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Words of Inspiration
the collection appears
at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html
"The
means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific
power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided
men. "
--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
posted on
January 16, 2004
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Announcements
1) Spring
2004 Opening Meetings - Thursday, January 22, 2004
University
faculty meeting - 10 am, Betty Tipton Room
Education
Unit retreat - Tentative Agenda - light lunch sponsored by Dean Kleine -
thank you!
Education
Unit Retreat, Thursday, January 22, 2004
Following the Spring 2004 University Meeting - about 11:30 am - 2 pm
a) Informal sharing over lunch
b) Dean Kleine - update on NCATE, next steps -
message
from Dean Kleine, 1/15/04 -
"It's About
Time: The NCATE Visiting Team Reports should be coming to Eastern Connecticut
State University by Friday (1/16/04) or Monday (1/19/04). As the report
and the exhibit room evidence report are lengthy, I am preparing a CD for
each of you, which will also include a copy of Eastern's Institutional Report.
We can talk more about this at the department's retreat."
c) Any
revisions of unit conceptual framework, documents, processes
d) Small group discussions
1) Infusion of ECE into Elementary programs for K and primary grades
2) Assessment processes for certification and graduation
3) Curriculum initiatives
4) Excellence Expo and other Spring semester events
e) Other planning for Spring and Summer 2004
Please let's discuss other topics for this agenda. A discussion of plagiarism?
Other unit initiatives?
2) Diversity
Workshop - Tuesday, January 27, 2004, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, Paul Johnson Room,
LIB 204. We are planning for 100 people for a light dinner and discussions.
Please contact Theresa Picard for more details.
The evening
speaker is partially funded by a grant from the Office of Equity and Diversity,
Ms. Constance Belton Green. (Thank you!)
3) Future
Teachers Conference, Thursday, March 25, 2004 - call for presenters will
be distributed via a separate email.
4) Excellence Expo on Wednesday, April 28,
2004 -
Message
from Dr. Delar Singh on the planning committee for the Excellence Expo on
Wednesday, April 28, 2004:
Please include mention of the Excellence Expo on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 in your
Spring 2004 syllabi. Please also remember to consider inviting Fall 2003
teacher candidates and graduate degree candidates to present at the Excellence Expo.
5) Please welcome Mr. James J. Mello as
our newly appointed University Assistant for the Committee on Admissions
and Retention in Education. His desk will be in the Education Department
main office in Webb Hall 124. Mr. Mello is a retired Kelly Middle School
(Norwich) social studies and science teacher, a Sayles Elementary School
(Baltic) 7th and 8th grade teacher, and has served as a university supervisor
within our student teaching programs. He is a graduate of Eastern CSU with
MS degrees in Language Arts and Social Studies, and BS in Education. Jim
is also a veteran and is on reserve duty currently. Welcome, Jim.
6) Faculty
opportunities -
a) Please
contact David Stoloff for more information on serving as a BEST Program Portfolio
Scorer.
b) Message
from Pat Kucharski - The Office of the Dean has a color HP DeskJet printer
available for each of your departments. Who would like it?
b) Would
any faculty member be interested in facilitating a section of EDU 570 -
the Capstone Seminar - during Spring 2004? Our scheduled section is filled and
there are 6 students interested in participating in another section. We
are planning to offer 2 sections of EDU 570 during Summer 2004.
7) Message
from Hope Marie Cook, Curriculum Center Librarian, J. Eugene Smith
Library
The Curriculum
Center Computer Lab is available for use for Spring 2004. Please contact
Ms. Cook for reservations.
8) Forwarded
message from Alyssa Gwinnell:
"Hello!
This is just a note to let you know that from January 10-January18, Barnes
&
Noble will be offering teachers 25 percent off their purchases that will
be
used in the classroom (as opposed to the usual 20 percent). All you need
is
your Educator's Discount card and a photo i.d.
Please pass this information on to any of your fellow teachers who may
not
have signed up for a card yet. (Remind them, also, they will need to show
proof that they are, in fact, educators at the time they apply for a card.)"
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Faculty
photo is posted at 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/
or http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/pt3.html.
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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
departmental 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
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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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Opportunity announced from
the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Pachis:
The Martin
Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program
The U.S. Department of Education is currently accepting applications
for the third year of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program. The
program was established in commemoration of the late Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. and his contributions to civil and human rights in America.
Under this initiative, continuing college juniors, seniors, and graduate
students are eligible to apply for an eight-week (June 14 – August 6, 2004)
paid internship in the United States Department of Education in Washington,
D.C with the possibility of up to a four week extension. Up to ten students
will be selected for this prestigious honor. Students will receive temporary
Federal appointments, and will be hired at grades GS-4, 5, 7 or 9 depending
on qualifications and education level completed (corresponding pay range:
$11.32 - $19.19 per hour). The students will be placed in either the office
of The Honorable Rod Paige, Secretary of Education, or in the office of
one of the Assistant Secretaries to gain experience in policy analysis and
development. This program is an exceptional way for outstanding students
to learn about the federal role in education and to better understand the
value of government service.
The recruitment announcement is available on the following federal job
information web sites: www.ed.gov; www.usajobs.opm.gov; and www.studentjobs.gov.
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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.
