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UI Belin-Blank Center’s AP Index shows Corridor schools excel in AP testing (The Gazette, May 9, 2012)
Nick Colangelo, director of the University of Iowa College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education, comments on the State of Iowa's success in AP test-taking over the last 20 years.
Assouline comments on the importance of comprehensively evaluating twice exceptional students (Education Week, May 8)
Research is shedding light on 'twice exceptional' students. Experts say better, earlier identification is needed for children.
Linebarger discusses her new study on kids and TV (Iowa Public Radio, May 7)
University of Iowa associate professor of education Deborah Linebarger talks about her new study that examines the impact on children of television playing in the background (Starts at the 31:30 mark.)
Bills quoted on the variety of ways to calculate drop-out rate (PolitiFact, May 7)
PolitiFact debunks statements from a Miami-Dade politician, citing David Bills' previous comments concerning drop-out rate calculations.
Elementary education student to participate in Miss USA (Press-Citizen, May 6)
Rebecca Hodge will represent Iowa in the 61st annual Miss USA competition in Las Vegas next month.
Belin-Blank Recognizes Advanced Placement Achievers (Press-Citizen, April 30)
The 2012 Iowa AP Index was released by the Belin-Blank Center. The index recognizes AP participation by Iowa high schools.
College of Education Alumna Dolores Duran-Cerda Appointed (Tuscon News Now, April 24)
Pima Community College has appointed a language teacher with the college for 15 years, to the Assistant Vice Chancellor (acting) position.
Linebarger studies the harmfulness of secondhand television in children (Education Week, April 20)
Deborah L. Linebarger's collaborative research study reveals that children ages 8 months to 8 years are exposed to nearly four hours each day of television playing in the background.
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Lagos Lavenz concerned over Dept of Ed’s proposed teacher-training requirements (Daily Iowan, April 12)
Susan Lagos Lavenz, a UI associate dean for teacher
education and student services in the College of Education, said state
code requires Iowa schools of education to follow up with their
graduates.
Pascarella co-authors research on racial understanding (Inside Higher Ed, April 10)
A new study being presented at this year's annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association suggests that as undergraduates progress in higher education, they become less interested, on average, in promoting racial understanding. College of Education alumnus Greg Wolniak is also co-author of this study.
Spotlight Iowa City: Professor Clara Baldus mixes play and education (Daily Iowan, April 2)
In the basement of North Hall among wet paintbrushes and pastel paints, Clara Baldus sits on a yoga ball in her office. The visiting assistant professor at the University
of Iowa, who is organizing the art-education program in the College of
Education, said she hasn't used a chair for her desk since 2004.
College of Education Alumna Diane Campbell Honored (Quad City Business Journal, April 1)
Diane Soderman Campbell (1995 M.A./1984 B.S., Special Education) is among Six Quad-City area women to be recognized as Athena honorees, and one will receive the 2012 Athena Award
at an April 12 luncheon at Jumer’s Casino and
Hotel in Rock Island.
Morphew comments on fixed tuition plans (Crain's Detroit Business, March 21)
Christopher
Morphew, chair of the department of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, says fixed tuition pricing plans,
which guarantee the price of tuition for several semesters, function
"largely as a marketing ploy."
Iowa View: Foolish to cut academics to cover deficit in athletics (Des Moines Register, March 9)
Professor Christopher Morphew responds to the University of Northern Iowa's recent decisions to close its laboratory school, natural history museum and 48 academic programs.
U of I REACH Program Residence Hall Community Recognized as Community of the Month (Think College Newsletter, February 29)
The 10th floor of Stanley Hall at U of IA is home to both undergraduate students and REACH students. This integrated community was recently named Community of the Month by the National Association of Colleges and University Residence Halls for being respectful, safe, and engaging for all residents.
Sheila Oliver claims New Jerseyans are the "most educated" in the nation (New Jersey Star Ledger - Politifact, February 27)
Associate Professor David Bills comments on the best available data to quantify "most educated" claims.
