Kristy Wittman Howell has driven many of her friends to their dissertation defenses throughout her career in higher education, providing not only cheerleading but safe travels home afterward. She couldn’t wait for her own day to come, but COVID-19 arrived instead –
Read moreEPFE 201 students rock Ecochallenge
Fifty-two students in “Education as an Agent of Change” classes are topping all Illinois schools in competition to do the most environmental and social good during the month of Earth Day. They’re taking part in the online Ecochallenge, thanks to Gary Swick,
Read moreMi office, su office
Several more of our College of Education family have sent pictures of their home offices! If you’d like to share with us photos of your new “offices” or new “colleagues,” whether they’re your children, your pets or even your stuffed animals, please
Read moreCOE Student Spotlight: Raven Stepter
Hometown: Peoria, Ill. Major: Early Childhood Education Year in school: Senior What inspired you to pursue this degree/career? As a young child, I had a very unique learning experience. At one point, I had a really supportive and caring teacher who believed
Read moreA message from Dean Laurie Elish-Piper
College of Education Team: As we begin Week Five of working from home, I feel the need to apologize. Last Monday, I shared a picture of my daffodils and proclaimed that spring had sprung at my house. What a difference 48 hours
Read moreKeep learning, keep teaching – Part 3: Educators detail COVID-19 adjustments
Like every student-teacher across the United States, Chloe Burns is working through a situation she never could have anticipated. But that doesn’t mean she’s not making the most of a difficult road. “eLearning is definitely not something I expected to encounter during
Read moreCOE recognizes administrative professionals
Wednesday is Administrative Professionals Day. Our amazing administrative professionals in the College of Education are the can’t-live-without glue that hold our offices and departments together. And while we’re all away, unable to thank or five-high them in person, they continue to serve
Read moreGrad students modify Chicago research to address host site’s COVID-19 concerns
During this strange era of COVID-19, the adage about “the best-laid plans” has proven itself more than a cliché. For Dean Laurie Elish-Piper and Laura Ruth Johnson, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, their work that
Read moreCI alumna, adjunct instructor supports teachers nationwide in COVID-19 work
Schools across the country remain closed to stem the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), but the business of teaching and learning continues. For teachers on the front lines, charged with rapidly creating and delivering virtual education, the task is unfamiliar and daunting. Yet
Read moreOur office, in the middle of our house
Several more of our College of Education family have sent pictures of their home offices! If you’d like to share with us photos of your new “offices” or new “colleagues,” whether they’re your children, your pets or even your stuffed animals, please
Read moreA message from Dean Laurie Elish-Piper
College of Education Team: Spring has officially sprung at my house. Daffodils are finally in full bloom. The grass is turning greener. The warmth of sunshine is streaming through the windows. Lyla has her own window seat in my office, and Lucy
Read moreKeep learning, keep teaching – Part 2: Educators detail COVID-19 adjustments
Jeremy Rehmus works full time as the manager of a restaurant in Oswego, where he lives with his wife and their 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. With many restaurants remaining “essential” and open during the stay-at-home order, his is one experiencing great
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