#ThisIsPurdue interviews alum/TikTok star/science teacher Phil Cook about “Chem-o-ween” & teaching
“This Is Purdue” podcaster Kate Young interviewed Purdue Education alum, chemistry teacher and TikTok superstar Phil Cook (BSChemEd ’00, MSEd ’13) about his passion for education – and observed his “Chem-o-ween” experiments: an exploding pumpkin, liquid nitrogen marshmallows and flaming candy corn.
Obenchain, Barce receive IDOE grant to address state’s teacher shortages
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced recipients of $10.6 million in funding to aid Indiana’s schools and community partners in supporting local initiatives to attract and retain educators across the state – including researchers in the College of Education.
College researchers to improve access to gifted and talented education
A new College of Education research project addressing gifted and talented opportunities for underrepresented students recently received $3.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program.
Delivering Rural Education to Purdue from the Heart of Texas
Chea Parton, visiting assistant professor of curriculum and instruction since August 2022, became interested in rural education due to many experiences in her own life – including being a rural student from Gaston, Indiana, a rural undergraduate and graduate student at Purdue University, a rural teacher, and then a rural doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin.
New grant uses ‘positive psychology’ to better support underserved students in gifted and talented programming
17th annual Constitution Day attendance counts toward Purdue’s Civic Literacy Proficiency
