During 14 years as a City of Bloomington elected official, including the last four as mayor, Mboka Mwilambwe ’94, M.S. ’96, sought to unite residents from different backgrounds through community events and shared spaces.
Dr. Deborah MacPhee, professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, was elected to the board of directors for the International Literacy Association (ILA) effective July 1, 2025.
Illinois State University’s Office of Student Research (OSR) has announced the winners of the Summer 2025 FIREBird and BirdFEEDER research grants.
Munchuree Kaosayapandhu, a doctoral candidate in the School of Teaching and Learning Ed.D. program, presented her research study at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in beautiful Denver, Colorado.
A new Illinois law, HB 1633, mandates that every public school shall include a unit of instruction studying the events of the Native American experience and history within the Midwest and the state. As a result of HB 1633’s implementation, a group of educators recognized a critical need due to a gap in curriculum and took action to organize a professional development event in response through support from a College of Education SEED grant.
Funded by the University Research Grant (URG) Fellowship, Dr. Benjamin Wellenreiter and Dr. Yun-Ching Chung ventured beyond traditional classroom settings to explore the intricate friendships between middle school students with and without disabilities.
The School of Teaching and Learning hosted middle school students from Champaign and Peoria for a tour of the Illinois State University campus and engaged in activities.
As his life was coming to a close, Dr. Normand Madore shared with his only child that he wanted to create an endowed scholarship to help the next generation of elementary education students.
Robby Anggriawan presented a session titled “AI-Powered Tools for Speaking Proficiency in TOEFL iBT Preparation” at the 2025 TESOL International Convention in Long Beach, California.
For over 20 years, the School of Teaching and Learning has sent student teachers in the early childhood, elementary, and middle level education programs to Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio.
