College of Education
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTESPrevious issues of Monday Report are at http://www.emich.edu/coe/monday. Send items and comments to jerry.robbins@emich.edu.
Georgea Langer (with Amy Colton and Loretta Goff) presented a two-day pre-conference workshop in New Orleans for the National Staff Development Council. The session was based on their new book, Collaborative Analysis of Student Work: Improving Teaching and Learning.
Claudia Galli observed a 25th year with EMU service anniversary.
At the most recent meeting of the Board of Regents, Rosella Bannister was honored with emeritus staff status for her 25 years as director of the National Institute for Consumer Education, formerly associated with the College of Education.
With our extended family:
Russ Olwell (History and Philosophy) has been working with the Willow Run Community Schools in connection with the 60th anniversary celebration of the founding of the school district. WRCS students are writing scripts for a bus tour of the area and are preparing displays about local history. Olwell's HIST 481 course is helping during the winter term as an academic service-learning project. Linda Schott (Women's Studies) is assisting in the project and Jessica Alexander (CTA) is assisting with the drama aspects.
Joanne Caniglia has been working with Kaiser Elementary in Willow Run. She has implemented an after school math club, a new brand of teacher development, and a secondary education mathematics class collaboration. Caniglia has also been working with her EMU students in the classrooms of Edmonson Middle School, enabling them to learn classroom management in a diversified classroom.
KIMBALL IS P.E. MAJOR OF YEAR
Meghan Kimball has been named as the EMU Physical Education Major of the Year. This award, sponsored by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, honors one person from each institution in the U.S.
Kimball competed against almost 300 students locally. She was selected on the basis of her interview with the faculty committee, her GPA of 3.82, and her numerous professional development activities and involvement with youth activities. Kimball will be recognized during the AAHPERD convention in New Orleans on April 1, among a number of other recognitions.
GRAND ROUNDS FOR SLI STUDENTS
Graduate students in the speech language pathology program presented papers during the "Grand Rounds" event held on December 12. John Tonkovich served as master of ceremonies. The papers presented were:
Melody Sills Butt, "Mr. C-Apraxia of Speech and Dysphagia: A Clinician's Conundrum."
Katie Jacobi, "Speech Language Pathologists in the Classroom: Benefits and Controversies."
Anne F. Hokett, "Selective Mutism: How Should Treatment be Provided?"
Kelley Winson, "Generalization of the Applied Behavior Analysis Approach in the Classroom."
Courtney Reid Alexander, "What Did You Learn in Therapy Today?"
STUDENT NOTES
Patrick J. Nedry will defend his dissertation, "The Impact of Tech Prep on Community College Readiness in Michigan," on December 17 at 1:00 p.m. in Porter 202. Martha Tack is the chair. The public is invited.
The winter clothing drive sponsored by Eta Sigma Gamma (health education honorary) was highly successful, as 1, 239 items of clothing were collected for the Capuchin Service Center in Detroit.
Nominations are due by January 1 to Laura Quashnie at McKenny Union/Campus Life for student leaders to serve next year as EMU Ambassadors. For additional information, 487.3045.
The Conflict Mediation Training previously scheduled for October has been rescheduled for January 23-25 and January 30-February 1. Applications from students will be received until January 7 and are to be sent to Nicole Blakely in 204 King Hall. For more information, see www.dsa.emich.edu/sjs.
The Future Educators of America organization will meet in Dallas, Texas on February 13-15. For additional information, see fea@pdkintl.org.
ALUMNI NOTES
Edna Roush '28, '33, aged 97, has written to tell us that she is "thrilled at the progress [EMU] makes year after year strengthening undergraduate's educational opportunities not only in the College of Education but throughout the University." Ms. Roush lives in Holland.
Eldon Lee, with Mary Gale Budzisz, developed the Milwaukee Village School, a Milwaukee public school. Drawing on his 30 years teaching regular and special education children, Lee is a member of numerous reform groups. Lee and Budzisz are the authors of Quashing the Rhetoric of Reform: An Educational Design that Reaches All Children (Scarecrow Press).
Kristen Gwaltney '91, '95 teaches music in the Gwinnett County (GA) schools. She is a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and performed this month with the Berlin Philharmonic.
- - - - - - - - - - - - Margaret Muir '14, aged 107, died recently in Brighton. After a six-weeks course at Michigan Normal School, she began a 55-year teaching career. In her early years, she taught in one-room schools in the Brighton area. However, most of her career was spent in the Huron Valley School District, where Muir Middle School is named after her. She retired in 1966 and then taught for two years, without pay, at St. Patrick's School in Brighton.
