• Dean Gerardo Gonzalez (left) with Sara Albadi, who received her master's degree in art education during the IU School of Education convocation ceremony on Dec. 15, 2012.

    Inspiring, encouraging words mark convocation ceremony

    The Indiana University School of Education celebrated its December 2012 graduates during a convocation ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 15, marked by stories of inspiration and hope from speakers.
  • Candace Ewing, left, and Jane Foley, senior vice president of Milken Educator Awards (Courtesy Milken Family Foundation).

    Indianapolis assistant principal latest IU School of Education alum to earn 'Oscar for Teaching'

    Representatives from the Milken Family Foundation surprised Indiana University School of Education alumna Candace Ewing on Thursday by presenting her with the 2012 Milken Educator Award, making her the 22nd graduate of the IU School of Education to earn the prestigious national honor.
  • A rehearsal of the opera "Carmen" at Indiana University in 2006 (courtesy Indiana University).

    SNAAP findings buck conventional wisdom: Arts graduates gauge success differently

    A new report by the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project based at the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research offers important new insights into the value of an arts school education -- countering prevailing views about salary levels and job prospects as the most important indicators of alumni satisfaction and career success.


  • A new report issued by the Indiana University Project on Academic Success and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center finds a fuller reporting of nontraditional student pathways finds more complete a college degree than generally reported.

    Report: College completion rates higher in U.S. considering full scope of nontraditional pathways

    A new report issued by the Indiana University Project on Academic Success and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center indicates that when nontraditional student pathways are considered, many more U.S. students earn a college degree than is generally reported.
  • Hispanic Business magazine has named Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez to its 2012 list of "Hispanic Business Influentials,"

    IU School of Education dean named to annual list of Hispanic Business Influentials

    Hispanic Business has named Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez to its 2012 list of "Hispanic Business Influentials," which recognizes prominent U.S. Hispanics, nominated because of outstanding achievements in their respective professions.
  • Survey and transcript data of more than 18,000 10th-grade students found no correlation between more homework and better grades but a colrrelation between more homework and better standardized test scores.

    School of Education study: Homework doesn’t improve course grades but could boost standardized test scores

    A study led by an Indiana University School of Education faculty member finds little correlation between time spent on homework and better course grades for math and science students, but a positive relationship between homework time and performance on standardized tests.
  • The latest NSSE results indicate a majority of college students are feeling financial stress.

    Financial stress affects academics for college students, NSSE survey finds

    Findings released by the National Survey of Student Engagement illuminate how financial challenges affect college students. A majority of students surveyed worry about paying for college, and as many as one in three frequently opt not to purchase required academic materials due to cost.
  • Dean Gonzalez speaking during the Worldwide Universities Network's annual "Ideas and Universities Conference" at Zhejiang University, which is in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on Nov. 1.

    IU School of Education dean part of Aspen Institute program on teacher preparation

    Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez is an invited participant in an Aspen Institute program Friday, Nov. 16, in Washington, D.C., focused on how institutions prepare new teachers. "The Missions and Roles of Teacher Preparation Programs" is a program of the Aspen Institute's Senior Congressional Education Staff Network. Gonzalez will be a part of the day's second session, focused on the mission of teacher preparation programs.
  • Assistant Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Ted Hall addressed the Call to Teach.

    New teacher education students, scholarship recipients honored

    The Indiana University School of Education honored new students and some of its most outstanding students in two ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2 and 3. The weekend of events is an annual marking of some of the School’s newest and best students.
  • Jacobs Teacher Educator Award winners are, from left, Ross Cooper, Jody Duncan, Michelle Yoder, Michael Hernandez and Caroline Haebig. At right is Thomas Brush, the Barbara B. Jacobs Chair in Education and Technology.

    IU School of Education names latest class of Jacobs Teachers

    The Indiana University School of Education has announced its latest class of Jacobs Teacher Educators from Indiana and across the country. The annual Jacobs Teacher Educator Award honors five teachers who use technology to support innovative, inquiry-based teaching and learning activities in their classrooms.
  • Zhejiang University campus (courtesy Zhejiang University).

    IU School of Education dean visits China to formalize university partnership, speak at conference

    Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez is in China this week to formalize a cooperative agreement with the College of Education at Zhejiang University and participate in an annual international education conference. Gonzalez signed an agreement of cooperation and friendship Nov. 1 with Zhejiang University, one of China's leading higher education institutions.
  • A student teacher from the IU School of Education at IUPUI works with a student in IPS' George Washington Community High School.

    CEEP Policy Chat focuses on plans for Indianapolis Public Schools

    Contrasting visions for Indianapolis Public Schools the focus for a CEEP Policy Chat.
  • Photo of the Wendell W. Wright School of Education building

    Dean addresses trustees on School of Education quality and innovations

    In the second session of a two-part discussion about the future of K-12 education, the Indiana University trustees invited Dean Gerardo Gonzalez to speak about the IU School of Education and how it is preparing teachers for the developing needs of today’s learners. Gonzalez spoke during a public session of the trustees titled "Quality, Innovation and Impact: Preparing the Next Generation of Heroes for Our Nation's Schools" on Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union on the IU Bloomington campus.
  • During last June's White House ceremony, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, IU School of Education alumna Stacy McCormack, and Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation Cora Marlett in Washington D.C.

    School of Education alumna finalist for nation’s highest math teaching honor

    The six finalists from the state of Indiana for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) for elementary teachers includes a graduate of the Indiana University School of Education. Margaret Strnat, a teacher at Cumberland Road Elementary, part of the Hamilton Southeastern Schools in Fishers, earned a master’s in elementary education at IU Bloomington in 2005. Strnat joins five other finalists for the PAEMST math and science teaching honor at a recognition luncheon hosted by the Indiana Department of Education on Monday, Oct. 15.

  • Dean Gonzalez speaks before IU Distinguished Alumni Awards presentation.

    Dean Gonzalez presents to IU Board of Trustees

    At this week's meeting of the Indiana University Board of Trustees, the dean of the IU School of Education will participate in the second of a two-part discussion on the future of K-12 education in the state of Indiana.
  • Distinguished Alumni Award winners

    Distinguished Alumni Honored

    The Indiana University School of Education honored three outstanding alumni who have, among them, had a great impact on issues of urban education, STEM education and international higher education programming during an awards dinner Friday, Oct. 5, at the Wright Education Building at IU Bloomington. The 36th annual IU School of Education Distinguished Alumni Awards honor individuals who hold a degree from the school and have made a lasting impact through their work since leaving the school.
  • Photo of students in a classroom

    Affirmative action ruling could be far-reaching

    The U.S. Supreme Court will revisit the heated topic of affirmative action in higher education when it hears oral arguments Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Fisher v. the University of Texas. A reversal of lower court rulings could be felt not just on college campuses but in school districts across the country, says Indiana University School of Education faculty member and school law expert Suzanne Eckes.
  • Then-IU student Jordan Leeper leads a class in Kenya in 2007. Photo by Laura Stachowski, director of Cultural Immersion Projects in the IU School of Education.

    IU School of Education is the new home for international student teacher placement office

    The Indiana University School of Education has opened the new Indiana University Global Gateway for Teachers, an extension of the Cultural Immersion Projects that facilitates and coordinates student teacher placements overseas for U.S. higher education institutions. The Global Gateway for Teachers succeeds the Foundation for International Education, which was founded in 1978 by Ross Korsgaard, who had been a member of the education faculty at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Upon retiring, Korsgaard continued to serve U.S. colleges and universities, including Indiana University, by securing overseas school placements for student teachers, until declining health necessitated a change of leadership.
  • Daniel Hickey speaks to a class

    Hickey earns grant to study ‘digital badges’

    The MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning initiative has granted $400,000 to an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Education's Learning Sciences program to study "digital badges," a Web-based token of accomplishment, success or completion used often in online education.
  • President McRobbie presents an honorary degree

    IU School of Education dean travels to Indonesia as part of higher education project

    Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo González is spending this week in the Republic of Indonesia, where he will help kick off a seminar that is part of a United States and Indonesia higher education project.

    Gonzalez will address the rectors of 25 universities at the opening seminar of the Higher Education Leadership and Management program in Jakarta. HELM is a $19 million U.S. Agency for International Development program intended to assist the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture to improve the quality of the country's higher education system.

  • A mother and her children work on schoolwork in the kitchen

    Homeschooling research finds a home

    An Indiana University School of Education faculty member has brought together some of the world's top scholars of homeschooling to form a research organization and a companion website, providing the latest resources for those interested in academic scholarship on homeschooling. Associate professor Robert Kunzman announced the formation of the International Center for Home Education Research, which unveiled its new website www.ICHER.org this week.
  • Tissues on a table in a therapist's office

    Grant will fund IU study on gratitude intervention’s effectiveness in psychotherapy

    The Greater Good Science Center based at the University of California-Berkeley has granted nearly $200,000 to an Indiana University School of Education researcher and IU Psychological and Brain Sciences faculty member to study whether gratitude interventions might benefit psychotherapy clients. Joel Wong, associate professor of counseling psychology at the IU School of Education, and Joshua Brown, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences, are the lead investigators on the study “The Use of a Gratitude Writing Intervention with Psychotherapy for Outpatient Clients.”

  • $327,000 gift supports Direct Admit Scholars program at IU School of Education

    The Indiana University School of Education is the beneficiary of a $327,000 gift from the estate of Donald A. and Ardith M. Jones in support of student scholarships.
  • Don Hossler

    Report: 'Reverse transfer' students rarely return to original institution, complete degrees

    A new report examining “reverse transfer” students—those who begin at a four-year institution but transfer to a two-year institution—found that just 1 in 6 returned to the original four-year institution, and just 1 in 10 were either still enrolled there or had completed a degree there after six years. The study, “Reverse Transfer: A National View of Student Mobility From Four-Year to Two-Year Institutions,” was issued by Indiana University’s Project on Academic Success and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
  • Terry Spradlin

    CEEP study: Chronic absence hurts thousands of Indiana students' test scores, chances of graduation

    At least 55,200 Indiana students—and probably many more—are missing so much school each year that they suffer academically and face a greater risk of dropping out of high school, according to a groundbreaking study released today.

  • Study: Students from high schools with improving ISTEP scores perform no better on ACT exams

    A study published this week in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching covering thousands of Indiana high school seniors from three graduating classes finds that students at schools showing consistent improvement on the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress exam performed no better on the ACT science and math college entrance exams than classmates from declining schools.

  • SNAAP report: Arts graduates find their way to jobs and satisfying lives

    Findings from a national study released this week show that Americans with arts degrees are generally satisfied with their educational and career experiences. For example, nearly nine out of 10 employed arts graduates responding to the survey are satisfied with the job they spend the majority of their work time in. Of those employed alumni, 82 percent were satisfied with their ability to be creative in their current work, whether working in the arts or in other fields.

  • IU supporting national education through art conference in Indianapolis

    The International Society for Education Through Art and the United States Society for Education Through Art will hold their 2012 conference, “Education Through Art: Teaching for Global Understanding & Engagement,” at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. Bringing art educators from across the country and the world to participate, the conference is supported by the Indiana University School of Education, the Center for the Study of Global Change at Indiana University, the Art Education Association of Indiana and the National Art Education Association.

  • Education leadership conference at IU Bloomington will focus on several hot topics

    The 45th Annual Education Leadership Summer Conference presented by the Indiana University School Administrators Association features national, state and university leaders presenting about school accountability, teacher evaluation and school law, among other current concerns, in Bloomington. The sessions on Thursday, June 21, and Friday, June 22, are open and free to current and retired school administrators, attorneys, teachers and education students.
  • Stacy McCormack

    IU School of Education alumna earns nation’s highest honor for teaching science

    The White House has announced that Indiana University School of Education alumna Stacy McCormack, the 2011 Indiana Teacher of the Year and a teacher at Penn High School in Mishawaka, is the Indiana recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for teaching science. The award is the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the U.S.

  • CEEP report: Growing obesity epidemic among youth requires direct action by educators

    The problem of childhood obesity is getting worse across the nation and Indiana, requiring direct action by schools, parents and governmental leaders, according to a new policy brief from the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy at Indiana University. The brief, "Childhood Obesity and Nutrition Issues in the United States: an Update on School-Based Policies and Practices," details the most recent statistics outlining what many health experts denote as a growing obesity "epidemic."

