The Center for Success hosted the Project L.E.A.D. Fall Forum last Friday on campus. L.E.A.D. stands for Leaders in Education Advocating for Diversity. Dean Marci Swede welcomed over 90 guests from 11 institutions who engaged in conversation about equity in education.

NC students and alumni gathered for the first Project LEAD sponsored Alumni for Social Justice event yesterday. The discussion revolved around the obstacles in teaching for social justice and real world scenarios shared by alumni regarding how they teach for social justice.

Dr. Jan Fitzsimmons co-authored "The Impact of Teacher Leaders: Case Studies from the Field" with Dr. Kimberly Strike and Dr. Debra Meyer. Dr. Fitzsimmons is the Executive Director of the Urban Education Laboratory and runs Junior Senior Scholars.#NCProud

Students in EDUC 362/401/491 are participating in a cohort this semester traveling to William P. Nixon Elementary School in Chicago for their assessment and literacy courses as well as their field experience with Dr. Alicia Okpareke and Dr. Lindsay Wexler.

Dr. Alicia Okpareke presented at the annual conference for the Council for Exceptional Children in Portland, OR. #NCProud

Anthony Schlorff M’11 M’16, Kathryn Boula ’02 Love M’17, and Kristina Conrad M’18 Toth recently presented to graduate students in Dr. Kathy Black's Educational Leader Capstone class.

The Urban Education Laboratory with NCC college interns and staff is preparing to launch the 2020 Junior/Senior Scholars Summer Camp--From Breaker to Maker--& engage in design thinking, the engineering design process & the scientific method with 200 youth from Aurora & Chicago!

Cynthia Apantenco '19, Prof. Kathleen King and Dr. Mary Beth Ressler presented at NCTEAR at Vanderbilt University on "Hear What I’m Not Saying: Student Stories Of Mental Health Challenges Inform Teacher Preparation Program Design". Not pictured: Dr. Lindsay Wexler, co-presenter.

Congrats to the North Central College Women's Track & Field team for winning the conference title for the 7th time this past weekend in Bloomington, IL. We are proud to have so many Education majors on the team.#NCProud

Congrats to our Honors Convocation award recipients, Cynthia Ramos '20 and Mayra Rios '20. Cynthia Ramos is our 2020 Outstanding Major in Elementary Education and Mayra Rios is our 2020 Outstanding Major in Secondary Education. #NCProud

The College's new Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS) program will begin accepting applications tomorrow for the first cohort of students for enrollment in the fall of 2021! To learn more, visit bit.ly/3bOkhCr

The Promise Teacher Celebration was held last night to honor student leaders, tutors, and NC alumni who dedicate their work in Education to equity. Education students, alumni and faculty participated in this annual event.

Music Education major, Juan Sanchez '20, received the College's Outstanding Senior Award during commencement yesterday. Congrats on this wonderful award! #NCGrad2020

Elementary Education students visited Smyser Elementary in CPS to meet their cooperating teachers and organized remote learning bags for the students. Dr. Alicia Okpareke and Dr. Jan Fitzsimmons are teaching 10 students in two classes and organizing their field experiences.

Elementary Education majors in Literacy II and Assessment/Learning are completing their field experience with students at Smyser Elementary in CPS this semester. Last week the students met their cooperating teachers and organized remote learning bags for the students.

Race, ethnicity, nationality--what's the difference? Equity and equality--do they mean the same thing? For answers to these questions and more, watch a talk on examining privilege by Dr. Jennifer Shah, presented during the first NCC College Scholars Salon. bit.ly/3ihKCMx

Our School of Education and Health Sciences Facebook page was removed again by Facebook. We have had issues since May. Any suggestions on how to get Facebook's attention to resolve? We have contacted Facebook for Business on their Facebook page and via messenger. #FBBusiness

A new week means a new #InstagramTakeover! Follow our #InstaStory today to learn more about Project LEAD (Leaders in Education Advocating for Diversity) and how the student organization promotes equity in education.

We are so glad our transfers, present and past, chose North Central as their home away from home.#NationalTransferWeek

Project Re-Connect is hosting their 1st(virtual) movie night with the Muslim Student Association on Thurs, 10/29, 6-8 pm as a part of Anti-Hate Week! Check out NCC Project LEAD on Instagram for more details on how to join. All NCC students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome.