Education Department Meeting Schedule This Week
Graduate Studies Committee meeting - Thursday, April 26, 2001, 12:30 - 1:45
Planning for Faculty Meeting - Thursday, May 3, 2001,
12:30 - 1:45
Agenda Items
from Leslie, Hari, Dan, unit, Graduate Studies -
proposed MS in Secondary Education and graduate Secondary Ed. certification
program
from Mitch-
update on student teaching placements.
State Cert presenation and possible changes for future
update of PDSs - (with Leslie, Dan, and Hari)
from David -
preparing for Annual Report
results of Graduate Survey - 1998-2000
preparing for NCATE meeting with Dr. Fuller - PETE Consultant - May
8, 12-2
from Jeff -
preparing for Mini-Conference and Teacher Education Community Advisory
Council - May 10, 4-8
Advisement Meetings - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 -
Please announce widely -
Seeking Advice
about Teacher Certification and Education Programs at ECSU
Here are two opportunities to learn more about Education at ECSU:
I. Participate in an advisement meeting on certification programs at ECSU on
Wednesday, April 25, 2000, 3-3:55 pm
in the Johnson Community Room (LIB 204)
in the Smith Library, ECSU
This session will also include a presentation about scholarship support
for Teacher Education candidates.
Representatives from Windham Public Schools plan to attend
to discuss opportunities to serve as substitute teachers in the district.
II. Following this introductory session, from 4 - 6 pm, there will be a presentation on changes in certification requirements by a Connecticut State Department of Education official. Refreshments will be served, sponsored by Dean Kleine, School of Education and Professional Studies.
III. Visit the Education Department Office, WH 124, and request general information about the certification program(s) in which you are interested.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact the
Education Department, ECSU, WH 124, (860) 465-4530, or
visit our website at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/edu.html
Save the Date - Inaugural Exposition for the School of Education and Professional Studies - Saturday, May 5, 1-4
Ann M. Aulerich (Danielson,CT) will be presenting on "Shifting Paradigms: An Educator's Reflection" in WH 113, 1 - 1:30.
Linda J. Rallo (Tolland, CT) will be presenting "Putting It All Together: Using My Graduate Program to Enhance My Teaching" WH 113, 1:30 - 2.
Alyssa A. Fresa (Willington,CT) will be presenting on "Websites as a Classroom Communication Tool" in WH 307, 1 - 1:30.
Linda Espinoza Edmonds (Danielson, CT) will be presenting on "Professional Development = Personal Growth + Excitement" in WH 307, 2 - 2:30.
Susan W. Sullivan (Canterbury, CT) will be presenting on "Aerospace and Environmental Education Resource Center: What's available to all educators for FREE!!!" in WH 307, 2:30 - 3.
Please nominate other outstanding students for presentations at the Inaugural Exposition for the School of Education and Professional Studies.
Dr. Sue Deena Fuller, our NCATE Consultant, will be visiting ECSU to discuss with the community the NCATE process on Tuesday, Wednesday, May 8 & 9. Please let me know if David would like to participate in the discussions.
Save the Date - Mini-Conference for the Teacher Education Community - Thursday, May 10, 4-8
Rooms reserved for workshops for this conference -
Library 204 community room 4-8 p.m
and these breakout rooms -
LI 147 was reserved 4-8
LI 266 was reserved 4-8
Lib 107 lab.
Dean Kleine shared information on the Educational Technology Summit, May 30-31 at Columbia University, found at http://www.edtechsummit.com/mainmenu.asp .
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/ncate/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.
Please visit http://www.virtualcommunity.intranets.com/ to see the potential of threaded discussions.
Student Marshalls at Graduation
The Education Department has nominated Holly Mandes as our Undergraduate Marshall and Ann Aulerich as our Graduate Marshall. We have also sent forward the name of Rachel Dio as an alternate marshall.
Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office
Final Report of the NEASC Evaluation Team.
Milken, L. (2000) Teaching as the Opportunity: The Teacher Advancement Program. Santa Monica, CA: Milken Family Foundation.
Print-out of Connecticut Minority Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Program website at
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/der/info/minorityteacher/index.htm
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.
Student Teachers' Poetry - ECE 465: The Role of the Teacher.
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 Approach)
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.