An NIU College of Education department is beginning the new semester with a new name. Meet the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Formerly known as Literacy and Elementary Education, the department changed its moniker to better reflect the diverse teaching, learning and
Read moreElementary Education enhances curriculum with new emphases
Elementary Education majors at NIU will enter the teaching field a step ahead of their peers. Three new emphases – Bilingual/ESL, Reading Teacher and Special Education – will provide automatic endorsements in areas that previously required additional coursework. For example, the Reading
Read moreA look behind the College of Education’s edTPA numbers
Laura Tuma felt uneasy when she first heard about the edTPA, the new assessment she would need to pass before receiving teacher licensure in Illinois. “It was very intimidating at first. It was very scary not knowing what to expect,” says the
Read moreGo Teacher project graduates 37 Ecuadorian “Huskies”
Thirty-seven Ecuadorian teachers gathered at the Red Roof Inn Aug. 13 for the *Go Teacher project’s graduation ceremony. Go Teacher is a seven-month international education program where Ecuadorian teachers studied ESL methodology, second language acquisition, and culture on NIU’s campus. James Cohen,
Read moreLEED remains a leader in faculty production
A new study published by researchers in the Department of Teacher Education at Brigham Young University ranks NIU’s literacy faculty within the top-10 most productive literacy faculties in the country for the years 2006 through 2012. The article, which appears in the
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