College of
Education
HETRICK RECEIVES NCEA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
William Hetrick received the 1992 Distinguished Service Award from the National Community Education Association on December 3. The award was made in ceremonies at the NCEA annual awards banquet at the Westin Hotel in Detroit.
GRANTS RECEIVED FROM THREE AGENCIES
Vista Maria awarded $7,733 for substance abuse awarenesss and group facilitator training for members of the organization's staff. The training occurred earlier this year. Patric Cavanaugh was the project director.
Loomis, Sayles & Company awarded $3,500 for a partnership model for delivering career counseling services. Jane Goodman is the project director. The project, which extends October through June, is designed to provide comprehensive career development services for Willow Run and "real world" career counseling training for graduate students in guidance and counseling.
Rosella Bannister and the National Institute for Consumer Education received $2,500 from the National Futures Association for conducting a workshop last month in Illinois on "Teaching Financial Responsibility."
EMU PERSONNEL PRESENT AT ASHA
At the recent meeting of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association in San Antonio, Kenneth Schatz, along with recent graduate Barbara Underwood, presented "SLI Students and AIDS: A survey of attitude and knowledge."
Carole Gorenflo and recent graduate Lara Scheidler-Smith presented "Phonological Intervention for Japanese Speakers: Effects of intelligibility and pragmatics."
OTHER RECOGNITIONS
Tom Gwaltney is listed among 1422 entries in the 1992 National Directory of Latin Americanists.
EMU's CSIP program with the Taylor school district, which won the 1986 Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Program in
Teacher Education, is cited in the September-October 1992 issue of the Journal of Teacher Education.
The Urban Teacher Program, now dormant for lack of funding, is cited in the Renaissance Group's new publication Demonstration Projects.
Admissions to the teacher preparation program continue to climb: 618 admitted July-October, compared with 345 and 473 for the same period of the previous two years.
UCTE SPENDS TIME ON COMMITTEE WORK
No business was scheduled for the December 3 meeting of the University Council on Teacher Education. Committee work was continued from the previous meeting, with an examination of components of current initial preparation programs.
ETS ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK IN THEIR OFFICES
Educational Testing Service of Princeton, NJ invites applications for the following:
1. The 1993 Summer Program for Doctoral Students. 8 weeks, $2300 stipend, living allowance, travel allowance; assist in ongoing research projects.
2. 1993 Summer Internships in Program Direction (managing assessment programs). 8 weeks, $2300 stipend, living allowance, travel allowance; master's degree; work with assigned mentor.
3. 1993-94 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. 10 months, $27,000 stipend, relocation expenses; conduct research with ETS staff.
4. 1993-94 National Assessment of Educational Progress Visiting Scholar Program. 10 months, salary at home institution, relocation expenses; study policy or measurement effects on minorities.
Applications due around February 1; more information available from Margaret B. Lamb, 30-B, ETS, Princeton, NJ 08541-0001, 609-734-1124.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education seeks presentations. Contact Maggie Abudu, 405-325-3936.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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)
November 9 issue--MDC, NCREL meeting, Ren Group, etc. from previous week. MACTE from previous week--JR, RJ, CTayeh.
PLANNING AHEAD
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 20--COE faculty meeting with Provost Collins, 4-5 p.m., Boone 31.
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; deadline for applying for AASCU Senior Associate position.
February 4--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
February 10--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
February 17-20--Eastern Educational Research Association conference, Clearwater, FL. Info: Jeffrey S. Kaiser, GSU, University Park, IL 60466.
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, 2:00p.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.