College of Education
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EMU WELL REPRESENTED AT AASA
At the recent American Association of School Administrators (AASA) convention in San Francisco, Chuck Achilles presented “Hope of Gain; Fear of Loss” and (with J.D. Finn, SUNY Buffalo) “Class Size and Learning: Comments on Class-Size Use or Misuse.”
John Palladino presented in a session dealing with “Gender Issues and the School Leader.” Jim Berry participated in meetings of the Executive Board of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Jerry Robbins served as a host for the EMU reception for alumni attending the convention and from the San Francisco area. He also performed in a general session with the “Singing Superintendents.”
Susan Rink, COE Development Officer, was one of several EMU administrators and staff members hosting the well-attended reception. Rink and others had sponsored a similar reception, which several COE alums attended, the night before in San Jose, CA
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
Joe Bishop has been notified of receipt of an award that will bring additional Eastern European educators to campus next fall.
Yvonne Callaway and Sue Stickel recently presented at the Eastern Educational Research Association annual conference in Clearwater, FL.
Eboni Zamani has been appointed to the editorial board for the ASHE Reader series.
Sue Stickel will be part of a CACREP site visit team to Wright State University early next month.
Nelson Maylone testified with WISD Superintendent William Miller before the Michigan Senate Education Committee on February 19.
Suzanne Hobson chaired a meeting of the School Counselor Education discussion group at the Michigan Department of Education last week.
Nelson Maylone spoke on federal and state education policy at the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor League of Women Voters on February 10.
The Counseling faculty hosted a meeting of the Washtenaw Counseling Association last week in the COE Clinical Suites.
Nelson Maylone will be the first speaker in the new EMU “Journeys of the Mind” series to be held at University House on April 8. Maylone will discuss the impact that teachers–EMU’s well-prepared teachers in particular–have on society.
Marina McCormack and Joan Quinlan have been appointed by President Kirkpatrick to participate in the inaugural cohort of “Management EMU.” They will spend one day per week for five weeks in this professional development activity.
Doug Briggs, Frank Fedel, and other EMU-associated personnel were featured in an article on February 1 in the Ann Arbor News. The article dealt with the new graduate certificate in orthotics and prosthetics.
Nelson Maylone is the author of a letter to the editor concerning test scores that appeared in the Detroit News on February 15.
Diane Haslam, lecturer, was recently featured in an issue of Focus EMU. The story dealt with her work on preparing personal trainers.
With our extended family: Russ Olwell (History and Philosophy) has been in Japan in recent days.
SPONSORED PROJECTS
Georgea Langer (director), with Patricia Pokay (co-director) and Alane Starko (administrator), has received $106,278 from Western Kentucky University for “Improving Teacher Quality Through Partnerships that Connect Teacher Performance to Student Learning–Year 5.”
Ten members of The Renaissance Group, including their K-12 partner schools, will improve the quality of teachers they produce by shifting the focus of programs from inputs in the teaching process to teacher performance that results in student learning. Over five years, institutions will collect and report data on the impact of student teachers and graduates on the K-12 students they teach, in the process changing teacher preparation program to empower candidates/graduates to facilitate learning at high levels for all children.
STUDENT NOTES
Doctoral student Marcia Mardis has received a $5,000 award from the Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education for “Infusing Science into Middle School Media Centers: Obstacles and Strategies.”
Doctoral student Ron Flowers will present at the American Association for Higher Education convention on the COE’s Program Completers Follow-Up study.
Presidential Scholar Serina Kramer of Chelsea plans to become a teacher of art at the secondary level. President Scholar Christopher Lewis of Westland plans to become a secondary teacher of history and political science. Both Kramer and Lewis are first-year students and hold a four-year “free ride” to EMU.
Madonna Emond, the current “Miss Michigan,” is traveling around the state promoting “Right Decisions Right Now.”
The Physical Education Organization hosted a workshop on February 13 conducted by the National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year, Carol Cooke, from Boseman, MT. EMU physical education, special education, and other teacher education students participated, along with teachers from local-area public schools and members of the Physical Education Advisory Board.
Application materials for the $1000 MACTE scholarship are available in the COE Office of Academic Services. Three from EMU will be selected to participate in the state wide competition. The major criteria are a 3.5 GPA and expect to complete program by June 2004. The award will be presented on April 2 at the MACTE Spring conference, to be held at the Kellogg Center at Michigan State University in East Lansing.
