Idaho State University-Twin Falls (ISU Twin Falls)

10/02/2026

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📢 Call for nominations!

Nominations are now open for the Representative Maxine Bell Education Advocate Award, recognizing educators who have made a significant and sustained contribution to public education in Idaho, particularly within the region served by CSI. Established in 2022, the award honors former Idaho Representative Maxine Bell and her decades of service to education in our state. Representative Bell served 30 years in the Idaho Legislature and continues to support education in the Magic Valley as a member of the CSI Foundation Board of Directors.

Know a deserving educator? Nominations should be submitted as a typed essay of no more than one page describing how the nominee has made an impact on education in Idaho.

Nominations are due October 16, 2026.
Submit nominations to [email protected].

09/14/2026

ISU-TF clinical instructor Kaywin Cottle partnered with CSI's Burley Mini-Cassia Center Director Amy Christopherson to participate in the Back-to-School Bash!

08/19/2026

Join us at the CSI Community Fair today until 1pm!!!

08/17/2026

Dr. Eller is ready to meet with TFSD teachers and staff when their Opening Session concludes, to share information about our programs and give out some swag!

08/15/2026

We cheered on CSI this morning at the unveiling and ribbon cutting for the LeRoy Craig Jerome Center. A tour of the building showed how well it has been designed to help prepare students for industry, health care, and other professions. Way to go, CSI!

07/27/2026

Three ISU-Twin Falls candidates joined the TRAIL Experience this year!

06/23/2026

ISU is hiring a CTE Clinical Assistant Professor (or Clinical Instructor), to start this fall. The position is based in Pocatello. Please share the posting with anyone you know who may be interested. Thanks!

Job DescriptionThe Department of Teaching and Educational Studies (TES) in the School of Education (SOE) at Idaho State University is seeking to hire ...

06/13/2026

ISU's Teacher Education Program (including ISU-Twin Falls' Online Teacher Education Program) continues to prepare high-quality teachers in all content areas, with a current highlight on elementary literacy. The TEP/OTEP recently earned an "A" evaluation from the National Center for Teacher Quality (NCTQ) in literacy teacher preparation. Way to, ISU!

ISU elementary education program achieves top marks in new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality.

05/13/2026

ISU Teacher Candidates currently participating in the Teaching in Rural Areas Immersion Learning (TRAIL) Experience got to see another part of the Challis School District today, as they visited the small Stanley School, which has 23 students grades K-9. They had a tour, met the teachers, were lucky enough to get to enjoy the rehearsal of the students' end of the year music program, and they got to ask a ton of questions about living and teaching in such a tiny, rural-remote community. Everyone greatly thanks the Stanley School community for being so welcoming!

After the school tour, they met with local longtime resident and business owner BZ Waite who shared additional information and answered more questions about what it's like to live and work in such a small, remote community, as well as the impacts (positive and challenging) of tourism.

The day ended with dinner at Mountain Village before driving back to Challis, where they will spend the rest of the week at the local school. On the drive, they also stopped to see the Sunbeam Historic Site. It was a great day of learning, and the gorgeous Sawtooth Mountain views definitely had a positive impact!

05/11/2026

The 4th annual Teaching in Rural Areas Immersion Learning (TRAIL) Experience kicked off today! This year, Dr. Amanda Eller from ISU-TF and Suzanne Beasterfield from ISU main campus took 11 teacher candidates from the ISU Teacher Education Program to the rural-remote community of Challis. TRAIL provides these candidates the opportunity to partner with a local teacher all day, everyday for one week to learn what it is like to teach and live in a rural-remote community of Idaho. The purpose is to provide further exposure to teaching within Idaho's rural communities with the hope that these candidates become more open to applying for positions in rural and rural-remote areas when they have finished their programs. Thank you to the Challis School District for partnering with ISU's TRAIL Experience program this year. We look forward to a fantastic week!