Purdue University College of Education

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October 11, 2016

SLED program challenges 5,000 students statewide

The Science Learning Through Engineering Design (SLED) program, intended to help teachers incorporate principles of engineering design into their classrooms, began in 2010. Initially funded by a seven-year, $6.7 million grant, the program has now impacted more than 32 schools,...
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October 11, 2016

Graduate and undergraduate enrollment increases

The quality and rigor of the College of Education’s programs is clear: U.S. News and World Report has ranked our graduate programs in the top 20 percent of all U.S. colleges of education for the past eight years. The College...
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September 23, 2016

College of Education receives $24.5 million grant for new program

A multimillion dollar federal grant to Purdue University’s College of Education – the largest the college has ever received – will help more Indiana students make the step from middle school to postsecondary education. The statewide effort aims to strengthen academic preparation, college readiness and career guidance with a special focus on students in Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A multimillion dollar federal grant to Purdue University’s College of Education – the largest the college has ever received - will help more Indiana students make the step from middle school to postsecondary education. The statewide...
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June 28, 2016

College of Education gets record government STEM research funding

The College of Education will receive $5.25 million for its work as part of a consortium that received funding for a 10-year cooperative agreement. Battelle Memorial Institute leads the consortium, receiving $185.4 million in funding from the Department of Defense...
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June 28, 2016

College hosts Become a Teacher Day

The college celebrated the teaching profession with the second annual Become a Teacher Day on April 21. More than 100 students from across the state, including 20 from Gary, Ind., came to Purdue with their parents, teachers and guidance counselors....
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May 28, 2016

College of Education undergrad elected student body vice president

An undergraduate in the College of Education was recently elected vice president of Purdue Student Government. Jacob Goedde is a rising senior from Poseyville, a town in southwest Indiana. He is studying elementary education with a certificate in collaborative leadership....
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May 28, 2016

Celebrating recent faculty promotions

We are excited to congratulate our newly promoted faculty members. Eric Deemer was promoted to associate professor. A faculty member in the college’s counseling psychology program, Eric focuses on the areas of vocational development, achievement motivation and stereotype threat. Brenda...
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February 2, 2016

GERI Director, Grad Student Recognized at Conference

Marcia Gentry, professor of gifted, creative and talented studies, and doctoral candidate Enyi Jen both received awards at the annual conference of the National Association of Gifted Children in Phoenix, Arizona. The NAGC’s Special Populations Network recognized Gentry, director of...
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September 15, 2015

Research Experience Transforms Student’s Career Path

When Anjuli Chatrath applied for the Undergraduate Research Training (URT) program, she never thought it might change her career trajectory. The College of Education’s URT program provides research experiences for undergraduates who are interested in research on teaching and learning....
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June 27, 2015

Teachers Engineer Design-Based Science Projects at SLED Summer Institute

More than 120 Indiana teachers gathered at Purdue's Discovery Learning Research Center for the SLED (Science Learning through Engineering Design) Institute in June. They explored new methods of teaching Indiana math and science curriculum standards in a way that incorporates...
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