Tag: education
The NIU College of Education is partnering with Alexian Brothers Parish Services and the NIU Counseling Association to bring an eye-opening new documentary to campus. “Race to Nowhere” examines the over-scheduled, go-go world in which many of today’s school children dwell – a world where cheating, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and ironically,...
Education and the ways teachers learn and then lead their own classrooms is in a constant state of change.
The NIU College of Education (COE) and Rockford Public School District 205 will celebrate the opening of the Rockford Leadership Academy during a Wednesday, Jan. 30, kickoff event. Developed to enhance leadership skills among the district’s 100 principals and assistant principals, the academy is the result of an intensive collaboration between the COE and the...
U.S. News and World Report Magazine has ranked online graduate programs in the NIU College of Education as fourth best in the nation. The magazine ranked 208 schools that met the criteria for all-online graduate programs, and each was measured in four categories. NIU fared well in each: selectivity (13th); faculty credentials, both academic and...
U.S. News & World Report this week ranked the NIU College of Education’s online graduate program fourth in the nation, testimony to the college’s commitment to providing innovative solutions to students’ ever-evolving needs. This year marks the first time the magazine has ranked online college and graduate degree programs, a nod to the ever-increasing demand...
English as a second language (ESL) programs are becoming increasingly popular in teaching programs across the country. And no wonder. ESL credentials are increasingly necessary for teachers to land jobs. The reason: an exploding number of English language learners in public schools. In this state alone, according to a 2011 Illinois State Board of Education...
How do educators help students identify and develop their passion for their professional careers? Professionals in the field of counseling, counselor education and teaching must nurture this desire to obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to be competent educators. So says Toni Tollerud, a Presidential Teaching Professor in the NIU College of Education’s Department of...
Pre-registration for next spring’s NIU Educators’ Job Fair opens Thursday, Nov. 1. NIU students and alumni are encouraged to pre-register early. Instructions on how to pre-register will be posted Nov. 1 on the Career Services’ website. The fair takes place Monday, Feb. 25, at the NIU Convocation Center. Qualified candidates have a chance to get...
Barbara Thayer-Bacon, professor of philosophy of education at the University of Tennessee, will deliver the annual James and Helen Merritt Distinguished Service Award to Philosophy of Education Lecture at NIU. She will speak Thursday, Oct. 11, on “Maria Montessori: Educator for Peace.” The event includes a reception for the speaker from 3:30 to 4 p.m....
For nearly 50 years, Jonathan Kozol has dedicated his life to addressing the increasingly complex and urgent issues that face public education, including the challenge of providing equal opportunities to every child, regardless of racial origin or economic status. Among the most respected and eloquent writers and speakers on public education, he has had numerous...
The NAME Summer Institute is coming to Northern Illinois University. Leaders of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) have selected NIU as the site for the event scheduled from Thursday, June 28, to Saturday, June 30. Since its inception in 1990, NAME has held conferences in notable metropolises across the United States. For this inaugural...
On a Friday evening a couple weeks ago, my wife and I were out for a leisurely dinner at a popular Italian restaurant near where we live. We were sitting at the back of the restaurant by a window at a table for two; love those two-person tables. The restaurant was crowded but the ambiance...
