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  • Mary Lyons, Curriculum & Instruction Grad Student, is a Finalist in the 2019 Research Live! Competition!

    Oct 11, 2019 4:00 pm0 views

    Mary Lyons, a graduate student in Curriculum & Instruction, has advanced to the final round of the 2019 Research Live! competition!

    We invite you to join us for the final event on Tuesday, October 22 from 4-6 PM at Stage 5 in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts to see the final presentations. The event is free and open to the public, so we encourage you to come out and support Mary.

    For more information about Research Live! and a full list of finalists please visit https://grad.illinois.edu/research-live/event. 

  • 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.

  • Giselle Martinez Negrette

    Martinez Negrette Wins Award From AAHHE

    Feb 6, 2024 1:30 pm30 views

    Martinez-Negrette will receive the award at the AAHHE Conference in St. Louis, MO on March 13 -15.

  • Giselle Martinez Negrette

    Martinez-Negrette to Serve on Panel to Select School Board Members

    May 7, 2024 9:00 am19 views

    Giselle Martinez-Negrette was selected for the five-member panel by Regional Superintendent Gary Lewis.

  • Managing Life’s Financial Transitions

    Mar 18, 2014 2:45 pm17 views

    Setting the stage for your financial future can be a daunting task, particularly if you are dealing with a major life change, like graduating from college. USFSCO’s Student Money Management Center and Campus & Community Student Services (CCSS) has partnered to bring you a workshop on setting goals while managing life’s transitions, and how to choose a financial professional if you should need one to navigate your changing financial landscape. Join us on Wednesday, April 9 at 12pm in Wohlers Hall room 130. Please register by clicking the link!

    https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/9085738 

  • Magen Rooney, SPED Grad Student, a Finalist in the 2019 Research Live! Competition!

    Oct 17, 2019 10:15 am2 views

    You're invited and encouraged to attend the final event on Tuesday, October 22 from 4-6 p.m. at Stage 5 in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts to see the final presentations and support Magen. Check out this free event, open to the public! https://grad.illinois.edu/research-live/event

  • Magen Rooney-Kron, SPED PhD Student, Wins 2020 Robert P. Larsen Grant for Research in Career Development

    Apr 9, 2020 3:45 pm194 views

    Congratulations to Magen Rooney-Kron for being selected to receive the Robert P. Larsen Grant for Research in Career Development for her research, "Instruction and Engagement of Studertns with Intellectual Disability and Work-Based Learning."

  • Lynn Burdick Among Sixteen Employees Honored with Inaugural Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award

    Apr 21, 2023 4:30 pm40 views

    Curriculum & Instruction program coordinator Lynn Burdick has received an inaugural Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award, recognizing exceptional performance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  

  • Lynette Correa-Velez, EPOL PhD Student, Panelist for "Glass Ceilings from Within and Without" Discussion

    May 15, 2020 1:15 pm68 views

    Correa-Velez is pursing her EPOL doctoral degree online, and is one of the hosts of an online discussion about why Black and Brown women are excluded from the ladder of success and how to navigate and build pathways of power moves.

  • Looking for Teachers for Summer Youth Arts Camp

    May 24, 2021 9:30 am27 views

    The Office of Volunteer Programs (OVP) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is rounding up arts and education students who can serve as volunteer teachers for a summer youth art camp. 

  • Looking for a Study Tour MOOC?

    May 8, 2016 4:30 pm59 views

    JOIN US ON OUR VIRTUAL STUDY OF CHILE THIS SUMMER!

    This 4-credit course will examine the current educational system in Chile in relation to its history, economy, media environment and political movements. 

  • Looking for Assistance Proctoring Elementary School Study

    Sep 17, 2015 9:15 am68 views

    My research team is currently looking for someone to help us proctor a spatial skills study we're running in a couple different local elementary schools in October and November. Duties would involve driving to and from the school and supervising the children as they participate in each study session. Prior experience working with children and/or research experience is a bonus. Depending on your past experience, a paid position is possible. Contact me at wauck2@illinois.edu if you're interested!

  • Local Schools Research Form Deadline

    Jan 27, 2015 9:45 am2 views

    If you want to do research in Champaign, Urbana, Danville or Decatur this semester, you must have your School Research Form completed and submitted by February 11, 2015.You should have IRB approval before submitting that form and be prepared to upload the form, approval letter, consents and instruments as approved with your form.