  • CEEP report examines educational implications of U.S. decision to stop funding UNESCO

    Federal law prohibits the U.S. government from providing funds to any U.N. agency or affiliated organization that "accords the Palestine Liberation Organization the same standing as member states." The U.S. withheld an approximately $60 million contribution last fall, which accounts for about 22 percent of UNESCO's annual budget. The U.S. provides the most financial support, by far, of all the member nations.
  • Suzanne Eckes

    J.D. with education policy minor begins this fall at Indiana University

    Indiana University has approved a new program of study that enables law students to build a foundation in education policy.

    Beginning in the fall 2012 semester, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will offer an education policy minor as part of its regular J.D. program. Coursework in education policy will come from the IU School of Education. To earn a J.D. with an education policy minor, law students will complete 12 credits at the IU School of Education.
  • Tilaar

    IU President to present alumnus Tilaar with Benton Medal during Asia Trip

    Indiana University's trip to Southeast Asia starting this week will feature a special presentation to IU School of Education alumnus H.A.R. Tilaar. Tilaar, MS'66, EdD'67 and School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 2009, will receive the Thomas Hart Benton Medal on May 28. The Benton Medal is given to individuals who have achieved a level of distinction in public office or service and have exemplified the values of IU.

  • Projects by SOE faculty members receive IUB multidisciplinary project funding

    Two initiatives involving Indiana University School of Education faculty are among 7 developed by faculty members at Indiana University Bloomington awarded funding from the Multidisciplinary Ventures and Seminars Fund, administered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs.

  • The Nation’s Challenge: Education Opportunity for All. Keynote address by Dean Gerardo Gonzalez to Ivy Tech Bloomington Commencement

    President Snyder, Chancellor Whikehart, Trustees, members of the graduating class, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen. I was privileged and deeply honored to serve as the Ivy Tech-Bloomington commencement speaker for the class of 2007. Today, I am doubly honored to not only be invited back to address the 2012 class, but also to be the recipient of an honorary associate of science degree from this distinguished institution. I will treasure this occasion.
  • Gonzalez receives an Ivy Tech honorary degree from Ivy Tech President Tom Snyder

    Dean Gonzalez receives honorary degree from Ivy Tech, addresses graduates

    Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez addressed the Ivy Tech Bloomington 2012 graduates Friday, May 11, at the IU Auditorium as the keynote for the Ivy Tech commencement ceremony. Ivy Tech also presented Dean Gonzalez with an Honorary Associate of Science Degree for College and Community Service. It is the second time, Gonzalez has addressed an Ivy Tech Bloomington commencement.  He also spoke to the graduates in 2007.
  • Cassandra Guarino

    Review: Classroom observation is variable, imprecise measure of teacher performance

    Classroom observation measures don't necessarily provide a clearer picture of teacher effectiveness than value-added measures based on student test scores, according to a review of the most recent report from the Measures of Effective Teaching Project's large-scale examination of teacher evaluation methods. The review was led by Cassandra Guarino, associate professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies department at the Indiana University School of Education, and co-authored by Brian Stacy, a doctoral fellow at Michigan State University.
  • May 2012 commencement

    School of Education honors May graduates in two ceremonies

    The Indiana University School of Education in Bloomington honored its May 2012 graduating class in two ceremonies held Saturday, May 5 at the Wright Education Building. To accomodate the large groups of attendees and graduates, for the first time the School split the event into two separate convocation programs. The noon program featured largely elementary teacher education degree earners while the afternoon program mostly honored secondary teacher education and graduate students.
  • Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez

    Dean Gonzalez to deliver Ivy Tech commencement address, receive honorary degree

    Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez will deliver the Ivy Tech Bloomington campus commencement address and receive an honorary degree from the institution. The commencement ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 11 at the Indiana University Auditorium. Chancellor John Whikehart will present Dr. Gonzalez with an honorary Associate of Science degree for College and Community Service from Ivy Tech.
  • Armstrong Teacher Educators

    Seven of Indiana's best teachers selected as Armstrong Teacher Educators

    The Indiana University School of Education has announced seven Indiana public school teachers as the Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educators for the 2012-13 school year. These select teachers participate in professional development opportunities and work with IU faculty and students studying to be teachers over the next year.
  • Curt Bonk at Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland

    IU School of Education professor Bonk to deliver free online course on online teaching

    Curt Bonk, professor of instructional systems technology at the Indiana University School of Education, will deliver a five-week, free and open Internet course about teaching online for a company that specializes in organizing online courses.
  • Teemant receiving the Gorman Award from Dean Gerardo Gonzalez

    School of Education honors top teachers in “Celebration of Teaching” ceremony

    The Indiana University School of Education honored top faculty and instructors during the annual “Celebration of Teaching” ceremony at the Wright Education Building in Bloomington on Friday, April 20. The school also introduced the 2012-13 cohort of Armstrong Teacher Educators at the event.
  • Russ Skiba

    School of Education faculty present intriguing research at AERA

    Below is just a sample of some research presented by IU School of Education faculty (along with many doctoral students and research assistants) at the annual American Educational Research Association annual meeting in Vancouver, BC. More than 100 IU researchers took part, many from the School of Education.
  • Darcy Stricker presents her mutigenre inquiry project which, in part, involved a video to help teach reading

    Teacher Education students display and collaborate on exemplary work

    Students from across teacher education programs in the Indiana University School of Education gathered on Friday, April 13th for the annual “Exemplary Work and More” conference. The Indiana Student Education Association (ISEA) coordinates the showcase of top work by undergraduate teacher education students which is also an opportunity for pre-service teachers to learn from experienced teachers and those who are just into the field. Clinical Associate Professor of Elementary Education Carol-Anne Hossler is the faculty advisor for ISEA and the conference.
  • Faridah Pawan

    Indiana University selects two School of Education faculty for teaching, research, and service honors

    Two faculty members of the Indiana University School of Education have been named as honorees with IU awards for outstanding teaching, research, and services to the university.
  • Teacher Quality, Status Entwined Among Top-Performing Nations

    Education Week cites Direct Admit Scholars Program for innovation in recruiting high-quality students to teaching

    The Indiana University School of Education's Direct Admit Scholars Program was recently cited in Education Week’s Quality Counts as one of a handful of U.S. teacher-preparation programs to embrace rigorous recruiting of teachers with strong academic qualifications. Quality Counts is Education Week’s annual examination of issues and challenges facing American public schools.
  • Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez

    IU School of Education dean appointed to Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs

    Indiana House Speaker Brian C. Bosma has named Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez as a lay member of the state Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs.
  • Photo of a classroom

    High School Survey of Student Engagement now available online

    For the first time, high schools across the country can administer online the High School Survey of Student Engagement, conducted by the Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. The survey, last administered two years ago, allows high schools to benchmark their learning environments against other HSSSE participants around the U.S.
  • Center for Evaluation and Education Policy logo

    IU CEEP report documents significant sexual violence problem in Indiana, focuses on need for prevention

    A new report from the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy and the Consortium for Education and Social Sciences Research at Indiana University indicates Indiana has one the highest rates of sexual violence and should take more steps to address the issue. The report "Sexual Violence Prevention in Indiana: Toward Safer, Healthier Communities" presents the scope of sexual violence nationally and in Indiana, and examines changes in how this problem is being addressed here and in other states.
  • Photo of the School of Education

    School of Education once again highly ranked by US News & World Report

    The Indiana University School of Education is once again ranked among the top education programs in the nation in the 2013 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today, March 13.
  • Don Hossler

    Student transfers complicate college experience, according to report from IU, National Student Clearinghouse

    A new report issued by Indiana University's Project on Academic Success and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center finds that a large portion of postsecondary students transfer institutions during their college studies. A third of all students, both full- and part-time, transferred at least once during the five-year period studied for the report, "Transfer and Mobility: A National View of Pre-Degree Student Movement in Postsecondary Institutions."
  • Photo of Gus Weltsek

    IU School of Education and Ivy Tech faculty member named to national arts standards project

    The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards has named Gus Weltsek -- coordinator of the IU Drama and Theatre in Education License Program and Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington Theatre and Arts Integration Curriculum Development Specialist for the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center -- to the team for its arts standards project.
  • Photo of the IU Bee

    Journalism and education schools sponsor 'IU Bee,' a Scripps Regional Spelling Bee

    Two schools at Indiana University Bloomington partnered to sponsor the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee.

    The IU School of Journalism and the IU School of Education presented the annual spelling competition on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. in downtown Bloomington. The IU Bee competition served as the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee for Monroe and four other south-central Indiana counties. About two dozen area students through Grade 8 who have won spelling bees at their schools competed.
  • Edward A. Otting

    IU School of Education mourns passing of Edward A. Otting

    It is with profound sadness that the Indiana University School of Education notes the passing of Edward A. Otting, 80, of Indianapolis, on February 19, 2012.

    Otting and his wife, Mary Lou, have been tremendous supporters of preparing teachers in special education at the IU School of Education. They have established the Otting Chair in Special Education, currently held by Dr. Erna Alant, and also the Otting Special Education Scholars Fund. Ed held many positions in local and state organizations that serve people with developmental disabilities, including Stone Belt in Bloomington.

  • Photo of Jonathan Plucker

    Research from IU School of Education scholars at AAAS highlights national, international 'excellence gaps' in education

    News media and think tanks often call attention to achievement gaps in education, highlighting test-score differences between racial, ethnic and socio-economic groups. A related issue that gets little attention is the "excellence gap," the fact that minority and underprivileged students make up a disproportionately small share of top scorers on national and international assessments.
  • Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching logo

    Half of Indiana nominees for presidential award for teaching math and science are SOE alumni

    Three alumni of the Indiana University School of Education are among the 6 Indiana finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the U.S. The awards alternate between secondary and elementary teachers annually.
  • Laura Fonseca, regional recruiter for the Peace Corps, visits with IU School of Education students about the Master's International Peace Corps program.

    IU School of Education, Peace Corps partner for EFL/ESL Master's International program

    A new partnership of the Indiana University School of Education and the Peace Corps will help fill a global need for well-prepared teachers of English as a Foreign and/or Second Language (EFL/ESL) while allowing the Peace Corps experience to count toward a master's degree.
  • Participants in the African American Read-In in February, 2010

    10th annual African American Read-In highlights Black History Month at SOE, IU

    Indiana University Bloomington on Monday, Feb. 6, will kick off its annual Black History Month Celebration, which this year has the theme, "African American Women in U.S. History and Culture." Most events are free and open to the public.
  • Photo of Shane Windmeyer

    Alumnus receiving inaugural IU GLBTAA Distinguished Alumni Award

    The Indiana University Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Association presents the inaugural GLBTAA Distinguished Alumni Award to IU School of Education alumnus Shane Windmeyer on Sunday, January 29. The award ceremony is part of Celebration Weekend, which includes a reception and silent auction at Grazie Italian Eatery, a social at IU's Lilly Library, and a Sunday brunch to present Windmeyer the award.
  • Photo of the School of Education

    Kelley School of Business, IU School of Education partner for innovative education leadership program

    Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and the IU School of Education have launched a collaborative program to prepare school leaders equipped with the latest management and leadership skills.
  • Weltsek with Building Bridges Award Committee members David Hummons, director of Community and Student Engagement at IU, and Ghangis Carter, director of Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Students for the IU School of Education

    School of Education students and faculty recognized for contributions on MLK Day

    Two Indiana University School of Education students and a faculty member received honors during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Breakfast on Jan. 16 noting their contributions to work on issues of social justice and equity. Gus Weltsek, coordinator of the IU Drama and Theatre in Education License Program and Ivy Tech Community College Theatre and Arts Integration Curriculum Development Specialist for the Waldron Arts Center, received the “Building Bridges Award” for faculty, community member, or organization. Mahauganee Shaw, a PhD candidate in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program, earned the honor for the graduate student category. Education student Juan Cano was the Building Bridges selection for IU undergraduate students.
  • IU School of Ed Ranking

    IU School of Education among the top online education programs in US News rankings

    The Indiana University School of Education in Bloomington is highly ranked in the first US News & World Report ranking of top online graduate education degree programs unveiled today, Jan. 10, on the publication's website. Over 160 institutions offering online graduate degree programs in education participated, and the IU School of Education ranked in the upper tier in each of the four categories.
  • Top Contributors

    Two IU School of Education scholars ranked among top contributors to education discourse

    A new ranking compiled by education researcher and author Rick Hess and published on the Education Week website places two Indiana University School of Education faculty in a listing of the top contributors to public debate about education.

  • textiles

    IU, Penn, MIT researchers seek creativity with new tech, old crafts

    A presentation on Saturday (Oct. 24) will examine how combining traditional arts and crafts such as embroidery with new technologies can spark creativity and learning for students. Leah Buechley, the "High-Low Tech Group" director at the Media Lab of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will give a free program called "How Will Technological Artifacts Impact Society?" from 10-11 a.m. in room 102 of the School of Fine Arts, 1201 E. Seventh St., in Bloomington.


