Author: Kerri Elizabeth Richardson

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...

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.

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...

Virtual meeting with Yukiko Maeda (top left), Wanju Huang (top left, 2nd from left), and students from the three participating three universities: Nagasaki University, Kyoai Gakuen University and Purdue (Photo provided)

Virtual study abroad pilot program for Purdue, Japanese Education students

Two College of Education professors piloted a virtual study abroad program last semester with Education students from Purdue and two universities in Japan. The students used learning and design technology principles to create three videos to educate K-12 students about...

Allison Strange, Kevin Evilsizer, Luke Urban

Rural writing contest for teens with ‘important stories to tell’

Chea Parton held the inaugural Literacy In Place Rural Teen Writing Contest with the theme Rural Pasts, Presents, and Futures because she believes that rural youth have important stories to tell. Parton, visiting assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction in...

Indiana GEAR UP students get outside the classroom and learn about water quality and biodiversity in the local school swamp.

Indiana GEAR UP: Creating doors and opportunities for students

“Education beyond high school transcends people’s lives,” says the director of an innovative seven-year program that supports and prepares Indiana students from lower income communities to graduate from high school and go on to start college successfully. Indiana GEAR UP...