Navigation Content NIU NIU has a long-standing tradition of working in partnership with schools in the Northern Illinois region. Formal partnership activities exist in several of the colleges. Activities associated with partnerships are wide ranging in diversity and scope. The focus of a partnership may be the K-12 curriculum, preservice teacher education, inservice teacher education, field-based research, or a combination of these. A partnership provides the vehicle for schools and universities to restructure inservice and/or preservice education, K-12 curriculum, school and university curriculum and course delivery, or research and evolution of curricular projects or school activities as a whole. Each partnership emerges in different ways and focuses on different aspects of teacher education. As a result, the school-university partnerships are unique, sharing common goals of improving teaching and learning in both the P-12 schools and the university. College of Education College of Education School-University Partnership Office - DeKalb
- Glen Ellyn
- Harlem
- Kaneland
- U-46 (Elgin)
- West Chicago
- Rochelle
- Rockford Environmental Science Academy (RESA)
While each partnership agreement is unique, common components in the partnerships include: extended clinical placements for NIU students, (2) classroom teachers as clinical supervisors, (3) mentoring for pre-service teachers, (4) a mentor program or teacher induction program for first year teachers, (5) integrated curriculum and curriculum development, (6) infusion of technology, (7) professional development for staff, (8) immersion experiences, (9) teaching inquiry projects, (10) bilingual opportunities, and (11) service learning and diverse learning experiences. | |
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