The Adult Literacy Center at Drake University is seeking volunteers eager to change the lives of local adults by helping them achieve basic literacy (reading, writing, and/or speaking) skills. A tutor training will be held on Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Drake University School of Education, 3206 University Ave. Volunteers will...
Category: School of Education
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Finland Offered as New J-Term Destination
When deciding to travel over J-Term, Drake students usually choose to travel to a tropical location with sandy beaches and clear blue water or at least someplace warm. This J-Term, some Drake students opted for the cold and snow and traveled to Finland. Trent Grundmeyer, assistant professor of educational leadership, and Elaine Smith-Bright, an adjunct...
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Drake University Master of Science in Counseling Receives National Accreditation
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP) last month issued new programmatic accreditation to Drake's Master of Science in Counseling specializations for clinical mental health counselors and school counselors.
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Counseling Professor Elected to Board Position
Dr. Bengu E. Tekinalp, Associate Professor of Counselor Education in the School of Education, has been elected Vice President for Counselor Education for the Iowa School Counselor Association (ISCA). Professor E. Tekinalp states that she is, “honored and excited to be serving in this capacity.” The Drake University School of Education is very proud of...
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Drake Students Travel to Belize over J-Term
One of the more popular service learning trips is the Belize trip, chaperoned by Dr. Sally Beisser, Dr. Shelley Fairbairn and Lynda Brown of the School of Education. Students are able to choose from three different experiences in Belize; Marco Gonzalez Maya archeological site, Holy Cross Anglican School and the Belize Strombus gigas Alliance (SGA)....
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$1.1 million federal grant to Drake University Head Start will boost quality of early childhood education in Des Moines
Drake University has been selected for a $1.1 million federal grant that will allow eight of Des Moines’ urban childcare centers to increase the quality of year-round, full-day service for infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds.
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School of Education Instructor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
A press release from the Iowa School Counselors Association (ISCA) regarding Sue Schirmer, Adjunct Instructor in the Counseling Department. Sue Schirmer, Consultant at Heartland AEA, was awarded the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award in School Counseling by the Iowa School Counselor Association (ISCA) at the annual ISCA conference held in Des Moines, Iowa on November 3-4, 2014....
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Adult Literacy Center seeks volunteers
Show your gratitude that you can read. Give the gift of literacy to an adult who cannot. Volunteers tutor one adult for 1 ½ or 2 hours a week at the Adult Literacy Center at Drake University.
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Speaker on Behavior Interventions Coming to Drake
The Special Education Department in the School of Education presents guest speaker, Dr. Kathleen Lane. Dr. Lane will present “Proactive and Positive Classroom Interventions.” This presentation will identify early interventions and systematic screenings to detect students with behavioral challenges. Kathleen Lynne Lane is a Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of...
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2014-2015 SC STEM Advisory Board Announced
The Drake University School of Education is home to the South Central STEM Hub. We are please to announce the 2014-2015 South Central Hub Advisory Board Members. They are dedicated to making quality STEM education available to all Iowa students. Service includes both big-picture planning and hands-on assistance. Karen Pattison is the newly-elected Board President...