  • Plucker

    Plucker named as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

    The American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of Fellow to Jonathan Plucker, professor of educational psychology and cognitive science and director of the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP). Plucker is one of a record 10 Indiana University faculty members named AAAS Fellows this year. Founded in 1848, AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
  • IUConnected

    IUconnectED provides one-stop resource for IU School of Education online learning

    The Indiana University School of Education has launched IUconnectED, a new Web portal that conveniently coordinates access to the school's online learning programs. Through IUconnectED, students can take a variety of courses to earn credentials ranging from professional certificates to master's degrees and online doctorates.
  • Ronda C. Talley

    $1 million gift endows new school psychology chair, lectureship at IU School of Education

    A new lectureship starts in April and a future chair will be established in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at the Indiana University School of Education thanks to a generous estate gift from Ronda C. Talley, a 1979 Ph.D. graduate of the school.


  • George Kuh

    Are colleges being transparent about efforts to measure student learning?

    A joint research institute of Indiana University and the University of Illinois released a report today, Nov. 21, analyzing the degree to which colleges and universities make available what they are doing to assess student learning.
  • National Survey of Student Engagement

    Study time varies by college students' major, corresponds to faculty expectations, survey finds

    Findings released today show that on average, full-time college students study 15 hours a week. However, study time differed by academic majors, with seniors in engineering averaging about 19 hours per week, while their peers in the social sciences and business averaged five fewer hours per week.
  • Galindo speaks during a session at the ICTM conference

    Faculty present examples of success from Greene County math project at ICTM conference

    The ongoing success of the Greene County Math Advancement Partnership Project (Greene MAPP) was on display during two days of sessions at the Indiana Council for Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) fall meeting in Indianapolis November 6 and 7. Greene County teachers presented examples of their work along with IU faculty Enrique Galindo, associate professor of mathematics education in the IU School of Education in Bloomington, and Gina Borgioli Yoder, clinical assistant professor in the IU School of Education at IUPUI.
  • Rodney Whiteman

    CEEP Policy brief: New Indiana teacher evaluation needs collaboration, organization, resources and time

    A new policy brief from the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University concludes time, money and people must be used wisely for the new teacher evaluation requirements in Indiana to best benefit public education.


  • Peter Kloosterman

    Latest NAEP results show slight gains in math, School of Education researcher reports

    The latest results for fourth and eighth grade math and reading from the U.S. Department of Education's (USDOE) National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test indicate small but significant gains, according to Peter Kloosterman, the Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Chair for Teacher Education and a professor of mathematics education at Indiana University.

  • Coronel-Molina

    Dept. of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education co-sponsoring symposium on preserving indigenous languages of Latin America

    For the second time, two units at Indiana University are co-sponsoring the Symposium on Teaching and Learning Indigenous Languages of Latin America, or STLILLA, focusing on the preservation and promotion of indigenous languages of Latin America.



  • Sue Talbot

    School of Education alumna Talbot to receive highest IU alumni honor

    IU School of Education alumna Sue Talbot is one of five selected to receive Indiana University’s Distinguished Alumni Service Award, IU's highest award given only to an alumna or alumnus.


  • SNAAP

    Latest Strategic National Arts Alumni Project survey launched

    The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) based at Indiana University has launched its annual online survey to gather data for its data management and institutional improvement system designed to enhance the impact of arts-school education.


  • IU School of Education Alumni Association

    Leaders from K-12, higher education and continuing education have assumed roles on the Indiana University School of Education Alumni Board of Directors

    Suzanne M. Zybert of Fishers, Ind. has begun her term as president of the Indiana University School of Education Alumni Association Board of Directors. Zybert replaces Jamia Jacobsen, who was president last year and will remain on the board as past president.



  • The inaugural class of Jacobs Teacher Educators with Associate Dean for Teacher Education Tom Brush (far right). The group includes (from left) Michael Perkins, Tully Elementary School, Tully NY; John Gensic, New Prairie H.S., New Carlisle, IN; Carla Beard, Connersville H.S., Connersville, IN; Cory Callahan, Auburn H.S., Auburn, AL. A fifth recipient, Sally Nichols, of New Tech School of IDEAS in Indianapolis, was unable to attend the Call to Teach ceremony.

    Honors, festivities, and a welcome to new teaching candidates make for full weekend at IU School of Education

    The Indiana University School of Education enjoyed a full weekend of welcoming future teachers, honoring generous School of Education supporters, and holding a tailgate party for boosters of all sorts on Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2. The School held the annual “Call to Teach” ceremony at the IU Bloomington Wright Education building Saturday morning. Then the School of Education held its own tailgate party in the Hoosier Village outside Memorial Stadium before the IU-Penn State game. On Sunday, the School honored scholarship and fellowship recipients as well as the donors whose gifts are helping our students during the annual “Honors Day” ceremony.
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    First class of Jacobs Teacher Educators to be honored as part of Saturday’s Teacher and Educator Day

    The Indiana University School of Education has selected its first group of Jacobs Teacher Educators from Indiana and across the country to be honored this Saturday (Oct. 1) on Teacher and Educator Day in Bloomington.
  • (From left) Suzanne M. Zybert, IU SOE Alumni Board President, DAA recipient James Merviled, DAA recipient Christine Cheney, DAA recipient Rob Foshay, and Gerardo Gonzalez, dean of the IU School of Education.

    Innovators in education leadership and technology are newest School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award recipients

    The Indiana University School of Education honored on Friday (Sept. 23) three of its outstanding alumni, who have, among them, had a great impact on the inclusion of students with disabilities, education technology research and education administration innovation.
  • Deborah Meier

    See video of school reform leader Deborah Meier speaking Bloomington; also opened Lilly archive during visit

    Nationally renowned school reform pioneer Deborah Meier will deliver public addresses in Bloomington and Indianapolis and participate in the opening of an archive of her personal papers at the Lilly Library on Sept. 6-7.

  • Ted Frick

    IU School of Education to offer online doctorate in Instructional Systems Technology

    The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has approved a new doctor of education degree (Ed.D.) in Instructional Systems Technology (IST) from the Indiana University School of Education to be delivered entirely through distance education technology. The new program is the first IU doctorate offered completely online.

  • Suzanne Eckes

    IU School of Education faculty member hopes book will arm principals with legal knowledge

    A new book co-authored by an Indiana University School of Education faculty member is aimed at filling large gaps in legal knowledge that exist in elementary and secondary schools.

  • John Ryan

    School of Education mourns the passing of IU President Emeritus Ryan

    The Indiana University School of Education joins the entire IU community in mourning the death of John Ryan, President Emeritus of Indiana University. Ryan served as President from 1971 to 1987 and was a strong supporter of the School of Education during his time in office and afterwards.

  • IU Project on Academic Success

    Nationwide survey finds most four-year higher education institutions working on student retention, but may need to apply more resources

    Most four-year postsecondary institutions are doing something to improve student persistence and graduation rates at colleges and universities, but could devote more resources to the effort according to a report published by the College Board Study on Student Retention and conducted by the Project on Academic Success (PAS) at Indiana University with the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice (CERPP) at the University of Southern California. How Four-Year Colleges and Universities Organize Themselves to Promote Student Persistence: The Emerging National Picture presents findings from a groundbreaking nationwide survey.

  • Don Hossler

    IU research center, National Student Clearinghouse report: Recession saw growth in two-year college enrollment, stable numbers elsewhere

    A new report issued by Indiana University's Project on Academic Success (PAS) and the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center finds that college enrollments during the U.S. economic recession of 2007 to 2009 did not shift as deeply as some in higher education had feared.

  • Terry Mason

    IU center selected for $3.5 million U.S. State Department grant to create new master's degree program in Afghanistan

    The U.S. State Department has awarded The Center for Social Studies and International Education (CSSIE) at Indiana University nearly $3.5 million to develop and implement a master's degree in English language teaching at Kabul Education University in Afghanistan.

  • Keith Barton

    Teachers College Record features Barton in video regarding teaching of history

    The Teachers College Record, the journal of research, analysis, and commentary in the field of education published by Teachers College at Columbia University, features Keith Barton, professor of curriculum and instruction in a new video. The video which is part of the publication’s continuing “The Voice” series, focuses on a paper co-authored with Stephen J. Thornton, professor and chair of the Department of Secondary Education at the University of South Florida.

  • Adam V. Maltese

    Interesting, not just advanced classes may best promote interest in STEM careers

    A new study published in the journal Science Education finds that pushing high school students into more advanced courses in the STEM fields -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- does not have the greatest impact on whether they choose STEM careers.

  • 44th Education Leadership Conference

    44th Education Leadership Conference at IU School of Education features free public events

    The public is invited for two panel discussions regarding changing K-12 education policies and laws as part of the 44th Annual Education Leadership Summer Conference at the Indiana University School of Education this week.

  • School of Education Dean's Fellowship Fund

    Two gifts establish $1 million School of Education Dean’s Fellowship Fund

    The Indiana University School of Education will benefit from two gifts from the estates of noted Indiana artist and teacher Lavon Whitmire (BA '29) and education leader Dorothy Prince Barnett (EdD '62). Both gifts were designated for general support of the School of Education and will be used to establish a $1 million Dean's Fellowship Fund to recruit and support top graduate students.

  • Donegal

    Cultural Immersion Projects student teachers in Ireland earn front-page coverage

    Two Indiana University School of Education students taking part in the Cultural Immersion Projects student teaching program are the subject of a glowing article in an Irish newspaper. The Donegal News, based in Letterkenny (in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in northwest Ireland), wrote about the experience of Maria Miller and Ashley Bocian, who have just concluded their eight weeks of teaching in Ireland.

  • HESA Thailand Group

    Higher education graduate students in Thailand to help partner universities

    A group of 11 doctoral students from the Indiana University School of Education and Nancy Chism, professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA), are in Bangkok, Thailand, until June 17 to partner with Thai higher education institutions on projects and to learn more about postsecondary education in Southeast Asia.

  • Jacobs Teacher Educator Award

    New Jacobs Teacher Educator Award to promote best teaching with technology

    The Indiana University School of Education is accepting applications for the Jacobs Teacher Educator Award, a new, privately funded program designed to recognize teachers who best use technology in the classroom to facilitate learning. The program is made possible by a $1 million gift from the late Barbara B. Jacobs, who established the Barbara B. Jacobs Chair in Education and Technology in 1998.

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    IU School of Education center and state Department of Correction hold major conference

    Representatives of the Center for Evidence-Based Practice (CEBP) at Indiana University, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) and community corrections personnel from around the state and region will be in Indianapolis today and Friday (May 19 and 20) for the "Summit of Evidence-Based Practice and Risk Assessment."

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    Study shows the majority of arts graduates find satisfying work

    Findings from a national survey released this week show that, contrary to widespread belief, most arts graduates are employed and holding jobs consistent with their educational goals.


  • Susan L. Pugh

    Alumna and IU emeritus vice provost honored by Forum on Education Abroad

    Susan L. Pugh, emeritus associate vice provost for enrollment management and director of student financial assistance at Indiana University, has been awarded the 2011 Peter A. Wollitzer Award by the Forum on Education Abroad. The award was presented in April at the organization's annual conference.

  • Terry Spradlin

    Despite school referenda failures on Tuesday, Indiana now a “referenda state”

    Continuing a trend, most of the school referenda on ballots across Indiana failed during Tuesday's election. Despite that losing streak, an education policy analyst with the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at the IU School of Education expects as many or more referenda to be on ballots this November.


  • Armstrong Teacher Educators

    Eight outstanding Indiana teachers make up new Armstrong Teacher Educators

    The Indiana University School of Education has announced eight Indiana public school teachers as the Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educators for the 2011-12 school year. These select teachers participate in professional development opportunities and work with IU faculty and students studying to be teachers over the next year. A committee of IU faculty and former recipients choose the Armstrong teachers. The IU School of Education honored the eight during its annual "Celebration of Teaching" ceremony today.


  • George Kuh

    Higher education association naming award to honor School of Education professor Kuh

    The National Association for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) is naming a prestigious annual award in honor of George Kuh, Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at the Indiana University School of Education.