A musical master: Former Muscatine man will take over the baton at national bandmaster group (Muscatine Journal, February 19)
Muscatine native and College of Education alumnus Thomas G. Leslie will be conducting noteworthy bands across the United States this year when he takes the baton as President of the American Bandmasters Association.
Why I do what I do... It's a kid thing! (Colorado Education, February 17)
Elementary school principal and UI alumnus George Boser (BA- Elementary Education, '93) talks about service, decision-making and connecting with students.
School of the Arts teaches students, educators (The Gazette, February 18)
College of Education students partner with United Action for Youth for School of the Arts program.
UI College of Education recognizes faculty with research awards (UI News Service, February 17)
Fifteen University of Iowa faculty members received support to fund research projects that represent educational research at its best: "critical, purposeful, and solutions-oriented," according to UI College of Education Dean and Professor Margaret S. Crocco.
UI science education program still flourishing (The Gazette, February 11)
College of Education Dean Margaret Crocco responds to confusing media reports that the science education program has been terminated.
Net Gain? Out-of-state companies bring all-online education to Iowa (The Gazette, February 9)
John Achrazoglou, professor and Director of Technology comments on new building-free learning opportunities for students.
'Adrift' in Adulthood: Students Who Struggled in College Find Life Harsher After Graduation (The Chronicle, January 25)
Professor Pascarella contributes to study of critical thinking skills on employment.
Get to know Carolyn Colvin, Teaching and Learning (FYI, January 25)
Shortly after she arrived on the UI campus almost 20 years ago, Colvin created a partnership with the West Liberty school district to help adult immigrants and their children improve their literacy skills.
When They Met (The Hindu, January 19)
By the time the group of 60 students from the University of Iowa left the Temple Town last week, it was amply clear to them that the field of elementary studies does not limit itself to field trips in one's own country. “It is also about encountering people and their communities far beyond borders.”
Exercising the brain: Prairie teachers test physical activity's influence on student learning (The Gazette, January 18)
Carol Girdler, a University of Iowa College of Education clinical instructor comments on studies correlating exercise and classroom performance.
UI study examines role of racial similarity on victim forgiveness (UI News Service, January 17)
Counseling psychology Ph.D. student Courtney Cornick and professor Elizabeth Altmaier publish research showing racial similarity between victim and offender influences forgiveness following significant interpersonal transgressions, most notably in the black victim-black offender pairing.
A mom's life: Downtime key to fostering child's imagination (DesMoinesRegister.com, January 10)
Deborah Linebarger, a University of Iowa associate professor of education, says children need a little boredom because it provides opportunities to be creative, invent things to do and “relax a bit and dream.”
UI makes U.S. News 2012 edition of Top Online Education Programs (UI News Service, January, 10)
The University of Iowa and the College of Education is recognized several times in the new U.S.News & World Report's 2012 edition of Top Online Education Program rankings released today, Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Ex_UI babseball player looks to teach - and be a Yankee (Daily Iowan, December 14)
After the baseball-playing University of Iowa student earns his teaching
certificate this winter, his professors and coaches said they're
confident that Tyson Blaser's determination will take him far.
Paul: Technology key to future of education (Estherville Daily News, December 2)
Estherville Lincoln Central Community Schools District Superintendent and UI alumni Tara Paul brings a new way of looking at education to her first year on the job.
Clar Baldus, Belin-Blank Center (FYI, December 2)
Clar Baldus believes people need to smile more, laugh more, and definitely play more.
Special Tax Deductions for Special Education (The Wall Street Journal, November 12)
There are numerous tax breaks for education, but the most important one for many special-needs students isn't an education break per se. Instead, it falls under the medical-expense category. Some might even cover costs for a special two-year college certificate program for students with severe learning disabilities, such as our REACH program.
Among Friends (The Gazette, November 11)
A class for student vets, taught by Tamara Woods, a UI doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology, improves chances of collegiate success.
College special ed: More institutions serving students with intellectual disabilities (Chicago Tribune, November 9)
UI REACH program serves many Chicago-area students.