SHORT NOTES
The SINO-American Education Consortium, of which the EMU COE is a member, has announced the Summer Education Trip, May 31-June 15, to the People's Republic of China in connection with the 15th SINO-American Education Consortium International Conference in Wuhan, China. For additional information, contract Binyao Zheng at bzheng@kennesaw.edu or Ann Smith at asmith@kennesaw.edu.
COE COUNCIL
The College of Education Council met on December 10 with Ellen Hoffman presiding.
Based on the recommendation of the Basic Programs Committee, the Council approved a change in the description of BIOL 303 and approved deleting from the program for hearing impaired SPSI 336 and SPSI 332.
Based on the recommendation of the Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee, the Council approved a new course INDT 263 Aircraft Systems, approved the use of SPMD 430 Electrocardiography for graduate credit, and approved the following 11 courses for use in the Ph.D. in Technology: COTD 600 Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of Technology; COTD 601 Technology Trends and Issues; COTD 602 Planning for Technological Change; COTD 605 Technology Design, Development and Transfer; COTD 610 Introductory Research Design and Applied Statistics in Technology; COTD 611 Advanced Research Design and Applied Statistics in Technology; COTD 612 Qualitative Research Methods and Design in Technology; COTD 615 Implementing and Managing Technological Change; COTD 704 Legal and Policy Aspects of New Technologies; COTD 780 Technology Impact Assessment; and COTD 895 Dissertation Research and Design.
Various reports were received. Included in these were the dean's report on "programs with problems," his reasons for negative action concerning the proposed program for secondary integrated science, and University financial matters.
The Council adopted the following policy:
Effective immediately, all proposals for new programs for teachers and other educational personnel and all proposals for revisions of existing programs for teachers and other educational personnel, in order to be considered by the COE Council, must be accompanied by
(a) an analysis (usually the State or SPA Standards grid, or relevant portion thereof) of how the new or revised program meets the applicable state or national standards; and
(b-1) (for new programs) a statement of the minimum total number of hours necessary to complete the entire degree program, or
(b-2) (for program revisions) item (b-1) for the present program and a statement of the effect of the proposed revisions on the total length of the program.
(For (b-1), it is recommended that a list be provided of all courses required for degree requirements, grouped by general education, by major, by minor, by professional education sequence, with notations of those courses that are being used to satisfy multiple requirements ["double dipping"].)
SEASONS' GREETINGS!
Although Monday Report is scheduled to be issued on December 21, it is likely that some of our readers may not see it until after the New Year. Therefore, I would like to extend to the entire COE community of faculty and staff members and students and our colleagues elsewhere in EMU and in other institutions, our very best wishes for the holiday season and for the New Year! -Jerry Robbins
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
January 7-ORD's "Introduction to the World of Grants," 9:00-9:45 a.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
January 9-ORD's "Identifying Funding Sources," 10:00-10:45 a.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
January 10-Linda Rief, teacher and noted author, will present "Writing to Read, Reading to Write," 1:00-3:00 p.m., Eagle Crest Conference Center. Cost: $25. Contact the EMU Writing Project, c/o Erin Banks, 612 Pray-Harrold, EMU.
January 13-ORD's "The Review Process," 9:30-10:45 a.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
January 13-Advanced Programs Committee meeting, 3:30 p.m., Porter 301B.
January 14-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301B.
January 15-ORD's "Developing the Budget," 2:00-2:45 p.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
January 15- Basic Programs Committee meeting, 3:00 p.m., Porter 301B.
January 17-Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony, McKenny Union, 10:00 a.m.
January 21-Association of American Colleges and Universities convention, Washington, D.C. For information, www.aacu.org.
January 28-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301B.
January 29--Basic Programs Committee meeting, 3:00 p.m., Porter 301B.k
January 29-"Coffee with the Dean," 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Porter 3rd floor faculty/staff lounge. No agenda. Faculty, staff, students invited.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
December 15-deadline for Kappa Delta Pi Record articles on learning from your students.
December 15-deadline for manuscripts for the summer 2004 issue of Action in Teacher Education, on the theme of "Responding to No Child Left Behind." For information, hawkp@mail.ecu.edu.
January 6-nominations due for National Teachers Hall of Fame. For information, www.nthf.org.
January 9-Nominations due for Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Awards. For information, www.emich.edu/public/aa/Info_Faculty.htm
January 15-Deadline for applications for editorship of Action in Teacher Education, the journal of ATE and for guest editorship of the summer 2004 issue of the journal. For information, jodonnel@nmsu.edu.
THEME STATEMENTS
Caring professional educators for a diverse and democratic society. (CPED2S) (Initial program)
Inquiry, advocacy, and leadership in education for diverse and democratic society. (Advanced programs)
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