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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.
User Services Open this Sunday for Assistance

Aug 18, 2014 11:15 am35 views

User Services - Copy Center will be open this Sunday, 1 pm - 5 pm, to assist with any copy or scanning needed prior to the first day of classes. User Services has recently moved to 25 Education Bldg. We look forward to assisting you.
Perry, Bosch, Bates Awarded $1.5M NSF Grant to Study Professional Learning for Math Teachers

Aug 24, 2023 4:15 pm35 views

The College is pleased to announce that yet another group of Education at Illinois researchers have been awarded National Science Foundation funding for research.
Education Justice Project Accepting Applications

Sep 10, 2021 5:00 pm35 views

EJP hosts a college-in-prison program at Danville Correctional Center. Twice yearly, we accept applications for tutors, workshop facilitators, computer support team, and much more.
EPOL Ph.D. Alumna Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

Dec 5, 2023 9:45 am35 views
Conducting Research in the Schools: Perspectives from the Districts

Jan 16, 2015 10:00 am34 views

Conducting Research in the Schools:
Perspectives from the Districts

A seminar sponsored by the Bureau of Educational Research

Thursday, January 29, 2015
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
College of Education, Room 242

Research conducted by our faculty and students within Unit 4 and District 116 is cutting edge, impactful and grounded in the basic tenet of making a difference in the academic lives of the next generation. For University of Illinois faculty and students, placement in a local district may be the catalyst for advocacy, participation in policy creation or analysis, or the driving force in the development of new programs, curriculum or evaluation methods. In this 50 minute presentation, Dr. Wiegand and Dr. Owen will provide a district superintendent’s perspective on the benefits of education research in their respective districts, the complex challenges they face in juxtaposing district priorities with school research project placements and will discuss “rules of the road” for researchers interfacing with district personnel. If you have questions about who to approach in Unit 4 or District 116, when to approach them, and how the College of Education, Coordinator of School – University Research Relations enters into the overall process please plan to join us for this informative presentation.

A 10 minute Q & A period will be reserved for researcher questions following the presentation.

A light lunch will be provided.

PRESENTERS:
Dr. Donald D. Owen
Superintendent, Urbana School District 116

Dr. Don Owen has served as superintendent since January 2012. Owen has been with the Urbana School District since 1989, and has served as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction since 2007. He previously worked as a site coordinator for the After School Child Care program at Wiley Elementary School, taught history at Urbana Middle School, and coordinated grant-based programs in the school district.

Dr. Judy Wiegand
Superintendent, Champaign Unit 4 School District

Dr. Wiegand is the Superintendent of the Champaign Unit 4 School District. She began her career with Unit 4 in 1987 as a special education teacher. Since that time she has also served as Dean of Students, Assistant Principal and Principal of Centennial High School, Director of Secondary Education, Assessment, and Professional Development and Assistant Superintendent for Achievement and Pupil Services. Dr. Wiegand earned her Doctorate in Education and Organizational Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003.
Faculty Member Samantha Lindgren Selected for iSEE's Levenick Teaching Sustainability Fellowship Program

Feb 25, 2021 2:15 pm34 views

Congratulations to assistant professor in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership's Dr. Samantha Lindgren for being named a 2021-22 Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellow by the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment—she is part of its largest and most diverse group of faculty and instructors to date.
Apply for GLOBE Fall 2020

Apr 23, 2020 10:30 pm34 views

Apply today to become a GLOBE member! Accepting Blue applications now, priority date is July 1, 2020. Orange applications will be open soon. Details and application links: go.illinois.edu/globe.