Are You Picking On Me? (Spot Us, November 8)
Professor Liu says bullied Asian young people have few options.
College of Education gets educated (Muscatine Journal, November 8)
UI officials and student visit Muscatine to see how students learn.
What Spurs Students to Staty in College and Learn? (Chronicle, November 6)
Ernest Pascarella, co-director of the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education says good teaching and diversity inspire students.
Peoria Unified University High enables gifted to skip 2 grades (azcentral.com, October 31)
UI Belin-Blank Center's Professor Susan Assouline comments on grade skipping.
More kids are in need, and our schools lead the way to help (The Gazette, October 30)
It’s been said that education is the door to a brighter future. For a growing number of Iowa students, however, it’s getting harder to walk through that door. Professor Peter Hlebowitsh says 'schools inherit achievement gap.'
Comparing U.S., international schools is slippery slope (The Gazette, October 30)
Ann Garcia Santos, Clinical Assistant Professor, shares insights on the impact of poverty on learning.
Dept of Ed Director explains reform approach in UI keynote (easterniowaschools.com, October 21)
UI College of Education experts weigh in on Glass' education reform keynote.
Expert: Paul's plan to eliminate Department of Education could hit student aid (Daily Iowan, October 19)
Dean Margaret Crocco explains effects of Paul's proposed Education Department elimination.
No TV for the infants and toddlers? Not exactly, says American Academy of Pediatrics (OregonLive.com, October 19)
Associate Professor Deborah Linebarger disputes proposals to restrict TV exposure for infants and toddlers.
Media advisory: Jason Glass to participate in UI College of Education panel discussion Oct. 21 (UI News Services, October 18)
Jason Glass, director of the Iowa Department of Education, will give the keynote speech titled "Iowa’s Future: Navigating the Waters of K-16+ Education” from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
UI College of Education's Iowa Testing Programs creates Iowa Assessments (UI News Services, October 17)
As local students sharpen their No. 2 pencils and fill in the familiar bubbles for fall standardized testing, there are some major changes to this educational tradition.
These significant updates include a new name, the Iowa Assessments, which replaces the tests formerly known as the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), according to two assessment experts with the University of Iowa College of Education's Iowa Testing Programs (ITP).
Local, state education leaders react to Branstad ‘blueprint’ (The Gazette, October 3)
Stephen Dunbar, director of the Iowa Testing Programs, Dean Margaret Crocco, and others comment on Governor Branstad's 'blueprint' for the future of education in Iowa.
Related stories:
- Branstad's 'One Unshakeable Vision' has educators shaking in their boots (Press-Citizen.com, October 15) Mary Mascher is an alumna.
- Look to national education test as a truth-teller (Des Moines Register, September 26)
New UI dean Crocco drawn to College of Education's values (Press-Citizen.com, October 2)
The road Margaret Crocco took from Columbia University in New York to the University of Iowa has been well traveled over the years.
Crocco, who took over as dean of the UI College of Education after longtime dean Sandra Damico retired this summer, follows a line of educators who studied or taught at Columbia and made their way to Iowa City, including UI's 11th president, Walter Jessup, and namesake of the administration building on the Pentacrest.
Long-Distance Learners (Delta Sky, October 2011)
Educational Leadership alumni, Joe Carter, describes his experience with distance learning.
Which Core Matters More? (The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 30)
Professor Ernest Pascarella’s work cited in Chronicle article on debate between skills and content.
Teaching treasures (The Hindu, September 29)
Teachers from India recount their trip to the University of Iowa Leadership Summit.
For Students With Intellectual Disabilities, Programs Provide New Paths to Careers (The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 25)
Kelly Nagle, a 20-year-old from Overland Park, Kan., has a form of Down syndrome. Lengthy advocacy by parents, along with recent federal legislation, has spurred an increase in the number of college programs for students with below-average scores on tests of cognitive ability. Kelly Nagle is entering her second year in one such program, Reach (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes), at the University of Iowa's School of Education.
