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NEWS Two Weeks before Fall 2003 – August 11 Edition best viewed at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/030811.html |
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Words of Inspiration
the collection appears
at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html
"DOG DAYS" is the name for the most sultry period of summer, from about July 3 to Aug. 11. Named in early times by observers in countries bordering the Mediterranean, the period was reckoned as extending from 20 days before to 20 days after the conjunction of Sirius (the dog star) and the sun.
In the latitude of the Mediterranean region this period coincided with hot days that were plagued with disease and discomfort.
The time of conjunction varies with difference in latitude, and because of the precession of the equinoxes it changes gradually over long periods in all latitudes.
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/dogdays.html
Posted August 8, 2003
1) Please welcome two full-time temporary
faculty members for Fall 2003 - Ms. Mary-Grace Shifrin, who will be teaching
Learning and Teaching courses, and Dr. Dan Thompson, who will be serving
as the Director of Educational Experiences and teaching Foundations of US
Education courses.
2) Fall University Meeting - Thursday,
August 28, 10 am, Betty Tipton Room
First Education Dept. faculty meeting - Thursday, August 28, 12:30 - 2,
Webb Hall 115
University Convocation - Friday, August 29, 4 pm, Library Courtyard
President's Picnic, Friday, August 29, 5 - 6:30 pm
Second Education Dept. faculty
meeting - Thursday, September 4, 12:30 - 2, Webb Hall 1152) New color printer in Ed Dept Office
- networking information -
3) A message from Judy Kilburn, IT Staff
member:
The new Education Department HP5500dn
color laser printer has been installed in the back of the Education Department
office. Because of the capabilities of this new printer, no network print
queue has been set up for the printer.
All those that would like to print to
this machine will need to print directly to the IP address of the printer.
Each individual will need to have the printer setup under their profile.
(They will need to be logged on.) This is a very quick install, usually
no more than ten minutes.
This means that each person will need
to make an appointment with ITS staff though the Helpdesk. They should
mention in this request that the printer needs to be installed to send jobs
directly to the printer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate
to contact me or Emmanuel Ogungbe.
4) An announcement from Constance Belton
Green, Director, Equity and Diversity,
8th Annual Conference on Multicultural
Education
Eighth Annual Connecticut NAME Conference on Multicultural Education
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Stories from Multicultural America
October 16, 2003
Hartford Marriott * Farmington, Connecticut
5) Items to discuss for our Fall 2003
Education Department meetings -
Ongoing preparations for NCATE visit,
scheduled for September 20- 22, 2003
Departmental goal revisions
Departmental committees
Departmental leadership for 2004-2005
Standards - revision or maintenance?
Admission to graduate program - 2.70 - waiver options?
General education, program requirements, state requirements
GPA waiver policy
for certification programs
Pre-requisite courses - sophomore standing,
GPA requirement??
Transfer credit for graduate programs
Curriculum initiatives for 2003-2004
Education Department's comments on GER
Grade appeal process
Unit-counseling services support
Syllabi revisions
Time Certains:
Anne Patti, Counseling Service, September
4, 1:15 - 1:45
Faculty photo at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/faculty.html
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The 2002-2006
CSU AAUP-BOT Collective Bargaining
Agreement is on-line at the usual URL:
http://www.easternct.edu/aaup/cba.html
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Graduate News
Catherine Tannahill reports that Elizabeth
Chartier has accepted a position teaching Integrated Kindergarten at the Early
Learning Center in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Leah Barbuto reports that Jen Toft just got a job teaching 4th grade in
Lebanon.
Sudha Swaminathan and Theresa Picard report:
Sherena
Campbell writes - This month I was offered a 1st grade teacher position at
Second Hill Lane in Stratford, CT. I start new teachers orientation the last
week in August.
Relayed
by Sudha Swaminathan:
"From Angela Puccia:
Hi Sudha,
I just wanted to let you know that I had just accepted a first grade
teaching position at the Coventry Grammar School. I am going to sign the
contract this morning. There were a total of 171 applicants for the one position!
I also wanted to tell you about the wonderful things that Mr. Grasso had
to say about ECSU. He said that he really enjoyed the student teachers from
Eastern and feels that we are all taught very well. So, thank you so much
for all of your help. "
Jenn Pohlman graduated from Eastern in the spring of 2002 from the
last middle level group. She is currently working at Ellington Middle School
in Ellington CT as an 8th grade LA teacher.
She writes, "I just wanted to let you know that there is a part time
position opening for LA at our school. We also have another Eastern grad
currently working here: Alison Padegemis.
I am definitely partial, but I think this would be a great position
for someone who wants to get a little more experience before getting their
own classroom. Also you would be working with a great LA teacher, who
will be in the building in a part time administration job.
If you can let recent grads or anyone else you feel may be interested
know about this position, I would appreciate that. They should contact
the middle school at 896-2339 or the central office at 896-2300.
Thank you
Jenn Pohlman"
Sudha Swaminathan
reports that Jason Ladegard (Mr. Ladegard) is now a Second Grade Teacher
at Lebanon Elementary School. Classroom sizes are excellent, 15-17 children
per room.
Mike Gadoury
reports that he is substitute teaching and working as a UA in the Curriculum
Center in the Library at night.
Mitch Sakofs reports that Sarah Ververis will be teaching second
grade at Ashford School starting the end of August.
Hari Koirala reports that Sarah Jones and Laura Quarticelli
have been "hired to teach 5th grades at Windham Middle School. It is
interesting to know that they will be teaming as well."
Leah Barbuto and Mitch Sakofs shared this news from Dana
Ballou -
"Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that I got
a job! I'll be working at Eli Terry Elementary in South Windsor and
will be teaching preschool special ed. I had my final interview today
and they offered me the job! I am very very excited and can't wait to
start!"
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
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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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ECSU - ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers Projects
Faculty members and students from
Eastern Connecticut State University participated 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 found
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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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
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Research and Creativity Activities
chronicling
the ongoing progress of the Education Department at
also found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/rca.html
Searches
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searches pending
approval -
we had requested temporary full-time one-year appointments in Learning
and Teaching and in Reading/Language Arts
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Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office or on the
Web
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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