Global Leaders Orange and Blue Engagement (GLOBE) offers current students an opportunity to make connections with Orange members (new incoming students), build intercultural communication skills, leadership experience, and lifelong friendships.
Programmers Needed for VRchaeology Course

Jun 16, 2021 10:45 am34 views

VRchaeology has an opportunity for programmers to work with Dr. Laura Shackelford, associate professor of Anthropology.
Professor Michaelene Ostrosky Selected as Interim Dean of the College of Education

Jul 6, 2022 4:00 pm34 views

"Professor Michaelene Ostrosky has been selected to serve as Interim Dean of the College of Education, pending approval by the Board of Trustees, until the next permanent dean begins their appointment," said Provost Cangellaris.
C&I's Idalia Nuñez Cortez Recognized by Literary Research Association

Dec 2, 2020 3:00 pm34 views

Assistant professor in Curriculum & Instruction Idalia Nuñez Cortez has been recognized for her co-authored paper "We Believe In Collective Magic: Re‐claiming the Future(s) of Literacy Research". Her work has been selected to receive an award in the 2020 Literacy Research Association (LRA) Annual Conference.
Save the Dates: McCarthey and Meadan-Kaplansky Investiture Events

Jan 11, 2022 4:15 pm33 views

The Office of the Dean is pleased to remind the College of Education community of its two new named faculty appointments. Effective January 1, 2022, Dr. Sarah J. McCarthey is the Sheila M. Miller Professor of Education, and Dr. Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky is the Margaret Joy Smale Valpey Professor in Special Education.
Through the Faculty Ranks Series: Evaluating Teaching Excellence

Feb 1, 2021 2:45 pm33 views

This series of workshops, held by the Office of the Provost, includes special topics that are of interest to a cross-section of faculty members across campus.
Education Alum, Doctoral Candidate Named Cook County Co-Teacher of the Year by ISBE

Feb 13, 2024 1:45 pm33 views

Dillin Randolph was one of four co-teachers of the year for Cook County. Randolph is an antiracist English teacher at Niles West High School in Niles Township High School District 219.
Recycle your electronic waste

Mar 7, 2014 4:45 pm33 views

The University's e-waste collection event takes place March 18 from 2-6 p.m. All personal electronic devices that have a plug or run on batteries will be accepted free of charge. The collection sites will be located at Allen Hall Circle Drive, Ikenberry Commons on Euclid, and at ISTC in Research Park. Learn more on Facebook and contact Bart Bartels at bbartel@illinois.edu with questions.
Fall 2014 - Course Announcement

May 16, 2014 12:00 pm33 views

EPS 538 Globalization of Higher Education

Monday, 6:00- 8:00

Richard Herman and Allison Witt

This course examines the implications of globalization to the rapidly changing face of Higher Education around the world. Through the use of case studies, we will examine how globalization has resulted in new policies in Higher Education at regional, national and local levels. We will consider the impacts on social mobility, accountability, and financial sustainability, due in part to rapid changes in the global economy. Issues of access and equity; privatization and for-profit institutions; curricular responses to the changing realities of knowledge and knowledge production; and of internationalization will be considered within these changing contexts.
CI 507 SF: Schools and Families

Aug 3, 2016 1:15 pm33 views

This course explores the many disconnects between family engagement strategies and families themselves in prekindergarten through secondary school. We will consider impacts of poverty, immigration, racial differences, culture, and school policies. This course is targeted to those students interested in working with professionals (teachers, social workers, counselors, interventionists, etc.) who work in schools with students and families.
Pathways to Results Grant Announcement

Aug 23, 2016 10:45 am33 views

Pathways to Results, Partnership and Planning for Student Success Grant - FY2017

We are excited to share that the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has released the FY2017 Pathways to Results: Partnership and Planning for Student Success Grant. The Pathways to Results (PTR) year one project, facilitated by the Office of Community College Research and Leadership, aims to assemble a meaningful plan for implementing an evidence-based improvement that addresses documented gaps in students’ equitable outcomes. Teams will participate in an intensive institute requiring both pre-work and follow-up conference calls to prepare for the final deliverable—an intervention plan that is eligible to be considered for a Year Two PTR grant to support implementation and scaling of the project intervention.
Professor Gutiérrez to speak about submitting, publishing academic work

Aug 25, 2015 12:15 pm33 views

Professor Rochelle Gutiérrez of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction will host a Sept. 11 conversation about publishing quality journals and submitting proposals to special issues.
Online Ed.D. Student Recognized as a Diversity Champion by Cal State University San Marcos

Sep 15, 2021 8:00 pm33 views

Ariel Stevenson, current online doctoral student in EPOL, has been recognized by her employer as a diversity champion.
School Readiness & Parental Involvement among Latina/o Children Seminar

Nov 4, 2015 10:30 am33 views

We'd like to extend a warm invitation to our seminar. Our seminar entitled: School Readiness & Parental Involvement among Latina/o Children will feature a presentation by Sarai Coba-R., a doctoral student in Human Development & Family Studies. She will be talking about her dissertation research.