  • Bill Cook

    IU School of Education remembers Bill Cook as a strong supporter of education

    It is with profound sadness we at the Indiana University School of Education note the passing of William A. Cook, founder of Cook Group Inc., on April 15, 2011. Bill Cook is known as one of the nation’s leading entrepreneurs and businessmen as well as a philanthropist virtually unmatched in his support of many worthy causes, including education. We are grateful that one of the ways Bill and Gayle Cook supported it is though teacher education at the IU School of Education.
  • Diana Ravitch

    Education historian Diane Ravitch to deliver Branigin Lecture, appear with blogging partner Deborah Meier

    Education historian and outspoken education policy analyst Diane Ravitch will deliver a lecture as part of the Branigin Lecture Series, presented by the Indiana University Institute for Advanced Study in cooperation with the IU School of Education, on Tuesday, April 26, at 5 p.m. in Whittenberger Auditorium at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington.
  • Trudy W. Banta

    Higher education faculty once again selected for prestigious national awards

    Three faculty members from the higher education and student affairs program in the Indiana University School of Education are receiving highest honors from national professional associations.



  • Drama

    Using drama to teach across the curriculum focus of “Theater in our Schools” conference

    A conference at Indiana University Bloomington this weekend provides a range of sessions to learn about using drama to teach students young and old.



  • Tomika Ferguson

    School of Education doctoral student honored with multicultural award

    The Indiana University Commission on Multicultural Understanding (COMU) will honor five individuals and one program on April 7 (Thursday) at the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center, 730 E. Third St. in Bloomington. This event is open to the public, with a reception beginning at 4:30 p.m. followed by the award presentations at 5 p.m.



  • Heidi A. Ross

    ELPS Professor Heidi Ross selected for IU's President's Award

    Heidi A. Ross, professor of educational policy studies and comparative education in the School of Education, has been selected as a recipient of the the President's Award, an award established at IU in 1974 to recognize outstanding teaching, research or service. IU President Michael McRobbie will present the honor during the 2011 Celebration of Distinguished Teaching dinner on April 8.

  • School of Education once again highly ranked by US News and World Report

    Indiana University graduate programs in business, education, law, medicine and nursing were again ranked among the top programs in the nation in the 2012 edition of U.S. News and World Report magazine's Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today (March 15).


  • Kylie Peppler

    School of Education researcher investigating how 'Guitar Hero' might produce the next prodigy

    You might wonder what kids who spend a lot of their time playing "Guitar Hero," messing around in "Garage Band," or painting a picture on a Wii game system might be getting out of it. An Indiana University School of Education professor wonders why they might not get a real passion for the arts.


  • Julie Frye

    IU School of Education graduate student awarded prestigious Wells Fellowship

    The Indiana University Graduate School has awarded Julie Frye, PhD student in Curriculum and Instruction at the IU School of Education, with the 2011-12 Wells Graduate Fellowship.


  • Drum Corps

    Drum Corps from Gary school highlights School of Education partnership, ArtsWeek

    A group of fourth- through sixth-grade students from the Gary Community School Corporation's Bernard C. Watson K-6 Boys Academy Drum Corps will perform at noon on Monday (Feb. 21) at the IU School of Education, along with students from the IU Jacobs School of Music Department of Percussion. The performance in the Wright Education Building atrium is part of ArtsWeek, the annual winter festival showcasing the unique richness of artistic expression in Bloomington.


  • Public Opinion Survey

    Hoosiers growing more pessimistic about schools and support some changes, not others

    Indiana residents indicated a growing concern about how well schools are performing and provided some support for proposed changes in the latest statewide survey of Hoosiers' opinions about education conducted by the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University.


  • Mary Waldron

    Study led by School of Education professor links alcoholism to delay and survival of marriage

    A new study finds a strong association between alcohol dependence and persons delaying or ending a marriage. Indiana University School of Education Assistant Professor in Counseling and Educational Psychology Mary Waldron is the lead author of "Alcoholic Marriage: Later Start, Sooner End," published in the April 2011 journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, and currently available online.


  • ISTEP Test

    New inquiry methodology Ph.D. program in IU School of Education enrolling students

    The Indiana University School of Education has opened enrollment for its new Inquiry Methodology Ph.D. program.


  • Cultural Immersion Projects

    Cultural Immersion Projects receives international award for innovation

    The Indiana University School of Education has won a 2011 Innovation Award from the University Design Consortium, an organization founded to challenge public universities around the world to develop innovative strategies to address complex 21st century issues. The University Design Consortium is a project of Arizona State University and Sichuan University in China.


  • Adomat

    School of Education faculty member selected for prestigious children’s literature fellowship

    The International Youth Library in Munich has selected Donna Adomat, assistant professor in the department of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education in the Indiana University School of Education, for one of its dozen fellowship awards presented annually. Adomat will visit Munich for three months to work on a research project using the resources of the library.



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    School of Education Graduation Convocation available for online viewing

    For the first time, the Indiana University School of Education is making the Education Graduation Convocation available through online video. You can watch the Saturday, December 18 ceremony noting the December 2010 graduates of the School live from the Wright Education Building at IU Bloomington. The video will also be archived online for later viewing.
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  • Sexton

    $3.8 million grant to fund mental health service study by IU School of Education and Vanderbilt University

    The National Institute for Mental Health has awarded a $3.8 million grant to the Indiana University Center for Adolescent and Family Studies (CAFS) and Vanderbilt University to study methods to improve mental health services.

  • Watt

    Alumnus earns professor of the year honor for Indiana

    The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Educaiton have named an IU School of Education alumnus as the winner of the 2010 Indiana Professor of the Year Award. Jeffrey Watt, associate professor of mathematical sciences and associate dean for student affairs and outreach in the School of Science at IUPUI, earned his Ph.D. in mathematics education in 1990 from the IU School of Education in Bloomington.


  • NCATE

    IU School of Education receives accreditation, high marks for teacher education

    The Indiana University School of Education has received continuing accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the organization responsible for professional accreditation of teacher education.


  • Peter Kloosterman

    NSF provides $1.3 million grant to IU School of Education to analyze U.S. student math performance

    The Indiana University School of Education has received a $1.3 million grant for a three-year study analyzing past and present student performance in mathematics.

  • PAEMST

    IU School of Education alumnae in running for prestigious national award

    Two alumni of the Indiana University School of Education are among the 4 Indiana finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the U.S. Jan Koloszar of Kokomo earned a BS in elementary education in 1976 from the IU School of Education in Bloomington, adding an MS in elementary education in 1980 from the IU School of Education in Indianapolis. Julie Sigmund earned an MS in 2008 in language education from the IU School of Education in Bloomington.


     

  • Roemer

    School Education professor celebrates latest achievement in India civic education exchange

    An Indiana University School of Education professor took part in a ceremony marking the latest achievements in a civic education exchange with India, just days before President Obama's four-day visit that ends tomorrow. Terry Mason, professor of curriculum and instruction and director of the Center for Social Studies and International Education (CSSIE) at IU Bloomington, joined U.S. Ambassador Tim Roemer (formerly U.S. representative from Indiana's 3rd District) in Delhi on Oct. 25 for the Project Citizen Student Showcase.

  • NSSE

    Veterans in college perceive lower levels of campus support and interact less with faculty than non-veterans, survey finds

    A national survey released today (Nov. 4) finds that student veterans attending four-year colleges and universities in the United States generally perceive lower levels of campus support than nonveterans, and they also interact less often with faculty members.

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    School of Education honors alumni for contributions to education and beyond

    The Indiana University School of Education will honor four of its outstanding alumni on Friday (Oct. 29) who have among them had great impact on education, access to higher education, business leadership, and even shaping part of the IU Bloomington campus student services.


  • CEEP policy brief urges more intense effort to ensure more earn college degrees

    A new policy brief from the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy at Indiana University emphasizes a need for better data and more targeted efforts to ensure historically underrepresented college students complete coursework and earn degrees.


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    Television program airing this week addresses toughest issues facing Indiana K-12 education

    On Friday (Oct. 29), WTIU-TV airs "Education Issues for Indiana 2010" a timely discussion of the most pressing issues facing students, parents and educators in Indiana. The hour-long broadcast premieres Friday at 9:30 p.m. on WTIU, the Public Broadcasting Service affiliate in Bloomington. The Indiana University School of Education organized the panel discussion recorded before a live audience of the Bloomington Rotary Club at the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall on the IU Bloomington campus.

  • Bourke

    School of Education alumnus noted for leadership by Senator Lugar

    On Wednesday, October 20, U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar joined Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, to present Franklin Township Community Schools Corporation in Marion County, the third Lugar Education Patriot award. The award honors a school, school corporation, or education leader who has demonstrated leadership and initiative in improving the academic achievement and career preparation of Indiana students.



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    Federal grant to IU School of Education to prepare problem-based learning teachers in three states

    The U.S. Department of Education has selected the Indiana University School of Education to receive $749,853 to create a teacher education curriculum supporting problem-based learning (PBL).

  • Ovando

    School of Education Alumnus Carlos J. Ovando to receive IU's Distinguished Latino Alumni Award

    Carlos J. Ovando of Tempe, Ariz., has been named the 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Latino Alumni Award by the Latino Alumni Association, an affiliate group of the Indiana University Alumni Association.

  • Stacy McCormack

    Indiana's 2011 Teacher of the Year, runner-up, both IU School of Education Alumni

    The Indiana Department of Education announced alumni of the Indiana University School of Education as the 2011 Indiana Teacher of the Year and runner-up on Thursday (Oct. 7).
  • Terry Spradlin

    New CEEP Report on potential of school district consolidation in Indiana determines evidence for a mandate still lacking

    A new education policy brief from the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University concludes that, despite some legislative interest in mandating school consolidation, the results wouldn't benefit students and would have minimal impact, if any, on state spending on public education. Revisiting School District Consolidation Issues is the latest policy brief from CEEP.



  • Cultural Immersion Project

    Cultural Immersion Project at IU cited as model for internationalizing teacher education

    A recently-published report on best practices in "internationalizing" teacher education notes the Cultural Immersion Projects at the Indiana University School of Education as an innovative program among three profiled. "Internationalization of Teacher Education: Three Case Studies" is a publication of NAFSA: Association of International Educators written by Charlotte West.


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    Education in Afghanistan: IU and 'Three Cups of Tea'

    Indiana University Bloomington School of Education faculty will host a viewing of an Indianapolis speech by Greg Mortenson, the acclaimed author of Three Cups of Tea, Sept. 27 (Monday), which will be followed by a presentation on its ongoing Higher Education Project (HEP) in the war-torn country. Mortenson's speech will be streamed live to IU Bloomington's Wright Education Building's Alumni Room (2277) located on the second floor beginning at 6:15 p.m.


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    Weekend conference at IU to promote early language learning

    A Saturday (Oct. 2) workshop at the Indiana University School of Education will emphasize best practices for implementing and advocating for teaching world languages in schools. The Indiana Network for Early Language Learning (IN-NELL) and "Bridges: Children, Languages, World," a project of IU's Center for the Study of Global Change, are holding their fall conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wright Education Building at 201 N. Rose Ave.


  • Russell Skiba

    New study finds big racial gap in suspensions of middle school students

    Middle schools across the country are suspending children with alarming frequency, particularly in some large urban school districts, where a third or more of their black male students are suspended in a given year, according to a new study by education researchers Daniel J. Losen of the Civil Rights Project and Russell Skiba, director of the Equity Project at Indiana University, and distributed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).


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    Public School/University Partnership mini-symposium offers latest research to school leaders

    Think consolidating Indiana's small rural school districts would save money? Probably not, Indiana University education policy experts told an audience of school administrators last week.


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    School of Education alumni well represented among the Indiana Teacher of the Year finalists

    Eight of the ten finalists for Indiana’s 2011 Teacher of the Year announced today (September 1) hold degrees from the Indiana University School of Education’s core campus that covers Bloomington and Indianapolis. Nominees are selected by superintendents around the state. The finalists are selected from an original list of 50.



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    Report points to problems in using SAT and ACT to assess high school achievement

    A special report issued by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University's School of Education cautions that the growing trend of using college admission and placement exams in measuring high school student achievement may in some cases produce misleading and inappropriate results.

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    National Science Foundation provides IU $1.2 million to prepare more science teachers

    The National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding Indiana University a $1.2 million grant over the next five years to begin the "Indiana Noyce Science Scholars" program. The program starting this fall -- a joint venture of the IU School of Education and the IU College of Arts and Sciences -- will assist and accelerate the pathway from a bachelor's degree in a science field to a master's degree in secondary education with a teaching license.


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    Month-long mathematics education program for Korean teachers concludes

    A group of 21 secondary teachers from South Korea present their final projects and hold a "graduation ceremony" this afternoon (August 12) following a month of intensive mathematics teaching workshops with area teachers and Indiana University School of Education faculty and staff. The group is part of the fifth annual visit of Korean teachers to Bloomington.

