Education
Public K-12 education involves far more than just the 3 Rs. Schools are trying to address the financial problems posed by that fourth "R"—recession—while still meeting the need to educate students for an increasingly interrelated world. The Indiana University School of Education has organized a one-day seminar, "Issues in Education," for reporters trying to cover education issues, to provide tools to help tackle the complex issues involved with educating Indiana's children and as well as students nationwide.
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The third annual Chinese Pedagogy Institute concludes this week on the Indiana University campus after two and a half weeks of intensive work to prepare more teachers of the Chinese language. The institute is a project of the Center for Chinese Language Pedagogy (CCLP) within the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis -- in conjunction with other organizations -- is sponsoring a three-day workshop that begins June 29 for educators to learn more about project-based learning. The workshop, titled "Learning by Doing: Project-Based Learning Institute for Middle and High School Educators," will enable educators to develop their own project-based learning (PBL) plans during the workshop.
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The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has named Indiana University School of Education Executive Associate Dean Don Hossler the Sidney Suslow Award recipient for his distinguished scholarly contributions to institutional research. The award committee selects honorees "for their cumulative and on-going scholarly efforts to keep institutional research on the cutting edge of research, practice, policies and procedures in higher education."
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Dionne Cross, an assistant professor of education at Indiana University Bloomington, has received a 2009 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities organization. This prestigious award is intended to foster research and professional growth and lead to new funding opportunities during the early stages of the recipients' careers.
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The National Academy of Education has selected an Indiana University School of Education assistant professor as a 2009-2010 Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Melissa Gresalfi, a counseling and educational psychology assistant professor, is among the 20 researchers selected from a pool of more than 150 applicants.
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