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1. Qualifications of field supervisors and cooperating teachers
College of Education
Administrative (Chief School Business Official, Principal, Superintendent) - Internship supervisors must hold type 75 certification with an endorsement at the level they are supervising and be employed full-time in a position requiring that certification.
ETRA (Instructional Technology, Library, Technology Specialist)
LEPF (Chief School Business Official, Principal, Superintendent)
Physical Education - Supervisors of clincials or student teaching must have teaching experience and all are certified teachers. Cooperating teachers should be certified, tenured (unless district overrides this), hold a master's degree or show progress toward a master's degree.
TLRN (Early Childhood, Elementary Education, Special Ed - LBSI and Vision)
College of Health and Human Sciences
Summary of policies regarding qualifications
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Selection of cooperating teachers: general guidelines provided but left up to discretion of school administrator (see letter to administrator)
Qualifications of University (Field) Supervisors:
English (McCann, McFarland-Wilson, Henderson, Levin)
Foreign Languages (summary of qualifications)
History and Social Sciences (summary of qualifications of university supervisors)
Sciences
University (Field) Supervisors: summary of qualifications, vitae: Kitts, Miller, Windelborn
Description of Biology University Supervisor position
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Contemporary Experience of University Faculty
Vitae of Faculty in Art Education
Vitae of Faculty in Music Education
3. Samples of faculty scholarly activities
See column F in faculty information table and off-campus faculty information table
Note: The first faculty information table contains information on all on-campus faculty (some of whom also teach off-campus) whereas the off-campus faculty information table contains information on faculty who teach one or more off-campus classes to the off-campus cohorts. Most in the latter group also teach courses on-campus, while a few are adjuncts who teach only off-campus.
4. Service and collaborative activities engaged in by faculty with the professional community (eg. grants, evaluations, task force participation, provision of professional development, offering courses, etc.)
See column G (and some in column F) in faculty information table and off-campus faculty information table
Note: The first faculty information table contains information on all on-campus faculty (some of whom also teach off-campus) whereas the off-campus faculty information table contains information on faculty who teach one or more off-campus classes to the off-campus cohorts. Most in the latter group also teach courses on-campus, while a few are adjuncts who teach only off-campus.
6. Samples of forms used in faculty and course evaluation (these are additional forms not included in list for #6 originally, see #6 below)
English undergraduate, graduate
Geology (Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science)
Math faculty evaluation form, faculty service report
7. Expenditures on professional development activities
College of Education: $141,239
College of Engineering and Engineering Technologies: $10,000
College of Health and Human Sciences: $6,153
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: $25,500
College of Visual and Performing Arts: $8,000-12,000
(For more information, see complete budget information under Standard 6)
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1. Licensure information on school faculty (eg. cooperating teachers, internship supervisors)
Mathematics: All cooperating teachers are tenured, certified mathematics teachers.
2. Summary of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, used by faculty
(See also our page on technology)
College of Education
David W. Raymond Grant for the Use of Technology in Teaching
Integrating Technology Assessment and Action Research : The goal of the project is to prepare preservice teachers to effectively use advanced technologies for instruction, the creation, analysis and interpretation of assessment data, action research, and instructional decision-making for improvement of student achievement. Our consortium includes the Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois Uinversity and five school districts including one large urban district, Elgin,and four smaller districts, Geneva, Harlem, DeKalb, and Hononegah.
REAL On-Line Modules: Professional development technology-based teaching opportunities for COE faculty with pre-service teachers via eight functioning on-line e-learning modules.
Other teaching strategies supported with technology
CAHE Department
Summary of teaching techniques used by department faculty
Example of teaching techniques used by Dr. Pender
ETRA Department
LEPF Department
LTCY Department
TLRN Department
Special Education (LBSI) and Vision
College of Health and Human Sciences
Early Childhood Education (FCNS) example 1, example 2
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Mathematics: All instructors use inquiry based instruction, Blackboard technology, Smart classroom technology, Elmo document cameras, calculators, electronic resources, and manipulative materials.
History and Social Sciences: Please see syllabi (on the General Background and Conceptual Framework page), especially for HIST 496 and HIST 400 for examples of course instructional strategies as well as use of technology. Our entire portfolio program is technology-housed (Microsoft SharePoint) and our faculty use the same technology for grading, evaluation, and feedback.
3. Samples of faculty scholarly activities
See SPA reports
4. Service and collaborative activities engaged in by faculty with the professional community (eg. grants, evaluations, task force participation, provision of professional development, offering courses, etc.)
College of Education
Education Partnerships by Academic Subject
Education Partnerships by Grade Level
Education Partnerships by Location
Presentations, Publications and Research
P-20 Engagement Expo poster sessions
Programs and Services Provided
NIU Collaborative on Early Adolescence
Program-specific
Also see SPA reports
Also see records of completed Contemporary Professional Experience forms maintained in each college
5. Promotion and tenure policies and procedures
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Policies, Procedures and Criteria and Materials & Instructions
College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS)
School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD)
School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences (FCNS)
School of Nursing and Health Studies (NUHS)
6. Samples of forms used in faculty evaluation
College of Education
Information about move to Digital Measures Course Evaluation
General Faculty Service Report
CAHE (Counseling) - instructor evaluation, student feedback form, faculty observation form
ETRA (Instructional Technology, Library, Technology Specialist) - instructor evaluation, faculty evaluation
KNPE (Physical Education) - faculty evaluation
LEPF (Chief School Business Official, Principal, Superintendent) - course/instructor evaluation
LTCY (ESL Bilingual, Reading) - student evaluation of teaching
TLRN (Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education LBSI, Vision) - guidelines for observations of teaching
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Annual Service Report and Evaluation Forms
History: The history department does not have any standardized forms. Evaluation is done by peer review from senior faculty and/or department administration.
Mathematics: Faculty Evaluation Form, Faculty Service Report (they do not have individual course evaluation forms)
College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS)
School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD)
School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences (FCNS)
Student evaluation of faculty teaching effectiveness for all FCNS courses
Student evaluation of Coordinators of Internships and Practica (Student Teaching): page 1, page 2
School of Nursing and Health Studies (NUHS): Public Health and Health Education Student Evaluation of Faculty Teaching Effectiveness
7. Opportunities for professional development activities provided by the unit
College of Education
Professional Development Activities
Professional Development Opportunities Information
Project Success (professional development for university faculty, P-12 faculty and candidates)
Early Childhood Education example
Administrator programs example
College of Health and Human Sciences
University-wide Opportunities and Support
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center
Support for Professional Travel
Sabbaticals