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Professor, community member partner in adaptive PE course

Ricky Price wanted to make his adaptive physical education course more authentic for his Boilermaker Educator students. “I wanted my students to learn from someone with a disability, not just me,” said Price, an assistant professor of special education in the...

August 11, 2026

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New course design book is rooted in Self-Determination Theory

Publication Title Designing Impactful College Courses: Applying Self-Determination Theory Co-Authors Emily M. Bonem, Daniel Guberman, Chantal Levesque-Bristol Publisher Routledge Publication Date April 30, 2026 About the Book This how-to course design guide is rooted in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), equipping educators with the...

August 7, 2026

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Indiana, federal judges invited to help BFTF learn about American justice system

Have you ever met an American judge or state supreme court justice outside of a courtroom? In July, 34 American and European teenagers had that opportunity through Purdue University’s College of Education. The students are participants in the Benjamin Franklin...

August 4, 2026

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Maeda’s new book equips researchers with education stats tools

Publication Title Quantitative Methods in Education: A Practical Introduction to Statistics Co-Authors Yukiko Maeda, John Gipson, Sheila Hurt, and Katie H. Dufault Publisher Purdue University Press Publication Date 2026 About the Book Educational research often involves understanding complex patterns in...

July 28, 2026

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Reading Strategies for Parents and Teachers

Adult-child shared reading interactions in both home and classroom settings expose young children to rich, complex language. Compared to everyday conversation, text in children’s books often includes a wider range of vocabulary, more complex sentences, and new ideas that may...

July 27, 2026

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“Wonderful partners”: Cambodian university collaboration leads to workshop, training, recruitment, and research

The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) invited two College of Education faculty members to give a workshop to the public on “AI for Language Teaching and Assessment” – just one of the many ways that these Boilermaker Educators collaborate...

July 22, 2026

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