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PDS spotlight: Early Childhood education in District 87 and Unit 5

The Professional Development Schools (PDS) program for Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Bloomington Public School District 87 and McLean County Unit District 5 gives student teachers a full-year experience with the community’s youngest learners.

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Make a lasting impact by mentoring a Redbird student

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Illinois State University to Celebrate International Education Week 2025

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Traveling maps at Metcalf make social studies matter

Oct21

Education Career Fair

10/21/25 at 10:00 AM

Oct22

Graduate School Series: Life of a Grad Student

10/22/25 at 12:00 PMvirtual

Oct29

Screening of Frankenstein (1931) at the Normal Theater (Queering Horror film series)

10/29/25 at 7:00 PMNormal Theatre

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