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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Judy Williston has received a one-semester sabbatical leave for the purpose of writing a book on "Developing the Teacher Leader."
Jeanne Pietig recently attended the AAUP annual meeting in Washington. While there, she spent one afternoon on Capitol Hill lobbying for higher education.
Gary Banks was among a group of faculty members from eleven Michigan institutions who met recently in Lansing to evaluate, review progress of, and revise the Program for Athletic Coaches Education (PACE). Banks and attorney Al Bush are writing the chapter on "Legal Issues in Coaching" for the third edition of the text for PACE.
Karen Paciorek was selected in the June 10 elections for a four-year term on the Northville district school board.
Jerry Robbins conducted a performance of the Barnhill Concert/Ypsilanti Community Band at Washtenaw Community College last Thursday night. Jon Margerum-Leys, a member of the Band, directed four numbers as guest conductor.
On June 13, Q.S. Samonte (emeritus) served on a panel for the EMU International Cultural Competence Institute 2000.
SPONSORED PROJECTS
Cristina Jose-Kampfner has received $3,000 from the National Science Foundation for a supplement to "Transactional Writing and Biographical Storytellling: Empowering Latina Girls to Win at Mathematics."
These supplemental funds will permit Jose-Kampfner further to disseminate the findings of the project through travel to two meetings and reproduction of the Spanish and English versions of the transactional manual generated.
ALUMNI NOTES
William Foster '61, '66, '74 is the assistant superintendent of the Algonac schools. He has been with the district in a variety of capacities for 41 years and has "no plans for leaving anytime soon."
Karl Stuef '67, '68, '80 is the new interim superintendent of the Dearborn Public Schools.
Tamber Woodworth '80, '93, currently assistant principal at Ann Arbor's Tappan Middle School, will become principal of Ann Arbor's Haisley Elementary School for this coming year.
Kimberly Prepsky Browning '82 is an assistant professor in early childhood education in the School of Education and Human Services, University of Michigan-Flint.
Cassandra Russell '84, '92, principal of Ann Arbor's Clague Middle School, will be taking a personal leave of absence during the coming year.
Joyce Powers '87, retired from her position as a media specialist in the Ann Arbor schools, was a successful candidate for a position on the Brighton school board in the recent elections.
SHORT NOTES
Nominations are open for USA Today's All-USA Teacher Team, honoring K-12 individuals and instructional teams. Nominations are due June 29. Additional information is available at http://www.usatoday.com/life/academic/teachteam2002.htm.
The SINO-American Education Consortium (formerly the USA-SINO Teacher Education Consortium), of which the COE is a member, has issued a call for papers for the forthcoming international conference. The deadline is August 10. For information, see http://www.kennesaw.edu/sino-american/
COE CREDIT HOURS
As of June 9, COE Spring term credit hours are 3.04% ahead of final figures for last Spring. As of the same date, COE Summer term credit hours-with more to come-are already 1.94% ahead of final figures for last Summer. About 3/4 of the Fall term credit hours are already in hand.
For the fiscal year just ending, COE credit hours are 6.18% ahead of the previous fiscal year, with a 12% increase in Student Teaching, a 9% increase in Teacher Education, a 5% increase in HPERD, a 2% increase in Special Education, and a very small decrease in Leadership and Counseling.
RENAISSANCE GROUP FELLOWSHIPS
The Renaissance Group has announced the competition for two $5,000 faculty fellowships for the coming year. Applications are due August 1.
All EMU faculty members are eligible to apply. Awardees are expected to define and work on a single scholarship project that addresses research issues that emerge from The Renaissance Group Principles. Projects that meet all other selection criteria and call for scholarship from two or more Renaissance institutions will receive higher priority.
Shawn Quilter and Wendy Burke have each held one of these Fellowships in recent times. A brochure with additional information is available in each COE department office.
STUDENT NOTES
Kevin O'Neill will defend his dissertation "Looping: A Study of Multiyear Instruction in Primary Grades" on June 20 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 305A of the Porter Building. Charles Achilles is the chairperson.
Nelson Maylone will defend his dissertation "The Relationship of Socioeconomic Factors and District Scores on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program Tests: An Analysis" on June 24 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 301 C/D of the Porter Building. Helen Ditzhazy is the chairperson.
The public is invited to attend the sessions.
Students who participated in MATH 479, a special topics course on "Math in the City," hosted on June 12 a poster presentation of the cultural curriculum materials developed for interactive elementary mathematics education.
Shannon Hare, the co-valedictorian of Armada High School, plans to attend EMU to become an elementary teacher. Kathleen Hardy, valedictorian of Center Line High School, plans to attend EMU to become a teacher.
The co-valedictorian of Dundee High School, Rachel Schultz, plans to become a secondary teacher. She will attend EMU. The same is true of Kayla White, also co-valedictorian of Dundee High School.
