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

Posted October 20, 2003

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Announcements

1) An emergency search for University Assistant for the Committee for Admissions and Retention in Education and Admission Advisor has been approved.  Please ask interested candidates to send their resumes and letters of interest to David Stoloff, search chair, Education Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Webb Hall Room 129, Willimantic, CT 06226, email:  stoloffd@easternct.edu .

The ideal candidate would facilitate the collection and assessment of the CARE application files.  As CARE Secretary, the candidate would provide information at each monthly meeting and maintain the official minutes of the meetings.  As Admission Advisor, the candidate would provide office hours for potential teacher candidates and their parents and present group advisement sessions for transfer and new students at Advisement Center orientations, in pre-requisite courses, at two Admission Office Sunday events a year, and in other meetings.  

Preferred qualifications:  Flexibility of hours – may include some hours during the evening, strong knowledge about certification requirements and teacher education programs at Eastern, and excellent human relations skills.  The position is expected to be for 19 hours per week during the academic year.

2) Report on the Open House on Sunday, October 19, 2003

Professors Enniss, Reynolds, Ricklin, Singh, Stoloff, Tannahill, and Thompson greeted more than 250 students and their parents at the Education Department table during the University Open House on Sunday, October 19, 2003.  Forty potential students requested information about Early Childhood Education, 73 about Elementary Education, 53 about Secondary Education, and 4 about Graduate Studies.  These 170 contacts represent the continuing interest of potential Eastern students in our teacher education programs.

3)   Don’t Miss this Special Event

At no other time in history has it been as important for teachers to be familiar with the culture and history of the Middle East.  Preparing students to develop an understanding of diverse societies is a critical component of their educational preparation and one that demands greater and greater knowledge on the part of their teachers. 

 You will be able to develop such knowledge in a workshop designed to familiarize attendees with the history, cultural geography, and much more, of the Arab World.  The workshop will take place on the Eastern Connecticut State University campus on Tuesday, November 18th, from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm.  There is no charge for the workshop itself, however there will be a $15.00 fee for teachers wishing to earn CEU’s from their participation.  A box lunch can also be requested at a cost of $8.00.  Because the time for lunch is very short, participants are encouraged to take advantage of the box lunch availability.  Because of space limitations the registration deadline is November 3rd.  Contact Shirley Ernst (465-4530) for more information or download the flyer at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/awair.doc .

Shirley B. Ernst

4) Education Department Graduate Studies Committee meeting - Thursday, October 23, 2003, 12:30 - 2, Webb Hall 115 - please send items to Committee Chair Richard Reynolds

5) A message from Ruth Ettenberg Freeman, MSW, Director of Family Services,
THE COVE Center for Grieving Children, Coordinating Office, 134 State Street, Meriden, CT 06450, Phone: (203) 634-0500, Fax: (203) 634-6934, Email: TheCove@earthlink.net

I have added one parenting class and two presentations to my late fall/early winter calendar. Please share the following information with folks who might be interested. Thanks, Ruth

Positive Parenting Class

Windham Public School Family Resource Center, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Thursdays (except Thanksgiving),
30 October – 11 December 2003
Windham Early Learning Center, 10 Commerce Drive, Columbia
Contact: Joan Russoniello Goba at 860 465-2630

This course is free (with a book fee of $15) for Windham residents and a donation is requested for participants from outside of Windham.  Child care is provided.

Encouragement: A Powerful Parenting Tool, Manchester Early Learning Opportunities Project,
6:30 – 8:00 PM, Tuesday, 9 December 2003, Lutz Children’s Museum, 246 South Main Street, Manchester
Contact: Kathy Wilby at 860 647-5250
Free and child care is provided.

Positive Parenting – Focus on Teens and Pre-Teens
6:30 – 8:30 PM, Tuesday, 27 January 2004, First Church of Christ, Wethersfield
Contact: Ericka McKee at 860 529-1575

6) Items to discuss  for our Fall 2003 Education Department meetings -

Departmental goal revisions

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 Certain:

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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Alumni News
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/alumninews.html

News from Rachel Timoteo:

I graduated from Eastern with an English degree and a Secondary Education  Certification in December of 2002. I worked as a long term substitute at  E.O. Smith High School in Mansfield from January to June of 2003, and was  offered a permanent position for this year. The faculty and staff here are wonderful to work with!

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Call for Graduate News -

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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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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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
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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

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searches pending approval -
we had requested temporary full-time one-year appointments in Learning and Teaching,
Reading/Language Arts, and for a Director of Educational Experience

search for University Assistant for
the Committee for Admissions and Retention in Education (CARE) and Admission Advisor

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Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office or on the Web

National Center for Education Statistics (2003).  The conditions of education 2003.  U.S. Department of Education:  Institute of Education Sciences, June 2003.

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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
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