Announcements

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Position announcements - please also visit http://www.ctreap.net - for the Connecticut teaching position listings

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1) Upcoming events and announcements -

Education Department faculty and staff members are planning a reflective advance for Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 9 am - 3 pm, CFDRC 167.  Here's a suggestion for an initial agenda -

8:30 - 9 am - refreshments, settling in with informal discussion of the holidays and plans for the semester

9 - 9:15 am - sharing of news for the whole group

9:15 - 10:30 am - Educational Department goals for 2007 - a long list and a short list that we might assess

10:30 - 10:45 - break and informal discussion

10:45 am - 12 noon - developing a more collegial department

12 noon - 1 pm - lunch and perhaps a walk on a lovely winter afternoon

1 - 3 pm - NCATE strategizing, assessment, working deliberately

2) Dr. Anne Dawson, Chair of the VISUAL ART Department, has added a section of ART 370 - Art in the Classroom - to the SP 2007 schedule for Mondays, 4 - 6:45 pm starting on February 26, 2007 through April 2, 2007.

3) For opportunities for scholarships for outstanding individuals with financial need - including those beginning graduate studies, undergraduate transfer students, young scholars, and s cholarships for spouses and dependents of victims of September 11th or the 2001 anthrax attacks, please visit the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation at

http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/content.aspx?page=SchProg . 

The deadline for these applications is March 15, 2007.

For Connecticut-based scholarships for minority teacher candidates, please visit -

Connecticut Minority Teacher Recruitment Grant information:

http://www.ctdhe.org/SFA/pdfs/MTIP%20Brochure%20and%20Form.pdf

Alma Exley Scholarship Program

http://www.almaexleyscholarship.org/

The deadlines for these applications are usually in the Fall semester.

3) David Stoloff has started a blog that will eventually serve as a supplemental magazine for this e-newsletter.  Please visit http://stoloffd.edublogs.org/ for the opening weeks of this blog on the Social Foundations of Education and Media.

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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

Good news from Beverly Chapman:

I have been hired as a full-time teacher at Hampton Elementary.  Since the beginning of the school year, I have been teaching  fourth grade and will continue to do so for the remainder of the academic year.   I am also teaching a class at Goodwin College.

posted on December 8, 2006

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Good news relayed by Dr. Dan Rothermel, Associate Professor, Literacy
Coordinator, Teacher Certification Program, University of New England Biddeford :

I just heard from one of our former Eastern students, Vincenza Paluso, that she was just hired at Burr Elementary in Hartford, CT as a second grade teacher.

posted on November 27, 2006

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Good news from Heidi White, Secondary Education/History & Social Studies graduate, Spring 2006:  

I serve as a volunteer teacher and after-school mentor with the AmeriCorps in a seventh grade classroom working at McCormackMiddle School in Dorchester, MA with a women who is not a certified teacher.   I am able to help her and her students out from the experiences I had in the education program student teaching and education classes.   I will earn an Americorps educational award for my work in City Year once I have completed my 1,700 hours of service work.   Americorps is a great way to gain real life experience in urban classrooms in cities across the country and to earn money toward future education.  Tell more education students about this program.

posted on November 2, 2006

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Good news from Heather Young, ECE graduate:

I just wanted to give you an update of what I have been up to lately.  In May I finished up my Masters in Elementary Education and I was also able to cross endorse in Elementary Education.    I also just signed with Bethel Public School, as a part time preschool education teacher.  

Sincerely,   Heather Young

posted on October 20, 2006

Commendations from Dr. Fred Ashton:

Just a note to let you know that Nory Oakes is completing the first half of her first quarter as a new English teacher here at Windham Tech.  Nory came highly recommended by Dr. Reynolds, and I can see why. She is intelligent, hard-working, and creative and is one of the best first year/first weeks-of-school teachers that I have seen in my 25 years as an administrator.  She is using Bloom’s taxonomy and involving her seniors in all manner of writing.  She has a great web site up and running for students and parents to use when they are away from the school.  Eastern has taught her well and we are the proud and delighted beneficiaries.

