Elementary Education majors at NIU will enter the teaching field a step ahead of their peers. Three new emphases – Bilingual/ESL, Reading Teacher and Special Education – will provide automatic endorsements in areas that previously required additional coursework. For example, the Reading
Read moreEducate U.S. program gears up for another January in Houston
If Nicole Morales ever dreamed of a job other than teaching, she doesn’t remember it. “The materials have always come really easily to me. I’ve always done well in school,” says Morales, a senior Early Childhood Education major from Rockford. “Even when
Read moreKudos! First group of Dean’s Achievement Scholarship recipients named, honored
Lauren Leifheit never heard a peep from the students in her first classroom. “I’ve been interested in teaching for as long as I can remember,” says Leifheit, a pre-elementary education major from Sycamore. “Even when I was a little kid, my parents
Read moreReimagined courtyard opens
Once home to a frightening thicket of withering trees and patchy grass, the courtyard outside the ramp between Gabel and Graham halls now offers a picturesque place of serenity. Funded entirely by the generosity of friends of the College of Education, the
Read moreA look behind the College of Education’s edTPA numbers
Laura Tuma felt uneasy when she first heard about the edTPA, the new assessment she would need to pass before receiving teacher licensure in Illinois. “It was very intimidating at first. It was very scary not knowing what to expect,” says the
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Achieving the unimaginable is no easy task, and doing so is something most people will never know. John Evar Strid is not among them. The associate professor in NIU’s Department of Literacy and Elementary Education recently learned that the TESOL Journal accepted
Read moreNIU teacher candidates spend time in Chicago and Texas classrooms
Teacher candidates visit Altus Academy On April 28th a group of Elementary Education teacher candidates traveled to Altus Academy in Chicago. Altus Academy provides college preparatory education to 2nd-8th grade students from historical minority groups, low-income families, and first generation college graduate
Read moreDonor Tea Reception
Over 150 donors, students, faculty and staff gathered last Sunday afternoon at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center for our annual Donor Tea event. The event is held to thank our donors and friends for their support of the College of Education
Read moreLaurie Elish-Piper to lead NIU College of Education
(This article originally appeared on NIU Today.) Laurie Elish-Piper, who has served as acting dean of the Northern Illinois University College of Education since 2015, will take over officially July 1. Members of the NIU Board of Trustees endorsed her appointment last
Read moreNIU Literacy Event at NIU-Naperville Campus
Northern Illinois University’s Department of Literacy and Elementary Education (LEED) is sponsoring a Literacy Event: “Reading & Writing in the Digital Age” on Wednesday, March 23, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m at the NIU-Naperville campus, 1120 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, Ill.
Read moreStudy education, culture in Japan
Professors Stephen Tonks (College of Education), Helen Nagata (College of Visual and Performing Arts), and John Bentley (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) will direct a Japanese culture, history, art and education study abroad program from May 16-29, 2016. The program, which
Read moreAgainst All Odds
by Angela M. Johansson, M.A. ’05 Originally appeared in Northern Now North Lawndale is one of the toughest neighborhoods on Chicago’s West Side. Its streets are plagued by poverty and gang violence. Each morning, workers in reflective orange vests are stationed at
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