NCATE organizational meeting - Wednesday, June 21, 12 - 2, in WH 159
Dr. Kleine has invited Education Department faculty and Neil Williams to an NCATE organizational meeting on Wednesday, June 21, 12 - 2, in WH 159.  All are invited - particularly those faculty planning to respond to the Professional Organizations Standards this summer.   Lunch will be sponsored by Dean Kleine - thank you.

Ed Harris, Superintendent of Schools, Region 11 - Chaplin, Hampton, Scotland - to visit ECSU on Wednesday, June 28, 11 - 2
Ed Harris, Superintendent of Schools in Region 11 - "just East of Windham" - will be coming to visit ECSU to discuss potential collaborations and resource sharing.  Please let me know if you might be interested in participating in the discussion and/or joining us for lunch.

Other Announcements
Ed. Dept. Annual Report available on web and on paper
I have placed a paper copy of the draft Annual Report in the position announcement folder outside my door - WH  129 and have shared a copy with the faculty.  A WORD draft document may be downloaded from

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/dept9900.doc

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.