North Dakota’s Mandaree School District is a three-hour drive from the nearest airport in Bismarck. The closest hotel is at least 20 miles away, if not 30. Shopping for groceries – beyond those for sale at the tiny convenience store in town,
Read moreReading Hall of Fame taps Stahl
Norman A. Stahl, Professor Emeritus and former chair of the Literacy Education Department, was inducted July 16 into the Reading Hall of Fame. The honor – one of the highest the literacy field can grant an individual – came during the annual convention
Read moreThe postcards are in the mail
Even though technology has changed the game in college admissions, that doesn’t mean we’ve abandoned the time-honored method of communicating with future undergraduate students through the U.S. Postal Service. The College of Education’s Student Services embarked on a marketing project this spring
Read moreK-12 teachers to explore equity at Social Justice Summer Camp
Question: Can K-12 teachers without a deep understanding of social justice concerns effectively engage and enlighten their students on those topics? Joseph Flynn, James Cohen and Mike Manderino would say “no.” But the three professors from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Read moreAnd the award goes to …
As the annual spring awards and honors season blooms in the days leading up to commencement, several members of the College of Education family – including students, faculty and staff – are stepping into its bright spotlight. Their well-deserved applause is coming
Read moreCOE alumna Ashley Van Sickle honored for teaching excellence
Ashley Van Sickle loves foreign languages and cultures. While earning her NIU bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, she pursued a minor in Spanish. Her licensure endorsements include English as a Second Language along with language arts and social studies. Now Van Sickle
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 moreProject Slide
Students in their second professional semester (diversity block) will have the opportunity to collaborate with 5th grade students and STEM teachers from Golfview Elementary School in CUSD 300, Carpentersville, Illinois, for two days. This collaboration will provide science literacy hands-on experiences in
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 moreedTPA encore: COE students post great results for Fall 2016
NIU College of Education students rocked the edTPA last semester – again. One hundred percent of graduate students and 98 percent of undergraduates passed the mandatory assessment required to obtain teacher licensure in Illinois and several other states, continuing the college’s success
Read moreCOE department celebrates new name, faculty members
An NIU College of Education department is beginning the new semester with a new name. Meet the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Formerly known as Literacy and Elementary Education, the department changed its moniker to better reflect the diverse teaching, learning and
Read moreMelanie Koss enjoys opportunity to honor Congressman Lewis
Melanie Koss knows a great book – or a great graphic novel – when she reads one. And, Koss says, Congressman John Lewis’ “March: Book Three” is a triumph. Its sweep of the American Library Association awards for 2017 includes the prestigious
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