Faculty & Staff in the News

Conceptual image of a classroom out of focus with caution tape being cut. Redbird scholar addresses inequalities in STEM education.

Born accessible: Redbird scholar addresses inequalities in STEM education

Special Education faculty member Natalie L. Shaheen is conducting National Science Foundation-funded research to make classrooms "born accessible."

Several college students sit in chairs using manipulatives and materials to practice math instruction skills

Dr. Beth MacDonald and Dr. Allison Kroesch count on ARCS Grant to support interdisciplinary collaboration

A team of Illinois State researchers from the College of Education working with local elementary students was recently awarded an Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) grant.

Dr. Lara Handsfield to retire from Illinois State: Leaves legacy in bilingual education at School of Teaching and Learning

After 19 years as a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University, Dr. Lara Handsfield is set to retire in December.

College students and middle school students sit in small groups at tables playing games

Metcalf School partnership provides middle-level teacher candidates window into world of emerging adolescents

Halle Modloff, Annalina Nelson, Brian Tondi '21, Justina McGuinn, and their classmates are all part of Dr. Meghan Kessler’s course Introduction to Young Adolescent Development and Middle Level Schools. Kessler, an assistant professor of middle level education in the School of Teaching and Learning, has partnered with Mike Jones '96, M.S.E. '18, and Andy Goveia '13, M.S. '18, both teachers at Metcalf School, to provide her teacher candidates with an immersive and meaningful semester.

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Illinois Tutoring Initiative concludes: A successful federal grant boost for student achievement

The Illinois Tutoring Initiative (ITI), a transformative program aimed at closing academic gaps and supporting students across Illinois, has officially come to an end.