College of Education

Eastern Michigan University

Issue No: 545

February 17, 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.

CAROLYN CARTER AT WHITE HOUSE

Carolyn Carter has been invited to participate in the White House Education Briefing, sponsored by the White House Office of Public Liaison and the U.S. Department of Education. The event will be on Tuesday in the White House in Washington. The program will focus on Bush administration initiatives in post-secondary education, historically Black colleges and universities, and the mentoring program on safe and drug-free schools.

Carter is the second COE person to be invited to the White House within the past year. Jerry Robbins attended last March's White House Conference on Teacher Preparation.

FACULTY/STAFF NOTES

Barbara Gorenflo, Donna Wissbrun, and Jan Alverson are in Jacksonville, FL attending the annual conference of the Association of Teacher Educators. While there, they will present "Evaluation Process for University Supervisors." Gorenflo will also attend the Council of Unit Presidents meetings and the Field Directors' Forum meetings.

Charles M. "Chuck" Achilles (with Jean Krieger, J. D. Finn and Mark Sharp) will present "School Improvement Should Rely on Reliable, Scientific Evidence. Why Did 'No Child Left Behind' Leave Class Size Behind?" later this week at the American Association of School Administrators conference in New Orleans.

John Tonkovich recently surveyed medical rehabilitation programs in Tampa and Sarasota, FL on behalf of CARF, the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission.

Lizbeth Stevens received her 9^th Award for Continuing Education and John Tonkovich received his 6^th Award for Continuing Education, both from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Don Staub has been named to the Michigan Department of Education's data management and reporting committee. Nelson Maylone has been named to the state MEAP office's subcommittee on standards, assessment, and accountability.

Eddie Bedford (with Kevin Tuite and Derek Tefft) presented "History of African Americans in Sports 1880-1960" last week as part of the HPERD Seminar series.

Betty Barber has completed a term on the university's Academic Calendar committee.

Jerry Robbins will be in New Orleans next weekend, attending the convention of the American Association of School Administrators. While there he will participate in an EMU reception for alumni and friends in the area, among other convention activities.

Marjorie Colburn '42, '46 was featured, along with her late husband, in a story about their family's long-time Ypsilanti connections that appeared in a recent issue of the Ann Arbor News.

William A. Pearson '78, '81, superintendent of the South Lyon Community Schools, was one of seven recipients of the Michigan Association of School Administrator's "Winner's Circle Awards." The award was made for the Middle School Intervention Module to End Social Promotion.

Marjorie F. Layher '41 died recently in Ypsilanti. During her career, she taught in the Milan, Dearborn, and Saline districts.

STUDENT NOTES

The dissertation of Sarayuth Poolsup, "Educational Politics in Thailand: A Case Study of the 1999 National Education Act," will be defended on February 25, 10:00 a.m., Porter 301B/C. James Barott is the chair. The public is invited.

The Fall 2002 Dean's List included 153 students from HPERD, 170 from Special Education, and 598 from Teacher Education.

Nominations are now being accepted for Student Gold Medallion Awards. Award categories are: student leader, student volunteer, student ambassador, student innovator, student employee, graduate assistant/graduate student employee, student organization: affiliated/non-affiliated, student organization advisor and student organization program. Pick up and submit nomination forms at 11 McKenny Union. Application deadline is Friday, Feb. 28. Call 487-3045.

Juniors, seniors, or graduate students are eligible to apply for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program, which provides for an eight-week paid internship in the U.S. Department of Education in Washington. For information, www.studentjobs.gov.

STUDENT RESEARCH LEADS TO AUSTRALIAN VISITOR TO CAMPUS

Elizabeth "Beth" Storey is currently a student teacher in a POHI setting at Roosevelt-McGrath Elementary School in the Wayne-Westland district.

Storey is a Presidential Scholar who has strong skills in forensics. In preparing for her competitive speech for 2001-02, she came upon an article about "spray-on skin," a potential treatment for burn victims. The product was being researched and developed by Dr. Fionia Wood in Perth, Australia.

Storey began an email communication with Dr. Wood that continued for many months, with Dr. Wood supporting Storey in the preparation of her speech. Storey won the 2002 state forensic competition with her speech on "spray-on skin" and then went on to place 7^th in the nation with the same speech.

