Category: EDST

A group of GER2I students playing a teambuilding activity outside. Each student is holding a handle of a large circular colorful sheet.

Dissecting squids and other hands-on activities: GER2I’s Super Summer program

Many fun learning activities took place at the Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute’s (GER2I) Super Summer (SSUM) – a weeklong, academic enrichment day camp for students in grades K-4.

Hua Hua Chang

Chang to receive Messick award for ‘significant, enduring contributions to quantitative research’

Hua Hua Chang is the 2024 recipient of the highly prestigious Samuel J. Messick Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 5.

Hailey Hayes, Tyrina Jones, Nathan Walker, Madeline Greaves

4 Boilermaker Educator athletes named to spring 2024 Academic All-Big Ten, Distinguished Scholars

Among the 85 spring Big Ten academic honorees from Purdue University, four Boilermaker Educator athletes were named as either Academic All-Big Ten or as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars – and one student achieved both.

Combination graphic featuring headshots for Christine Kiracofe (left) and Selcen Guzey (right)

College appoints two new department heads

The Purdue University College of Education has named two new department heads for the Departments of Educational Studies and for Curriculum and Instruction.

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Preparing students for the future: piloting a new AI grad certificate

A Purdue University College of Education Learning Design and Technology team will pilot a new AI Integration in Education graduate certificate program in the Fall 2024 semester.

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Smith awarded Purdue’s highest undergraduate teaching honor

The College of Education’s Jennifer Smith, associate clinical professor of special education, is one of the five 2024 Charles B. Murphy Award winners.