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  • CI 499 CPC: Computer Programming and the Classroom (K-8)

    Instructor: Dr. Dan Hoffman

    Time: Thursdays, 4:00 - 6:50pm

    Location: 37 Education

    Credit: 4 hours

    This Fall, Dan Hoffman, a new member of the Curriculum & Instruction faculty, will be offering a course titled "Computer Programming and the Classroom (K-8)." This course is designed to introduce the theoretical, pedagogical, and practical aspects of integrating computer science activities into elementary and middle school classrooms. Throughout the semester we'll review current thinking on computer science education and how computer science topics and concepts can impact learning across the curriculum. Students will experience a variety of hands-on activities using child-friendly programming environments including Snap!BlocklyTynker, and Hopscotch. No programming experience required. Open to all.

    Flyer: Computer Programming and the Classroom (K-8)

  • CI 590 MMA - Metaphors, Models and Analogies and the Development of Understandings

    Metaphors, Models, and Analogies and the Development of Understandings

     

    CI 590 MMA, Spring 2014

    Professor: David Brown

    When: Wednesdays, 4:30 to 7:20 pm

    Where: 17 Education Building

    CRN: 52335

     

    Traditional views of metaphor and analogy see them simply as linguistic figures of speech, such as “He was a wolf” or “The car was like a battering ram,” used to spice up otherwise literal discourse.  More recent views see metaphorical and analogical thought as central in both discourse and cognition.  Constructivism is currently the dominant paradigm on learning in the content areas, drawing on the idea that students construct new understandings based on existing understandings. If this is the case, then a primary engine of such construction must be analogical and metaphorical reasoning – drawing on existing understandings of ideas and extending those to other ideas perceived as similar. This course will explore recent perspectives on metaphorical and analogical thought and discourse, how these views apply to the development of understandings in content areas, and how instruction can take advantage of these new perspectives to better help students develop understandings of new ideas.

  • Professor Rochelle Gutiérrez featured in Math Ed Podcast

    Professor Rochelle Gutiérrez of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction was interviewed in March by Math Ed Podcast, an online outlet hosted by Samuel Otten, who interviews mathematics education researchers about their background and recent studies.

  • Recently published scholars aim to enhance lives of children with disabilities

    The team of Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky, Melinda R. Snodgrass, Lori E. Meyer, Kim W. Fisher, Moon Y. Chung, and James W. Halle were recently published in the Journal of Early Intervention for their paper “Internet-Based Parent-Implemented Intervention for Young Children with Autism: A Pilot Study.”

  • Siebel Center for Design's Intro to Design Thinking for Educators

    Educators: Be a Beta Tester for SCD K-12 Learning Lab Intro to Design Thinking

    Siebel Center for Design’s K-12 Learning Lab has developed, and is now offering for beta testing: the first installment of Learn It! Try It! Apply It!, SCD’s online, self-paced, and completely free-of-charge introduction to design thinking created for K-12 teachers and educators.

  • 6th Annual Graduate Student Conference Call for Papers

    The Program Committee invites proposals on all topics relevant to the field of education in any time period or nation, and especially papers or panels that cross cultures, time periods, or national boundaries. The Committee defines ‘education’ broadly, to include all institutions of socialization—mass media, voluntary organizations, and so on—as well as schools and universities. We invite proposals for individual papers, works in progress, or panel sessions, which could consist of several works in progress. Consider sharing your proposals from AERA, CREA, AESA, ASHE, and other conferences. This is also a great way to become comfortable sharing your research before submitting a proposal to a national or regional conference.

    We encourage graduated students to consider submitting proposals on topics as they relate to this year’s theme:

    From Research to Praxis:  Scholarship Today for the Society of Tomorrow

    Go here for submission guidelines and more information: conferences.education.illinois.edu.

  • Podcast: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Early Childhood and Beyond

    Online master's student in EPOL Dr. Fawzia Reza recently hosted a podcast with the CEO and founder of Childhood Education International regarding the role of culturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood and beyond.

  • Micki Ostrosky

    Ostrosky Honored By Division for Early Childhood

    Ostrowsky, professor in Special Education, will receive the Mary McEvoy Service to the Field Award from the Division for Early Childhood.