    If you plan to do research outside of those districts you may submit your form at any time. Please feel free to contact David Requa (drequa@illinois.edu) with any questions about this process and how we can help you get into the schools for your research.

  • Local Girls Scouts Seeking Intern for STEM Program

    Nov 8, 2016 1:15 pm5 views

    Girl Scouts of Central Illinois is accepting applications for a STEM program assistant intern for Champaign and Mahomet. The part-time volunteer position will run from late January to May of 2017.

  • LLS 449 Issues in Latina/o Education

    Apr 29, 2014 4:30 pm17 views

    Critiques and explores various theoretical frameworks used to explain Latina/Latino academic achievement. Examines curricular and instructional issues by investigating how different school systems have implemented schooling for Latina/Latino students. Develops critical understanding of the role of education within the Latina/Latino community.
    Topic: "The Educational Pipeline of the Latina/o Diaspora"
    This course is a survey of the dominating theoretical frameworks used in Education research to discuss the educational achievement (or lack thereof) of diverse Latina/o students throughout the P-20 pipeline. There are four main goals for this course: 1) to deconstruct each framework by assessing whether social, political, economic, cultural, etc. factors are taken into consideration, 2) to examine how these frameworks are used to prepare pre-service and in-service educators (teachers and counselors), 3) to explore alternate frameworks that challenge problematic theories, and 4) to gain a critical understanding of the connection between theory, research, and practice. Throughout the semester, we will read and discuss work that discusses the influence of such frameworks in educational structures, processes, and discourses, in order to better understand the teaching and learning experiences of Latina/o youth.

    2 graduate hours
    CRN# 63267 LCD G2 4:00-6:20 T Soltero Lopez, A.
    4 graduate hours
    CRN# 63270 LCD G4 4:00-6:20 T Soltero Lopez, A.

  • Living Wall Student Design Meeting

    Oct 6, 2023 10:45 am8 views

    The College of Education has plans to install a living, or green, wall in the south lobby. All College of Education undergraduate and graduate students are invited to contribute to the design of the wall. Join us in the south lobby on Wednesday, October 11 at 11:00 a.m. for more information. Email any questions to Dr. Sam Lindgren (salindgr@illinois.edu) or Dr. Jon Hale (jonhale2@illinois.edu).


  • Listen to Jennifer Cromley Talk About Her Latest Research on Student Motivation

    Jun 7, 2021 2:15 pm94 views

    Professor Jennifer Cromley speaks to Illinois Public Media's Carolina Garibay about her latest findings from her study on pandemic-related changes’ effects on STEM students' scholarly motivation.

  • Lisa Skultety, Curriculum & Instruction Alumna, Selected for STaR Program

    Feb 4, 2020 1:15 pm31 views

    Lisa Skultety, graduate of the Curriculum & Instruction doctoral program and now an assistant professor at the University of Central Arkansas, was selected for the STAR program, a prestigious program sponsored by the association of mathematics teacher educators, which provides mentorship for early career mathematics educators.  

  • Dr. Lisa Monda-Amaya

    Lisa Monda-Amaya Named Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

    Mar 17, 2021 10:00 am255 views

    I am pleased to announce that Lisa Monda-Amaya has accepted my offer to become the Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. She began transitioning into this role on March 15 and will serve as Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Designate pending approval by the Board of Trustees.

  • Liora Bresler, Professor Emerita of C&I, Awarded Honorary Doctorate from University of Athens, Greece

    Jan 9, 2023 4:30 pm23 views

    The University of Athens, Greece, is awarding the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Professor Emerita Liora Bresler of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's College of Education.

    The ceremony will take place at the National and Kapodistrian University Ceremonial Hall, on February 22, 2023.

  • Library Website Survey

    Sep 13, 2013 4:00 pm24 views

    The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) would like your opinion about our website (http://library.illinois.edu/sshel).

    SSHEL was formed in Fall 2012 with the merger of the Applied Health Sciences Library and the Education and Social Science Library.

    In preparation for the merger, a new website was created to host information previously on the two libraries’ websites. We would like our patrons to evaluate the content, aesthetics, and navigation of our website. We need your input and want you to share your honest and open thoughts with us.

    Participants must be 18 years old or older to participate. The survey will be available for three weeks starting Monday, September 16th.

