In an effort to meet the language learning needs of refugees and immigrants in the Des Moines area, students at Drake University have partnered with the U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) in a service-learning project. During the spring semester, students in the School of Education’s English as a Second Language (ESL) Methods course...
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New Master of Science in Leadership Development Aligns with SHRM’s Guidelines
The Drake University School of Education is rolling out a new Master of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD) in the fall 2013. This program, replacing the Adult Learning and Organizational Performance (ALOP) degree, is designed to meet the needs of emerging and aspiring leaders who wish to better understand their own leadership strengths, identify areas...
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Superintendent made professional connections at Drake
When Tom Ahart, GR’99,’13, returned to Iowa for a teaching position in the western part of the state more than 15 years ago, it didn’t take him long to catch wind of the great educational opportunities at Drake University. Soon after, he enrolled in the Master of Public Administration program where he began building relationships...
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Connecting Around The World
Dean McMahill recently traveled with our Director of International Programs Christa Olson and our Chief Information Officer Ann Kovalchick to the University of Kwazulu Natal in Durban, South Africa. A former student (Vusi) and future student (Innocentia) shared Drake stories and memorabilia. The Drake visitors will be working on many opportunities for faculty, staff and...
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Faculty and Alumni Publishing in Science Education
Assistant Professor Jerrid Kruse recently attended and presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching conference in Puerto Rico. He authored three papers, one of which was co-authored with School of Education doctoral candidate, Tiffany Roby. Papers are available for download from the NARST website. Additionally, three School of Education graduates recently had...
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Drake Faculty And Alumni Participate In edTPA Conference
Drake SOE graduates Lois Woodward, MST ’11 and Michael Mertz, MAT ’12 participated in a student respondent panel in Ames, Iowa during the Iowa edTPA Conference on April 3, 2013. Michelle Krogulski, Director of Student Teaching at Drake University, moderated the panel. The edTPA is a preservice teacher performance assessment designed to evaluate a candidate’s...
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New Education Leadership Professor Earns Honor
Trent Grundmeyer, who will join the School of Education in the fall 2013 as an Assistant Professor, was named the 2013 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year by School Administrators of Iowa. Full the full story, follow this link.
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Teaching and Learning in Belize
School of Education faculty Sally Beisser, Ph.D. and Shelley Fairbairn, Ph.D., co-led a group of 9 to volunteer at the Holy Cross Anglican School in San Mateo, Belize during spring break. The “Teaching and Learning in Belize” trip allowed both pre- and in-service teachers to work with culturally dissimilar children over the course of three...
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Adult Literacy Center Receives Grant from Prairie Meadows
The Drake University Adult Literacy Center (DUALC) was awarded a Community Betterment Grant from Prairie Meadows. Jayne Smith and Christina Sibouih of Drake’s Office of Sponsored Programs join Anne Murr, Adult Literacy Center Director, and Marcia Martin, ALC Advisory Council member to receive the $7500 grant. The grant money will be used to promote literacy efforts. The...
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Iowa ASCD Receives Award
ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) just completed their 68th Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Over ten thousand participants were in attendance. Drake University partners with Iowa ASCD to host a Fall Conference each year, and Dr. Elaine Smith-Bright, Department of Educational Leadership, in the School of Education serves on their board as a...