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Good news shared by Leah Barbuto -
Sarah Normandie accepted a job as a preschool teacher for Canterbury
Public Schools.
posted on October 9, 2007
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Good news shared by Brian J. Miller -
First of all I wanted to let you and the rest of the faculty know that I accepted a position as a 6th grade life science teacher at Denn John Middle School in Kissimmee, FL in August. I have just completed my second month of teaching and I am really enjoying the daily challenges the kids present me with. The administration and staff here have been great to me. I really took the information from my student teaching seminar to heart. I loved the Harry Wong videos Dr. Ashton showed us and I try and incorporate as much of it into my classroom as I can. As part of my new teacher indoctrination I got to see the full set of the videos as well as a copy of his book. Both of these have been a great resource as a first - year teacher. I also am using many of the strategies learned in my methods classes to make my lessons more inter active and student centered. I know I wasn't everyone's favorite student, but I thought you would all like to know that not only did I learn while I was there but that I am applying it as well. I miss you all very much and if you are ever in Orlando let me know.
posted on October 9, 2007
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Katie Balkan reports that she passed my BEST portfolio with two 3's!!! Katie is in her third year at Sweeney School in Willimantic and is teaching fourth grade.
posted on September 19, 2007
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Good news from Jerry Volpe:
I have accepted a High School Mathematics position in New Haven. I will be teaching 3 periods of Algebra 1 to Freshman and 1 period of remedial help in mathematics to freshmen and sophomores who require extra help.
Sincerely,
J. Volpe
Posted on August 27, 2007
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Good news relayed by Dr. Swaminathan from Emily Gregson:
Emily Gregson has been offered a job at Birch Grove in Tolland
(where she student taught) as a 1/2 time kindergarten teacher.
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Good news from Beverly Chapman -
I have been offered a position at Windham Middle School where I will be teaching 5th grade, and I’ll still be close to my “home” at ECSU!
posted on August 15, 2007
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Good news from Mary Noryk shared by Dr. Tannahill
Dr. Tannahill,
I thought you might like to know that I accepted a position teaching math at Rockville High in Vernon. I had to turn schools down once I had decided to go to Rockville. The school is only 6 miles from my house. They impressed me during my interview while answering the questions I had for them. My main concern was professional develop and support for new teachers. They were the only school that went into detail about what they offer. The other schools only said that they offer it. I'm a little scared about teaching my own class. I know that I have been well prepared and should do fine.
I enjoyed being in your classes. I always took away a great deal of information from. I think it's funny that you taught the first course and last course I took in the program. I was so nervous walking into your classroom when I took EDU 553 in the fall of 2005. I hadn't been to school in 16 years.
EDU 570 helped me. I had difficulty in some of my classes because I did not have experience teaching. After my student teaching, I had a different view on things and understood the theories I learned in my courses better.
I wish the best for you in your future. You are truly an example of what a good teacher is.
Take Care,
Mary Noryk
posted on August 15, 2007
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Good news shared by Dr. Leslie Ricklin -
Cindy Vallarelli has "accepted a teaching position with the Bloomfield Public School System as a 6th grade science/social studies teacher!!!!!! I am so excited to begin my teaching career influenced by such dedicated professionals such as yourself. I will be picking up my curriculum this week and setting up my classroom very soon.
I wanted to thank you and the education staff at ECSU for all of your support, guidance, and expertise over the past years!
Please share my great news with the staff! Thanks again."
shared on August 6, 2007
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Good news shared by Dr. Delar Singh, Dr. Fred Ashton, and Dr. Leslie Ricklin:
Jennifer McPhee writes that she will be "teaching 5th grade at Carmen Arace intermediate school on a team of three teachers. I am in charge of teaching just science and social studies which are the two subjects I enjoy the most so I am excited. I have been going through The First Days of School book. I think I'm ready though. ... Thank you for everything, having you as a part of my life last semester made such a huge difference and I am sure that if I hadn't taken the seminar with you I wouldn't be where I am today. Thank you."
