College of
Education
EXTERNAL SUPPORT RECEIVED
Five awards in the amount of approximately $37,000 have been received by COE units in recent days. These include:
$10,000 from the Ford Motor Company Fund; National Institute for Consumer Education (NICE), Rosella Bannister, project administrator; "Excellence in Consumer Education."
$2,000 from the Richland Development Corportation; NICE, Rosella Bannister, project administrator; "Excellence in Consumer Education."
$500 from the Complete Auto Transit, Inc.; Center for Substance Abuse Education and Training
(CSAET), Patric Cavanaugh, project administrator; "Workplace Transition: Coping with Relocation and Change."
$9,348 from the Livingston County Educational Services Agency; CSAET, Patric Cavanaugh, project administrator; "Student Assistance and Group Facilitator Training.
HPERD is assisting with an award to Sociology, $9,620 from Wayne County for "Youth Summer Recreation Improvement Project."
ADVANCED PROGRAM IN PE APPROVED
AAHPERD has approved the advanced program in physical education.
DAIGNAULT LECTURED ON SERENITY AND TEACHING
Noted Quebecois educator and philosopher Jacques Daignault lectured on "Reflections on Serenity and Teaching" at a brown bag lunch on October 12. The event was sponsored by the social foundations faculty of Teacher Education, the President's Commission on Blueprint 150, and the Collegium for Advanced Studies.
Professor Daignault's work draws on contemporary French philosophy (the work of Michel Serres and Gilles Deleuze in particular), as well as the earlier philosophy of Simone Weil. His lecture explored "the relationship between a certain state of text and serenity as a necessary condition of pedagogy."
Professor Daignault has taught in the Department of Education at the Universite du Quebec a Rimouski since 1979. He has also taught at the University of Paris and at Louisiana State University.
RICHARDSON SEEKS INTEREST IN GLOBAL PROJECTS
Barbara Richardson, associate dean, Arts and Sciences and ORD faculty fellow, is seeking persons with an interest in sponsored projects with a global perspective. Richardson can be reached for further information at 7-3090.
TEACHER TESTING TAKES NEW TWISTS
The complicated story of teacher testing in Michigan has taken some new twists in recent days. The provisions of the original teacher testing bill remain in force. Proposed amendments supported by a variety of parties, including the public teacher education institutions and the Michigan Department of Education (MDOE), have not passed the legislature and are not likely to pass in the near future.
MDOE had scheduled a test in elementary education to be given this month. However, based on advice of the Attorney General, this test has been canceled. Those who had registered for this test have been given an opportunity to change to a subject-field test. As things stand now, all candidates for elementary certification must pass appropriate subject area tests.
Under current law, all persons in all teaching fields must have passed both the basic skills test and the appropriate subject field test(s) before doing student teaching. For further information, contact Robbie Johnson.
CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS LECTURE
"The English, the French, and the Indians" is the topic of a free public lecture by Professor David Edmunds of Indiana University on October 17, 9-12, at the EMU Corporate Education Center.
GIFTED ALLIANCE CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
The MI Alliance for Gifted Education calls for proposals for the annual conference in Dearborn in May. Deadline: November 1. For information: Willard White, 24432 Lyndon, Redford, MI 48239.
SPOTLIGHT ON. . .
JUDY WILLISTON
Judy Williston joined the faculty of Teacher Education this fall, although she has been a faculty member at EMU since 1971. She directed the EMU Child Development Lab from 1971 to 1989.
Her degrees are from Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan. Williston taught at the pre-school and secondary levels, as well as at the University of Wisconsin, before coming to EMU. She has been a study tour leader for British/American student and teacher exchange programs.
Other fun jobs from 'way back include cabin maid and bus girl in Yellowstone National Park. Williston's special interests include photography, genealogy, and children's story writing. She plays the piano and oboe among other instruments.
WORKERS IN DEAN'S OFFICE BRING ROUTINES TO STANDSTILL
Work in Boone Hall has recently involved the floor in the dean's office. As a result, all furniture, equipment, and files had to be moved out. As a result of this, many aspects of COE work and NCATE preparation have come to a standstill for several days.
PLANNING AHEAD
October 14--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
October 15--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
October 15--deadline for manuscripts to Proteus on "Multiculturalism"; deadline for MERA Graduate Student Awards.
