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A Worthy Calling: 125+ Years of Preparing Teachers

COE retirees reflect on ‘worthy calling’ of careers in teacher preparation at NIU

October 19, 2021 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

Born in 1932, Jim Johnson grew up in the tiny village of Ellsworth, Wis., about an hour southeast of Minneapolis. His education – like that of his wife, Colleen, who grew up in nearby River Falls – began in a one-room schoolhouse.

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Exhibit tracing 125 years of teacher prep to debut Oct. 2 during NIU Homecoming

September 21, 2021 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

A new museum exhibit tracing the last 125 years of teacher preparation in the United States and in the NIU College of Education will make its debut during Homecoming. The exhibit, “A Worthy Calling: 125+ Years of Preparing Teachers,” was among eight

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