College of Education

Eastern Michigan University

Issue No: 544

February 10, 2003

We impact the way America learns.

Previous issues of Monday Report are at http://www.emich.edu/coe/monday. Send items and comments to jerry.robbins@emich.edu.

FACULTY/STAFF NOTES

"Social Services, Public Schools and the Poor: A Transformational Dialectic of Empowerment, Collaboration and Communitarianism, Historical Perspectives-Contemporary Response," by Pat Williams-Boyd, has been accepted for this May's meeting of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, to be held in Greece. Williams-Boyd has also prepared an invited chapter on "Abandoned Adolescence and a Cry for Help" in Kenneth Henson (ed.) Middle Level Case Studies. She has prepared two items for the Critical Thinking Encyclopedia: "Middle Schools" and "Empowerment: A Transformative Process." She is also preparing an invited chapter on "Professional Development and the Role of the Action Researcher" in Valerie Janesick (ed.) Stretching Exercises for the Qualitative Researcher.

At the Iowa Association for Gifted Children state conference, Deborah Harmon presented "They Won't Teach Me: Voices of Culturally Diverse Gifted Students," "Multicultural Gifted Curriculum," "Identification of Culturally Diverse Gifted Students," and "Dualities of Identify."

Lizbeth Stevens attended back-to-back meetings in Washington, D.C. in recent days. The first was a one-day conference sponsored by the IDEA partnerships. The second event was the 2003 winter Institute for the ASPIIRE & ILIAD IDEA partnerships. These are advocacy groups related to special education.

Irene Allen presented at the Open Classroom conference in Brighton recently.

Jerry Robbins spoke on the "bashing" of public education in the opening presentation at last week's COE annual Winter Conference.

Nelson Maylone serves on two committees for the Washtenaw ISD. One oversees the Conference on Teaching and Learning and the other relates to the Administrative Leadership Academy.

Jerry Robbins was quoted in the February 5 issue of Education Week in a story about the call for a uniform assessment program for all teacher education providers.

Lara MacQuarrie, adjunct, (with James A. Tucker, UT-Chattanooga; Matthew K. Burns, CMU; and Brian Hartman, Carson City, NV) published "Comparison of Retention Rates Using Traditional, Drill Sandwich, and Incremental Rehearsal Flash Card Methods" in the School Psychology Review.

Leah Adams, emeritus, recently published "Global Trends and Issues: Finding Our Own Place" in Early Childhood Education, a Canadian journal. Adams also published "Welcoming Remarks: 2001 Preconference Day" in the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. Alane Starko is quoted in that item. Adams (with Dawn Putney, State University of West Georgia) published "Connect with Families Through Newsletters" in Dimensions.

Seven COE faculty members have been nominated for the Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Award.

Recent service anniversaries observed include those of Marvin Johnson (41 years) and Pat Sullivan (10 years).

IN THE MEDIA

The February 3 issue of the Ann Arbor News carried a lengthy article, with photographs, about Marvin Johnson's 60+ years of experience in gymnastics-as an athlete, as a high school and EMU team and club coach, as a teacher of gymnastics methods, and as a worker in youth gymnastics activities.

ALUMNI NOTES

Theophilus "Theo" Hamilton '55, '62, '67 recently celebrated his 80^th birthday. Hamilton is a full-time employee of EMU's Career Services, housed in a satellite office in the Porter Building to provide teacher placement services and career counseling. He began his career as the only African-American teacher in the Upper Peninsula. He later served as a principal in the Highland Park district. He joined EMU in 1967 as the first African-American professional staff member and he has worked here continuously since. He has no retirement plans.

Ron Mercier '62, '71 is recovering from recent surgery. He donated a kidney to a woman he had as a student nearly 20 years ago. Mercier is retired from his teaching position in the Milan schools.

Thomas C. Flamboe '72 is a Ph.D. counseling psychologist in a clinic in Aberdeen, SD. Flamboe recently made a generous gift to the Marylyn Lake scholarship fund. He sent a lengthy letter concerning the influence on his life that EMU faculty members George Bird, Marge Chamberlain, the late Marylyn Lake, and, especially, Frank Wawrzaszek had on his life. Flamboe recalled how, out of money, into the drug scene, not good academically, ready to drop out of school, Wawrzaszek called him in, told him that he had arranged to have tuition and books paid for and that he had secured a work-study job for him. Flamboe asked "why me?" Wawrzaszek replied, poking his finger into Flamboe's chest, "I believe in you!"

Karen Schulte '76, '82, '89 is the Ann Arbor district's facilitator for professional growth and development. She has been a leader in the district's Tripod project, which aims to increase student achievement, especially among minority students.

Elizabeth Hornbeck Hamilton '32, '33, age 92, died recently. She taught elementary grades for more than 30 years in Lansing, Saline, and Ypsilanti.

SPONSORED PROJECTS

Cristina Jose-Kampfner (with co-director Peggy Daisey) has received $100,000 from the Michigan Department of Education for "Si, Se Puede! (Yes, It Can Be Done)."

