College of Education students in pursuit of teaching professions can apply for the Mary F. English Technology Award, which supports and encourages them in that goal while also furthering their use of classroom technology. Participants – called Mary F. English Scholars –
Read moreDouble-alum Russ Dahmoff honored with hoops court sporting his name
Lyndon, Illinois, is a small village in Whiteside County, barely a 15-mile drive southwest from Sterling and hugging the Rock River. Agriculture powers the economy of “The Crow Capitol of the World,” where the population hovered around 650 during the 1950s and
Read moreNIU celebrates fall commencement
Congratulations to our newest NIU College of Education alumni! Two of our graduates were featured in videos shown during the ceremony. First, meet Jocelyn Campos Diaz, who earned her B.S.Ed. in Physical Education. Next, meet Emerson Baptist, who completed his M.S. in
Read moreNew P.E. grad Juel Mecklenburg follows destiny, father into teaching, coaching
Juel Mecklenburg is entering the family business. The new graduate of NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education has a job secured for January – teaching P.E. at Crystal Lake’s Prairie Ridge High School – as she continues a McHenry County legacy
Read morePE alumni launch mentorship program
Members of the NIU Physical Education Young Alumni Network officially kicked off a mentorship program in the fall – and it’s already thriving. Forty-five alumni mentors are now working with current P.E. majors, sharing advice, stories and support. “It’s been inspiring to
Read moreZach Wahl-Alexander receives new title of Lane-Zimmerman Endowed Professor
Growing up in Long Island, Zach Wahl-Alexander knew exactly what he loved. Baseball. Pitching? Playing shortstop? Yes, please. Game on. And the Big Apple boy was good at it, too, even suiting up for some of the higher-end travel teams in the
Read moreCollege to host Nov. 12 screening, panel to debut ‘A Teacher’s Shoes’ docu-film
What motivates educators to devote their lives to the process of teaching and learning? How do they find the energy to climb out of bed each morning, fill their water bottles, pack their lunches and drive through the darkness to their schools?
Read moreNIU curricular innovation grants enable faculty to try new tech, teaching styles
In 2023, NIU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning piloted a Curricular Innovation Grant Fund. Congruent “with university goals and priorities,” the program was “established to provide competitive grants for experimenting with innovative teaching methods such as transdisciplinary learning, virtual reality, digital
Read moreAlumna Cindie Cortinas-Vogt celebrates state, national teaching awards in 2023
Cindie Cortinas-Vogt arrived late to the college game. She was 22, maybe, and all of her friends from high school already had graduated. While they all had apparently felt certain enough to enroll and select their majors as teenagers, Cortinas-Vogt had not.
Read moreNIU celebrates fall commencement
Congratulations to our newest NIU College of Education alumni! Two of our amazing graduates were featured a videos shown during the ceremonies. Meet Brooke Valentine, who earned her B.S.Ed. in Physical Education … … and Funmilayo “Funmi” Adeyemo, who earned her
Read moreSoon-to-graduate P.E. majors participate in mock job interviews with employers
Forty future P.E. teachers are out in the schools this fall gaining the hands-on experience to excel in their careers after they graduate next month. Jim Ressler is making sure they’re also ready to secure those careers. Ressler, professor of Physical Education
Read morePaul Wright co-edits book on research, evaluation of P.E., sport pedagogy topics
Paul Wright, an NIU Board of Trustees Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, is celebrating the recent publication of “Qualitative Research and Evaluation in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.” Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning in conjunction with SHAPE
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