fast track advancement innovation initiatives where desired and when other resources may not be available.

• Founding director of OCCRL receives award

  Nov 21, 2016 8:00 am6 views

  Gutgsell Professor Emerita Debra Bragg received the Howard R. Bowen Distinguished Career Award Nov. 11 at the annual Association for the Study of Higher Education conference. The award is given to those who have played major roles in advancing higher education through distinguished scholarship, leadership, and service.

   

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  Four Alums Named Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching Finalists

  Feb 26, 2024 2:15 pm140 views

  Alicia Carlisle, Joseph Cella, Jacqueline Colgan, and Wendy Maa were among 30 outstanding educators selected as finalists. The selected 2024 Golden Apple Award recipients will be surprised in the spring.

• Four Curriculum & Instruction Students Named Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellows

  Aug 6, 2020 1:15 pm82 views

  Four Curriculum & Instruction students have been named Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellows by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Congratulations to Miche’le Johnson, Melanie Marshall, Kendra Nalubega, and Autumn West!

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  Four Education Student-Athletes Named Big Ten Distinguised Scholars

  Jun 25, 2024 1:45 pm5 views

  The students must have maintained a 3.7 GPA during the previous academic year to be named to the list.

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  Four Recognized at Undergraduate Research Symposium

  May 21, 2024 2:00 pm10 views

  Undergraduate students Cesar Espinoza, Sophia Dyke, Ryan McMahon, and Arista Sudharta took home recognition from the annual research event.

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  Frederick Named to Scholastic Teacher Fellows Cohort

  Jan 23, 2024 11:15 am13 views

  Kevin Frederick, Ed.M. '18 C&I, was named to the second-ever Scholastic Teacher Fellows Cohort.

• Free book jacket and poster giveaway

  Oct 31, 2017 1:45 pm5 views

  The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (100 Main Library) will host its annual giveaway of free posters, book jackets, and tote bags November 6-10 during all hours that SSHEL is open.

  The fun begins in the School Collection Room (Room 112) at 9 am on Monday, November 6th. 

  Posters and book jackets are great resources for:

  decorating your classroom or office

  book talk visual aids

  art projects

  library displays

  creative writing prompts

  We will be giving posters and book jackets away until they are all gone.

  If you have any questions about this event, please call the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (217-244-1864) or email Nancy O'Brien (npobrien@illinois.edu).

• Free Bystander Intervention Training Hosted by Asian American Cultural Center

  Apr 6, 2021 3:45 pm38 views

  In response to the sharp and sustained rise in anti-Asian harassment, the AACC will be hosting a FREE bystander intervention training online for faculty, staff, and students on April 16. Register today!

• Free data workshop: Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey

  Mar 29, 2017 4:45 pm3 views

  The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2014) is a study of Head Start programs, classrooms, and children that provides information about program performance, including improvement efforts, quality, and outcomes for children and families. 

  What: Free data workshop (travel stipends available) for students, postdocs, early career researchers

  When: July 24-25, 2017

  Where: Ann Arbor, MI

  Application deadline: May 22, 2017

  More information: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0219
  

• Free Movie and Conversation: Keep On Keepin' On

  May 6, 2016 12:00 pm115 views

  Come see a film depicting a student-teacher relationship that will move and inspire you!

  Sunday, May 22 | 5:00 PM | The Art Theater, 126 W Church Street, Champaign | FREE

• Free Online Module on Trauma-Informed Practices Available Now

  Dec 4, 2018 5:00 pm16 views

  This series, developed by the Military Families Learning Network's Early Intervention team within the Special Education Department at Illinois, offers a high-level overview of childhood trauma. The module discusses the prevalence, impact, and manifestation of trauma; the connection between disability and trauma; trauma-informed supports; prevention of future trauma; and self-care for professionals. There is also an optional research component, if interested. To learn more and to access this free, self-paced learning module go to https://go.illinois.edu/trauma

• Free Professional Development Workshops for Illinois K-12 Educators

  Sep 18, 2020 4:00 pm257 views

  As part of their The Bilingual Advantage Starts at Home grant bilingualism experts Dr. Melissa Bowles (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Dr. Kim Potowski (University of Illinois at Chicago) are offering two free professional development workshops for Illinois teachers and administrators. Each 2-hour interactive workshop will be offered online via Zoom and will provide attendees with 2 ISBE-approved clock hours of professional development (PDH).

• Free Research Workshop

  Nov 3, 2014 9:30 am2 views

  Learn to use the world class University of Illinois Library.  Workshops available completely online to provide you with personalized research training in the subject of your current coursework or research interest. 

