The College of Education is thrilled to once again invite applications for the Dean’s Grants, designed to fuel the innovative scholarship of our faculty and students. This is your chance to secure funding, showcase your ideas, and push the boundaries of teaching,
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Michelle Sands, assistant professor of Special Education in the Department of Special and Early Education, has joined Illinois’ Pyramid Model State Leadership Team (SLT). The Illinois SLT recognizes that the Pyramid Model – a conceptual framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young
Read morePhotos: COE Student Welcome Picnic
Scenes from … a COE Student Welcome Picnic, held Aug. 24 on the Anderson Hall West Lawn! Click on any image for a full-size view:
Read morePhotos: NIU Culture Fest
Eric Junco and Lauren Lett represented the College of Education at NIU’s Aug. 20 Culture Fest, a vibrant annual event designed to bring together the entire NIU campus community. More than just a celebration, it serves as a bridge between students, faculty,
Read morePhotos: Morgridge Office open house
The Morgridge Endowed Chair Office team held an open house Aug. 20 in Gabel Hall 155. Faculty and staff were invited to stop by, grab a snack and meet graduate assistants Kristen Aragon and Kim Teal to learn about their roles, their
Read moreAll-college: Dean Mary Earick outlines vision, map to thriving communities
Mary Earick is visibly excited and honored to become the new dean of the NIU College of Education. During the Aug. 19 all-college meeting, Earick told stories of many “critical incidents” in her life that led to DeKalb while also presenting her
Read moreKid-approved: Morgridge GAs launch Camp Creativity in two local libraries
Plastic silverware. Wooden craft sticks. Pipe cleaners. Q-tips. Marble-sized pom poms. For children attending a July 31 summer camp at the Sycamore Public Library, these were the available – and intentional – substitutes for paintbrushes during an activity on color theory. “Kids
Read moreMessage from the Dean
Today marks Day 30 for me as your new dean, and I am here to report that this first month on the job has shown me again and again just how fortunate I am to join you – and how eager I
Read moreSESE 448 students visit Batavia to see Valley Sheltered Workshop operations
For students with disabilities, life naturally goes on after school ends. To help facilitate that, their IEPs (individualized education programs) are required by federal law to include a coordinated set of activities, measurable post-secondary employment goals and annual updates based on age-appropriate
Read moreTorch lit, stoked, passed: Surbers retire from leadership of principal preparation
Wedding invitations. Birth announcements. Helpful conversations on choosing the perfect mother-of-the-groom dress. For Jim and Becky Surber, the longtime and now-retired coordinators of the NIU College of Education’s M.S.Ed. in Educational Administration – known colloquially as “principal preparation” – these little slices
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Congratulations to these members of the NIU College of Education family! Pi-Sui Hsu (PI) and Tom Smith (co-PI) of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment have been awarded a new National Science Foundation grant titled “Co-constructing Strategies to Enhance Support and
Read moreMicro-moments, major impact: Summit shows teachers how to instill resilience
Ariella Cole hasn’t started teaching yet. Cole is among the 20 paraeducators currently pursuing NIU bachelor’s degrees in Elementary Education through the RISE (Rockford Inspiring School and Community Excellence) initiative. But she’s a behavioral intervention specialist who already works in District 205
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