Welcome to the first week of the Spring 2000 Semester.
Best wishes for a successful and fulfilling semester.

Planning for Spring 2000 - Ed. Dept. meeting, 12:30 - 1:45 pm, 1/27, WH 115.
Our Education Department meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 27, 12:30-1:45 in WH 115.

Please consider adding to these agenda items:

Building the Spring 2000  agenda -

Any news?
Another successful Race/Culture Seminar
Preparing for NCATE - NCATE Coordinator??
Early Childhood Education Program Revisions
Changes in CARE and Graduate Admissions policies
General Education requirements for certification
Professional development school initiatives
Program evaluation strategies
Curriculum development planning

Other items ???  ---

Message from Pat Kucharski

Dean Kleine has asked me to notify you that Senator Thomas Gaffey, Chair of the Education Committee, plans to visit campus February 10, 2000.  The Senator would like to speak to one or two classes about education issues and the dean hopes we can accommodate him.

Please let Dean Kleine know if you are interested in this visit to your classroom.

Nominations for ODK Membership and Awards

Pat Martin, Career Services, X55247, seeks nominations for ODK membership.  Students  must be juniors, seniors, or graduate students at the time of initiation (May, 2000) and have a 3.25 GPA with some leadership and activity experiences.  Please send names of students you want to nominate to Pat Martin, Career Services, by January 30, 2000.  They will contact the students with appropriate materials.

Additionally, Pat Martin is now soliciting nominations for ODK First-Year Student Awards.  Faculty and staff may nominate students who have between 3 and 36 credits at the time of the award in April, 2000.  Students must have a 3.25 average and exemplify the ideals of ODK by standing out in the Arts, Athletics, Scholarship, Communications, or Community and Campus Activities.  Please send any nominated students to the Student Affairs Office in  the Student Center Lower Level to pick up an application form.  The  deadline is February 29, 2000.  Students will receive a $100 award, name on a plaque, and recognition at the Convocation and/or  Scholarship event during the next year.

If you have questions regarding either of the above topics, contact Pat Martin at X55247.

Educational Technology Conference sponsored by Congressperson Gejdenson, Feb. 26, Groton
Congressman Sam Gejdenson is sponsoring an Education Technology Conference
at the Submarine School at the Sub Base in Groton.  The conference is scheduled for February 26, 2000.

The preliminary program lists a number of interesting topics, such as  integrating technology into the classroom, troubleshooting hardware and software, the future uses of technology in our schools, etc.

If you are interested in attending and participating with a presentation, please contact Mr. Scott Kovarovics in the Congressman's office at (860) 886-0139.  [Note from David - I'll be at AACTE that Saturday and will not be able to attend.]

Japan Studies Institute 2000, San Diego State University, June 5-30, 2000

Please remind your faculty of the availability of the four-week, intensive Faculty Development Institute on "Incorporating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum."  The program is designed for full-time faculty members without prior experience in Japanese studies who wish to incorporate information about Japan into the undergraduate courses they teach.  Academic administrators and librarians who can impact undergraduate education are also welcome.

The Institute, held on the San Diego State University campus, offers an interdisciplinary approach to Japanese culture, history, society, economy, politics and education.  Activities include lectures, seminars, cultural demonstrations and field trips by scholars, artists, journalists, business and foundation executives and government officials.

Sasakawa Fellowships provide much of the cost of the Institute, including all housing costs, up to $500 for transportation and a $675 stipend for meals and other expenses.  Institutions whose faculty are accepted for the fellowships pay a partial tuition of $500.

Application Deadline: February 25, 2000
Additional information and application materials are available from:
Patricia Fesci at AASCU
Telephone: 202-478-4668
E-mail: fescip@aascu.org

Message from Mitch Sakofs:

Mitch has joined the PDS Conference Planning Committee and the PDS Forum Steering Committee, statewide committees.  He will keep the faculty posted when the conference theme is finalized and a call for presenters is announced.

Recently acquired media

In the Departmental Library in the Chair's Office:

Dan Rothermel's Sweet Dreams Robyn.

Connecticut's Common Core of Teaching.

The Connecticut Framework:  K-12 Curricular Goals and Standards.

In-Service Training Course Catalog, Spring 2000.

Notes on the Eastern Connecticut Teacher Education Community Advisory Council Meeting, Thursday, September 30, 1999 may be found at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/tecac93099.html

Comments Arranged by General Themes from a Survey of Eastern Connecticut Educators’ Impressions of ECSU Teacher Education Graduates – September 1999
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/tecac930responses.html

Notes from the Fall 1999 Teacher Education Faculty Council (Thursday, October 28, 1999, 11:30-1:30, WH 159) may be found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/tefc102899.html .

A copy of the outline of the Connecticut Common of Teaching is posted at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/ctcoreofteaching.html .
 

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Please contact David Stoloff at (860) 465-5501, email: stoloffd@ecsu.ctstateu.edu if you have any questions or comments on this newsletter.