@vanfoss

Interim Dean, Purdue University College of Education; Ackerman Professor; Faculty Athletic Rep.; Dir., Ackerman Center; Assoc. Dir. Purdue Center for Econ Ed.

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Joined April 2009
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During his 32-year-career as an 🚜 🌽 #AgEducator, B. Allen Talbert taught the majority of Indiana's 371 agriculture teachers. @PurdueAg & #PurdueEDU celebrated him at a recent retirement party. “We will miss this quiet leadership,” says Dean @vanfoss. Congrats & enjoy your retirement! 🏫🍎ow.ly/zchq50Z1Kki
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WE'RE THRILLED that we won the #PurdueDayofGiving 9-10AM Faculty/Staff Challenge! Thanks to all #PurdueEDU Faculty & Staff who gave. 👏 Give before midnight to surpass our total number of gifts from last year: dayofgiving.purdue.edu/organ… 📣#AllHail #Purdue #BoilermakerEducators
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UPGRADE: Asst. Principal @MattWhonsetler returned to his office after defending his dissertation, "Principal Perceptions of Instructional Leadership in High Schools." His school had changed his nameplate from “Mr.” to “Dr.” while he was gone – congrats, #BoilermakerEducator!
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Congratulations to Prof. Xiang Zhou for receiving a 2025 Clifford B. Kinley Trust Award for his proposal “A longitudinal study of friendship and well-being among Asian American college students.” #BoilermakerEducator
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We are excited about our 10th Annual Purdue Indiana STEM Education Conference happening today at the Stewart Center! We had a wonderful keynote session, where we heard from Amy Ross (@NASA Space Suit Engineer) and Jerry Ross (Former @NASA Astronaut). We're so glad you've joined us today! #IndianaStemEducation2025 #PurdueCatalyst #TheNextGiantLeap
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Today, the Stewart Center has been filled with excitement for our first-ever Purdue AI in P-12 Education Conference. We have enjoyed seeing attendees connect and network with our incredible AI vendors and sponsors throughout the day. #PurdueAIP12Ed #PurdueAI #TheNextGiantLeap
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Daniel Bender@processteacher11 Nov 2024
Always wonderful to have a chance to be back on campus! Looking forward to the whole day learning at the Purdue AI in P-12 Education Conference. Thank you to @ltgoodnews & @LNHSwildcats for allowing me to attend! #PurdueAIP12Ed #PurdueAI #TheNextGiantLeap
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Excited to be at the inaugural P-12 AI in Education conference @LifeAtPurdue #PurdueAIP12Ed
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🎬 "Instead of just telling them about this approach, we show them how it's actually done!" 📚 Purdue's GEAR UP program takes a hands-on, Hollywood-inspired approach to teaching Algebra through engaging videos and interactive lessons for Indiana teachers. Ready to elevate your classroom experience? Sign up for this FREE course today! 🔗 Full article: bit.ly/GEARUP-Algebra #STEMEducation #Algebra #TeacherDevelopment
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In yesterday's (10/28) issue, @PurdueToday mentioned Dr. Lynn Bryan's @NSF grant to examine youth STEM learning. bit.ly/pt-bryan-nsf #BoilermakerEducator
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Congrats to all 3, but especially Bob Sabol of @purdue_rueff and head of #PurdueEDU's Art Education program! 👏 bit.ly/bob-sabol-award #BoilermakerEducator
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@PurdueToday29 Oct 2024
In the Oct. 29 Purdue Today: ➡️ @LifeAtPurdue leads research on autonomous transportation network ➡️ 2024 Special Boilermaker Award recipients ➡️ Open enrollment for 2025 benefits begins today These stories and more: purdue.university/3YlFfSJ
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A fictitious @LifeAtPurdue prof has disappeared & you can use #AI to rescue her! So goes the storyline behind an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) designed by a team of Purdue graduate students. Learn about AI/ARG bit.ly/bwatson-arg Attend workshop bit.ly/TRAIL-workshop
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.📣2025 @timeshighered World University Rankings: Congrats, @LifeAtPurdue = No. 79 globally & in U.S. top 50 at No. 32 AND ALSO ranked for Education degrees as No. 22 Best U.S. University & No. 15 Best Public U.S. University!! 🎆🎇👏
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This just in: 📢 Purdue rose to No. 79 globally and No. 32 in the U.S. in the 2025 @timeshighered World University Rankings. Read more about this ranking. 👇 purdue.university/3U1MiPc
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Thanks to our amazing faculty for participating in the @PSFTC_ORG Cupcake Run this week to benefit public education! #BoilermakerEducators
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Welcome to our Education Engagement Board today - we appreciate your service! And Happy #Homecoming2024! education.purdue.edu/alumni/…
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Funded by #USAID, our Evaluation & Learning Research Center is working w/the Somali Ministry of Education & a multi-national team to help Somali schools gather info to help the government make data-driven decisions for the country’s education program. 📖 bit.ly/24somalied
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3 weeks until Fourth Int'l Conference on Literacy, Culture, & Language Education = “Literacy & Language Without Limits: Innovative Practices for Inclusive Education” at @LifeatPurdue Oct. 25-27, 2024! 💻REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/24iclcle-registration ℹ️ bit.ly/iclcle-info
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We’re proud of our fleet-footed #PurdueEDU participants in last weekend’s Cupcake Run for Education: Senior Nate Albin won 1st prize in the Male 5K category & Prof. Wanju Huang placed 2nd in the Women’s 10K! #BoilermakerEducators
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION for 11/11 AI in P-12 Education Conference = $90 till 10/15 Theme: “Convergence” - how #pedagogy & #AI use must change to accommodate/leverage availability of education #generativeAI. Info: bit.ly/24ai-in-ed-conf Register: bit.ly/24ai-in-ed-registrati…
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We're proud of not just one but THREE College of Education faculty members for recently receiving National Science Foundation (NSF) funding: Paul Asunda, Marisa Exter, & Muhsin Menekse! 👏 bit.ly/3-nsfs
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