Fred Ashton

posted on October 20, 2006

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Good news relayed by Dr. Ricklin:

I am teaching 9th grade civics at Norwich Free Academy - I love it so much.. my students are great and its been wonderful so far and I really enjoy the teachers that are in my unit. I have the greatest building principal. They are all so helpful.

It's been really busy so far. My extracurricular activity is being House Council Advisor for the Freshmen house, I have already put together a dance that was two weeks ago and it went great, we made a good amount of profit. Now we are trying to get things together for Homecoming Game this Saturday.

Kelley Creighton

posted on October 4, 2006

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Good news shared by Dr. Sudha Swaminathan:

Just wanted to let you know that I did get the Head Start Teacher position. I am now into  my second week with the children.  I am still working out the schedule, room arrangement, etc. The neat part is that I get to teach a lesson in the morning, and then improve the lesson for the afternoon.  My supervisors are E.A. Aschenbrenner and Cindy Torrence. 

Hope the start to your teaching year is going well.

Janet Richman

posted on October 4, 2006

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Great news from Dr. Ann Gruenberg:

Other Early Childhood graduates I have seen lately, employed:  

       Courtney Tuller-  Inclusive Preschool, Gilead Hill, Hebron

       Carly Grauer -  Inclusive Preschool, Chaplin Elementary School

posted on September 20, 2006

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Good news from Alycia Fargnoli shared by Dr. Sudha Swaminathan:

I just wanted to let everyone at the education department know that I was just hired at Preston Elementary school as a preschool teacher. Thanks for everything that you have done for me to get me here. A year ago I couldn't have imagined having a position this quickly. Thank You!   Alycia Fargnoli -- (class of 2006)

posted on September 14, 2006

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Good news from Jennifer Brokaw shared by Dr. Tannahill:  

I teach at Horace W. Porter School in Columbia.  I am the seventh grade math and prealgebra teacher.   I also just received word that I passed my BEST portfolio.  I am so excited!!   Jennifer Brokaw

posted on September 8, 2006

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News from Colleen A. Moran shared by Dr. Singh,

I am writing to tell you that I have just been hired in FL to teach 5th Grade  at Lamarque Elementary School.  Although I would have prefered to stay in CT there were more opportunities for employment in FL.  

Colleen A. Moran

posted on September 8, 2006

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News from Theresa Tiscia shared by Dr. Ricklin:

I landed a long-term sub position at Lauralton Hall in Milford teaching U.S. History to juniors and seniors.  Although I will only have a job until January, it is a great place to start my career.  I'm really excited to be back in the classroom.  I didn't realize how much I missed it since May!   Over the summer I did have the opportunity to go on several interviews and I wanted to let you know that all of the schools were very impressed with my student teaching portfolio.  It definitely would be a useful tool to continue with future classes, and it was great experience for me as well.   I hope that you had an enjoyable summer and wish you luck in the upcoming school year.  Thanks again for the recommendation and all the help that you gave me over the last year!   Theresa Tiscia

posted on September 10, 2006

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News from Rebecca Stanger:

I wanted to inform you that I have had a wonderful first week of teaching a new pilot position at GH Robertson School in Coventry.  I co-teach third grade in the afternoons, Math, Science, and Social Studies.  This position allows me to focus more on Numeracy, while the morning teacher, Jen Emerson, focuses on Literacy (Reading and Writing).  I know the skills I have learned through ECSU will help co-teaching become more available in other districts.  Who says, "You can't have your cake and eat it, too?"  Thank you to all the faculty in the Education Department.

posted on September 1, 2006

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Great news shared by Dr. Ricklin and Dr. Ashton from Hope Zettwoch -

"I just wanted to let you know that I accepted a long term sub position in the 4th grade at Parker Memorial School in Tolland. I am very excited and have been busy preparing for the upcoming year. I just wanted to thank you for introducing me to The First Days of School by the Wongs. I have found it very helpful as I am planning my classroom for this fall. I have also been using The New Teachers Complete Sourcebook (Grades K-4) by Bonnie Murray which is a great resource for new teachers.

