Office of Educator Licensure and Preparation Archives

College of Education maintains nearly perfect edTPA pass rates

February 5, 2018 Sarah Quinn Community, Education, Faculty & Staff, Homepage, Students

When Sarah Paver began her student-teaching class last August, the graduate student in physical education quickly became concerned. “I was very nervous when the edTPA came up,” says Paver, who graduated in December 2017. “A lot of my classmates had said that

Teachers invited to edcamp ‘Unconference’ 2016

April 5, 2016 Mark McGowan Communiversity, Digital Signage, Education, Engagement, Events, Faculty & Staff, Latest News, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Students

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

Near perfection: NIU teacher candidates rock new performance assessment

January 29, 2016 Mark McGowan Did You Know?, Faculty & Staff, Latest News, Students

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.