Fifth Week, Spring 2004 - February 24, 2004, Education Department Newsletter, Eastern Connecticut State University

Questions about newsletter? Please contact David Stoloff, email: stoloffd@easternct.edu

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NEWS
Volume XVII, Spring 2004

Fifth Week, Spring 2004 - Feb. 24, 2004
best viewed at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/040224.html
on the World Wide Web

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

A quote from James P. Comer, M.D.,

"Education is to the information-age economy of today what agriculture was to the economy at the turn of the twentieth century. Schools of education could create centers designed to overcome major obstacles in the education enterprise. Such centers would provide education agents. Schools of education will need to incorporate and institutionalize child development knowledge and expertise. But once this is done, education scholars and agents will be well positioned to share with and learn from colleagues at universities, to help future and current teachers and administrators become more effective practitioners, and to help policy makers and the public better understand and support good schooling."

quoted at http://www.prospect.org/print/V12/7/comer-j.html

posted on February 24, 2004

Announcements

Congratulations to Drs. Tannahill, Bland, Koirala in the Education Department, other faculty members across campus, and teachers and school leaders in Windham, Norwich, Ledyard, and other school districts for the award of a Connecticut State Department of Higher Education grant of more than $75,000 for a new program - "Summer Academy of Integrated Science/Mathematics for Middle School Teachers."

1) Education Unit meetings - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 12:30 am - 2 pm, Webb Hall 115 - called by Dean Kleine

Topics for discussion: NCATE, next steps

2) Graduate Studies Committee meeting - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 11 am - 12:30 pm, Webb Hall 115 - topics for discussion - thesis projects, graduate admissions

3) Future Teachers Conference, Thursday, March 25, 2004.

4) Diversity Seminar, Thursday, May 13, 1 - 4, Betty Tipton Room - please announce this event in your classes.

5) Message from Dean Kleine on the 4th Annual Excellence Expo:

The 4th Annual Excellence Expo will be the School’s best exhibition of student excellence ever!

The School of Education and Professional Studies will be celebrating its 4th Annual Excellence Expo on Wednesday, April 28, 2004, from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in campus venues to be announced at the beginning of Spring Semester 2004. The format of the Expo has been significantly enhanced:

•    Poster sessions (i.e., research posters, professional business posters)
•    PowerPoint sessions
•    Demonstrations
•    Portfolio presentations
•    All Ears Radio Theatre
•    Gallery-style shows (e.g.. photography)

All sessions will be juried; all student participants will be formally recognized (i.e., acknowledgement of the quality and significance of their “presentations”). The Expo committee comprised of Drs. Bob Horrocks and Frank Hendrick (HPE), Dr. Delar Singh (EDU), Drs. Edmund Chibeau and Terri Toles-Patkin (COM), Dr. Ken Parzych (ECO), and Dr. Chiaku Ndu (BUS) have developed poster session guidelines, effective PowerPoint strategies, and judging criteria. Each faculty member will receive a packet of information regarding the Expo for distribution to students at the beginning of the spring semester.

6) 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.

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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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Other Events
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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

Searches and Opportunities
for job announcements at Eastern CSU - http://www.easternct.edu/depts/personnel/jobs.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 Experience

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Announcement from Robin Shefts, Career Counselor, Career Services:

"I discovered this website recently which I wanted to share with you, faculty and students. http://careers.education.wisc.edu/projectConnect/MoreInfo.cfm

Project Connect is a national cooperative resource between school districts and universities to assist with teacher/education staff employment efforts on the internet. If you are not familiar with Project Connect, it's worth checking out!"

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For Connecticut openings, please visit http://ctreap.net .

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Conference opportunity announced by Hope Cook, Curriculum Library Center Director:

"Hi Folks,
Register now to attend Once Upon A Fairy Tale: Folklore and Fairy Tales in Books for Children and Young Adults, brought to you by The New England Roundtable for Children's Librarians and held at Bryant College, George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology. We have three wonderful speakers: Dr Maria Tatar, the academic perspective, Donna Jo Napoli, the author's perspective, and Susan Jeffers will speak from the illustrator's perspective.

Titles by these three will be available for purchase. All will be available for book signing at the event. Feel free to use the third page of this attachment/program guide to register. Please tell your colleagues about this exciting program! Payment must accompany the registration form. The registration for this program is: $45 for NELA or NERTCL Members, $55 for non-members, $30 for full-time student. NELA/NERTCL membership is available online at http://www.nelib.org

We look forward to seeing you at Bryant College on the 19th of March.
Thanks, Hope"

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Shared by Walter Diaz, Director, Career Services, Eastern CSU:

The Career Counseling Centers at

Saint Joseph College

The University of Hartford

Presents:

EDUCATION CAREER FAIR

2004

When: Thursday, February 26, 2004

4:00 – 7:00 PM

Where: Saint Joseph College’s

Gengras Center

Over 40 Connecticut Public School Districts will be represented!

Don’t miss this Teacher Recruitment Opportunity: REGISTER TODAY!

For Information and Questions, Please Contact:

Marilyn Carey, Director of Career Counseling: Saint Joseph College

(860) 231 – 5503 or via email mcarey@sjc.edu

Jeanne Wahl, Employment Coordinator: University of Hartford

(860) 768 – 4168 or via email wahl@hartford.edu

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, 2003-2004, Compact Disk (CD).

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