ALUMNI NOTES
Jack Edward Wickens ‘87, ‘90, ‘92, a counselor and coach at Meads Mill Middle School in Northville, recently earned a law degree from WSU and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Wickens was featured in a recent article in the Ann Arbor News.
YES FOR PREP
During the six weeks following February 16, the Yes Foundation will select one hundred academically oriented and self-motivated seventh grade students from Detroit Public Schools to participate in the inaugural year of “Yes for Prep.”
An innovative program designed to identify, develop, and prepare intellectually talented, academically oriented, and self-motived minority youths to achieve their fullest potential as scholars and leaders in school and in the community, “Yes for Prep” is funded by a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the Skillman Foundation. The Yes Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for the development of youth, has partnered with the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University to sponsor this collaborative program.
The intensive preparatory program, including a variety of academic, cultural, and social activities, begins after seventh grade and continues through the seven weeks immediately following eighth grade. At that time, students, with the help of EMU counselors, will apply to the high school that provides the best fit for their individual needs.
So far, 30 possible placements and scholarships have been identified from Renaissance, Cass Tech, and Martin Luther King high schools in Detroit, as well as Detroit Country Day, University Ligget, Cranbrook, Roper, and other area college preparatory high schools.
COE COUNCIL
The College of Education Council met on February 11, presided over by Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, chair.
Upon recommendation of the Advanced Programs Committee, the Council approved COUN 671 Advanced Multicultural Counseling and a new graduate certificate in Helping Interventions in a Multicultural Society.
A variety of reports were received, including a report from the dean concerning current year and next year EMU financial matters. The great bulk of the meeting was spent in discussion of a proposal to award a bachelor’s degree to post-baccalaureate teacher certification students. No action was taken.
APPROVALS RECEIVED
The Michigan Department of Education has extended the approval of the Language Arts major and minor from 2007 to 2009. Approval has also been received for the Reading Teacher (BT) program until 2010. EMU’s major/minor in Geography has been approved as well.
SHORT NOTES
Applications for graduate research assistants for FY05 are due by March 15. For information, contact deb.delaski-smith@emich.edu.
AERA is sponsoring four-month (minimum) residencies at NCES or NSF for senior researchers. For information, http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/AERA_fellows/AFFly.html.
Faculty members who would like to join the Eastern Friday tour, sponsored by the Admissions Office, for prospective students and their parents, get a free lunch! For information, contact andrew.wright@emich.edu.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
February 23-27. EMU Winter Recess.
March 1–ORD’s “Introduction to the World of Grants,” 2:00-2:45 p.m. For information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
March 2–ORD’s “Essential Elements,” 9:30-10:15 a.m. For information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
March 1–Joe Dulin, Principal of Roberto Clemente Student Development Center and founder of National African American Parent Involvement Day, speaks at Ypsilanti Community Library, 7:00 p.m., on “Education and Race.”
March 2–Advanced Programs Committee meeting, 3:30 p.m., Porter 301B.
March 10–ORD’s “Writing Tips,” 9:00-9:45 a.m. For information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
March 11–ORD’s “Developing the Budget,” 2:00-2:45 p.m. For information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
March 11–COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301B.
March 12--Basic Programs Committee meeting, 3:00 p.m., Porter 301B.
March 13–Mathematics Education Conference, sponsored by Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics and EMU, McKenny Union. Prospective elementary teachers and prospective secondary teachers of mathematics encouraged to attend. For information, contact the Department of Mathematics at 487.1444.
March 14-18–EMU Enrollment Services and Alumni Relations trip to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. Alumni, contacts, colleagues, and family members are invited to a reception to be held in each locality. Informal receptions will be held in Tokyo, Shanghai, Taipei, Kaosiung, Taichung, Hong Kong, and Penang. For information, contact claudia.bean@emich.edu.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
Literacy Teaching and Learning: An International Journal of Early Reading and Writing has issued a call for manuscripts. For information, rodgers.42@osu.edu.
February 29–deadline for proposals for the Athens Institute for Education and Research. For information, education@atiner.gr
February 29–deadline for papers for the ICET (International Council on Education For Teaching) World Assembly. For information, icet2004@hkusua.hku.hk.
March 8–deadline for nominations for MDE “Talent Pool.” For information, www.michigan.gov/mde, then Featured Services, Recognition Programs, Talent Pool Link.
March 12–Holman Learning Center deadline for nominations for “Faculty and Tutor Appreciation Day.” For information, www.tlc.emich.edu.
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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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