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DONNA FORD KEYNOTES BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE
Donna Ford, professor of special education at The Ohio State University and noted authority and writer on gifted education and multicultural/urban education, was the keynote speaker last Friday night for Teacher Education's "Best Practices" conference. A large number of area educators participated in 57 sessions that were held on Friday and Saturday in McKenny Union and in the Porter Building.
Faculty members who presented at the conference included:
Alane Starko, "Schools of Curious Delight: Developing Creativity in the Classroom, K-12."
Linda Lewis-White, "Can We Talk? Using Literature to Open Dialogue with Kids, K-12."
Carolyn J. Carter, "Preparing Students to Pass the Michigan Writing Proficiency Assessment: A Process-Product Oriented Instructional Model."
Elizabeth Johnson, "Teaching with Heart and Humor: Moving Students from Boredom to Stardom K-12."
Anne Bednar, "Designing K-12 Telecollaborative Projects."
Carla Tayeh (Mathematics) "Algebra in the Middle School Classroom: Reaching All Students."
Peggy Daisey, Peggy Liggit (Biology), and Peggy Moore-Hart, "The WET Project: Integrating Biographical Storytelling, Science and Writing."
Jon Margerum-Leys, "Concept Mapping as a Writer's Tool, K-12."
Caroline Gould, "Becoming Life-Long Learners, K-12."
Patricia Pokay, "Creating Motivation to Learn."
Joann Okey, "Multi-Age Classrooms."
Margo L. Dichtelmiller, "The Power of Observation, Pre-K-3."
Russ Olwell (History and Philosophy), "Using Inspiration to Teach Geography and Economics."
Margaret A. Moore-Hart (and a group from the Wayne-Westland schools), "The Keys to Linking Literature and Writing with Science and Math."
Leah D. Adams (emeritus) (with Anne K. Soderman, MSU) "Children's Perceptions About Learning to Read and Write."
Martha Baiyee, "The Narrative Report: A Medium for Reporting Children's Development and Learning."
Lisa Frankes (with Shelly Schwartz, Willow Run schools), "Media Literacy: Teaching Children to Talk Back to Television."
Cristina Jose-Kampfner (with Lucy Shaw and Jane Goldsmith, Detroit schools), "Recovering Simplistic Teaching."
Georgea Langer (with Amy Colton, consultant), "Collaborative Analysis of Student Learning (CASL)."
Margaret A. Moore-Hart (with Michaele Rea, Summers-Knoll Elementary), "Celebrating Literacy in Multi-Age Classrooms Using Integrated, Interdisciplinary Learning, Writing, and Technology."
Joanne Caniglia (Mathematics) (with Pat DeRossett, Ypsilanti schools), "Transforming Theory Into Practice: An After-School Program for Pre-Service Teachers."
Rebecca Martusewicz, "Developing Curriculum for Social Justice and Eco-Ethical Consciousness."
Pat Williams-Boyd, "Differentiation for Diverse Learners: Challenging All Kids in Heterogeneously Grouped Classrooms."
Thomas Gwaltney, "Past Forward: Celebrating the Manifestations of Educational History in Present Practices."
Joni Maar, "Active Learning."
Lisa Frankes served as the chair of the planning committee. Other members included Martha Baiyee, Kathleen Beauvais, Sue Grossman, Toni Jones, Nelson Maylone, Don Staub, Betty Barber, Wendy Burke, Caroline Gould, Debbie Harmon, Cristina Jose-Kampfner, and Peggy Moore-Hart.
FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Leah Adams attended the recent conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in Anaheim, CA. While there, she presided over the board meetings and preconference day for NAECTE and participated in board meetings of OMEP-USNC. With Audrey Curtis (University of London, UK), she presented "Global Trends and Issues."
Margo Dichtelmiller also attended the NAEYC conference where (with Sam Meisels, UM-AA and Judy Jablon) she presented "How Standards Can Enhance Early Childhood Practice: Examining the Revised Work Sampling System."
