Eight NIU College of Education faculty are participating in the Hanover Grant Academy to advance their skills in securing external funding for their scholarship. The academy is a service of Arlington, Va.-based Hanover Research, a global research and analytics firm that delivers
Read moreRockford Principal Prep program adds six Elgin U-46 candidates to new cohort
One year after the NIU College of Education launched an innovative program in principal preparation for the Rockford Public Schools, a second cohort has begun. This fall, the new group includes six aspiring administrators from School District U-46. Ryan Corcoran, Huff Elementary
Read moreCOE retirees reflect on ‘worthy calling’ of careers in teacher preparation at NIU
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.
Read moreEducate Global trip will send current, future teachers to Kenya, Tanzania
Fourteen NIU College of Education students will travel to Kenya and Tanzania in 2022 for a personal immersion to understand the challenges of not only learning another language but learning in it. Pending COVID restrictions at the time, the new Educate Global
Read moreMarguerite F. Key Fellows gather online, discuss COVID, post-secondary success
Principals, Laurie Elish-Piper said, are the hearts of their schools. Their confidence in the ideas and abilities of teachers empowers those teachers to do their best work, she said. Their leadership in our schools forges the backbone of a democratic society, preparing
Read moreComing through COVID: School leaders address responses to ongoing pandemic
As a new school year begins across Illinois and the nation, administrators continue to face a familiar and unwanted challenge. COVID-19 remains among the problems that superintendents, principals and other school district personnel must confront to keep students, teachers, staff and their
Read moreIllinois school leaders to talk COVID-19 during June 16 Whiteboard Wednesday
Like everyone working to navigate COVID-19, Lynn Gibson has questions. “Is this our new normal?” asks Gibson, a clinical assistant professor in the Educational Administration program and an interim superintendent of Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271. Regardless of her active
Read moreMessage from the Chair
Greetings from the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations. We are thrilled to once again connect with you. Our department is comprised of dedicated, faculty, program coordinators, staff and students who are committed to pursuing academic excellence, intellectual growth and scholarly
Read moreAlumni Accomplishments
Congratulations to these Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations alumni! Dan Bertrand, Ed.D. Educational Administration, ’05, was named director of Park Operations for the Marengo Park District. Bertrand was superintendent of Marengo Community High School District 154 from 2005 until his
Read moreCollege of Ed counts four alumni, one student among Golden Apple finalists
Five of the finalists for the prestigious 2021 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching and for Excellence in Leadership claim the NIU College of Education in their pedigrees. NIU alumni Maddi Bodine, Anne McNamara and Virginia Valdez are among the 32
Read moreBlack, Brown & Bilingüe: Alums launch podcast while leading suburban schools
For Lissette Jacobson and Maurice McDavid, the connection began Day One. Both began working in DeKalb in August of 2011, when they attended an orientation for new teachers – and Jacobson couldn’t help but notice McDavid’s commanding voice in the room: “You’re
Read moreDecade of distinction: U.S. News ranks online graduate degrees in nation’s best
Online graduate programs in the NIU College of Education are celebrating their 10th consecutive year of high acclaim from U.S. News & World Report. The College of Education is ranked 21, placing in the top 10% of the 296 institutions assessed with
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