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Field-based, Intentional Preparation
Students have real world experiences embedded in real world needs which fosters real world growth. Read more
Loyola Alumna and Golden Apple Award Recipient Reflects on Her Experience with the School of Education
“Rome changed me,” Perry recalled. “It hit me the hardest in the best way possible and made me a more reflective person. Loyola taught us to stay balanced." Read more
Inclusive Texts in Elementary Classrooms
Inclusive Texts in Elementary Classrooms demonstrates how to put children’s diverse and storied experiences at the center of classroom curriculum. Read more
Nicholas Senn High School Summer Science Internship
Thirteen public high school students had the experience of a lifetime. Read more
SOE Summer Updates
SOE students and alumni are drawing on their science skills this summer. Read more
SOE Students Lead and Support Engaging Summer Programs
This summer, four of our students are working with the McCutcheon Community School Initiative and its Summer Explorers Camp for Pre-K - 8th grade students. Read more
Building Tomorrow's Science Teachers
School of Education's Dr. Lara Smetana will present at the National Science Teaching Association's web seminar in the series, Preparing the Next Generation of Science Educators. Read more
Loyola Professors recognized with Outstanding Book Award
The Curriculum Foundations Reader, co-authors by Drs. Tocci & Moon, were awarded the 2022 Outstanding Book Award from the Society of Professors of Education. Read more
School of Education and Biology collaboration secures National Science Foundation funding
Congratulations to Drs. Mike Grillo (Biology) and Lara Smetana (Education) on securing funding from the National Science Foundation for the 5-year project entitled Pre-service Teacher Research Experience in Biodiversity Studies. Read more
Counseling Psychology student Tiffany Fang’s OP-ED published in Chicago Tribune
In March 2021, author Tiffany Fang was profoundly affected when six Asian women were killed by a white gunman in the Atlanta spa shootings. Writing was her tool to reclaim the narrative and tell the story from her vantage point. Read more
EL-Focused Graduate Program Centers Teachers’ Practice Above All
The Language, Culture, and Curriculum MEd program is an online degree program seeking applicants from the United States and around the globe for its next cohort, slated to begin in August 2022. This program prepares educators for multilingual learners, commonly referred to as English learners, in a variety of contexts from prekindergarten through higher education. Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Seungho Moon on newest book release.
The School of Education at Loyola University of Chicago is excited to celebrate the work of Dr. Seungho Moon for his book publication entitled, The Flows of Transnationalism: Questioning Identities and Reimagining Curriculum (Routledge, 2022). Read more
Grant awarded to Big City Social Studies Group (BCSS) which was co-founded by Loyola professor Dr. Charles Tocci.
Big City Social Studies Group (BCSS), co-founded by Loyola’s own Dr. Charles Tocci, receives grant from William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Read more
School of Education students receive DFI Fellowship
We are pleased to announce that Sharnequa Hunter and Janese Nolan received the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Fellowship (DFI Fellowship)! Read more
Celebrating the work of Loyola University School Partners initiative
The School of Education is honored to celebrate the work of Mitch Hendrickson, Dr. Jon Schmidt and, and Dr. Dave Ensminger supporting community schools. Read more
Loyola Faculty receive BLOOME Award
The School of Education at Loyola University of Chicago congratulates Drs. Mike Grillo (Assistant Professor in Biology) & Lara Smetana (Associate Professor in the School of Education) on their Plant Biology Learning Objectives, Outreach Materials & Education (BLOOME) Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists Read more
Dr. Hui Xu awarded grant from American Psychological Foundation
The School of Education is excited to celebrate the continued work of Dr. Hui Xu, assistant professor of counseling psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Read more
Dr. Eunju Yoon and students publish work in The Counseling Psychologist
The School of Education is honored to celebrate the work of Dr. Eunju Yoon and her students. They recently published - A meta-analysis of acculturation and enculturation: Bilinear, multidimensional, and context-dependent processes in The Counseling Psychologist. Read more
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Theory in Comparative and International Education
Join us in celebrating the work of Dr. Tavis Jules and colleagues on their publication of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Theory in Comparative and International Education Read more
Loyola Researchers Receive Spencer Grant: Supporting English Learners and Immigrant-Origin Youth and Families
The School of Education is excited to announce that Dr. Amy Heineke and Dr. Liz Vera were award a grant from the Spencer Foundation. The grant is titled: English Learner and Immigrant-Origin Youth and Families: A Comparative Case Study of Learning Experiences During and Following the COVID-19 Pandemic Read more
