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attended Spelman College in Atlanta on scholar- ship for her undergraduate degree. “I spent four good years there, graduated in four years. It’s been a good ride ever since,” Mrs. Johnson said. She returned to Chicago from Atlanta to teach, mar- ried, and had two children. As she and her husband decided a move to Evanston was best for their fam- ily, she turned to the National College of Education at National Louis to gain the ability to work in Evan- “The best advice I can give is to treat each child as if he or she is your own. Sometimes you have to cut through the anger and the facades that children put up, the protective things, and get to the core of the child.” — Rose Johnson ’79 Retired Teacher ston schools. Working as a reading teacher and tak- ing care of two daughters, Mrs. Johnson attended classes at night after her husband returned home from his career. Mrs. Johnson graduated from NLU as her oldest was graduating high school and her youngest was graduating from middle school. Most of Mrs. Johnson’s childhood was spent in Chicago when schools were still segregated. She was inspired by “beautiful, caring [African-Ameri- can] teachers, who by their example showed what teachers could be.” This was ultimately her goal in her classroom. She wanted to set an example for her students by provid- ing them the ability to see possibilities, and by giving them creative tools to access their dreams. “The best advice I can give is to treat each child as if he or she is your own. Sometimes you have to cut through the anger and the facades that children put up, the protective things, and get to the core of the child. Look at them as if they are yours,” Mrs. Johnson said.
NCE News & Notes Edna Bazik, Ph.D., NCE , served as guest speak- er and presented a session to mathematics edu- cation leaders from throughout the nation at the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) Conference that was held in Denver. Dr. Bazik’s presentation was titled: Using Common Core State Standards in the Math Classroom by Engaging Students through Mathematics Prob- lem Solving Activities and Tasks. NCE Alumni In The News Virginia M. Jagla, Ph.D., NCE , co-edited the book “Transforming Teacher Education through Service-Learning.” This book is part of the volume “Advances in Service-Learn- ing Research,” in which she is the senior ed- itor. The book includes the chapter, “Critical Discourse Analysis of Service-Learning Per- spectives and Models: Transforming Teacher Education” co-authored by fellow NCE facul- ty members Antonia Lukenchuk, Ed.D. and Todd Price, Ph.D. Kellie Manning ’01, was named the principal and curriculum director for Fall River School in Wisconsin.
Lynn Westerlund ’95, M.Ed., is the new prin- cipal for Parker Junior High School, District 161.
Stephen Cummins ’12, Ed.D., was named the new director of public events for Chico State University in California. Scott Wuggazer ’03, M.A.T., has been pro- moted to assistant superintendent for special services for District 99. Jessica Hutchison ’04, M.Ed., accepted a promotion to assistant principal at Washington School in Park Ridge, IL.
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