The Adult Literacy Center strives to improve the quality of adults’ lives by helping them learn to read, write and comprehend. The Center is staffed by volunteers who are dedicated to literacy and community outreach. Does this describe you? If so, the Adult Literacy Center is offering a two-day tutor training on April 12 and...
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Student Misconduct Panel Discussion Scheduled
Keeping schools safe, while not relying heavily on juvenile courts to address problem behavior at school, has become a prominent issue generating national debate. We want to help our young people and ensure their successful futures, but when does misbehavior at school cross the line and become a police matter? Please join us for an...
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Teaching and Learning Professor Publishes
Assistant Professor Todd Hodgkinson recently published the results of a ten-month case study in Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, the official journal of the American Association for Teaching & Curriculum. His article, Translating Sustainability: The Design of a Secondary Charter School, documents the process of designing a comprehensive model of sustainability education for high school students....
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Counseling Faculty Receive Award for Curriculum Internationalization
As part of Drake University’s mission of educating globally responsible citizens, Professors of Counseling Education, Dr. Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp and Dr. Wade Leuwerke, were recently awarded close to $8000 to assist in their enhancement of global learning. Dr. Erguner-Tekinalp and Dr. Leuwerke submitted a proposal that would draw upon educational technology to enhance Drake graduate students’...
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U.S. Right to Literacy Campaign Presents Scroll to UNESCO
On June 13, 2009, delegates at the National Community Literacy Convention in Buffalo, New York passed the Right to Literacy Declaration, supporting legislation and policy changes aimed at increasing literacy and numeracy levels across America. Convention participants signed the Right to Literacy Scroll and sent it out on a journey to communities across the United...
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Urban and Diversity Education Professor Publishes Article
Dr. Kevin D. Lam, Assistant Professor of Urban and Diversity Education in the School of Education, published an article in the Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement (University of Texas, San Antonio) in December 2012. This article analyzes the relationship between educational experiences, street life, and gang formation for Vietnamese American youth gang members in...
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Barbara Kellerman To Speak At Drake
Drake University is partnering with the Crysalis Foundation to bring Harvard Professor Barbara Kellerman to Des Moines on March 5. A pioneer on leadership and followership, Kellerman is a Professor of Public Leadership at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. She is ranked by Forbes.com among the “Top 50 Business Thinkers” (2009) and...
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ALOP Graduate Makes a Difference for Metro Youth
Izaah Knox, graduate of the Adult Learning and Organizational Performance program, has used his personal experiences and his leadership skills to aid at-risk youth. Read the full article.
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Literacy Education Degree
Drake University offers one of Iowa’s only master’s degrees in literacy education, which focuses on 21st century strategies for improving reading skills. The part-time, non-thesis degree is for educators with a desire to lead K-12 school reading initiatives, become literacy coaches, or learn new strategies to assist struggling students. Enjoy weekend and online classes designed...
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New Professor in Education Leadership
In the fall 2013, the School of Education will welcome Dr. Trent Grundmeyer as an Assistant Professor in the Educational Leadership department. Trent has experience teaching at the elementary and middle school levels and is currently serving as a high school principal for the last seven years. He was honored in 2006 with the Iowa...