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    School of Education faculty member chosen for Fulbright award

    The U.S. State Department and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have selected an Indiana University professor for a Fulbright Specialists project in South Africa.


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    May school referenda in Indiana hold lessons for vote in fall

    As a number of Indiana school corporations consider or have already set referenda for the Nov. 2 election, a new report from Indiana University's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) suggests a lot of work is needed to get voters' approval. School Referenda in Indiana is the latest education policy brief from CEEP and, the authors say, a start at researching Indiana's brief history of using the school referendum process.


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    Video features curriculum and instruction professor’s study of learning history formally and informally in Northern Ireland

    A new video presented on the Teachers College Record website features comments from IU School of Education Professor Keith Barton and his co-author of a paper called “You Can Form Your Own Point of View”: Internally Persuasive Discourse in Northern Ireland Students’ Encounters with History (Teachers College Record, Volume 112 Number 1, 2010, p. 142-181). Barton co-authored the work with Allan W. McCully, a lecturer in the school of education at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland.

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    SOE Professor part of IU partnership personally delivering new books to a Rwandan school

    For the second year, an Indiana University delegation will travel to Rwanda to deliver original books as part of the Books & Beyond Project.


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    School of Education professor receiving accolades for teaching with technology

    An assistant professor in the Indiana University School of Education will collect an international award this week for exceptional technology-supported teaching.


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    Successful IU program helping Greene County, Ind., math teachers leads to new award

    The Indiana Department of Education is providing more than $1 million over the next three years to continue the Greene County Math Advancement Partnership Project (Greene MAPP).


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    State schools superintendent honors alumni as top teachers

    Four graduates from Indiana University, including three alumni of the IU School of Education, received honors as "Outstanding Hoosier Educators" in a ceremony on Thursday, May 6, at the Indiana Statehouse. The recognition of six teachers overall came from Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett as part of National Teacher Appreciation Week.


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    School of Education Faculty Selected for Honor by Students

    Two IU School of Education faculty earned Student Choice Awards for Outstanding Faculty during the recent IU Bloomington Spring Recognition Banquet. Suzanne Eckes, an associate professor and Leana McClain, a senior clinical lecturer in curriculum and instruction and language education joined two other faculty members selected for the honor. Alan Ewert, the Patricia and Joel Meier Outdoor Leadership Chair in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and Albert Ruesink, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences also earned the recognition.



  • IU School of Education names new Armstrong Teacher Educators

    The Indiana University School of Education has announced a class of six Indiana public school teachers as the group of Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educators for the 2010-11 school year. These select teachers will participate in professional development opportunities and work with IU faculty and students studying to be teachers over the next year. A committee of IU faculty and former recipients choose the Armstrong teachers.
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    Conference stresses need for theater arts in schools

    As budget cuts put arts programs across the country on the chopping block, a conference will present discussions about keeping the theater arts in schools. "Now More Than Ever: Vital Arts in Trying Times" is a conference sponsored by the Department of Literacy, Culture and Language Education in the Indiana University School of Education and the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE). The event goes from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday (April 24) at the Wright Education Building on the IU Bloomington campus.


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    IU School of Education again highly ranked by US News

    The Indiana University School of Education's graduate school is recognized as one of the nation's best in new rankings released Thursday (April 15) by U.S. News and World Report magazine.The School of Education is again a part of the top 20, ranked 19th overall (equaling last year's ranking) and 11th among publics. Joining the School of Educaiton are IU graduate programs in business, law, medicine and the sciences included among the nation's best.


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    Faculty emerita honored with national award

    The National Art Education Association (NAEA) has selected art education Professor Emerita Enid Zimmerman for a prestigious career achievement award. Zimmerman is the winner of this year's Lowenfeld Award and will deliver an address at the organization's national convention.

  • Dionne Cross

    Two School of Education Centers, faculty member earn campus collaboration funding

    Assistant Professor of mathematics education Dionne Cross is among 10 IU Bloomington faculty members to receive 2010 Collaborative Research and Creative Activity Funding (CRCAF). Her project involves the Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration in the IU School of Education and the ongoing work the center is doing in Gary, Ind. schools. Additionally, the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP), a center of the IU School of Education, is partnering with sociology faculty member Timothy Hallett on a project examining learning among university business school students.



  • Russell Skiba

    Skiba delivers high-profile address on school security in France

    Professor in Counseling and Educational Psychology at the IU School of Education Russ Skiba provided the keynote speech April 7 at a conference organized by the French minister of education in Paris. The conference called “Les Etats Généraux de la sécurité à l’école” (The General Assembly on the Security of School) came in the wake of a series of incidents of serious violence in schools in France in recent months.



  • M. Najeeb Shafiq

    Study examines impact of education, income on support for suicide bombings

    Conventional wisdom holds that supporters of suicide bombers are people with low educational attainment and income, so investments in education and economic development should reduce support for such attacks. But a study by two Indiana University faculty members raises questions about that approach.


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    Alumna earns inaugural “Lugar Education Patriot” award

    U.S. Senator Richard Lugar and Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett presented the first "Lugar Education Patriot" award on Saturday (March 13) to Indiana University alumna Dr. Peggy Hinckley.



  • Maltese

    'Eyeballs in the fridge' may be needed to encourage new scientists

    A new study co-authored by an Indiana University School of Education professor reports that key experiences that sparked scientists' initial interest in the subject may come earlier than previously reported.


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    Wells Fellowship goes to an ELPS student for second consecutive year

    For the second straight year, a student from the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) department in the IU School of Education has won the prestigious Wells Graduate Fellowship. Oren Pizmony-Levy has received the fellowship for 2010-2011. Pizmony-Levy is a double major in Education Policy Studies and Sociology.



  • CEEP's Equity Project part of grant with Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

    IU's Indiana Institute on Disability and Community has been awarded three four-year grants from the Indiana Department of Education. The grants, totaling $11,638,400, will help develop state-wide resource initiatives in the areas of positive behavior supports (PBS), effective assessment and instruction, and improved transition outcomes for Hoosier students with disabilities.



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    School of Education students work to help Haiti relief

    A group of IU School of Education students came together on January 28 to personally work towards a relief project for victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Students in Sr. Clinical Lecturer Leana McClain's E325 "Social Studies in the Elementary Schools" class spent a morning assembling relief kits to send to the victims after gathering the required supplies as well as cash to cover shipping and processing costs. The kits were donated to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), a not-for-profit international humanitarian aid organization that provides emergency disaster relief.

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    Equity and opportunity threatened by growing national “excellence gap”

    Watch highlights from the National Press Club news conference here; the entire briefing is available here.

    A new report from the Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) finds that achievement gaps among high ability students from different economic, racial and linguistic backgrounds in the U.S. are large and growing, and some of the top achieving groups aren't performing as well as in the past.



  • ESL Teachers

    State grant to IU School of Education to fund place-based preparation of ESL teachers

    A new Indiana University School of Education program that will develop more highly-trained teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) -- ESL Professional Communities for Expertise and Leadership Development -- has received $154,000 in funding from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.



  • Donald Hossler

    National Student Clearinghouse appoints Hossler as executive director

    The National Student Clearinghouse has appointed Indiana University School of Education Professor Donald Hossler as executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC).


  • Gresalfi

    MacArthur grant funds School of Education researchers' study of 'systems thinking'

    The MacArthur Foundation is providing more than $727,000 for a project examining the development of systems thinking in middle school students and developing new curriculum for teachers across disciplines.



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    National study by School of Education research center finds law students shifted employment expectations in 2009

    Findings from a national study released today (Jan. 6) indicate that the percentage of law students expecting to work in private law firms dropped in 2009, from 58 percent to 50 percent. In another sign of the impact of the recent recession, more students anticipate seeking public interest jobs -- now about 33 percent compared to 29 percent in 2008.



  • Newspaper article features Transition to Teaching students assisting Bedford students

    The Bedford Times-Mail featured a unique collaboration between "Transition to Teaching" students at the IU School of Education and Bedford elementary students in an article on December 16. The article is below, courtesy of the Bedford Times-Mail.


  • kylie peppler

    School of Education professor honored with Governor’s Award for Tomorrow’s Leaders

    A member of the Indiana University School of Education faculty received a 2009 Governor’s Award for Tomorrow’s Leaders in a ceremony in Indianapolis.  Assistant Professor Kylie Peppler received the honor in a ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday, December 15.



  • P. Nicholas Kellum

    IUAA honoring a School of Education alumnus with highest volunteer leader award

    An IU School of Education alum is among eight the Indiana University Alumni Association will honor with the 2009 IUAA President's Award for volunteer service to IU and their local communities. The awards will be presented Friday, Dec. 4, during a ceremony at Scholars Hall at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel in Indianapolis. P. Nicholas Kellum, EdD ’86, of Mooresville, Ind., is one of this year’s recipients.




  • Ethan Yazzie-Mintz

    Expectations are high, but engagement continues to be low in nation’s high schools

    A nationwide survey of high school students finds that nearly 90 percent expect to earn their diploma and go to college, but many report a lack of interest and effort in the classroom that may dampen those hopes.

  • SNAAP

    SNAAP receives national award for arts research

    A project based at Indiana University that studies how to connect arts training to artistic careers has won a national award for its work.


  • NSSE

    Wide range of colleges and universities show gains in effective educational practices, survey finds

    A national survey released today indicates that a variety of colleges and universities have shown steady improvement in the quality of undergraduate education, as measured by students' exposure to and involvement in effective educational practices.



  • Marilynne Boyle-Baise

    History, Education faculty improve teacher content knowledge through programs in two states

    Faculty members from the Indiana University School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences are beginning newly funded projects to enhance the teaching of U.S. history in schools, thanks to grants from the U.S. Department of Education.


  • NSSE

    NSSE celebrates 10th anniversary with symposium

    A group of more than 80 higher education leaders, researchers, and faculty came to Indianapolis over two days to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and talk about its future. The NSSE 10th Anniversary Symposium took place Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25, at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis.



  • George Kuh

    Most colleges are learning what students are learning: National Inst. of Learning Outcomes Assessment

    Contrary to what many observers think, findings from a national study released today (Oct. 26) show that gathering information about what undergraduates learn during their studies is commonplace in most U.S. colleges and universities. However, the results are not always used and reported in ways that could improve student accomplishment and inform the public about institutional performance.


  • Gonzalez

    Dean Gonzalez comments on Secretary Duncan's teacher preparation reform speech

    Indiana University School of Education Dean Gerardo M. Gonzalez issued the following statement in response to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's speech titled "Teacher Preparation: Reforming the Uncertain Profession," delivered today (Oct. 22) at Columbia Teachers College in New York City:


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    Former Congressman Lee Hamilton holds discussion on democracy education at School of Education

    The Center on Congress at Indiana University  celebrated its 10th anniversary in a series of events at IU Bloomington Oct. 8-9, including one event that brought director Lee Hamilton to the IU School of Education.

  • edutopia

    Edutopia focuses spotlight on School of Education professor's work in new media learning

    The George Lucas Educational Foundation’s publication Edutopia is featuring Sasha Barab, Associate Professor and Jacobs Chair in Learning Sciences and Instructional Systems Technology as well as Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Technology, speaking about learning in the new media environment. In a video at this link, Barab speaks about the “Quest Atlantis” project. It is a learning and teaching tool for students between ages 9-12 that uses a 3-D, multiuser environment to immerse children in educational tasks.


  • infocus program

    Live television discussion regarding education streaming online; Dean Gonzalez a participant

    Dean Gerardo Gonzalez was part of panel discussion on education during a live broadcast of "In Focus" on WTIU-TV, now available online at this link. The discussion centered on the issues of school financing, but touched upon other hot education topics in Indiana, including the current rules before the Indiana Professional Standards Board regarding teacher and administrator licensure.


  • Tom Sexton

    Indiana Correction Department and IU School of Education center collaborate on best practices

    A four-year effort to bring the best research into practice in Indiana's community corrections programs is the focus today (Sept. 21) of a conference focusing on the work between the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) work and the Center for Adolescent and Family Studies (CAFS).



  • Evidence-Based Practice Learning Institute on Monday

    What: Evidence-Based Practice Learning Institute: Improving Practice, Outcomes, and Accountability in Community Corrections
    When: Monday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Where: Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University Bloomington
    Who: The conference is free and open to the public. It is presented by The Center for Evidence-Based Practice, which is a joint project of the Indiana Department of Correction and the Center for Adolescent and Family Studies at the Indiana University School of Education.