  • Siebel Center for Computer Science

    Grainger Engineering Announces Siebel School of Computing and Data Science

    The new school was established with a generous gift from Illinois Alumna Thomas M. Siebel.

  • Education Alumna Tatyana McFadden Talks About Fighting for the Rights of Athletes with Disabilities

    One Ed.M. in Curriculum & Instruction. Seventeen Paralympic medals. Twenty World Championships medals. Twenty-four World Major Marathon titles. At the age of 30, pro wheelchair-racer Tatyana McFadden has quite the hardware collection—and owns some serious real estate in the record books.

  • Alumna Shawna Cooper-Gibson Appointed Vice President of Student Services at Seton Hall University

    Shawna Cooper-Gibson, Ed.D., a national leader in academic, co-curricular and multicultural student development, has been appointed Vice President of Student Services. Cooper-Gibson currently serves as the Assistant Provost for Student Academic Services at Loyola University Chicago and will officially begin her new position on October 14, 2019.

  • Teacher Education at National Institute of Education, Singapore

    Teacher Education at National Institute of Education, Singapore 
    Tuesday, October 14, 2014
    12 - 1:00pm in Room 22

    Dr Angela Wong is spending two weeks of her sabbatical leave at our College. She will be giving a presentation about the programs of teacher education at National Institute of Education (NIE), the national teacher preparation institute in Singapore. NIE has been preparing beginning teachers for careers in education and providing continuing education pathways and professional development for serving teachers for more than 60 years. Today, NIE is an autonomous institute of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and is well regarded as a leading teacher education institution in the world.

    Dr Wong Foong Lin, Angela is an associate professor with the Learning Sciences and Technologies Academic Group. She currently teaches courses in the areas of instructional technology and classroom management. Her research interests are in learning environments, instructional technology and practicum-related issues in teacher education. She is also the Practicum Coordinator of LST.

  • Winter break Library hours

    The Library will have significantly reduced hours during winter break. All libraries on campus will be closed December 23-January 2.

    The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) will be open regular Fall semester hours through the end of finals, closing on Friday December 16 at 6:00pm. We will be closed December 23 through January 2.  On December 19-22, January 3-6, and January 9-12, SSHEL will be open 8:30am-5pm.  On Friday, January 13, the Library opens at 1pm.  The Library is closed on weekends during winter break. Spring semester hours resume on Tuesday, January 17. 

    If you need Library materials or services for your research or studies, please plan ahead.

    For a complete list of library hours during winter break, see: http://www.library.illinois.edu/#hoursloc

    Enjoy the winter break!

  • Curriculum & Instruction's Ana Olguin to Receive Campus' Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award

    Ana Olguin, graduate student in Curriculum & Instruction, has been selected by the Provost's Office as the recipient of the 2019-2020 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching award.

  • 3rd Annual INTC Beginning Teacher STEM Conference

    The Illinois New Teacher Collaborative invites beginning K-12 STEM teachers with one to four years of full time classroom experience to the 3rd Annual INTC Beginning Teacher Conference STEM Conference.

    This conference is an opportunity for new teachers to attend top rated breakout sessions led by master teachers and STEM university faculty, all of whom are experts in their field, gain valuable teaching tools and ideas to use in their classroom next year, reflect on and share the past year’s teaching experience, and network with other new teachers from around the state.

    The conference takes place July 28 and 29, 2015 at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. More information about the conference is available at intc.education.illinois.edu/stem.

  • 2014 Annual Conference - Call for Proposals


    The Illinois New Teacher Collaborative, housed in the College of Education, invites you to share your expertise, lessons learned, and promising practices related to beginning teacher needs, induction, mentoring, and support at the 9th Annual Induction and Mentoring Conference on February 25 & 26, 2014. Your session(s) should address one or more of the Critical Issue Categories (based on the Illinois Induction Standards). You are encouraged to submit proposals reflecting the conference focus of “The Changing Landscape of Induction and Mentoring.” 

