NCE News & Announcements

News & announcements from the National College of Education

• NCE Hosts Education Officials for South and Central Asia
  

  October 15, 2018
  On October 1, a State Department delegation of education officials from South and Central Asia visited NLU

• Dr. Tardrew Invited to Keynote International Symposium
  

  October 8, 2018
  Associate Professor Karen Tardrew was invited to be the Keynote Speaker at the International Symposium on Visual Literacy at Nagoya University of the Arts in Nagoya, Japan on October 7

• NCE at the National Technology Leadership Summit
  

  October 1, 2018
  Dr. Ayn Keneman, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, was invited to attend the National Technology Leadership Summit (NTLS) held last week in Washington, D.C.

• Dr. Ricklefs at Two International Conferences
  

  October 1, 2018
  This past summer, Dr. Mariana Ricklefs presented research studies at professional conferences in Canada and Spain

• NCE Faculty Publishes Essay
  

  September 24, 2018
  Associate Professor Todd Price recently published an essay in the Brazilian journal, Revista Educação e Cultura Contemporânea

• Dr. Keneman Joins the Board of El Valor
  

  September 21, 2018
  Dr. Ayn Keneman, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, was recently invited to join the board of El Valor, the second largest early education network in Chicago

• NCE Hosts Dr. Pam Grossman
  

  September 17, 2018
  The National College of Education recently hosted Pam Grossman, Ph.D., Dean of the UPenn Graduate School of Education, for a presentation at the NLU Chicago campus

• Dean Muller Helps Form New Network
  

  September 12, 2018
  Five Deans, including our own NCE Dean Rob Muller have formed the Illinois Ed Prep Impact Network to ensure that every child has access to quality teachers

• Consortium Study: Student Teaching and NLU
  

  September 9, 2018
  On August 21, NCE Director of Research and Innovation Kavita Kapadia Matsko and her colleagues from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research released a policy brief that summarizes key findings from recent studies they completed on student teaching in Chicago.

• NCE Bids Farewell to Dean Borthwick
  

  August 27, 2018
  NCE celebrates the exemplary service of Associate Dean Arlene Borthwick, who will retire at the end of the month.

• NCE Adjunct Selected to Serve on National Committee
  

  August 6, 2018
  NCE Mathematics Education Adjunct Faculty member, Edna Bazik, has been selected to serve on the 2018 National Selection Committee of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST.

• Faculty and Alum Present at Conference
  

  August 6, 2018
  Associate Professor Vito Dipinto and alum Anthony Tournis presented their work last week at the 25th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education

• NCE Faculty Selected to Participate in the 2019 School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference
  

  July 30, 2018
  Assistant Professor Jennifer Cooper has been selected to participate in the 2019 School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference (SPRCC)

• NCE Grad's Story Featured in National News
  

  July 23, 2018
  A recent uplifting experience of Kimber Bermudez (M.A.T. Elementary Education '16) was featured on national new, when her casual conversation on an airplane led to an outpouring of donations from stangers

• NCE Adjunct Starts Campaign for World Refugee Day
  

  July 2, 2018
  Jennifer LaRocque, adjunct faculty in ESL/Bilingual Education and a kindergarten teacher, recently started a campaign on social media for World Refugee Day (June 20).

• NCE Hosts First Annual Faculty Research Symposium
  

  June 20, 2018
  On Wednesday, June 13, the NCE Scholarship & Development Committee presented the first NCE Faculty Research Symposium, held at the Wheeling Campus.
  

• NCE at ISTE Conference
  

  June 18, 2018
  Several NCE faculty, adjuncts and alumni will participate and present at the upcoming International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference, held in downtoen Chicago June 23-27.

• NCE Partners with Illinois Holocaust Museum to Hold Summer Institute for Educators
  

  June 4, 2018
  NCE's Reading program has formed a new partnership with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center to host a biannual summer institute and course.

• Professor Imam Presents at the Fourteenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
  

  June 4, 2018
  Professor Imam presented her preliminary research, "Silence, Suffering and Resilience: Uncovering Lived Realities of Muslim Students in Public Schools."

• Professor Terry Smith Chosen for Distinguished Teaching Award
  

  June 4, 2018
  At the NLU Spring Connection event, President Megahed announced Dr. Terry Smith as the NCE faculty member selected to receive a Distinguished Teaching Award.

• McCormick Center Launches New Website
  

  May 29, 2018
  NCE's McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership recently launched their new website, which is tailored to stakeholders in early childhood leadership.

• Spring 2018 i.e. Inquiry in Education Journal Published
  

  May 25, 2018
  The newest edition of i.e. (Inquiry in Education) journal has been published, featuring submissions from NCE faculty and Associate Dean.