    Please access the survey here: https://illinois.edu/sb/sec/7749459

    Thank you.

  • Library Update for Fall 2022

    Jul 8, 2022 9:30 am11 views

    The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) is being consolidated into a single location on the first floor of the Main Library building. You now can find SSHEL services and staff in Room 101 of the Main Library building and recent print books for education, youth literature, and K-12 teaching materials in an adjacent room.

  • Library trial database: Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies

    Oct 3, 2019 11:00 am14 views

    The Library has a trial of the Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies database during October 2019. Please check it out and provide feedback to npobrien@illinois.edu as to whether you think it is a useful resource. You can browse by education level, topic, or country to find:

  • Library services and support

    Aug 16, 2016 1:30 pm4 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 http://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 http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/education/index.html

    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.

    Library hours for SSHEL and the Main Library for the fall semester are:

    Monday-Thursday:        8:30 am-10 pm

    Friday:                         8:30 am-6 pm

    Saturday:                     1-5 pm

    Sunday                         1-10 pm

    Thank you for your continued support and use of SSHEL.   I look forward to working with you all during the coming year!

    Nancy O’Brien

  • Library Services and Support

    Sep 28, 2018 1:15 pm1 views

    The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) offers a number of services including focused instructional sessions for your classes (please contact me at npobrien@illinois.edu), purchase requests for book material https://surveys.illinois.edu/sec/484174, chat-reference services https://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/services/askalibrarian/, and research consultations.

    In addition, the general Library offers workshops on a variety of topics through the Savvy Researcher program. These 50-minute, hands-on workshops will help you improve your research and information-management skills. For more details and registration: http://go.library.illinois.edu/savvyresearcher.

    All Savvy Researcher sessions are held in Room 314 of the Main Library unless otherwise noted.

    Nancy O’Brien

  • Library Services and Savvy Researcher Workshops

    Jan 28, 2021 5:30 pm0 views

    Class presentations, research consultations, and more are available to all scholars through the Library. Please contact Nancy O'Brien npobrien@illinois.edu to schedule an online class visit or individual meeting.

  • Library Hours and Services

    Aug 17, 2015 5:30 pm0 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.  We updated web pages and resources over the summer, so please ask if you can’t find something you are looking for!

    Our web site http://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 http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/education/index.html

    Please contact Nancy O’Brien by phone (217-333-2408) or email (npobrien@illinois.edu) 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.

    Library hours for SSHEL and the Main Library for the fall semester are:

    Monday-Thursday:        8:30 am-10 pm

    Friday:                                  8:30 am-6 pm

    Saturday:                             1-5 pm

    Sunday                                 1-10 pm

    Thank you for your continued support and use of SSHEL.   I look forward to working with you all during the coming year!

    Nancy O’Brien

  • Library Free Book Jacket and Poster Giveaway

    Oct 29, 2018 5:30 pm7 views

    It is time for the 2018 SSHEL book jacket and poster giveaway!

    This year the festivities will take place Nov. 5-9 in the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (Room 100, Main Library). The giveaway will occur during all hours that SSHEL is open.

    The fun begins in the School Collection Room (Room 112) at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5. Come by and pick up free posters, book jackets, tote bags, and more!

    Posters and book jackets are great resources for decorating your classroom or office and also work as book-talk visual aids, art projects, displays, and creative-writing prompts

    Please share this information with anyone who might be interested. We will be giving the posters and book jackets away until they are gone.

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

  • Library Catalog Changes

    Jun 15, 2020 11:15 am2 views

    The University Library will transition to the Primo Library Catalog, a new online catalog system, on June 24, 2020. The new catalog system will have an enhanced single search interface so patrons can search for items in the university's Library Catalog simultaneously across all of the I-Share Libraries collections.

  • Image with profile pictures at the top of (from left to right) Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating, Mr. Mona M. Amer, and Dr. Gigi Awad. The Liberation Now Podcast logo is shown on the bottom left. On the right, there is a maroon text box with text reading: Episode 9: Racial-ethnic Trauma & Liberation for MENA Americans (Part 2).

    Liberation Now Podcast Releases Episodes on Arab/MENA Trauma and Liberation

    Feb 2, 2022 11:45 pm5 views

    EPSY doctoral candidate Amir Maghsoodi (Counseling Psychology) interviewed pioneering Arab/MENA psychologists Dr. Germine "Gigi" Awad, Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating, and Dr. Mona M. Amer, for the latest two episodes of the Liberation Now Podcast.

