Best wishes for a healthy, fulfilling and wonderful 2001.  Welcome back students to an educational semester filled with learning challenges and successes.  May we follow the path of peace and understanding set forth by Dr. King's achievements.

Winter Institute for Future Teachers - Saturday, January 20, 2001, 9 - 6, WH 110 and adjacent rooms.  Please let David know if you might be interested in participating in this 4th annual conference for middle school and high school students.

6612  ECE 215 25  Foundations of ECE  Swaminathan         - 4 students
6376  ECE 575 01  Student Teach  ECE  Staff                         - no enrollment

4186  EDU 200 04  Chld/Adol Developm  Freeman              - 6 students
7696  EDU 542 01  Issus/Trnds:Scienc  Bowman                     - 7 students
4653  EDU 544 01  Patterns-Develpmnt  Dobush                      - 5 students
5368  EDU 545 01  Curr Dev. & Eval    Ricklin                             - 3 students
9722  EDU 553 56  MicroComp/Clsrm&Cu  Crompton             - 1 student
1174  EDU 565 01  Studnt Teach Semnr  Staff                             - 2 students
9991  EDU 577 25  Edu Computg-Theory  Stoloff                     - 3 students

8345  RLA 513 01  Prcs Devl/Tch Rdg   Rothermel          - 4 students
0896  RLA 514 01  Prcs Devl/Tch Wrtg  Rothermel          - 6 students
2361  RLA 516 01  Midl/2ndry Content  Smith               - 7 students

7517  GST 100 01  Collread/Studyskil  Staff              - 10  students
7971  GST 100 03  Collread/Studyskil  Staff              - 0 students
8373  GST 100 04  Collread/Studyskil  Staff              - 5 students

All other courses should have sufficient enrollment to run for Spring 2001.

University Meeting, Thursday, January 18, 2001, 10 - 11:20 am, Betty Tipton Room, Student Center. [David has rearranged his schedule to attend this important meeting.  We will be introducing new faculty members Hannah Sellers and Susan Todd Corrice.]

Tentative Education Department Meeting Schedule for Spring Semester 2001 - please let David know if you have any comments on this schedule

Full Faculty Meetings, Thursday, 12:30 - 1:45 pm, WH 115 - January 25, February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3 - all faculty members should plan to attend.

CARE Meetings, Thursday, 12:30 - 1:45 pm, WH 115 - February 8, March 8, April 12, May 10.

Unit Meetings, Thursday, 12:30 - 1:45 pm, WH 115 - February 15, March 15, April 19, May 17.

Graduate Studies Meetings, Thursday, 12:30 - 1:45 pm, WH 115 - February 22, March 29, April 26.

Alumni Weekend is scheduled for Friday - Saturday, April 27-28.

Commencement is scheduled for Sunday, May 20.

Online Educational Department meeting minutes and Departmental Goals for 2000-2001 are available at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/deptminutes0001.html

The notes from the NCATE Writers' meetings have been posted at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/ncatenotes.html.

News from Richard Reynolds in Australia may be found at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/australia.html

Request for suggestions to fill the following Spring 2001  courses:

8526  EDU 509 01  Field Experience    Staff  TBA
1174  EDU 565 01  Studnt Teach Semnr  Staff   TBA

1493  GST 100 02  Collread/Studyskil   GO 224  TR   05:30p-06:45p
 
 

"Suggested meeting time for next semester is Monday at 3pm.  Please email me and let me know what you think about this time.

We will be looking for new officers, REALLY looking next semester so please see Jessica if you are interested in an officer's position.

Please note that my home email address has been changed to afresa@attglobal.net.  Thank you!

Good Luck with Finals."

Alyssa Fresa

Paid $10 hr./wk. position to work with a young man with a disability.  Call 860-774-4675 if interested.

For information about the the Gates Millenium Scholars Program, which grants scholarships to minority students usually enrolled in mathematics, science (including life sciences, physical sciences and computer science), engineering, education or library science programs, please visit http://www.gmsp.org/index.html .

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.

Braus, N. and Geidel, M. (2000) Everyone's kids' books:  A guide to multicultural socially conscious books for children.  Brattleboro, VT:  Everyone's Books. [A gift from the Education Department Sunshine Fund to the Chair's Library - THANK YOU!!]

Connecticut Guidelines for the Issuance of Continuing Education Units Required for Certification.

In-Service Training Course Catalog, Spring 2001.

CT's Blueprint for Reading Achievement, CSDE, 2000.

CT Mastery Test Forum, Connecticut Public Television video.

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.