College of Education

Eastern Michigan University

Issue No: 488

November 26, 2001

We impact the way America learns.

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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES

Ron Williamson was the keynote speaker at Temple University's Forum on Middle School Education, sponsored by Temple University and The Excellence in Teaching Partnership funded by the Penn Foundation. He presented on "The High Achieving Middle School: A Model and Plan."

Judy Williston and Sue Grossman attended the New England Kindergarten Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. While there, they presented "Speaking Out for Children: Development of Advocacy Skills" and "A Supervisory Workshop for Directors of Early Care and Education Programs."

Jeff Schultz and Kay Woodiel presented "Rockin' and Rappin' the Walls Down: Communicating with Youth About Health" at the American School Health Association national conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Ron Williamson has been selected to conduct an evaluation of the middle school program in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.

Don Staub will present "The Office of Collaborative Education at EMU: Improving Schools Through K-12/University Collaborations" at the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals convention in Grand Rapids on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday he will be representing the EMU COE at the Michigan Education Association meeting in Dearborn.

Last week, Nora Martin and Jerry Robbins were among those who brought greetings to the Comer "Kick Off" event at Kettering High School in Detroit. Martin was also on the planning committee. A number of EMU faculty members and students attended the event. A large crowd of administrators, teachers, parents, and students from the 38 schools now part of the Comer Project were present.

Earlier this month, Julianne O'Brien Pedersen danced the role of Euridice's ghost in the opera Orfeo and Euridice at the Michigan Theater. The opera used the combined forces of the Ann Arbor Symphony, the Peter Sparling Dance Company, the University Musical Society's Choral Union, and three internationally-known opera stars.

Pedersen also performed at the Detroit Institute of Art on November 14 as part of the "Artists Take on Detroit: Projects for the Tricentennial." The Peter Sparling Dance Company danced among an exhibit created by Sparling and architect Ronit Eisenbach which incorporates blackboards, video of school children, and children's school chairs.

She also performed on November 18 at the University of Michigan Media Union in "Collaborations Featuring Dance and New Media, New Audiences, New Presenters, New Sites: A Working Journal of Dancer/Choreographer Peter Sparling."

STUDENT NOTES

Emily Rusnak and Carrie Ward have been awarded $640 by EMU's Graduate Studies and Research to cover costs of their study "Perceptions of Communication Training for Nursing Assistants in Nursing Home Settings."

Amy LaVigne-Benore, a teacher at Ida Middle School in Ida, MI, and a student in the master's program in educational technology, was presented with the COATT award in ceremonies before her school board last Monday. Nancy Copeland represented EMU for the event. LaVigne-Benore is the computer teacher in her school-a school that she attended and one where her mother has taught as well.

Jane McCraight-Wertz, a fourth-grade teacher at Haggerty Elementary School and a student in the master's program in educational technology, will receive the COATT award in ceremonies before her school board tonight in Belleville. Jon Margerum-Lays will represent EMU. McCraight-Wertz has been selected to participate in a NASA summer workshop, was a Wayne County "Teacher of the Week," is a Wayne RESA mini-grant winner, and an MDSTA mini-grant winner as well.

Tomorrow night, Beth D'Angelo, a 7^th and 8^th grade mathematics teacher at East Middle School in the Plymouth-Canton district and a student in the master's program in educational technology, will receive the COATT award in ceremonies before her school board. Ellen Hoffman will represent EMU at the event. D'Angelo is a team leader for the Michigan Middle Level Mathematics Reform Project (M³RP).

Kelly Sheffer, master's student in physical education, received the Young Innovator of the Year Award, presented at the recent conference of the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, held in Traverse City.

Kevin Truitt, an undergraduate student in physical education and head soccer coach at University of Detroit Jesuit High School, led the team to the state Division 1 Championship recently.

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

The EMU Board of Regents will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Student Affairs Committee, 205 Welch, 8:00 a.m.; Faculty Affairs Committee, 201Welch, 8:00 a.m.; Educational Policies Committee, 205 Welch, 9:00 a.m.; and Finance Committee, 201 Welch, 10:30 a.m. The regular meeting begins at noon, 201 Welch Hall, with a recess for lunch at 12:30 p.m. The regular meeting reconvenes in 201 Welch, 1:30 p.m. The public is invited.

The Department of Leadership and Counseling is holding an information session, "Higher Education Professionals Looking for an Advanced Degree Program," on Tuesday, Nov. 27, noon-1:00 p.m., Room 301 B/C, Porter Building. This session covers the master's, specialist, and doctoral programs available in educational leadership that serve higher education professionals.

