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Three Weeks before Classes End, Spring Semester 2005 - April 25, 2005
Words of Inspiration
the collection
appears at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html
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"Most Latina/o youngsters pursue
what they can perceive and recognize as achievable. The availability of
successful Latina/o role models provides a sense of opportunity to Latina/o
students and increases their investment in achievement (Zirkel, 2002). These
role models have a positive impact on Latina/o students' educational aspirations
and achievements by showing them that education is within their reach. The
models communicate that "Sν, podemos educarnos," "Yes, we can achieve
an education" (Zalaquett & Feliciano, 2003, 2004).
posted on
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/zalaquett/s/p.html
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Announcements
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1) Upcoming events:
Teacher Education Faculty Advisory Council
meeting - Tuesday, April 26, Johnson Room
Fifth Annual Excellence Expo - Wednesday, April 27,
2005, 3 - 7 pm - Ed Dept faculty - please nominate those who completed
comprehensive portfolios and other teacher candidates with distinction.
Graduate Committee
meeting - Thursday, April 28, 2005, 12:30 - 1:45, Webb 115
University meeting May 12, 10 am
Final exams May 16 21
Commencement May 22
Final grades due May 25
2) Message from Fran
Champney, formerly Fran Tremblay, Education Department Office Manager -
Please note that my new campus email address
is now <champneyf@easternct.edu>.
3) Teacher Education
Faculty Advisory Council meeting - Tuesday, April 26, Johnson Room - some
tentative items for our discussions would include -
a) Changes in teacher education with opening
of CFDRC
b) Overview of our current programs - David
c) Strategies for greater coordination between
content area and teacher education coursework - David and content liaisons
d) Enhancements to field experiences and
student teaching - Cathy, Ann, Rob, Leslie - if available
e) Enhancement to our assessment systems -
Sudha, Jeanelle, Delar, Hari
f) Potential curriculum development -
Integrated Sciences - Jeanelle; World Language PreK-8, Spanish 7-12 - Kin Chan &
David
g) Planning for enhancing admissions process -
David and other members of CARE committee
h) Preparing for NCATE 2008
i) Other discussion items from the council
4)
A message from Ms. Hope Marie Cook,
Curriculum Center Head/Librarian
-
On Tuesday, May 3, 2005, from 4pm-8pm Eastern Connecticut State University,
Library will hold a Great Explorations in Science and Math (GEMS) Workshop. For
those of you who are not familiar with GEMS materials this would be a great
opportunity to become aware of the various GEMS Units. These guides are easy to
use and require no special background in math or science. Each guide contains
suggestions for adapting your presentation and materials to younger or older
students. Each guide also has suggestions for literature connections. Fiction
and nonfiction titles that you can actually include in the various lessons! For
those of you who are trying to build math and science collections this is a
great place to start. All guides and handbooks will be on display at the
workshop. A 10% discount will be given to attendees who place orders for GEMS
materials.
GEMS also has handbooks: For example: Parent partners: workshops to foster
school/home/family partnerships; Once Upon A GEMS Guide: Connecting Young
People's Literature to Great Explorations in Math and Science; Science and Math
Explorations for Young Children; GEMS Teacher's Handbook; The Architecture of
Reform: GEMS and National Standards; and more. The workshop deadline is coming
up soon. We look forward to seeing you.
Please feel free to pass this information onto other listservs.
Thanks,
Hope
5) Kappa Delta
Pi - Induction on May 14 at 10:00 at the
Sophie Jenkins room in Burr Hall
A message
from Dr. Cathy Tannahill, email:
tannahillc@easternct.edu
Please remind your students who have been admitted to our program about Kappa
Delta Pi, our education honor society. Much of our recruiting normally comes
through the CARE letters that are a little late this year. If anyone asks, we
are extending the deadline to May 1 because of this.
However, we also have many within our program who are eligible and may be
more interested as they complete the program. Any one who has questions can get
information by contacting me or Fran. I have copies of applications in a folder
in my box in the Ed Office. We also have applications on our bulletin board
outside the Ed Office. I also have applications.
There are also leadership opportunities as we will be selecting officers for
next year.
Initiation and Installation of new officers is May 14 at 10:00 at the Sophie
Jenkins room in Burr Hall. Students must attend initiation to join. We, of
course, are pleased to see any faculty who are able to attend as well.
Some of you may not know that KDP is an organization that serves our members
throughout their professional careers with various publications and services. It
has many distinguished members. Thanks for your help in attracting students to
our honor society.
Cathy
Catherine Tannahill
Assistant Professor, Education Department
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The Education Department Faculty
photo is posted 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
A message from
John Hinchliffe:
"Hi
David!
