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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Ron Williamson was recently in Los Angeles for three days working with a team of writers to design a course of study for school leaders that will be used by the Galef Institute to support leadership development in elementary and middle schools where the "Different Ways of Knowing" comprehensive school reform model is being implemented.
Nora Martin will be at Yale University for several days this week attending a Comer Fall Implementation meeting.
Jerry Robbins will be in Washington, D.C. next weekend, attending a meeting of the AACTE Board of Directors. From there he goes to Tucson, where, with Dean Linda Pritchard of the College of Arts and Sciences, he will participate in a national meeting of liberal arts and education deans.
Lisbeth Stevens was featured in a recent issue of "The ASHA Leader." Stevens is politically involved to help school-based professionals implement the reauthorization of IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), in particular as a member of ASPIIRE (Associations of Service Providers Implementing IDEA Reforms in Education) and as the Michigan SLP (political activist).
Jeanne Pietig and Frank Enneking, architect, have submitted an entry (design plan with rationale) in the competition for the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.
Guest Artist Lourdes Bastos presented her "Time for Love" and Sherry Jerome danced in three improvisations as part of the "9/11" poetry, music, and dance program in Pease Auditorium last Friday.
Jackie Tracy has been named to the search committee for the program leader for the Ph.D. program in the College of Technology.
Ella Burton was featured in this month's "Directions: A newsletter Spotlighting Continuing Education at EMU." Burton was cited for her outstanding teaching and dedication to students in EMU's off campus sites.
Thomas Gwaltney has been named to represent the College of Education on the planning committee for Symposium XXIII, the undergraduate research activity.
College of Education leadership for the United Way campaign includes Merri McClure, college representative, and department representatives Karen Garvey (Special Education), Lou Thayer (Leadership and Counseling), Pat Sullivan (COE Office of Academic Services), Carole Orlowski (HPERD), and Sarah Huyvaert and Nelson Maylone (Teacher Education).
Nancy Dahl published her poem "Let the Dreamer Dream" in the "Aging Services Life Lines" magazine.
SPONSORED PROJECTS
Toni Jones has received $25,115 from the Corporation for National Service for "University Consortium to Advance Academic Service-Learning Throughout Michigan." This funding is to carry out Department of Teacher Education activities for the CNS grant entitled "University Consortium to Advance Academic Service-Learning Throughout Michigan."
For the fiscal year to date (through August), COE faculty/staff have submitted five proposals in the amount of $626,017. So far, there have been two awards totaling $35,535.
ALUMNI NOTES
Emily Brown '73, '80, a teacher at Cheney Academy of Math and Science in the Willow Run district, was named as the Michigan D.A.R.E. "Teacher of the Year." The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, founded in Los Angeles in 1983 and launched in Washtenaw County in 1991, selected Brown because of "her commitment as an active D.A.R.E. participant, helping students to make wise choices about drugs." She and her award were recently featured in the Ann Arbor News. Brown has spent her entire 30-year career at her present school.
Robert C. Borgelt '53, '64, aged 79, died recently. He lived in Ypsilanti Township and was a former teacher of mathematics and science at Dexter High School and at Ypsilanti's East Middle School.
STUDENT NOTES
Christina Sears Etter, Willets Brooks, Emily Coccia, Tia Garcia, Amanda Iannitti, Kelly Kissner, Marie Oriti, Suzy Tebeau, Crystal Trongo, and Meghan Wirick were among the students who danced in last Friday's September 11 Commemoration Concert in Pease Auditorium.
Graduate students are eligible to apply for the Harold Josephson Award, which includes a $1,000 travel grant to attend the annual conference of the Association of International Education Administrators, complimentary conference registration, and an opportunity to report on her/his research to conference attendees. For additional information, contact donald.staub@emich.edu.
SHORT NOTES
Polly Buchanan, Interim Dean, College of Health and Human Services, recently used a particular instrument to measure stress among students enrolled in hospitality programs. She is interested in finding faculty members/graduate students who would be interested in using this same instrument with other constituencies.
Nominations for "Michigan Teacher of the Year" are now being accepted by the Michigan Department of Education. For information, see http://www.michigan.gov/mde/1,1607,7-140-6525-23259--,00.html
September 24-26, the Kappa Delta Pi chapter will have a lemonade stand outside the Schoolhouse, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Patronage will be appreciated.
A "Program Review Workshop" will be held on September 27 for the Department of Teacher Education. Members of the faculty are encouraged to attend. The session will be in Halle 300, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Kappa Delta Pi will host a free book fair on September 28, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Schoolhouse. Those that would like to donate books may leave them in a box in Teacher Education or contact Tom Gwaltney.
Awards in the $300-$2,000 range are made monthly through the Graduate School Research Support Fund. All faculty members are eligible.
