Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family!
Students from the Department of Special and Early Education swept the 2022 awards for Education Posters at the Conference on Undergraduate Research and Engagement (CURE), sponsored by the NIU Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning.
First place: Katie Krogman
“Taxonomy of Intensive Intervention in Reading – Dosage and Behavioral Support”
Faculty mentor: Rachel Donegan
Second place: Aidan Bengford
“Positivity in Disability Representation in Modern Feature Film”
Faculty mentor: Natalie Andzik
Third place: Marcye Meisinger
“Inclusion in Early Childhood”
Faculty mentor: Stephanie DeSpain
CURE participants also have an opportunity to nominate their mentor for the Faculty Mentor of the Year award.
Nominees are evaluated on their ability to foster student participation in research and artistry activities, the balance between advisee and nurturing critical thinking, and the ability to develop a mentoring relationship that exudes genuine care in the student and their learning.
Emerson Sebastião, assistant professor of Exercise Science in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, is one of this year’s two winners!
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Bottom: Jodi Lampi and Jacqueline Mac.
Four NIU College of Education faculty are among this year’s cohort completing the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) course on Effective Teaching Practices.
- Farah Ishaq, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
- Katy Jaekel, Department of Counseling and Higher Education.
- Jodi Lampi, Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
- Jacqueline Mac, Department of Counseling and Higher Education.
Participants make a year-long commitment to exploring ways they can improve their teaching and support of students.
After completing the course, they each received the prestigious ACUE Credential in Effective College Instruction, which is endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE) and are designated as ACUE Distinguished Teaching Scholars at NIU.
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