Drake University Head Start recently received a $1,000 literacy grant from Target for the Ankeny Head Start Center in Ankeny, Iowa. The grant will help provide children and families at the center with books, magazines and other materials that will enhance literacy activities in their homes.
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Effective Teaching Masters Program Offered in Bettendorf
Classes will be offered at the AEA offices beginning in January.
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Graduate Cap and Gown Order Deadline
Graduate students must order caps and gowns between November 6 and January 7 and pick them up at the University Book Store anytime beginning Tuesday, May 12, through Friday, May 15. Store hours that week are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Gowns may...
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Illinois Teacher Job Fair
Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 2:00-5:30 pm The iwireless Center, 1201 River Drive, Moline, Illinois The purpose of the 10th annual Teacher Job Fair is to bring school districts looking for teachers together with teachers looking for jobs. All prospective and current teachers, counselors and administrators are invited to attend the Teacher Job Fair. This event...
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Adult Literacy Center to benefit from book sales Dec. 1
10% of sales at Barns and Noble, on University Ave, during that day, will go to support the Drake Adult Literacy Center
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Annual SOE BBQ Offers Students Networking Opportunties
During the event, students, faculty and staff mingled with area superintendents, curriculum directors, and other influential educators.
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Professor Jack Gerlovich Honored for Service
Dr. Jack Gerlovich was honored by the Iowa Science Teachers Association for his service to the organization and to teachers in science classrooms. Gerlovich is nationally renown for his research into safety in science classrooms but he is even more fondly known for his dedication to his students and colleagues in the classroom, noted a...
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Refugee Children Discover the Drake Difference
Professor Shelley Fairbairn invited a group of African refugee students to Drake on a recent Saturday to learn about the college experience in the hopes of encouraging them to pursue a college education after high school. Students from one of Fairbairn’s undergraduate classes volunteered their time to host the seven teenagers. They presented a Powerpoint...