

Stacy Morrone
Dean, Indiana University Bloomington School of Education
There are a lot of great things going on here at the IU School of Education that I’m excited to share with you because I believe that “Education Changes Lives.” We remain committed to expanding our already impressive research initiatives, fighting for equity and justice for underrepresented populations, and training our students to be education leaders, both inside and outside of the classroom.
If training future educators is the backbone of our school, research is the heart. It informs every part of our mission. As the world of education rapidly changes, we relentlessly make sure our work keeps today’s teachers, and those who train them, ahead and ready to embrace these changes. Whether it’s by adapting artificial intelligence to enhance classroom instruction or expanding mental health services to schools in need, I am exceptionally proud of the work being done here.. I never doubt the world of education because I see the best of it every day at our school. These highlights are just a small sample of that amazing work.
Dean, Indiana University Bloomington School of Education
A new grant will help IU School of Education researchers develop a suite of tools to support students as they construct and critique models in science education.
Three graduate students have been busy this summer working with INsite on projects tracking special education progress, discrepancy in the rate of school suspensions and expulsions, and helping teachers and administrators to view changes in student data across time.
Cindy Hmelo-Silver and Joshua Danish have been awarded a grant of $1.515 million from the National Science Foundation for the project Hearing Each Other's Voices: Community Models for Professional Learning for Teachers, STEM Coaches and Researchers.
Drawing pictures of rivers, collecting muddy sentiment samples and learning about what scientists do: for a week in May, that was the work of 25 elementary students as they participated in River Camp on the IU campus.
A new study hopes to find new ways for higher education and student affairs professionals to support LGBTQ+ college students while also shifting the narrative about their postsecondary education experiences.
The five-year $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund a project to help recruit, train and retain school counselors to implement mental health services in schools.