Fifth Week of Summer 2000
Sessions -
June 21, 2000
also found as http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/000621.html
on the WWW
Upcoming Events
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 Associations' 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.
Mr. Harris will be meeting with Dean Kleine from 11-11:25, VP-AA Pachis
from 11:30 - 12, dining in Hurley Hall from 12 - 1, and going on a campus
tour from 1 - 2. Please let David know if you might be interested
in participating in the discussion and/or joining us for lunch.
Other Announcements
Ed. Dept. in a Consortium received PT3 Catalyst Grant
The Education Department is part of a consortium with the City College
of New York, the University of the Pacific, Western Michigan University,
and ThinkQuest [http://www.thinkquest.org/]
that was awarded a US Dept. of Ed. - Preparing
Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology Program (PT3) of over $600,000
per year for the next three years. ECSU's component will be about
$10,000 for initiating the use of ThinkQuest in regional schools and in
our teacher education programs. More information on this project
from David, particularly after the project organizational meeting in late
July.
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.