It is my pleasure to announce that, as result of the faculty balloting, the following individuals will receive an Outstanding Student Teaching Award for their exceptional work during the Fall 2002 semester.

Brandon Bilodeau, Graduate, Elementary Education

Michele Glinski, Undergraduate, ECE

Melissa Kagerer, Graduate, Elementary Education

Susan Leser, Graduate, Elementary Education

Amy Niblett, Undergrad, ECE

Sarah Ververis, Undergrad, ECE.

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News from Dean Kleine on March 6, 2003 –

-----Original Message-----

From: Jane@ncate.org [mailto:Jane@ncate.org]

Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:08 AM

Subject: NCATE Update: February 2003

Dear Colleagues:

I have two items for your attention.

1. First, the National Commission for Teaching and America's Future has released a new report, "No Dream Denied: A Pledge to America's Children." This is an outstanding report. It has received coverage in USA Today and other papers. NCATE's website ( http://www.ncate.org ) links to the report, and I encourage your perusal of it. At the AACTE conference, Tom Carroll, Executive Director of NCTAF told the audience that All AACTE member institutions will receive a copy of the report, so if you are an AACTE member institution, look for your hard copy.

Please share the information in this report with your state legislators and other policymakers. In a nutshell, the report says that teacher retention is the reason we have a teacher 'shortage,' and that actually, we produce more than enough teachers to fill classrooms. Of those teachers trained, many do not enter teaching, and of those that do enter, almost one half leave within five years. No other profession has such costly turnover so soon, which perpetuates the 'shortage' notion. Working on the reasons why teachers leave the profession so quickly is what states and districts need to do, the report says. Of special note for teacher educators, the reports says that attrition rates for teachers who have prepared are one-half that of those who are not prepared.

We've actually heard some of these statistics before, but the report puts them together in a package that can help reframe the agenda--with your help. As you create fact sheets and brochures for policymakers, include this information.

2. Next, we're pleased to announce a new publication that tells the stories of six institutions who piloted the performance-based NCATE standards successfully. Navigating Change: Preparing for a Performance-Based Accreditation Review, is now available. You may download the order form from the website. The stories provide helpful information to institutions currently engaged in the accreditation process and tho those thinking about becoming accredited. They are honest accounts of the promises and pitfalls of efforts to meet new expectations.

Finally, a congratulatory note: Calvin Johnson, dean of the College of Education at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, has been named Chair of the House Education Workforce Committee in the Arkansas General Assembly.

Jane Leibbrand

Vice President for Communications

NCATE

2010 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20036

tel. 202/466-7496

fax: 202/296-6620

e-mail: jane@ncate.org

website: http://www.ncate.org

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News from Dean Kleine on March 10, 2003 –

INTASC Announces Two New Academies for July 2003

The Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) is pleased to announce two new Academies: The INTASC Academy on Building Effective Standards-Based Teacher Preparation Assessment Systems and The INTASC Academy on Building Effective Standards-Based Beginning Teacher Mentoring and Induction Programs.

State Department Personnel and Teacher educators face significant challenges as they work to meet the requirements from both state departments of education and accreditation agencies to develop credible standards-based assessment systems. For many teacher educators, the tasks involved in developing these assessment systems require knowledge and skills not developed in their prior work.

The 2003 INTASC Academy on Building Effective Standards-Based Teacher Preparation Assessment Systems provides participants with experiences that will prepare them to return to their institution with the knowledge and skills needed to improve and refine their teacher candidate assessment systems. Participants will:

· deepen their understanding of the INTASC Core Principles for beginning teachers;

· examine samples of effective performance assessments used in teacher education programs;

· learn strategies for developing an assessment plan for a teacher education program; and,

· learn strategies for collaborating with IHE colleagues to improve teacher preparation assessment systems.

The 2003 INTASC Academy on Building Effective Standards-Based Beginning Teacher Mentoring and Induction Programs has also been designed with an innovative new structure and new content to help K-12 district, coaches, and state department personnel develop quality induction and mentoring programs for beginning teachers.