I hope that this email finds you in good health and ready to assist a new group of student teachers. I can't thank you enough for all your advice and support last year. 

Sincerely,

Hope Zettwoch"

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Great news from Bethany Champagne Holland, former student assistant in the Education Department -

Hi David.  I just wanted to share some good news with you.  I have been offered a position in Enfield with Nathan Hale Elementary School as the k-6 School Counselor.  I signed the contract today.  I am very excited to start my career and have been looking forward to this for a long time.  Thanks for all of your kind works and support over the years.  Bethany Holland (new email - bethany3holland@yahoo.com)

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Great news from Kathy D'Amelio relayed by Dr. Fred Ashton:

Hi Dr. Ashton,

Just had to let you know that I was hired as a first grade teacher (possibly a 2nd grade if another person rejects the offer) at Sweeney Elementary School in Willimantic. I will be traveling my favorite route that I traveled to Eastern for 4 years. I am so excited about my new career. I will be working with a great group of people. The principal and staff were so kind and supportive even before they offered me a job. I will have a diverse group of students that will challenge me as a teacher and as a person that cares. I thought of our student teaching seminar and the teachers who visited from Hartford, when I was interviewing and teaching a lesson during the selection process. After an initial offer had been made and I had to leave, a teacher said to me "Our students need a teacher like you." I was so moved. I never felt so much true support and interest. I am so happy. I have to say that it is not easy out there. I went to 7 interviews and taught two lessons. The process was not easy. I learned a lot from it. 

.... It also is good for people to hear that despite the difficult odds of getting a teaching position, it can be done. Boy, did I have some unbelievable experiences out there. If you would like, I would be willing to come back in the fall and talk about the interview/application process that I went through for your students. let me know if I can be of help. I believe we always need to give back the help we've been given. It can be depressing when you hear it takes three years. That is not always the case. Also hearing from other people helped me, inspired me and motivated me to strive even harder. ...

I wanted to thank you for all your ideas, tips and thought provoking sessions. I learned so much at Eastern. Thanks again Dr. Ashton. 

Sincerely, Kathy D'Amelio

posted on June 21, 2006

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More good news from Fred Ashton:

"How I love to convey good news…

Ryan Webb, one of my subs and a recent ECSU graduate student grad, just stopped by. He has just been hired to teach social studies at Vinal Tech in Middletown.

Fred"

posted on June 21, 2006

Good news from Noah Ventola, shared by Dr. Ricklin

I am writing to tell you that I have been offered a social studies position at RHAM high school! The position will be either 9th grade global studies or 10th grade world civilization. I am thrilled with the position. It is the position that I wanted in the district that I hoped to work in. I owe part of my success in landing this position to my experience at Eastern as our education department has prepared me for a great future in the public schools. Thank you for all your help and support throughout the last 2 years.

Thanks again!
Noah

posted on May 22, 2006

Past Alumni News is posted at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/alumninews.html

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 - CultureQuest

Faculty members and students from Eastern Connecticut State University are participating in an international consortium of teacher education institutions to explore ways to make use of the web to enhance global understanding.  Please visit our projects at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/culturequest.html .

Earlier this decade, we participated in a US Department of Education grant to Prepare Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology with ThinkQuest.  Our projects' homepage may be found at 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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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 to start in Fall 2007 pending approval -

two full-time Reading/Language Arts tenure track faculty members
and

Early Childhood Education faculty member

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

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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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Teacher Substitute Openings in Windham Public Schools

Posted on November 27, 2005

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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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Connecticut Minority Teacher Recruitment Grant information:

http://www.ctdhe.org/SFA/pdfs/MTIP%20Brochure%20and%20Form.pdf

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Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office or on the Web

1) Thanks to the 2006 SIFT faculty, RAs, and staff, available for borrowing for summer reading -

Letters to the next president : what we can do about the real crisis in public education / edited by Carl Glickman ; prologue by Bill Cosby, New York : Teachers College Press, c2004, LA217.2 .L48 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.