Tenth Week of the Fall Semester 2000
November 6, 2000
also found as http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/001106.html
on the WWW
Education Department Meeting Schedule This Week
Committee on Admissions and Retention in Education meeting - Monday, November 6. Please see Dr. Sakofs, CARE Chair for details.
Online Educational Department meeting minutes are available at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/deptminutes0001.html
Items for the Next Education Department Faculty meeting - December 7, 2000, 12:30 - 1:45, WH 115
1) Changing the name of the "outstanding student teacher" award to "outstanding student in education" award. This topic came up at a recent meeting of the univ. coordinators.
2) Involving more full time faculty in student teacher supervision.
Please send additional items to David Stoloff.
Departmental Goals for 2000-2001
1. Revise and implement all of the Education Department programs in alignment with National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and national, professional organizations standards and changes in certification regulations.
2. Recruit additional faculty to fully support the academic excellence of our current programs and offerings.
3. Explore, enhance and develop Professional Development School (PDS) formal agreements with 2 to 4 regional school districts, reflecting NCATE standards.
4. Fully develop portfolio assessment in all programs that are aligned with national teaching standards and the Connecticut Common Core of Teaching.
5. Integrate technology applications within the coursework and field experiences of the Teacher Education and Graduate Studies programs.
6. Enhance the quality of field experiences by implementing a supervisory model that reflects the department's goals and conceptual framework.
7. Develop MS programs in Children’s Literature, in Mathematics Education, and in Educational Technology and begin the development of an MS in Special Education.
8. Recruit students and faculty who better represent the diversity of the state’s population.
9. Refine policies and processes for admission and retention of students in the teacher education programs.
10. Improve departmental systems for gathering and reporting student data, and advise the registrar on departmental data needs as the CSU-BANNER system is developed.
Correlation of Current ECSU Vital Few Goals with Education Departmental Goals
1) Promoting Academic Excellence - All departmental goals
2) Financial Stability - goals 1, 3, 8, 9, 10
3) Faculty, Staff, and Student Diversity - particularly goals 2, 8
4) Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - particularly goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9
5) Integration of Technology - particularly goals 5, 7
6) BANNER Installation - particularly goals 8, 9, 10.
NCATE Notes
The notes from the NCATE Writers' meetings have been posted at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/ncatenotes.html .
Open House for All Students Interested in Teacher Education
All students interested in Teacher Education at ECSU should attend an Open House by the Education Department on Wednesday, December 6, 3-3:55 in the Johnson Community Room, LIB 204. Refreshments will be served sponsored by Dean Kleine, School of Education and Professional Studies.
Following this advisement session, two representatives from the Connecticut State Department of Education will be available to discuss certification regulations and the BEST (Beginning Educator Support and Training) Program from 4-6 pm. For more information, please contact Ms. Joan Culpin, Admissions Advisor, Education Department, 465-5236, email: culpinj@easternct.edu .
Additionally, there will be an Evening on Teacher Education and Education programs at ECSU, sponsored by WSA and Crandall Hall's Resident Assistants, Monday, November 27, 7 - 8 pm, Crandall first floor lounge.
Connecticut Education Association Student Program Chapter
- Education Club
Events and Announcements
Next meeting - Tuesday, November 7, 3:30, WH 115.
Education Club - Agenda for Tuesday November 7, 2000
WH 159 3:30-4:30 - Election Day
§ Call Meeting to Order (Alyssa)
§ Motion to Open (Jessica)
§ Approval of minutes
§ Report from Rachel (Treasurer's report)
§ Budget
§ Dues and information update
§ Confirm two fundraiser dates (who can help work
them)
§ raffle of cart (suggested date: November
9th to sell tickets)
§ bake sale (Suggested date November 28th,
suggested time at night for
night school people)
§ Jessica can you check on table availability
for these events?
§ Set next two fundraisers into action
§ T-shirt sale
§ Secret gift thing (Sorry I forgot the name)
§ Proposal from Julie Alexandrin (see attachment)
§ Is this the direction we would like our
organization to take?
§ Discussion
§ Re: success of Praxis workshop
§ Re: success of after-school program party
§ Next workshop?
§ CARE? Dr. Sakofs could give this or
would we want a different
workshop?
§ Discussion of Junior Achievement
§ Student Teacher Workshop? Thursday November
16th?
§ Handout: State meeting report and notes from Friday
the 3rd
§ Motion to Close (Lynne)
Announcement
Computer support is available on weekday evenings and Saturdays for
faculty
with classes and activities at those times.
Lab monitors are on duty in Webb 410 during all open lab hours.
They can be
reached at x54619. Bill Kenney is also available on Tuesday,
Wednesday and
Thursday evenings and during the day on most Saturdays. His phone
number
is x54688. Bill's pager number is (860)366-4871.
Upcoming Meetings and Conferences
Connecticut Educators Computer Association conference on Monday, November 6 in Cromwell, CT - for more information, please see http://www.ceca-ct.org/CECA2000/index.html .
The PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology) - ECSU group - Shirley Ernst, Leslie Ricklin, Ken Dobush, Dan Rothermel, and David Stoloff will be participating in a project development meetin at the Waikoloa Village on the Big Island of Hawaii from November 8 - 13, 2000.
Reports on literacies and literacy strategies in Australia
and New Zealand
On Wednesday, December 6, ECE 420 students will be sharing reports
on literacies and literacy strategies from New Zealand and Australia.
From 9:45 to 10:45 the "Australia" groups will be sharing/presenting.
There will be a break from 10:45 until 11:00. From 11:00 to
12:00 the "New Zealand" groups will put on their presentation.
These sessions will take place in LIB 204 - the Johnson Community Room.
Open House for all Students Considering Teacher Education
- Wednesday, December 6, 3 - 3:55, LI 204 - Johnson Community Room.
Followed by a presentation on certification issues by a State Department
of Education representative. Please see Dr. Sakofs for more details
on this event.
Searches for Fall 2001
The Education Department has been authorized to begin the process of searching for 3 tenure track faculty members in Early Childhood Education, Science Education, and Special Education, for Fall 2001. The announcements for these positions are posted at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/search01.html.
Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office
Milne, A.A. (1926) Winnie-the-Pooh. New York: Puffin Books. (used to illustrate models of learning and teaching - particularly the Guiding Partner Model)
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (2000). Engage discoverers: Kids constructing knowledge with technology. Austin, TX. A VIDEO.
Gibson, G. W. (1992) Good start: A guidebook for new faculty in
liberal arts colleges. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Co. (gift
from the Center for Educational Excellence - thank you, Dr. Rhona Free)
Other available 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@easternct.edu
if you have any questions or comments on this newsletter.