  • Gene Tempel

    School of Education alumni honored for contributions across the world, the nation, and the campus

    The global reach and innovative spirit of the Indiana University School of Education is reflected in the 2009 honorees for the school's Annual Recognition Dinner on Friday (Sept. 11).
  • praxis

    Beginning teacher education students get jump on Praxis preparation

    Nearly 100 students chose to spend the last Saturday morning of their summer vacation getting a jump on preparation for admission to the Teacher Education program.  The School of Education’s Office of Recruitment and Retention offered an inaugural free Praxis I practice test to help first year and transfer students prepare for the real thing. Students must pass the Praxis test as part of the requirements for admission to teacher education and certification. They need to have passing scores on all three sections of the Praxis I, Reading, Writing and Mathematics.

  • campano

    National Council for Teachers of English honors School of Education professor

    The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has named a member of the Indiana University School of Education faculty as the recipient of a distinguished award.


  • pdk

    School of Education faculty find national poll reveals public desire for quality, need for info

    The 2009 annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, released Wednesday, found support for President Barack Obama's education plans, weariness for the "No Child Left Behind Act," and support as well as confusion regarding charter schools, according to experts in the Indiana University School of Education.


  • direct admit

    School welcomes first class of Direct Admit Scholars

    The Indiana University School of Education welcomed the first class of Direct Admit Scholars this afternoon. Dean Gerardo Gonzalez, Associate Dean of Teacher Education Tom Brush, and other faculty and staff greeted the initial group of 61 students who make up this highly-select group of freshmen.



  • Robert Kunzman

    New book provides insight into growing homeschooling movement

    In a new book that Publishers Weekly says "puts a human face on Christian homeschooling," a professor at the Indiana University School of Education chronicles the stories of six conservative Christian families from across the country and analyzes the growing homeschooling movement.



  • korean math teacher

    For fourth year, Korean math teachers come to IU seeking innovative practices

    A group of secondary math teachers from South Korea is wrapping up a month-long visit to Indiana University's School of Education next week, the fourth consecutive year for a program bringing Korean teachers to the U.S. to learn new ways of sharing math content.


  • laptop

    Virtual learning viewed as increasingly viable option for Indiana students, survey finds

    A new survey of Indiana superintendents, principals, and school counselors finds that a majority see virtual learning as a way to enhance academic offerings in public education. Sixty percent of respondents to the “2009 Survey of Virtual Learning in Indiana,” conducted by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at the Indiana University School of Education, said they are or may offer online courses in six different areas, including alternative education, gifted and talented education, and instruction for homebound students. But just half the respondents indicated their school would pay for virtual instruction and cited instructional cost as a barrier to offering more online courses.


  • Curt Bonk

    The “flat” world is “open;” how technology is changing education

    A new book by an Indiana University School of Education professor takes a comprehensive look at how web technology is changing worldwide education. “The World is Open:  How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education,” published by Jossey-Bass/Wiley, is authored by Curt Bonk, professor of instructional systems technology at the Indiana University School of Education. It documents the many ways in which he says innovations have made it possible so that “anyone can learn anything from anyone else at any time.”


  • Diana Lambdin

    Lambdin begins term on National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board

    Diana Lambdin, the Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Chair in Teacher Education and professor of mathematics education, has just begun her three-year term on the board of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Lambdin attends her first board meeting this month.

  • Don Hossler

    Time right for changes in college access, Hossler says

    The White House will likely succeed in simplifying the application for financial aid and in other measures aimed at increasing access to higher education according to an Indiana University expert on issues of college choice, student financial aid policy, enrollment management and higher education finance. IU School of Education executive associate dean and professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Don Hossler said many of the proposals put forward by the Obama administration mirror recommendations of a blue-ribbon panel, on which he served, that examined access issues.

  • Heidi Ross

    Need for Chinese language teachers growing, IU responding

    The third annual Chinese Pedagogy Institute concludes this week on the Indiana University campus after two and a half weeks of intensive work to prepare more teachers of the Chinese language. The institute is a project of the Center for Chinese Language Pedagogy (CCLP) within the College of Arts and Sciences. The study is worth four to five graduate credits through the IU School of Education and counts toward requirements for secondary teacher certification in Chinese.

  • Martha McCarthy

    Armstrong Teachers return to campus for summer retreat

    Many past Armstrong Teacher Educator honorees are on the IU Bloomington campus this weekend (June 26 and 27) for the annual summer retreat. For two days, the Armstrong teachers will take part in discussions on best practices, see demonstrations of education projects, and consult with colleagues.

  • Don Hossler

    National organization honors Hossler for contributions to institutional research

    Don Hossler, the executive associate dean at Indiana University's School of Education, has been named the Sidney Suslow Award recipient by the Association for Institutional Research (AIR).

  • Dionne Cross

    IU education professor receives research award to further mathematics education

    Dionne Cross, an assistant professor of education at Indiana University Bloomington, has received a 2009 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities organization.

  • Melissa Gresalfi

    IU School of Education professor selected for prestigious Spencer Fellowship

    The National Academy of Education has selected an Indiana University School of Education assistant professor as a 2009-2010 Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.

  • Math Matters

    IU School of Education collaboration to promote project-based math learning

    A program developed by an Indiana University School of Education professor is the basis for a workshop on project-based learning for math teachers taking place next week and next month in Columbus, Ind. Fifty-six teachers from 11 counties will participate in Math Matters in Southeastern Indiana June 22-26, at the Columbus Signature Academy-New Tech High School. A second workshop takes place July 22-23.

  • energy savings program

    School of Education IT staff leading IU energy savings program

    A pilot project carried out by IT staff of the Indiana University School of Education produced impressive energy savings from putting desktop computers into "sleep mode" when they were not in use.

  • Francis Mustapha

    Past Distinguished Alumni Award honoree selected as "Chasing Rainbows Teacher of the Year"

    Francis Mustapha, MS '73, Spclst Ed'79, is being honored today (June 12), with a national teacher award. The National State Teachers of the Year has selected Mustapha for this year's "Chasing Rainbows Teacher of the Year" honor, given annually to a teacher who has overcome obstacles to become an exemplary teacher.

  • Rob Toutkoushian

    Timing, financial realities will force school budget compromise, School of Education professor says

    As the Indiana General Assembly resumes work on a state budget agreement in a special session starting tomorrow (June 11), Indiana’s schools are unlikely to see a proposal that fully meets their needs, according to an Indiana University School of Education researcher of K-12 education finance. Rob Toutkoushian, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, said teacher contracts and the cost of living increase will make it unlikely the budget will cover all school demands.

  • Harold Goldsmith

    Higher Education alum returning to IU Bloomington campus as Dean of Students

    Indiana University Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson announced today (June 4) that Harold "Pete" Goldsmith, vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at Kent State University, has been named dean of students, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees.

  • Dean Gerardo Gonzalez

    School of Education expanding civics education exchange

    Two Indiana University School of Education professors are in Cape Town, South Africa, this week to attend the "Civitas World Congress" and continue discussions about a growing new partnership for civic education with Malawi and India.

  • Faridah Pawan

    School of Education researcher to assist China’s efforts to improve English instruction

    A professor from the Indiana University School of Education is heading to China for a month to provide some input for Chinese educators who are reforming their system of English instruction. Faridah Pawan, assistant professor in the department of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education and director of TACIT, a program to prepare more English as a Second Language (ESL) instructors, will spend a month in China observing classrooms and working with teachers of “English as a Foreign Language” (EFL), as it’s called there. Over the last two weeks, Pawan hosted Wengfang Fan, professor in the Department of Foreign Language at Tsinghua University in Beijing, whom the government has selected to Faridah Pawan  
    head a massive effort to reform English language instruction in China.

  • Armstrong

    Top faculty honored in ceremony

    On Wednesday, April 29, the Indiana University School of Education honored its top faculty and introduced the newest group of Armstrong Teacher Educators during the 2009 "Celebration of Teaching." A committee of IU faculty and former recipients chose 7 Indiana public school teachers as the Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educators for the 2009-10 school year. Over the next year, the teachers will participate in professional development opportunities and work with IU faculty and students studying to be teachers.

  • U.S News Rankings

    School of Education Once Again Ranked among Best

    The Indiana University School of Education is once again ranked as one of the best in the nation in U.S. News and World Report magazine's latest annual report, "America's Best Graduate Schools."

  • armstrong

    IU School of Education names new Armstrong Teacher Educators

    The Indiana University School of Education has chosen seven Indiana public school teachers to be Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educators for the 2009-10 school year. A committee of IU faculty and former recipients choose the select group. Over the next year, the teachers will participate in professional development opportunities and work with IU faculty members and students studying to be teachers.

  • Patty Muller

    Federal grant to fund evaluation of groundbreaking online teaching program

    Indiana University faculty members recently received a $2 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate the efficacy of an IU-developed online learning tool called Computer Assisted Learning Method (CALM).


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    Coordinated program to provide fast track for math and chemistry students to earn master’s, become teachers

    Chemistry and math majors now have a more efficient path to earning both a master's degree in education and teacher licensure under a new agreement between the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education.


  • The world we want

    Filmmaker to discuss documentary about worldwide student civic participation during IU screening

    The producer of a film that follows students across the globe as they work for change and to bring attention to critical issues in their countries will be on the Indiana University campus Thursday night, March 26, for a screening. “The World We Want” is an award-winning film that follows youth in 8 countries—the U.S., Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Russia, and Senegal—as they press leaders about issues of public policy in their communities. Patrick Davidson, the producer and director, will be at the screening, which starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. He’ll answer questions after the film.

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    Company co-founded by IST graduate taking off with new deals

    Sonny Kirkley, CEO of Information in Place, earned his M.S. in 1996 and a Ph.D. in 2003 from the Instructional Systems Technology program in the IU School of Education.

     

  • college knowledge

    New online tool created to help teachers and others help students reach college

    A new interactive Web tool will virtually prepare teachers and others who work with youth to mentor students through the college-going process.


  • Robert Arnove

    How great teachers make top students

    A new book by a faculty member at the Indiana University School of Education suggests that great teachers who turn out great students across disciplines share some common traits. Talent Abounds: Profiles of Master Teachers and Peak Performers, from Paradigm Publishers, is written by Robert Arnove, Chancellor's Professor emeritus and a leading scholar of comparative and international education. His book features interviews with some of the leading figures in various fields, from music to mathematics to culinary arts.



  • IU and Ivy Tech

    Elementary education degree transfer agreement reached between IU and Ivy Tech

    You can see comments from the presidents by clicking here.

    Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College today (Feb. 10) announced that they are easing the pathway to a teaching career through articulation agreements that will allow Ivy Tech education students to transfer credits toward an IU degree.


  • NSSE

    NSSE Receives 2009 NCCI Leveraging Excellence Honorable Mention

    The National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education (NCCI) has recognized the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) with an Honorable Mention in its 2009 Leveraging Excellence Awards.  Chair of the judging panel, University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd, Jr. noted that the NCCI award recognizes projects that reach “beyond the initial implementation of an innovative practice,” to actively leverage the “greater impact of projects that are on the frontier of expanding excellence in higher education.”

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    Hoosiers rank education as most important policy issue

    You can see a video of co-author Terry Spradlin discussing these results by clicking here.

    The results of the sixth annual Public Opinion Survey on K-12 Education in Indiana by the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) at the Indiana University School of Education find the public ranks education as its top policy issue. The survey conducted in November gauged the attitudes and perceptions of a representative sample of Hoosiers on key educational issues. For the first time, respondents were asked to rate the importance of eight major policy issues. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most important, a total of 90 percent rated K-12 education at 8, 9, or 10. The economy (88 percent), health care (82 percent), higher education (80 percent), and public safety (73 percent) rounded out the top five.



  • Robert Kunzman

    New data show numbers of home schoolers up again; website to offer homeschooling research

    New statistics from the U.S. Department of Education indicate the number of homeschooled students in the U.S. has again risen, despite the fact most analysts believed the number would plateau. Associate Professor for Curriculum and Instruction Robert Kunzman said the availability of classes over the internet is one factor that may have fueled that rise. Kunzman, the author of a forthcoming book on homeschooling, has unveiled a new website to provide more centralized resources for journalists, educators, and the public to consider the numbers in context.

  • wilson

    Adjusted school consolidation plan better but leaders should be cautious, researcher says

    Plans for school reorganization as recommended by a state committee are somewhat altered in the version put forward by Indiana's governor today (Dec. 19), and a state school consolidation researcher says the refined proposal is better. Terry Spradlin, the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy's (CEEP) associate director for education policy, commented on the governor's recommendation for school reorganization presented this morning as part of a local government reform package. Gov. Mitch Daniels outlined proposals he is forwarding to the Indiana General Assembly for its 2009 session.


