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Words of Inspiration
the collection appears
at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html
Kindness
in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
-- Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
http://www.thinkexist.com/english/Author/x/Author_3467_1.htm
posted on December 8, 2003
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Announcements
1) Thursday
faculty meeting - Webb Hall , 12:30 - 1:45 - please send Dan Thompson agenda
items -
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 .
Position
Announcement
University
Assistant for the Committee for Admissions and
Retention in Education
and Admission Advisor
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. Shirley Ernst, lead
faculty member, Reading/Language Arts:
RLA students
who plan to write comprehensive exams in the spring should plan to attend
an informational meeting for them on Tuesday, December 9th at 6:45 pm in
Webb 115.
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4) 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
5) PRAXIS II PREPARATION
WORKSHOPS
CREC is pleased to announce a series of workshops being offered for
Praxis II Preparation. Sessions are being held concurrently by master
teachers in the following content areas:
* Math * General Science * Biology * Chemistry *Physics
Workshops will be offered at the following times for each content area,
each 10 hours long:
December 10, 2003 5:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. dinner included
December 13, 2003 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. breakfast & lunch
incl.
The workshops will be held at CREC Central, 111 Charter Oak Avenue,
Hartford, CT 06106. The cost for attending a session is $200.00 per person,
and includes all materials and refreshments.
For more
information, please contact Cara Hart, Capitol Region Education Council,
111 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 at 860-524-4021 or chart@crec.org.
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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
Alyssa (Fresa) & John Gwinnell:
Benjamin
Carter Gwinnell was born on Friday, November 28, 2003 at 2:57 p.m. 8lbs3.5oz,
20.5 inches.
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News from
Monica Sajkowska.
I have
been teaching 3rd grade since August in Bridgeport CT.
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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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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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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
Searches
and Opportunities
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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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Opportunity posted by Jack
Hasegawa
2004 Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Deadline: January 15, 2004
Sponsored by the Talbots Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic program
of apparel retailer Talbots http://www.talbots.com/,
the Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund is a $100,000 scholarship program that
awards five $10,000 scholarships and fifty $1,000 scholarships annually
to women seeking a bachelor's or associate's degree later in life. Since
its inception in 1997, the fund has awarded college scholarships to 330
women ranging in age from their late twenties to their early sixties.
To be eligible, applicants must be women currently residing in the United
States who earned a high school diploma or GED at least ten years ago; be
seeking a degree from an accredited two- or four-year college,university,
or vocational-technical school; and have at least two full-time semesters
or twenty-four credits remaining to complete their undergraduate degree.
The deadline for entries is January 15, 2004, or until one thousand eligible
applications have been received. Application forms will be available at
the Talbots Website. RFP Link: http://www.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp
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Early Childhood
Education Program Manager
Westport, CT.
Save the Children, an international relief and development agency seeks an
Early Childhood Education Program Manager. Reporting to the National Director,
US Children and Youth Programs, and working collaboratively with other Education
Program Staff, the Early Childhood Education Program Manager provides training
and technical assistance to SC Home Office and Field Office staff and community
partners in 18 states in developing and managing literacy-focused education
programs. S/he assists in the assessment of program performance for all
age groups; designs program materials for the early childhood age group;
researches and develops leading edge practices in literacy programming for
the early childhood age group; and fosters partnerships with experts. Key
responsibilities include training and technical assistance; and research
and development. Requires an advanced degree in Education, related field,
and/or equivalent experience. Experience working in Early Childhood field
preferred and with education and literacy programs for children and youth,
preferably a mixture of traditional (in-school) and non traditional (out-of-school
or experimental) education as well as program assessment and evaluation.
Superior research, writing and organizational skills; experience in coalition
building, networking/partnering, resource development; clear understanding
of issues related to poverty in rural communities; experience providing
ongoing technical assistance, training, and direction to racially and culturally
diverse communities, individuals and groups; and willingness to travel extensively.
We offer comprehensive benefits and competitive salaries. Send resume and
salary requirements to: jmcguane@savechildren.org;
Fax: 203-221-4077. EOE M/F/D/V/
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Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office or on the
Web
National Council for the Accreditation
of Teacher Education, Eastern Connecticut State University, Institutional
Report, April 2003 Compact Disk (CD).
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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.
