Category: School of Education

Drake University and the Center for Bullying Resolution are proud to announce the 2nd Annual Conference on Bullying: Investigation and Resolution.  This full-day conference will be held March 26 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. in 310 Upper Olmstead Center on Drake University’s campus. This conference is geared towards K-5 Educators, Administrators, and Graduate Students in...

Education is something that the federal and state governments have been focusing on the past few years. Specialists in education are educating policymakers in an attempt to improve the educational opportunities of American children. On February 3, 2015, Dr. Kathleen Lane, PhD, BCBA-D was invited to bring her knowledge to Drake University. Dr. Lane’s specialty focuses on school-based interventions...

The Drake University Extension Education Department has changed its name to Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD).  Although the name has changed, they are still committed to providing students with the same high quality courses and programs that educators have come to expect.  Drake University Continuing Education & Professional Development offers graduate level, professional development courses for K-12...

Dr. Jerrid Kruse, Assistant Professor in the School of Education, recently published a journal article with Jesse Wilcox, Adjunct Professor in Science Methods at Drake University. The article entitled “Sinking In” appears in The Science Teacher, a publication by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). The focus of the article is density and tips on how...

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...

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...

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)....