Laurie Elish-Piper, dean of the NIU College of Education, has been named a Deans for Impact member dean. Founded in 2015, Deans for Impact is a national nonprofit organization creating networks of leaders from different contexts who collaborate to improve the way
Read moreDenise Bunning revisits teaching roots during day of honor in the College of Ed
The NIU College of Education’s first Educator in Residence spent April 11 doing just that: educating. Denise Bunning, who earned an M.S.Ed. in Special Education in 1989 from NIU, returned to her alma mater with a clear message for future teachers: Children
Read morePhoto Gallery: Idea Exchange
The NIU College of Education’s first Idea Exchange stirred curiosity and enthusiasm for innovative and effective practices in teaching among the March 29 participants. Modeled on speed-dating – or speed-networking for professionals – the fast-paced event put faculty, instructors and graduate teaching
Read moreFood allergy advocate Denise Bunning named COE’s first Educator in Residence
Denise Bunning remembers well the moment she decided to become a teacher when she grew up. She was 8 and in the third-grade when her East Coast family settled in Glenview, Ill. “I always loved school,” says Bunning, who eventually earned her
Read moreNIU to improve math content knowledge for teachers from Rockford, Sauk Valley
Northern Illinois University has received a $1.6 million grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to provide professional development in math pedagogy to 160 teachers from Rockford and the Sauk Valley area. Grant dollars also will fund the development of online
Read moreSynch your stopwatches: Idea Exchange set to foster sharing of teaching strategies
Two minutes could change your world – or, at least, your teaching. Participants in the NIU College of Education’s first Idea Exchange, scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, March 29, will have the unique opportunity to share their best practices for
Read moreU.S. News raises NIU College of Ed score in annual online grad program rankings
The NIU College of Education remains in the country’s Top 10 among U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of online graduate programs. NIU ties for ninth with Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Virginia (Curry).
Read moreNIU to open center for cutting-edge research in educational technology
Northern Illinois University is launching a new research center in 2019 to cultivate, support, harness and promote cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection of education and technology. As the first research center opened under the leadership of NIU President Lisa Freeman, CREATE (Cross-disciplinary
Read moreA homecoming 40 years in the making: Lynn Gibson starts second career at NIU
During Lynn Gibson’s undergraduate years in the NIU College of Business, then housed inside Wirtz Hall, she lived directly across the street in the Timbercrest Apartments on the corner of Lucinda Avenue and Garden Road. Hers was Apartment 5, she knows for
Read moreKoss named Senior Faculty Fellow
Melanie Koss is the NIU College of Education’s first Senior Faculty Fellow. Launched this spring, the program recognizes and rewards high-performing, tenured faculty and promotes research and/or scholarly activity in the college. Recipients of the Senior Faculty Fellow title receive either $3,500
Read moreLaurie Elish-Piper named fellow of Deans for Impact Academy
Laurie Elish-Piper, dean of the NIU College of Education, today was named an Impact Academy fellow. She joins a cohort of 13 leaders chosen for their commitment to improving educator preparation; collectively, they lead programs that enroll more than 3,500 teacher-candidates in
Read moreEducate U.S. program to offer unique glimpse of rural teaching inside North Dakota reservation
North Dakota’s Mandaree School District is a three-hour drive from the nearest airport in Bismarck. The closest hotel is at least 20 miles away, if not 30. Shopping for groceries – beyond those for sale at the tiny convenience store in town,
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