College of Education

Eastern Michigan University

Issue No: 86
May 17, 1993

COE COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 12

The COE Council met on May 12.  The following courses were referred to the COE Instruction Committee for "workup" and report:  ECO 527 Women and the Economy in Comparative Perspective (3); G&C 652 The Counselor as Consultant (2); IDT 435 Aviation Cabin Safety (2); and PSY 670 Scientific and Professional Ethics (2).  An additional referral to the committee was the proposed cytogenetics track with Henry Ford Hospital.

Brief reports were received from several affiliated groups.  It was reported that the quorum for UCTE has been reduced from 14 to 11, with approval of the Provost.

Taken from the table was a motion to approve a "curriculum resource consultant approval" program.  The motion was amended to change EDM 591 to EDM 552 in the proposal.  The motion as amended was passed.

The Council dealt with the COE student representative to the Graduate Council by electing whoever is named by the Department of Teacher Education for this purpose. 

The COE Council adopted input to the EMU Basic Studies Committee to the effect that the Council considers an assessment of the totality of basic studies through assessment of reading, writing, and computational skills to be inadequate; however, should that be the determination, it is recommended that prospective teachers be exempted from such assessment, on the grounds that they are being evaluated on these aspects through mandatory state testing.

IN THE PRESS

In a capsule summary of EMU in the May 16 issue of the Detroit Free Press, it was stated that "more than half of EMU students commute; most are from southeastern Michigan and Ohio and many are adult or part-time students; particularly known for its College of Education." [emphasis added]

INAUGURAL MICHIGAN ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE CONFERENCE ATTRACTS 175 FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE

About 175 people from throughout the state attended the May 14 Inaugural One-Room Schoolhouse Conference held at EMU and sponsored by the COE and the Michigan Historical Society.

Jerry Robbins brought greetings and introduced former dean W. Scott Westerman, Jr., who gave the keynote address.  Westerman spoke on the history of the one-room schoolhouse in the state. 

Thomas Gwaltney gave multiple lectures on and tours of the Town Hall School.  Donna Schmitt chaired a panel on "the pros and cons of teaching in the one-room school today."  Rochelle Balkam and Lois Porter, both with close EMU connections, were also involved with the program.  A state-wide organization for those interested in one-room schoolhouses was created.

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT GRANT-WRITING TEAMS AT WORK

The following faculty and staff members are on special assignment for spring and/or summer term to develop grant proposals:  Alison Harmon; Doug Briggs; Nora Martin, Dale Rice; Roberta Anderson, Jody Smith; Anne Bednar, Nancy Halmhuber, Lynn Rocklage; Jim Berry, Jackie Tracy; John Waidley, Sue Stickel; (staff members) Pat Bonner; Shay Isa.

Proposals being prepared include the topics of minorities, pedography, at-risk students, technology in professional preparation, site-based management, counseling, distance learning, and telecommunication/interactive multimedia in the curriculum.

FACULTY NOTES

Pat Bonner (with Edward J. Metzen) is the author of "Probabilities of Small Claims Judgment Satisfaction and Factors Influencing Success" in the Summer 1993 Journal of Consumer Affairs. 

Jane Goodman presented twice at the Michigan Career Development Association conference in Kalamazoo on April 29-30.  The first was "Using Non-Standardized Appraisal Tools and Techniques" and the second was "The Future of Career Development."

Donna Schmitt's paper on "Steps to Empowerment" has been selected for presentation at the 1993 Conference on Women in Educational Administration in September in Lincoln, NE.

Jerry Robbins has been appointed by State Superintendent Robert Schiller to be a reviewer for the new periodic review of teacher preparation institutions in MI.  Robbins will attend a meeting of the state testing Teacher Education Advisory Committee in Lansing on Tuesday.

OPPORTUNITIES

EMU's World College and Centers for Corporate Training invite those interested in participating in the USIA Citizens Exchange Program Grant Proposal process to meet on May 19, 3-5, 473 Owen Building.  Contact Geoffrey Voght or Walter DiMantova for additional information.

There is a June 4 deadline for submitting proposals to OSERS to foster statewide systems change to improve services for children with severe disabilities.  Contact Michelle Barnes in ORD for information.

The deadlines for proposals to the MI Dept of Ed for managing the state component of the 1994 NAEP in reading is June 9.  Contact Michelle Barnes in ORD for information.

Applications to be a Woodrow Wilson Fellow (in the Humanities and Social Sciences) are due October 1.  Contact Michelle Barnes in ORD for information.

The Hatachi Foundation supports community improvement projects, including the needs of youths and families.  Applications are due October 1 and February 1, 1994.

