COVID-19 could not cancel the NIU College of Education’s January 2021 edition of Educate U.S. with the Houston Independent School District. Even as the pandemic did prevent travel to Texas for the 14 teacher-licensure candidates chosen to participate in the real-world learning,
Read moreUncharted waters: KNPE alum leading COVID-prompted online public school
Families in the 15,000-student Thompson School District of Loveland, Colorado, were offered an intriguing and innovative option this fall as the COVID-19 pandemic barreled into another semester. Called Thompson Connect Online (TCO), it’s a completely virtual “school” created solely to enroll the
Read moreKNPE, College of DuPage sign 2+2 plan, smooth path to three bachelor’s degrees
Transferring to the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) is now an easy option for College of DuPage students who want direct routes to bachelor’s degrees and vibrant careers. Clear 2+2 pathways have been developed for all three undergraduate programs
Read moreNoted golf-swing guru Jim Suttie named Fall 2020 ‘virtual’ Educator in Residence
Jim Suttie was only 4 when he first encountered what has defined the rest of his life and his still-growing list of internationally celebrated accomplishments. “My dad was a physician – a pediatrician – in DeKalb. He played golf, and he got
Read moreAllan Vest comes ‘full circle’ in closing 50-year NIU career back where he began
During his 1970-71 senior year at Thornridge High School in suburban Dolton, Ill., Allan Vest played on a now-legendary basketball team crowned as state champions in the first of its back-to-back titles. Membership in a club like that offers bragging rights that
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 moreUNESCO taps Paul Wright to lead forum prior to anti-doping convention in Paris
Sometimes, preventative medicine is the best medicine. Case in point: One day before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization opens its seventh international convention against doping in sport, UNESCO will host a pre-conference forum on values-based education. Both events, which
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 moreSixty years strong: COE 1959 alums return to College of Ed for a happy homecoming
As NIU prepares to celebrate Homecoming 2019 from Oct. 19 through Oct. 27, one group of former Huskies already has notched its return to campus. Members of the Class of 1959 reunited Sept. 6 at the College of Education, touring Graham, Gabel
Read moreHigher ed leader John M. Dunn named college’s Fall 2019 Educator in Residence
A university president. A provost. A dean. A department chair. A vice chancellor – and two terms as an interim chancellor. An internationally respected researcher. John M. Dunn, recently retired from a decade of successful leadership of Western Michigan University and now
Read moreIllinois Youth Center speaker to discuss ‘Flexing Behind Bars’ of juvenile detention
In the six months since Project FLEX began delivering physical education and leadership training to young men incarcerated in the Illinois Youth Center of St. Charles, many eyes have been opened. Jenn Jacobs and Zach Wahl-Alexander, professors in the NIU Department of
Read moreAthletics honors pre-Title era Huskies, COE alumnae return for varsity letters
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, thoughts of saluting the great achievements of women continue to resonate throughout Intercollegiate Athletics. During the weekend of Feb. 15 and 16, a College of Education reunion of sorts took place throughout campus and
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