Wednesday, May 16, 9 -12, LIB 204, Faculty meeting to revise the Mission Statement.  Followed by the End of the Semester Faculty Pot-Luck, WH 358, 12:30 - .

Please announce to our graduates of our MS programs that for the education graduate students, the   color of their hoods is light blue.

Thanks to Dean Kleine for reminding us of this important detail.

1) Please give David the names of the Outstanding Student Teachers, the Outstanding Students for each program, and the Outstanding Graduate Students - scholarship and service no later than Wednesday, May 16.

2) Please comment on the draft Graduate Survey that is being circulated.  We are planning to survey our graduates as we mail out their certification application forms.  This draft survey is also posted at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/alumni.html

3) If you hear about news about our graduates, please share the information with Mitch Sakofs or David Stoloff.  For example, Hari Koirala reports that

Christina Kupfer will be attending the University of Colorado in Denver for a graduate Reading Consultant program.

4) The School of Education and Professional Studies and Graduate Division is holding its Master of Science Hooding Ceremony in the Shafer Hall Auditorium on Sunday, May 20, 2001 due to the large number of graduates this year.

refreshments are being served in the Akus Gallery, 11:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Education Department celebration.

5) From Dr. Mitch Sakofs:

"To all,

It is my pleasure to announce the recommendation and balloting procedures are complete and, in accordance with the award criteria set forth by the Education Department, the following individuals were nominated for and were voted to receive the Education Department's Outstanding Student Teacher Award for the 2000/2001 academic year.

Donna Bourque
Heather MacTaggart
Amanda Magnano
Danie Shelton
Denine Hamel

The presentation of these awards will be made during the Education Department's celebration in Shafer Hall, Sunday, May 20, which starts at 11:30 am.

Welcome 
David L. Stoloff, Ph.D.
    Chair, Education Department

Greetings
Patricia A. Kleine, Ed.D.
 Dean, School of Education and
  Professional Studies and
  Graduate Division

Hooding Ceremony
Ann Gruenberg, Ph.D.
Hari Koirala, Ph.D.
Richard Reynolds, Ph.D.
Sudha Swaminathan, Ph.D.
 
Outstanding Graduate         Ken Dobush, Ph.D.
Student Awards
Ann M. Aulerich
Lisa A. Gamache
Bethany Anne McCaffrey
Cathleen Gail Ober

Outstanding Student         Mitchell Sakofs, Ph.D.
Teachers Awards
Donna Bourque
Denine Hamel
Heather MacTaggart
Amanda Magnano
Danie Shelton

Outstanding Program Awards
Early Childhood Education      Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, Ed.D.
     Karen Slyman
Middle Level Education            Hari Koirala, Ph.D.
     Donna Bourque
Secondary Education         Richard Reynolds, Ph.D.
     Adam Johnson

Join us for refreshments in Akus Gallery (Shafer Hall)
immediately following the ceremony.

MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE CANDIDATES

                                       May 2001

Ruth S. Ambrozaitis                   Mark D. Levanto
Jennifer Lynn Bausch                 Mary A. Linehan
Jamie Lee Bender                       Michelle Marie MacKenzie
Jennifer A. Bibeault .                  Bethany Anne McCaffrey
Andrea Bortolan                       Mary Kathleen McCarthy
Jacqueline B. Botteon                  Richard Alan McKeegan
Susan Marie Brooks                   Cathleen Gail Ober
Sherry Ann Cole                       Michelle Ann Prior
Laura Rafaelle Conroy               Linda Jane Rallo
Mary C. D’Aiello                       Elizabeth A. Russel
Betty Anne Flanagan                   Matthew R. Schardt
Crystal Ann Found                       Cindy Stitz-Galvan
Lisa A. Gamache                           Catherina Strong
Jessica Anne Goodrich                   Dina L. Subiono
Heidi M. Hand                               Laura C. Thibodeau
Theresa Lynn Herbert                   Jo-Anne M. Weir
John Clifford Hinchliffe, Jr.              Loretta Arra Zerillo
Ann Marie Kauffman

                              December 2000

Ann M. Aulerich                   Mark David Lord
Kara Kozma Connor           Christine Ann Nieminen
Kathy Rec Gustavsen           Tricia Lyn O’Connell
Tammy Jean Herrick           Kathy Ann Vallone
Bernerd E. Jacques               Tracy L. Wigfield
Steven Jay Kirsch                   Kimberly Lynn Wootton
 