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    New IU School of Education program addresses need for test experts

    The Indiana University School of Education is now offering a new PhD program in Inquiry Methodology, a program just approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.



  • pathways partnerships

    New web page highlights Pathways Partnerships

    The new “Pathways Partnerships” section for the website of the Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration is now live. The section includes information about each of the center’s partnerships, the goals of the partnerships, and a profile of how a school-university partnership forms and functions.  It also features videos that highlight the collaborative work of the center.



  • CEEP

    Early results are mixed, misunderstanding common on Indiana charter schools

    A comprehensive evaluation of data has found results that support both sides of the debate regarding charter schools in Indiana, but most of all finds that stakeholders have many misunderstandings about the schools. The Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at the Indiana University School of Education conducted the "Study of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Charter Schools in Indiana" following a request from the Indiana General Assembly.


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    Kozol speaks to standing-room only crowd as part of 100th anniversary celebration

    Education writer and activist Jonathan Kozol spoke to a packed room at the Indiana Memorial Union about educational opportunity and what he sees as proper teaching standards during a presentation Thursday, November 20 to mark the IU School of Education’s 100th anniversary. More than 300 filled the Frangipani Room to hear the author of educational classics such as Savage Inequalities and Shame of the Nation:  the Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America. His most recent book is Letters to a Young Teacher. His speech was sponsored by the School of Education and the School’s Lectures and Seminars Committee.

  • Deborah Meier

    Nationally-renowned progressive education leader donating papers to IU

    The Lilly Library announced today (Nov. 17) that Deborah Meier, considered the founder of the small schools movement in the U.S., will donate her personal papers to the library's collection. The announcement came during today's commemoration ceremony for the Indiana University School of Education's 100th anniversary. Meier gave the keynote address during a dinner celebration Sunday night (Click here to see the entire presentation).



  • Nathan Burroughs

    No collective consensus on collective bargaining’s effect

    Despite strong assertions from opponents and proponents, the effects of collective bargaining for teacher contracts isn’t clear from the existing research, according to the latest Education Policy Brief from the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at the Indiana University School of Education.  More study and more consideration for opposing points of view would be helpful, according to the study author.


  • Alum wins prestigious Milken Educator Award

    The Indiana Department of Education announced Monday morning that Chris Kates, BS'00, is the winner of the prestigious Milken Educator Award. The Millken Family Foundation presented Kates with a $25,000 check in a surprise ceremony at Avon Intermediate School East. The Indianapolis Star featured Kates' award, as did WTHR-TV.

  • NSSE

    Exclusive focus on average scores misses the mark when comparing colleges and universities, survey finds

    Findings from a national survey based at an Indiana University School of Education research center released today show that the quality of undergraduate education varies far more within colleges and universities than between them. As a result, rankings can be highly misleading predictors of educational quality. Analyses of key "Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice" reveal that in almost every case, more than 90 percent of the variation in undergraduate education quality occurs within institutions, not between them. A related conclusion is that even institutions with high benchmark scores have an appreciable share of students whose undergraduate experience is average at best.


  • Deborah Meier

    Jonathan Kozol, Deborah Meier highlight IU School of Education marking 100 years

    The Indiana University School of Education is formally marking its 100th anniversary November 16 through November 20 with a series of symposium events, including a dinner keynoted by the founder of the modern small schools movement, Deborah Meier, and a presentation by education writer and activist Jonathan Kozol.  A symposium on historical as well as contemporary educational developments and a formal ceremony marking the 100th anniversary will also mark the occasion.


  • Dean Gerardo Gonzalez

    Dean’s delegation in China to shore up partnerships for IU School of Education

    A delegation led by IU School of Education Dean Gerardo M. Gonzalez is in China this week to explore new possibilities for collaboration with Chinese universities as well as provide some professional development to Chinese higher education leaders. The delegation of five faculty and a higher education policy studies student from China left on Saturday for a visit to six Chinese universities. Until November 4, the delegation members will be exploring the most important issues in Chinese higher education policy and also participate in a day-long workshop on educational equity.
     


  • Dean Gerardo Gonzalez

    School of Education dean to keynote conference on Indiana Latino students

    Dean of the Indiana University School of Education, Gerardo Gonzalez, will be the keynote speaker Thursday morning (Oct. 23) for the "Educational Equity for Indiana's Latino Students" Conference at the Sheraton North Hotel in Indianapolis. Gonzalez will share some of his personal story as a Cuban immigrant and address some of the pressing issues in Latino education in Indiana. His address is at 9 a.m., beginning a day of sessions focusing on Latino education.


  • Dennis Hayes

    School of Education alum Dennis Hayes to keynote Groups reunion banquet

    Dennis Hayes, senior vice president and previously the interim president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will be the keynote speaker at the 40th anniversary reunion and awards banquet for Indiana University's Groups Student Support program.


  • teacher and student

    Indiana principals rank School of Education alums highly

    A new study commissioned by the Indiana University School of Education evaluating the perceptions of Indiana principals about graduates found that most principals think highly of the teachers they’ve hired from IU. The study of 112 principals covered opinions on 139 graduates from the Bloomington campus between 2003 and 2006.


     

  • Richard Wood

    State Superintendent Candidates Face Off in Debate Sponsored by CEEP

    The candidates for the Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction faced off in a debate in Bloomington September 30. The Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at the Indiana University School of Education sponsored the debate. Republican Tony Bennett and Democrat Richard Wood answered questions from a panel of media and the audience.

  • read for the record

    IU Students Raise Reading Awareness

    The Dean’s Advisory Council of the Indiana University School of Education sponsored Jumpstart’s local “Read for the Record” event at Fairview Elementary School in Bloomington on Thursday, October 2. The Dean’s Advisory Council is a student organization at the IU School of Education in Bloomington that regularly does outreach with local community and school groups.

  • Indiana Superintendent candidates facing off in two debates presented by IU School of Education organizations

    The candidates for the Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction will face off twice in five days during debates presented by organizations of the Indiana University School of Education. Republican Tony Bennett and Democrat Richard Wood will answer questions from audience members and members of the media in each debate.



  • Robert Compton

    Filmmaker behind documentary critically comparing U.S. and foreign education to appear at IU, debate findings

    The executive producer of the provocative documentary about global education “Two Million Minutes” will show the film and participate in a discussion about it at the Willkie Auditorium on Monday, September 15, at 5:00 p.m. Executive Producer Robert Compton will discuss the film along with Yong Zhao, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor and Director of the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. The event is presented by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) and the East Asian Studies Center and is the first event of the 2008-09 CEEP Education Policy Chat Series.


  • korean teachers

    Korean math teachers spend summer session at School of Education

    For the third year, the IU School of Education hosted a group of secondary math teachers from South Korea. Twenty-two teachers spent four weeks in a mathematics education training program from mid-July through mid-August. It’s part of a program the government in Korea sponsors to send math and science teachers across the United States to learn different methods of teaching. In this short video, the teacher speak about their experience with U.S. teaching and culture.

  • Dean Gerardo Gonzalez

    Drinking age debate just one part of college alcohol problem, Gonzalez says

    The call to consider reducing the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 could spur some valuable discussion, but alone won’t solve the college student alcohol problem, according to University Dean of the IU School of Education Gerardo Gonzalez, an internationally-recognized expert on alcohol and drug education. Over a hundred college and university chancellors and presidents have signed a public statement stating that the 21 year-old drinking age hasn’t worked.




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    Conference at IU focuses on preserving indigenous languages and cultures of Latin America

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- More than 200 experts who study indigenous languages spoken in Latin America will come to Indiana University's Bloomington campus today (August 14) through Saturday for the first biennial Symposium on Teaching Indigenous Languages of Latin America or STILLA.



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    Korean teachers taking in differences, making notes during month-long visit

    Twenty-two secondary math teachers are in the middle of a four week mathematics education training program at the IU School of Education. It’s the third year the School of Education has won a grant from South Korea's Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education to host the teachers. It’s part of a program the government in Korea sponsors to send math and science teachers across the United States to learn different methods of teaching.


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    Ph.D. student in IU School of Education named by governor to Indiana Commission for Higher Education

    Note:  click here to see and hear Slaughter speak about the appointment.

    Indiana governor Mitch Daniels has named a doctoral student in the IU School of Education to serve on the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Clayton Slaughter, a doctoral student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program who also holds a degree from the IU School of Law, has just started a two-year term that will expire on June 30, 2010. A student nominating committee recommended Slaughter for the appointment. By law, one member of the commission must be a student representative.



  • quest atlantis

    Report notes gains by students using program developed by IU School of Education professor

    After a pilot year, North Carolina educators and administrators say they can see the difference in student achievement while using the program “Quest Atlantis,” developed by an Indiana University School of Education professor.  Sasha Barab, Associate Professor and Jacobs Chair in Learning Sciences and Instructional Systems Technology as well as Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Technology, created Quest Atlantis. It is a learning and teaching tool for students between ages 9-12 that uses a 3-D, multiuser environment to immerse children in educational tasks.



  • Students, parents, and project partners gather at School of Education for MCCSC Early College High School Kickoff Picnic

    On July 16, participants in the new Monroe County Community School Corporation’s Early College High School program came to the IU School of Education for a kickoff picnic.
  • partnerships

    IU School of Education partnerships grow with latest Pathways projects

    Continuing the “Pathways Initiative” that began collaborative projects last year, the Indiana University School of Education is funding four projects this year to bring faculty expertise and IU staff assistance together with teachers in Indiana’s schools. Two projects based at Gary elementary schools will build upon already established Pathways projects; two others will start new projects at Indianapolis high schools. The project grants are administered by the Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration, a center founded in 2006 to facilitate partnerships that lead to educational improvement from pre-kindergarten through postsecondary education.


  • Collaboration between Gary teachers and the IU School of Education provides “Power” to science education

    The Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration is administering “Power Up for Science,” a partnership with Gary Community Schools.

  • New leadership appointments in the IU School of Education

    Several faculty members are taking over new administrative roles in the Indiana University School of Education starting July 1, including new appointments to the roles of executive associate dean. “We are very fortunate to have such an outstanding group of faculty willing to serve the School of Education and Indiana University in these key leadership roles,” said Gerardo M. Gonzalez, University Dean of the IU School of Education. “They are an incredibly experienced group who bring a wealth of talent to their respective administrative positions.”



  • Roger Rosenthal

    National advocate for English language learners and immigrant student rights headlines School of Education program

    A national advocate of immigrant students who says everyone can do better for the English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) population in U.S. schools will address an Indiana University group completing certification for ESL teaching. Roger Rosenthal, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Migrant Legal Action Program, Inc., will address the Annual Tandem Certification of Indiana Teachers (TACIT) Summer Retreat on Friday, June 27.


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    Conference kicks off summer’s Indiana Algebra Readiness Initiative

    Educators from the Indiana University School of Education are involved in an initiative to support Indiana teachers and administrators to better prepare their students for success in algebra, starting with a free conference for 200 today in Indianapolis. The Indiana Algebra Readiness Conference is sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education and coordinated by the I-STEM Resource Network, a partnership of Indiana’s public and private higher education institutions, K-12 schools, business, and government. The conference, which is a part of the overall Algebra Readiness Initiative, reached registration capacity less than two weeks after I-STEM announced it. It kicks off of the Initiative, which will continue with regional workshops in July and August at five locations around the state.  In addition, partners in the initiative are developing an online Algebra Teaching toolkit, with resources and networking features to provide additional support to teachers and administrators.

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    While innovations in virtual learning accelerate growth, regulatory issues must be addressed

    As an interim study committee of the Indiana state legislature begins examining virtual schools, a new policy brief from the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at the IU School of Education examines the emergence of virtual education as a potentially viable public education tool. The report, “Promises and Pitfalls of Virtual Education in the United States and Indiana,” recommends the development of clear guidelines and policies to allow virtual education to succeed and avoid possible litigation.  It notes virtual education’s value in reaching both low and high achieving students that schools may overlook because of the focus on meeting state and federal accountability requirements.


  • School of Education helping start Early College High School in South Bend

    University Dean of the School of Education Gerardo Gonzalez took part in South Bend Community School Corporation’s announcement of a National Governors Association Early College Planning Grant on May 30. The grant goes for the Riley Early College High School. The Center for Research and P-16 Collaboration at the School of Education is a partner along with IU South Bend, Ivy Tech South Bend, the South Bend Community School Corporation, and the City of South Bend.

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    School of Education Alumni Picking Up Awards at Cream and Crimson Weekend

    The Indiana University Alumni Association is honoring two alums from the School of Education over the annual Cream and Crimson Alumni Weekend on June 13-15. A School of Education alum will receive IU’s highest alumni award; another is among those the IUAA has selected for its highest alumni volunteer honor.



