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Words of Inspiration
the collection appears at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html
The
Starfish
Paraphrased
From: The Star Thrower
Submitted
by: Cristy Smith
http://www.whoohoo.net/starfish/
Once upon a time there was a wise
man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing.
One day he was walking along the
shore. As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who would dance to
the day. So he began to walk
faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw that it
was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching
down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the
ocean.
As he got closer he called out,
"Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused, looked up and
replied, "Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is
going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you
realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it.
You can't possibly make a
difference!"
The young man listened politely.
Then bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the
breaking waves and said,
"It made a difference for that
one."
There is something very special in
each and every one of us, and we must each find our own starfish.
You have been gifted with the
ability to make a difference in this world and if you follow your heart -- the
world will indeed be blessed!
Posted
on December 6, 2002
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Announcements
Education Department Faculty Meetings
usually on Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:45 in Webb Hall 115.
CARE Meeting – Thursday, Dec. 12, 10 am – 12, Webb 115. Please contact Mitch Sakofs with agenda
items.
Other than ECE Unit meeting - Thursday, Dec. 13, 12:30 -
1:45 in Webb Hall 115.
Items
to discuss – curriculum initiatives, change of name for field experiences,
increasing integration of field experiences with coursework, assessment issues
ECE Unit retreat – Friday, Dec. 13, 2002.
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Alumni News – from Sarah Jensen - “I just got a new job as a
paraprofessional/tutor at Hopewell School in Glastonbury.”
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Save these Date!
1) Young Educators Society
Future Teachers Convention
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT
Thursday, March 27, 2003
8:30 am to 3 pm
2) Showcasing the Education Department
Mini-Conference
proposed date – Wednesday, April 9, 2003, 4 to 8
pm
3) Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 8:30 A.M.
17th Annual CSU Academic Computing Conference
http://so-mako.sysoff.ctstateu.edu/acc/acc2003.nsf
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The 17th Annual CSU Academic Computing Conference
will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 8:30 A.M. at Southern
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Photos from the Diversity Seminar – September 4,
2002 - http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/photosf02/photosfall2002.html
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A message from Hope Cook, Curriculum Center Librarian -
“Hi David and Education Faculty,
Just wanted to let you know that the
Curriculum Center Computer Lab, Room 145 of the Eugene Smith Library is now
open for your use!
Here are some of the highlights
added to the Computer Lab:
·6 new PC's with Internet Access and equipped with
educational and presentational software titles
·1 of the 6 PC's is setup as an instructor station. This
station includes a projector that will allow the instructor the
opportunity to project information to a screen, or if one prefers to the white
board.
·We have also retained 1 Macintosh machine that is loaded
with software and has Internet access.
·The computer lab also includes a VCR, Slide Projector, and
Overhead Projector
·Additionally, students can use this room to work on
classroom projects as we now have 2 Ellison Machines and several dies to cut
letters, borders, etc.The lab is also equipped with a sink.
·The lab can seat up to 20 people and would be ideal for
those teaching courses that contain some component of children's literature or
the use of educational software.
Thank you!
Hope”
Dr. Jeanelle Bland has
been appointed Curriculum Center Computer Lab liaison from the Education
Department.
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An interesting
resource shared by Dean Kleine –
“Greetings,
I just wanted to
let you know that the Title II state report website is now open to the
public. It was opened on 11/15/02.
The U.S.
Department of Education has decided not to do issue a pressrelease on the state
reports this year.
For your
information, the web address is: http://www.title2.org/Title2DR/
If you have any
questions, please let me know.
Thanks.
Georgette Nemr
Title II Project
Director
Bureau of
Certification and Professional Development
Connecticut
State Department of Education
860-713-6716”
A message from Professor Ross E. Koning, PhD
Chapter President ECSU-AAUP
Biology Department - Goddard Hall
email: Koning@EasternCT.edu
http://Koning.EasternCT.edu/
Greetings
ECSU-AAUP Faculty,
I am
pleased to announce that our on-line (html) version
of the 2002-2006 CSU AAUP-BOT Collective Bargaining
Agreement is on-line at the usual URL:
http://www.easternct.edu/aaup/cba.html
This
version is, of course, unofficial...but we have worked
hard to make it identical with the printed version in content,
and have hopefully corrected most of the printed version's
flaws.
We
encourage you to try it out. All internal and some external
references are linked so navigation is better than in the print
version. You can also use the find and find-again feature of
your browser to search for words in the contract...so finding
items is perhaps easier. On the down-side, the contract is now
in a single file that is sometimes slow to open if you are on a
modem connection...but we think your patience will be rewarded.
I also
encourage you to right-click (PC USERS) or click-hold-drag
(Mac USERS) on the CBA link on the home page to DOWNLOAD
the contract to your hard-drive for improved loading times. Our
home-page is:
Best
wishes for the fall semester.
ross
Professor
Ross E. Koning, PhD
Chapter President ECSU-AAUP
Biology Department - Goddard Hall
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Call for Graduating Senior Information
A
request from Institutional Research -
Please
share news about the plans of graduating seniors.
If they
are going on to graduate school, please provide the graduate's name,
undergraduate major,
graduate university, location (city, state), field of study and degree program
sought, and any information
on scholarships and/or fellowships.
If they
have been accepted for employment positions, please provide the graduate's
name,
undergraduate major, company, location (city, state), position, salary.
Please
email the information to David, who will compile it for the department.
