Indian Hills Community College announced that Marlene Sprouse, Drake alumna, will be the next president of the college. Dr. Sprouse is a graduate of the Drake University School of Education having received her EdD in 2005, her EdS in 1998, and a MSE in Effective Teaching in 1993. Follow this link for the story.
June 11, 2013
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Drake University to host Iowa Rehabilitation Association 2013 Brag and Steal Conference
The Drake University Iowa Rehabilitation Association (DU-IRA), a graduate student organization, is hosting the 2013 Brag and Steal conference on Friday, June 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Drake’s Olmsted Center, 2875 University Ave. The conference is open to the public. Brag and Steal is an annual training offered through the Job Placement [...]
June 10, 2013
June 10, 2013
SOE Graduate Receives Award
School of Education graduate, Jason Edwards, MS '10, received the 2013 Mary McLeod Bethune Award. This Educator of the Year award is sponsored by the 2013 Iowa Juneteenth Observance. According to the Iowa Juneteenth Observance website, their mission is to " 1) educate Iowans on, and promote the historical significance of, the Juneteenth holiday in [...]
June 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
School of Education associate dean selected for National Teacher Education Advisory Committee
The Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University (IFSA-Butler) has selected Eunice Merideth, Levitt Distinguished Professor and associate dean in the Drake University School of Education, to be a member of the National Teacher Education Advisory Committee. The committee seeks to provide teacher education students more opportunities to study abroad and interact with students in international [...]
June 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
Brag & Steal 2013
The Drake University Student Division of the Iowa Rehabilitation Association is hosting Brag & Steal 2013. This is a networking and development opportunity for Rehabilitation and Vocational students and professionals. The event will take place on Friday, June 21, from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM in the Olmsted Center on Drake University's campus. The keynote speaker [...]
June 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
School of Education professor receives national Kuhmerker Dissertation Award
Matthew Hayden, assistant professor of teaching and learning at Drake University, is the recipient of the Association for Moral Education’s (AME) Kuhmerker Dissertation Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertations that inform, develop, or relate to the understanding of moral development, moral functioning or moral education. The AME invites submissions from all fields, including [...]
May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013
New On-line Reading Class Offered
Attention graduate students and alumni – New On-line Reading Classes! We are pleased to offer two new EDMA classes for graduate credit this summer. These on-line classes have been designed to offer a focused examination of literacy related topics that compliment existing programs and allow teachers to refresh and develop their knowledge base. Today's Children's [...]
May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013
ESL Endorsement Cohort Completers Honored
Sixteen teachers will be honored at a celebration of the completion of the first Heartland Area Education Agency-Drake University Partnership English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement cohort. This group of practicing teachers has worked since last summer to complete requirements for their ESL endorsement and will be honored by Dean Jan McMahill, Provost Dee [...]
May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013
LEAD at the Capitol with State Legislators
Drake University students in the LEAD 190 and LEAD 100 classes, traveled to the Iowa State Capitol to meet and hear from senators and representatives. These students initiated a ban on plastic water bottle use across Drake University's campus. Each congressperson thanked the students for their participation in this effort. They told their story of [...]
May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013
Drake Graduate Named Teacher of the Year
Drake University School of Education graduate, Deborah Alexander, BSE '09, was recently named 2013 Teacher of the Year by The Rotary Club of Des Moines Foundation. Deborah teaches at Stowe Elementary and is in her fourth year of teaching. She was nominated by her principal, Dawn Vetter. Deborah challenges her students to assume personal responsibility [...]
May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
School of Education students to present curriculum for the U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants
In an effort to meet the language learning needs of refugees and immigrants in the Des Moines area, students at Drake University have partnered with the U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) in a service-learning project. During the spring semester, students in the School of Education’s English as a Second Language (ESL) Methods course [...]
May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
New Master of Science in Leadership Development Aligns with SHRM's Guidelines
The Drake University School of Education is rolling out a new Master of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD) in the fall 2013. This program, replacing the Adult Learning and Organizational Performance (ALOP) degree, is designed to meet the needs of emerging and aspiring leaders who wish to better understand their own leadership strengths, identify areas [...]
April 24, 2013
April 24, 2013
Connecting Around The World
Dean McMahill recently traveled with our Director of International Programs Christa Olson and our Chief Information Officer Ann Kovalchick to the University of Kwazulu Natal in Durban, South Africa. A former student (Vusi) and future student (Innocentia) shared Drake stories and memorabilia. The Drake visitors will be working on many opportunities for faculty, staff and [...]
April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013
Faculty and Alumni Publishing in Science Education
Assistant Professor Jerrid Kruse recently attended and presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching conference in Puerto Rico. He authored three papers, one of which was co-authored with School of Education doctoral candidate, Tiffany Roby. Papers are available for download from the NARST website. Additionally, three School of Education graduates recently had [...]
April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013
