New administrators in School of Education start today

Four faculty members on the IU-Bloomington campus are starting new administrative positions in the School of Education today, according to a School of Education news release.\nThe appointments include a new executive associate dean for the school, the associate dean for research, associate dean for teacher education and director of the Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration, which works to improve education through partnerships.\nDon Hossler, a professor of higher education and student affairs, was appointed for his second term as executive associate dean for the School of Education after his first term ended in 1997. Associate Professor of Instructional Systems Technology Tom Brush, who has chaired the Bloomington Committee on Teacher Education since 2006, is now associate dean for Teacher Education. Professor of Science Education Bob Sherwood, who was the program director at the National Science Foundation, is now the School of Education’s associate dean for research.\nCenter for P-16 Research and Collaboration Executive Associate Driector Ada Simmons is also now the director of the center.