Education Department Full-Time Faculty 2000 -2001

Julie Alexandrin, MS
Jacqueline Bowman, Ph.D.
Diane Cerreto, MS
Susan Corrice, MS
Ken Dobush, Ph.D.
Shirley Ernst, Ph.D.
Ann Gruenberg, Ph.D.
Hari Koirala, Ph.D.
Richard Reynolds, Ph.D.
Leslie Ricklin, Ph.D.
Dan Rothermel, Ph.D.
Mitchell Sakofs, Ph.D.
Hannah Sellers, MA
David Stoloff, Ph.D.
Sudha Swaminathan, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, Ed.D.

Coordinators of Student Teachers

John Adamo, MA
Trent Alexopoulos, MA
Richard Curland, MA
Virginia Francois, M.Ed.
Clara Kalnitsky, MS
Mary Lou Keables, MA
William LaFleur, MA
Goldie Liverant, MA
James Marshall, Ph.D.
Ronald Moore, MS
 
 

May Documents are Available on the Campus Network

The 2000-2001 Annual Report may be found as a WORD document in the COMMON folder in the EDUCATION network drive (either Z: or U:).  Remember that if it opens as a Read-Only document, someone else already has it open - please return to the document later.

Please let David know if you have any questions on collaboratively completing the Annual Report via this method, or whether you would prefer a paper copy or emailing me the information directly.  I will send out an electronic copy of the initial draft of the report so that you might excerpt the information you need to complete and return it to me, if you would prefer this process.

Similarly, the 2000-2001 Education Department Chair Evaluation Form is available in the COMMON folder.  Please complete this form and send it as an attachment to Paulette Mares - mares@easternct.edu.  Or you might print out the form and give Paulette a paper copy for processing.

Contributions to the Annual Report are due by Wednesday, May 30.
Contributions to the Chair Evaluation are due by Monday, June 11.

Thank you for your assistance and support in this new way of completing these May documents.

SimlickL@easternct.edu  - Lisa Simlick - 860-465-4367 or , and

Weirl@easternct.edu - Lloyd Weir - 860- 465-4367

when requesting equipment or services of Media.

Dean Kleine shared information on the Educational Technology Summit, May 30-31 at Columbia University, found at http://www.edtechsummit.com/mainmenu.asp .

Please contact David if you are are interested in being considered for teaching during Intersession 2002.  So far, we are planning to schedule EDU 509 and EDU 553.

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.blackboard.com/courses/EDU580/ / to see the potential of threaded discussions and online courses.  The first site for this Virtual Community for K16 Learning and Teaching, http://www.virtualcommunity.intranets.com , may be moving to a user charge.

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.
 
 

Spring, 2001

Thirty-Four (34) New KDP Members Initiated: April 28, 2001

Student
City, State, Zip  Certification Program  Hometown Newspaper

Mary Ellen Armaos  Middle Level    The New London Day
Ledyard, CT 06339  History/Social Studies  Norwich Bulletin

Katherine Bart   Early Childhood  Bristol Press
Terryville, CT 06786

Paulette Bolton  Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Danielson, CT 06239

Carrie Burgess   Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Norwich, CT 06360

Laura Butler   Middle Level   Hartford Courant
Somers, CT 06071  History/Social Studies,  Journal Inquirer
    and English

Laura Carlisle   Early Childhood  Hartford Courant
Ellington, CT 06029

Sandra Chapman  Early Childhood  The New London Day
Groton, CT 06340      Norwich Bulletin

Sarah Beth Clesowich  Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Lebanon, CT 06249

Mary E. Cochefski  Early Childhood  Hartford Courant
Marlborough, CT 06447

Tracie E. Cohen  Early Childhood  Willimantic Chronicle
Abington, CT 06230

Kathryn Dickman  Early Childhood  Hartford Courant
Forestville, CT 06010

City, State, Zip  Certification Program  Hometown Newspaper

Melissa Dube   Middle Level   Hartford Courant
East Hartford, CT 06118 History/Social Studies

Alicia Dunbar   Early Childhood  New Haven Register
Branford, CT 06405      Hartford Courant

Shelley Ann Dunnack  Secondary   Willimantic Chronicle
Willimantic, CT 06226 History/Social Studies

