Category: EDCI

Washington Irving Elementary 3rd grade class with teacher Juan Barboza.

College of Education: Part of Indiana’s $2M funding initiative to support teachers of English Language Learners

Purdue University is one of ten Indiana universities offering a completely online add-on license to prepare teachers – for free – to provide effective language, literacy, and content-area instruction for students classified as English Language Learners (ELLs). Indiana will spend $2...

#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.

Dr. Trish Morita-Mullaney

How Teachers Can Break Down Stereotypes of Asian American Students

Education Week interviewed Trish Morita-Mullaney about teacher’s perceptions of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) students.

Wanju Huang, Clinical Assistant Professor, Learning Design & Technology

W. Huang awarded NSF grant for cyber training curriculum for CWE sustainability

Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, Wanju Huang, clinical assistant professor in the College of Education, and fellow Purdue researchers will create a cyber training curriculum for CWE sustainability.

Kathryn Obenchain, Jennifer Barce

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.

Jennifer Richardson receives a Teaching Academy Teaching Excellence Award from Jay T. Akridge, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity

Six College of Education faculty members honored at Purdue’s Celebration of Teaching Excellence

The Purdue University Office of the Provost formally recognized outstanding faculty at a ceremony on Sept. 27, including six College of Education faculty members. They are: Virak Chan, clinical assistant professor of literacy and language, Curriculum & Instruction, Teaching for...