• Professor Azcoitia Presents at the Community Schools National Forum
  

  May 14, 2018
  Distinguished Professor of Practice Carlos Azcoitia presented at the Community Schools National Forum held May 2-4 in Baltimore, MD.

• Professor Lorch Presents at IL-TPAC
  

  May 14, 2018
  On May 4, Assistant Professor Janet Lorch and NCE Adjunct Julie Sidarous presented at the Illinois Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium (IL-TPAC) Conference in Bloomington, IL. 

• Ed Leadership Alumnus Named Interim Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools
  

  April 30, 2018
  Keith Posley, a graduate of NCE's Educational Leadership programs, has been named Interim Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools.

• Dean Borthwick Attends Tech Summit
  

  April 24, 2018
  Associate Dean Arlene Borthwick recently led a session at the Spring 2018 Meeting of the k-12 CAO Tech Summit, held in Chicago, IL.

• NCE Faculty Members Co-author Article
  

  April 16, 2018
  Three NCE faculty members co-authored a recent article piblished in the journal, Teaching and Teacher Education.

• Professor Presents at the Annual Islamic Society of North America's Education Forum
  

  April 10, 2018
  Professor Seema Imam held three presentations at the Islamic Society of North America's 19th Annual Education Forum, held this past weekend in Rosemont, IL.

• NCE Faculty Participate at 2018 AERA Annual Meeting
  

  April 9, 2018
  Several NCE faculty members will take part in this year's American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, April 13-17 in New York City. AERA is the largest gathering of scholars in the field of education research. 

• Letter From the Director of Policy Studies Published
  

  April 2, 2018
  Associate Professor Todd Price wrote a Letter to the Editor about schools and violence. This letter was published in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 21 with the title "Leadership and Compassion" and then in the Kenosha News on March 25 as "Let's Do a Better Job of Helping Stressed Students." Click on the headline above to read more about this topic on the NLU blog.

• Professor Lukenchuk Publishes Book Chapter
  

  March 26, 2018
  Associate Professor Antonina Lukenchuk recently had a book chapter on service-learning published.

• Faculty, Students and Alumni at ICE Conference
  

  March 19, 2018
  NCE Presence was notable at the recent Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) conference held in Schaumburg, IL. ICE is the largest organization in the state devoted to the use of technology in education and is an organizational affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Click on the headline above to read more about this topic on the NLU blog.

• NCE Represented at AACTE Conference
  

  March 12, 2018
  NLU was well represented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), held March 1-3 in Baltimore, MD.

• Merit-Based Scholarships Available for Students
  

  March 9, 2018
  National Louis University is pleased to announce we are accepting applications for Merit Scholarships. The scholarships are available to both Undergraduates and Graduates in both the College of Professional Studies and Advancement and the National College of Education.

• Recent Faculty Publications
  

  March 2, 2018
  Highlighting some of the recently published books, chapters, and articles written by NCE faculty over the past few months.

• Dean Muller Responds to the Debate Over Whether the US Should Arm Teachers
  

  March 2, 2018
  Robert Muller, Ed.D., Dean of the National College of Education penned an article on his response to the national debate over whether to equip classroom teachers with guns, as a result of the most recent Parkland, FL school shooting. Click on the headline above to read more about this topic on the NLU blog.

• Faculty Spotlight
  

  February 28, 2018
  Highlighting some of the research and accomplishments of NCE faculty over the past few months.

• Special Education Alum Running for Congress
  

  February 20, 2018
  Anthony V. Clark, who obtained his MAT in Special Education in 2011, is running in the 7th Congressional district in the March 2018 primary election. Clark, who is also a military veteran, works as a special education teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School. Click on the headline above to read more about this topic on the NLU blog.

• NCE Faculty Member Writing Musical About Her Family’s History With Jane Addams
  

  January 30, 2018
  Kristin Lems, Ed.D., National Louis University professor of ESL and bilingual education, is writing a musical about her family’s history with legendary Chicago social reformer Jane Addams and her Hull House settlement house. Click on the headline above to read more about this topic on the NLU blog.

• Newest Learning Technologies Newsletter Released
  

  January 26, 2018
  The Learning Technologies team released the third issue of their newsletter, which features graduate student Mia Gutsell and her work as a teacher and instructional technology coach. The issue also details upcoming EdTech opportunities and conferences.

• NCE's Vito Dipinto Featured in Local Media for his Frozen Fun Science Activities
  

  January 4, 2018
  Vito Dipinto, Ed.D., Associate Professor in Science Education, has been featured on WCIU-TV Channel 26.1’s “The Jam” television show on January 3rd, and in the Daily Herald Newspaper on December 22nd. He demonstrated fun activites and provided tips to families with children who are home from school on Winter Break. Click on the headline above to read more about this topic and watch his television clip on the NLU blog.

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