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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NEWS Volume XI, Spring 2002 International Women's Spring 2002 Edition - 3/8/02 best viewed at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/020308.html on the WWW; for past issues - Education Department News Index  http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/newsindex.html

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Happy International Women's Day - March 8

"UNESCO considers education to be the single most effective means to achieve gender equality and women's self-empowerment. Article 10, relating to education states that it is by providing men and women with the same conditions of access to education and by eliminating all stereotyped ideas about the roles of men and women in society that we can move towards greater equality. Education is a basic human right, and each human being deserves to become master of his/her destiny.  "

from "UNECSO celebrates International Women's Day", http://www.unesco.org/women8/cel_passport.html

posted on 3/08/02

Unfortunate news - two members of our community face hospitalization.  Fortunately, from the report below by Paulette, Dr. Richard Reynolds will be returning to us next week.  Unfortunately, Dr. Dan Thompson will be leaving for heart surgery and recovery on Thursday, March 22.

An encouraging message from Paulette -

"Hello everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that I spoke to Richard's wife this morning.  He had an angiogram yesterday and it showed that his arteries are working fine so they didn't have to do anything.  They did find out from the doctors that he had a small heart attack last September when he was on the operating table.  That probably accounts for the fact that he didn't bounce back as well as he should have after the surgery.  He will be back to work on Monday.  This wonderful news.

Paulette"

Career Services will be having an Education Career Fair on March 19, 2002 from 4-6 pm in the Student Center BTR. Please share this information with students. Students can monitor the employers attending by checking out our web page at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/career/. Employers participating will be posted in about two weeks and will change weekly.

from Walter Diaz, Career Services

The following students created the display for the Curriculum Center.  Brandon Bilodeau, Nancy Lombardo, Berry Mandell, & Amy Shevchuk.

The library is thankful to the students and their instructor for this wonderful bright display."

Hope Marie Cook, Curriculum Librarian
J. Eugene Smith Library
Curriculum Center, Room 133

Thursday, March 14 - Committee on Admission and Retention in Education meeting.  Please contact Dr. Mitch Sakofs at sakofsm@easternct.edu for details.

Please plan to participate in the March 16 Career Fair for Minority Teacher and Administrative Candidates, Learning Corridor, Hartford, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.  Please see David for details.

5th Annual Future Educators of Connecticut Convention
March 23, 8:30-4:30, University of Hartford
Middle and high school students, their teachers, and their parents are
invited to a day of entertaining and interesting workshops.  Participants
will meet teachers, learn about college and career opportunities, and sample
effective teaching strategies.  Register free before March 13.  The full
program and registration form can be downloaded at http://www.crec.org/yes/.

Material pick-up, coffee, book sales and autographing will also takeplace in Webb Hall. Pre-registration is required with registration forms and checks due by March 29, 2002. (There is limited seating at this location, so please register early).

The festival will feature presentation by Dominic Barth, Catherine Stock, James Cross Giblin, and Elizabeth Winthrop. Lunch, autographing, and book sales have been scheduled.

                  For Additional Information
                  Name: Shirley Ernst
                  Phone: (860) 465-4533
                  E-mail: ernsts@EasternCT.edu
                  Web: http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/ernst.html

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Colleagues:

Dean Kleine and the Education Department faculty members would like to invite you and other faculty interested in teacher education to a meeting and lunch on Tuesday, April 9, 2002, 12 - 2, LIB 204, - our annual Teacher Education Faculty Advisory Council meeting.

Please consider inviting your department's liaisons to the teacher education programs or any others who might be interested in the future of teacher education at ECSU to this meeting.  One need not participate for the entire two hours - the meeting will include focus on  table discussions on the following items and others -

1) preparing for the state/NCATE accreditation visit,

2) changes in certification regulations which might impact academic programs,

3) changes in our programs - Early Childhood Education, Reading/Language Arts, Science Education, ...

