Meet the @EdGamer Zack Gilbert

Zack Gilbert using Minecraft to teach a social studies lesson.

Zack Gilbert, M.S. ’07, emphasizes playful learning in the classroom to store knowledge into students’ long-term memory.

A team effort

Molly Hill swims during recent competition.

Student-athletes in swimming and diving show resolve on path to becoming teachers.

EMMA lab powers new research

Associate Professor Deborah MacPhee works with a young learner in the EMMA lab.

Associate Professor Deborah MacPhee is a sought-after lit­eracy expert, particularly for her research in retrospective miscue analysis.

New book tells story of Illinois’ principal preparation reform

Lisa Hood, Alicia Haller, Maureen Kincaid, and Erika Hunt

Illinois is home to a nationally recognized model for principal preparation reform. A new book by one of the key players in the effort, the Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP) at Illinois State University, chronicles the hard-earned achievement.

Helping others pursue their educational dreams

Marla Kim and Robert A. Benziger

Being significant proponents of education, the Benzigers recognize the public needs of education and have created scholarships to extend the opportunity to young people to pursue their educational dreams.

Meet the Bedfords: At the crossroads of music and education

Janet Bedford

According to Janet and Russell Bedford, scholarships had been critical to their ability to pursue their degrees and essential to their success in their professions. Now they desire to help students today to attain their educational goals.

A passion for education: Get to know Lynda Irvin

DeGarmo Hall

Having been the recipient of several scholarships, including the Hubbard Hickrod Scholarship in the College of Education, Irvin strongly felt the need to give back to the institution she loves the most.

Be the change! Alum Jeffrey Waple’s story

Jeffrey Waple

Jeffrey Waple is the vice chancellor for student affairs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has expanded the recreation center, built new turf fields for intramurals, and created the first-ever center for diversity and inclusion.