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Area educators can now register for edcamp Northern Illinois, a free evening of professional development that offers nontraditional opportunities to share teaching techniques, discuss new classroom tools and make connections with like-minded professionals. This innovative event will be held from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road....
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After the new state-mandated edTPA became consequential for all teacher candidates in Illinois last fall, the state passing rate was 96 percent. Candidates from NIU posted a 99.13 passing rate, with the vast majority of licensure programs posting a 100 passing rate. NIU started preparing for the edTPA assessment in 2011-2012 when the state first...
Jenny Parker
Students, faculty and staff are invited Monday, May 5, to meet the candidate for associate vice provost for Educator Licensure and Preparation. Jenny Parker, who is acting in that position while also serving an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, will talk and take questions from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in...
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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...
Jenny Parker
NIU has named Jenny Parker, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, acting associate vice provost for Educator Licensure and Preparation. Parker begins her new role Thursday, Aug. 1. “Jenny has a long standing commitment to teacher preparation,” says Vice Provost Anne L. Birberick. “She will be a strong advocate for NIU teacher...