2023-03-08 - Congratulations to Laura Furrer, recent FLTE graduate, who was named "Teacher of the Week" by the News-Gazette.  Go here to read the full story.

2022-10-19 - Andrea Czart, a teacher candidate in the Foreign Language Teacher Education (FLTE) program, was awarded one of the 2022 College Foreign Language Teaching Major awards from the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL). She was recognized on October 15th in Naperville, IL, as part of the awards ceremony during the 2022 ICTFL Conference. The ICTFL Award for College Foreign...

2022-09-28 - When you think about teaching as a profession, a few images probably come to mind: classrooms, chalkboards, maybe an apple. While a lot of important work happens in that classroom setting, some of the most meaningful learning experiences – for both students and teachers – happen outside of it. That’s why Jennifer Garbe-Coy and Veronica Thompson from the ...

2022-08-01 - Congratulations to Jan Balan, a member of FLTE Cohort 2021-2022 and recent graduate of the FLTE program.  Ms. Balan received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain for the 2022-23 academic year.  Fulbright award grants are offered by the U.S. government to students based on academic and professional achievements, ambassadorial skills, and leadership potential.  Ms....