Welcome to the ETRA Express, our newsletter for students, faculty, and alumni! I’m Wei-Chen Hung, chair of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, and I am pleased to provide you with news and important ETRA information. Our department has come
Read moreProject SEED to begin three-year study of Taiwanese civic literacy, engagement
How do Taiwanese teachers work with and engage students, parents and communities? In what ways are schools there advancing the tenets of a multicultural society? Both are questions faculty from the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment will explore this summer
Read moreMessage from the Chair
The state motto of Michigan – my home state – is simply, “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” Thinking about the work of KNPE over the past few months, our innovative projects and our support of students, a phrase
Read moreKNPE Alumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to this graduate of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education! Katie Hunzinger, B.S. Kinesiology, ’15, successfully defended her Ph.D. in Biomechanics and Movement Science from the University of Delaware. She will serve as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of
Read moreDancing Queen: P.E. alumna Kelly Zerby thrives as teacher, colleague, advocate
Young Sullivan Zerby could barely contain his excitement. The 15-year-old Huntley High School freshman was in kindergarten then, his mother remembers, and had come home with news about something amazing that happened in his P.E. class that day. “Sully says, ‘Mom, we
Read moreCI alumna Ashley VanSickle humbled, validated, motivated by Golden Apple
Ashley VanSickle’s excellence as a teacher is without question. VanSickle, a 2013 alumna of the NIU Department of Curriculum and Instruction alumna, received a 2017 Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award from the Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Now, she’s a 2022
Read moreToni Van Laarhoven retires to new paths advocating for adults with special needs
Toni Van Laarhoven’s foremost “why” is named Steffanie. Van Laarhoven’s older sister, who is non-speaking and has severe intellectual disabilities, inspired more than the career of the Distinguished Teaching Professor in the NIU Department of Special and Early Education (SEED). Steffanie also
Read moreAlumna Aimee Zepeda visits COE to help recruitment for Educate U.S. in Houston
For the first time since January 2020, the NIU College of Education’s Educate U.S. program will this May transport select licensure candidates to the Houston Independent School District for a week of immersion in the life of a teacher. Aimee Zepeda knows
Read moreLicensure candidates observe, practice pedagogy at P.E. Leadership Summits
Like many who enter the exercise field, Jordyn McFarlane was a three-sport athlete in high school. The St. Charles North graduate who’d played golf, hockey and lacrosse went on to play lacrosse at North Central College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree
Read moreThree first-year faculty members share details on teaching, research interests
It’s still Year One for three NIU College of Education faculty members who joined the team in August. Read below to learn more about Quortne Hutchings, Farah Ishaq and Stephen Walker – in their own words. Quortne Hutchings Ph.D., Higher Education, Loyola
Read moreCongratulations!
Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Xiaodan Hu, assistant professor of Higher Education in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, is the recipient of an American Educational Research Association Grants Research Award for “A Head Start
Read moreGoogle that: ‘Go Beyond the Stacks’ uses Google Scholar to gain full text, citations
Did you know that you can link Google Scholar to full text of materials from Northern Illinois University Libraries? Here’s how: In Google Scholar, use the menu button on the upper left-hand corner of the screen to navigate to Settings. Click on
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