Thanks to all for another busy and successful Spring Semester and academic year.  If you are not exhausted, you have missed out on some of the excitement.

Special thanks to the organizers of the Department brunch last week - including Ann, Leslie, and Paulette - and for the department gift of Jonathan Kozol's latest book to the Chair's Library.

Congratulations to Elsy and Michael on their new joy - Thien.

Best wishes for renewal during the Summer Break.

1) Upcoming Events

a) Elementary/Middle Level/Secondary/Reading, Language Arts Unit Meeting - Thursday, May 18, 12:30 - 1:45, WH 115.

Steve Merlino - to discuss portfolio assessment in the student teaching seminar.

Elementary Education Plan of Study Issues -
College English GE requirement,
Post-bac references removal?

b) On Friday, May 19, 2000, we will be interviewing three candidates for the Special Education Search.  This is a one year appointment. - A message from Ann Gruenberg, Special Education Search Chair.

They are:
   Julie Alexandrin  9:30 am
   Hannah Sellers  10:45 am
   Judy Itzkowitz     2:00 pm

Interviews will be in WH 159 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTIFIED.

 Due to the abbreviated procedure, we invite faculty members to join the Search Committee sessions, which will last for approximately 1/2 hour.  We understand this is late notice, and apologize.

 If you are available for any or all of these, please feel free to join us.

c) Commencement - Education Department Honors Program - Sunday, May 21, 12 noon in WH 110 - the Community Room.  The Departmental Graduation program is posted at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/grad2000.html.

d) PDS Forum:  Assessing Our Progress.  Wednesday, May 24, Cromwell.
Please let David know if you wish to attend so that we might get the registration paid for prior to the conference.  David has reserved a car that will leave at 7:00 am from the Heating Plant for the start of the meeting at 8:00 and will return by 4 pm.

e) Summer Institute for Future Teachers, July 4 - 29, 2000 - please discuss your interests in becoming involved in this 4th annual program with David.

2) Recently acquired media -

ATE's Teacher Education Yearbook VIII - Research on Effective Models for Teacher Education.

BEST Program - Portfolio Guiding Questions 1999-2000,  Standards for Evaluation of BEST Teaching Portfolio.

CT State Board of Education.  Connecticut Mastery Test:  Third Generation, Language Arts Handbook:  Part 1.

CT State Board of Education.  Connecticut Mastery Test:  Third Generation, Mathematics Handbook:  Part 1.

New England Association of Schools and Colleges.  Developing an initial student outcomes assessment plan.

Performance Measures for the Connecticut State University

CEO Forum on Education and Technology.  Teacher Preparation STaR Chart:  A Self-Assessment Tool for Colleges of Education

Other documents are listed on the Education Department Documents page at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/documents.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.