A new museum exhibit tracing the last 125 years of teacher preparation in the United States and in the NIU College of Education will make its debut during Homecoming. The exhibit, “A Worthy Calling: 125+ Years of Preparing Teachers,” was among eight
Read moreEntrenadora atlética: KNPE grad student volunteers AT for Mexico handball team
Catrina Sanfilippo long has understood the value of mentoring, something that continues to influence her career path. Now the certified athletic trainer and current graduate student in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is reaping the benefits of networking. Thanks to
Read more‘Go Beyond the Stacks’ offers two tips for getting full text from NIU Libraries
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 moreETRA, KNPE to host graduate colloquia
Two graduate colloquia are planned in October in the departments of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment and Kinesiology and Physical Education. Members of the ETRA Graduate Student Association will host “Boys, School Culture and Gaming” as a virtual event Monday, Oct. 11.
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Congratulations to this NIU College of Education doctoral student! Giselle Hernandez Navarro, a Ph.D. student in Counselor Education and Supervision and a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, received the Rising Star Award from the Illinois Association
Read moreFace-to-face: All-College welcomes faculty, staff for in-person meeting
Sharing and celebrating good news is always an inspirational focus of all-college meetings, and the Aug. 24 edition was no exception. But the simple act of safely filling the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center that day – wearing masks,
Read moreOffice for Student Success open to offer one-stop resource for positive outcomes
Jennifer Johnson and Christy Schweitzer want all students in the College of Education to thrive through feeling welcomed, engaged and supported on their academic journeys toward degrees of all levels. And they have the perfect place to accomplish just that. The new
Read moreCollege of Education, Rock Valley sign 2+2 pathway for Elementary Education
The NIU College of Education has forged a 2+2 partnership with Rock Valley College to smooth the transfer path for future Elementary Education majors. Beginning this fall, the agreement provides RVC students a prescribed, sequential set of general education courses during their
Read moreComing through COVID: School leaders address responses to ongoing pandemic
As a new school year begins across Illinois and the nation, administrators continue to face a familiar and unwanted challenge. COVID-19 remains among the problems that superintendents, principals and other school district personnel must confront to keep students, teachers, staff and their
Read moreAlissa Droog to ease ‘library anxiety’ with Ed News ‘tips and tricks’ feature
Alissa Droog wants students, faculty and staff of the NIU College of Education to feel comfortable when they come to her for assistance. Yet it’s often the opposite that’s true, Droog says, thanks to something called “library anxiety.” “People are often nervous
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Congratulations to these current and former NIU College of Education faculty! Peter Chomentowski, associate professor of Exercise Physiology in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, was elected this spring as president of the NIU Faculty Senate and chair of the University
Read moreGoing global: Online conference gathers TPSR practitioners for ideas, inspiration
Javon Davis lifted the bottom of his T-shirt to his forehead, simply to mop the sweat that comes from shooting hoops with teenage boys and young men. Then they saw it. Couldn’t miss it. The scar across his stomach. Davis could explain.
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