4) what we hear from our graduates about ECSU and teacher education,

5) the proposed MS in Secondary Education programs,

6) the MS in Educational Technology program,

7) the potential for a BS in Integrated Science,

8) the potential for a World Language certification program,

9) ways to expand collaborations among teacher education-interested faculty,

other items which you might suggest.

Please reply if you are planning to attend.  And please encourage other faculty to participate.

Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday, April 9 for fine conversation, planning, and lunch.

Thanks for sharing this announcement widely.

David Stoloff

WE CARE – We at Eastern Create Articulate Reflective Educators.

Do you dream about becoming a teacher?  Teacher shortages in mathematics, science, world languages, and special education and incentive programs to attract new teachers and to increase diversity among school personnel makes this a great time to fulfill your dream.

The Education Department offers programs which lead towards certification in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Secondary certification in Mathematics, Sciences, History/Social Studies, and English.  Teacher candidates complete majors in an academic subject other than Education, have above average grades, and have extensive experience teaching children.

For already certified teachers, we also have Master of Science degree programs in Reading/Language Arts (and RLA specialist certification), Science Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and the new MS in Educational Technology.  This program is offered online through OnlineCSU – http://www.onlinecsu.ctstateu.edu;  other graduate courses may be taken online.

Come join us in community-dedicated projects - a summer reading clinic, a UTC-sponsored technology in preschool classrooms project in Hartford, a national consortium to enhance learning using the world wide web, and summer and year-round workshops for high school students considering becoming teachers.

For more information, please call 860-465-4530 or visit us at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/edu.html.  WE CARE.

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  Faculty members and students from Eastern Connecticut State University are participating in a US Department of Education grant to Prepare Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology with ThinkQuest
[ http://www.thinkquest.org] and 13 other universities throughout the US.  This project's homepage may be at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/pt3.html .

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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.
 

Alumni news may be found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/alumninews.html.

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Past surveys of our graduates are available on the WWW  –

an analysis of the survey of teacher education program graduates 1996-98 http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/survey9698.htm

results of the survey of teacher education program graduates – 1996-1998 -
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/surveyresults9698.htm,  and

results of the survey of teacher education program graduates – 1998-2000 -
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/gradsurvey2001.htm

survey of interests in graduate programs –1999, http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/gradinterestsurvey1999.htm

survey of interests in graduate programs – 2001
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/gradinterestsurvey2001.htm

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As part of our participation with the ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers project, we have administered a survey to our student teacher candidates on their self-evaluation of their preparedness to use educational technology in their classrooms.  In the past 10 months, 104 certification candidates have assessed their preparedness based on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards.

Based on this scale, KEY: Not prepared = 1, Somewhat prepared = 2, Prepared = 3, Well prepared = 4, the average ratings were all in the "somewhat prepared" range for all of these items, except an average rating lower than to 2 (1.8) for "Model and teach legal and ethical principles related to technology use" for the Fall 2001 student teachers.

The next edition's research report will feature whether any of these self-assessments on the ISTE standards were statistically different.  The table for this report may be found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/rca020301.html .

Educational Department Searches for Tenure Track Faculty to Start in August 2002

The searches notices are also posted at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/search02.html, and available from The Chronicle.

Position: Educational Technology
Qualifications: Ph.D. or Ed.D. in educational technology or related field required. ABD near completion considered.
Position Description: The successful candidate will have at least three years of experience in teaching or coordinating educational technology instruction in PK-12 schools an/or in teacher education programs. Responsibilities include teaching preservice and inservice courses in computer applications in the classroom, curriculum development of online and on campus courses in educational technology, and leadership of outreach programs to regional schools. Duties will also include teaching other education courses, grant writing, and administration of leading edge project to prepare tomorrow’s teachers to use technology. Faculty members are expected to advise students and to engage in scholarly work and university service.
Respond to: Ken Dobush, Ph.D., Search Chair

