In what seems like an “of course it is” bit of trivia, the official language of Indonesia is – yes, Indonesian. Linguists, according to WorldAtlas.com, categorize Indonesian as “a standardized register of Riau Malay” and “among the languages of the Austronesian language
Read moreFulbright Foreign Student Scholar finds valuable Special Education tools at NIU
As a graduate teacher in the Special Education Unit of the Ministry of Education in Dominica, Nutrice Francis remembers well her optimism following a 2017 bit of good news from the prime minister. Special education in the Caribbean islands is “at the
Read moreHigher Education grad students explore debate over performance-based funding
Performance-based funding afforded to public colleges and universities seems straight-forward enough: Post good results, and pocket the public money to stay in operation. Yet the reality, says Xiaodan Hu, is anything but. The assistant professor in the NIU Department of Counseling and
Read moreSeven Golden Apple of Rockford finalists share NIU College of Education heritage
Seven of this year’s 20 Golden Apple of Rockford finalists are graduates of the NIU College of Education. They teach in Rockford, Belvidere, Durand, Machesney Park, Rockton and South Beloit. They teach preschool, kindergarten, third-grade, fourth-grade and fifth-grade. They came to teaching
Read moreCI’s Melanie Walski, Peet Smith co-author latest edition of noted textbook on fluency
Melanie Walski joined the NIU College of Education in the fall of 2016 as a visiting assistant professor. She was hired as tenure-track in 2017. Peet Smith came 12 months afterward, arriving in 2018. One year later, during the autumn semester of
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Read all about it: NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education was well-represented in Volume 38, Issue 4, of the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Five faculty members – Jenn Jacobs, Jim Ressler, Zachary Wahl-Alexander, Paul Wright and Laurie Zittel –
Read moreLetter from Lisa Wajrowski
Good evening, Dr. Elish-Piper! My name is Lisa Wajrowski, and I was one of the eight individuals to have been so blessed and privileged to go to Belize. It was honorable to represent NIU in Belize. It was a privilege to have
Read moreLetter from Ben Lee
Dr. Elish-Piper, Thank you so much for enabling and supporting my second trip to Belize this Spring! Your support for Engage Global program’s like this helped us put on the first ever Women’s Sports Summit in Belize! The BAE (Belizeans Advocating for
Read moreLetter from Barrett Kaeb
Dr. Elish-Piper, My name is Barrett Kaeb, and I am a first-year graduate student here at NIU. I just returned from the BAE Sports Summit in Belize, and would like to take a moment and say thank you for making this opportunity
Read moreLetter from Kelsey Kunz
Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper, I hope you and your family are doing well during this time of chaos, uncertainty, and heartache. My name is Kelsey Kunz, and I was one of the students who had the opportunity of going to Belize with the
Read moreLetter from Joseph Mwachullah
Dear Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper, Hello Laurie, I am Joseph Mwachullah and I am one of the students lucky enough to get blessed with the opportunity to go to Belize last Spring. First, I want to say thank you for the support you’ve
Read moreElgin U-46 partners with NIU to prepare new Special Ed teachers from within
With teachers in short supply throughout Illinois and across the United States, the responsibility of confronting that challenge is often left to school districts. Elgin U-46 has found an answer in the NIU College of Education. Serving nearly 40,000 students in 11
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