Best wishes for a healthy, fulfilling and wonderful 2001.  Welcome back students to an educational semester filled with learning challenges and successes.

Planning Race/Culture Seminar - Monday, January 22, 2:30 - 3:45, WH 159.

Race/Culture Seminar - Wednesday, January 22, 9  am - 12 noon, WH 110.

Faculty Meeting - Thursday, January 25, 12:30 - 1:45 pm, WH 115

Tentative Agenda

1) Introductions
2) Approval of the Minutes from the December meeting
3) Calendar and other announcements -
March 9 - Conversations in Ed. Tech. - system office
March 10 - School Safety Seminar,
April 7 - Children's Literature Festival,
April 21 - Academic Computing Conference - WCSU,
April 28 - Kappa Delta Pi initiation, Alumni Weekend
4) Reports from Units, Committees, Projects
5) Departmental leadership - AY 2001 - 2002
6) Action items (1:15 - 1:30)
    Unit meetings to finalize Fall 2001 schedule
    Setting agenda for unit discussions for semester
    By-law review
5) Full Faculty Discussion of by-laws

Please let David know if you have any items for the agenda.

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.
The Teacher Education Organizational Chart is available as a WORD document in the NCATE folder in the faculty COMMON folder on the Z: drive.

"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

This workshop will heighten participant awareness of guidelines for safe
schools and emergency preparedness in Connecticut schools.

Topics will include -

? the common types of school injuries and the relative frequency of unintentional injuries (“accidents”) and intentional injuries
? strategies for managing safety in a classroom and school
? keeping a school safety committee focused and effective
? playground safety practices
? safety during construction, renovation, and maintenance
? identifying actual and potential hazards in the classroom
? the various stages of evacuation and when each is needed
? why your school should have a flammable gas alarm
? teaching students about safety
? general considerations for prevention of school violence
? maintaining an up-to-date and effective emergency plan
? and more.

Presenters will be: Victor H. Ferry, Ph.D.; Bernard J. Silkowski, C.S.P.; Lt. Daniel Nutt; and Enrico DeMatto.

Each participant will receive a teacher's edition of an award winning school safety and emergency response procedures manual and the Guide to Developing a Severe Weather Emergency Plan for Schools.  In addition, the university will award a certificate attesting to participation in this workshop by individual students.   CEUs may also be available upon request.

Space is limited to 25 participants so please reserve your place by February 5, 2001 by contacting Dr. David Stoloff, Chair, Education Department, at 860-465-5501, email: stoloffd@easternct.edu.
 

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.