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Addressing the teacher shortage: Purdue’s partnership with Ivy Tech gives “assured admission” to transfer students

Students who want to become teachers and educators in Indiana have a smoother path today with “assured admission” – if they successfully complete an associate’s degree at Ivy Tech Community College and are enrolled in a Purdue University Transfer Single...

September 6, 2023

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Masta receives Sloan Foundation grant to study Indigenous scholar involvement

Stephanie Masta, associate professor of Curriculum Studies, received a $125,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study the history of Indigenous scholar involvement in two national education associations. The one-year project is titled, “The Role of Indigenous Scholars...

August 31, 2023

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ICHE awards STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant for 4th time to College’s CATALYST

For the fourth time, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) awarded a STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant to the Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST) for innovative programming in the Purdue University College of Education. The...

August 29, 2023

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Education PhD student creates disability awareness program for elementary students, teachers

A program created by a Purdue University College of Education doctoral student helps teach young children how to better understand difference and diversity - specifically, fellow classmates with disabilities. The program also supports general education teachers and students by teaching...

August 25, 2023

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Education, Nursing faculty collaborate on Dept. of HHS grant to improve graduate nursing education

Faculty members from the Purdue University College of Education, the School of Nursing and the College of Health and Human Sciences have received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Sciences Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant...

August 24, 2023

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Using AR to promote learning at local after school program

A team of Purdue educators are using augmented reality (AR) to promote environmental sustainability among underrepresented students at a local after school program in Lafayette, Indiana. William R. Watson, professor of learning design and technology (LDT) in the College of...

August 17, 2023

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