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Words of Inspiration
the
collection appears at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html
Future Teachers
Conference - March 25, 2004 at Eastern CSU - Preliminary Report
Nearly 800 students and teachers participated
in the Future Teachers Conference on March 25, 2004. Representing
52 schools from 35 schools districts - including Waterbury, Bridgeport,
Hartford, New Haven, New Britain, New London, and Windham, these
students participated in over 25 morning and afternoon workshop
facilitated by Eastern CSU faculty, Young Educators' Societies, and
educators from throughout Connecticut. This year's conference
also featured a College Fair with 18 Connecticut colleges and
universities, campus tours led by the Education Club, and keynote
presentations by President David Carter and Dr. Constance Belton Green
from Eastern and Mr. Steve Merlino, Assistant Principal at Windham High
School. Dean Patricia Kleine presented awards for the best club
banners, posters, and displays.
Much thanks go to
Barbara Tatro from CREC, Ellen Dalton from LEARN, Jackie Chorney from
ACES, the staffs of Eastern's food services and facilities, the
Education Club lead by Katie Balkan and Maureen Morse, and the
Education Department and community for their support of this annual
event.
1)
Unit meetings - Thursday, April 15, Webb Hall 115, 12:30 - 1:45,
evolving agenda. Please contact Sudha with Early Education
Childhood items, Delar with elementary education items, and Jeanelle
with secondary education items.
3)
Diversity
Seminar, Thursday, May 13, 1 - 4, Betty Tipton Room - please
announce this event in your classes.
4)
Message from Dean Kleine on the
4th Annual Excellence Expo:
The 4th Annual Excellence Expo will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2004, from 3 to 7 p.m.
5) Campus Connections 2004: A four-campus assessment conference,
Southern CT State University, Friday, April 30, 2004. Please
contact David Stoloff for information if you are interested in
attending.
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
first relayed by Steve Kenton:
Kim
Kenney is currently teaching at 9th - 12th grade Mathematics at Grasso
Tech. Mrs. Kenney has an exemplary website posted at http://www.teacherweb.com/ct/grassotech/mrskenney/
.
She
writes that "in addition to using a website as a communications
vehicle, I also use powerpoint in my classroom (to give notes).
It is very effective because the kids really like it, so they pay
attention. Also, I can put up a slide and walk around to ensure
the kids are on task. I know that a lot of schools do not have
the technology, we do not have smartboards or projectors, so I use a
TV."
posted
on April 5, 2004
News
relayed by Leah Barbuto from Genny Christensen (Wald):
Hi
Leah,
Just thought I would write and say hi! I am still at Dwight
School teaching
Kindergarten Special Ed in Hartford. I absolutely love it this
year! My
Best portfolio is coming along pretty good, it's a lot of work!
Thank you for
preparing me for my career - I could not have done it without your
support. I
would also like to thank Shirley, Diane, and Anne, if you could pass
this
along to them!!
I also thought I would let you know that I got married last Feb. to Rob
before he left for Iraq - he will be coming home this Saturday after 13
months; we are having the official wedding this July so it will be
exciting.
I am starting my masters this fall either at Mitchell College, they
started
a new masters program. I am also looking into Eastern and
Central. I would
like to either complete my masters in Special Ed or Reading and
Literacy!
Well... Thanks you so much for all you did for me at Eastern. I
will see
you next time you visit my school!!
Thank
you Genny Christensen (Wald)
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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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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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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
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
Experience
EDU
509 will be offered during the Summer II session. Class members will
participate in the United Nation’s Tunza International Children’s
Conference on
the Environment, held in
You
will be expected to be on site each day from 8:00 am - 6:30 pm to
supervise
students, lend a hand in workshop and field trip experiences, and help
with the
friendship circles (small group debriefing of each day’s events before
or after
dinner). Individual experiences can be framed here.
To
participate, you will need to contact Dr. Jeanelle Bland Day at
465-4532 to let
her know you will be signing up for this EDU 509 experience. This will
be
necessary to allow your entrance to the Conference activities due to
tightened
security with the international delegates. The deadline for contacting
Dr. Day
will be
Pre-session
training will be mandatory. Date of training to be arranged.
HEY, PARENTS!
YOUR PRESCHOOL
CHILDREN CAN PLAY, LEARN, & HAVE FUN AT E.C.S.U.!
*FUN, PLAYFUL, GYM-LIKE ENVIRONMENT
*QUALITY EXPERIENCES FOR 3, 4, OR
5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
AND THEIR PARENT(S) OR GRANDPARENT(S)!
CHILDREN
CAN PRACTICE SKILLS SUCH AS:
Striking
Jumping
Kicking
Landing
Object Handling Locomotor
Skills
CHILDREN
CAN ALSO PRACTICE CONCEPTS SUCH AS:
Shapes
Force
Safety
Levels
Pathways
Colors
Numbers
CHILDREN
CAN PRACTICE SKILLS AND CONCEPTS WITH:
Balls,
Hoops, Beams, Tunnels, Mats, Songs, Parachutes
ADULTS CAN HAVE FUN
PRACTICING
AND PLAYING WITH THEIR CHILD!
Classes under the supervision of Dr. Darren Robert (Health and Physical Education Department)
Classes are
on Mondays starting April 5th
through May 3rd!
JOIN NOW!!!
Space
is limited and the class is filling up!
Class
is
465-5184 or
robertd@easternct.edu for more information!
Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office or on the Web
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Please contact David Stoloff at (860)
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