The support of Beth Storey led to an invitation for Dr. Wood to travel from Australia to serve as the keynote speaker for this year's EMU Undergraduate Symposium.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE PLANNED

The College of Education Clinical Suite will host a national conference, in three parts, on "Auditory Processing Disorders: The Hidden Disability." Sessions will be held all day on February 21-22, March 21-22, and April 11-12, in 301A Porter. The presenter will be Jay Lucker, Ed.D., CCC-A/SLP, of Washington, D.C. The cost is $175 for each two-day session or $475 for all three sessions; the student rate is $50 per session. For additional information, contact Steve Press (COE Clinical Suite) at 734.487.4410 or JoAnna DeCamp (EMU Continuing Education) at 734.487.4790.

COE CREDIT HOURS

As of February 9, COE credit hours for Winter term were 8.75% ahead of final credit hours for last Winter.

For the fiscal year to date (Summer + Fall + Winter), COE credit hours are 8.22% ahead of final figures for the same time last year. This includes a 9.9% increase for Teacher Education, an 8.6% increase for HPERD, an 8.1% increase for Leadership and Counseling, a 6.6% increase for Special Education, and a 5.0% increase for Student Teaching.

CORRECTION

Last week's Monday Report erroneously reported that a conditional approval had been received for our program to prepare elementary teachers from the relevant specialized professional association. We have not yet received any level of approval for this program. Monday Report regrets the error.

SHORT NOTES

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.

Today 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.

The Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor will host noted author Joseph Chilton Pearce (Crack in the Cosmic Egg, The Magical Child, A Biology of Transcendence, etc.) on February 20, 7:30 p.m., Forsythe Middle School Auditorium, tickets $15 at the door. EMU-affiliated persons are cordially invited. For information, 734.995.4141.

The COE International Education meeting, regularly scheduled for the 2^nd Monday and Tuesday of every month, will be held next month on March 17 and 18 instead. The location is Porter 301B, 11:30 a.m. to1:00 p.m.

Letters of intent to file for Research Excellence Fund funding are due by March 14 to the Director of ORD. Information is available at www.gradorg.emich.edu/downloads/ord_files/ref_guide.pdf

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.

COE COUNCIL

The College of Education Council met on February 12 with Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, chair, presiding.

The Council endorsed a recommendation from the Basic Programs Committee to recommend to the Michigan Department of Education additional tracks in the English as a Second Language Program. The Council endorsed the content of the state folio for Sociology. A proposal concerning a new Visual Arts Education endorsement was tabled, pending clarification of the materials that had been prepared.

The Council endorsed a proposal to "shelve Industrial Technology" (Certification code IX), effective Spring 2003 and requested the Dean of the COE to negotiate with the staff of the Michigan Department of Education various matters related to this program and Technology and Design (Certification code TX). The dean was requested not to sign or to endorse the contents of a draft letter, prepared outside the COE, having to do with post-baccalaureate students.

The COE Council endorsed a recommendation from the Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee concerning a proposed additional, new non-teaching program in computer science. In addition, the Council endorsed a recommendation to approve a new graduate certificate program in orthotics or prosthetics.

Various reports were received, including the dean's report on NCATE SPA notifications received and other preparations for NCATE and state review.

OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS

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

February 17-"Coffee With the Dean," 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Porter 3^rd floor, Staff/Faculty Lounge. All faculty/staff invited. No agenda.

February 18-ORD's "Identifying Funding Sources," 11:00-11:45 a.m. For information and registration, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

February 18-Advanced Programs Committee meeting, 3:30 p.m., 211 Porter.

February 19-ORD's "Professional Writing Tips," 9:00-9:45 a.m. For information and registration, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

February 20-ORD's "The Essential Elements," 9:30-10:15 a.m. For information and registration, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

February 20-Office of Distance Learning in Continuing Education teleconference, "Copyright Issues Online." 2:15-4:00 p.m. For information, 734.487.1081.

February 20-Basic Programs Committee meeting, 3:00 p.m., 129 Porter.

February 21-22-CATALISE Technology Planning Workshop. For information, bfilipiak@online.emich.edu.

February 21-22-COE Clinical Suite conference on "What is ADP and How Do We Assess It?" For information, contact JoAnna DeCamp at 734.487.4790.

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

March 1-deadline for applications for James Madison Memorial Fellowships for prospective and current social studies teachers. For information, see www.jamesmadison.com.

March 1-deadline for papers for Educational Administration Quarterly on critical perspectives on mentoring for leadership. For information, groganm@missouri.edu.

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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