Welcome to Summer 2000.  To all, best wishes for renewal during the summer season.

Spring 2000 is not quite over yet. The Education Department Annual Report is due on Thursday, June 1.   Faculty, please send to David via email, if you haven't already, the following information -

1) name and number of faculty and student involved of any special activities -
please - i.e. 2000 Literature Festival - Shirley, ASEER Center information - Jackie

2) any grants applied for and/or received

3) attendance at conferences/workshops - may include work within PDS or other projects

4) listing of research/professional activities

5) distance learning  activities

6) awards/honors by faculty, staff, and students.

I have placed a paper copy of the draft Annual Report in the position announcement folder outside my door - WH  129.  A WORD draft document may be downloaded from

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/annual_report_1999-2000.doc

Please consider commenting on performance assessment measures in the concluding section of the report.

Your cooperation on completing the report would be most appreciated.  Thank you.

2) Upcoming Events

a) Title II teleconference, June 6, 2000, 3-5 pm, WH 110.

b) 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 - in the Chair's Office

Jonathan Kozol's Ordinary Resurrections (departmental gift to the Chair's Library - thank you).

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.