  November 12 and 13 at 6:00 pm Central Standard Time. 

  Bring your research topic and questions and log in to

  http://go.illinois.edu/researchworkshop

  Use the enrollment key “researchworkshop”

  Additional training materials are available at the workshop site.

• Free Summer Groups for Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Jun 3, 2019 1:00 pm37 views

• Free Webinar: Building Effective Industry Partnerships

  Feb 20, 2023 2:15 pm2 views

  The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute is hosting an informational webinar on building effective industry partnerships on March 2 at 10 a.m. CT. This panel event will likely interest researchers across campus.

• Free Webinar Series for Early Childhood Professionals

  Feb 4, 2020 12:45 pm0 views

  This four-part webinar series will focus on promoting positive behavior in young children. Dr. Jessica Hardy, assistant professor of Special Education in the College of Education, will cover the ABCs and function of behavior, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), environmental arrangement, working with families, and promoting friendship and belonging. These free webinars are easy to join and offer continuing education credits.

• 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.

• From Community College to Medical School: Supporting the Transition

  Aug 10, 2023 8:45 am22 views

  OCCRL Director Lorenzo Baber will be one of the session speakers at this free virtual event, which will offer a collaborative environment for community college counselors who want to gain valuable insights, resources, and best practices to help aspiring medical students achieve their academic and career goals.

• Fulbright Scholarships for 2018-2019

  Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm20 views

  Applications are now being accepted for the Fulbright Scholarship for 2018-2019! Visit http://www.cies2.org/controls/email_marketing/admin/email_marketing_email_viewer.aspx?sid=1064&gid=1&eiid=3658&seiid=2234&usearchive=1&puid=2e1bd6e8-c246-4840-a883-ba1a665c6974 for more information.

• Funding Opportunity | Measuring the Impact of Community Base-Building

  Aug 26, 2019 2:45 pm52 views

  Powerlessness is a substantial barrier to advancing health equity. When underserved and historically marginalized communities are left out of decision-making, how can they improve their own health and the health of their communities?

• Funding Reminder: Reminder: NSF - Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12)

  Aug 27, 2015 4:15 pm65 views

  The full proposal for this funding opportunity is due Dec. 7, 2015, by 5 p.m. Click on the above link for more information.

• Funding to forge collaboration between Special Education and Birmingham scholars

  Jun 13, 2017 12:00 pm12 views

  The Birmingham-Illinois Partnership Discovery, Engagement and Education (BRIDGE) initiative has funded a project that will forge a partnership between the Department of Special Education and the Department of Disability Inclusion and Special Needs at the University of Birmingham.

• “Gaze-Informed Information Foraging Models for Imagery Analysis ”

  Jan 19, 2016 2:00 pm3 views

  “Gaze-Informed Information Foraging Models for Imagery Analysis ”

  Laura A. McNamara
  Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM

  Tuesday, January 26
  12:30 – 2:00
  210A Education Building

   In this talk, I will discuss how and why Sandia National Laboratories employs cognitive neuroscientists, human factors psychologists, and even an anthropologist (me!) to study visual cognition, visual inspection, and information foraging problems in the RF-heavy world of Synthetic Aperture Radar.  Using observations from interdisciplinary studies with intelligence groups, I’ll provide an introduction to the world of imagery analysis. These workflows are complicated amalgamations of visual inspection and information foraging behaviors, supported by a wide range of image products, viewing platforms, and tools. Of particular importance is the shift over the past couple of decades from so-called “hardcopy” to “softcopy” image analysis workflows: not only have the tools and techniques of image analysis changed, but analysts can access an increasingly diverse set of highly specialized image types.   As any of our team members can attest, expert imagery analysts are extremely good – and very fast – in detecting, evaluating, and extracting meaningful signatures from very large, diverse sets of imagery

  Over the past few years, we’ve come to appreciate the potential for eye tracking data to help us understand the chains of micro-decisions that describe an imagery analyst’s path through a geospatial information space.  The ability to associate gaze events with image features in dynamic, user-driven workflows could reveal how imagery analysts acquire the skills necessary to extract information efficiently and accurately from geospatial datasets.  In practice, however, it is extremely difficult to study gaze-contingent decision-making in realistic, user-driven workflows.  Therefore, we’ve recently embarked on a methodological/software development project to create tools that will enable us to integrate gaze data with complementary behavioral indicators of analytic decision-making. Ultimately, we’d like to enable researchers to establish a theoretically sound, well-characterized empirical foundation for the design of visual analytic systems, workflows, and training protocols. 

