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• Announcement of Faculty Promotions

  May 8, 2020 2:15 pm511 views

  James D. Anderson, Dean, is extremely pleased to announce the promotion in rank of four College of Education faculty members. Congratulations to the following faculty on achieving these exceptional milestones.

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  Faculty Alumna Sarah Zehr's Expertise, Research Highlighted

  Sep 16, 2020 9:30 am506 views

  Sarah Zehr, Ph.D. '16 EPOL, was recently interviewed by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association about the value of internships as part of the student experience.

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  EPOL PhD Candidate Dinah Armstead Part of iVenture Accelerator Cohort 6

  Jun 19, 2020 4:15 pm494 views

  iVenture Accelerator, powered by Gies College of Business, has provided a new round of funding and support for 39 students and their startups. Dinah Armstead, PhD candidate in Global Education Studies and Education Policy is one of these students. Her startup is called AgriWater Tech Consulting.

• 7th Annual COE Graduate Student Conference

  Dec 15, 2015 8:45 pm490 views

  Seventh Annual

  College of Education Graduate Student Conference:

  Transformative Scholarship, Schooling & Society

  March 11, 2016
  8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  From mundane daily interactions to national and international reform initiatives, in various ways people, communities, and institutions are constantly regulated. The effects of such regulations manifest in various social domains, one of the more pronounced being within P-20 schooling experiences. This has, among other things, led to limited educational attainment, curtailed curricula, and the potential loss of personal and/or professional identity. Yet it has also resulted in opportunities for dialogue, new learning approaches, and collective action.

   

  In an effort to contextualize the complexities and politics embedded in such practices, the 2016 College of Education Graduate Student Conference is calling for scholarship that investigates this phenomenon, as it’s experienced in the United States and around the world. We welcome scholarship that is both intimately and marginally connected to the theme, as we feel all conversations will enrich educational dialogues.

   

  All graduate students with education-related projects are welcome to submit in the following categories:

   

  Paper: An individual paper with 1 or 2 authors

  Submit a one-page abstract of a paper

  Panel: 2 – 3 coordinated papers organized around a single theme or topic

  Submit a one-page abstract for each paper on the panel, a description of the panel, and a panel title

  Roundtable: A paper in early formation such as, outlines and early drafts

  Submit a 50-100 word abstract.

  Alternative Presentations: A project that is more aesthetic/performative/poetic/evocative. We welcome submissions for performances, art installations, musical pieces, video showings, and similarly provocative interventions.

  Submit a one page abstract and any accompanying digital files representing your work.

   

  Send submissions & inquiries to: coegsc2016@gmail.com. Deadline: December 31, 2015

   

  This year’s conference will feature the 2nd annual Hong Kong University Graduate Student Conference Exchange Program

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  We CU Community Engaged Scholars Summer Program | Apply ASAP

  May 18, 2020 5:15 pm476 views

  College of Education students are encouraged to learn more about and apply to the new We CU Community Engaged Scholars program. This cohort of volunteers will be addressing Champaign-Urbana community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• College of Education Fall 2015 Welcome Celebration

  Jul 15, 2015 4:15 pm456 views

  Celebrate the beginning of the new academic year at the 2015 College of Education Welcome Celebration on Friday, Aug. 21!

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  "The Future of Psychometric Research: Standardized Testing in Education" presented by Hua-Hua Chang

  Mar 19, 2021 11:00 am444 views

  On Tuesday, March 23, guest speaker Dr. Hua-Hua Chang (The Chariles R Hicks Chaired Professor, Purdue University) joins us to talk about the future of psychometric research. All are encouraged to attend, as it should be of broad interest.

  Abstract: Currently, there is a growing movement against standardized testing in education, which has presented tremendous challenges for graduate schools how to prepare future psychometric researchers. The presentation starts with a brief historic review on the anti-standardized testing movement in China during the Cultural Revolution and its unimaginable damage to the country. The focus of the presentation is to discuss emerging challenges in education today and how psychometric research can greatly help. 

  Topic: EPSY QUERIES Brownbag Seminar
  Time: March 23, 2021, 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

  Join Zoom Meeting
  https://illinois.zoom.us/j/85434042041?pwd=d1BucXo1RE9YNkVhVXl4MEIvWjA2Zz09

  Meeting ID: 854 3404 2041
  Password: 619641
  Find your local number: https://illinois.zoom.us/u/kcjMcLssAk

• EdPsych's Ananya Tiwari Recipient of 2019 Illinois International Graduate Achievement Award

  Oct 7, 2019 2:15 pm424 views

  Ananya Tiwari, a second-year PhD student in Educational Psychology, will receive this campus-level award at a banquet on November 20. 

• NEW: College of Education-branded PPT Templates, Zoom Backgrounds, and More

  Oct 26, 2021 11:00 am407 views

  The Office of Marketing and Communications has updated resources for the College of Education community to use in presentations, event promotion, and more.