In this innovative Academy, workshop participants work to build a deep understanding of the INTASC Core Principles and how they can be used to build an induction program that assists beginning teachers as they work to improve their instruction to students. After developing a solid grounding in the INTASC Core Principles, Academy participants examine and explore the components of effective mentoring and induction programs including:

· qualities of effective mentors;

· how to align your approach to mentoring to the beginning teacher’s needs;

· effective questioning techniques that promote teacher reflection;

· how to set effective professional development goals and the most effective strategies for assisting beginning teachers to meet these goals;

· how to use student work to improve teaching; and,

· the critical issues your induction and mentoring program must address.

To learn more about this summer’s Academies visit the INTASC website (http://www.ccsso.org/intasc.html) or contact David Paradise at (202) 336-7068, Email: davidp@ccsso.org.

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News from Dean Kleine on March 10, 2003 –

-----Original Message-----
From: Hasegawa Jack [mailto:Jack.Hasegawa@po.state.ct.us]
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 10:04 AM
To: Pugliese Nancy
Subject: FW: [NAME-MCE] wonderful anti-bullying lessons in the Michigan Mo del for Compreh ensive School Health Education curriculum. It's

Please share this witht he appropriate person or department!

-----Original Message-----

Subject: [NAME-MCE] wonderful anti-bullying lessons in the Michigan
Model for Compreh ensive School Health Education curriculum. It's

FROM THE CHEN ListServ:

We have wonderful anti-bullying lessons in the Michigan Model for
Comprehensive School Health Education curriculum. It's very
comprehensive--the issue of bullying is covered at every grade level
(K-12)--and of course, the lessons are very skills-based and based on models
of behavior change.

Here is the scope and sequence for the K-6 lessons in the Michigan Model.
http://www.emc.cmich.edu/mm/SS.htm <http://www.emc.cmich.edu/mm/SS.htm> .

Here is the scope and sequence for the secondary modules in the MM.
http://www.emc.cmich.edu/products/curriculum/7-8/default.htm
<http://www.emc.cmich.edu/products/curriculum/7-8/default.htm>
http://www.emc.cmich.edu/products/curriculum/9-12/default.htm
<http://www.emc.cmich.edu/products/curriculum/9-12/default.htm>

Attached is a matrix document that indicates exactly which lessons in the
Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education Curriculum address
bullying. The file describes how the K-12 Michigan Model lessons teach
students pro-social skills and bullying prevention skills. The Collaborative
for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has cited the Michigan
Model as a CASEL SELECT program in their new resource guide "Safe and
Sound." It is available online at www.casel.org
<file:///\\sdectk\bh2\ListServ%20Articles\www.casel.org> .

Let me know if you have any questions...

Thanks!

Laurie

Laurie Bechhofer, MPH
HIV/STD Prevention Consultant
Michigan Department of Education
Learning Support Unit
P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-7252
Fax: (517) 373-1233
Email: bechhoferl@michigan.gov
Website: www.mde.state.mi.us
<file:///\\sdectk\bh2\ListServ%20Articles\www.mde.state.mi.us>

William A. Howe, Ed.D.
Education Consultant for Multicultural Education and Gender Equity
Connecticut State Department of Education Bureau of Certification &
Professional Development 165 Capitol Ave. Rm 243, Box 150471
Hartford, CT 06115-0471
Telephone: 860-713-6737/ Fax: 860-713-7453
email: william.howe@po.state.ct.us
CSDE Conferences & Workshops
         http://www.state.ct.us/sde/calendar/index.htm
<http://www.state.ct.us/sde/calendar/index.htm>
CSDE Multicultural Education
         http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/cert/gndrequt/mcintro.htm
<http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/cert/gndrequt/mcintro.htm>
CSDE Title IX,Gender Equity & Sexual Harassment
         http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/cert/titl9/titl9a.htm
<http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/cert/titl9/titl9a.htm>

