SHEARD SPONSORS TWO STUDENTS IN COE'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN SYMPOSIUM
John Sheard sponsored two students in the COE's first appearance in EMU's celebration of undergraduate research and creativity, "Symposium XII," on March 20.
Craig Voll, Jr. presented on "Dealing with the Unconscious Athlete." His study focused on the role of the athletic trainer in such an emergency.
Alex Kane's paper on "Catastrophic Injuries in Sports" dealt with the athletic trainer's role in dealing with a death or severe injury.
Other education-related topics presented, sponsored through A&S departments, included "African American Student Culture and Academic Achievement," "School Bells or Buzzers," "Effective Objective Testing Under the Auspices of Communications," "Teacher Research: The Pathway to Informed Teaching," "Implementing a Teaching Resource: Writing in Education," "Algebra in the Elementary Classroom," "Math Manipulatives," "Touch, Feel, Handle, and Move," "Music Instruction Using Computers," "Music Education in Early Childhood," and "Studying Child Phenomenology with Q-Methodology."
Symposium is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.
COE COUNCIL CONTINUES AGENDA OF PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS
At its March 18 meeting, the College of Education Council reviewed and endorsed graduate admission, retention, and exit requirements for the art education and school counselor programs. The use of the Graduate Record Examination as part of entrance requirements for the graduate programs in business education and industrial education was also approved.
A major program revision in the master's program in social foundations was reviewed and approved. In addition, the Council approved the "general education" program for initial preparation of teachers.
A comprehensive revision of admission, retention, and exit requirements for master's and specialist level programs in special education was tabled, pending additional work on exit requirements by the Department of Special Education.
A proposed undergraduate major and minor in Language and Literature for the Young was also tabled, in order to obtain additional information about the program.
Reports included the state testing program, admissions numbers, and COE budget preparation. Undergraduate ed tech courses were discussed.
UCTE HAS QUORUM FOR ONLY SHORT MEETING
The University Council on Teacher Education had a quorum present for only a portion of the March 19 meeting. As a result, the only action taken was to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.
However, informal discussion of several important topics took place, foremost among which was a discussion of the draft report of the "knowledge base" committee for the basic-level programs. Georgea Sparks-Langer, chair of the committee, led the discussion.
KNOWLEDGE BASE COMMITTEE PROPOSES STRUCTURING FRAMEWORK
Copies of the report of the basic-level knowledge base committee are being circulated this week to members of the UCTE and the COE Council. Both groups will be acting on the report in the near future.
The committee proposes as a theme "Developing Teachers as Caring Reflective Professionals for a Culturally Diverse Society." Based on the assumption that every EMU-prepared teacher is well-grounded in the basic liberal arts and in one or more disciplines, the theme develops the concept of the teacher as a facilitator of personal growth and self-esteem.
In addition, the theme envisions the EMU-prepared teacher as a diagnostician/prescriber, one who is an emerging professional prepared to continue to grow intellectually. The theme also recognizes the importance of ability to work in a diverse society with a wide variety of learners.
The committee's report identifies twenty outcomes of the initial preparation program and sketches an evaluation system for these. Finally, the knowledge base behind the points of the theme and the outcomes is outlined.
MARCH 30 OPEN MEETING WITH THE PROVOST
An open meeting with the Provost for College of Education faculty has been scheduled for March 30.
The session is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. in Room 31 of Boone Hall. There is no pre-determined agenda.
All faculty are encouraged to attend.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
Mar 25--Fall Released Time applications due.
Mar 27--Ernest Boyer on campus; several events.
Mar 27--Distinguished Faculty Award Nominations due.
Mar 30--Open Meeting with the Provost, Boone 31, 4:00
Mar 31--Coffee with the Dean, 8:30 Boone; 4:30 Warner; lounge areas.
Mar 31--COE Community Advisory Committee, 6:30, Faculty Room, McKenny
ODDS AND ENDS
The March 31 noon "Coffee with the Dean" session in Rackham has been cancelled. Jerry Robbins is participating in the March of Dimes "Golden Mile" walk at that time.
Martha Tack recently returned from participating in B&PW national-level activities in Washington.
Jerry Robbins is at Eastern Montana College in Billings this week, serving as chair of the NCATE team for that institution.
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