• 2016 AERA Annual Meeting

  Apr 12, 2016 9:45 am406 views

  This year’s AERA Meeting will take place April 8-12 in Washington, D.C., and several Education at Illinois faculty members are being recognized.

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  SPED's Stacy Dymond Awarded ISBE Funding for Illinois Center for Transition and Work

  Aug 4, 2020 3:00 pm404 views

  Professors Stacy Dymond (Special Education) and David Strauser (College of AHS: Community Health Program) will create a state-wide training and technical assistance center that specifically focuses on transition from school to work for students with significant disabilities (e.g., intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, autism).

• Sarah Zehr Honored with CAPE Award

  Apr 10, 2019 1:30 pm392 views

  Congratulations to Education Policy, Organization & Leadership alumna and adjunct assistant professor Sarah Zehr, who has been named a 2019 Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence (CAPE) awardee. The CAPE award was established to recognize academic professionals for their work, personal and professional contributions. Individuals are nominated, reviewed by a committee, and approved by Chancellor Robert Jones.

• Welcoming a New Academic Adviser: Michelle Ellis

  Feb 8, 2016 4:45 pm382 views

  The College of Education is excited to introduce Michelle Ellis, a new academic adviser in the Student Academic Affairs Office. 

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  Ph.D. Candidate Selected for Prestigious State Department Program

  Mar 26, 2024 1:45 pm379 views

  Jennifer Ventimiglia, a Ph.D. candidate in EPOL, was selected for the English Language Specialist Project focusing on environmental issues and sustainable development in Albania.

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  EPOL's Adrienne Dixson and Two Colleagues Awarded Spencer Foundation COVID-19 Grant

  Sep 10, 2020 2:00 pm357 views

  Professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership Adrienne Dixson is part of a research team awarded a grant from the Spencer Foundation for COVID-19 related research.

• Research Position for Postdoctoral Fellow or Advanced Doctoral Student

  Aug 22, 2013 5:41 pm349 views

  Researchers from the Illinois Graduate College and the College of Education, with funding from the National Science Foundation, are studying the role of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) in STEM education, particularly where “flipped classroom” pedagogical approaches are being employed.  The research team is seeking applicants for a new, two-year research position. Duties will include administering and analyzing surveys and interviews, conducting classroom observations, writing reports, meeting/conference planning, and general project administration. The ideal candidate will have experience with both quantitative and qualitative research approaches, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills.  Experience with project management, grant administration/reporting, and IRB paperwork would also be beneficial. Illinois professors Dr. Bill Buttlar, Dr. Sarah Lubienski and Dr. Wen-Hao Huang will oversee this position. Interested applicants should send a resume to Professor Sarah Lubienski at Stl@illinois.edu. 

• Special Education's Todd Lash Awarded Equity Fellowship from Computer Science Teacher's Association

  Sep 18, 2019 4:15 pm339 views

  Special Education doctoral student Todd Lash has been named one of ten fellows in the CSTA's inaugural Equity Fellowship program, made possible in partnership with Microsoft and Pluralsight One.

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  LDL Doctoral Candidate Appointed Chancellor of Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

  Feb 13, 2024 2:15 pm323 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.

• O'Leary Learning Center: Progress from Floor to Ceiling

  Jul 17, 2019 12:00 pm323 views

  Construction is nearly completed on the O’Leary Learning Center, a sophisticated 4,400 square foot laboratory space in the College of Education. It is designed to advance research and teaching through enhanced collaboration of interdisciplinary research projects, provide improved online learning spaces, and enrich STEM instruction.

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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.

• Three Education Faculty Members Awarded Provost's Distinguished Promotion

  May 17, 2021 4:00 pm308 views

  Congratulations to these three College of Education faculty members on their 2021 Campus Distinguished Promotion Award, out of a total of 12 awarded this year from the Office of the Provost.

• New Elementary School Opening for Neurodiverse Students

  Jun 2, 2023 10:30 am308 views

  Current Ph.D. student in Special Education and SLP-BCBA Landria Seals Green is opening a new K-third grade school in Champaign to address the needs of neurodiverse learners, called Excel Prep.

• College of Education hosts, with Illinois Theatre: "Gandhi, King, and Our World Today"

  Sep 19, 2019 1:30 pm308 views

  Mark your calendar for October 2, 7:30pm at Spurlock Auditorium, a two-part evening to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. Illinois Theatre presents a staged reading of Unexpected Contact written by Rajmohan Gandhi, followed by "Is the Dream alive?" a panel discussion with: James Anderson (Dean, College of Education), Ronald Bailey (Chair, African-American Studies), Cynthia Oliver (Professor of Dance & Associate Vice Chancellor), and moderated by Rajmohan Gandhi (Research Professor, College of Education).