Jeanne Pietig, Rebecca Martusewicz, and Sandra Prettyman presented "Teaching and Assessing Analytic Writing in Foundations Courses: A Collaborative Approach" at the American Educational Studies Association meeting in Miami, FL.
At the National Association for Gifted Students convention in Cincinnati, OH, Deborah Harmon presented "Dualities of Identity: Using Bibliotherapy for Self Understanding," "Recruitment and Retention of Culturally Diverse Gifted Students," and "They Won't Teach Us! They Can't Teach Us!"
Lizbeth Stevens (with Frank Rowell, MI Department of Education, and Judy Lytwynec, Ann Arbor schools) presented "Solving Problems in Schools: Strategies for Success" at the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) meeting in New Orleans.
Bill Cupples and John Tonkovich also presented at the ASHA convention. Their topic was "Process-Oriented Treatment of Language Disorders in Children and Adults." John Tonkovich (with student Brenda Hauser) presented "Functional Aphonia: Current Practices and Training" (American Association of Phonetic Sciences competition for student papers) at the ASHA convention. The same topic was used for a poster session.
Sherry Jerome presented the "Fairies Section" from the ballet Cinderella at the Dance Invitational Gala during the recent convention of the Michigan Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (MAHPERD).
At the MAHPERD convention, Gary Banks presented "Performance Enhancing Supplements: Criminal Prosecution/Civil Liability" and "Don't Squander Your Immunity."
Fred Andres and Suzanne Zelnik presented at the MAHPERD conference. Zelnik was the producer of the Invitational Gala Dance Concert for the conference.
Carolyn Finch recently attended an Educational Testing Service conference in Ann Arbor, a briefing on Periodic Review in Lansing, and a meeting of leaders in Urban Teacher Program in Detroit.
Sherry Jerome presented a lecture-demonstration (which included the Stepsisters and the Fairies from the ballet) at Ann Arbor Open School.
Lynne Rocklage was recently in Lansing for a meeting of the Autism collaborative.
Betty Barber will represent the COE on the University's Academic Calendar Committee.
MANCINI WINS NATIONAL AWARD
Mary Mancini '78, a special education teacher in the Flint schools, was one of 39 educators in the United States and Canada to receive one of the National Council for Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching Achievement Awards this year.
ALUMNI NOTES
Sarah Rice Blair '24 celebrated her 105th birthday recently. She taught from 1919 to 1960, spending most of her career in country schools in the Ann Arbor area. She resides in Ann Arbor.
Recent alumni deaths include: Helen M. Watts '31; Stanley Babcock Smith '32; Ruth L. Clement Ruder '36, '55, '62; Doris Elise Milliman '39; Mary Irene Bell '44; Ernest W. Lennon '47; Thomas B. "Barne" Dyer '48; Charles H. Lane '48; and Laura A. Bridges '50, '72.
Brian Fullerton '66 is a cross-categorical special education teacher in the Tucson district in Arizona. He recently completed an additional master's degree.
Janalyn Hale '78 is the newest member of the Ypsilanti District Library Board. She retired from the Willow Run schools in 2000 after 31 years of teaching music and first grade.
Grant Fischer '86 has taught art at Howell High School for more than 30 years. One of his prints was displayed at the Tokyo Museum of Art.
Walter Miller '86 is coordinating the guest luncheon for the Rose Bowl National Championship game in January. This is Miller's 15th year as a member of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.
Ruth Harvey '89 has taught life management courses for seven years at Brighton High School. She formerly taught in Livonia and Clarenceville.
Suzanne Robbins '90 was awarded the Bloomfield Hills Distinguished Service Award. She has been teaching since 1965, specializing in persons for whom English is a second language.
Jessica Revord '96 is in her second year of teaching at Lincoln High School, where she teaches the yearbook class and 10th grade English.
