Congratulations to these members of the College of Education family! Annie Malecki, a Physical Education major, was recognized as a SHAPE America Major of the Year with about 80 other students from Physical Education Teacher Education programs across the country. She plans
Read moreResearch road show: Cohen, Strid collaborate with students
Six NIU students affiliated with the College of Education were among the presenters at the 41st Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students. Recently graduated master’s student Stephanie Eller and undergraduates Lorena Flores, Autumn Gathings, Christina Poe, Raven
Read moreCAHE students, faculty attend Student Affairs 101 Conference
Ten graduate students in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education (CAHE) traveled recently to attend the Student Affairs 101 Conference in Normal. The one-day conference at Illinois State University, complete with 16 workshop sessions, enabled faculty and graduate students to
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 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 moreCollege of Ed working to offer ‘double-degrees’ with NUTN
NIU and the National University of Tainan (NUTN) expect to launch a program articulation agreement this fall or next spring. Students who participate in the program will earn two master’s degrees in educational research assessment – one from NIU and one from
Read moreCoE online graduate programs earn high U.S. News rankings for fifth consecutive year
Online graduate programs in the NIU College of Education continue to perform near the top of the country, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. NIU places fourth (tied with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln) in the current
Read moreTrailblazing
Craig Phillips, M.S.Ed. ’95, is completing a groundbreaking project with the National Park Service. Phillips, a certified orientation and mobility specialist and teacher of the blind and visually impaired, has led a project to make all 40-plus miles of trails in the
Read moreNIU College of Education launches Teacher Leader Endorsement Program
Courses put teachers on path to becoming leaders and administrators in their schools Teachers who want to be leaders in their schools can now take courses designed to empower them for those roles in the NIU College of Education’s new Teacher Leader
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