Announcement: NEH Summer Institute

The School of Education is excited to share the following announcement:

NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers
"Abraham Lincoln and the Forging of Modern America"

June 21-26 or July 12-16, 2010
Applications must be postmarked no later than March 2, 2010.

We invite you to join us during the summer of 2010 for an extraordinary program on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and in Springfield, Illinois. We will host 40 teachers in each of two, no-cost one-week workshops in which we will explore Abraham Lincoln’s life in Springfield and New Salem Village, Illinois and the political and historical challenges he faced as President. Join us as we hear from outstanding Lincoln scholars drawn from universities in the St. Louis area.

Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for Schoolteachers

Participants will receive a $1,200 stipend and SIUE Graduate Tuition Waiver (optional, university fees of $160 applied). Applications must be postmarked no later than March 2, 2010.


For more information, eligibility requirements, and application instructions, please visit
www.siue.edu/education/neh.

"Learning Tools" Conference Held at SIUE

The Department of Special Education and Communications Disorders (SECD) recently collaborated with the Madison County Regional Office of Education to offer a one-day professional conference on the very timely topic of “Learning Tools for the 21st Century” for area educators and SOE students. Dr. Bob Daiber, Superintendent of Madison County ROE, opened the conference and introduced the keynote speaker, Marilee Sprenger who addressed the topic of maximizing learning in a digital world. Techniques were discussed that combine educational neuroscience with best practices taken from cognitive science with a focus on how today’s students learn and communicate in a digital world. Participants then selected from a variety of break-out sessions that offered a range of information for administrators, educators, and related service agency providers regarding the use of technology in instruction. Presenters included Craig Miner and Amie King, faculty members in SECD, as well as the SOE’s Director of Instructional Technologies, Binod Pokhrel. In addition, eight different vendors were represented who demonstrated cutting-edge technologies and offered a wide collection of available electronic resources.

Outreach to Haiti

Students in Faustina Blankson’s International Health class are supporting the citizens of Haiti by creating and selling special ribbons. Funds raised will directly benefit the victims of Haiti’s recent devastating earthquake through the purchase of medical supplies. The International Health class covers many of the issues faced by Haiti’s citizens, including respiratory infections and other diseases that are exacerbated by current conditions in Haiti.

The School of Education is very proud of this important initiative, and the tremendous outpouring of support from its students, faculty, and staff!