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

quoted in PDS Connection, Department of Education and Educational Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Dr. Marsha Daria, editor, October 2003

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Announcements

1) Education Department meeting - mostly likely a CARE meeting, please contact Dr. Dan Thompson for details

2)  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.

3) Message from Dr. Catherine Tannahill, Assistant Professor and Advisor to the ECSU chapter of Kappa Delta Pi  Education Honorary Society:

On Sunday, Nov. 16, the Shoppes at Buckland Hills is sponsoring an Evening of Giving from 6:00 -9:30 pm. For $5 you can enjoy an exclusive evening of private shopping, special sales, free gift-wrapping, holiday music, discount pictures with Santa and Entertainment. Your purchased ticket will not only gain your admittance to the Mall but also enter you in drawings for 200 door prizes as well as a grand prize $1500 mall shopping spree.

Tickets may be purchased from members of Kappa Delta Pi or myself. All monies raised go to the chapter and will support chapter activities.

4)   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

5) Message from Hope Marie Cook, Curriculum Center Librarian, J. Eugene Smith Library

Attention: New Service for Education Students
Reserve a Librarian

Are you having trouble finding information or materials for your education related project and you are in need of some one-on-one coaching to help you get through the semester? 

Are you having trouble using the library catalog or databases to find information related to your topic? 

Reserve a Librarian and discuss possible ways to attack education related assignments.  By reserving a librarian through signing up for an appointment you can be assured that you will get individual help and uninterrupted service.  Appointments can last 20-45 minutes.

This service is easy to use, but does require you to sign up for an appointment.  Don’t wait until your assignment is due to prepare your research!  Sign up today!  See staff at the Curriculum Center Service Desk for sign-up dates and times or e-mail Cookh@easternct.edu

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

Departmental goal revisions

Departmental leadership for 2004-2005

Time Certain:  November 6, 1 pm - Ross Koning to discuss departmental secretary situation

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

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
 
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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 -
full-time tenure track faculty members to start in Fall 2004 
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

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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
to the Education Department e-mailing list by contacting David Stoloff.