Please note:
Revisions to the 2000-2002 Catalog are due to David on September 30 in time to share with the Dean and the VP-AA by Friday, October 1, 1999.

Planning for Teacher Education Community Advisory Council -
proposed - September 30, 1999, 12-2, LIB 204 - lunch (sponsored by Dean Kleine)

* four 5 minute presentations on department's conceptual framework -
Constructivism,
Whole Language/Literacy,
Diversity, and
Educational Technology Infusion

* discussion with regional superintendents, curriculum directors, university supervisors, cooperating teachers, colleagues across campus, student representatives, on

impressions of ECSU graduates,
directions for program given changing foci in regional schools,
current and potential collaborations,
other topics ...

* possible library tour

Who's Who
Among Students in American Colleges or Universities Award

Please consider nominating an Eastern student for a 1999/2000 Who's Who
Among Students in American Colleges or Universities Award.

Student MUST be matriculated Juniors, Seniors or Graduate students.

In order to nominate a student for consideration, please e-mail to
"Boulianne" the following information.

(1)  Name of student
(2)  Student's on-campus or local address
(3)  Student's telephone #

The deadline for you to do this is September 20th.

Student/Professional Opportunities (Please see David for details.)

American Association for University Professors - Connecticut State University
Research Project in Developing Online Courses for PK-12 Schools

Seeking a diverse group of ten PK-12 teachers, representing a variety of grades and subjects taught, to develop collaboratively month-long courses that they would plan to implement in their classrooms during the 1999-2000 academic year.  These courses would focus on a curricular topic that would be enriched through the integration of at least 100 links to websites woven into the course’s narrative and activities for learning.  This project will examine the factors influencing the effectiveness of curriculum supported by web-based resources.

 Qualifications:  experience teaching in a PK-12 school, coursework in curriculum development.  Willingness to develop in webpage development.

 Participants will receive a stipend of $300.  They may either work on their own with collaboration with the project director via email or attend workshops during July 1999 at ECSU.  They may also earn graduate credit for their participation by enrolling in an oncampus or online educational technology workshop.

 For more information, please contact Dr. David Stoloff, Education Department Chair, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT 06226, email:  stoloffd@ecsu.ctstateu.edu, tel. no. (860) 465-5501, or visit  http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/stoloff/su99project.html .

Opportunities for Interns as Part of "Technology Literacy Challenge Fund" Grant

The Area Cooperative Education Services (ACES) is seeking 20 preservice teachers to work with project teachers and their students to create technology-rich classrooms.  Each participating college/university will receive $9,000 for each Project Intern to pay for their education expenses duirng the year.

Please contact either David Stoloff at x55501 or Ed Molloy, Technology Education Specialist at ACES, (203) 407-4454 for more details.

substitute teaching opportunities for students

Killingly schools are interested in recruiting mature, talented people to serve as part of a core
substitute teacher cadre.  Members of this substitute teacher cadre will have regular
work and the added benefit of being able to participate in programs through Killingly’s
newly established professional development center.

Please see Mitch Sakofs for details.

Opportunities to Contribute

Relay for Life - American Cancer Society - October 16-17, 1999. The Stoloff family is looking for sponsors;  we will be walking around the track at Windham High School from 6-7 pm on Saturday, October 16.

Lessons Learned: Breaking the Cycle of Violence at ECSU

WILLIMANTIC, CT - Parents, school board members, school administrators,
teachers and guidance counselors are urged to take part in three free,
national, interactive videoconferences on school violence this fall.
Eastern Connecticut State University will be the Connecticut site for the
conferences, which are being broadcast from the Cincinnati PBS Affiliate
WCET and hosted by the HOPE Foundation, a non-profit foundation sponsored
in part by the United Way of New York and the Institute for Instructional
Leadership.

 "Acting on Early Warning Signs," the first conference in Lessons Learned:
Breaking the Cycle of Violence II, will be held September 21 from 4 to 5:30
p.m. in the Community Room (Room 204) of the J. Eugene Smith Library on the
Eastern campus. Kevin Dwyer, author of the White House Publication Early
Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools, will be joined by James
Garbarino, author of Lost Boys and director of the Cornell Family Life
Center; Denise Rockwell-Woods, executive committee member of the National
Education Association (NEA); Fred Mathews of Toronto Youth Services;
students; and practitioners who participated in the first Lessons Learned
conference.

"Comprehensive Prevention Planning" will take place on October 19 from 4 to
5:30 p.m. in Webb Hall, Room 110; and "Containing Crisis: Managing School
and Community Emergencies" will be held on November 30 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
in the Community Room of the J. Eugene Smith Library. According to the HOPE
Foundation, each of the Lessons Learned: Breaking the Cycle of Violence II
programs "will feature state of the art practices, leading experts on the
topic, and professionals from education, law enforcement and mental health.
The programs are designed to allow individuals to sharpen their skills and
knowledge, while schools and communities can also use this as a springboard
for collaborative planning."

ECSU's sponsorship of this national videoconference is an extension of the
community outreach and teacher training programs offered by the university.

According to Early Childhood Education Professor Jeffrey Trawick-Smith of
Eastern, "Our research has shown that children who don't learn social and
conflict resolution skills by the age of 6 probably won't learn them, but
that adults can make a difference; teachers can teach students to resolve
conflicts. Building on that research, we developed a powerful model of
direct intervention in the classroom. We recruited students to prepare them
not only in teaching, but in learning the intervention techniques. We also
worked with parents to implement these techniques." Funding legislation
introduced by U.S. Representative Sam Gejdenson (D-2) will enable Eastern
to re-establish the violence prevention training program, previously
offered by the university, for which funding was cut.

The videoconference series is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact Pat Kucharski, School of Education and Professional
Studies, at (860) 465-5264.
 

Recently acquired media

At the PDS Forum, Jackie Bowman bought

Johnston, M. (1997) Contradictions in collaborations.  NY:  Teachers College Press.

Levine, M. & Trachtman, R., ed. (1997)  Making professional development schools work.  NY:  Teachers College Press.

Please see Jackie if you would like to borrow these books, which were purchased with the support of the Technical Assistants  in the P-12 Schools project.

David Stoloff has the proceedings of the "In Praise of Education" conference in his office.  Also, Learn and Live, a video from the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

On David's bookshelf:

The Dean shared with David - "Rising Expectations:  A Framework for ERIC's Future in the National Library of Education."

SDE's report on "Public School Educator Supply and Demand in Connecticut:  A Look Toward the 21st Century."

Large binder and other materials to prepare for NCATE 2000 Standards and our next program review.

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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.