In her presentation, Sarai will discuss how Latino/a parents conceptualize the meaning of school readiness and how they view their role in facilitating their child’s early care and education. Using a family resiliency framework, the goal of this presentation is to examine the meaning of school readiness, expectations for school readiness, and related parent involvement among Latino/a families.

The seminar will take place on Monday, Nov. 9 from 4 to 5:00 p.m. in the Studio Room in Christopher Hall. Light refreshments will be provided. This seminar is part of our Graduate College Focal Point initiative entitled: Examining the Educational Experiences of Latinos in the U.S. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP if possible at: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/9638044 A copy of the presentation can be found on our website. For more information on this event and our focal point initiatives please visit: http://publish.illinois.edu/latinoeducationintheusa/
NILOA Publishes Co-edited Book, Student-Focused Learning and Assessment: Involving Students in the Learning Process in Higher Education

Dec 21, 2020 11:15 am33 views

NILOA is proud to share the release of a new book from our colleagues and friends, titled: Student-Focused Learning and Assessment: Involving Students in the Learning Process in Higher Education. Co-edited by Natasha A. Jankowski, Gianina R. Baker, Erick Montenegro, and Karie Brown-Tess, this contributed volume explores institutional and programmatic policies and practices which actively engage students as partners in improving student learning.
Recruiting participants for a research study: Investigating social support opportunities in medical crowdfunding campaigns

Mar 25, 2016 11:45 am32 views

Medical crowdfunding campaigns refer to online fundraising campaigns that are specifically created to raise funds for medical expenses on crowdfunding sites such as GoFundMe, GiveForward, or YouCaring etc. We are looking for participants for approximately 50-minute interview study. The study aims at uncovering social support opportunities in medical crowdfunding campaigns. Participants will receive a $10 Amazon gift card in compensation for participating in this study.

We are seeking participants who:

- must be 18 years or older.

- must meet at least one of the following criteria.

o Fundraisers who have raised money by organizing a medical crowdfunding campaign

o Supporters who have donated money or helped publicize a medical crowdfunding campaign on social media

Compensation: $10 Amazon gift card

If you are interested in participating in this study, please sign up for the study here: goo.gl/forms/nLSNUjZ9Ea

Please contact Jennifer Kim (jgkim2@illinois.edu) if you have more questions about this study.
COVID-19 Vaccine Study Seeking Participant Students Ages 18-26

Apr 12, 2021 11:45 am32 views

Campus is conducting this vaccine study, partnering with the National Institutes of Health and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and is seeking participants.
Summer Hours - Undergraduate Student Academic Affairs Office

May 23, 2016 1:45 pm32 views

Through Friday, July 29, summer hours for the Student Academic Affairs Office for undergraduates (Room 142) are:

8:30am-Noon and
1-5pm

Contact: SAAO (217) 333-2800 or saao@education.illinois.edu.
Three Education Faculty Named NSF Discovery Research PreK-12 Awardees

Aug 29, 2023 10:30 am32 views

College of Education faculty Stina Krist, Gloriana Gonzalez Rivera, and Michelle Perry have been named National Science Foundation Discovery Research PreK-12 Awardees.
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.
Change a Life: Be a Mentor!

