Welcome to the Twelfth Week of the Spring 1999 Semester.

Please send your nominations and short justification for outstanding student awards -

for Graduate Student Outstanding Service Award
for Graduate Student Outstanding Scholarship Award

for Undergraduate Student Outstanding Service Award
for Undergraduate Student Outstanding Scholarship Award

to David Stoloff by Thursday, April 22.

Outstanding Student Teacher Nominations were due to Dr. Ricklin by April 15 (today).
Please see Leslie for further details.  As of 4/15, there were only four nominations in
this category.

Upcoming Events

Education Department Faculty Meeting - a Meeting Reflecting on the Academic Year  -
Thursday, May 6, 1999, 12:15 - 1:45, WH (Webb Hall) 115

Evolving Agenda

Nominations for Department Senators to the University Senate
Other committee nominations
Plans for end of the year events

Discussion with Dean Kleine (12:30 - 1:30) on

Graduate Admission Policy and Procedures
Searches
Plans for 1999-2000
Reflections on 1998-1999

Other department business

Please send other agenda items and/or clarifications to David.

Nominations for University Senate - due on Monday, April 19th
The following faculty have expressed interest in being nominated:

Promotion and Tenure Committee - Shirley Ernst (full professor seat), Richard Reynolds (associate  professor seat) are interested

Professorial Awards Advisory Committee - 1 vacancy, full professor

Termination Appeals Commitee - 2 vacancies

Sabbatic Leave - 3 vacancies, 1 alternate;  David Stoloff is interested

At Large Senators - 2 vacancies - David Stoloff is interested

Faculty Development Commitee - 4 instructional faculty vacancies

Academic Affairs - 1 instructional faculty vacancy

Academic Program Review - 1 instructional faculty vacancy

Budget and Resources - 3 vacancies -  David Stoloff is interested

Curriculum - Hari is continuing as Professional Studies representative

General Education Program - 1 faculty vacancy from Professional Studies

Organization - 1 instructional faculty vacancy

Personnel Policies - 1 instructional faculty vacancy

Support Services - 2 instructional faculty vacancies

Please discuss in the hallways and have either David Stoloff or another colleague nominate interested candidates.   Self-nomination are also encouraged.

"Reach a Child - Teach:  A conference for Teachers of Tomorrow to Support Diversity in CT schools.  Friday, May 7, 1999, 12 - 3 at Special Education Resource Center, Middletown.  David  has arranged for transportation.  Please let him know if you are interested in participating.

The Department of Higher Education's Connecticut Consortium of Professional Development Schools invites us to attend Improving PDS Partnerships, Tuesday, May 18, 10 am - 2 pm, CCSU.  Please see David Stoloff if you are interested in attending.

Join Howard GARDNER and other LEADING EDUCATORs on the Annenberg/CPB Channel
this spring!  Still time to participate in upcoming sessions.

The Annenberg/CPB Channel Interactive Workshop Series
Presents  Looking at Learning...Again

March 2 to April 29, 1999
Tuesdays 4-5 pm ET
(repeated Tuesdays 6-7 pm; Thursdays  4-5 pm, and 6-7 pm ET)

Please contact Jackie Bowman for details.

Request from UCONN's Michael Young
 Professor Michael Young at UCONN has requested that Ed. Dept. faculty at ECSU please considering allowing [an advanced doctoral student] to recruit teacher education students in our Education classes for a study to identify common teacher misconceptions about educational technology.  He reports that many participants at UCONN have found the study interesting and informative and the results can potentially improve the way we train future teachers to
apply technology in the classroom.

A copy of the study abstract, questions, and release form are available for your review in David's office.  Please consider opening your class to this study which should take less than 30 minutes.

Student Opportunities (Please see David for details.)

Peer Advisors for STEP-CAP and ConnCAP

Summer Positions as Peer Advisors for two summer residency programs - Summer Transition at Eastern-Contract Admission Program (STEP-CAP) and Connecticut Collegiate Awareness and Preparation Program (ConnCAP) - running from June 27th through August 6th.  Applicants should have completed at least one full year of college andmust be currently matriculated in a college/university program in good academic standing.  Housing and limited meal plans are provided according to the requirements of the individuals programs.  For more information, please call (860) 465-5198.

Paid internships - full-time graduate assistantships for students seeking certification.

A note from Deb Yost, former colleague and ongoing friend

in response to a  condolence note from David on the passing of Deb Yost's parents during the last few weeks:

"Hi David,
     Thank you and the education faculty for thinking of me. I am
devistated, to say the least. My daughters and the work I have to do at La
Salle are keeping me busy. Please give my regards to my friends at Eastern.
Miss you all. Deb"
 

In the Chair's Office -

Boyer, Ernest L. (1990) Scholarship reconsidered.  The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Glassick, C.E., Huber, M.T., Maeroff, G.I. (1997).  Scholarship assessed.  The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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Please contact David Stoloff at (860) 465-5501, email: stoloffd@ecsu.ctstateu.edu if you have any questions or comments on this newsletter.