COE CREDIT HOURS
As of September 5, COE credit hours for the Fall stood at 36,469. This is a 2.42% increase over final figures for last Fall. This includes a 5.2% increase in HPERD, a 3.7% increase in Teacher Education, a 2.7% increase in Leadership and Counseling, and a 1.0% increase in Special Education. A number of student teacher registrations have not yet been reported.
(Summer + Fall) credit hours, as of September 5, were 3.8% ahead of final (Summer + Fall) credit hours from a year ago. These include a 6.5% increase in HPERD and a 6.0% increase in Teacher Education.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunties.html)
September 16-ORD's "Introduction to the World of Grants," 1:00-1:45 p.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu. ORD's "Provost's new Faculty Awards," 3:30-4:15 p.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu
September 17-Graduate coordinator's meeting, 10:00 a.m. to noon, Halle Library Auditorium. ORD's "The Essential Elements," 9:30-10:15 a.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu. ORD's "Introduction to the World of Grants," 2:00-2:45 p.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu
September 18-Graduate coordinator's meeting, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Halle Library Auditorium. Governor's Education Summit, Lansing.
September 20-National "Take Your Cat to Work" Day. For information, 516.883.7900, X 254.
September 24-26, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Kappa Delta Pi lemonade stand, near Schoolhouse.
September 24-27-Michigan Association of School Administrators convention, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme.
September 25-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m. Retirement reception for Dale Rice, 4:00-6:00 p.m., 201 Welch Hall.
September 25-27. Nel Noddings residency, John W. Porter Chair in Urban Education.
September 27-EMU Alumni induction of Class of 1952 into Golden Years Society. For information, alumni.relations@emich.edu. Program Re-view Workshop for Teacher Education; Halle 300; 9:00-11:00 a.m.
September 28-12th annual Teaching Excellence Awards, 9:30 a.m., McKenny Union.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
October 1-several deadlines. See web site.
THEME STATEMENTS
Caring professional educators for a diverse and democratic society. (CPED2S) (Initial program)
Eastern Michigan University advanced pro-fessional education programs develop leaders who demonstrate reflective thought and scholarship within the context of a culturally diverse society. In addition, the ___ program _______. (advanced programs)
NCATE/STATE REVIEW ACTIVITIES
NCATE First Steps-Reports to the SPA's. Last Friday afternoon, a box of materials and a letter left by UPS such as to arrive at the NCATE offices by today. The box included:
A hard copy for ACEI of our material for our initial program in elementary education.
Four hard copies for NCSS of our material for our initial teacher preparation programs in the social science areas.
Four hard copies for ELCC of our material for our advanced (masters and specialist) programs in educational leadership.
Five hard copies of our materials and four hard copy Graduate Catalogs for AAHPERD/NASPE for our advanced program in physical education.
A CD-ROM for NSTA of our material for our initial teacher preparation programs in the science areas (biology, chemistry, physics, geology/earth science, and secondary general science).
For what we consider to be the more technologically advanced SPA's (specialized profession associations), the letter included the URL where our materials for each organization may be found. These included URL's for materials for:
ITEA/CTTE (initial programs in industrial technology and technology and design);
ISTE (initial program in computer science and advanced program in educational media/technology);
IRA (advanced program in reading);
NAEYC (advanced program in early childhood education);
CEC (initial program in special education).
All this material, even that submitted in hard copy or otherwise, is available for review and use at http://www.emich.edu/coe/ncate/2003/Docs/G-10/nprogstnds.html.
According to the NCATE calendar of activities, responses from the SPA's are to be made by February 1, 2003 to both us and to NCATE. Should it be necessary for us to prepare a rejoinder, that will be due from us by April 15, 2003. Responses to the rejoinder are to be made by the SPA to both us and to NCATE by September 1, 2003. There will not be time for a second rejoinder before our November 2003 NCATE BOE team visit.
State Program Specific Materials. Instructions for completing the materials for the program-specific aspects of the forthcoming State review were distributed early last week. However, soon afterwards, we received clarification from the State that certain programs were "off cycle" and thus no report was expected as part of this cycle of review. The "off cycle" programs are the initial preparation programs in social studies (2005-06) and English, mathematics, and physical education (2006-07).
In an even more dramatic development, last Friday we received written notification from the State that the State would not review those programs which lead to an endorsement and that we have submitted to a national SPA. At most, we will submit a completed Form XX for these programs and we will submit other short items on a "by-request" basis. The State will accept whatever positive or negative determination we receive from the national SPA in these cases.
As a result, we will not prepare State folios for these programs: computer science, biology, chemistry, physics, geology/earth science, (secondary) general science, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, all special education majors, industrial technology, technology and design, educational media & technology, and the advanced program in reading.
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