20 Incredible Colleges for Special Needs Students (BestCollegesOnline.com, September 21)
While it might make things more challenging, a disability shouldn’t stand in the way of getting a college degree. These days, it’s easier than ever for special needs students to find the help they need, as more and more institutions work towards understand their disabilities. The UI REACH program tops the list.
Who Should Educate the Educators? (The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 21)
Was the move to turn the teaching of teachers into a separate “profession” with its own school or college within universities a smart one? Dean Margaret Crocco joins the discussion.
Education experts discuss teaching 9/11 (Daily Iowan, September 7)
On Tuesday afternoon, 18 University of Iowa education students sat captivated as their professor asked them to remember the events of 9/11. Bruce Fehn, a UI associate professor of teaching and learning, asked the class members to form discussion groups, in which they reported on interviews they previously conducted with family members or friends regarding 9/11. The exercise — aimed at equipping young teachers with the tools necessary to tackle the sensitive and complicated issues associated with 9/11 — was part of Fehn’s Instructional Methods for Social Studies Teachers course.
UI, Grant Wood AEA and City High provide virtual reality training (UI News, September 7)
The UI College of Education Teacher Leader Center is launching a unique partnership between the center, Iowa City High School and the Grant Wood Area Education Agency to help students develop virtual reality projects.
Indian educators to visit UI, local community for leadership summit Sept. 6-14 (UI News Services, August 30)
A group of nearly 20 school administrators from India are visiting Iowa City through Sept. 14 for a leadership summit about U.S. education systems, particularly that of the University of Iowa and the Iowa City Community School District. Professor Liz Hollingworth hopes this summit encourages visiting teachers to enroll in master's degree programs.
‘Iowa Assessments’ set to replace ITBS, ITED (Source Media, August 29)
“We are going out this year with new versions of our standardized tests, which will be referred to as the Iowa Assessments,” said Stephen Dunbar, director of the Iowa Testing Programs in the University of Iowa College of Education. “We won’t be using the term ITBS and ITED as we refer to these.” The name change reflects how the assessments have evolved throughout the years, and the information and messages Iowa Testing Programs wants educators, parents and teachers to take from the results.
For Crocco, it’s about democracy, civic engagement (fyi, August 29)
fyi caught up with Margaret Crocco during her first month on the job to find out why she moved from the Big Apple to the Midwest, and what her vision is for the UI College of Education during a time when education is under intense scrutiny like never before.
Access to algebra critical to Iowa (The Gazette, August 7)
Susan Assouline wrote a guest column addressing the role of algebra and how Iowa's eighth graders stack up against others in the nation.
Ed-tech leaders push closed captioning, compliance monitoring (eCampus News, August 3)
Jim Stachowiak,Associate Director of ICATER, comments on accessible technology for disabled students.
Counselors, social workers to attend College of Education's annual helping school (UI News Services, August 2)
Almost 150 counselors, social workers and other helping professionals from across the state will gather on the University of Iowa campus Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 3-5, for the 32nd Annual Summer School for Helping Professionals (ASSHP).
Lessons from the Summit (press-citizen.com, July 30)
Dean Margaret Crocco writes a guest column about this summer's Education Summit in Des Moines.
Missing for so long: Self expression in jail (The Daily Iowan, July 24)
Professor Mary Cohen writes about this summer's IMCC Songwriters' Workshop
Hong Kong, Chinese students visit UI through Belin-Blank Center programs (UI News Services, July 20)
About 40 high school students from Hong Kong and China are visiting the University of Iowa campus as part of a two-week program to introduce them to college life. They are here through the Hong Kong Scholars Program and the China Scholars Program, both offered through the UI Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.
Turkish doctor dabbles in writing, art, and teaching (The Daily Iowan, July 20)
Hani Ekladi’s career journey takes him from Turkish surgeon to Iowa City artist, writer, educator.
Talented Iowa youth explore arts via UI programs (fyi, July 18)
Seven hundred gifted and talented students from across the state of Iowa are exploring everything from leadership to foreign languages and the arts through nine summer residential programs offered to K-12 students through The University of Iowa’s Belin-Blank Center in the UI College of Education.