Enjoy your
weekly info-mail. Just finishing my fifth year at Enrico Fermi High School in
Enfield, CT.
We have a
position opening up for AP Biology and 10th grade biology by years end. If you
have a bio cert student, with general science cert a plus, please have them
submit something soon. Applicants will be very competitive.
Starting pay is among the state's highest. The Science Department is well run
with a great crew to work with and the school is BEST Portfolio friendly.
Please say "hello" to your crew for me, and send my best wishes to Richard
for continued good health!
P.S. Tell Hari that I've finally developed my mathematics vaccine, and have
received F.D.A. approval for clinical trials following successful LD-50 tests.
Pfizer and I are currently negotiating a marketing strategy to target those out
of school for more than twenty years and others with mathematically-compromised
immune systems and early-onset dementia--I think that's what it's
called.
Old Guy with Beard :-)=
John Hinchliffe "
posted on
4/18/05
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A message from Joe Pereira relayed by Dr. Ann
Gruenberg:
Hello
Last time we spoke I may have told you that I
have secured a position in Avon Ct, at Roaring Brook School Teaching 3rd grade
as a long term sub for child rearing leave until the end of the year. I was
hoping to start this position at the beginning of April. I have found myself
taking over one month earlier. I have already learned so much. Things couldn't
be better!! I am hoping to fill an open position at this school for the fall
and will let you know when I do!! Thanks for all your help!!
Sincerely,
Joe Pereira
ps: extremely valuable website
www.schoolnotes.com for parent teacher
communication. Highly recommended!!
Posted on 3/28/05
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A message from Bethany Champagne,
[bethany_champagne@yahoo.com],
former Education Department student assistant and near graduate of a graduate
program in school counseling:
I just wanted to say hello. It has been
a while since I have stopped by or written. I have been busy with my
Practicum at Longmeadow High. I am liking it so far, but I cannot imagine
myself working there-very intense environment. I will be done and ready to
graduate with my Master's in May! Can you believe it? It has gone by so
quickly. I will be coming to ECSU at the end of the month for the Education
Career Fair to see if there are any guidance openings.
I am feeling a little overwhelmed with the
college piece at the high school level and think maybe the middle school is a
better fit for me. I really liked my middle school placement at Vernon Center
Middle School. I think I may apply for both placements.
I am learning a lot and I have been
doing a lot...teaching too! (David) Haha. Well, I hope all is well and let
me know how you are and how the Edu. dept is doing. I keep up on the dept
newsletters.
4 months until the wedding!
See you at the end of the month
hopefully.
Bethany
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A message
shared by Dr. Sudha Swaminathan on 2/22/05:
"Hi
everyone,
I am
writing to let everyone know that I have a job!!! I went for an interview
this week for a long term sub position at Hatton Elementary School in
Southington, CT and I got it. It is for an inclusive preschool classroom. I
am so excited, it is like a dream come true! Thank you all for everything,
without all of you I wouldn't have been given this great opportunity.
Thank you
all,
Jessica
Biardi"
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Message
from Christine Mengel, elementary education teacher candidate, January 2005:
"Hi All,
I just
wanted to take the opportunity to thank all of you for the wonderful instruction
and guidance you have given me through core I and II. I took the Praxis in
November for the first time and not only did I walk away from the test feeling
confident but my confidence was assured when I found out I did very well and
past the tests. So I wanted to thank all of you for your help in this process.
Have a wonderful break and Happy New Year!
Thank
you again!
Christine
Mengel "
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News from
Jessica Bessette shared by Dr. Swaminathan:
"Hi! I
just wanted to tell you that I got a job!! Starting Monday I will be a
preschool teacher in Waterbury. It's not in a school though, it's in a daycare
facility, but I will have my own classroom of 3-5 year olds (although I think
right now there are only 3 and 4 year olds). I am really excited to start, I
really have a lot of freedom to teach what I want and how I want, it's a really
exciting first teaching job, a really great experience, especially since I have
to do most of the planning of what exactly I'm teaching, there is no curriculum
to follow or anything. So I'm really excited to use a lot of the information I
got from the core classes @ Eastern. I'm sure I'll be emailing you (300 times a
day!) to ask you questions and get advice, I hope you don't mind! Just wanted
to tell you because I thought you'd be proud :)"
posted on
October 22, 2004
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Dr.
Sudha Swaminathan reports that Leslie Labenski has been hired at Andover
Elementary in a Kindergarten setting.
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A
message from Ms. Leah Barbuto -
Joan
Culpin was just hired as a third grade teacher in Columbia, CT.
posted on August 20, 2004.
