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Van Deusen promotes the power of relationships in the learning process
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Robert van Deusen, a new instructional-track lecturer in elementary education, seeks to show future elementary school teachers how to be effective and passionate mathematics educators.
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Building Community Reads brings people together through literacy
Monday, September 11, 2017
The UI College of Education continues its commitment to building a strong community across difference.
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'Where Do You Work?' Wednesday: Anna Foley
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Happy "Where Do You Work?" Wednesday! This week meet alumna Anna Foley (BA ’12, Elementary Education). This is Foley’s fifth year teaching at Lakewood Elementary in Norwalk, Iowa. She has spent the past four years teaching fourth grade, and spent her first year as an educator teaching third grade. Foley also volunteers as a coach for the nonprofit organization Girls on the Run. “I love teaching in...
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Fitzke's research explores intersection of risk and resiliency in early adulthood
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Kayla Reed Fitzke seeks to motivate and inspire students while they develop their professional identities.
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PhD student ignites impactful lecture series at Oakdale prison
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
The project is the brainchild of Kathrina Litchfield, a PhD candidate in Language, Literacy, and Culture in the College of Education, who started volunteering at the prison in 2011.
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The Community Writer
Thursday, August 31, 2017
As a Vietnamese refugee coming to the United States in the late 1970s, Rossina Zamora Liu never dreamt that years later, she would be helping veterans tell their stories.
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ITEC classroom named in recognition of Richard “Dick” Ferguson
Thursday, August 31, 2017
One of the state’s most advanced, collaborative, and high-tech learning spaces has a new name. A special ceremony held in April celebrated the official naming of the Dr. Richard L. Ferguson Iowa Technology Enhanced Classroom, in recognition of Ferguson’s outstanding advocacy and service to the University of Iowa College of Education. The classroom, located in the College of Education’s Lindquist...
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The Global Educator
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Jason Harshman, an assistant professor with the UI College of Education, conducts professional development outreach efforts locally, nationally, and on an international scale.
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The Gamer
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Benjamin DeVane wants all students to see how learning about STEM can be both collaborative and fun.
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The Counselor
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Children experiencing trauma are often without the tools they need to express their experiences. Armeda Wojciak, counseling professor, addresses their needs through teacher training.
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