Robin Miller Young, assistant professor in the Department of Special and Early Education, is celebrating recent publication of “Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Young Children: Driving Change in Early Education.” Co-edited by Judith J. Carta, the book presents the wisdom and research
Read moreNIU to open center for cutting-edge research in educational technology
Northern Illinois University is launching a new research center in 2019 to cultivate, support, harness and promote cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection of education and technology. As the first research center opened under the leadership of NIU President Lisa Freeman, CREATE (Cross-disciplinary
Read moreAHE master’s students instantly apply classroom theory to NIU campus work
Bernadette Heitschmidt didn’t start her college journey with an eye on staying there. Raised in Garfield Ridge, near Midway Airport, she attended Marquette University to study advertising with a minor in graphic design. “I had a rough first year. I didn’t do
Read moreResearchers study wearable technology to help students with anxiety disorders
Anxiety for people of all ages is on the rise in an interconnected, 24/7 world, one where cell phones go everywhere their users go, always on and constantly begging for attention. Research has indicated that up to 28 percent of K-12 students
Read moreWell-prepared ETRA students present research at MWERA, AECT conferences
Several graduate students from the NIU College of Education – mostly members of the ETRA-GSA – traveled to and presented at professional conferences that began Oct. 25. First, however, many of them gathered Oct. 22 in Gabel 222 to rehearse their presentations
Read moreCommunity Learning Series on careers in sport management advises audience: spot opportunity, grab ‘those baseballs’
Success, says Dan Migala, is about the baseballs you choose to pick up. Considered literally, it’s what launched the career of legendary Major League Baseball skipper Sparky Anderson. In the figurative sense, it’s a mantra that encourages finding and grabbing the opportunities
Read moreEducational Research and Evaluation teams with Honors on direct-admission
NIU Honors students of all majors now have guaranteed admission to the Master of Science program in Educational Research and Evaluation. The unique opportunity also includes a reimbursement of the Graduate Application Fee and a waiver of the GRE General Test. “In
Read moreNIU Early Childhood Education program earns renewed Gateways credential nod
NIU’s Department of Special and Early Education (SEED) has earned another five years of approval from the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies as a Gateways to Opportunity Entitled Institution. The designation allows NIU’s Early Childhood Education majors the
Read moreAdvisors seek clothing donations, cash for new Dress for Success Clinical Closet
Wanted: new or gently used professional clothing. Barb Amberg and Kate Donohue, academic advisors in the Department of Special and Early Education, are seeking donations of everything from shirts and skirts to socks and shoes for their new “Dress for Success Clinical
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Adam Carter and co-PI Dana Isawi, faculty in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education, were awarded a $100,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation to provide grief counseling services to children in school- and clinic-based sites. The grant establishes
Read moreRoberts co-authors ‘Bitten by the Blues,’ story of Chicago-born Alligator Records
Patrick Roberts, associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, is celebrating the Oct. 30 publication of “Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story.” Roberts is the co-author of the book with Bruce Iglauer, who in 1971 launched
Read morePumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins!
Did you visit the Learning Center to view this year’s entries in CoE Pumpkin Decorating Contest? Check out the incredible creativity of our NIU College of Education family – and Happy Halloween! Click on each photo for a full view. UPDATE! See
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