Yvonne Harris is looking in one direction as the new vice president in charge of NIU’s Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS). Ahead. Harris, guest speaker at the Jan. 11 All-College Meeting, encouraged her audience to help RIPS fulfill its mission
Read moreLindsay Harris wins NIH grant to study word learning in children who are blind
Children who are blind or visually impaired can neither see words in print nor the objects that the words refer to, such as a tree or a car or a cloud. So how does this impact their word learning and vocabulary development,
Read moreStudent Research Symposium resumes in-person operation with posters, panels
Questions and answers took center stage April 21 at the NIU College of Education’s Student Research Symposium. Held in the Learning Center of Gabel Hall (face-to-face for the first time since COVID forced an online format), the event featured five oral presentations,
Read moreThe ‘Write’ Stuff: College of Ed enrolls eight faculty in Hanover Grant Academy
Eight NIU College of Education faculty are participating in the Hanover Grant Academy to advance their skills in securing external funding for their scholarship. The academy is a service of Arlington, Va.-based Hanover Research, a global research and analytics firm that delivers
Read moreAll-College Meeting goes virtual, shares optimism for a ‘modified’ fall semester
Laurie Elish-Piper opened Tuesday’s All-College Meeting by quickly acknowledging the elephant in the virtual room. COVID-19 continues to impact the world, and returning to a new semester of teaching and learning will bring “challenges and situations that are quite different than what
Read moreFuture middle school teachers at NIU hear expert advice from 13-year-olds, parents
As a former middle school principal and assistant principal in the McHenry County towns of Woodstock and Cary, Joyce Laben knows well the value of listening to the “stakeholders” at those institutions. It’s something she stresses in the EPS 512: Principal, Family
Read moreIn the Conversation
Lindsay Harris, assistant professor in the NIU Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, appeared live May 31 on Chicago’s Fox-32 afternoon news program to talk about “summer slide” – and how parents can help their children to manage it. “Books are
Read moreDigital dilemma: CLS panel to examine children’s ‘screen time’
Do you think your children spend too much time glued to digital devices? Are you worried that they’re more connected with their phones, tablets and TVs than with their families and friends? You’re not alone. Children ages 8 and younger engage with
Read moreGetting kids back into the swing of school
Via fox32chicago.com Fox 32 Chicago interviewed Lindsay Harris, assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (LEPF), on Aug. 25 about getting kids back into learning after summer break.
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