Iowa schools mix state and national standards to keep up with 21st century demands (The American Independent, June 21)
Professor Peter Hlebowitsh comments on Race to the Top school funding.
CrossingBorders.us highlights UI engagement efforts in southeast Iowa City (UI News Services, June 7)
For communities outside the University, Art Education doctoral student Daniel Kinney helped create an online space that engages and demonstrates real social justice. Also in the community, he is working with the Broadway Neighborhood Center to collect and share stories in a collaborative mural.
Related story: UI Ph.D. student encourages storytelling through art (The Daily Iowan, June 22)
Taking a SMART approach to teacher preparation (fyi, June 7)
A new University of Iowa College of Education Teacher Leader Center, one of the first of its kind in the nation, opens this month, transforming the way future teachers are taught. The new 6,000-plus square foot center is located at N140 Lindquist Center on the UI campus.
UI prepares Iowa teachers for global literacy through summer institute (UI News Services, June 7)
UI International Programs is partnering with the Stanley Foundation to connect Iowa teachers with newly designed global literacy concepts that support the Chapter 12 mandate through the annual Summer Institute for Teachers, lead by College of Education Professor, Gregory Hamot.
Faculty connect with central Iowa during annual trip (fyi, June 6)
Incoming College of Education dean Margaret Crocco connected with administrators from three Iowa school districts, discussing demands for teaching students who are learning English and who circulate in and out of school throughout the school year.
UI College of Education Teacher Leader Center transforms teacher preparation (UI News Services, June 1)
A new University of Iowa College of Education Teacher Leader Center, one of the first of its kind in the nation, opens this month, transforming the way future teachers are taught. Dignitaries, state leaders and members of the community will have a chance to see the new 6,000-plus square foot center during an open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, located at N140 Lindquist Center on the UI campus.
UI Alumni Association presents 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards June 11 (UI News Services, May 31)
Leonard Feldt has dramatically changed the landscape of educational measurement and brought international renown to the UI College of Education. The University of Iowa Alumni Association will present the Distinguished Alumni Awards to 14 notable alumni and friends of the UI at a luncheon from noon to 2:15 p.m. Saturday, June 11, in the UI's Levitt Center for University Advancement.
Cummer writes to keep kids engaged (Press-Citizen, May 29)
Jacob Cummer decided to dip his toes into the children's book waters when he received his certificate in elementary education and started teaching third grade.
Economically integrated schools (Press-Citizen, May 23)
Peter Hlebowitsh, professor and DEO in Teaching and Learning, speaks to the Press Citizen about economically integrated schools and the Iowa City School District.
Belin-Blank student wins international science prize (Press-Citizen, May 17)
Chase Gross took an experiment on insect pheromones, a topic in which he first became interested while taking a summer biology class at the University of Iowa’s Belin-Blank Center for talented and gifted students, on to become one of the standout projects last week at a prestigious world science fair.
UI faculty will travel Iowa May 18-20 (Daily Iowan, May 12)
New Dean, Dr. Margaret Crocco, and professors Katrina Sanders, Pam Ries, and Kit Gerken reach out to Central Iowa on UI Faculty Engagement Corps tour.
UI senior helps minority children think about college (Daily Iowan, May 11)
Jasmyn Harrington, UI elementary-education major, has studied dropout rates of minorities through a summer research program at the UI. She said she is especially interested in the idea of minority teachers being role models for students to stay in school.
UI's 2011 index recognizes top Iowa schools for Advanced Placement participation (UI News Service, May 2)
George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids achieved the No. 1 ranking on the "2011 Iowa AP Index" for the third year in a row. The index, developed seven years ago by the University of Iowa College of Education's Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, assesses Advanced Placement (AP) participation among accredited public and private schools in Iowa.
Healing Through Harmony - Choir aims to help rehabilitate inmates (Spectator, April 2011)
The vocal group was created in February 2009 by Mary Cohen, UI assistant professor of music education, as a means to help the incarcerated population communicate with others through song; the project also is coordinated with graduate seminars in music education. This is when community volunteers visit a group of prisoners for a choir rehearsal, allowing the inmates to escape into a world of choral harmony. Together, the two disparate sets unite as one musical team, the Oakdale Prison Community Choir.
