Category: Centers

Intermediate school students present their project,

Ackerman Center: serving Indiana’s teachers, students with civics resources

A resource center housed in the Purdue University College of Education is impacting the university and the state of Indiana by providing needed civics education resources for Indiana school districts. The James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship developed and...

Grand Universe planning liftoff in Hamilton County

Inside Indiana Business discusses future Grand Universe, “the most magnificent planetarium in the country," which will use educational programs, summer camps and after-school programs developed by Purdue University’s Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST).
A group of students sit on the floor working on an activity

Students in EDCI 33500 Created an Interactive Reading Activity

Dr. Smith's students in EDCI 33500 Reading Instruction For Tier 1 And Tier 2 showcased their interactive reading activity projects developed in CREATE last week. This course examines a number of reading models and instructional approaches designed to ensure all...
Jennifer Barce and Stephanie Oudghiri

Purdue launches rural education center to help address teacher shortage

In support of Purdue University’s land grant mission which promotes equitable access for all students, the College of Education, in partnership with relevant stakeholders, has received approval for what is believed to be Indiana’s first comprehensive rural education center Co-founded...
Two young GER2I participants sitting on the floor participating in the Think Like a Detective activity.

Moving forward with hope and purpose: GER2I Summer Residential Camps 2023

Purdue’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I) welcomed 315 5th-12th grade students to its Summer Residential program held July 2 - 29. In its second year post-COVID, GER2I’s academic enrichment camp helps students develop problem-solving skills, inspire creativity, and...
Lynn Bryan, executive director of CATALYST, and a student seated at a table and smiling for a photo. On the table in front of them is a wooden wind turbine model.

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...