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Spring 2004 News & Notes |
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June
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This year's theme of the Regional Education Academy for Leadership Annual Reading Conference is Navigating the Literacy Highway. Keynote speaker, Dr. Maria Walther, will present "A Teacher's Travel Bag of Reading and Writing Strategies". Ten break-out session are also planned to address various areas of literacy for the K-8 educator. Please phone Colleen at 740-1311 by May 10th for further details and registration information. |
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May 15 On
Saturday, May 15th from 9-11 a.m. Dr. Garry Raymond,
Superintendent of Minooka High School District, will
be presenting an informational session at Twin Oaks
for current and/or potential adjuncts from
the Teaching and Leading and Educational Leadership
masters programs. Topics for the morning will include
Teaching the Adult Learner, Teaching to the Essential
Questions, and Strategies for Different Course Delivery
Options. Check in will take place and a continental
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May
6
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Dr.
JoAnn Sterling, Professor of Education, was presented
the Achievement in Service Award at the Academic Honors
and Awards Convocation on May 6th.
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April 27 An Artists' Reception will be held at Twin Oaks from 6:00-7:00 PM in honor of the local artists who donated their work to be displayed at the Twin Oaks site during the past few months. April's reception will welcome students from Dirksen School in Joliet and Cunningham School in Channahon. Parents, siblings, grandparents and friends are all welcomed to join us in this celebration. Please phone Sara at 740-1441 by April 21st for reservations. Refreshments will be served. |
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April
26
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| Wanda Wilson, a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor form DHS/Office of Rehabilitation Services and Cindy Fisher, Transition Specialist from Plainfield High School will be speaking to Special Education candidates at 4:00 p.m in Room N215 of Tower Hall. The talk will focus on Transition and Services for students with disabilities post high school. All are welcome to attend. | ||
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April 23 An Adjunct Reception will be held at the Twin Oaks Campus on Friday, April 23rd from 4-6 p.m. This evening provides new and continuing adjunct faculty the opportunity to meet one another as well as other members of the College of Education staff. A general overview will start the evening and break out sessions with Program Coordinators will answer specific questions regarding the upcoming semester. Please phone Sara at 740-1441 by April 15th for reservations. Refreshments will be served. |
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COE Summer Camps! This summer the College of Education is offering a "PALs Camp" and "Arts Camp" for local elementary school childern. Parents! Register your 1st through 8th grader for either the Physically Active Learners Camp (PALs) or the Arts Camp this summer. Space is limited, register early! Contact Pat Joho at (815) 740-3528. More... Education majors! You can enroll in either Physical Development & Health (EDUC 215) or Fine Arts (EDUC 216). Candidates enrolling in the summer courses will serve as teachers in the camps. More... |
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April
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The College of Education is sponsoring a Scholastic Book Fair on April 5th through the 7th from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The fair will be held in room 203 of the USF Library. All profits will be donated to the Farragut School Library. For additional information about the fair or donating books to the Farragut School Library, contact Donna Metlicka. Please join COE in serving the community. | |
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March 31 Dr. Bernice McCarthy will be presenting on March 31st at the Twin Oaks campus. Her presentation will address critical issues in education using a learner-centered approach. Dr. McCarthy is an internationally recognized educational authority and author of a number of books on the teaching and learning process, including About Teaching. In this session, Dr. McCarthy will explore the requirements of high performance teaching and learning. COE members and candidates are invited to attend. Register is required. Please contact Marcy Allen at 847-487-1800 X231 by March 26th. The event is free of charge. 8:30 AM Registration & Breakfast |
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9:00-11:00
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March 27 FEA is taking a fieldtrip March 27. We will be leaving at 9:00 am from USF and returning around 4:00 pm. There are only 10 spots left! Call Kelly Pluchar at 740-4609 to reserve your spot. |
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March
24
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| Teacher Candidates in EDUC 385 Methods of Science and Social Science, taught by Catherine Nelson, visited Isle A La Cache Museum in Romeoville, IL. After the experience the class created a book to showcasing their field trip. | ||
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March
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Donna Metlicka, COE Instructor, successfully defended her dissertation on March 19th. Donna will receive her Ed. D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Northern Illinois University in May. |