    Maghsoodi spoke with his guests about their paper (published in American Psychologist) on cumulative racial-ethnic trauma among MENA Americans, and its applications to healing and liberation. Liberation Now is produced in the Liberation Lab research group, led by Dr. Helen Neville. The podcast can be accessed by searching for "Liberation Now" on any podcast streaming service and via the following link: https://bit.ly/LiberationNow.

  • Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellowship

    Nov 30, 2020 3:15 pm9 views

    The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment at Illinois is launching its third annual application period for the Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellowship! This program funds Illinois instructors to integrate sustainability components into an existing course ($1,000 award) or develop a new course with a sustainability focus ($2,000 award).

  • LES Program Highlighted by the Provost: Adapting Assessment Processes

    Jan 15, 2021 2:45 pm24 views

    In its December e-newsletter, The Loop, the UI Provost's Office highlighted the College's Learning and Evaluation Studies (LES) bachelor's degree program among just a few on campus that were exemplary in adapting learning outcomes assessment processes during  the COVID-19 pandemic disruption to instruction "as usual".

  • Sharon Lee

    Lee Honored for Excellence in Online Teaching

    Apr 16, 2024 10:15 am48 views

    Awardees are cited for sustained excellence and innovation in undergraduate and graduate teaching, undergraduate and graduate advising and mentoring, online teaching and research guidance. The Office of the Provost sponsors the awards.

  • Lecture, open house part of 75th anniversary of Child Development Lab

    Nov 2, 2017 9:30 am5 views

    The departments of Curriculum & Instruction and Special Education are co-sponsoring a Nov. 9 talk by Dr. Kathleen Gallagher that will center on the meaning of early childhood education and how to make it transformative.

  • Lecture and Discussion: David Blacker - The Educational Needs of Erstwhile Humans: Identity Fluidity in a Post-Work World

    Sep 13, 2017 1:45 pm12 views

    Lecture & Discussion:
    David Blacker (University of Delaware),
    "The Educational Needs of Erstwhile Humans: Identity Fluidity in a Post-Work World"

    Monday, September 25, 4PM • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210

    Reception to Follow

  • Lecture and Colloquium by Professor Emerita Nancy Folbre

    Sep 4, 2015 8:45 am152 views

    Author and Professor Emerita of Economics Nancy Folbre, of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will be the speaker of a Sept. 17 lecture and discussion titled "The Rise and Fall of Public Higher Education." She will also host a colloquium earlier in the day, sponsored by the College of Education and the Forum on the Future of Public Education.

  • Learn More About the Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate Program

    Feb 13, 2019 9:15 pm62 views

    Join expert faculty from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for this FREE webinar that offers insider information about the Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate Program, offered online through our partnership with Coursera.

    Speakers include Wenhao David Huang, PhD, Eunjung Grace Oh, PhD, Denice Ward Hood, PhD, and Yoon Pak, PhD.

    When: Feb 21, 2019 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) 

    Click Here: to Register in advance for this FREE Zoom webinar

  • Learning and Education Studies Informational Session

    Feb 3, 2016 11:15 am40 views

    LES information session at DGS

     Are you interested in an undergraduate major with a focus on diversity, technology, globalization and cultural understanding? Please join the College of Education to learn more about their new Learning and Education Studies major. Their student services staff will be hosting an information session at the Division of General Studies (DGS) office, Room 514 Illini Union Bookstore, on Wednesday, February 10 at 3PM.

  • Leading Forward: Strategies for Innovative Leadership

    May 29, 2015 3:45 pm199 views

    Designed for senior-level leaders in the Champaign-Urbana school districts, this inaugural three-day program from the Executive Leadership Academy will provide participants with an opportunity to collaborate with peers while engaging in a rich experiential learning environment designed to fuel innovation in leadership. Leaders will return to their districts for the new school year equipped and energized to advance as a groundbreakers, decision-maker, and change agent.

  • Leadership Programs Webinar

    Aug 10, 2017 5:00 pm1 views

    We are still accepting applications for fall!