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Good news
from Robyn McKenney, MS in Ed Tech program graduate
I just
wanted to share my great news with you! I have been offered a job as a K-8
Technology Integration Coach. I am very excited about this opportunity and feel
that my work at Eastern was invaluable in preparing me for this role (especially
the thesis). Some feedback I received was how pleased they were with my
understanding of constructivism, project (problem-) based learning, ISTE
standards, assessments, and learning environments. I wanted to share that with
you because I feel it speaks directly to your program.
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Another message shared by Dr. Fred Ashton
Once
again, I am pleased to share more good news for the Vocational Technical School
System and for ECSU: Mary Schlehofer will be appointed to a teaching position in
the English Department at H.H. Ellis Technical High School in Danielson, CT.
Mary did her student teaching here at Windham Tech this past spring semester
with department head Jan Marie Weston and she did an outstanding job.
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A
message shared by Dr. Fred Ashton -
"More
good news for Windham
Tech, ECSU, and new graduate David Carter: David has been appointed to a math
position at Windham Vocational Technical High School. David finished the year
for us in a long-term substitute position that he started just after he finished
his student teaching and he did a great job. We are looking forward to him
starting the year with us. His content knowledge and pedagogy are strong and he
is a most welcome and valued addition to the teaching faculty!"
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A
message shared by Dr. Ann Gruenberg from Cara Ravetto -
I took a long term sub position at the Borough Elementary School for a teacher
on maternity leave with the expectation of continuing in the fall for her. As
the last few days of school arrived one of the teachers in decided not to renew
her contract and resigned, thereby creating an open position. After all was said
and done, the position ended up being for first grade. I interviewed for it and
was offered the job! I am very excited because I wasn't expecting anything in
the district to be open! I was fully prepared to sub for the next year. Now
reality sets in as I prepare to set up my classroom and plan the curriculum! My
fellow colleagues seem very nice and the principal is very supportive. Hope all
is well at ECSU and I plan to return in the spring to complete my Capstone. Take
care!
Cara Ravetto
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News
from Dr. Fred Ashton:
Scott Hill just emailed me. He has
accepted a 4th grade position at Sweeney School. Scott was in last semester's
student teachers' seminar with me. He is a fine student and will be a great
first year teacher.
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News
from Dr. Bland Day:
I heard from Rosemary Humes that Cary
Langley and Chad Johnson have taken science teaching positions at the Norwich
Free Academy. Cary is teaching biology, and I believe that Chad's job is in
General Science.
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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 2005
in Learning and Teaching and
Reading/Language Arts
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Recommendation from Diane
Reale, OnlineCSU instructor, to subscribe to Edutopia:
"You may
already be familiar with Edutopia, but I recently received an invitation to a
free magazine subscription from them, in the mail, so I thought I would send the
link along to you....(re: exemplary programs in K-12 schools)....thought your
faculty and students might be interested.
http://www.edutopia.org/foundation/foundation.php
Diane"
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Reference from Walter Diaz,
Director, Career Services:
Teaching Jobs at
SchoolSpring.com
Description: Free educator job
search. Apply online, get email job alerts, find 1000s of teaching jobs from
dozens of sites with the SchoolSpring SuperSearch. Apply to any job, anywhere
with SchoolSpring PLUS!
URL:
http://www.SchoolSpring.com
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Looking for an
internship, co-op or full-time job? Then check out our new on-line
system-eRecruiting at
http://eastern.eRecruiting.com
Walter Diaz
Director
Career Services
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone: (860)465.5244
Fax:(860)465.4440
Email:
diazw@easternct.edu
University Web Page:
www.easternct.edu
Department Web Page:
www.easternct.edu/depts/career/
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 teaching
opportunities, please visit
http://ctreap.net .
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Alma Exley Scholarship Program
This scholarship program supports
and encouraged persons of color who are committed to a career in public school
teaching. A scholarship award of at least $1,500 a year for two years will
be granted to an individual who has been admitted to a teacher-preparation
program in a Connecticut College or university. For more information and
an application, please contact David Stoloff in the Education Dept, Webb 129 or
visit
http://www.almaexleyscholarship.org .
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Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office or on the Web
1) Thank you, Ann, and colleagues in the
Education Department for enriching the Education Department Chairs office with
Mitch Albom's The five people you meet in
heaven.
2) Also available in borrowing for holiday
reading -
Cambre, M. & Hawkes, M. (2004). Toys, tools & teachers: The challenges of
technology.
Lanham,
Maryland: Scarecrow Education.
3) Ordered for the Curriculum
Library -
Comparative guide to elementary and secondary schools: 2005. Millerton,
NY: Grey House Publishing.
ACPA & NASPA (2004), Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student
Experience. Washington, DC: ACPA - Advancing Student Affairs, Engaging
Students and NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. and
other materials from President Carter's Advance on August 17 & 18, 2004.
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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.
