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Clinical experiences shift for COVID-19, remain meaningful via creative faculty

As a parent who is helping to manage the remote learning of his three young children, Jim Ressler sees firsthand how teachers in the Kaneland School District are shifting their instruction for COVID-19. Ressler, an associate professor of Physical Education Teacher Education,

Kinesiology major Alex Frenz travels with KNPE faculty to present lessons learned during her summer internship

November 28, 2018 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Alex Frenz grew up in Oakville, Mo., playing softball – and loving hockey. More specifically, the senior Kinesiology major has rooted loudly and proudly for her hometown St. Louis Blues. “I’ve been a Blues fan my entire life,” says Frenz, who pitches

Elementary Ed major honored for internship in Streamwood

August 3, 2017 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter

Kelsi Spain began her college career studying business, but she soon realized that her heart longed instead to major in Elementary Education. “I don’t want just to teach academic subjects,” says Spain, an NIU College of Education senior from Pingree Grove, Ill.