• 2021 College Award Recipients

  May 7, 2021 4:00 pm307 views

  Congratulations to these faculty, staff, and students who were awarded 2021 College Awards at the Spring Faculty Meeting.

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  Retirement of Drs. Dan Morrow and Liz Stine-Morrow

  Sep 10, 2021 3:30 pm307 views

  A note from professors Dan Morrow and Liz Stine-Morrow on their retirement and new role as emeritus faculty and research professors.

• College of Education Welcomes Dr. Sangeetha Gopalakrishnan as Director of Online Programs

  May 5, 2020 4:30 pm306 views

  The College of Education is pleased to welcome Dr. Sangeetha Gopalakrishnan as its new director of Online Programs.

• Dr. Kiel Christianson and Dr. Yoon Pak to Lead EPSY and EPOL Departments

  Aug 20, 2019 1:15 pm300 views

  Dr. Kiel Christianson has been appointed as Chair of the Educational Psychology department, and Dr. Yoon Pak has accepted the College's offer of Head of the Education Policy, Organization and Leadership (EPOL) department.

• COVID-19 Research Seed Funding from the College of Education

  May 8, 2020 9:00 am298 views

  The Bureau of Educational Research and the College Research Committee are excited to invite College of Education researchers to apply for COVID-19 Seed Grants.

• Three Education Faculty Launch New NSF-funded Project

  Oct 8, 2019 12:45 pm293 views

  Assistant professor Stina Krist is the principal investigator of the $1.3M award from NSF for Advancing Computational Grounded Theory for Audiovisual Data from STEM Classrooms.

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  Dean Emeritus James D. Anderson to Receive Honorary Degree

  Apr 2, 2024 1:30 pm276 views

  Dr. Anderson will be honored at the commencement ceremony at Southern Indiana University in Evansville, IN.

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  OCCRL Research Associate Recognized by Alma Mater

  Oct 17, 2019 10:15 am275 views

  Angel Luis Velez, a research associate in the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL), was recognized by the institution this year with the Outstanding GOLD Alumni Award for his dedication in serving marginalized communities through principled research and leadership.

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  Several Individuals Honored with 2021 Diversity & Social Justice Education Awards

  Apr 21, 2021 9:00 am273 views

  In their 9th Annual awards ceremony, held virtually, the Office of Inclusion & Intercultural Relations named various Education at Illinois students, faculty, staff, and alumni as leaders in diversity education and social justice.

• Students in Special Education selected as Senior 100 Honorary recipients

  Apr 6, 2016 3:30 pm270 views

  The College of Education is proud of the 2016 Senior 100 Honorary recipients!

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  College of Education, Community Choices, Experience Champaign Urbana, Launch Accessible CU Guide

  Aug 9, 2023 3:00 pm262 views

  The project, first launched in 2018, helps users find local businesses that meet their accessibility needs, outlining the physical, sensory, cognitive, and accommodation-ready characteristics of local businesses.

• Win a trip to present your research in Hong Kong

  Jan 4, 2016 8:45 am257 views

  The Graduate Student Conference is partnering with the University of Hong Kong to present the second annual Graduate Student Conference Exchange Program.

• 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).

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  Congratulations to our 2015 AERA award recipients!

  Apr 9, 2015 3:00 pm256 views

  The College of Education at Illinois is honored to have three of our faculty members recognized at this year’s AERA Annual Meeting.

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  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.

• Job Posting: Graduate Research Assistant - Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)

  Dec 10, 2013 4:00 pm252 views

  Graduate Research Assistant – 50%

  January, 1 2014 – May 15, 2014, with possible renewal 

  The focus of this Research Assistantship is to assist the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) in their current and future research and grants portfolio. This includes searching and compiling RFPs, literature reviews on current issues in higher education, conducting survey research, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and producing easily consumable reports. This RA will report to the Coordinator, Research & Grants. Click headline to read more...

   

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  SwaTaleem Foundation: Hiring Student Interns for Summer 2020

  May 29, 2020 12:15 pm245 views

  SwaTaleem (Swa from Sanskrit meaning 'Self' and Taleem from Persian meaning 'Owning your Education') is an international nonprofit that works with adolescent girls, teachers, and local government officials in some of the most remote parts of the world to ensure quality education and critical life skills.

  The organization is hiring interns for summer 2020 in a variety of roles.