    Please register for University of Illinois Principal and Teacher Leader Programs: Informational Webinar on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, 4:30 PM CDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6094782453373498883. This webinar presents information on Principal and Teacher Leader programs (EdM and CAS) offered by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at our Chicago and Des Plaines cohort locations (starting Fall 2017), as well as the online Teacher Leader program. Working as a partner of the Chicago Public Schools, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an approved provider and member of the Chicago Leadership Collaborative. Participants will learn about the programs, curriculum requirements, and application processes and will have an opportunity to ask questions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. If you are unable to participate in the webinar but would like information on our programs, please email Dr Mary Herrmann (mbherrma@illinois.edu) or Dr Anjalé Welton (ajwelton@illinois.edu) for information. ​

  • LeaderShape Applications due October 27th!

    Oct 23, 2014 11:45 am56 views

    The Illinois Leadership Center is providing this five-night leadership retreat for FREE to students this January.

    LeaderShape is a nationally-recognized leadership development program that takes place at many college campuses every year. At the LeaderShape Institute, participants learn how to lead with integrity through a variety of fun and educational experiences. They will create a vision for change focused on their organizations and an action plan designed to assist them in effectively implementing their vision and goals.

    "[LeaderShape] has truly changed the way I look at the world, and more importantly, the way I evaluate and challenge myself. Thank you for giving me a healthy disregard for the impossible."

    — 2010 LEADERSHAPE PARTICIPANT, ANONYMOUS

    More info on how to apply: Flyer

  • Dr. Diego Hernández Losada

    LDL Doctoral Candidate Appointed Chancellor of Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

    Feb 13, 2024 2:15 pm332 views

    Diego Hernández Losada, a doctoral candidate in EPOL's Learning Design and Leadership program, returns to Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) where he began his career as a professor.

  • Kutasha Bryan-Silva, C&I Doctoral Student, Receives Fulbright Grant

    Jun 8, 2020 12:30 pm160 views

    The goal of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is to build international relationships to help solve global challenges. Bryan-Silva was awarded a Fulbright grant to conduct nine months of dissertation research in Montevideo, Uruguay.

  • Mitzi Koeberlein

    Koeberlein Honored by Graduate College

    Feb 20, 2024 11:45 am18 views

    Koeberlein is the Admissions and Records officer for the departments of Educational Psychology and Curriculum & Instruction. She was honored at the Graduate College Annual Workshop this week.

  • Keynote Speaker at the Peoria Area Speech-Hearing Language Association (PASHA) Seminar

    Jan 26, 2020 10:00 pm91 views

    Kelly Searsmith, M.Ed. candidate in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, gave the keynote talk at the PASHA seminar, which was held at Illinois Central College on Saturday, January 25, titled "The Cliff at Childhood's End: Helping Emerging Adults with ASD Make the Leap to College." She also served on a discussion panel, addressing questions from an audience of clinical service providers, parents, and autistic students.

  • Kevin Carey, EdD

    Kevin Carey, EdD '21 EPOL, Receives ACPA's 2021 Tracy Davis Outstanding Emerging Research Award

    Jan 6, 2022 3:30 pm31 views

    Congratulations to recent doctoral graduate Kevin Carey, who is receiving the American College Personnel Association's (ACPA) 2021 Tracy Davis Outstanding Emerging Research Award from the Coalition on Men and Masculinities. 

  • Kelly Searsmith: Invited Speaker at ASHA 2019

    Nov 24, 2019 9:00 pm3 views

    M.Ed. candidate in EPOL-Higher Education and autism advocate Kelly Searsmith gave an invited talk on Nov. 22 titled "Autism & Neurodiversity: Reimagining the Strengths of the Human Spectrum" with co-presenter Prof. Laura DeThorne of Western Michigan University at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's annual convention in Orlando, Florida.

    The talk helps medically-oriented practitioners to reframe their approach to autism therapies using a social model of disability and to understand the importance of adopting an assumed-competency, strength-based, and person-centered perspective.

  • Kelly Searsmith, Ed.M. Candidate in EPOL Featured in Grad College's One Story

    Apr 29, 2020 10:30 am36 views

    Kelly Searsmith has been featured in the University of Illinois Graduate College's One Story video series. The new and continuing series of short documentaries shows diverse pathways to and through graduate education at U of I and gives an uplifting message about how transformative these experiences can be.

  • Juneteenth Celebration Events in C-U

    Jun 15, 2022 9:30 am53 views

    This community calendar is a service of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to commemorate the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States.

  • 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.