(This story originally appeared on NIU Today) Want a challenging and rewarding career with guaranteed employment and free tuition? Thanks to a five-year $1.25 million grant recently awarded to NIU by the U.S. Department of Education, the Visual Disabilities Program of the
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Over 150 donors, students, faculty and staff gathered last Sunday afternoon at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center for our annual Donor Tea event. The event is held to thank our donors and friends for their support of the College of Education
Read moreConcussion and Youth Sport Panel
According to a 2013 report released by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, the reported number of individuals aged 19 and under treated in U.S. emergency departments for concussions and other non-fatal, sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries increased from
Read moreCollege of Ed online graduate program ranks No. 5 in nation
For the fourth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the NIU College of Education’s online graduate program among the country’s best. The COE program was ranked No. 5 out of a field of 188 competing programs offered by institutions
Read moreedTPA scores surpass state average
The Education Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) became mandatory last fall for all teacher candidates in Illinois. We are happy to note that NIU candidates posted a 99.13 percent passing rate, with the vast majority of licensure programs posting a 100 percent passing
Read moreAlumni Profile: Anwer Al-Zahrani
DeKalb winters can be difficult for anyone to get used to, but for Anwer Al-Zahrani, it was especially tough. In his home country, Saudi Arabia, temperatures rarely dip below freezing, even on the coldest of days. Fortunately, Al-Zahrani arrived at NIU in
Read moreAlumni Profile: Heather Frankfort
Editor’s note: Last fall the Rockford Register Star published an article about Heather Frankfort (M.S. Early Education, ‘09) that we thought might interest you. The story, written by reporter Corina Curry, is re-published here with the permission of the Rockford Register Star
Read moreStudents give back in Guatemala house-building project
Fourteen months ago, Scott Wickman, an associate professor of counseling, opened class with a discussion about his sabbatical work in Guatemala and his desire to go back one day. T.J. Schoonover and another student suggested that Wickman take the counseling class with
Read moreGetting kids back into the swing of school
Via fox32chicago.com Fox 32 Chicago interviewed Lindsay Harris, assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (LEPF), on Aug. 25 about getting kids back into learning after summer break.
Read moreSupporter of literacy program receives two prestigious awards
As the author or co-author of approximately 300 articles, research studies and professional books, Jerry L. Johns, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the College of Education’s Department of Literacy and Elementary Education (LEED), is known in the field of reading education for
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