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   In the spring of 1999, NIU alumnus Thomas McCann visited the office of a suburban Chicago high school to place flyers in mailboxes advertising an upcoming forum.
It was titled, “What Makes Novice Teachers Cry?” Within minutes of leaving the office, McCann encountered a first-year English teacher in the hallway – in tears. She was being consoled by another rookie teacher.
“This scene probably plays out in hundreds of schools across the country every day,” said McCann, a new assistant superintendent in the Elmhurst public school district. The incident led to a three-year research project, and now a new book, on how to anticipate and counteract the daunting challenges that oftentimes drive new teachers out of the profession.
McCann, NIU English Professor Larry Johannessen and Dominican University Education Professor Bernard Ricca co-authored the book, titled “Supporting Beginning English Teachers: Research and Implications for Teacher Induction.” It was published in June by the National Council of Teachers of English.
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 Ten undergraduate students from Kyungnam University in South Korea are visiting the NIU campus for a crash course in cutting-edge topics in mechanical engineering – and in American culture.
The students arrived July 24 and will study here for three weeks.
During that time, they will visit major corporations in the region, tour both Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory and attend 20 three-hour technical sessions taught by NIU faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Topics will include robotics and walking machines, computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer animation for engineering, fuel cell technology and nanotechnology.
Kyungnam University students also will get a taste of Chicago , with visits to downtown museums, the Sears Tower , Millennium Park and the Magnificent Mile.
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New and returning members are eligible to register for FIT beginning Tuesday, Aug. 16. Registration takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day in Anderson Hall 127:
Tuesday, Aug. 16, returning members only
Thursday, Aug. 18, new members only
Friday, Aug. 19, open registration
The cost is $65. Call (815) 753-0335 for more information.
Founders Memorial Library's current lobby exhibition, "Behind the Scenes in the Library: The Cataloging Department," is on display through Aug. 31.
For more information, call (815) 753-9863.
The Division of Public Administration's MPA alumni and friends will host the eighth annual golf play day Thursday, Aug. 11, at Bloomingdale Golf Course, 181 Glen Ellyn Road in Bloomingdale.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Lunch is served on the course. The reception is scheduled for 4 p.m., with a dinner and auction beginning at 5 p.m.
All event proceeds benefit NIU's MPA program.
The registration deadline is today. Reservations received after today are assessed a $25-per-person surcharge.
For more information, call (815) 753-6142.
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