The deadline for proposal submissions is November 20, 2013.
 For more information and to submit a proposal, visit: 
http://intc.education.illinois.edu/events/conf2014/presenters/ 

  • Join the Education Justice Project: Now Accepting Applications

    The Education Justice Project provides college-level programming to individuals at Danvillle Correctional Center, writes and distributes reentry guides, and produces resources on prison education and criminal justice. EJP welcomes applications from people interested in all of these activities and from undergrads interested in internships in the EJP (virtual) office.

  • Does Knowledge still Matter? Brownbag talk

    Time: Thursday, May 18, 10:00 am-noon

    Place: Room 22, College of Education

    Description: In a recent book, Why Knowledge Matters, E. D. Hirsch argues for a knowledge-intensive curriculum. Adopting a traditional stance toward learning, but one buttressed by recent cognitive science research, he sees knowledge as the key to becoming culturally literate and as the basis for learning more. In contrast, Sugata Mitra, best known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment, is a leading proponent of  minimally invasive education. He claims that children in the rural slums of India could explore complex subjects in the absence of adult supervision and create a world of self-promoted learning. Essentially, learning is what matters, and the effort to transmit knowledge is unnecessary and counter productive.

    Questions: What is knowledge? What is its role in education? Is that role changing due to the "worldwide cloud" of information? Are their alternatives to these extreme positions, or is one more correct?

  • Michelle Tjelmeland

    Tjelmeland Named Illinois Alumni Association Award Winner

    Michelle Tjelmeland, Ed.M. '00 will be honored at the 2024 Alumni Awards Gala on September 12 in Champaign.

  • paul bruno

    EPOL's Paul Bruno Awarded NSF Grant to Lead Study on Impacts of Policy on CS Participation and Teacher Prep

    The National Science Foundation has awarded EPOL assistant professor Paul Bruno, PI, nearly $500K for a three-year project examining Collaborative Research: Impacts of State Policy on Computer Science Participation and Teacher Preparation. Associate professor Colleen Lewis of the Grainger College of Engineering's Department of Computer Science joins Bruno as Co-PI on the project, along with Tuan Nguyen of Kansas State University.

  • We CU

    We CU Program Accepting Students for Fall 2020

    We CU empowers students to make a positive impact in the community while building their resume/CV and enriching their university experience. We CU honors students for their community-based work and provides them with training, connection to like-minded peers, access to service opportunities with partner organizations, and support from We CU program leaders.

  • We RISE: New Series Explores the History and Current State of Abolition

    We RISE: From recent uprisings to long-standing social justice movements, the concept of abolition and its application to various components of society is a pressing topic in 2020. This October series, free and open to all, aims to explore the history and progression of abolitionist efforts, the interconnectedness of abolition work across communities, and opportunities to civically engage in this arena further.

  • Stephanie Smith and Jessica Hardy

    Smith, Hardy Receive $3M NSF Award to Support Early Math Learning

    The grant will support support early math learning

  • Rebecca M. Taylor

    New Book from EPOL's Rebecca Taylor Focuses on Ethics, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Ed

    Rebecca Taylor, assistant professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, is the co-editor of the new book Ethics in Higher Education: Promoting Equity and Inclusion Through Case-Based Inquiry, published by Harvard University Press.  

  • Nomination Deadlines Approaching for Campus-Level Student Awards

    Nominations are open for several campus-level student awards, but application deadlines are fast approaching.

  • Michelle Sands

    Special Education Alumna Michelle Sands Wins 2022 CEC-DR Student Research Award

    Congratulations to Department of Special Education alumna Michelle Sands for her Council for Exceptional Children Student Research Award in Mixed Methods Design.

  • Professor Gandhi To Present on Latest Book, Lead Online Course on Grandfather’s Legacy

    Professor Rajmohan Gandhi will give a talk on his latest book, Modern South India: A History from the 17th Century to Our Times on February 26 at noon at the Lucy Ellis Lounge in the Foreign Languages Building at 707 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana.

  • 2019 Distinguished Alumni & Young Alumni Achievement Awards

    The College of Education’s annual Distinguished Alumni & Young Alumni Achievement Awards honors both seasoned alumni and young graduates who are leading the way in the education field.

