Associate Professor
Welcome to EIU! I have been in higher ed working with educators since 1999 and have been a Panther since 2010. I can often be found in the residence halls meeting with students for a Chew, sitting in my office grading/ talking with students or at sporting events. My family loves living in a college town and interacting with the students. Thanks for stopping by my page!
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About Jeanne Okrasinski
Welcome to EIU! I have been in higher ed working with educators since 1999 and have been a Panther since 2010. I can often be found in the residence halls meeting with students for a Chew, sitting in my office grading/ talking with students or at sporting events. My family loves living in a college town and interacting with the students. Thanks for stopping by my page!
| Present | Associate Professor, Eastern Illinois University ‐ Teaching, Learning, and Foundations | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2013 - 2013 | Redesigning MLE Program |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Faculty Development Support Grant | |
| $478 | |
| 2013 - 2013 | Social Studying: Tablets with Apps for Practicum and Social Studies Methods |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Redden Grant | |
| $1,500 | |
| 2013 - 2013 | Strengthening Teachers, Encouraging Parents: A Two-Pronged Approach to Building Strong Readers |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Faculty Development Partnership Grant | |
| Role: Co-writer for EC-EIU Reading Council | |
| $500 | |
| 2013 - 2013 | Young Adult Literature and the Common Core: A Partnership between YARG! And the P12-University Advisory Committee on Implementing the Common Core |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Faculty Development Partnership Grant | |
| Role: Co-writer for Young Adult Reading Group (YARG!) | |
| $750 | |
| 2012 - 2012 | Content Area Reading materials |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Redden Grant | |
| $1,500 | |
| 2012 - 2012 | EC-EIU Reading Council Author Visit |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Faculty Development Partnership Grant | |
| Role: Co-writer for EC-EIU Reading Council | |
| $750 | |
| 2012 - 2012 | Young Adult Reading Group (YARG!) creating inquiry circle boxed sets of texts |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Faculty Development Partnership Grant | |
| Role: Co-writer for Young Adult Reading Group (YARG!) | |
| $750 | |
| 2011 - 2011 | ELL Conference |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Redden Grant | |
| $750 | |
| 2011 - 2011 | Social Studies materials |
| Eastern Illinois University | |
| Redden Grant | |
| $1,500 |
Courses
- MLE 5150 -Interdisciplinary Curriculum in the Middle-Level School
- MLE 4100 - Assessing Student Learning (Replaces MLE 4000)
- MLE 3150 - Interdisciplinary Teaching in the Middle Level School
- ELE 5250 - Introduction to Research in Education
- ELE 3340 - Social Studies Methods for Elementary and Middle School
| 2007 | Ed. D., Northern Illinois University ‐ Curriculum and Instruction: Curriculum Leadership | |
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| 2000 | MS. Ed., Northern Illinois University ‐ Curriculum and Instruction Emphasis: Curriculum Leadership & Multicultural Education/TESOL | |
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| 1993 | BS. Ed., Northern Illinois University ‐ Physical Education | |
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