October 23--deadline for proposals (papers, concurrent sessions, pre-conference workshops) for the 12th annual EMU Conference on Languages and Communication for World Business and the Professions.
October 28--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
October 31--deadline for submission for AACTE's Outstanding Dissertation Research Award.
November 1--deadline for manuscripts to Action in Teacher Education (ATE) on "Gender Equity Issues in Teaching and Teacher Education."
Deadline for application for sabbatical leave for following year.
November 5--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
November 6--deadline for submissions to AERA for Outstanding Book Award, Outstanding Contributions Relating Research to Practice, and the Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research.
November 8-11--NCATE Board of Examiners visit.
November 10--Open meeting, professional education faculty & NCATE team, 3:00 p.m.
November 11--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
November 13--Deadline for submission for ASCD's Outstanding Dissertation Award (for dissertations in curriculum/instruction/supervision between 9/1/91 and 8/31/92)
November 15--Deadline for applying for EMU Faculty Research Fellowship for following year.
November 19--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
November 25--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
November 30--Deadline for applying for EMU Spring-Summer Research Awards.
December 1--Deadline for manuscripts to JTE on "Restructuring Schools, Colleges, Departments of Education (SCDE's) and the Public Schools."
December 3----UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Alumni Room, McKenny.
December 9--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
December 17--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
January 7--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
January 13--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
January 21--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
January 27--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
February 1--Deadline for manuscripts to JTE on "Teacher Education in Relation to National Goals"; manuscripts to ATE on "National Forces on Teaching and Teacher Education." Deadline for applying for Graduate School Research Fund for following year.
February 4--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
February 10--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
February 18--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
February 24--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
March 4--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
March 10--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
March 18--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
March 24--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
April 1--Deadline for manuscripts to JTE on "Supply and Demand of New Teachers and Proposed National Standards and New Sources for Teachers." UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
April 14--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
April 15--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
April 28--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
May 6--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
May 12--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
May 20--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
May 26--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
June 3--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
June 9--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
June 17--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
June 23--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
-----------------EMU teacher educators produce:
Knowledgeable professionals who are caring, reflective decision-makers in a culturally diverse society.
(covers all basic-level programs)
The development of educators who are committed to their ongoing professional growth and are aware of the challenges of democracy in our culturally diverse society. These educators will assert leadership, apply and practice scholarship, and exercise reflective
thinking to meet the needs of
learning communities. (covers masters-level programs in early childhood education, elementary education, middle school education, secondary school teaching, K-12 curriculum, and reading)
Development of career and technical education teachers who exercise leadership in their professions, apply and practice scholarship, and develop the business literacy and employability competencies required in a technological and global economy. (covers masters-level program in business education)
Development of technology and career/technical teachers who exercise leadership in their professions, apply and practice scholarship, and develop the creative and critical thinking skills, understanding of social and global impacts of technology, and technical skills required in a technological society. (covers masters-level program in industrial education)
The development of educators who are committed to their ongoing professional growth and are aware of the challenges of democracy in our culturally diverse society. These educators will assert leadership and the ability to cultivate abstract thinking skills and analyze visual statements for personal meaning. (covers masters-level program in art education)
An advanced musician/teacher education program to provide the knowledge and competencies necessary for meeting the culturally diverse music education needs of the twenty-first century. (covers masters-level program in music education)
The development of special education professionals with the comprehensive knowledge, skills, and attitudes to deliver a continuum of habilitative/rehabilitative services to persons with special needs and to their families within a multicultural society. (covers masters-level programs for teachers in special education.
The school counselor as a caring professional whose focus is on the relationships needed to facilitate the development of students for effective living in a changing global society. (covers masters-level program in school counseling)
Based on the recommendations of the Spring Hill Conference, the training emphasis is to provide school psychologists who can meet the comprehensive psychological, educational, and mental health needs of a culturally diverse student population found in the public and private educational institutions of Michigan and the United States. Emphasis is given toward direct and consultative services to students, parents, teachers, and administrators. (covers specialist-level program in school psychology)
The development of leaders with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for helping to build learning communities within a culturally diverse society. (covers masters-level programs in leadership; specialist-level programs in leadership; doctoral program in leadership)
The development of leaders in special education with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for building quality services for persons with special needs and their families within a multicultural society. (covers specialist-level programs for leaders/administrators in special education)