Jason Harper, superintendent of schools in nearby Rochelle, knows that the diversity of his community is evolving. Forty percent of the Hub City’s current population is Hispanic, a number that only will continue to rise in coming years. Harper also understands that
Read moreElementary Ed’s Elgin 2+2 off to good start
Esme wants “to give something back to my community, and what better way to do it than by educating the leaders of tomorrow.” Lisset loves “working and interacting with children. I have always looked up to my teachers as role models, and
Read moreProject CUP research illustrates challenge of managing tough home lives of students
Jan Solano arrived at the home of virtual strangers to watch, like a fly on the wall, how they prepared themselves for the day. It was 6 a.m. The mother of the family knew that Solano, a junior Middle Level Teaching and
Read moreRockford sixth-graders help Hsu study makerspaces, scientific argumentation
Six sixth-graders at Rockford Environmental Science Academy are exploring Next Generation Science Standards – and having a blast at the same time. Pi-Sui Hsu, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, is making weekly travels to Rockford
Read moreEducate U.S. marks five years of success through eight Huskie alums in Houston
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
Read moreAbove and beyond: Ten students earn right to wear Educate and Engage stoles
Ten graduates of the NIU College of Education sported something new when they crossed the stage during the Dec. 15 and 16 commencement ceremonies. Blue stoles emblazoned with the words “Educate” and “Engage” boldly conveyed that the students took full advantage of
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Adam Carter and co-PI Dana Isawi, faculty in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education, were awarded a $100,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation to provide grief counseling services to children in school- and clinic-based sites. The grant establishes
Read moreCollege of Ed posts 99 percent passage on edTPA assessment for Spring 2018
Ashley Grazutis has been thinking about the edTPA since she arrived at NIU. “The first time I heard about the edTPA was freshman year at a Secondary Education Organization meeting,” says Grazutis, a senior from Palos Park, Ill. “All the rubrics. All
Read moreEducate U.S. travelers ‘forever changed’ during week in tiny North Dakota school
Caleb Pursell simply wanted a taste of teaching in a rural area. And that’s exactly what he got in the Mandaree School District, located within North Dakota’s Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The senior Elementary Education major joined three other NIU College of
Read moreCollege of Education maintains nearly perfect edTPA pass rates
When Sarah Paver began her student-teaching class last August, the graduate student in Physical Education quickly became concerned. “I was very nervous when the edTPA came up,” says Paver, who graduated in December. “A lot of my classmates had said that they
Read moreCoE’s Altus partnership blooms with El-Ed major Jamal Murphy
Jamal Murphy is not a typical NIU College of Education teacher-licensure candidate. Raised on the West Side of Chicago, Murphy encountered an eighth-grade teacher who told him he would drop out by his sophomore year. What? Not finish high school? “Once you
Read morePhysical Ed majors provide ‘structured recess’ programming for Brooks Elementary children
Recess is fun and games at most elementary school students, but it’s not always without problems. For one, it’s often lightly supervised. And, says Zach Wahl-Alexander, professor of Physical Education, it’s likely parent-volunteers and not teachers who are in charge. Meanwhile, Wahl-Alexander
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