8th Annual Connecticut Conference on Multicultural Education
Thurs.Oct.16, 2003 Hartford, CT
Keynote Speaker:
James Loewen, author of "Lies My Teacher Told Me." For details go to
website:
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/calendar/index.htm
<http://www.state.ct.us/sde/calendar/index.htm>

13th Annual NAME Conference
Sheraton Seattle,Seattle, Washington, November 5-9, 2003

14th Annual NAME Conference
Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Kansas City, Oct. 27-Oct. 31, 2004 50th
Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

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Education Career Fair 2003

will be held on March 18, 2003 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. in the Betty Tipton room (Student Center).

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Some notes from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education meetings in New Orleans,

Friday, January 24 – Monday, January 27, 2003 appear as

aacte2003.html

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HEY, PARENTS!

YOUR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN CAN PLAY, LEARN, & HAVE FUN AT E.C.S.U.!

JOIN

*BASIC MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES, PRE-SPORT SKILLS

*FUN, PLAYFUL, GYM-LIKE ENVIRONMENT

*QUALITY EXPERIENCES FOR 3, 4, OR 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN

AND THEIR PARENT(S) OR GRANDPARENT(S)!

CHILDREN CAN PRACTICE SKILLS SUCH AS:

Throwing Catching Balancing

Striking Jumping Kicking

Landing Object Handling Locomotor Skills

CHILDREN CAN ALSO PRACTICE CONCEPTS SUCH AS:

Shapes Force Safety

Levels Pathways Colors Numbers

CHILDREN CAN PRACTICE SKILLS AND CONCEPTS WITH:

Balls, Hoops, Beams, Tunnels, Mats, Songs, Parachutes

ADULTS CAN HAVE FUN PRACTICING AND PLAYING WITH THEIR CHILD!

Classes under the supervision of Dr. Darren Robert (Health and Physical Education Department)

Classes are on Mondays starting March 31^st through April 28^th!

JOIN NOW!!!

Space is limited and the classes are filling up!

Choose from 6:15pm or 7:15pm classes and only $25.00 for five classes!

465-5184 or robertd@easternct.edu for more information!

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Education Department Faculty Meetings

Meeting of the Education Dept. faculty this Thursday, March 6, 2003, 12:30 - 1:45 in Webb Hall 115.

Items for the agenda –

1) Approval of the minutes of February 6, 2003 meeting

2) Announcements – comprehensive portfolios

3) Unit reports, committee reports

4) Planning for the April 9^th mini-conference

5) Planning for the April 8^th Teacher Education Faculty Advisory Council

6) Progress on curriculum mapping

7) Curriculum development initiatives

a) team teaching courses

b) pre-requisite courses limited to sophomore level

c) World Language certification program

d) University recognition in Educational Technology

8) Progress on assessment, NCATE preparation

Please contact David Stoloff with additional agenda items.

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Save these Dates!

Faculty representation needed for the

1) Minority Teacher Recruitment Fair,

Saturday, March 15, 2003, 8:30 am – 12 noon,

Two Rivers Magnet School, East Hartford

http://www.crec.org/2rivers/index.shtml

2) The Office of Career Services is pleased to announce the upcoming Education Career Fair 2003 scheduled on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the Betty Tipton Room (Student Center).

This year the hours of the Fair have expanded, in order to accommodate more students. It is expected that approximately 35 schools state-wide will be represented on the ECSU campus. All students, alumni, faculty and staff are cordially invited to attend Education Career Fair 2003!

3) Young Educators Society

Future Teachers Convention

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT

Thursday, March 27, 2003

8:30 am to 3 pm

4) Showcasing the Education Department Mini-Conference –

Performance through Partnership

Wednesday, April 9, 2003, 4 to 8 pm, Paul Johnson Community Room, Smith Library

Tentative Schedule

4 – 4:30 – Opening greetings

4:30 – 5:30 – Portfolio fair – poster sessions –

Two from Reading/Language Arts

Two from undergraduate Early Childhood Ed. and two from graduate ECE

Two from undergraduate Elementary Ed. and two from graduate Elem.