Sheila Neils, an eighth-grade teacher of mathematics at Discovery Middle School in the Plymouth-Canton district, was named "Teacher of the Week" by the Detroit News. Neils is also a current student in the master's program in educational technology.
STUDENT NOTES
Cory Annett, a sports medicine/exercise science major and a member of the EMU football team, received the Verizon Academic All-American award for district IV (Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Alabama, and Tennessee). His nomination goes to the national level at this point.
Amy Marcoe and Lisa Dziedzic (with Joan N. Kaderavek) presented "Literacy Engagement and Temperament in Preschoolers with Communication Impairment" at the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) convention in New Orleans, LA.
Amy Smith, Lisa Desy, Erin Quellhorst, Tia Garcia, and Tamara Pogue danced in "The Fairy Section" from Cinderella at the MAHPERD convention in Traverse City.
The following students, under the leadership of Eddie Bedford and Geoffrey Colon, attended the MAHPERD convention in Traverse City: Adam Nekula, Dave Browne, John Gendron, Natalie Ewing, Jake Sweets, Lisa Richards, Shaun Brossy, Holly Fockler, Michelle Sklar, Karen Radeki, Danielle Wensing, Marisol Herrera, Alison Wancha, Brett Pedersen, Ryan Henderson, Derek Tefft, Vince Levigne, Kristen Totte, Melissa Plave, Karie Milam, Sara Theismeyer, Stacey Kaleniecki, Sam Mills, Adam Brown, Adam Taylor, Russ Woodruff, Todd Wriska, Mark Taylor, Andrea Langmeier, Brian VanDerziel, Shaun Tahrebandi, Colleen Cook, Lianne Mehmed, Luke Horton, Chad Ulinger, Aaron Duca, Jeremy Perdue, Michael Dicei, Kristen Zabalavicius, and Kimberly Thick
The following student teachers attended the MAHPERD convention: Brook Black, Rachel Cook, Rick DuBay, Kristen Grant, Andrew Irvine, Tauna Kinsey, Tanya Lyons, Michael Moyer, Holli Ohman, Andrew Osterholm, and Christopher Roberts.
Doctoral students are eligible to apply for a $4,000 summer program in research sponsored by Educational Testing Service. For information, see http://www.ets.org/research/fellowship.html.
COE COUNCIL
The College of Education Council met on November 14 with Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, chair, presiding. The Council considered a proposal, recommended by the Advanced Programs Committee, for a number of changes in the M.S. in Technology Education. The Council approved the changes, contingent upon changing the phrase "career, technical, and workforce education," everywhere that it appears in the proposal and related courses, to "career, technical, and workforce training."
The Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee recommended a number of changes. With the exception of tabling the proposed MKTG 425 Sports and Event Marketing, the COE Council approved all of these. These include: adding six DANC courses to the menu for Group IV in general education; changes in PHED 630 and 637; changes in AADV 177 and 179; various changes in the physics (non-teaching) and engineering programs; a proposed new PHY 444 Applied Optics; changes in PHY 458; PLSC 381, COSC 432, and LEGL 502; and proposed new courses QUAL 548 Statistical Tools for Continuous Improvement and CTAC 504 Creativity and Communication.
Various reports were received. Under old business, chair Kinney-Sedgwick announced that the proposed amendments to the COE governance/input document had been approved by a majority of the tenure-track faculty members in the COE.
COE HOLIDAY PARTY
Mark your calendars! Plan to attend. There will be a COE Holiday Party on December 5, 301 Porter Building, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Watch for additional information.
CINDERELLA
HPERD's dance program, along with the EMU Orchestra, will present performances of the full-length ballet Cinderella in Pease Auditorium on December 7. Daytime performances will be for area school children. The evening performance is at 8:00 p.m.
The performance will star Luis Dominguez, a former principal dancer with the Dance Theater of Harlem. For information, contact Sherry Jerome.
SHORT NOTES
FCIE will offer today, from noon to 1:30 p.m., a session on "Legal Issues for Faculty: Focus on Instructional Issues and Students with Disabilities." The session will be held in 217 Halle. For information, contact jan.collins-eaglin@emich.edu.
