Category: Education

Bailey Fisch (left), Special Education major, and Nycol Durham (right), Early Childhood Education major

Lone Star lessons

Educate U.S. travelers celebrate another successful trip to Texas

  • June 22, 2017
One by one, the names of Farias Early Childhood Center students are called as the morning attendance is taken. When there is no response – no “Here!” or “¡Aquí!”– a…

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Fighting back against injustice

K-12 teachers to explore equity at Social Justice Summer Camp

  • June 5, 2017
Question: Can K-12 teachers without a deep understanding of social justice concerns effectively engage and enlighten their students on those topics? Joseph Flynn, James Cohen and Mike Manderino would say…

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‘Who is going to make that breakthrough today?’

NIU alumna, grad student Ashley Van Sickle honored for excellence in teaching

  • April 20, 2017
Ashley Van Sickle loves foreign languages and cultures. While earning her NIU bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, she pursued a minor in Spanish. Her licensure endorsements include English as a…

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Five ways to make sure tech benefits your kids

How can parents capitalize on the lure of phones and tablets?

  • March 27, 2017
Parents can’t help but worry. Phones, tablets and apps galore are competing for the undivided attention of their children and teens – and chances probably seem good to many moms…

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NIU Physical Education major Brandon Palmer helps fifth-grader Yvonne Chanda learn how to start a fire.

Taking it outside

P.E. majors flock to Lorado Taft for intense hands-on experience in teaching outdoor education

  • March 20, 2017
Bright sun peeked through mist and bare trees just after 10 a.m. on a late February day as the first hints of record warmth boldly unleashed an early spring. For…

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Social justice, service learning

NIU counseling students gain ‘life-changing’ perspectives during mission trips to Guatemala

  • March 13, 2017
Many service-minded NIU students are spending this week’s Spring Break on the road, volunteering their time and labor to improve the lives of people in faraway places. But that sort…

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Shooting for the moon

NIU pre-service teachers encourage young children with big dreams

  • November 21, 2016
Nakeya wants to be a ballet dancer. Jamari wants to be a train conductor. Isabel wants to design fashions for famous people. Deandre wants to be an astronaut. Phillip wants…

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Z Nicolazzo

When educational spaces pose ‘a hostile climate’

NIU professor Z Nicolazzo talks about impacts of bullying on gender expansive youth

  • November 15, 2016
Z Nicolazzo, an assistant professor in the NIU Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education, recently spoke to K-12 educators about “Expanding Our Approach to Gender-Based Bullying.” Nicolazzo, who is…

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