Contact Dorothy Spurlock in ORD.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES

The Surdna Foundation supports community development projects, including the revitalization of the educational and cultural life of the community.  Contact Dorothy Spurlock in ORD for information.

Canadian Studies.  Contact Michelle Barnes in ORD for additional information on these:

June 15 is the deadline for applications to the Canadian Studies Conference Grant program (e.g., a conference on education in the two countries).

September 30 is the deadline for the Canadian Studies Institutional Research Program (e.g., research about Canada and publication); the Canadian Studies Sabbatical Fellowship Program (e.g., spending sabbatical doing research on Canadian education); and the Canadian Studies Faculty Research Program (e.g., writing article-length manuscripts about Canada, Canada/US, or Canada/No. America).

PLANNING AHEAD

May 18--deadline for proposals to fund community integrated service systems that improve maternal and child health care services; deadline for proposals to operate the national adoption information clearinghouse; deadline for proposals for early childhood longitudinal study: kindergarten cohort. 

May 19--USIA Citizens Exchange Program Grant Proposal process, 3-5, 473 Owen Building.

May 20--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.

May 26--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.

May 28--Coffee with the Dean sessions: 8:30-9:15, Rackham; noon-12:45, Warner; 3:30-4:15, Boone.  Deadline for applications for the "children and youths with deaf-blindness" program. 

Early June--deadlines for NIJ proposals for school-based crime prevention, drug treatment programs, consequences of child victimization, etc.

June 1--Deadline for manuscripts to JTE on "Teacher Education and the Academic Disciplines."  SRATE conference papers due.  ATE convention presiders nominations due.  ATE convention program proposals due.  AACTE convention proposals due.  Applications due for grants under "Drug Use and Abuse in Minority and Underserved Populations."  Deadline for manuscripts to Kappa Delta Pi Educational Forum on "Alternative Certification."  Nominations due for McGraw Prize in Education.

June 3--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.

June 4--proposals to OSERS to foster statewide systems change to improve services for children with severe disabilities. 

June 7--Applications due for grants for instructional materials related to future teachers of math, science, and engineering.

June 9--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.  Proposals due for managing the state component of the 1994 NAEP in reading.

June 11--AASA program proposals due.

June 11-12--CMU conference on "Innovations in Education 1993."

June 15--deadline for Canadian Studies Conference Grant program.

June 17--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.

June 29--Presentation by Mary Dean Barringer, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, noon, Boone Hall.

June 19-24--"Evaluation Keys to School Improvement" conference, Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo.

June 23--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.

June 30--Coffee with the Dean sessions: 8:30-9:15, Warner; noon-12:45, Boone; 3:30-4:15, Rackham.

July 3-11--Russian/US Exchange, Moscow/St. Petersburg.

July 15--Distinguished Clinician in Teacher Education award nominations due.

August 1--Deadline for manuscripts to JTE on "The Changing Role of Teacher Educators."  Distinguished Research in Teacher Education award nominations due.  Deadline for applications for Fulbright Scholar Program.

August 1-3--"Men and Relationships" conference, WISD.  Featured speaker:  Michael Messner, author of Men's Lives, and Power at Play: Sports and the Problem of Masculinity.  EMU Faculty:  Dale Rice.

August 9-13--"School Discipline and Classroom Management" conference, Wayne County RESA.  Featured speakers:  Trevor Gardner, Sheryl Kereluik; EMU Faculty: Alison Harmon, Trevor Gardner. "Transforming Your Public Schools" conference, WISD.  Featured speakers: Joseph Vaughan, U.S. Dept. of Education; EMU Faculty: Georgea Langer, James Berry, Kathleen Stacey.

August 16--Deadline for proposals for papers for Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration.

August 26--Fall Faculty Conference, all day.  Radisson Hotel.

August 27--Orientation for part-time faculty; time/place to be announced.

September 30--deadline for Canadian Studies Institutional Research Program; Canadian Studies Sabbatical Fellowship Program; Canadian Studies Faculty Research Program.

October 1--SRATE Journal manuscript deadline; deadline for manuscripts to Kappa Delta Pi Educational Forum on "Alternative Schooling"; applications due for Woodrow Wilson Fellowships;  applications due to Hatachi Foundation for support of community improvement projects, including the needs of youths and families.  February 1, 1994.

October 23--Family Weekend at EMU.

November 5--AERA Outstanding Book Award nominations due.  AERA "Outstanding Contributions Relating Research to Practice nominations due.  AERA Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research nominations due.

November 20--EMU/MSU chapters of PDK sponsored conference on "Integrating the Curriculum," Kellogg Center, East Lansing.

February 1--applications due to Hatachi Foundation for support of community improvement projects, including the needs of youths and families. 

February 12--ATE state unit art competition entries due.