Project HOPE molds future health care professionals (fyi, April 15)
The UI College of Education’s Project HOPE (Healthcare, Occupations, Preparation, and Exploration) isa career education–bridging program that allows the exploration of health science professions for eighth-grade students in rural Iowa middle schools with large populations of Mexican immigrants.
UI acting training comes into play for Colts' Clark (USA Today, April 12)
Dallas Clark, elementary education alumnus and Indianapolis Colts Tight End, makes TV acting debut.
ISU, UI partner to feature student innovation at Invention Convention April 16 (April 12)
Almost 400 students from across the state of Iowa will showcase inventions ranging from “The Rocker Stopper” to “The Eye Drop Assistant” at the 24th Annual Invent Iowa State Scholarship Event. The event, which alternates between the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, will be held Saturday, April 16, in Ames this year. The UI College of Education'sConnie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development and the Colleges of Engineering at both UI and ISU host the event.
UI program gives minorities peek at science careers (Press-Citizen, April 7)
"The whole point is to get, in particular, under-represented minorities interested in the health care field early in their development," said Saba Ali, a UI College of Education associate professor and admissions coordinator for the counseling psychology department who created and directs Project HOPE.
Margaret Crocco to lead University of Iowa College of Education as new dean (UI News Service, March 24, 2011)
Margaret Crocco, professor and chair of the Department of Arts and Humanities at Teachers College, Columbia University, has been named the 15th dean of the University of Iowa College of Education, UI Interim Executive Vice President and Provost P. Barry Butler announced today. Her appointment will begin July 1 pending approval by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
Mary Cohen [ Choir director ] [ Professor ] [ Halloween fan ] (Heart & Soul, Press-Citizen, March 24)
To Mary Cohen, assistant professor of music education, singing is the best medicine. “Choral singing is a really good activity for physical, mental, spiritual and cognitive health,” she said. “It’s a natural activity for people to do.”
William Liu [ Professor ] [ Communicator ] [ Surfer ] (Heart & Soul, Press-Citizen, March 24)
By nature, his work is devoted to helping others. But Will Liu finds a way to apply his academic research to real-world settings. Liu, 42, is a professor of counseling psychology in the University of Iowa College of Education. For the last six or seven years, he also has been working at the Shelter House.
UI alumna wins national childcare award (Daily Iowan, March 23)
Brittney Sharp hopes the $1,000 award will help her make reading more relatable to kids who aren’t able to read yet.
Geography should not dictate student's destiny (The Gazette, Feb. 20)
Two new online resources recently developed by University of Iowa College of Education experts will help educators and parents know if students are on track to develop their full math potential.
UI offers new Web-based resources to maximize student math potential (UI News Service, Feb. 21)
Two new online resources recently developed by University of Iowa College of Education experts will help educators and parents know if students are on track to develop their full math potential.
Class matches artists at UI, UAY (Press-Citizen, Feb. 18)
College-level art education students will teach aspiring high school artists through a new class starting next week. "My college students forget what it's like to be in high school, so the teaching is reciprocal," said Rachel Williams, a UI associate professor of art education, who is co-directing the class with Mickey Hampton, volunteer coordinator at UAY.
Get to Know... Elizabeth Altmaier, Counseling Psychology (fyi, February 15, 2011)
Elizabeth Altmaier’s primary research is in health psychology, specifically on the ways in which cancer patients cope with the aftereffects of treatment, but for the last decade or so, she’s also been quite focused on Hawkeye athletics. Find out more about Professor Altmaier.
Kids' invention fair unveils 'The Pooinator' (Des Moines Register, Feb. 8)
Clar Baldus, of Belin-Blank Center, is the coordinator of Invent Iowa, an annual showcase for elementary schoolkid ingenuity. Fifty-four students in kindergarten through fourth grade showed 39 inventions.
