Harlem School District Archives - NIU College of Education

Alumna Erin Anderson finds her place, Golden Apple recognition as a principal

February 17, 2025 Mark McGowan Alumni, CI, enewsletter

Erin Anderson had witnessed a Golden Apple surprise before. March 16, 2023. An entourage of well-wishers had come to Harlem School District 122’s Donald C. Parker Early Education Center, where Anderson serves as principal. They huddled near her office, waiting to congratulate

RPS 205’s Daniela Boer finds belonging, representation via NIU principal prep

October 13, 2023 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

When Daniela Boer was asked where she wanted to intern as a principal-candidate while in NIU’s M.S.Ed. in Educational Administration program, she had no hesitation. Lathrop Elementary School. Boer, then a bilingual teacher at the nearby Rockford Environmental Science Academy, saw great

COE alumna Miranda Thompson wins Rockford-area 2023 Golden Apple award

March 8, 2023 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, LEPF, SEED

Miranda Thompson is a Golden Apple winner. Thompson, who earned her B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education in 2006, was among six winners named March 9 during surprise ceremonies in their Rockford-area classrooms. She also was among eight finalists with NIU College of Education

CI alumna Ashley VanSickle humbled, validated, motivated by Golden Apple

March 10, 2022 Mark McGowan Alumni, CI, enewsletter

Ashley VanSickle’s excellence as a teacher is without question. VanSickle, a 2013 alumna of the NIU Department of Curriculum and Instruction alumna, received a 2017 Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award from the Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Now, she’s a 2022