LUC-Noyce Scholars launches a new Mentoring Program for Science & Math Teachers
Loyola is one of the recipients of the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program’s competitive grants, thanks to the hard work Dr. Lara Smetana, Associate Professor in the School of Education, put into securing it. Read more
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Critical Scholarship for Social Justice in Higher Ed Through Student-Run Journal
Graduate students across the country, under the leadership of current editor and Loyola PhD student Sydney Curtis, are running a successful peer-reviewed journal that takes aim at power, privilege, and oppression in higher education and student affairs, providing actionable scholarship that can affect meaningful change in higher education. They are also running the journal in a way that embodies the Jesuit value of cura personalis. Read more
Greeley Center Thought Leader on Excellence and Equity
Michelle Lia and Debra Sullivan, newly appointed co-directors of the Greeley Center, are delighted to be taking the reins as COVID and a renewed focus on equality in the US has put Catholic schools in a unique position to deliver on their mission as never before. Read more
School of Education and School of Law Join Forces to Reform School Discipline
Pamela Fenning and Miranda Johnson move in two different worlds, but their passions intersect around reforming school discipline—moving from a punitive to a restorative model and addressing practices that disproportionately affect students of color and students with disabilities. So a few years back, they decided to join forces and bring the best of both the School of Education and the School of Law together to offer a certificate in School Discipline Reform—the first interdisciplinary certificate to be offered at Loyola. Read more
Administration and Supervision Programs Moving Online
“Schools are open, leaders are leading, and the business of school is still going on,” said Debra Sullivan, the Administration and Supervision Program Chair for the School of Education. “The whole crux of this program, regardless of how it’s delivered, is that it’s grounded in job-imbedded learning. The core assignments are all real-world leadership activities that real principals do, and so online coursework is a really valid delivery method.” Read more
School of Education named as one of the nation's top teacher prep programs for strong training in classroom management
Loyola’s undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program has been named among the top in the country for strong training in classroom management strategies by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a nonpartisan, not-for-profit research and policy organization. Read more
MEd. and Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction now The 3Cs—Curriculum, Culture, and Communities
For years, Loyola has maintained strong partnerships with neighborhood schools and community organizations in the Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhood. Through insight gained from that work and the fundamental question they were considering, Seungho Moon and David Ensminger have transformed the traditional Curriculum & Instruction programs into what they’re informally calling The 3 Cs—an MEd and EdD in Curriculum, Culture, and Communities. Read more
Dr. Hank Bohanon and Loyola alumna co-author new book.
Check out this new publication: Implementing Systemic Interventions: A Guide for Secondary Schools
Krolikowski Chair Using Video to Combat Trauma from Racism
Matt Miller, the newly named recipient of the Father Walter P. Krolikowski, S.J., Endowed Chair, has a deep passion for making mental health services relevant and accessible, and an equal passion for addressing the impact of racism on People of Color. Read more
Pathways Initiative To Bring More Diversity to Evaluation Field
Loyola is one of five Chicago-area universities bringing to life the Pathways Initiative (PI), a new program designed to strengthen the diversity of the Chicago-area evaluation field. Read more
Leading with Hope
"As a team, we were having conversations around maintaining Catholic identity and the things that are central to our mission—community, support, and faith development." Read more
Congratulations to Drs. Tavis D. Jules and Florin Salajan (Eds.)
Congratulations to Drs. Tavis D. Jules and Florin Salajan (Eds.) on their new book The Educational Intelligent Economy: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and the Internet of Things in Education. As the Fourth Industrial Revolution integrates technologies and systems on a global digital scale, stakeholders rely more than ever on data and trends; an intelligent economy. The book draws on this backdrop to open a broader discussion on educational governance and policymaking. Using analysis of the fast-paced, borderless technologies permeating the world, contributors explore the risks and possible rewards of the age of Big Data. It also uses case studies as practical applications and research. This volume is insightful at a time when the rapid advances in technology often leaves reflection in the dust.