Professional jobs harder to get, college grads find (Des Moines Register, Feb. 5)
William Liu, a University of Iowa professor of counseling psychology, comments on the tough job market and how it can be disheartening for recent college graduates.
Barack Obama in State of the Union says up to a quarter of U.S. high schoolers drop out (St. Petersburg Times, Jan. 25)
Researchers and governments have many different ways of measuring how many students leave school before graduating. "A dropout rate seems like it should be the most intuitive thing in the world, but it’s not," said David Bills, a professor at the University of Iowa College of Education who specializes in comparative statistics. "There are almost as many ways of calculating state dropout rates as there are states."
UI alumna combines writing, parenting and special-needs teaching (East Dubuque Register, January 14, 2011)
An article on Heather Gudenkauf, a graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in Childhood Education, who has had a varied career as a teacher, special needs teacher, instructional coach and most recently as a literacy coach.
Get to Know... Kit Gerken, School Psychology Program (fyi, January 13, 2011)
Age is just a number for Kathryn “Kit” Gerken, a 70-year-old martial artist who not only breaks the mold but is trained to break concrete blocks. Find out more about Professor Gerken.
Presentation to focus on UI-Oakdale Prison Partnership Program Jan. 13 (UI News Service, January 7, 2011)
A presentation by Mary Cohen, assistant professor of teaching and learning in the College of Education, on the UI-Oakdale Prison Partnership Program, will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 at the Iowa City Public Library in Meeting Room A. The event, “May You Walk in Beauty: Connecting Communities through Choral Singing at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center,” is part of the University of Iowa Graduate Institute for Public Engagement, sponsored by the University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Graduate College.
Remarkable Features: Remarkable stories about College of Education faculty, staff, students, and alumni
- Helen Jameson: Staff member uses her experiences from dealing with her dyslexia to help others find their creative paths to success.
- Jo Hendrickson: Deferring dream to help others reach goal
- Jerrod Koon: Realizing that condemning violence wasn’t enough, a graduate student turned to action and enlisted fellow men.
- Cate Hartmann: A returning student draws on her own experience to lend fellow veterans a hand.
- Phillip Lewis: A shooting robbed the UI alumnus of his college football dreams, but steered him in an unexpected direction. Today he shows others how life-changing challenges can offer new beginnings.
- Nick Colangelo: The educator and advocate is dedicated to creating opportunities for academically promising students.
- Olivia Myers: The UI student, reigning Miss Iowa, and Miss America second runner-up shares her passion for learning.
- Daniel Peters: A UI student overcomes learning challenges to pursue education in innovative program.
- Casey Koschmeder: An education student gets his first classroom experience in Kenya—and brings home plenty of lessons himself.
- Wangui Gathua: A graduate student comes to Iowa to further her own education—in hopes of helping others do the same.
- Steve McGuire: River rescues, flood recovery, and award-winning teaching illustrate a faculty member’s knack for helping out when it’s needed most.
- Kate Karacay: The graduate student raises awareness about human trafficking, successfully lobbying for a new Iowa law.
- Casey Koschmeder: an education student gets his first classroom experience in Kenya—and brings home plenty of lessons himself.
- Michael Everson: examines how we learn language—especially Chinese—and why it matters.
- John Mikelson: the former Army medic became an undergrad at 45, and now helps veterans of all ages make the college transition.
- Deb Vierling: Using education as a tool for empowerment, the UI College of Education alumna has been dubbed everything from an advocate to an angel.
- Saba Ali A: Faculty member’s ties to Islam, Appalachia, and now Iowa inform research on education, culture, and career.
- Don Coffman: Sad to see adults leave music behind, the music educator and bandleader decided to coax some back.
- Christine Grant: The former women’s athletic director has earned a national reputation advocating opportunity for all athletes.
- Rachel Marie-Crane Williams: thinks art can blend with activism to make a difference in the world. Her artistic vision takes her into prisons and juvenile homes, where she hopes art will touch lives and act as a catalyst for social change and a catharsis for those who need healing or inspiration.