Flat Rock High School's valedictorian, Kristi M. Painter, plans to become an early childhood education teacher through EMU. Daisha Taylor of Detroit, valedictorian of the Inkster Cherry Hill School of Performing Arts, plans to attend EMU to become an elementary teacher.
Michelle Marie Mitchell, co-valedictorian of Taylor's Kennedy High School, plans to attend EMU to become a secondary mathematics teacher.
Honored at the COE Celebration of Excellence were Graduate Teaching Certificate Scholars (4.0 Cumulative GPA, based on completion of at least 16 credit hours): Dorothy Acton, Christine LeDee, Richard Anderson, Therese McFarland, Nieka Apell, Amy Mee, Deborah Bailey, Amanda Milner, Lauri Bombard, Christine Mullally, Mary Buckwalter, Linda Murray, Michelle Costa, Ernest Music Jr., Alan Crain, Amy Pattullo, Joan DeCosta, Mary Philppart, Mary Donnelly, Lori Roy, Beverly Dronen, Kathy Rye, Staci Evans, Catherine Shirley-Deaki, Valerie Feldscher, Donald Shumaker, Stephanie Fendrick, Olivia Spencer, Carolyn Getz, Teresa Stokes, Krista Giei, Susan Washabaugh, Therese Jastrow, Charles Wilke, Kristin Jordan, Mary Wright, and Jennifer Jungwirth.
COE COUNCIL MEETING
The College of Education Council met on June 12 with Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, chair, presiding.
Upon recommendation of the Basic Programs Committee, with an additional amendment from the COE Council, the requirements for admission to student teaching were amended in two ways, effective with students planning to do student teaching in the Fall of 2003 and thereafter: (a) if there is an assessment course required in the program (which is the case in most instances), that must be completed before student teaching; (b) for early childhood minors, CURR 302 and 303 must be completed.
Also upon recommendation of the Basic Programs Committee, the COE Council endorsed changing the titles/descriptions of six TEDU courses, in general changing "industrial-vocational education" to "vocational education." The Council endorsed a title and description change for ENGL 120 and 121.
The Council endorsed proposed changes, recommended by the Basic Programs Committee, in the program of study for each of Industrial Technology and Technology and Design. The major effect is to add two FETE courses to the curriculum.
The Basic Programs Committee recommended approval of draft core materials for NCATE/national association submission for the teaching fields in the social sciences (for NCSS) and for the teaching fields in special education (for CEC). The Council endorsed this recommendation.
Upon recommendation from the Advanced Programs Committee, the Council endorsed prerequisite changes for both TSLN 530 and TSLN 532. Upon recommendation of the Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee, the Council endorsed a number of changes in the Occupational Therapy program.
The Council considered draft core materials submitted in connection with the "science" teaching fields (for NSTA). However, these had not been reviewed by the Basic Programs Committee and they appeared to need additional work. As a result, the Council postponed any action on this matter until the next meeting.
The Council considered proposed changes in the admission requirements for the M.A. programs in counseling. Although these had not been reviewed by any committee, the Council endorsed the proposed changes. The Council considered proposed changes in the admissions requirements for the M.A. program in educational leadership. Although these had not been reviewed by the Advanced Programs Committee, the Council endorsed the proposed changes.
The COE Council reviewed the status of the 16 folios that are due to NCATE/national professional organizations no later than September 15 and that were due to the COE Council by April 15. The Council noted that one was substantially complete, through posting on the web site, and four others were partially posted to the web site (with completion depending on formal approval of programs in Lansing in some cases and completion of approval of changes by central administration in other cases). One other had been approved by the COE Council, but posting to the web site had not yet begun. Seven others were approved during the course of this meeting.
One other (initial program in computer science) had been reviewed earlier by the COE Council and returned for further work, with no response to date. Review of the materials for the initial programs in "science education" was set for July 24. It was noted that no materials have been received related to the advanced program in physical education.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunties.html)
July 24-COE Council meeting, 9:30 a.m., Room 300 A/D.
August 3-7--Association for Teacher Educators Summer Conference, Williamsburg, VA. For information, contact ATE, 1900 Association Drive, Suite ATE, Reston, VA 20191.
August 28-29-EMU New Faculty Orientation.
September 3-College of Education Fall Conference, all day; Eagle Crest Conference Center.
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
June 21-deadline for applications for MACUL grants of up to $2000 for instructional use of technology. For information, www.macul.org.
July 1-deadline for submission of proposals for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award by the Association of Teacher Educators. For information, dbyrd@uri.edu. Deadline for nominations for Distinguished Dissertation in Teacher Education Award by the Association of Teacher Educators. For information, dbyrd@uri.edu.
July 1-deadline for articles for Principal Leadership on "leadership in curriculum and instruction." For information, www.principals.org, click on News and Views, Publications, Principal Leadership, Submission Guidelines.
July 5-deadline for proposals for the 20th annual Academic Chairpersons Conference on the theme "visions of departmental leadership." For information, see www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/cl/academichair/
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