Amanda Surrusco hadn’t expected the freedom. Maria Almeida hadn’t expected the differentiation. Kyle Conway hadn’t expected the trust. Surrusco, Almeida and Conway, three of the four NIU College of Education student-travelers on the inaugural Educate Global trip to Finland this May, witnessed
Read moreEducate Global travelers to visit Finland
Educate Global will send its first group of travelers to Finland this May for a two-week immersion in the Finnish Comprehensive School Curriculum, Content and Language Integrated Learning Method. Students will learn Finnish philosophies in classroom management, lesson planning and project work
Read moreGo East: Educate Global travelers ready for hands-on learning at Beijing Royal
Ten NIU College of Education undergraduates will travel to China this summer for Year Two of Educate Global, scheduled from early July through mid-August. Students will spend six weeks at the Beijing Royal School, where they will teach English to Chinese middle-
Read moreReplace judgment with curiosity: Educate Global travelers return to United States with eyes open to power of classroom diversity
After 14 hours in the air, there was obviously no need to tell Marcus Lewis that he wasn’t in DeKalb anymore. Yet his first steps off the plane into a nearly empty airport in China, with none of the crowded hustle and
Read moreExternal and Global Programs honored for international work
Annual winners of the Award for Outstanding Department Contribution to International Education at NIU all have something in common. Each brings “the perspective of the world to Northern Illinois University and the expertise of Northern Illinois University to the world, through international
Read moreEducate Global provides ‘world of opportunity’ for NIU students flying to teach in China, Taiwan
Thirty-seven NIU College of Education students are traveling to teach in Asia this summer, a “business trip” guaranteed to enrich and shape their professional lives in amazing ways. Part of the college’s experiential Educate and Engage Program, the inaugural Educate Global journey
Read moreLEARN-IT conference exposes educators to instructional tech
Advances in technology come so quickly and frequently that it’s nearly impossible to stay on top of the latest innovations and applications. Yet for teachers, and for IT professionals who work in schools, the integration of technology to enhance learning carries a
Read moreTaiwan post-doctoral fellows, professors coming April 26
Fourteen years after David Walker joined the NIU College of Education, the associate dean is about to see something new here. Three post-doctoral fellows from National Sun Yat-sen University are expected to arrive this fall at NIU, bringing their research protocol and
Read moreLone Star stars: Educate U.S. ‘teas’ up for May trip to Texas
NIU College of Education students selected for the May 2017 edition of Educate U.S. gathered last week in a Graham Hall classroom to learn more about their pending trip to the Houston Independent School District. Jennifer Johnson, the college’s director of teacher
Read moreA week in the life: NIU College of Education students gain career experience in Houston
Ashley Grazutis realized in middle school that she wanted to become a teacher when she grew up. So did Saul Amaya – and for the same reason. Both now are students in the NIU College of Education, pursuing licensure in Middle-level Teaching
Read moreTake flight! Educate Global prepares for Taiwan, China
So, how’s this for an amazing deal? Four, or maybe six, weeks teaching English to children and youth in Taiwan or China while mastering the curriculum and methodology for teaching English as a Foreign Language. Exposure to different cultures. Immersion in teaching
Read moreZ Nicolazzo: Schools need more than just policies on bullying
For K-12 educators who attended NIU’s Oct. 26 professional development conference on “Bullying: How Schools Can Respond,” a quotation presented by keynote speakers Z Nicolazzo and Molly Holmes painted a difficult picture. “The dominant narrative (of LGBTQ bullying) depends on an inaccurate
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