Five Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education students will spend their Spring Break in Belize this March as part of a new Engage Global initiative called Alternative Spring BAE. Two master’s students and three undergraduates will train about 50 Belizean coaches, teachers
Read moreValuable experience: Students continue to research, present with COE professors
Lorena Flores glimpsed how just one NIU Department of Curriculum and Instruction class in multiculturalism could influence the beliefs of the students who had come before her in Gabel Hall. Gisela Lopez-Lauderdale learned how P-12 schools can best engage Latino families of
Read moreEducational Studies Colloquium Series to explore impactful teaching practices
Organizers of the Professor Jean W. Pierce Educational Studies Colloquium Series are hoping to expand the audience across campus. Daryl Dugas and Kelly Summers, members of the faculty in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, have scheduled faculty from both
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Eui-kyung Shin, a professor of Social Studies Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is celebrating the publication of a new book. “Spatial Citizenship Education: Citizenship through Geography,” edited by Shin and Sarah Witham Bednarz, is an innovative exploration of ways
Read moreU.S. News raises NIU College of Ed score in annual online grad program rankings
The NIU College of Education remains in the country’s Top 10 among U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of online graduate programs. NIU ties for ninth with Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Virginia (Curry).
Read moreNIU celebrates fall commencement
NIU College of Education graduates stepped in the spotlight last month during the fall commencement ceremonies. President Lisa Freeman told the audience at the Dec. 16 undergraduate ceremony about Annie Malecki, who earned a bachelor’s in Physical Education. During the Dec. 15
Read moreNew Educate Local program transports Special Ed majors to try literacy projects in alternative Chana Education Center
For years, Mary Gardner has required her LTCY 300 students to create theoretical “listening center” projects on paper. Gardner, an instructor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, expects these assignments to propose good nonfiction texts to read aloud to children. She
Read moreJerry L. Johns Literacy Clinic to open Little Free Library at Glidden Homestead
NIU’s Jerry L. Johns Literacy Clinic will open its 10th Little Free Library next semester in front of the historic Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center. Kristine Wilke, the clinic’s new director, is excited to secure the 921 W. Lincoln Hwy.
Read moreMore than meets the eye: Two principals from one district take Ed Admin journey
Tricia Rollerson grew up in various homes around the country, moving from one state to the next. So did Teresa Polson. Both went to college, earning bachelor’s degrees in psychology and social work, respectively. Later, they both found paths into education, eventually
Read morePortia Downey calls it a career
Portia Downey has asked the question countless times during her interviews of Educate U.S. applicants. Why do you want to teach? She knows what most will say. I always wanted to become a teacher. I love working with kids. It’s usually the
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Sherry Bochenek, a doctoral student in Curriculum Leadership, won the TED Kaleidoscope Student Research Poster Award for Literature Review at the recent national conference. Kaleidoscope is the Teacher Education Division (TED) of Council for Exceptional Children’s Graduate Student Committee. Each year, Kaleidoscope
Read moreAbove and beyond: Ten students earn right to wear Educate and Engage stoles
Ten graduates of the NIU College of Education sported something new when they crossed the stage during the Dec. 15 and 16 commencement ceremonies. Blue stoles emblazoned with the words “Educate” and “Engage” boldly conveyed that the students took full advantage of
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