Author: Molly Shepard (Molly Shepard)

Drake University will host a free, family friendly STEM event on April 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Bell Center.  The event is open to all ages PreK-8 and their families.  We are seeking exhibitors to host activity-based booths.  The event draws participants of all ages, making this a fun and educational metro-area event. It...

Drake University has been awarded a $525,000 grant through the Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program.   Congratulations to Jerrid Kruse, Assistant Professor of Science Education, and Tonia Land, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Technology Education, on this significant achievement.   This three-year project entitled, Developing Content, Pedagogy, and Mentorship Capacity for Improving Elementary Math and...

Several SOE doctoral students attended and presented posters and roundtables at the Iowa Education Research and Evaluation Association Conference on Friday, December 4, 2015. Erin Lain and Anne Franklin won awards for Best Research Posters. Erin presented “A Phenomenological Case Study: The Law School Environment as Experienced by Academically Dismissed Black and Latina/o Law Students.”  Anne...

The Master of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD) program in the School of Education is proud to present the great work of our students.  Students in the MSLD program will host a poster session outlining their capstone project completed this fall.  This event is free and open to the public.  Please join us Friday, December...

There will be a free showing of Paper Tigers on December 2 from 1:15-3:15 at the Fleur Cinema.  Bringing this film to Des Moines is a joint endeavor between Des Moines Public Schools’ Roosevelt High School and Drake University’s School of Education.   The film illuminates the situations that adversely affect students’ ability to perform in...

Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp, Associate Professor of Education, was recently elected to the Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Board of Directors.   The ITAG website identified the Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) as “a tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization which was organized more than 40 years ago with a vision that gifted and talented children in the State...

The South Central Iowa STEM hub, housed at Drake University, partnered with DMACC Ankeny to host a STEM festival for students in third through eighth grade.  The event took place Monday night, October 19 at the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC Ankeny campus. There were 181 exhibitors providing a wide range of activities with...

Two School of Education graduates have made their home in Ghana.  Mary Stang, BSE ’15 and Anna Suminski, BSE ’15 are moving to the village of Askiuma to help locals get the school up and running.  They are working with Kingdom Cares Community School.  The KCC School recently opened in January, 2015 and has over...

The doctoral class, Technology and Leadership, will be putting on TECH Talks from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday, October 17 in the Sussman Theater on Drake University’s campus. These TECH Talks are modeled after the popular TED Talks though the focus will be specifically on technology and leadership. Each talk will be 10 minutes...

Parents and Family Weekend is an annual opportunity to showcase Drake to family and friends.  Students can connect with family members, introduce them to new friends and show what Drake University has to offer.  Families can experience everything from athletics to improv, cookouts to live music. This year, as part of the festivities, Kate Evans of...