Faculty & Staff in the News

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Dr. Bryan Zugelder named new dean of the College of Education

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Dr. Ani Yazedjian, has named Dr. Bryan Zugelder the dean of Illinois State University’s College of Education, effective July 1.

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Drs. Grace Kang and Sonia Kline share critical and humanizing writing pedagogies

Drs. Sonia Kline and Grace Kang have co-authored several articles on teacher candidates in the writing methods classroom, are working on a book about bridging the gap between critical theory and pedagogical practice in writing instruction, and have applied for a Small Research Grant on Education from the Spencer Foundation to collaborate with teacher educators and kindergarten–sixth grade writing teachers around the United States.

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Let’s play! Dr. Beth White facilitates community partnership with Children’s Discovery Museum

Teacher candidates in Dr. Beth White’s TCH 210: Introduction to Child Growth & Development have a unique opportunity to volunteer at the Children’s Discovery Museum (CDM) in Uptown Normal as part of their clinical experience.

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‘How was school today?’: Dr. Benjamin Wellenreiter and Suzi Hutton cultivate purposeful clinical experience at Bloomington Junior High School

To make teaching a reality for middle level education preservice teachers, Dr. Ben Wellenreiter partners with Suzi Hutton, a seventh grade English Language Arts teacher, and other colleagues at Bloomington Junior High School.

Agency, advocacy, and rightful presence: Drs. Christie Angleton and Beth MacDonald publish articles on LGBTQ+ identities in education

Two Illinois State School of Teaching and Learning faculty members have performed timely and important research on LGBTQ+ issues in the last year.