First Week of Spring Semester 2006-Jan. 23, 2006, Education Department, Eastern CSU

Reception honoring Dr. David G. Carter Sr.'s eighteen years of outstanding service and leadership as President of Eastern Connecticut State University - Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 3 - 5:30 pm, Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium.

Thanks to Pat Banach, Hope Cook, Ken DeLisa, Susannah Richards, Leslie Ricklin, Ann Gruenberg, Delar Singh, and Jeanelle Day for your organization of the celebration of Professor Shirley Ernst on December 12. And special thanks to Pat Kucharski for all of the organization of the reception, mailing, and program and Deans Kleine and Cooper and the School of Education and Professional Studies for sponsoring the reception.

^{Diversity Seminar for all teacher candidates prior to student teaching,
Friday, January 29, 3:30 – 6 PM (snow date:
February 3, 2005, 3:30 – 6 PM), Johnson Community
Room, Library.}

posted on November 2, 2005

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Message from Mike Hetherington, Master of Science in Elementary Education program graduate, 2003

On October 7th, my 6th grade class at Horace W. Porter School launched their first podcast. A podcast is an Internet radio broadcast available for download. If you or the alumni would like to listen, just go to our class weblog at http://room613talk05.edublogs.org/tag/podcasts/ or look for Room 613 Talk in the Educational Podcast section of Itunes. My students worked collaboratively to write the introduction, feature stories, transitions and closing. So far we have received positive feedback on the podcast from listeners as far away as Georgia, Arizona, and New Zealand. As far as I know, this is the first class podcast in the State of Connecticut.

In other news, I'll be visiting China for 10 days starting on November 4th as part of a Connecticut Educators delegation. During that visit I will have a chance to teach at Horace Porter's sister school in Jinan, China. It's been an busy year so far!

Mike Hetherington

6th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Horace W. Porter School - Columbia, CT

MS Elementary Ed. - Dec. 2003

posted on November 1, 2005

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Good news from Michelle Ridolfi O'Neill -

Sharon Hagen was hired for one of a language arts positions in Montville.

posted on October 31, 2005

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Good news from Bethany Champagne (bethany_champagne@yahoo.com):

"Hello everyone

I just wanted to inform you that I have been offered a job as a long-term substitute counselor at DePaolo Middle School in Southington. I went today to meet everyone and it is wonderful. I love it. I will keep you posted. I should be there until Feb. or March because the person I am replacing just had TWIN BOYS! Yikes. I am so happy and finally using my degree. Thanks for everyone's support.

Bethany"

I am pleased to let you know that Windham Tech is employing two outstanding new educators, fresh from the latest graduating class:

--Glenn Anderson, English

--Chris Morgan, social studies

As you know, I recruited Chris Morgan for our system last year as a substitute after I saw first-hand the work he was doing in mentoring middle and high school students over the summer at ECSU. He soon became one of our most-requested subs that fall and student taught at Norwich Tech last spring.

Glenn Anderson was a student in my seminar for student teachers last spring. He completed an exemplary portfolio and had an outstanding student teaching experience at Dr. Helen Baldwin School in Canterbury.

Both have done a great job in their first week- a testimony to the instruction and experiences that they have had at Eastern. They are going to make a difference in the lives of our students.

Fred Ashton

posted on September 7, 2005

"Hello everyone, hope your summers are going well! I just wanted to
write you a quick email letting you know that I got a job for the fall,
teaching at a new school called "The Friendship School" in Waterford.
It's a magnet school with kids from New London and Waterford, and I
will be teaching special education preschool. I'm very excited!!!
Thanks for sharing your experiences and guidance with me, I can't wait
to use all I've learned!!!

Have a great school year,
Cherise Bernier"

ps. - let the other professors know if you wish."

posted on August 16, 2005

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Alumni news via Lana Pontbriant and Joy Goff (Institutional Advancement) after meeting Joan Disco (class of 1982) at the Eastern Alumni table at the Norwich Navigators' game on Friday, August 5.

Ms. Disco is currently teaching 5th grade at Andover Elementary School. Ms. Disco adds that "I have had two student teachers from ECSU, and both have been very qualified and excited about teaching. It was very rewarding to see the growth of these young women."

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Good news from Rebecca Stanger on 8/4/05:

I have accepted a position as a 4th grade teacher at Ashford School in Ashford, CT. There were at least 300 applicants for this position.

There are other ECSU graduates teaching in the school. Everything I learned at the program came up in the interview process. I was totally prepared. Thank you.

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Good news from Joy Goff and Kyle Verona - Institutional Advancement -

The Friendship School is "a model urban-suburban collaborative effort between Waterford and New London with LEARN, the regional educational service center for southeastern Connecticut, serving as the local educational agency for the school." For more information, please visit http://www.thefriendshipschool.org/ or go to the ribbon-cutting of the school on August 24, 2005. The Friendship School is expected to open on August 31, 2005, with slots for 220 kindergarten students and 300 preschool students, with 50% of the students coming from New London and 50% from Waterford. - July 27, 2005

James Hendricks, graduate of ECSU's undergraduate elementary education and graduate educational technology programs, reports that he continues to serve as a third grade teacher at Southeast Elementary School in Mansfield, CT - July 28, 2005.

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Dr. Richard Reynolds reports that recent graduate Scott Yeo has been appointed as a history/social studies teacher at Lebanon's Lyman High School. - June 30, 2005

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Good news relayed by Dr. Ann Gruenberg on June 29, 2005:

Hi everybody!

I wanted to tell all of you some more good news! My long term sub position at Hatton School ended. However, I have been hired in the town of Simsbury as a full time Kindergarten teacher (starting in August). I am so excited! I am going to have my own class and I cannot wait! My portfolio really helped me to get the job! Thanks again to you all!

Sincerely,

Jessica Biardi

Pattie Uccello (elementary certification master's student who will do portfolio in fall) just got a 6th grade position at Marlborough Elementary School yesterday! She called this morning all excited about it!

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.

For opportunities for technology resources and recognition for exemplary leadership, please visit http://www.futureready.org/about/ .

Fee: $75.00 if you bring the Educational Testing Service Guide (Test Code 0011)

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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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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!"

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 .

1) Thank you, Ann, for enriching the Education Department Chair's office with

Cambre, M. & Hawkes, M. (2004). Toys, tools & teachers: The challenges of technology. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Education.

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