Meet online master’s student Jennifer Flynn
December 7, 2012 — By taking her education online, Jennifer found a true community of fellow teachers. More »
Barbara Bowman discusses child-parent centers
November 13, 2012 — Catalyst Chicago looks into the expansion of a promising program. More »
Chicago Tribune interviews McNamee on explaining the teacher strike to children
September 11, 2012 — McNamee encouraged parents to acknowledge anxiety or other emotions and discuss the strike in terms of fairness. More »
McNamee says parents should explain strike to children
September 11, 2012 — Gillian McNamee talked with Heidi Stevens for this Chicago Tribune article about how parents can explain the Chicago Teachers Union strike to their children. More »
Recent grants support Erikson faculty research
April 7, 2011 — Three recent grants from the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Faculty Innovation Fund are giving young faculty researchers support as they pursue work in key areas. More »
Alumna awarded for excellence in teaching
April 7, 2011 — Achievement, like excellence, isn’t tied to a particular language or culture. Just ask Zio Perez, ’06 More »
Early childhood professionals gather to discuss the PreK–3rd movement
April 7, 2011 — “Exploring PreK–3rd Grade: A dialogue on educational reform” may be the first shot in a revolution in early education in Illinois. More »
Urban Children’s Literature Project supports local Chicago schools
April 7, 2011 — “Hearthstones” and “gullies” are in short supply in most cities, but you’d never know that from looking through the shelves of a classroom library. More »
Early Math Projects helps teachers understand the “big ideas” in math
December 12, 2010 — The mathematics achievement gap in this country has been the subject of hand wringing, dire predictions, and plenty of blame. Now, thanks to the Early Mathematics Education Project, it’s the subject of progress. More »
Chicago Tribune interviews Maxwell about coaching teachers
December 6, 2010 — Sarah Garland interviewed Chris Maxwell for this Chicago Tribune story about in-class coaching to help Chicago Public Schools teachers improve their practice. More »
Teachers’ understanding of children’s backgrounds influences school adjustment, says Ray
September 1, 2010 — Shanita Bigelow interviewed Aisha Ray for this Citizen Weekly story about Illinois's early education reform. More »
Winning students going abroad, on TV
June 3, 2010 — Awards encourage students to pursue and promote innovative teaching. More »
New graduates to serve high-need areas
June 3, 2010 — Nineteen new Erikson graduates with early childhood teacher certification will soon be staffing preschools in Chicago’s western suburbs, easing a shortage of qualified instructors and serving children in high-need classrooms throughout the region. More »
Int’l symposium brings world view to improving early math education
June 22, 2009 — More than 120 policymakers, teachers, teacher educators, and administrators explored global approaches and ideas for improving American math skills at the First International Symposium on Early Mathematics Education held April 17–18 at Erikson Institute. More »
Erikson studies Chicago Common’s Reggio-inspired program
February 1, 2009 — Daniel Scheinfeld’s research was mentioned in Childcare Information Exchange as a resource for teachers who want to adopt Reggio Emilia methods in their classrooms. More »
Open House presentations available online
January 29, 2009 — More than 150 alumni, students, early childhood professionals, and other guests turned out Saturday, Oct. 18, for the grand opening of Erikson's new campus. More »