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| Congratulations to COE faculty member Dr. Lisa White-McNulty for achieving success in two scholarly endeavors. Dr. White-McNulty is the co-author of "Epistemology and Adolescents' Conceptions of Procedural Justice in School" a study published in the very prestigious Journal of Educational Psychology. Additionally, Dr. White-McNulty is lead author on the Laboratory for Student Success Partnership Series on motivation and social emotional learning which produces research-based guides for parents and teachers. | ||
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March 20 The University of St. Francis faculty member, Dr. Joan Caton, will be presenting at the International Learning Disabilities of America Conference on March 20, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia. The topic of her presentation is "Expanded Instruction for bilingual students and those with learning disabilities." Dr. Caton is an Associate Professor in the College of Education. Recently, Dr. Caton also represented the University of St. Francis while delivering her presentation, "Identifying and Meeting the Needs of Bilingual Learners," at a Speech/Language and Learning Services Conference in Seattle, Washington. |
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March 15-19 FEA will be holding a book drive the week of March 15-19 to benefit Joliet Public Schools. Drop books off in boxes labeled "FEA Book Drive." Please only donate elementary level books. |
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March 17 Future Educators of America (FEA) will be having a bake/carnations sale on Wednesday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the cafeteria. The prices range from .50 to $5. Come and support FEA! |
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March 16 & April 20 The last FEA meetings this semester are March 16th and April 20th at 3:30 in the Abbey. All elementary, secondary, and special education majors are welcome to attend! |
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March 15 The Regional Educational Academy for Leadership will hold a presentation titled "Autism Spectrum Disorder: Strategies for Educators and Parents" on March 15th from 4:00 to 7:30 PM at the Plainfield District Office Board Room. More... |
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March 10 Geography Workshop! Visiting Instructor, Catherine Nelson, will host a geography workshop at the Twin Oaks Campus (Directions) on March 10th from 7:00 to 9:30 PM. Jim Lenert will be a guest speaker. All graduate and undergraduate teacher candidates, COE faculty, and cooperating teachers are invited to attend. EDUC 385 Sections A&B are required to attend. Please RSVP to Cathy Nelson at (815) 740-2277, or cnelson@stfrancis.edu, to reserve a spot. More... |
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Spring 2004 Prospective teacher candidates! Informational Meetings for the M.Ed. with Certification Program will be held throughout the spring semester. More... |
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March 1 The deadline to apply for the Amy Lynn D'Amico Scholarship is March 1st. If you meet the qualifications and would like to apply for the 2004-2005 scholarship, submit your essay to Dr. John Gambro (Tower Hall S313) by March 1, 2004. more... |
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February 29-March 6 Amy Benish, Assistant Certification Coordinator for the College of Education, joined University Ministry at USF on a mission trip to Nazareth Farm in Salem, West Virginia during Spring Break. Fourteen USF students, including education majors Tom Adent and Stacy Hogan, served local families near Nazareth Farm through home repair and spiritual community building. |
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February
28
Regional Education Academy for Leadership presents: Educating for Character The Annual Conference Center for Character Education will feature Hal Urban, an award winning high school teacher, college lecturer, and author, as the keynote speaker. For more information call (815) 740-1441. More... |
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February 8 Future Educators of America celebrated the induction of new officers and members on February 8th in the President's Room of Tower Hall. More... |
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January
16
The College of Education hosted "Breakfast with the Bishop" on January 16th, in the University of St. Francis Recreation Center. "Breakfast with the Bishop" kicks off Catholic Schools week by honoring Catholic Schools in the Joliet Diocese. A student from each school is invited to have breakfast with Bishop Imesch. more... During the event, the "Bishop Joseph L. Imesch Award for Excellence in Teaching" is presented to an outstanding teacher in the Joliet Diocese. |
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The College of Education is proud to announce the creation of The Electronic Journal of Teaching and Learning. The mission of the publication is to allow undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates, and the educational community, the opportunity to share their academic pursuits and research findings with others in the field of education. If you would like to have your work published in The Electronic Journal of Teaching and Learning, contact Sharon Wysoglad, Assistant Director of The Regional Academy for Educational Leadership, at swysoglad@stfrancis.edu, or (815) 740-5655. Articles are now being accepted for the first edition which will be published Fall 2004. |
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