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...
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Middleton Lecture Series will focus on Students and Prescription Medications
Educators are on the front line of children’s mental health. Whether services are provided at school, or the school refers the family to another agency for help, making sure a child’s mental health needs are met can be critical to educating the child. Panelist will pay particular attention to important issues such as confidentiality, prescription...
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Des Moines native, Crystal Torres, wins “Best New Female Tejano Artist” at the 34th 2014 Tejano Music Awards
Spanish Translation Below It was October 2009, and Crystal told herself, “it’s now or never!” Crystal made her decision to chase her dream of becoming a Tejano singer. She picked up and moved to San Antonio, Texas, the heart of Tejano music. After a few years of singing locally and dropping a CD in January...
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2014-10-292014-10-29by Aaron JacoIn CAS NewsCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News ReleasesSchool of EducationUncategorizedZimpleman College of Business
Drake board approves new academic programs, launch of $65 million STEM initiative
The Drake University Board of Trustees recently approved new degree programs in mathematics, science, education, technology, and health sciences while taking initial steps to further enhance the University’s programming through $65 million in new construction and renovation.
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Mr. John Ligouri Brings “M&M” to Drake SOE Students
Mr. John Ligouri, retired teacher, administrator and Drake graduate, visited Dr. Shelley Fairbairn’s Learning and Assessment students in September 2014. He brought invaluable knowledge from his 30 plus years of experience to Drake SOE students. Mr. Ligouri spoke about the importance of classroom management and motivation (M&M) and the general “rules” of the game of...
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From ONLINE to REAL TIME: Student from Mexico attends ITAG Conference
Cristina Garza de Castellanos is a Drake University graduate student from Monterrey, Mexico. She is taking online courses in the Talented and Gifted (TAG) program through the School of Education. As a teacher and a parent of four bright young sons, she wanted to learn more. She states, “I started searching for a more formal study...
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Specialists Students Participate in Mock School Board Meeting
Trent Grundmeyer, assistant professor of educational leadership, gave his Specialist in Education (EdS) students an opportunity to showcase what they’d learned in class. Dr. Grundmeyer organized a mock school board meeting for students in the Education Leadership class, Policy, Influence and Legal Issues. Board members probed students with relevant questions while students served as the superintendent....