  For questions about this brownbag, please contact Professor Liz Stine-Morrow at eals@illinois.edu­

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  Giselle Martinez Negrette Selected to NCTE Research Foundation Program

  Aug 13, 2020 3:00 pm35 views

  Curriculum & Instruction's Giselle Martinez Negrette has been selected as part of the 2020-2022 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Research Foundation's Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color (CNV) program.

• Global Accessibility Awareness Day | May 16 Events

  Apr 22, 2019 10:30 am0 views

  Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day @ Illinois

  Date: Thursday, May 16
  Time: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

  More info: https://go.illinois.edu/gaad/

• Global Cafe - Chile

  Sep 8, 2016 3:00 pm6 views

  The Office of International Programs will host the first Global Cafe of the year on Friday, September 9, from 1-2 p.m. in Room 42. This Global Cafe will focus on studying abroad in Chile. Interested students will gain knowledge and insight from students that have visited Chile previously as well as UIUC international students. 

• Global Cafe events happening this spring

  Mar 15, 2017 1:00 pm6 views

  Sponsored by the Office of International Programs in the College of Education, Global Cafe events feature informal presentations by Education students who studied abroad in various countries, as well as talks by international students from those countries.

• Global Cafe: France!

  Oct 31, 2016 12:00 pm6 views

  Join the Office of International Programs for our Global Café showcasing our trip to France! The event will take place Friday, November 4, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 42A. Students that attended previously as well as international students will present information about the trips. FREE food and drink will be provided. 

• Global Café - Indonesia and Singapore!

  Sep 19, 2016 10:15 am0 views

  Join the Office of International Programs this Friday at 1:00 p.m. in Room 42A for our Global Café featuring Indonesia and Singapore! Students will share their experiences and photos from previous trips as well as first hand information given from international students. Don't miss out on free coffee and food! 

• Global Cafe: South Africa!

  Oct 3, 2016 10:45 am6 views

  Join the Office of International Programs Friday, October 7 at 1PM for our Global Cafe highlighting South Africa! This event will provide first hand information regarding the trip from students that participated in previous years as well as international students. FREE food and drink will be provided. See you there!  

• Global Café - South Africa and England!

  Oct 17, 2016 9:45 am1 views

  Join the Office of International Programs for our Global Café showcasing our trips to South Africa and England! The event will take place Friday, October 21 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 42A. Students that attended previously as well as international students will present information about the trips. FREE food and drink will be provided. 

• Global Café - Spain & Morocco

  Oct 12, 2016 9:30 am15 views

  Join the Office of International Programs for our Global Café showcasing our trips to Spain and Morocco! The event will take place Friday, October 14 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 42A. Students that attended previously as well as international students will present information about the trips. FREE food and drink will be provided. 

• Global Cafe - Uruguay, Costa Rica, Ecuador

  Sep 12, 2016 11:00 am9 views

  Join us Friday, September 16, from 1-2 p.m. in Room 42A for coffee, food and to learn more about our study abroad trips to Uruguay, Costa Rica, and Ecuador! Education students as well as international students will be sharing their personal experiences in these countries. OIP staff will be on hand to answer questions about all of the internatioal trips we are offering this year. 

• Global Citizenship Education: Providing Equity Through the Globe

  Feb 23, 2023 6:30 am1 views

  Please join us on Thursday, March 2 at noon for a panel presentation on global citizenship education with Carlos Alberto Torres (professor and UNESCO chair on Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education at UCLA), Ana Elvira Steinbech Torres (Paulo Freire Institute, UCLA), and Linda Herrera (Professor, EPOL).

  In-person space is limited and registration is required. Please RSVP using the appropriate link below:

  RSVP to attend in-person 

  RSVP to attend via Zoom

  CO-SPONSORED BY: CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES, CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, THE LEMAN CENTER FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES.

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  Global Education Symposium 2020

  May 28, 2020 11:15 am14 views

  Global Education Symposium 2020

  The Office of International Programs invites you to participate in the second Global Education Symposium, October 14-17, 2020! Click here for more information and to register: https://go.illinois.edu/GES20

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  Global Education Symposium 2020

  Jul 1, 2020 11:15 am61 views

  Global Education Symposium 2020

  The Office of International Programs in the College of Education at Illinois invites you to participate in the second Global Education Symposium, October 14-17, 2020. The deadline for submitting an abstract is July 15, 2020, and the registration deadline is July 31, 2020. Click here for more information: https://go.illinois.edu/GES20