Eight NIU College of Education faculty are participating in the Hanover Grant Academy to advance their skills in securing external funding for their scholarship. The academy is a service of Arlington, Va.-based Hanover Research, a global research and analytics firm that delivers
Read moreRockford Principal Prep program adds six Elgin U-46 candidates to new cohort
One year after the NIU College of Education launched an innovative program in principal preparation for the Rockford Public Schools, a second cohort has begun. This fall, the new group includes six aspiring administrators from School District U-46. Ryan Corcoran, Huff Elementary
Read morePaul Wright co-edits book on social, emotional learning in P.E. programs
Paul Wright, NIU’s EC Lane and MN Zimmerman Endowed Professor in Kinesiology and Physical Education, is celebrating the recent publication of ”Teaching Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education.” Copyrighted by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) and published
Read moreElementary Ed alum Zachary Craft puts NIU degree to work as school principal
Zachary Craft began his career in education in Batavia like many classroom rookies, spending one year as an interventionist and then shifting to teach fourth grade. But his 2012 arrival coincided with a sea change in mandates. “I entered the field at
Read moreCOE retirees reflect on ‘worthy calling’ of careers in teacher preparation at NIU
Born in 1932, Jim Johnson grew up in the tiny village of Ellsworth, Wis., about an hour southeast of Minneapolis. His education – like that of his wife, Colleen, who grew up in nearby River Falls – began in a one-room schoolhouse.
Read more‘Go Beyond the Stacks’ gives directions on creating search alerts for research
Alissa Droog, Dee Anna Phares and Meredith Ayers – subject specialist librarians who serve in the College of Education – have launched “Go Beyond the Stacks: Library Tips and Tricks,” a regular feature in the Ed News with short and actionable pieces
Read morePhoto Gallery: Homecoming 2021
The NIU College of Education celebrated NIU Homecoming 2021 with an initial meet-and-greet event for Dr. G. mentors and mentees who were on campus – including Dr. G herself! – as well as tours of our “A Worthy Calling: 125+ Years of
Read morePhoto Gallery: Tailgate Tuesday 2021
The NIU College of Education celebrated NIU Homecoming Week 2021 with Tailgate Tuesday, a party on the lawn of Anderson Hall complete with food, games, giveaways and photos with Mission. Click on any image for a larger view.
Read moreCollege of Ed welcomes rising numbers of freshmen, transfer, graduate students
Enrollment of new freshmen to the NIU College of Education continued its upward climb this fall while the number of new transfer students soared over last year. The college welcomed 193 “highly motivated and academically gifted” freshmen in August, one more than
Read moreEducate Global trip will send current, future teachers to Kenya, Tanzania
Fourteen NIU College of Education students will travel to Kenya and Tanzania in 2022 for a personal immersion to understand the challenges of not only learning another language but learning in it. Pending COVID restrictions at the time, the new Educate Global
Read moreMarguerite F. Key Fellows gather online, discuss COVID, post-secondary success
Principals, Laurie Elish-Piper said, are the hearts of their schools. Their confidence in the ideas and abilities of teachers empowers those teachers to do their best work, she said. Their leadership in our schools forges the backbone of a democratic society, preparing
Read moreNamaste: KNPE students design, market Clinton Rosette Middle School yoga club
Launching a new after-school club is a fount of valuable experience. Concept. Content. Recruitment. Delivery. Assessment. Modification. Enhancement. Some students of Marcella Otto and Victoria Shiver in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education can already claim that on-the-ground training on their
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