Jan 14, 2014 9:01 am31 views

Change a life; Be a Mentor! The One-to-One mentoring program for all Champaign-Urbana schools is recruiting and training mentors this month. Mentors in our program commit to spending one hour a week, during the school year, with their mentee. New mentors can choose any elementary/middle school in the C-U area, and they will be personally matched with students in our schools by our Coordinators. Every school has a waiting list of children waiting for a mentor…maybe it’s you!
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. Gianina Baker to be a Mentor for HLC’s Assessment Academy

Mar 2, 2020 3:00 pm31 views

Congratulations to Dr. Gianina Baker, Assistant Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) and College of Education alumna, who will serve as a mentor for the Higher Learning Commission’s Assessment Academy.
2023 ICTW Symposium

Mar 9, 2023 9:00 am31 views

Registration is now open for the 2023 ICTW Symposium, April 13-14, at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois.
Ed Psych scholar to receive Lindquist Award at 2017 AERA Meeting

Apr 19, 2017 4:00 pm31 views

Professor Hua-Hua Chang of the Department of Educational Psychology has been awarded the 2017 E.F. Lindquist Award in recognition of his outstanding applied and theoretical research in the field of testing and measurement.
The Education Project - A Photo Exhibition at the Illini Union

Aug 28, 2015 11:45 am31 views

The Education Photo Project is a look at education and educators through photographs.
I-Watch Training Session

Oct 31, 2013 10:13 am31 views

The Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community to the I-Watch program. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. Please REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for the upcoming training session on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00PM in Lincoln Hall Room 1066.
New Course for Spring 2016 Semester

Nov 17, 2015 12:30 pm31 views

Description of a new COE course in human factors, to be offered in the Spring 2016 semester.
CI 576: ASSESSMENTBASED READING INSTRUCTION

Nov 25, 2014 12:00 pm31 views

Day: Mondays
Time: 5:7:00 pm
CRN: ONC 62104; RTE 62341
Credit hours: 4
Dates: January 20th – March 13th, 2015
Mode: Online

Would you like to learn how to connect reading instruction to reading assessment? Are you searching for a
hands-on experience where you administer reading assessments to students and create and enact an
individualized instructional plan catered specifically for your student? Are you interested in learning the best
practices for phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension instruction? Would you
like to consistently engage in discussions that demonstrate how instruction can be modified to cater to English learners? If your answer to any of the previous questions is “yes,” then Assessment-Based Reading
Instruction is meant for you.

Assessment-Based Reading Instruction is designed to provide you with:
• An overview of the nature of reading difficulties
• Hands-on experience with identifying reading difficulties
• Experience in responding to the findings from assessment of reading difficulties
• Experience with considering assessment and instruction as a holistic, interconnected and individualized
process based on each learner
• Insight into the ways in which linguistic and cultural diversity impact reading assessment
• Insight into the ways in which social factors impact interpretations of the results from reading
assessments

Assessment-Based Reading Instruction is structured such that assessments are all conducted in the first
two weeks of the course followed by instruction based on the findings from these assessments. Scholarly
reading materials will influence your assessment and instructional processes as you progress. Among the
areas we will explore are orthographic development, emergent/early literacy, word study, text complexity,
fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, motivation, linguistically and culturally responsive assessment, highstakes testing, and response to intervention.
Winter break Library hours

Dec 5, 2016 11:00 am31 views

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!
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.
Visitors from Thailand

Feb 24, 2014 6:30 pm30 views

Two groups of Thai doctoral students will visit CIRCE (College of Education) this spring, with focus partly on measurement and evaluation. Ten from Silpakorn University will be here April 1-5 and ten from Srinakharinwirot Universtiy here April 11-May 5. The visit will be coordinated by Charles Secolsky (csecolsky@gmail.com).
Alumnus reflects on ‘the way we were’ in new book

Mar 14, 2017 10:15 am30 views

Alumnus Michael Woods spent nearly 50 years as a teacher and coach in public schools and as an Illinois faculty member. Basketball was a major part of his youth, which he reflects on in a new book he wrote called The Game: The Way We Were to the Way We Are.
Golden Apple Illini Book Drive

Apr 1, 2014 11:00 am30 views

Golden Apple Illini Book Drive!

