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Student Spotlight: Coryn Van Beek

Monday, December 12, 2016
Coryn Van Beek, an elementary education major from Rock Rapids, Iowa, has received a number of scholarships and awards and has been on the Dean’s List every semester from Fall 2013 to this fall.
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Vice President Rocklin to retire from the University of Iowa

Friday, December 9, 2016
Rocklin joined the UI in 1986 as a faculty member in the Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations at the University of Iowa College of Education.
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Read the UI College of Education Annual Report 2015-2016

Thursday, December 8, 2016
Take a look at our Annual Report 2015-2016.
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Cardenas uses engaging musical curriculum

Friday, December 2, 2016
Henry Cardenas, who hopes to pursue a career in elementary education, is utilizing an engaging musical curriculum in the Iowa City Community School District. 
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Iowa Reading Research Center Study Shows Summer Reading Programs Prevent Learning Loss

Thursday, December 1, 2016
Read about the results from the Iowa Reading Research Center's Intensive Summer Reading Program study in this story.

Bowman offers insight on diversity-themed courses

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Associate Professor Nicholas Bowman offers his analyses-based insight on the impact of diversity-themed courses in this article appearing in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Strong books for Strong Girls

Monday, November 21, 2016
A weekly after-school program founded by faculty in the University of Iowa College of Education is using books to talk with girls at local elementary schools about how to be strong.
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Grad student offers insights on celebrating points of pride

Friday, November 18, 2016
The University of Iowa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Resource Center recently marked a decade of serving the community. While opening the center was a significant milestone in the university’s LGBTQ history, it is one of many accomplishments spearheaded by people committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming campus. Chanelle Thomas, a multicultural programs graduate assistant...
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Students gain global perspective on The Right to Rest and Leisure at International Day

Monday, November 14, 2016
At the beginning of November, hundreds of middle school students from around eastern Iowa attended the 20th Annual International Day at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
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Ihrig earns honor named for her mentor

Thursday, November 10, 2016
Lori Ihrig has earned one of the University of Iowa College of Education’s most prestigious awards, which is named after the very mentor that helped shape her career in science education. Ihrig, Supervisor for Curriculum and Instruction at the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa College of Education, says she was touched to learn that she had earned the Yager Educational Accomplishment...
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Navy veteran embraces passion for science education

Wednesday, November 9, 2016
After serving in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserves, University of Iowa student Spencer Gibson is pursuing his dream of teaching science.

Flynn highlights STEM Innovator program encouraging entrepreneurial thinking in students

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Leslie Flynn, Clinical Assistant Professor, a co-founder of the new STEM Innovator program, discusses the many benefits and opportunities offered to students through the program.
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Boddicker discusses veterans' mental health needs, benefits of I-SERVE

Monday, November 7, 2016
University of Iowa College of Education alumna Laura Boddicker tells her story, offers insight into mental health needs of veterans, and talks about the many benefits of the College of Education's I-SERVE program, which stands for Support, Education, Resources for Veterans and Enlisted.

Assouline comments on which students would benefit from skipping a grade

Friday, November 4, 2016
Susan Assouline, director of the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa, helped develop a tool called the Iowa Acceleration Scale to aid schools in deciding which kids would benefit from skipping a grade.
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Artificial intelligence forms a conduit to critical, creative thinking in future teachers

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
The intelligence of human beings may be complemented by that of the artificial variety found in robots. Discussing potential methods of harnessing this relationship in the world of education is one focus of the Topics in Education course taught at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa. Mark McDermott, clinical associate professor in Science Education at the University of Iowa...
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Recent alum earns Teacher of Promise honor

Monday, October 24, 2016
The Iowa World Language Association (IWLA) is pleased to announce the 2016 Teacher of Promise has been awarded to Emily Wallace, a Spanish language teacher at Maquoketa High School in Maquoketa, Iowa. Wallace graduated from the University of Iowa College of Education Teacher Education Program in the spring of 2016 with undergraduate licensure in 5-12 Spanish Education and a K-12 ESL Endorsement...
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College of Education active in We Are Phil Week

Friday, October 21, 2016
Oct. 10–14 marked the fourth annual We Are Phil giving appeal for University of Iowa faculty and staff, but the push to bolster private support for UI people and programs continues.

UI partners with US Patent and Trademark Office to expand STEM training for high school teachers

Friday, October 21, 2016
The University of Iowa has partnered with a federal agency to conduct a series of workshops across the country aimed at helping secondary school STEM teachers introduce innovation and entrepreneurship concepts into their teaching.

Plakans, Johnson discuss need for ELL teachers

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Associate professors with the University of Iowa College of Education David Cassels Johnson and Lia Plakans recently earned $2.2 million in grant funding from the US Department of Education for their Advocacy, Capacity, and Collaboration for English Learners in Iowa initiative (ACCEL). This is to help teachers in training and those in practice to teach English language learner students in more impactful ways. Listen as they discuss Iowa's level of need for teachers who teach in multiple languages in this Iowa Public Radio piece.
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Reed honored for work on behalf of students with learning disabilities

Monday, October 17, 2016
This year, the Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa (LDA-IA) is recognizing University of Iowa College of Education Associate Professor Deborah K. Reed as a leading advocate in the state.