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Tag: Corrine Wickens
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Longtime friends Corrine Wickens and Elsa Glover were jogging together a few years ago when the conversation turned – naturally – to education. What happened next reads like the script of a classic TV commercial for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. NIU’s Wickens, an associate professor in the Department of Literacy and Elementary Education, and Glover,...
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In the spring of 2014, Northern Illinois University’s Department of Literacy Education will offer a new cohort leading to an M.S.Ed. in Literacy Education with a focus on reading at the NIU-Naperville campus. This degree leads to reading specialist licensure (K-12). This program includes one or two evening classes per semester and is ideal for...
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NIU’s Department of Literacy Education is sponsoring a Literacy Educators & Leaders Networking Event from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the NIU-Naperville campus, 1120 E. Diehl Road. This event provides the opportunity for alumni to reconnect with faculty and former classmates as well as to bring new colleagues to introduce them to...