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Alumna Aimee Zepeda visits COE to help recruitment for Educate U.S. in Houston

March 9, 2022 Mark McGowan enewsletter, SEED

For the first time since January 2020, the NIU College of Education’s Educate U.S. program will this May transport select licensure candidates to the Houston Independent School District for a week of immersion in the life of a teacher. Aimee Zepeda knows

Best of both worlds: Educate U.S. takes virtual trip to Houston during pandemic

January 15, 2021 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, KNPE, SEED

COVID-19 could not cancel the NIU College of Education’s January 2021 edition of Educate U.S. with the Houston Independent School District. Even as the pandemic did prevent travel to Texas for the 14 teacher-licensure candidates chosen to participate in the real-world learning,

Houston, we have liftoff! Two COE alums reach stars with Texas teaching awards

April 5, 2020 Mark McGowan Alumni, CI, enewsletter, SEED

Jessica Dyra and Aimee Zepeda are proof of the power of positive role models. “I’ve always liked school, and as I grew up, I saw how much of an impact my teachers had on me,” says Dyra, who is from Crystal Lake.

Educate U.S. marks five years of success through eight Huskie alums in Houston

January 24, 2019 Mark McGowan Alumni, CI, enewsletter, KNPE, SEED

Evelyn Brand traveled to Houston in January 2017 with her eyes wide open. A junior Elementary Education major at the time, Brand’s senses crackled from “how much Houston has to offer,” from its metropolitan culture and world-class Italian and Mexican restaurants to

Educate U.S. travelers celebrate another successful trip to Texas

June 6, 2017 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, SEED

One by one, the names of Farias Early Childhood Center students are called as the morning attendance is taken. When there is no response – no “Here!” or “¡Aquí!”– a child stationed at the front of the classroom carefully removes that classmate’s

Lone Star stars: Educate U.S. ‘teas’ up for May trip to Texas

April 11, 2017 Mark McGowan enewsletter, External and Global Programs, LEED, SEED

NIU College of Education students selected for the May 2017 edition of Educate U.S. gathered last week in a Graham Hall classroom to learn more about their pending trip to the Houston Independent School District. Jennifer Johnson, the college’s director of teacher

A week in the life: NIU College of Education students gain career experience in Houston

February 21, 2017 Mark McGowan Alumni eNewsletter, enewsletter, External and Global Programs, KNPE, LEED, SEED

Ashley Grazutis realized in middle school that she wanted to become a teacher when she grew up. So did Saul Amaya – and for the same reason. Both now are students in the NIU College of Education, pursuing licensure in Middle-level Teaching

Educate U.S. program gears up for another January in Houston

November 15, 2016 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE, LEED, SEED

If Nicole Morales ever dreamed of a job other than teaching, she doesn’t remember it. “The materials have always come really easily to me. I’ve always done well in school,” says Morales, a senior Early Childhood Education major from Rockford. “Even when