There will be a grant writing workshop for graduate students on Wednesday, November 28 at 4:00 p.m., 302 Halle Library. For additional information, contact deb.delaski-smith@emich.edu.
The Michigan Journal of Race & Law will sponsor a symposium on "Separate But Unequal: The Status of American Public Education" at the University of Michigan on February 8-9. For information, call 734.763.7245.
Program proposal forms for the Martin Luther King, Jr. 2002 Celebration should be submitted by November 14. For information, contact jdalexan@online.emich.edu.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has announced the 15th annual Distinguished Middle Level Dissertation Award. Those who are eligible are persons who defended dissertations between July 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001. Nominations are due by December 14. For information, manwaringm@principals.org.
The Michigan Department of Education has announced a Reading Forum on November 30, in Lansing. For information, contact WittickS@state.mi.us.
Vilnius Pedagogical University in Lithuania has issued a call for papers for the July 1-4 international conference on "Learner-Centered Universities for the New Millennium: Education Reform and Teacher Training." The deadline is January 15. For information, see http://www.iutconference.org.
COE BOARD OF ADVISERS
The College of Education Board of Advisers (formerly the Resource Development Board and the Program and Policy Advisory Council) will meet on December 4 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the Mott-Manley Conference room in Porter 310. The major item for discussion will be fund-raising for scholarships for persons going into high-need teaching fields.
THEME STATEMENTS
Eastern Michigan University prepares knowledgeable professionals who are caring, reflective decision-makers in a democratic, culturally diverse and technological society. (initial programs)
Eastern Michigan University advanced professional education programs develop leaders who demonstrate reflective thought and scholarship within the context of a culturally diverse society. In addition, the ___ program _________. (advanced programs)
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
November 19--University of Michigan "On Leadership" session, with Patricia Gurin, chair, Department of Psychology, UMAA. 1:00-3:00 p.m., Tribute Room, School of Education. For additional information, jcamburn@umich.edu. ORD's "Professional Writing Tips," 9:00-9:45 a.m. "Introduction to the World of Grants," 2:00-2:45 p.m. To register, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
November 20-Advanced Programs Committee, 3:30-5:00 p.m., place TBA. EMU "Homeland Security Event," 8:00 a.m. to noon, Convocation Center, for community and school leaders, airport managers, fire and safety officials, hospital administrators, elected officials, EMU alumni, and faculty and staff members. EMU faculty and staff members and students may attend for free, but with prior registration. For additional information, Pamela Hill, 734.487.6988. ORD's "Professional Writing Tips," 9:30-10:15 a.m. To register, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
November 21-no classes, although University offices open. ORD's "The Review Process," 2:00-2:45 p.m. To register, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
November 22-23. University holiday. University closed.
November 28-30-Lisa Delpit, holder of Porter Chair, residency.
November 30-University Fellowship application deadline. Kenneth Henson workshop for COE faculty on "Writing for Professional Publication. 9:00 a.m. to noon, Porter Building, /Room 202. For information or to register, contact Carolyn Finch. COE Office of Academic Services staff meeting (office closed), 10:00-11:00 a.m.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
November 20-Nominations, including self-nominations, due for four AERA awards. Additional information is available from AERA Awards Committee, 1230 17th St., NW, Washington DC 20036. Outstanding Book Award (best book-length publication in educational research and development); Outstanding Contributions Relating Research to Practice (two categories: interpretive scholarship and professional service); Early Career Award for Programmatic Research; Willystine Goodsell Award (service to AERA on behalf of women).
November 29-Deadline for applications for the National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowships. Persons who received doctorates between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 2001 are eligible. Stipend of $50,000/year. For information, http://www.nae.nyu.edu.
November 30-Nominations due for "The First Annual Governor's Unsung Heroine Awards." For information, call Alissa DeGrow at 517.373.2884.
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