NIU’s PALS (Physical Activity and Life Skills) Group will host the first all-virtual conference for the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Alliance this summer. Scheduled for July 22 and 23, the event brings together an international group of teachers, coaches and scholars
Read moreFuture teachers, high schoolers learn together during P.E. Leadership Summit
In times like these, it often becomes more obvious what we all have in common. Empathy and sympathy for friends, family and strangers who are suffering. Admiration for people courageously and selflessly serving on the front lines at their own risk. Material
Read moreRessler named Senior Faculty Fellow
Jim Ressler knew he was on to something good in February, when he and his colleagues from the NIU PALS Group played host to 70 students from West Aurora High School for the first P.E. Leadership Summit. Two months later, the associate
Read moreP.E. Leadership Summit trains, inspires students from West Aurora High School
Jim Ressler is a strong advocate for the power and potential of Physical Education leadership programs. “First, they offer a different experience for high school students in P.E. classes,” says Ressler, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “Second,
Read moreBelizean Youth Sport Coalition takes next step as project wraps
Just look at the numbers. Three years. Twenty-seven organizations. One hundred and twenty-one coaches, teachers and youth workers trained – 13 of them traveling to the United States for that preparation, partly delivered by three NIU students. Fifteen hundred youth enrolled in
Read moreGold medals are not the only reason to get youth involved in sport
Written by Paul Wright, Lane/Zimmerman Endowed Professor The 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil have given us the opportunity to marvel at the heights of human potential. We have been able to watch amazing displays of athleticism and skill from the most elite competitors
Read moreCollaborating on Outdoor Education
Did you know NIU is home to one of the premier outdoor education facilities in the country, the Lorado Taft Field Campus? In addition to this amazing resource, NIU’s College of Education has faculty expertise and an extensive network of partners working
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