    This year’s event will be held March 8, from 6–8 p.m. in the Quad Room of the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, featuring a reception, dinner, and awards program. Dean James D. Anderson and faculty and alumni will be on hand to honor the awardees.

  • Ananya Tiwari, EPSY Doctoral Candidate, Wins Illinois Innovation Prize for SwaTaleem Foundation

    Congratulations to Ananya Tiwari, PhD candidate in Educational Psychology, for winning the Illinois Innovation Prize! She is transforming government schools in remote parts of India into model schools to increase educational outcomes for young girls.

  • Illini Military Shout Outs for Veterans Day Football Game

    The University of Illinois Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will be honoring our Military in recognition of Veteran’s Day at our Nov. 16 football game this year. They would like to include some Fighting Illini “shout outs” and pictures of our Illinois “family” serving in the military here and overseas. Any student or alumni who are serving in the military are invited to send a video or picture to be included. You can simply video tape your “shout out” using the script below, load to YouTube, and complete the form at http://www.fightingillini.com/shoutout.

  • C&I Graduate Student Pair Awarded Global Intersections Grant

    Citlalli Garcia and Brian Acosta were awarded the Global Intersections Grant, a campus initiative by the University's Center for Global Studies to encourage multicultural, international, transnational, and global perspectives that promote understanding and aid in solving global problems through developing new research areas and projects of global importance. 

  • Alma Mater welcomes you back

    Helpful Tips for a Smooth Return to Campus

    In addition to this summer's updates from campus and the College regarding COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, mental health resources and more, IT Partners at Education has compiled helpful tips on returning to work on campus for faculty and staff—especially those who have not been on campus since March 2020.

  • NSF Funding Opportunity: EHR Core Research (ECR)

    The full proposal for this grant opportunity is due Sept. 10, 2015 by 5 p.m. Click on the above link for more information.

  • Educational Technology Leadership Summit

    On December 9 at the iHotel and Conference Center, the Executive Leadership Academy will hold The Educational Technology Leadership Summit. The Summit will bring state educational leaders to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to participate in a unique professional learning opportunity on educational technology. The summit is designed for educational administrators and technology experts to share an experience designed to foster in-depth dialogue and provide collaborative and hands-on exposures to new technologies.

    Presented by Illinois faculty members, various leaders, and Cisco Systems, the summit will motivate thinking and discussions about exploring and taking advantage of technology to help teachers teach, students learn, and administrators manage educational environments. The interactive format will provoke discussion, both practical and theoretical, and provide a glimpse of new technology systems offered by Cisco Systems. Presentations, discussions, activities, and hands-on demonstrations will address technology integration, instructional strategies to enhance STEM learning, the role of the Internet in education, mobility solutions, and the classroom of the future. During the one-day summit participants will:

    Learn about research-based instructional strategies to enhance student learningConnect and network with school district leaders across central and southern IllinoisUnderstand strategies to manage technology integrationLearn strategies to assess organizational climate and readiness for technology transformationExplore cutting-edge educational technologies designed to enhance connectivity and student learning.

    To regrister: go.illinois.edu/ELATechSummit15

  • Spring 2021: CSBS Mental Health and COVID-19 Research Study

    In response to the COVID-19 public health crisis and this ongoing, uncertain, and stressful time, the Center for Social and Behavioral Science is launching the Spring 2021 Mental Health and COVID-19 Research Study. Our goal is to monitor the wellbeing of Illinois students, faculty, and staff. We plan to use this information to better address the impact of COVID-19 on mental health for individuals on campus and in the broader C-U community.

  • New Directions in Leadership Development

    Don't miss this April 28 talk given by Alexandre Ardichvilli of the University of Minnesota.

     

     

     

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

    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!

  • Dr. Adrienne Dixson

    Adrienne Dixson Selected to 2021 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings Cohort

    Education Week recently unveiled the 2021 Rick Hess Straight Up Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, which identify top university-based scholars in the U.S. who shape educational practice and policy.

  • 2020 Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign is Now Underway!

    The 2020 Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign is now underway! During the next four weeks, we are asking all faculty and staff to consider making a gift to the College of Education fund of your choice. Private support is more important than ever for our students, programs, and scholars.

