Education

Building a foundation for success

Indiana’s students are its future. Building a foundation for intellectual and creative growth and strengthening local children’s educational experiences in their hometowns creates a pathway for community success.

Join us to connect the region’s K-12 students and teachers with innovative curriculum resources and professional development at IU Bloomington.

You can collaborate with us to develop:

  • Partnerships with local schools
  • Online education initiatives
  • Teacher training programs
  • Rural career guidance programs

Project spotlights

Loaded with a full suite of maker tools, the Uplands Maker Mobile brings making to schools and organizations throughout the Indiana Uplands with workshops for children and adults, development and training for teachers and professionals, and assistance at events and projects.

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STEAM experts at the IU School of Education worked with arts, science, and engineering educators to develop projects and empower students to address local needs and concerns with working products, such as solar energy panels, traffic safety devices, and environmental protection measures.

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The IU Eskenazi Museum of Art’s Rural Teachers Engaging Art program provides school-based techniques for engaging with museum collections to help teachers understand and utilize the healing and educational power of the arts using an emergent approach to outreach that features experiences that speak to the needs and goals of individual teachers.

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A workshop with elementary students in Huntingburg, Indiana, led to a vibrant mural designed and produced by students from the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture, and Design. “Home is Where I Belong" fosters connections among people and across cultures by representing multiple ideas of what makes a place “home” and by presenting “home” as multiple places and things.

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Curriculum for Youth Career Readiness

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Sustainable business and law students developed an engaging curriculum to incentivize high-school students to become more involved with internships, trade school, and career opportunities.

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High Quality, Low-Tech Arts-based Outreach

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Learn about innovative approaches to arts-education outreach and creative solutions to bridge the rural broadband gap for K-12 students. 

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Resource directory

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Discover webinars, podcasts, reports, and other education resources to inform community and university efforts.

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