Educate Global 2.0 is history. China looms in the rearview mirror. A new semester of learning is underway in DeKalb. But the broadened perspectives Educate Global provided to NIU’s future teachers seem destined to persist in countless and unpredictable ways. Just ask
Read moreGo East: Educate Global travelers ready for hands-on learning at Beijing Royal
Ten NIU College of Education undergraduates will travel to China this summer for Year Two of Educate Global, scheduled from early July through mid-August. Students will spend six weeks at the Beijing Royal School, where they will teach English to Chinese middle-
Read moreReplace judgment with curiosity: Educate Global travelers return to United States with eyes open to power of classroom diversity
After 14 hours in the air, there was obviously no need to tell Marcus Lewis that he wasn’t in DeKalb anymore. Yet his first steps off the plane into a nearly empty airport in China, with none of the crowded hustle and
Read moreEducate Global provides ‘world of opportunity’ for NIU students flying to teach in China, Taiwan
Thirty-seven NIU College of Education students are traveling to teach in Asia this summer, a “business trip” guaranteed to enrich and shape their professional lives in amazing ways. Part of the college’s experiential Educate and Engage Program, the inaugural Educate Global journey
Read moreTake flight! Educate Global prepares for Taiwan, China
So, how’s this for an amazing deal? Four, or maybe six, weeks teaching English to children and youth in Taiwan or China while mastering the curriculum and methodology for teaching English as a Foreign Language. Exposure to different cultures. Immersion in teaching
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