educators' center
About the educators' center
The Educators' Center works to :
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Provide information about teacher preparation programs for college students and career changers
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Provide an ongoing assessment of professional development needs in the region via annual surveys of superintendents, principals and teachers
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Provide professional development options for teachers and administrative staff through workshops and seminars, which will address district-identified needs
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Provide teachers and administrative staff academic programs leading to advanced degrees, and additional approvals/certificates/endorsements
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Provide resources to prepare teachers and administrators to be agents for change within their schools
customized work with local schools
The Educators’ Center can assist schools and school districts in Lake County by providing individually tailored solutions to professional development needs.
Lake County Staffing Needs Assessment
The University Center of Lake County conducts a needs assessment surveys of Lake County school districts to understand the current staffing needs at all levels. The results are shared publicly to give the community an understanding of where the greatest gaps occur among the field of education in Lake County.
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bachelor's completion programs
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Applied Management, Instructional Technology, Training and Evaluation, BS, NIU
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Early Childhood, BS, SIUC
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Early Childhood and Elementary Education, BA, NLU
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Early Childhood Education, BA, NLU
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Elementary Education, BS, SIUC
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Human Resource Development, BA, NEIU
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​Infant Toddler Studies, BA, NLU
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Organizational Learning, Innovation and Development, BS, SIUC
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Secondary Teaching, BA, UIS
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Special Education (LBS 1), BS, SIUC
teacher endorsements
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Computer Applications Endorsement, UIS
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Computer Science Endorsement, UIS
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Educational Leadership: School Leadership (Principal Endorsement), NEIU
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Education Technology Specialist Endorsement, UIS
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English as a Second Language Endorsement, UIS
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ESL Endorsement, CUC
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Learning Behavior Specialist, Endorsement, UIS
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Learning Behavior Specialist (LBS1), Endorsement, SIUC
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Reading Teacher, Endorsement, NEIU
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Secondary Teaching, Endorsement, UIS
certificates
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Emerging Technologies Certificate, SIUE
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English as a Second Language Certificate, UIS
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Higher Education Online Pedagogy Certificate, UIS
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Information Accessibility Design & Policy Certificate, UIUC
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Instructional Design Certificate, SIUE
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Leadership and Learning Certificate, UIS
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Legal Aspects of Education Certificate, UIS
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graduate programs
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Curriculum and Instruction, MA, CUC
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​Curriculum and Instruction with ESL and/or Bilingual, Endorsement, MA, CUC
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Education, MA, UIS
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Educational Leadership: School Leadership (Principal Endorsement), MA, NEIU
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Educational Technology: Curriculum and Instruction, MA, CUC​
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Educational Technology: Leadership, MA, CUC
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Elementary Education, MAT, NLU
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Educational Technology Specialization, MSEd, NIU ​
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Instructional Technology, MSEd, SIUE
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Library & Information Science, MS, UIUC
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Literacy Education/ Reading Specialist License, MA, NEIU
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Organizational Learning, Innovation and Development, MSEd, SIUC
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School Counseling, MA, CUC
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Special Education, LBS1, MA, CUC