Golden Apple Illini will be collecting K-8 picture and chapter books through Friday, April 11. Please bring your new or gently-used books to the collection box in the main lobby of the Education building. The books will be donated to The Baby Fold Special Education Services in Normal, IL through a collaborative service event with the Golden Apple organization at Illinois State University. For any questions, contact Maddie Funderburg, Golden Apple Illini President, at funderb2@illinois.edu.
TIER-ED Spring 2023 Speaker: Andrew Manches

Apr 6, 2023 11:00 pm30 views

Join us for the Spring 2023 TIER-ED Seminar From Gesture Research to Impactful Educational Technology with Dr. Andrew Manches on April 18 from noon to 1 p.m. in Education Room 22.
Dr. Manches is Professor of Children and Technology at the University of Edinburgh and co-director of the Digital Education Research Centre. Learn about how gestures can reveal children's learning, and how this research can be applied to the design of impactful educational products.
RSVPs Appreciated: https://tinyurl.com/TIER-ED-manches
Special Education Student Named IHSI Community Academic Scholar

May 28, 2024 10:30 am30 views

The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, with support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion has named 17 scholars to the cohort to work on projects that will address diverse community needs.
Summer 2024 Champaign Freedom School Kicks Off

Jun 10, 2024 12:45 pm30 views

Everybody say READ ALOUD ...
Daily Harambee is underway for students again this summer in Champaign. The Ujima Freedom School kicked off its six-week program on June 10 at Dr. Howard Elementary School in Champaign.
Work With the Education Justice Project

Sep 14, 2022 2:30 pm30 views

The Education Justice Project is accepting applications until Monday, October 3, 2022 from graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members interested in working in its college-in-prison program at Danville Correctional Center for Spring 2023.
"How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? Deliberate Practice Isn't Enough."

Nov 3, 2015 12:30 pm30 views

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
BROWNBAG ANNOUNCEMENT

“How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? Deliberate Practice Isn’t Enough.”

Presented by Elizabeth J. Meinz, a Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychology at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. This Brownbag is Tuesday, November 10 from 12:30–2:00 in room 210A Education Building. For questions about this brownbag event, please contact Professor Liz Stine-Morrow at eals@illinois.edu.
MSTE Continues Partnership with IEPA to Provide 5th-6th Grade Online Science Curriculum

Nov 10, 2021 6:00 pm30 views

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) have again partnered to create a new online science curriculum unit for fifth and sixth grade educators: How does a bulb light? The unit helps students explore energy, electricity use, and power sources and how they relate to climate change. The Illinois EPA’s Annual Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest theme “Get Energized About Slowing Down Climate Change!” will follow the new curriculum.
Champaign Teacher and Illinois Alum Wins Illinois Reading Council Award

Jan 17, 2024 9:15 am29 views

Kevin Frederick, Ed.M. '18 C&I, was honored with the 2024 Jerry Johns Reading Educator of the Year Award.
Register Now for the 6th Annual CoEGSC!

Jan 23, 2015 2:00 pm29 views

Registration is now open for the 6^th Annual CoEGSC From Research to Praxis: Scholarship Today for the Society of Tomorrow - Friday, March 13^th, 2015

Registration is FREE and includes reception with CoE Distinguished Alumni, light breakfast, lunch, and access to all workshops and panels

Go here https://conferences.education.illinois.edu/index.php/gsc2015/CoEGSC to create an account and register

Contact Alisha Johnson adjohns2@illinois.edu with questions
EPSY Doctoral Student Amir Maghsoodi Awarded Research Grant

Jan 24, 2022 3:00 pm29 views

Educational Psychology doctoral candidate Amir Maghsoodi has been awarded a research grant from the Center for Arab American Philanthropy. He will use his award from the Dr. Philip M. Kayal Fund for Arab American Research to support his study, “Making sense of the Census: A mixed methods study of Arab Americans and racial classification”, which seeks to understand the psychological impacts of continued non-recognition of Arab and other Middle Eastern/North African peoples (i.e., their classification as “white”) on racial demographic forms in the U.S.

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