Sixth Week of Summer 2003 - June 20, 2003, Education Department Newsletter, Eastern Connecticut State University

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NEWS
Volume XV, Summer 2003

Sixth Week of Summer 2003 – June 20 Edition

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Words of Inspiration
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Sliding out of summer learning loss
(Posted: 06/10/03) Emily Carlson

"For nearly 100 years, researchers have documented that during the summer months all children - regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds - experience summer learning loss, also known as the summer slide. While math skills slip for all children, reading skills slip primarily for children from low-income families. "

for more information, please visit http://www.news.wisc.edu/view.html?get=8721

Posted June 20, 2003

Announcements

1) Thirty-nine high school students are expected for the Institute for Future Teachers Using Technology, starting on Sunday, June 22 and ending with a showcase of projects on Friday, June 27. Our colleagues, Drs. Tannahill, Gomez, and Chibeau and Ms. Michele Ridolfi, an alumnae of our middle level program will be the section faculty. They will be assisted by Mr. Kevin Saucier, Ms. Kasha Topa, Ms. Christine Guarnieri, Ms. Anne DePaula-Vasbinder, and Ms. Lourdes Agosto.

Topics that will be covered on the theme of Living, Learning and Educational Technology in a Pluralistic World will include computer applications, video production, writing for the media, and professional presentations.

Please let us know if you have any questions about our program.

2) Message from Dean Kleine -

"You did it!!! Eastern’s history/social studies program has been recommended for national accreditation by NCSS! "

Special congratulations to Dr. Leslie Ricklin and Dean Kleine for all of their efforts in making this dream possible.

3) The Summer Institute for Future Teachers has accepted 30 high school students for the program based on EDU 101 - Teaching in the 21st Century seminar, from July 7- 25. Theresa Picard plans to present a workshop on literacy resources. Please let David know if you would like to also present during the institute.

4) The Reading/Language Arts clinic will be at Chaplin Elementary School from July 2 - August 8th, 8 am – 1 pm. RLA consultant candidates seeking certification should enroll in RLA 519 – Clinical Experience in Reading/Language Arts. Linda Rogers will be the supervisor of this experience.

There will be an orientation meeting for the summer school/clinic on Wednesday, July 2, 8:30 - 12.
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Dan Rothermel reports that Christina Cody, from our penultimate class of middle school teacher candidates, will be teaching 8th grade Reading / Language Arts at Saint Marys Middle School in Saint Marys, Camden County school system, Georgia.

Dan and Mitch Sakofs also report that Heather Scorca, who just completed her student teaching in core III secondary, has a position at Bolton Middle School.

Mitch Sakofs and Dan Rothermel report that Christine Kendall (secondary English) will be teaching 8th grade language arts at Carmen Arace Middle School in Bloomfield, CT.

Mitch Sakofs reports that Caragh O'Brien was offered a position in Sec English in Tolland.

Mitch Sakofs reports that Kathy Rosen has been asked to teach summer school at Mohegan Elementary School.

Dan Rothermel, Jeanelle Bland, and Mitch Sakofs report that Vicenza Benoit that she has just been hired in South Carolina as a 4th gr classroom teacher in the Varennes Elementary School, Anderson District 5 Schools, Anderson, South Carolina, Dr. Mary Paul, Principal.

Dan Rothermel reports that "one of our core III secondary student, Maggie Tarbox, has just accepted a position to teach 7th grade language arts at Bloomfield's Carmen Arace Middle School.

                              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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                       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.preservice.org/ecsu/ .
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Long Term Announcements
Alumni news may be found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/alumninews.html.
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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
Leslie Ricklin, Richard Reynolds, Delar Singh, Cathy Tannahill, and Ingrid Enniss and David Stoloff met over 121 students interested in coming to Eastern for teacher certification on Sunday, October 20, 2002 at the Fall 2002 University Open House.
The majority expressing interest in elementary education (68), early childhood education (17), secondary education (24), special education (3), and middle level (2), with the remainder uncertain.
Another 15 students/family may not have signed in but received information about the programs. The information sheet at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/questions.html was distributed.
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Searches

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searches pending approval - we had request an additional faculty member in Elementary Education.

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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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