Jodi Megerle is passionate about River Trails Elementary School District 26. “I love the size. I love that it’s so very close-knit,” says Megerle, a three-time NIU College of Education alumna. “Even when I was hired, and when we hire new teachers
Read moreRPS 205’s Daniela Boer finds belonging, representation via NIU principal prep
When Daniela Boer was asked where she wanted to intern as a principal-candidate while in NIU’s M.S.Ed. in Educational Administration program, she had no hesitation. Lathrop Elementary School. Boer, then a bilingual teacher at the nearby Rockford Environmental Science Academy, saw great
Read morePhotos: Tailgate Tuesday!
The NIU College of Education celebrated Tailgate Tuesday this week with free hot dogs, chips, drinks, swag and a raffle (won by Maria Parada, a Middle Level Teaching and Learning major)! Check out some photos from the event; click on any image
Read moreMerritt speaker Sheron Fraser-Burgess to explore ties between AI, social justice
None can deny that artificial intelligence, including the technology that automatically completed some of those words without the need for human typing, is pervasive. But are humans stopping to consider how AI is, in a way, enslaving them as the United States
Read moreHuskies Come Home: Homecoming 2023
NIU’s 116th Homecoming celebration begins Sunday, Oct. 7! If you’re planning to return to DeKalb for the tailgate festivities, scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, please visit the College of Education tent near the One-Room Schoolhouse within the
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these alumni of the NIU College of Education! Stacey Bachar, M.S.Ed. School Business Management, ’98, is the new assistant superintendent of Finances and Operations in Libertyville School District 70. Bachar comes to Libertyville after 16 years in Aptakisic-Tripp School District
Read moreCOE enrollment remains consistent
Enrollment in the College of Education is mostly steady this fall and, in some areas, beating averages. Rising numbers were recorded in 10 undergraduate programs and 18 graduate programs, including a 108% growth in the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (with a
Read moreENVEST Tanzania introduces students to different cultures, builds confidence
As far as homes go, it wasn’t much. Just one room, maybe 12 feet by 12 feet. No kitchen. No bathroom. One twin-size mattress, an inch or two thick at the most. A portable burner in one corner along with a couple
Read moreTaiwanese visitors tour Humboldt Park, discuss university social responsibility
NIU’s relationship with National Sun Yat-sen University continues to deepen. Two representatives of NSYSU’s Center for Alumni Services and Social Engagement visited campus earlier this month to explore opportunities for collaborations and to present two talks on university social responsibility in Taiwan.
Read moreStephen Tonks, David Nieto share ideas with teachers in Uruguay via Fulbright
What is language? What are the roles of language and culture in the process of teaching and learning? How can teachers encourage motivation in their students during lessons covering those topics? Stephen Tonks and David Nieto spent most of June and part
Read moreGrad students create podcasts in support of new teachers amid educator shortage
Graduate students in Anna Quinzio-Zafran’s TLCI 795 (Models of Mentoring) class this summer created podcasts to support new educators as they face common challenges. “With the teacher shortage, a sense of belonging is so important to making educators feel valued,” says Quinzio-Zafran,
Read moreLindsay Harris wins NIH grant to study word learning in children who are blind
Children who are blind or visually impaired can neither see words in print nor the objects that the words refer to, such as a tree or a car or a cloud. So how does this impact their word learning and vocabulary development,
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