College of Education

Eastern Michigan University

Issue No: 93
July 5, 1993

BARRINGER MAKES NATIONAL BOARD PRESENTATION

COE alum Mary-Dean Barringer, Director of the Field Test Network for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, presented on the work of the NBPTS to a larger-than-usual (for such events) audience at a "brown bag" lunch on June 29.

Several members of the audience indicated interest in obtaining materials from and about the NBPTS and its work.  The address is:

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
300 River Place Suite 3600
Detroit, MI 48207

Materials mentioned by Barringer that are available from NBPTS:

"Great Teaching Starts Here" (poster and discussion starter)

"What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do" (booklet)

"Q&A" (booklet)

NBPTS "Annual Report" (1990, 1991, 1992)

"Teacher to Teacher" (occasional newsletter)

References:  "How the National Board Builds Professionalism,"  Educational Leadership,  March 1993.  "National Certification," Virginia Journal of Education, June 1993.

FACULTY NOTES

John Blair presented two papers at the 1993 annual meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters.  These were on "Journaling for Personal and Spiritual Development" and "Addiction Resources for College Students."

Jaime Grinberg has had a paper accepted for presentation at the convention of the History of Education Society and the Midwest History of Education Society.  The paper is on "Above and Beyond Markets, Credentials, and Social Mobility: The Case of the Cooperative School for Student Teachers."

Leon Neeb and Jerry Robbins will attend a training session July 7-9 in Lansing for the first cadre of evaluators for the Michigan Department of Education's new periodic/program review process.

SPORTS NEWS

The EMU COE-sponsored golf team for the Young Educators Society scholarship fund benefit won the Team Championship Trophy on June 19 at the Highland Hills golf course.

RECREATION ACCREDITATION VISIT SET

The recreation program will host visitors on November 11-14 for an initial accreditation visit.

LEARNING COMMUNITY COALITION

COE faculty, staff, and students interested in volunteering to help with activities of the Learning Community Coalition (serving youngsters and families in the Ypsilanti and other Washtenaw County communities) will want to contact Jeannine LaSovage at 484-6650. 

OPPORTUNITIES

July 6--Law-Related Education proposals due.

July 9--proposals due for evaluating the impact of Individuals with Disabilities Act.

July 12--proposals due for minority teacher training; comments due on priorities for child abuse and neglect prevention research.

July 14-17--national Reading Styles Conference, Chicago.

July 15--Distinguished Clinician in Teacher Education award nominations due; proposals due for Ruth Mott Fund grants in the arts (including dance) and health promotion.

July 16--Governor's Management Intern Program applications due; Braille training program applications due; vocational rehabilitation distance learning proposals due.

July 19--Eisenhower leadership development project proposals due.

July 20--FCIE workshop for case writers, 1-5 p.m., 501 Pray-Harrold; U.S. Europe Education exchange program deadline date.

July 21--letters of intent due for "ethnic minority families with retarded members."

July 29--MSU conference on "Aging and Learning," East Lansing.

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.  Manuscripts due to Teaching Education on "Questioning the Primacy of Classroom Management and Discipline."

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 1-4--ATE summer workshop, Pittsburgh.

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--COE Fall Faculty Conference, all day.  Radisson Hotel.

August 27--COE Lecturer Recognition Banquet, 5-8, CEC, by invitation.  Proposals due for international education and cultural exchange of education leaders.

September 1--deadline for submissions to Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation for mental health and disabilities.