Category: Research

Wayne Wright seated at a desk in an office. He is looking at a PowerPoint presentation on his computer screen.

Wright gives keynote at PDE ELD Professional Learning Conference

Wayne E. Wright gave a virtual keynote presentation to the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) English Language Development (ELD) Professional Learning Conference (Nov. 19). Wright is the associate dean for research, graduate programs and faculty development and professor and Barbara I....

New science ed faculty member awarded NCSE fellowship to tackle science misconceptions

The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) named Isaiah Kent-Schneider, a clinical assistant professor of science education in the College of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction, as a 2025 Sound Science Fellow. The Sound Science Fellowship is designed to...

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Morita-Mullaney gives keynote at international literacy symposium

Trish Morita-Mullaney was invited to give a keynote at the Fourth International Colloquium on Sociolinguistics and Interculturality (Colombia) Sept. 29-30 – another testament to the Purdue University College of Education’s impact on international education and collaboration. The colloquium, hosted by...

Melanie Kuhn next to the cover art for her new book titled, Handbook on the Science of Literacy in Grades 3–8.

Kuhn’s new book explores ‘science of literacy perspective’

Melanie Kuhn’s new book demonstrates the importance of a science of literacy perspective for teaching and learning beyond the primary grades.

C. Johnson, collaborators receive USDOE Dialogue 250 grant to train teachers to celebrate U.S. 250th

The U.S. Department of Education awarded an American History and Civics-National Activities Seminars grant to Purdue University and the Literacy Design Collaborative.

A group of GEAR UP students standing in front of a whiteboard and smiling.

Flourishing in new areas: INGU held free STEM summer camps for 400+ Hoosier middle schoolers

Indiana Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs was a federally funded postsecondary educational access grant designed to deliver statewide programming to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.