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Second year in a row: all 5 Golden Apple Award winners are Purdue Education alumni

The Greater Lafayette Commerce recognized five outstanding teachers in the Greater Lafayette area with the annual Golden Apple award – and all five are Purdue College of Education alumni, for the second year in a row. In this 36th annual...

March 14, 2023

Students in EDPS 20001 Created an Anchor Chart

Students in Drs. Smith and Begeske’s EDPS 20001 Special Populations Seminar: Focus on Students with Disabilities and Differentiation Approaches were in CREATE last week to complete their Anchor Chart project. Students are secondary majors across all of teacher education at...

March 10, 2023

Lisa Hanson working on advanced math skills with her fourth graders at Northern Elementary School (Photo: Lisa Hanson)

‘So many paths’ for education majors, says award-winning Boilermaker Educator

“Being an education major doesn’t limit you to being in the classroom,” says award-winning Purdue Education alumna Lisa (Tylicki) Hanson (BA Elementary Education, '97). “There are so many paths education majors can take – school administration, interventionists, education coordinators, even...

March 8, 2023

Holly Fiock

Purdue Education’s Fiock wins national instructional design award

“Holly Fiock is truly a thought leader in the field of instructional design,” said Jennifer Richardson, College of Education 150th Anniversary Professor. Fiock is the 2023 winner of the Outstanding Service in Postsecondary Instructional Design Award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.

March 1, 2023

Students in EDPS 26500 Have Hands on Assistive Technology Experiences in Class

This month in Dr. Begeske and Mr. Shannon's course, EDPS 26500 The Inclusive Classroom, students across teacher education learned about using assistive technology (AT) to support students with disabilities in their field experiences and future classrooms. The students had the...

February 24, 2023

Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood in Indianapolis celebrated its first graduating class in June of 2021. Many students continue their education at Purdue or other four-year or community colleges. (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)

Collaborative research with Purdue Polytechnic High School: Documenting Student Impact

The College of Education, the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, and Purdue University Online are partnering to co-fund collaborative research projects at three campuses of the Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) as the PPHS Collaborative Research Projects Initiative. The initiative shows another...

February 23, 2023