Academic and campus departments are invited to participate in Family Weekend on October 1-3.
Departments can register activities for Family Weekend
Unit: College of Education
Serving since 1966: EAF’s ‘Dr. Marcia’ Escott Hickrod retires
When Dr. Marcia Hickrod looks back on her five-decade-plus career at Illinois State, one gig stands above the rest.
Illinois National Board Certified Teacher and candidate win Golden Apple Awards
Maddi Bodine, a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and Zebulon “Zeb” Holder, NBCT candidate, were named 2021 Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching winners. They are among 10 Illinois teachers chosen for this honor. This year, the Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching winners were selected from over 708 nominees from all across the state—a new record for Illinois.
Mark your calendar for the fall career fairs
Save the date for the upcoming fall career fairs.
Learn local, teach local
llinois faces a dire teacher shortage with 4,500 open education positions across the state. Your Redbirds are rising to meet the challenge.
Promoting growth and change in the COE
The College of Education GROWTH (COE GROWTH) initiative started in summer 2020 as a coordinated and sustainable professional development program for all COE faculty and staff.
Partners in education
With health and safety guidelines altering traditional student teaching and clinical internships, the College of Education (COE) quickly explored avenues to place teaching candidates in meaningful experiences.
Celebrating EdBird excellence
Illinois State University is proud to both prepare and employ some of the most caring and dedicated educators around.
Introducing Dr. Dakesa Piña
Dr. Dakesa Piña joined the College of Education (COE) in spring 2021 as the first college-level diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officer at Illinois State.
Learning from disruption
As schools cautiously inch toward normalcy, there is no shortage of difficult questions being asked. Redbird Jennifer Gill fields many of them as the leader of Springfield School District 186, where she has served as superintendent since May 2014.