  • School of Education graduate student among fellows to IU Summer Program in Sustainability

    A doctoral student in Education Policy Studies at the IU School of Education is among 18 named as fellows to the second Summer Program in Sustainability conducted by the Indiana University Sustainability Task Force. Joshua Hunter will work on the Education and Outreach project as part of the program.



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    New reports indicate consistency, orientation have benefits for Ivy Tech students

    Two new policy briefs from the Indiana Project on Academic Success (IPAS) find students who transfer from Ivy Tech Community College to public four-year institutions in Indiana are more likely to do so within their first three years of study than if they carry studies further, and find evidence that orientation is helpful for new Ivy Tech students.


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    The Cultural Immersion Projects lead School of Education grads to a home on the Navajo Reservation

    A few of seven IU School of Education alumni teaching in Pinon, Arizona speak about their experiences as full-time teachers on the Navajo Reservation. Each won a full-time job after student teaching there through the school’s Cultural Immersion Projects.


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    Indiana leading the way with better high school graduation rate calculations

    Indiana's relatively new cohort-based high school graduation rate calculation is providing better data, which indicates its value to other states across the country. But the calculation reveals other issues that should be examined. The Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) in the IU School of Education has issued those conclusions in a new policy brief entitled "Calculating High School Graduation Rates."

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    Professor emeritus, former School of Education dean to speak in China

    Professor emeritus and former University Dean of the IU School of Education Donald Warren will speak at four Chinese universities over a two-week trip that will take him and his wife Beverly across the country. Warren is appearing at the invitation of Chinese educators on the topic of American higher education at Peking University and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) in Beijing, as well as Yunnan Nationalities University in Kunming, and Nanchang Hangkong University in Jiangxi Province.


  • School of Education Student Wins IU Alumni Association Scholarship

    Secondary education major Christina Duff is one of two recipients of the IU Alumni Association’s Charles and Jo Ann Linsmith Scholarhip. Duff, a junior from Prospect, Ky., will receive a $2,000 scholarship. The IUAA will award the scholarship during Cream and Crimson Weekend, June 13-15.

  • Center for Postsecondary Research Part of New National Project to Examine Impact of Arts Training

    The IU Center for Postsecondary Research at the School of Education will administer a new national arts training survey. Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education George Kuh is the project director. Below is a news release sent out by the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP).

     
     

  • Armstrong Teacher Educator Awards Honor Top Indiana Teachers

    The Indiana University School of Education announced this afternoon nine Indiana public school teachers are Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educator award winners for the 2008-09 school year. A committee of IU faculty and former recipients determine the select group for a year of participating in professional development opportunities and working with and lending expertise to IU students studying to be teachers. The School of Education honored the teachers during this afternoon’s “Celebration of Teaching.”

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    Proper course evaluations could lead to improved teaching and learning

    Research by a professor at the Indiana University School of Education indicates college course evaluations that address factors associated with student learning will give instructors a better idea of how effectively they are teaching. Findings of ongoing work by Ted Frick, associate professor of Instructional Systems Technology, will be published in an upcoming edition of the journal Educational Technology Research and Development.  Frick has found that asking questions that address these factors as well as the usual global questions (student satisfaction with the course, overall course/instructor quality) can better predict how well students learn material and in turn show instructors what elements of the course might need adjustment.


  • Serious Games are Serious Research at the School of Education

    Researchers at the Indiana University School of Education are studying how to apply modes of learning that video game players use to master entertainment games. In December, they brought in middle school students to observe how and why they make decisions in game play. The researchers hope to design "serious games," which have education as an outcome goal.



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    Abriendo Puertas: “Opening Doors” for Latino Families and their Children with Disabilities

    An expert with broad experience covering special education and bilingual education will speak at the IU School of Education Auditorium on Monday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. Vivian Correa is a distinguished professor of early childhood and special education at Clemson University. She will speak about Latino families and their children with disabilities as the first annual Nancy Harvey Bishop Lecture on Families and Children at Risk.

  • School of Education leads delegation to Lithuania

    A delegation from the Indiana University School of Education leaves tomorrow for a week-long visit to Lithuania on a trip designed to help a young democracy teach its young about democracy. The trip to the former Soviet-bloc country is part of a continuing exchange between the IU School of Education and the state of Indiana with Lithuania. It’s part of the Civitas International Civic Education Exchange Program.


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    School of Education’s serious game designers get an edge with Vicious Cycle software deal

    The Indiana University School of Education has signed a contract with Chapel Hill, NC-based Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. to provide access to its game design software solution, called Vicious Engine, for students working on computer game design. Vicious Engine is a middleware solution, which allows designers to tie together software components and applications to develop games.



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    Lithuanian education leaders here to study civic education best practices

    A 3-member delegation from the Republic of Lithuania is spending this week visiting Indiana classrooms, the Indiana Statehouse learn more about civic education in the U.S. The visit is part of a continuing exchange between the Indiana University School of Education and the state of Indiana with Lithuania as part of the Civitas International Civic Education Exchange Program.

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    Have a laugh, support education in Guatemala

    On Saturday night (March 29) you can help global education by taking in a comedy act. Most of the proceeds from Saturday’s “Comedy Caravan” at Bear’s Place, 1316 E. 3rd St. in Bloomington, will go towards supporting Indiana University School of Education students participating in the second International School Psychology Practicum in Guatemala this summer. IU school psychology graduate students go to a Guatemalan school for two weeks where they will provide professional development seminars and intervention services to teachers and students.

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    Lawmakers split on property tax bill impact on education

    A group of four members of the Indiana General Assembly disagreed on what should be done, but each offered suggestions for additional consideration on school funding and other policies during today’s CEEP Education Policy Chat at the Indiana Memorial Union. The panel, split evenly with a Democrat and a Republican from both the House and Senate, spoke this morning at the Indiana Memorial Union in the final policy chat of the spring series, sponsored by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) and the Indiana University School of Education.



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    Teaching without distractions; former IU students teaching on the Navajo Reservation come to share, recruit

    A couple of former IU students who are now on the faculty at a middle school on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Pinon, Arizona will speak about their experiences at the IU School of Education on Monday, March 17. They will appear with the principal of Pinon Middle School during a presentation at 5:00 p.m. in the Wright Education Building auditorium.



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    The missing male teacher

    School districts and teacher preparation programs should collaborate more and schools should promote gender equality and social justice to help alleviate the lack of male teachers in U.S. public schools according to a new Education Policy Brief from the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University. The study called “The Status of Male Teachers in Public Education Today” by Shaun P. Johnson, a graduate research assistant at CEEP, concludes that the lowest percentage of male teachers in decades—only 1 in 10 elementary school teachers is a man—is a threat to gender equality, social justice, and other democratic values.



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    $1.8 million grant to expand IU School of Education professor’s immersive learning project worldwide

    A video feature on the Quest Atlantis program and the MacArthur Grant is available on the IU School of Education website and through the IU Podcast page, http://podcast.iu.edu. Look for the IU School of Education podcast page under the “General” heading. Or click here.



  • Area Students Pack the hall for 2008 African-American Read-In

    IU students and local high school students participated in the 6th annual African-American Read-In on February 4 at the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center. The event is organized by Stephanie Carter, assistant professor of Language Education at the IU School of Education.


  • Taking on the New Challenge of Newcomers

    Barbara Korth, Clinical Associate Professor in Curriculum and Instruction, presents “There was a cry for help from Unityville,” as part of the Research Colloquium series presented by the Center for Research and P—16 Collaboration at the Indiana University School of Education. The presentation is February 28 at 3:00, in room 2140 of the Wright Education Building.

  • Literacy researchers from across the world and nation in Bloomington this weekend

    Around 200 of the top literacy researchers in the country and world will be at the Indiana University School of Education this weekend for the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research’s mid-winter conference. Over two days, plus a pre-conference workshop, researchers will share their insights into literacy in communities, including work with English as a second language students, blogging and other modern technologies influencing literacy, African-American Vernacular English in the workplace, and youth using media arts.


  • Good parenting can help difficult infants become outstanding students

    The most challenging babies—those who cry frequently, are very active, and don’t adapt well to new situations or people—can perform as well or better than so-called “easy” babies if parents provide the right type of parenting, according to the results of a new study by Anne Dopkins Stright and Ken Kelley, Indiana University School of Education professors, and Kate Gallagher, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study is published in the January/February 2008 issue of the journal Child Development.


  • School of Education seeks parents of young children with autism for research study

    The Indiana University School of Education invites parents of children with autism spectrum disorders age five and under to take part in a study examining a method of assisting in language development. An orientation for the free program “More Than Words” is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in room 3284 of the School of Education.



  • Bad loans don’t mean bad institutions

    A new study from researchers at the Indiana University School of Education finds no linkage between the type or quality of educational institutions and the rate at which borrowers default on their student loans. The Career College Association (CCA) commissioned the study. Don Hossler, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Director of the Project on Academic Success, led a team that conducted a literature review of 41 studies of student loan default between 1978 and 2007.


  • NEA lobbyist says “No Child Left Behind” in peril

    The top lobbyist for “No Child Left Behind” policy for the National Education Association doesn’t see much possibility of the law getting renewal from Congress this year. “There are just significant differences between the President, the Democrats in Congress, the Democrats and the Republicans, among the Democrats, among the Republicans and it’s just hard to see how that all gets worked out, particularly in a presidential election year,” said Joel Packer, the Director of Educational Policy and Practice for the NEA.




  • School of Education students prepare games, books for Costa Rican elementary school

    (Click here for a video of students working on making the bags and a look at the project.)

    For the third consecutive year, a group of students from the Indiana University School of Education have prepared bags of books and games to send to an elementary school in Costa Rica. Students in an elementary social studies course decorated 24 canvas bags with paint pens and sewn-on materials to match the theme of the books placed inside. The IU students also designed activities to go with the books. The School of Education will ship the bags in the next two weeks.


  • Replacing what the storm took away, celebrating what a teacher gave

    (View a video of the event)

    Dorothy Hawkins-Brooks, 87, a 1968 Indiana University alumna and now faculty emeritus from Jackson State University, lost her home and most possessions when Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans. When asked recently if IU could do anything to help her, Hawkins-Brooks asked for a piece of paper, a symbol of a transformative time in her life -- a replacement diploma for her doctorate in education.


  • Hoosiers slightly more pessimistic about school quality in annual survey

    (Watch a video feature of survey co-author Terry Spradlin speaking about the results of the survey, how they differ from previous years and the value of the survey to state policymakers.)

    The results of the fifth annual Public Opinion Survey on K-12 Education in Indiana by the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) at the Indiana University School of Education find public attitudes are slightly down regarding the overall quality of schools in the state. The survey gauged the attitudes and perceptions of a representative sample of Hoosiers on key educational issues.

  • National organization recognizes national impact of IU School of Education professor

    The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) is presenting George Kuh, Chancellor’s Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the Indiana University School of Education, with its 2008 Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education award. Kuh is the founder of the National Survey of Student Engagement, or NSSE, an annual widely-used and often-cited study of effective educational practices in undergraduate education.


  • Statewide effort with an individualized response recommended to solve school discipline problem

    The state of Indiana should develop a support structure that helps schools work better on their own specific issues with discipline, according to a new report by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy and the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, both at Indiana University. “Improving School Climate and Student Behavior: A New Paradigm for Indiana Schools” offers recommendations to ease the problems with discipline that are statistically worse in Indiana than most other states. Four years ago, U.S. Department of Education numbers placed the state as number one in student expulsions as a percentage of enrollment. Indiana was 9th nationally in suspensions.




  • Media advisory: study of gamers at IU School of Education

    What: Middle school students subject of research on applying game-learning to educational practice
    Where: IU School of Education, Instructional Systems Technology studio (room 2227)
    When: Friday, December 7, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

     


  • Understanding culture, disproportional representation in school services focus of panel discussion

    The need for teachers to understand the cultures of their students and how to address the overrepresentation of students of color receiving special services and in the juvenile justice system is the focus of this week’s CEEP Policy Chat. The panel discussion is Wednesday, at 1:30 p.m. in the Dogwood Room of the Indiana Memorial Union, sponsored by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) and the Indiana University School of Education.



  • IU School of Education researchers to examine success of 21st Century Scholars program

    Researchers from the Indiana University School of Education will begin work on a study at the first of the year to determine the success of the state of Indiana’s program to help low-income families send children to college. The study of the 21st Century Scholars (TFCS) program is funded by the Spencer Foundation, a Chicago-based organization which provides grants for education research. The research grant is for a $497,000 study conducted over two years.

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