"Teaching at EMU in the Twenty-First Century: A Faculty Seminar" will be offered in Winter 2002, moderated by Martin Shichtman (English). The first session will be on January 17, 3:30-4:45 p.m., with nine additional sessions during the semester. For additional information, eng_shichtma@online.emich.edu.

The American Educational Research Association has announced a series of funded fellowships for research that will enhance the educational opportunities of underrepresented minorities in education, that focuses on the content areas of literacy and mathematics, and that involves cutting edge research. The deadline for the next round of decisions is December 15. For information, see http://aera.net/anews/announce/af01-002.htm.

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.

COE CREDIT HOURS

COE credit hours for Fall have stabilized at 35,620-a 7.63% increase over last Fall. This includes a 15% increase for Teacher Education, an 11% increase for Student Teaching, a 3% increase for HPERD, a 3% increase for Leadership and Counseling, and a 2% decrease for Special Education. For the fiscal year to date, COE credit hours at 6.13% ahead of the same time last year. About 2/3 of the expected credit hours for Winter are currently "in hand."

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)

For early childhood education: The early childhood education (M.A.) program addresses the extended knowledge of how to develop and implement age appropriate and individually appropriate curriculum and teaching practices from birth through age eight.

The elementary education, middle school education, secondary school teaching, and common learnings in curriculum programs have determined that no additional statement is needed.

For business education: In addition, the Master of Business Education program develops teacher leaders who develop students with the business literacy, work knowledge, and the affective, cognitive, and psychomotor skills required to participate in the economic activities of adult life as the student moves from school to work.

For technology education: In addition, the Master of Arts degree in technology education promotes the continued development of technological literacy, and expands the professional knowledge, skills, and leadership qualities of educators in technology, career, and technical education.

For art education: In addition, the Master of Arts in art education program produces 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, cultivate abstract thinking skills, and analyze visual statements for personal meaning.

For music education: In addition, the master's level program in music education produces professionals with the comprehensive knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop and lead music programs in a multicultural environment.

For physical education: In addition, the Master of Science in physical education continues the development of advanced knowledges, values, and skills as they relate to healthy lifestyles. The objective of the program is to expand the professional knowledge, skills, and leadership qualities of physical educators and other exercise science professionals.

For reading: In addition, the reading program at Eastern Michigan University facilitates the development of reading professionals who are critical consumers and producers of theory, research, and practice.

For emotionally impaired, hearing impaired, learning disabilities, physically or otherwise health impaired, mentally impaired, visually impaired, administration and supervision of special education, and curriculum development in special education: In addition, the advanced level programs in special education produce 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.

For school counselor: In addition, the school counseling program prepares counselors as helping professionals whose focus is on the relationships needed to facilitate the development of clients for effective living in a changing society.

For elementary principal, secondary principal, school business official, central office administrator, superintendent, and doctoral program: In addition, the program strives to develop leaders with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for helping to build learning communities within a culturally diverse society.

OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS

(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)

November 27-Live satellite broadcast, "The Commercialization of Teacher Preparation: For-Profit Providers in Teacher Education. Room 300, Halle Library, 1:00-2:30 p.m. ORD's "The Evaluation Component," 9:30-10:15 a.m. "Developing the Budget," 2:00-2:45 p.m. To register, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

November 28-30-Lisa Delpit, holder of Porter Chair, in residency.

November 28-COE Council, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C. ORD's "Identifying Funding Sources," 10:00-10:45 a.m. To register, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu. Grant writing workshop for graduate students, 4:00-5:30 p.m., 302 Halle Library. For information, deb.delaski-smith@emich.edu.

November 29-Educational Testing Service's "Higher Education Workshop"-criterion online writing evaluation, major field tests, academic profile. Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. For information, contact 734.769.2500. ORD's "The Evaluation Component," 9:30-10:15 a.m. To register, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

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. MI Dept. of Education Reading Forum, Lansing. For information, contact WittickS@state.mi.us.

December 1-Presidential Scholarship Competition, Recruitment opportunity.

December 3-Student teachers' portfolio exhibit, 1:00-5:00 p.m., Ballroom and Salon, McKenny Union. ORD's "The Essential Elements," 9:00-9:45 a.m. "Introduction to the World of Grants," 10:00-10:45 a.m. To register, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS

(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)

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.

December 3-applications due for Provost's Freshman Seminars. For information, contact elisabeth.morgan@emich.edu.

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