Jennifer McPhee
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More good news shared by Dr. Ricklin:
I have heard from 3 of our students about their new teaching positions:
Frank Macchi--social studies at Bloomfield HS
Lindsey Hepple--social studies at Windham HS
Jennifer Lopez--4th grade teacher at Montville Elementary School
shared on August 3, 2007
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Good news from Melissa DeMarco, past president of the Education Club and December 2006 elementary education graduate, on July 31, 2007:
"I just wanted to let you know that I got a job as a 6th grade teacher at Elizabeth Shelton Elementary School in Shelton. Right in my home town! I couldn't be happier. Just wanted to give you the good news....
As far as
advice . . I would say that networking helps.
I got a job as a special ed tutor and was able to meet a lot of other
professionals and form a relationship with the principal (Ms. Arpin). She later
became a strong advocate for me when it was time for the interviews."
Congratulations, Melissa, and best wishes for your continuing success.
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Dr. Fred Ashton at Windham Tech shares that "Matt Zagura ... has been offered a teaching position in health and P.E. at Goodwin Tech. The interview committee was impressed with his demeanor, attitude, and health/phys. ed. skills and knowledge. Of course, special recognition goes to Connie Clabby and the rest of the Windham Tech health and P.E. department for the preparation that was given to him here in the final round of his student teaching. It will be great to have Matt as a colleague in the Connecticut Technical High School System!"
posted on July 30, 2007
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Good news shared by Leah Barbuto
"As of Monday, July 23, 2007, I have accepted a second grade permanent position for Manchester Public Schools at Robertson Elementary School. I appreciate all of the support you and the university have given me over the years and the ample amounts of resources that I have gathered with my knowledge from your courses." - Christina Litrico
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Good news shared by Dr. Richard Reynolds:
Kristen Sixbey, one of our graduate students has found a position at South Windsor High School.
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Thanks from Chelsea Jasek:
I recently graduated with my elementary certification, having student taught in Coventry, Connecticut and I just wanted to tell you how happy I was with the Education Program at Eastern. I truly felt that the professors in my CORE set me up for the challenges that came my way. I would especially like to note three that really aided me in my teaching steps, Dr. Richards, Dr. Kauffman and Dr. Ashton. All three of these professors provided me with actual life skills that I have been able to use in my teaching. Dr. Ashton especially allowed us time in his class to have real discussion about actual events that were occurring to us during our student teaching - all things that we could learn from. This class certainly prepared me overall for the challenges I did face and will face in my years to come.
I am so thankful that I made the right choices to come to Eastern four years ago and receive the education that I have. What a wonderful experience I have had and I would give a great amount of credit to the Education Department.
Thank you for making my time at Eastern as exceptional as possible,
Yours, Chelsea Jasek
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Good news about Greg Carter:
Greg Carter, a 2003 graduate of our secondary education/social studies program, is currently teaching at the Polaris Center in East Hartford. After his studies at Eastern, he continued to receive certification in special education. He was a recruiter at the CREC Minority Teacher Recruitment Career Fair at the Two Rivers Magnet Middle School on Saturday, March 10, 2007.
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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
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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 [mailto:noahventola@yahoo.com], 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
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News from Cori (Beckwith) Allard (Early Childhood Education program graduate, January 2000)
I just have to take this opportunity to share with you how proud I am of my Eastern education. Upon my graduation from Eastern in January 2000, I taught for 2 years in Willimantic, then for three years in Brooklyn, New York, and have been working as a school psychologist for the past year in California. I was so well prepared by Eastern for the positions I took on, and often watched my colleagues (who graduated from other prestigious colleges of education such as Columbia University's Teacher's College) struggle to adjust to real-life classroom teaching.
Please forgive me for not knowing the current
status of education certification programs at Eastern, but I think that,
since the education provided by the faculty there is so comprehensive,
realistic, and developmental in nature, a special education track would
naturally blossom from what has already been established. I taught in an
inclusion classroom in Willimantic and in a school for Emotionally Disturbed
students in Brooklyn, and I cannot emphasize enough how well-prepared I was for
those types of settings even though my program of study was not
specifically entitled Special Education. I believe that graduates
from Eastern will have no problem implementing the new standards set by
Response to Intervention because of the training they have received there.
Overall, I wish for Eastern's Education
Department to get the kudos it deserves for preparing well-rounded
educators who are viable in a variety of regular and special education
settings. I thank you for leading such a well-developed program.