Meranda Ferris  Secondary   Willimantic Chronicle
Willimantic, CT 06226 English

Lisa Gankofskie  Secondary    Willimantic Chronicle
Windham, CT 06280  History/Social Studies

Rachel L. Greenfield  Early Childhood   Bristol Press
Bristol, CT 06010

Gretchen Grudier  Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Oakdale, CT 06370

Sharon Hagen   Middle Level    Norwich Bulletin
Uncasville, CT 06382  English

Lisa Anne Kemp  Early Childhood  The New London Day
Gales Ferry, CT 06335

Melissa Krodel  Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Hanover, CT 06350

Christopher J. Lapsis  Early Childhood  Regional Standard
Colchester, CT 06415      Colchester

Hope McMaster  Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Preston, CT 08365      The New London Day

Pamela J. Millette  MS Elementary Education Norwich Bulletin
Danielson, CT 06239

Deborah Muska  MS Elementary Education Hartford Courant
Stafford Springs, CT 06076

Luke Nelson   Health & Physical Education Hartford Courant
Vernon, CT 06066
City, State, Zip  Certification Program  Hometown Newspaper

Angela Prince   Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Woodstock, CT 06281

Darryl S. Rouillard  Secondary   Journal Inquirer
Manchester, CT 06040 English

Carolyn B. Smith  Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Sterling, CT 06377

Meaghan Stacey  Health & Physical Education New Haven Register
East Haven, CT 06512

Christopher P. Stocker Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Mystic, CT 06355      The New London Day

Lorie Szela   Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Brooklyn, CT 06234

Courtney Theriault  Early Childhood  Norwich Bulletin
Sterling, CT 06377

Meghan Wols   Early Childhood  New Haven Register
Naugatuck, CT 06770      Hartford Courant
 
 

2000-2001 Kappa Delta Pi Out-going Officers:

President/Secretary:  Holly Mandes, Commencement Marshall

Vice-President/Historian: Natalie Rudyk

Foundation Representative/
Public Relations:  Christopher R. Lewis

Treasurer:   Alison Magnee

KDP Counselor:  Leah May Barbuto, MS
 

2001-2001 Kappa Delta Pi Officers-Elect

Co-Presidents:   Rebecca Straub (Acting President) and Darryl Rouillard

Vice-President:  Meranda Ferris

Co-Secretaries:  Alicia Dunbar and Carolyn B. Smith

Historian:   Shelley Ann Dunnack

Foundation Representative/
Public Relations:  Christopher J. Lapsis

Treasurer:   Carrie Burgess

KDP Counselor:  Leah May Barbuto, MS

Opportunity for Faculty - Online Course Development

David Stoloff has received word that there is an augmentation of $15,000 for the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium Grant to develop the MS in Educational Technology.  There should be sufficient funds to develop additional online versions of courses in this proposed program.   David would be interested in discussing with faculty their interests in developing many of the courses found in the Ed. Tech. proposal - http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/edtech.html - particularly -

EDU 532  Current Issues and Trends: Mathematics
EDU 542  Current Issues and Trends: Science
EDU 555 Education and Society
EDU 563  Current Issues and Trends: Social Studies
EDU 582 Mainstreaming Special Education
MLE 525 Curriculum Development & Alternative Assessment in the Middle Grades
RLA 513 Process, Development, and Teaching of Reading

Please discuss with David your interest in exploring the development of online versions of these courses.

An Opportunity for Students -

Barbara Little Liu (ENG) shared this announcement with us -

Am I Teaching Yet?

Attention: Teachers/Writers

First-person narratives from student teachers, TAs, interns, and others
training to enter the teaching profession wanted for anthology to be
published by Heinemann. Humorous, horrific, challenging and/or inspiring
accounts all welcome. Possible subjects include: mentor relationships,
most memorable students, mistakes best not repeated, if I only knew
thenS, magical moments, etc.

Whether you have recently finished student teaching or are a seasoned
professional, share your experience as a legacy and learning resource for
future educators! Please include a short bio and SASE for response and/or
manuscript return.
 

Length:    Between 1000-2000 words
Deadline: July 31, 2001
Payment: $100 and 2 contributor copies

Mail to:    Molly Hoekstra, Editor
Student Teaching Anthology
        P.O. Box 110352
        Nashville, TN  37222-0352

Direct questions to:
student_teaching@worldnet.att.net

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.