Thanks.
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Other Events
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ECSU - ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers Projects
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.preservice.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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Long Term Announcements
Alumni
news may be found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/alumninews.html.
Planning
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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
Planning
forms for field experiences and student teaching for Spring 2003 are now posted
at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/stinfo.doc
and
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/stpreferencefall2003.doc
Research and Creativity Activities –
chronicling the ongoing progress of the Education Department
at Eastern Connecticut State University
also found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/rca.html
Seventh Report – November 15, 2002
During
Career Day at Putnam High School, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, David Stoloff met
with 41 students to discuss their interests in teacher education. Of this group, 12 were interested in
Secondary Education, 8 in Elementary Education, 7 in Early Childhood Education,
1 Elem/ECE, 6 in Special Education, 2 in HPE, 1 in Music, 1 in Art, and 3 were
undecided.
Sixth Report
October 20, 2002
Results of the
Open House – Sunday, October 20, 2002
Searches
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searches
pending approval - we had request an additional faculty member in
Elementary Education.
Opportunities
Coordinator
for the website of Children's Literature
Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English (now at (http://venus.twu.edu/~f_vardell/index.html)
sought.
Dr. Shirley Ernst plans to propose at the CLA’s board meeting on
November 22nd that, under her leadership, a revised organizational website
would be developed.Dr. Ernst seeks individuals in the Eastern community who
might be interested in assuming the web development and maintenance tasks for
this proposed website.Benefits – national recognition in the field of
Children’s Literature and a stipend that will be negotiated.Please contact Dr.
Ernst (email: ernsts@easternct.edu)
before November 20 if you might be interested in assuming this position.
The new Title
II, Part A of ESEA creates Improving Teacher Quality State Grants to strengthen
teacher quality and increase the number of highly qualified teachers and
principals. In Connecticut, the higher education component of this initiative
is known as the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program. It replaces
the Eisenhower Professional Development Grant Program and the Connecticut
Collaborations for Teaching the Arts and Humanities.
For 2003, the
Connecticut Department of Higher Education is authorized to award $663,199 in
competitive Teacher Quality Partnership Grants for professional development
projects for teachers, paraprofessionals and principals across 10 core academic
subjects (English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign
languages, civics and government, economics, the arts, history and
geography). Preference will be given to proposals which address at least
one of several priorities, among them projects that seek to:
·increase teacher mastery of subject matter, especially in mathematics,
science and the essential themes which define the American experience
·recruit and prepare minority teachers, and
·improve the leadership skills of principals.
1)the division
of a Connecticut public or independent institution of higher education that
prepares teachers and principals,
2)one or more
schools or departments of arts and sciences at that institution, and
3)one or more
high-need schools or school districts in Connecticut.
Other schools,
colleges, education groups and non-profit organizations may serve as additional
partners. Please note that no single participant in an eligible partnership may
use more than 50 percent of the partnership grant award.
Project periods
may vary over a period of 17 months. Multi-year activities are allowed based on
available funds and progress in meeting goals. Requested project amounts depend
on the scope of the activities proposed; there are no minimum or maximum award
limits. Proposals are due January 10, 2003 and grant awards will be announced
February 7, 2003.
For more information about this grant program, please see
http://www.ctdhe.org/RFP/default.htm
Jamie
Hendricks shared this link to the Mansfield Schools employment website -
http://www.mansfieldct.org/MBOE/Employ/docs/Web%20Posting%206.02B.doc
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Recently acquired media -
in the Chair's Office or on the Web
Rothermel, Dan
(1996). Starting points: How to set up and run a writing
workshop - and much more!
Columbus, Ohio:
National Middle School Association.
ISBN 1-56090-109-8
Wynn, Charles M.
& Wiggins, Arthur W. (1997).
The five biggest ideas in science.
New York: John Wiley &
Sons. ISBN 0-471-13812-6.
Jacobik, Gray
(2002). Brave disguises. Pittsburgh:
University of Pittsburgh Press.
ISBN 0-8229-5788-4
Mama, Raouf
& Romney, Mary (2001). Pearls
of wisdom. Brattleboro, VT: Pro
Lingua Associates. ISBN
0-86647-134-0
Folios
from the NCATE Professional Development Workshops, sponsored by CT State Dept
of Ed. – Fall 2003
Graduate
Elementary Education Program Self-Study for NCATE visit.
Teaching
Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child-Care and Family
Providers. (2002) Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force, US Dept. of
Education and US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
America's
Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2002. Federal
Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
Notes
from the 2002 Creative Advance - "Creativity Through Diversity" -
Thursday, August 22, 2002, Eastern Connecticut State University.
Evaluator's
Report on the May State On-Site Review of ECSU's Teacher Education
Programs. Received May 31, 2002.
Institutional
Overview and Response to Standards, Self-examination report on Teacher
Preparation
Programs at ECSU, March 2002.
Portfolio
Responses for BEST program, 2001-2002.
Precondition
Report for the Education Unit - April 2002, NCATE document
General
Education Committee's General Education Program Proposal
Wednesdays
- A Compilation of Short Stories written by Eastern Connecticut State
University
Graduate Students
Faculty
Handbook.
Our
Reading/Language Arts room, Webb Hall 113, has been enriched with past issues
of Phi Delta Kappan, Academe, Syllabus, Converge, Governmental Technology,
Journal of Teacher Education, and other resources. Please feel free to
use and encourage your students to use these materials.
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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
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