Congratulations to these alumni who are making a positive impact on the leadership and administration of education at all levels! George Abbott, M.S.Ed. Visual Disabilities Program, ’92, served as one of 10 jurors for the 2022 Holman Prize for Blind Ambition. A
Read moreCampus teamwork yields study guides to help Huskies ace state licensure tests
Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) Study Guides are now available at Founders Memorial Library. Passage of the state tests, administered by the Illinois State Board of Education, is required before newly minted graduates can begin their classroom careers. Those claiming multiple endorsements
Read moreProject FLEX participants to tell stories of how sport offered healing behind bars
Project FLEX somehow continues to surprise Jenn Jacobs and Zach Wahl-Alexander. More than four years have passed since the associate professors in the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education launched their initiative to deliver structured physical activity and positive life lessons
Read morePhotos: New Teacher Send-off
The NIU College of Education recognized December graduates of licensure programs Dec. 9 during the New Teacher Send-off event in Cavan Auditorium. Evadne Bowlin, who earned her B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education in 2020, delivered the keynote address. “With all the lessons and
Read moreA life in ‘the middle’: Jenny Parker ready to travel, enjoy family time in retirement
Jenny Parker was teaching and coaching at Cheltenham Ladies’ College in the United Kingdom when she found something intriguing in her mail. “My mother sent me an ad from the local paper for an International Rotary Foundation scholarship. I don’t think she
Read moreLook them in the eye: P.E. majors gain valuable insight in interviewing for jobs
Earning a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education is only the first step. Standing between Anderson Hall and each K-12 gymnasium is a successful job interview. But future teachers in Jim Ressler’s classes have a leg up on their competition. Ressler, professor in
Read moreGoggles on, paddles in hand: NIU serves as pilot ‘metaversity’ to test VR teaching
Since joining the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education faculty in 2015, Zach Wahl-Alexander has taught in plenty of Anderson Hall spaces. None is remotely like where his KNPE 343 class is meeting this fall. Wahl-Alexander accepted the university’s invitation to teach
Read moreGeneration X-ercise? NIU study seeks sedentary adults ready to get physical
Are you between the ages of 40 and 60? Are you mostly sedentary but otherwise healthy and able to perform routine daily activities? Are you exercising less than 90 minutes per week, or no more than three days a week? Are you
Read moreKNPE, City Colleges of Chicago pave 2+2 paths in kinesiology, sport management
City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) students now have a seamless “2+2” transfer pathway to bachelor’s degrees in Kinesiology and Sport Management from the NIU College of Education. Thanks to a newly signed articulation agreement, students completing Associate of Science degrees who are
Read moreKNPE students enact Sport Ed model with Barb City STEAM Team children
Future teachers in KNPE 368: Sport Education typically practice their instructional ability on each other. Not this semester. Paul Wright, the EC Lane and MN Zimmerman Endowed Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has partnered with NIU STEAM to
Read moreAdministrative Aide Position
The Office of the Dean in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University seeks candidates for an administrative aide. This position serves as the primary administrative department support for multiple academic departments within the College of Education. This position has primary
Read moreUruguayan teachers visit NIU, nearby schools to gather ideas for improvement
After two weeks of visiting schools in DeKalb, Rochelle and the Chicago suburbs, 20 teachers from Uruguay made their way to Rockford. Their destination – Lincoln Middle School, opened in 1927 and located adjacent to the city’s historic Midtown District – provided
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