Educate Global 2.0 is history. China looms in the rearview mirror. A new semester of learning is underway in DeKalb. But the broadened perspectives Educate Global provided to NIU’s future teachers seem destined to persist in countless and unpredictable ways. Just ask
Read moreMeet the Dean’s Achievement Scholars!
Congratulations to the newest group of NIU College of Education Dean’s Achievement Scholars! Chosen for stellar academic performance in high school, each receives a $2,000 scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year with the possibility of renewal for the next year based on
Read moreAll-College spotlights innovation
Tuesday’s All-College meeting focused on department-level innovations and intentional growth strategies that support the Strategic Action Planning Framework. Dean Laurie Elish-Piper asked each department chair or faculty representative to present on one project or initiative that fuels the college’s values and priorities.
Read moreCOE students dive into summer research
When Sadie Filipski heard an offer to assist in research that she knew would impact her eventual career as an elementary school teacher, she volunteered immediately. “Going into something so relatable to what I’m going to be doing was so exciting,” says
Read moreEducate U.S. travelers ‘forever changed’ during week in tiny North Dakota school
Caleb Pursell simply wanted a taste of teaching in a rural area. And that’s exactly what he got in the Mandaree School District, located within North Dakota’s Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The senior Elementary Education major joined three other NIU College of
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 moreWayfinding: CATIS students navigate campus with latest assistive technology
Modern assistive technology that helps people who are blind to navigate the world is nothing short of amazing. But it’s not perfect – yet. Try traversing a college campus, for example, through the web of winding sidewalks and grassy expanses. Even the
Read moreVision Program graduate student earns prestigious Donald Blasch Scholarship
Michael Foster, a Vision Program graduate student working toward a master’s degree in Orientation and Mobility, is one of two recipients of the prestigious Donald Blasch Scholarship. Sponsored by the O&M division of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and
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Pomp and circumstance: NIU marks spring commencement
NIU College of Education graduates stepped in the spotlight over the weekend during the spring commencement ceremonies. Acting NIU President Lisa Freeman told the audience at the May 12 undergraduate ceremony about Elizabeth Hipskind, who earned a bachelor’s degree in Special Education.
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Future elementary teachers find good ideas within interventions
Courtney Rieb could not help but notice the boy. “He was frequently off-task,” says Rieb, a junior Elementary Education major from Antioch. “He was trying to talk to his friends, or taking laps around the classroom. I identified him as needing some
Read moreSelf-advocacy: SEED professor partners with alumna to pilot student-driven transition plans
Choosing a path for after high school is rarely easy for any young adult, and that naturally includes those teens with special needs. But for students with special needs at Hononegah High School in Rockton, Ill., those roads to “transition” are becoming
Read moreAnd the award goes to …
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
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