Two from undergraduate Secondary Education

Two from Physical Education

5 – 6 – Interest group, roundtable discussions

6 – 6:30 –

Presentation on Online Learning and Teaching

Tour of the Aerospace Environmental Education Resource Center and the Curriculum Center

6:30 – 7:30 – Teacher Education Community Advisory Council dinner

Introducing revised Conceptual Framework

Keynote presentation on Performance through Partnership

Roundtable discussions on meeting the challenge of change

4) 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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New faculty photo at

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/faculty.html

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Eastern Connecticut State University

COMMENCEMENT, 2003

Schedule of Events

Friday, May 16, 2003

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Master of Science Degree Commencement

Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium, Sports Center

Saturday, May 17, 2003

12 noon – 2:30 p.m.

President’s Picnic for the Class of 2003 and Families

Alvin B. Wood Support Services Center Lawn

Sunday, May 18, 2003

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Baccalaureate Service

Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium, Sports Center

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Light Luncheon for Full-time Undergraduates and Guests

Alvin B. Wood Support Services Center Lawn

Rain site: Betty R. Tipton Room, Student Center

11:30 a.m.-1:00p.m.

Continuing Education Luncheon for Part-time Undergraduates and Guests

Hurley Hall Dining Room

12:15 p.m.

All Graduates begin forming a line at the Foster Clock Tower for Procession for the “Make a Wish” Tradition

Foster Clock Tower

12:30 p.m.

Faculty Line-up for “Make a Wish” Tradition

Foster Clock Tower

Line-up: Along sidewalk path from Foster Clock Tower to Student Center Fountain

12:45 p.m.

Chimes will cease and the procession will begin

1:00 p.m.

Graduates line up for Commencement Procession in designated areas

1:15 p.m.

Faculty Line-up for Academic Procession and Commencement

Faculty Robing Room: Sports Center Conference Room

Line-up: Sports Center Overhang (facing Eastern Road)

Rain site: Sports Center Main Office Corridor

1:45 p.m.

Academic Procession and Commencement Exercises

Windham Regional Vocational-Technical High School Field

Rain site: Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium, Sports Center

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An interesting resource shared by Dean Kleine –

Dear Colleagues,

The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is pleased to offer

18 International Faculty Development Seminars in June and July of 2003.

These 1-2 week intensive overseas programs are specifically designed for

university faculty and administrators in an effort to help stimulate

initiatives towards internationalizing curricula. The seminars are hosted

by overseas academic institutions and feature lectures, coordinated study

tours, and opportunities to meet with scholarly communities abroad. More

than 2,200 academics have participated on the seminars since 1990.

We have updated the seminars to reflect current global issues and added four new seminars in Costa Rica, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan. Other seminars being offered include: Australia, Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba,

Hungary and the Czech Republic, India, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland,

Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, and Vietnam.

The application deadline is March 15, 2003, and space is limited, so apply

early. Applications and seminar information can be downloaded directly from

our website at http://www.ciee.org/seminars .

For a new brochure or further information, please contact us by telephone at 212-822-2782 or toll free at 800-40STUDY ext. 2782, by e-mail at

ifds@ciee.org or visit our website at http://www.ciee.org/seminars .

Sincerely,

Kraig Walkup

Manager

Faculty Seminars

CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange

633 Third Ave, 20th Fl.

New York, NY 10017

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:

http://www.easternct.edu/aaup

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

Words of Inspiration the collection appears at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html

Announcements

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/aacte2003.html

JOIN

*BASIC MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES, PRE-SPORT SKILLS

Throwing Catching Balancing

Future Teachers Convention

Thursday, March 27, 2003

Words of Inspiration
the collection appears at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html