  For more information, please read the attached flyer and if interested, please fill out the attached Google Form: https://forms.gle/54xgTqZtnJrvZQLS9

• IDEALL Grand Opening - Wednesday, September 30

  Sep 8, 2015 3:45 pm239 views

  Illinois Digital Ecologies and Learning Laboratory (IDEALL) Grand Opening

  Wednesday, September 30, 2015

  3:00 – 5:00 PM

  166-170-176 Education Building

  IDEALL is a research laboratory developed for use by educational, learning sciences, and educational technology researchers both in the College of Education and from the wider campus research community. A highly configurable space, IDEALL is intended to facilitate investigations of cutting-edge, technology-enhanced learning environments in both formal and informal learning settings, and across the life-span. The Lab offers state-of-the-art 360-degree video and audio capture, a highly configurable lighting system, projectable surfaces and associated projection infrastructure in every dimension, a pull-out interview room, an observation center with one-way mirror, and more. The Lab is ideal for setting up, and capturing, learner interactions with state-of-the-art digital learning environments, including virtual and augmented realities, multi-touch surfaces for collaborative learning, and educational games, among other platforms.

  Please join us to explore the capabilities and affordances of the Lab. Demonstrations of capacity and use will be offered, with opportunities to connect with researchers who are putting the Lab to use.

   

   

• OCCRL Graduate Student Named an AAHHE Fellow

  Mar 5, 2020 10:00 am238 views

  Angel Velez, a research associate in the Office of Community College Research and Leadership in the College of Education, was selected as a fellow in the Graduate Student Fellows Program of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education.

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  NILOA Associate Director Gianina Baker Selected 'Forty Under 40' Woman of the Year

  Oct 18, 2020 9:15 am238 views

  Congratulations to Dr. Gianina Baker, associate director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, how has been named the 2020 'Forty Under 40' Woman of the Year by Central Illinois Business Magazine.

• Retirement Reception for Professor Violet Harris

  Aug 13, 2015 4:45 pm236 views

  Please join us in recognizing Professor Violet Harris for her 29 years of service and accomplishment at the University of Illinois.

• POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant/Associate Professor in Evaluation

  Sep 11, 2019 3:00 pm234 views

  The Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, announces a position for an outstanding emerging or established scholar in evaluation. The successful candidate will have a strong record of intellectual contributions to evaluation, substantial field experience as an evaluator, and expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods.

  For more information, please go to www.education.illinois.edu/cbo/human-resources/available-positions.

  To ensure full consideration, we ask that applications be submitted by October 10, 2019.

  The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. The U of I is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled. www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu.

• EPOL doctoral alumnus honored for dissertation

  Jan 26, 2016 9:15 am230 views

  Joel Malin, Ph.D. ’15 EPOL, was honored with the 2015 Outstanding Dissertation Award by the National Education Finance Conference for his dissertation, “Social Makeup and Public School Funding Effort and Distribution.”

• EPOL Ph.D. candidate chosen as Spencer Dissertation Fellow

  May 19, 2016 2:45 pm223 views

  Alisha Johnson, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, was chosen as a 2016 National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellow. Johnson was one of 35 fellows selected among nearly 400 student applications from more than 100 graduate institutions.

• Education Justice Project Recruitment

  Jan 23, 2019 4:30 pm222 views

  Language Partners (LP), a program in the Education Justice Project (educationjustice.net) is an award-winning, peer-taught, English as second language program at Danville Correctional Center serving a primarily Latinx population. We are accepting applications for instructor-trainers at Danville Correctional Center. 

  To apply, go to http://www.educationjustice.net/home/get-involved/apply-to-ejp/ and select the Language Partners application.

  Deadline for applications is March 1, 2019.

• Fall 2019 EPS 420: Social Foundations Course for Masters and LES Students

  Jul 18, 2019 3:30 pm220 views

  EPS 420 Sociology of Education, Tuesday, 3:00 to 4:50pm, Room 323 Educ Bldg

  CRN # 337154: 4-Hrs  for Graduate Students 

  CRN # 64995:  3-Hrs for Undergraduate Students 

  Professor: Bernice McNair Barnett (bmbarnet@illinois.edu)

  Description: EPS 420 Sociology of Education is a sociological examination of education and schooling in society. It can be used to fulfill the EPOL social foundations requirement for Master’s students and advanced hours for Learning and Education Studies (LES) majors. Students will: (1.) learn about how major sociological theories/theorists view and explain education and its relationship to society; (2.) become familiar with sociological concepts, assumptions, questions, research, methods, issues, and debates related to education/schooling in various school and societal contexts; (3.) analyze race/gender/class+ diversity in education and society, including experiences, representations, opportunities, and challenges of students, teachers, and administrators in various school settings and eras; and (4.) assess the educational impact and legacies of teacher and student-led movements in education and society, such as the student free speech,  African American, Mexican American, Asian American, Native American, women/feminist, anti-war,  special education, disability, LGBTQ+, anti-poverty, language minority, immigrant, and migrant farm worker rights movements.

• Congratulations to alumna Yasemin Copur-Gencturk

  Apr 12, 2016 11:00 am212 views

  The AERA Special Interest Group Research in Mathematics Education named Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ed.M. '07 C&I, Ph.D. '12 C&I, a recipient of the 2015 Early Career Publication Award.