NIU’s Department of Special and Early Education long has enjoyed U.S. Department of Education grants to train professionals to work with people who are blind or visually disabled. For more than 40 consecutive years, those federal dollars have supported NIU’s preparation of
Read moreNIU celebrates fall commencement
NIU College of Education graduates stepped in the spotlight last month during the fall commencement ceremonies. President Dr. Lisa C. Freeman told the audience at the Dec. 15 undergraduate ceremony about Angie Lobdell, who earned a bachelor’s in Special Education. One day
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Stacy Kelly, an associate professor in the Department of Special and Early Education, is the recipient of the 2020 Exemplary Advocate Award from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Visual Impairment and Deafblindness. The annual award recognizes “exemplary leadership and commitment
Read moreWebsite honors M.S.Ed. in Special Ed among nation’s best for new teachers
NIU’s M.S.Ed. in Special Education has earned high kudos from Teacher.org, a national website “for teachers by teachers.” Following a review of “every single accredited ITP master’s program available,” the site’s editors “hand-selected the ones we could confidently recommend as the very
Read moreVisual Disabilities alumna Kateri Gullifor discovers joy, national acclaim in teaching
Kateri Gullifor laughs now when she thinks about the big red flag she wisely ignored on the way to her career. “I’ve never been one to be super well-oriented,” says Gullifor, a Teacher of the Visually Impaired and the only Orientation and
Read moreOpen Doors continues mutual inspiration
When did you start thinking about higher education? First- and second-grade students at Lincoln Elementary School in Bellwood already picture themselves on college campuses, thanks to some assistance from students in the Open Doors project, part of the NIU College of Education’s
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Todd Gilson, acting associate dean of Research, Resources and Innovation in the NIU College of Education, has been named a Fellow of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). His election to Fellow status is “a well-earned recognition of his contributions to
Read moreAce! College of Ed licensure students nail 100 percent passage on Spring 2019 edTPA
Anna Morrison loves interactions with children. “Being around them brings a lot of joy into my life – just with certain things kids say, and the way they act, they’re a lot of fun,” says Morrison, a May 2019 graduate of the
Read moreFirst cohort of Finland travelers return, minds open to innovative philosophies
Amanda Surrusco hadn’t expected the freedom. Maria Almeida hadn’t expected the differentiation. Kyle Conway hadn’t expected the trust. Surrusco, Almeida and Conway, three of the four NIU College of Education student-travelers on the inaugural Educate Global trip to Finland this May, witnessed
Read moreEducate U.S., Engage U.S. celebrate second year of journeys to North Dakota, Colorado
Sometimes the second time around is just as sweet as the first. May 2019 saw the return of Educate U.S. in North Dakota and Engage U.S. in Colorado and Nebraska; both new options of the NIU College of Education programs debuted in
Read moreVisual Disabilities program students try serving as guide dog leaders – and dogs
Visitors to Graham Hall, whether inside or outside, are familiar with the site of students wearing sleep-shade blindfolds and navigating hallways, stairwells and sidewalks with white canes. For two days each year, however, those canes are replaced with human beings – playing
Read moreNIU celebrates spring commencement
NIU College of Education graduates stepped in the spotlight last week during the spring commencement ceremonies. President Lisa Freeman told the audience at the May 11 undergraduate ceremony about Aaron Goodin, who earned a bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education. Graduate students received
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