This project is an after-school education and research program that takes place in two predominantly Hispanic schools in Southwest Detroit. The primary goal of the project is to increase the interest of Latina middle school girls in mathematics and expanding their future outlooks to include careers that use mathematical skills, careers such as engineering and science.

A corollary goal is to increase the interest and support of the girls' parents for such career paths for their daughters.

DEVELOPMENT REPORT

As of the end of December 2002, the COE has received donations from alumni and friends in the amount of $163,053. Of this, $143,285 was received in the second quarter. This is the second largest amount among the five EMU colleges.

Of the $163,053, $95,046 was contributed to various scholarship endowment accounts, including more than $40,000 to the Marylyn Lake scholarship and more than $9,000 to the Betty M. Colden Minority scholarship. Another $5,050 was contributed to expendable scholarship accounts. A total of $27,159 was contributed to various college/department expendable accounts, including more than $10,000 to Leadership and Counseling. Gifts-in-kind amounted to $1,700 for the first half of the year.

SPONSORED PROJECTS SUMMARY

As of the end of January, COE faculty/staff members had submitted 21 proposals for external funding in the amount of $7,899,328. There had been 10 awards in the amount of $1,104,428.

COE CREDIT HOURS

As of February 3, COE credit hours for Winter were 8.47% ahead of final figures for last Winter. This includes a 12.3% increase in Teacher Education, a 9.1% increase in Student Teaching, a 7.7% increase in Leadership and Counseling, a 6.0% increase in HPERD, and a 4.4% increase in Special Education.

For the fiscal year to date (Summer + Fall + Winter), COE credit hours are 8.1% ahead of final figures for the same period last year. This includes a 9.8% increase in Teacher Education, an 8.5% increase in HPERD, an 8.0% increase in Leadership and Counseling, a 6.4% increase in Special Education, and a 5.0% increase in Student Teaching.

With additional hours expected for Winter and all of Spring yet to come, we are within about 4% of the number for all of last year. The number of credit hours generated by the COE is expected to reach an all-time high before the end of the year.

NCATE/STATE REPORT

To date, positive reports have been received from national specialized professional associations concerning our advanced program in physical education and our initial program in technology education. We have a conditional approval of our initial program for preparing elementary teachers. In all other cases, we either have not yet received a report or we have additional work to do before receiving approval.

Arrangements have been made with staff of the Michigan Department of Education such that we will not submit reports on four programs because of changes in standards. We have been granted permission to delay reporting to the state until September 15 for four programs in the sciences.

Materials approved by the appropriate committee and the COE Council have been posted to the NCATE/State web site. See http://www.emich.edu/coe/ncate/2003/index.html

SHORT NOTES

There will be an e-mail training session in the Porter Building on February 14, starting during the noon hour and lasting for about 90 minutes. For information and registration, bfilipiak@online.emich.edu.

The COE's membership in the SINO-American Education Consortium makes faculty and staff members and students eligible to participate in the "Education Trip to China" of that organization (May 31 to June 15). Application must be received by February 15. For information, ywan@kennesaw.edu.

February 17 is the deadline for submitting proposals to the fifth International Conference of the Athens Institute for Education and Research in Greece. For information, atiner@otenet.gr.

EMU's ICT division offers a variety of technology training sessions, free, for faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students. For information, www.emich.edu/public/itech/training.

The fifth annual Graduate Research Fair will be held in McKenny Union, 1:00-5:30 p.m. on March 24. The public is invited.

Proposals are due on March 26 for dedicated time for proposal development. For information, contact Graduate Studies and Research.

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education has issued the call for papers for the 2004 annual meeting. Proposals are due by June 2. AACTE has also issued a call for reviewers. Volunteers will be accepted until May 16. For information, contact AACTE Reviews, 1307 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20005-4701.

OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS

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

February 10-ORD's "Introduction to the World of Grants," 10:00-10:45 a.m. For information and registration, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

February 10-COE international/comparative edu-cation brown-bag lunch discussion group, 11:30-1:00 p.m., Porter 213.

February 11-COE international/comparative edu-cation brown-bag lunch discussion group, 11:30--1:00 p.m., Porter 301.

February 11-Department of Teacher Education Advisory Board, 4:30-6:30 p.m., 301B Porter.

February 12-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m.

February 12-ORD's "The Review Process," 2:00-2:45 p.m. For information and registration, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

February 12-Kappa Delta Pi member meeting, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall School.

February 14-"Using Your My.Emich E-mail" class. Noon hour start. For information, bfilipiak@online.emich.edu

February 15-19-Association of Teacher Educators annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL.

February 15-applications due for SINO-American Educational Consortium "Summer Education Trip to the People's Republic of China. For information, ywan@kennesaw.edu.

February 17-"Coffee With the Dean," 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Porter 3^rd floor Lounge.

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

February 15-nominations due for Artistic Recognition Award and the Scholarship Recognition Award. For information, contact Graduate Studies and Research.

February 17-proposals due for fifth International Conference of the Athens (Greece) Institute for Education and Research. For information, atiner@otenet.gr.

Caring professional educators for a diverse and democratic society. (CPED²S) (Initial program)

Inquiry, advocacy, and leadership in education for a diverse and democratic society. (Advanced programs)

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