  • Christina Krist

    C&I's Krist, Hug Awarded Nearly $1M from NSF's Division of Research on Learning

    Congratulations to Curriculum & Instruction assistant professor Stina Krist, PI, and teaching professor Barbara Hug, co-PI, who are leading a team of researchers developing A Professional Development Model for High School Teachers to Adapt Curricula Toward Students' Knowledges and Resources thanks to a four-year, nearly $1M grant from the National Science Foundation.

  • Retirement Reception: Professor Georgia Earnest Garcia

    You are invited to a retirement reception for Professor Georgia “Joey” Earnest García on
Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., in 390 Education Building. Please join us to recognize her accomplishments and service to the University of Illinois. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP for food & drink planning purposes. Respond by replying to mkxiong@illinois.edu.

  • 2021 Image of Research Competition for Graduate Students

    The eighth annual Image of Research competition is now open!

    Graduate and professional students enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are invited to enter by submitting an image of their research, creative or scholarly work, along with a short narrative sharing how it has impacted them or others.

  • New Health Equity Scholars Program | Seeking Faculty With Community-based Projects

    The College of Education and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute at Illinois are launching a new Health Equity Undergraduate Scholars Program that will empower up to five promising undergraduates to pursue community-based projects focused on issues in health disparities. The students will work closely with a faculty member and community organization as part of an existing collaboration, and receive a $3,000 disbursement for the 10-week summer program.

  • Playing EnergIze at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis

    Illinois Education Researchers at the Indy Children’s Museum

    Last week a team of science education and learning technologies researchers led by Dr. Robb Lindgren took their new game prototype called “eneregIze” to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. This research project on how body movement with interactive technologies can help understanding basic ideas in science, such as energy, is funded by the National Science Foundation.

    "This has been a an excellent opportunity for the College of Education to build connections with the Indy Children's Museum, one of the premier children's museum in the country," said Robb  Lindgren, assistant professor in Curriculum & Instruction. "It is clear that we share an interest in creating new technology-based learning experiences that engage students in STEM."

    The research team is asking groups of museum visitors ages 8 to 11 their ideas about energy and energy transformation before and after they play the game. In the game the children use their bodies to store and use energy in order to get a robot trapped in a factory to safety. The game was designed and developed entirely by students and faculty at Illinois. Other faculty leads on the project are Guy Garnett in Informatics and H. Chad Lane in Educational Psychology.

    Doctoral student Christina Silliman said the support of the children, their parents, and the museum staff members has been outstanding.

    "We are finding that kids have imaginative and intuitive ideas about energy and are excited to express their ideas through the interview and the game itself," she said.

  • Royel Johnson

    Johnson Named DEIA Visionary by Los Angeles Times

    Royel Johnson, associate profeesor at the USC Rossier School of Education, was named to the list of "the most prominent game changers and thought leaders in the business world today."

  • Bureau of Educational Research

    Bureau of Educational Research Announces Seed Funding Award Recipients

    Four projects from across the College of Education were selected to receive funding.

  • Adler University Recognizes Rebecca Ginsburg as “Social Justice Visionary”

    Adler University has announced Rebecca Ginsburg, co-founder and director of the Education Justice Project, will be recognized with its “Social Justice Visionary” Award during an event on May 16, marking the public launch of the University’s “The Campaign for Social Justice.” This will be the university’s first public campaign to fund scholarships, groundbreaking research, strategic partnerships, and capital projects.

  • Professors Luc Paquette and H. Chad Lane Awarded Additional NSF Grant for Project

    This project, entitled "Collaborative Research: Advancing the Science of STEM Interest Development through Educational Gameplay with Machine Learning and Data-driven Interviews" is under the direction of principal investigator Luc Paquette and starts on July 15, 2023.

  • AERA Announces 2020 Award Winners in Education Research

    Professor of EPOL Adrienne Dixson and College of Education alumnus David Stovall are among the 2020 award winners.

  • Stephanie Toliver and Asif Wilson

    Two from College of Education Named Public Voices Fellows

    Stephanie Toliver and Asif Wilson were named to the cohort by Nicholas P. Jones, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs.