College of Education

Spring 2005 News & Notes

Previous Semesters
Teacher Candidates in EDUC 385 Methods of Science and Social Science, taught by Catherine Nelson, visited Isle A La Cache Museum in Romeoville, IL. The class created a book of their visit.

May 4
The College of Education will celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of the Spring 2005 Undergraduate and Graduate Advanced Field Experience teacher candidates at the Student Teacher Celeberation Dinner on May 4th. The dinner will be held in the USF Recreation Center and will begin at 5:30. Congratulations to all student teachers, mentor teachers, and supervisors for a great semester! Please RSVP to Colleen Miller by April 20, 2005.
April 29
A second opportunity to attend "Protecting God's Children" training has been added to the Spring 2005 semester. The training for students is Friday, April 29, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in St. Albert's Hall, Room A124. The training session will conclude at 6:00 p.m. This is for teacher candidates who have not participated in previous training sessions. For more information, or to varify if you must attend, contact your education advisor or the field experience office.
April 22
On April 22, the College of Education Field Experience Office will host the Chicago Area Directors for Student Teaching meeting at the Twin Oaks Campus.
April 19, April 26 & May 3
USF teacher candidates in EDUC 216, Fine Arts Education, spent three Tuesday evenings in April and May working with students, ranging in age from 10-15, from the SOS Children's Village located in Lockport. Teacher candidates introduced the students to fine arts activities including topics on art of cave dwellers, African Djembe drum music, Meso-American rhythm instruments, the flowers of Georgia O'Keeffe and the Impressionism of Monet.

April 16
YOU ARE INVITED!

WHO? All who have taught or would like to teach MSED 696 Diversity Issues in Education

WHAT? Inservice/Seminar on Diversity Issues and Administration

WHEN? Saturday, April 16th, 10:00 to Noon

WHERE? Twin Oaks, 3033 Jefferson Street, Suite 105, Joliet, IL

WHY? To share and discusss content outcomes, instructional strategies, & assessment

Presented by Dr. Michele Anders, Associate Dean

Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend by Friday, April 8th to June Grivetti, Ed.D., Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership
April 13
Dr. Condon, Principal at Cathedral St. Raymond Grade School, will be the featured guest speaker at the next Future Educators of America meeting. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 13th at 3:30 pm in the Abbey of Marian Hall. Dr. Condon will address any questions you have and discuss what schools look for when reviewing teacher applicants.
April 4-6
Please join the College of Education in supporting the funding of our Professional Development School Partnership libraries by attending the next Scholastic Book Fair. The fair will be held April 4, 5, & 6 in the Moser Lounge from 11 am to 7 pm. Moser Lounge is located on the first floor of Tower Hall. Gift certificates are also available for purchase to benefit the schools. All proceeds will go to Farragut Elementary and A.O. Marshall Elementary, Professional Development Schools of the University of St. Francis, College of Education.
March 18
Carole Petro,Youth Services Librarian at the Frankfort Public Library, spoke to teacher candidates in the Children's and Middle School Literature class on folklore literature available to elementary teachers.
Petro received a grant to research diversity in folklore literature which allowed her to purchase books for the Frankfort Public Library. Books from many different countries were presented to the teacher candidates.
March 4
On March 4 the College of Education at the University of St. Francis hosted an in-service on the topic of Professional Development Schools (PDS). In attendance were faculty and staff from A.O. Marshall and Farragut Elementary Schools from Joliet School District 86. St. Francis, Farragut and Marshall, and Joliet Junior College are collaborating together in a Professional Development School Partnership.Three speakers presented information about the Maryville -
Clark Professional Development School in Missouri. Two were faculty members from Maryville University: Mary Ellen Finch, Interim Dean for the School of Health Professions, and Kathe Doyle Rasch, Dean of the School of Education. Colleen Fell, a second grade teacher from Clark Elementary School, gave an insider's view of what it means to be a mentor teacher in a PDS partnership.
Photo: Judy Kump (left), 1st grade teacher at A.O.Marshall Elementary School, talks with Joan Claussen, 1st grade teacher at Farragut Elementary School, and USF teacher candidate Gina Stazzone.
March 2
Dr. Donna Metlicka will hold an Elementary Education Content Test Study Session on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at 4:00 in Room LG-1 of the Library.

January 21
On January 21st the College of Education hosted "Breakfast with the Bishop" to Celebrate Catholic Schools Week. The celebration was held at the University of St. Francis Recreation Center. A student from each catholic school is invited to attend with his or her parents and have breakfast with Bishop Imesch. During the event, the "Bishop Joseph L. Imesch Award for Excellence in Teaching" was presented to Sharon Hostert, teacher at St. Paul the Apostle in Joliet. more...