Michael Manderino Archives

CISLL plans seminars on language, literacy learning

February 9, 2016 Mark McGowan Digital Signage, Education, Events, Faculty & Staff, Humanities, Liberal Arts and Sciences, On Campus, Research, What's Going On

NIU’s Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy will host several seminars this spring to discuss various methodologies and approaches for examining aspects of language and literacy learning and development. Each session will be organized around a topic related to conducting

Virtual feedback, mutual benefits

November 7, 2014 Mark McGowan Campus Highlights, Communiversity, Education, Engagement, Faculty & Staff, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Students

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,

A photo of books in the Children's Literature Collection of NIU's Gabel Hall.

Literacy educators, leaders invited to networking event

April 2, 2014 Mark McGowan Alumni, Communiversity, Digital Signage, Education, Events, Faculty & Staff, NIU Hoffman Estates, What's Going On

Northern Illinois University’s Department of Literacy Education will host a Literacy Educators & Leaders Networking Event from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 8. This event at NIU-Hoffman Estates, 5555 Trillium Blvd., provides an opportunity for alumni to reconnect with faculty and

College of Ed offers Diversity in Film series

January 23, 2014 Mark McGowan Arts, Communiversity, Digital Signage, Education, Events, Faculty & Staff, On Campus, Students

NIU’s College of Education invites students, faculty, staff and community members to attend its ongoing Diversity in Film series. The free series of contemporary films covers topics depicting race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, ability and their intersections. All movies will be shown

Photo of a teacher helping a child to read

Literacy Education to launch Naperville cohort

October 28, 2013 Jennice O'Brien Education, Faculty & Staff, NIU Naperville, What's Going On

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

Photo of two boys reading a book in a library

NIU literacy educators plan networking event

October 4, 2013 Mark McGowan Alumni, Communiversity, Education, Events, Faculty & Staff, NIU Naperville, What's Going On

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

Literacy Education professor’s dissertation wins academic ‘Triple Crown’ with trio of top awards

May 23, 2013 Jennice O'Brien Awards, Campus Highlights, Education, Faculty & Staff, Humanities, Research

Michael Manderino, assistant professor in the Department of Literacy Education in NIU’s College of Education, has drawn significant praise from his colleagues in 2013, and deservedly so. His dissertation has received awards from three prestigious organizations already this year. The scholarly paper,

Literacy Ed professor wins research award

February 1, 2012 Mark McGowan Awards, Campus Highlights, Did You Know?, Education, Faculty & Staff, Research

Michael Manderino, an assistant professor in the Department of Literacy Education in the NIU College of Education, is co-winner of the Student Outstanding Research Award from the Literacy Research Association (LRA). Manderino accepted the award for his scholarly paper titled “Disciplinary Literacy