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Early Childhood Special Education

SEED’s Michelle Sands procures return of statewide Early CHOICES grant to NIU

October 6, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, Partnerships, SEED

Early CHOICES is returning to NIU. Funded by an Illinois State Board of Education Training and Technical Assistance grant, the initiative that launched on campus in 1990 focuses on the “least restrictive environment” (LRE) for children ages 3 to 5, which is

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Stephanie Baker, Natalie Andzik travel to Thailand to deliver pair of workshops

September 16, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, Research/Faculty, SEED

When Yuwadee Viriyangkura needed more experts and broader perspectives to provide professional development to educators in Thailand, she remembered a classmate and friend from her doctoral studies at Illinois State University. Stephanie Baker. Viriyangkura is the creator of the well-regarded Association of

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Lin Zhu empowers Indonesian teachers, local leaders with strategies that foster inclusive early childhood classrooms

September 16, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, Research/Faculty, SEED

A new member of the Department of Special and Early Education faculty arrived in DeKalb with a cool “What I Did This Summer” story. Lin Zhu, assistant professor of Early Childhood Special Education, designed and delivered professional development via Zoom to empower

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