Annie Savage, alumna and Liberty High School orchestra teacher, doubles as a traveling bluegrass musician.

As part of a $2.2 million grant from Advocacy, Capacity, and Collaboration for English Learners (ACCEL) in Iowa, the UI College of Education hosted a two day professional development session on July 24-26 to help increase the effectiveness of English-learner instruction in Iowa while also helping teachers become advocates for dual-language learning.

Some of the nation’s most talented high school–aged artists came to the University of Iowa campus as part of the inaugural Summer Art Residency (SAR), spearheaded by the Belin-Blank Center in the UI College of Education.

Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Kate Koenig (BA ’06 Elementary Education), who is the elementary school principal at Rabat American School in Rabat, Morocco.

Parental involvement facilitates collegiate success for their offspring. This is the conclusion of an analysis done as part of a white paper written by Kayla Reed-Fitzke, assistant professor in Couple and Family Therapy.

Many private schools are dropping AP courses, but Iowa schools are adding more to help students prepare for success across the state of Iowa. Expanding AP access to students is solidified each year in a ranking of Iowa public and private schools by the University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center in the UI College of Education. Read the Des Moines Register story here.

Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Heather Buckley (BA ’03 Elementary Education, ’12 Principal Licensure).

Alumna and Noyce Scholar, Magdaly Santos, is committed to teaching science in high-need areas. 

Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Lisa Stevenson (BA ’95 Elementary Education, MA ’04 Educational Administration, Ph.D. ’14).

Mary Cohen, head of music education, seeks to transform society's attitudes about prisoners through a choir and songwriting workshop at Oakdale, the Iowa Medical and Classification Center.