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Larry and Barbara Efaw Center for Educator Excellence

Undergraduate Student Support

Efaw Peer Mentor.

Connect with a mentor to access campus resources, engage with a thought partner, address areas for professional learning outlined in a disposition concerns assessment, to get support around organization, time management, punctuality and attendance, conflict resolution, communication, and/or constructive criticism. Fill out the connection form to get matched with a peer mentor.

Workshops

The Efaw Center offers professional learning workshops for undergraduate education students on a variety of topics including content test preparation, stress management, and educator professionalism and leadership skill building. RSVP for workshops on RedBird Life.

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Tutoring.

ILTS/ Content test preparation and lesson plan tutoring in Elementary Education, Special Education, Middle Level Education, and Early Childhood Education. Fill out the connection form to get matched with a tutor.

  • Special Education Tutoring ​( By appointment)
  • Early Childhood Education Tutoring ​(coming soon!)
  • Middle Level Tutoring
  • Thursday 6:30-8pm
  • Elementary Education Tutoring
  • TUE 2-4pm
  • FRI 11-1pm

Upcoming Events

Events

Please check out and RSVP for Fall 2024 events on RedBird Life

Teacher Advocacy Week 

Featured event! Educators Leaning In: Examining the personal and professional contexts and practices for engaging democracy in school spaces.

October 16th 3-5pm Space is limited! RSVP Here.

Educator Career Attire Clothing Drive September & October!

Drop Off Boxes: Efaw Center (DEG 18); Lauby TE Center (DEG 56); COE Dean's Office (DEG 506)

If you need an accommodation to fully participate in a program/event, please contact Dr. Becky Beucher, Director of the Efaw Center. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

The Efaw Family

The Efaw family poses for a photo

Barbara ’59 and Larry Efaw ’56, M.S. ’59 supported Redbird educators for many years. In 2021, Barbara and her family generously gifted the College of Education $500,000 to establish the Larry and Barbara Efaw Center for Educator Excellence.

Barbara and Larry met at ISU and were both active students while on campus. Passionate about literacy, education, and family, Barbara became an elementary educator, mother, and grandmother and Larry, a father and grandfather, served as the Executive Director for the Library Book Selection Service in Bloomington, Illinois. The Efaws credit their experiences at Illinois State for their success in education.