Position: Reading/Literacy
Qualifications: Ph.D. or Ed.D. in reading/language arts or related field required. Emphasis on bilingual or ESL teaching preferred. ABD near completion considered.
Position Description: The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in reading/language arts; teach graduate coursed in the reading certification program; advise students at the graduate and undergraduate levels as well as supervise student teachers; develop professional relationships with area schools; and organize the summer reading clinic for reading certification students. Other qualifications include experience with miscue analysis and retrospective miscue analysis as evaluation and intervention tools; school teaching at the PK-12 and college levels; experience with diverse students populations; demonstrated interest in research, curriculum development, and school/university partnerships; and a commitment to a constructivist, meaning-based philosophical orientation and field-based collaborative approaches to teaching.
Respond to: Shirley Ernst, Ph.D., Search Chair

Eastern Connecticut State University invites matriculated students to apply for funding in order to support research projects, publication efforts, presentations of papers at conferences, exhibitions, and performances.

Applicants shall describe the nature of the proposed project and include a budget up to $300.*

Within three months of the termination date of a funded project, the recipient shall submit to the appropriate academic dean a brief report describing the results of the project and shall include a detailed accounting of the funds provided.  Any funds unaccounted for shall be returned to the University.

Please contact Dr. Stoloff - email:  stoloffd@easternct.edu - for more details.

Faculty members in the Education Department at Eastern Connecticut State University are seeking certification candidates and middle school and high school teachers who would appreciate support for the development of Future Teachers Clubs or Young Educators Society (YES) Clubs in Eastern Connecticut and Hartford area schools.

We envision that certification candidates would visit schools about 10 hours a week during the Spring 2002 semester and collaborate with middle school or high school teachers and their students in the development or enhancement of these clubs.  Part of this involvement might be virtually, through a discussion board on a readily accessible website.  Participants will be selected for an early June weekend workshop on developing websites for curriculum support in the schools and for a late June weeklong residential Institute for Future Teachers using Technology at ECSU.

Certification candidates will earn a stipend for up to $1,500 for their efforts and their cooperating teachers will receive a stipend of $500 for their support of these projects.  Additional stipends will be available for participation in the summer workshop and institute.

If you might be interested in participating in this project, please contact Ms. Hannah Sellers (email: sellersh@easternct.edu) or Dr. David Stoloff (stoloffd@easternct.edu ).  Thank you for your consideration of this project.

Education, Computer Science, Mathematics, Management Information System/Science, and/or other majors interested in serving in the schools as technical assistants for 10 hours a week are invited to apply.  These students will consult in individual classrooms - setting up equipment, debugging procedures, demonstrating exemplary software, assisting in webpage development, and facilitating after school workshops.

Several school districts are interested in the services of Technical Assistants, including Lebanon, Salem, the Integrated Day Charter School in Norwich, and others. School site personnel and the student assistants will arrange the scheduling of the assignments of 10 hours per week.

Technical Assistants will be paid at the rate of $11.00 - $12.50 per hour, depending on experience.   Students will need to have their own transportation to participate.

Please complete the following application and return it to Professor David Stoloff, Education Department,
tel. no. (860) 465-5501, email: stoloffd@easternct.edu.

This application is also on the WWW at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/projects/techies.html .

Handbook of Teacher Education, developed by Dan Rothermel and a team of faculty consultants.

NCATE (2002).  Professional Standards for the Accreditation of Schools, Colleges, and Departments of Education.

NCATE (2002).  Continuing accreditation & beyond.

Faculty Handbook.

Our Reading/Language Arts, Webb Hall 113, has been enriched with past issues of Phi Delta Kappan, Academe, Syllabus, Converge, Journal of Teacher Education, and other resources.  Please feel free to use and encourage your students to use these materials.

The Condition of Education 2001 in Brief.  National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education.

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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.   Please invite others to receive this newsletter and be added to the Education Department e-mailing list by contacting David Stoloff.