Cori (Beckwith) Allard
posted on April 23, 2006
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News from Dr. Leslie Ricklin
I just had a call from Sandy Boscarino's father telling me that she is the first in this year's graduating class! Sandy is doing her student teaching right now in the 5th grade in Andover and doing a terrific job; she passed Praxis II with flying colors (199 out of 200 on the multiple choice section, for example). Oh, by the way, her other major is History. I bet that Dept. is proud of her, too.
Posted
on 2/14/06
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News from Kimberlee Kenney
Mathematics & Education
Class of 2002:
My husband got orders to the USS Alaska, so we will be moving to Norfolk, Virginia around the first of March. I resigned my position as a math teacher at Grasso Technical High School and am subbing until we leave. Parting is such sweet sorrow. I have so many memories of our 7 years in Connecticut, some of the most special being spent at Eastern in our Real Analysis study group. We spent 4-6 hours a week outside of class (studying) just to impress Dr. Kenton! My love and best wishes go out to Dr. Kenton, John, Lisa, Matt, Kevin, Sita and all of the other math geeks who gutted it out with us. We are truly a bounded unique subset (in the infinite domain of humanity) in which no other subsequence will converge near our epsilon neighborhood! In Bolzano-Weierstrass we trust.
Kimberlee Kenney, Mathematics
Culture Committee, Sophomore Advisor, National Honor Society Committee
441-0387, email:Kim.Kenney@po.state.ct.us
www.teacherweb.com/CT/GrassoTech/Mrskenney
posted
on February 6, 2006
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Dr.
Fred Ashton reports from Windham Tech -
Our two
new teachers and recent Eastern graduates, Glenn Anderson and Chris Morgan, are
doing fabulously well, as is Diane Trumbull (also new to us, and a less-recent
ECSU grad).
Looking forward to having Violet Lukasik student teaching here
with Lyn Williams, ECSU graduating class of 1998, this spring.
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"
posted on October 6, 2005
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Good news from Dr. Fred
Ashton:
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
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Good news from Alicia Dunbar -
"I just wanted to share
some of my own good news. After teaching this past year in New Haven I
have been offered a position in Madison teaching First/Second Grade
Multiage."
Alicia Dunbar
ECE 2003 Graduate
posted on August 29, 2005
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Dr. Sudha Swaminathan relays from
Cherise Bernier
"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"
posted on August 16, 2005
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Dr. Cathy Tannahill relays from Laura
DuBois--
"Halo
all;
I'd
proudly like to state that self is now gainfully employed at Parish Hill High
School! Happy!
~Laura"
posted
on August 16, 2005
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Dr. Sudha Swaminathan relays from Joe
Pereira --
"I thought I
would let you know that I got the job I was hoping for! I will be
teaching 2nd grade in Avon at Roaring Brook School. Thanks again for your
help!
Joe Pereira
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 -
Amy Crocker,
Psychology and Elementary Education 1992 and a MS in ECE 2005
graduate, has accepted a position as a pre-K teacher at The Friendship
School, a new magnet school for pre-K in Waterford.
The Friendship
School is "a model urban-suburban collaborative effort between
Congratulations, Amy,
for joining this innovative program.
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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
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Good news, 6/17/05 -
I have officially
accepted a fourth grade position at Sweeney Elementary. I am very excited
about this and very excited to keep my close ties to ECSU and the Windham
community! Thanks for everything!
Katie Balkan
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Good news from Dr. Leslie Ricklin, 6/16/05 -
Just wanted to give
you some good news; I am a teacher! I was hired at Waterford High just four
days after graduation. I'm teaching 9th and 10th grade World History I
and II, and have a lot of work ahead of me.
Greg Gwudz
Good news from Dr. Jeanelle Day, 6/7/06 -
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!
Todd Sipala now has a
permanent position at Rockville HS teaching earth science.
May 2005 graduate Erica Chenard has
taken a new math position at E.O. Smith in Mansfield. An elementary education
master's certification student with a bachelor's in mathematics, Erica
completed Hari's EDU 546 and passed her Praxis II exam before completing her
master's degree.
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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 year's
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 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.
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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A message from Dr.
Delar Singh -
One of our graduate
students, Leslie Campbell-Belsito has got a teaching position. In fall, she
will be teaching first grade at Sweeney Elementary School in Willimantic, CT.
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Good news from Robyn McKenney, MS in Ed Tech program graduate &nbs