News & Events Archive

The items listed below were formerly featured on the College of Education News page.

"Speaker Series: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education: Thomas R. Harris"

Date: November 18, 2008
Location: Engineering and Architecture, Room 126
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

homas R. Harris is the Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering Emeritus and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Medicine Emeritus at Vanderbilt University. His current interests focus on the development of learning science and learning technology for bioengineering. He is currently the director of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center in Bioengineering Educational Technologies (VaNTH ERC). This is a large, multi-university effort involving Vanderbilt, Northwestern, University of Texas and the Harvard/MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program that is aimed at developing a new system for bioengineering education. In this seminar, Dr. Harris will describe efforts to integrate learning science, learning technology, assessment, and the domain subjects of bioengineering into a new paradigm for the education of bioengineers, including applications of the How People Learn framework (HPL). HPL incorporates the latest advances in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and educational research. This is the inaugural seminar in a continuing series, co-sponsored by the College of Education, the College of Science & Technology, the College of Engineering, and the Teaching and Learning Center, designed to bring to campus the best education researchers on STEM teaching and learning.

Register online at https://www.temple.edu/cs/seminars/AppDev/?catlink=TLC

 

"Bad Education: Crip Representation and the Limits of Tolerance"

Date: September 17, 2008
Location 1810 Liacouras Walk Conferene Room
Time: 12 noon to 1:30 pm

Description: Contemporary crip representations, particularly in film, expose and critique discourses of tolerance. What might antisocial theory have to offer Disability Studies and how might crip theory be more central to larger contemporary critiques of identity, neoliberalism, and futurity.

Robert McRuer is an associate professor at The George Washington University, where he teaches disability studies, queer theory, and cultural studies. He is the author of Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability and co-author, with Abby L. Wilkerson of Desiring Disability: Queer Theory Meets Disability Studies.

 

College Awarded $3 million for E=mc2 Program

The new round of Transition to Teachers’ grants was rolled out at the Annual Project Directors’ and Evaluators’ Meeting conducted by the U.S. Department of Education in Arlington, VA on October 29-31. The College of Education/CRHDE participated as part of the recent $3 million, 5-year award for “E=mc2: Educating Middle-grades Teachers for Challenging Contexts”. The project, in collaboration with the College of Science and Technology and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, will recruit mid-career and recent retirees in the science and math professions to train as science and math teachers for the middle grades, particularly for challenging urban contexts. The Urban Education Collaborative, represented by Heidi Ramirez, Project Director, Marilyn Murphy, Interim Project Coordinator, and Jeong-Ran Kim, Evaluator, participated in the kick-off event.

posted 11/27/2007

Applications for Graduate Assistantships for 2008-2009 due Dec 15.

Applications for Graduate Assistantships for 2008-09 are due December 15, 2007.

You must submit an application if you want to be considered for an assistantship, even if you currently hold a position. We hope by having an earlier deadline that we will be able to let you know sooner the outcome of your application.

To be considered, an applicant must be a matriculated full-time student and maintain a GPA of 3.5. International students who wish to be considered for a Teaching Assistantship must meet the above requirements as well as take and pass the Test of Spoken English (former Speak Test).

To apply, complete the College of Education Application for Assistantship. Email your completed application, including your current resume, to Jan Greenough, Director of Graduate Programs at jan.greenough@temple.edu [Applications now accepted online only at http://edportal.temple.edu.]

posted 11/15/2007

Fireside Chat: Creating Success in the Classroom

The 2nd in the Fireside Chat Series with Dr. William ‘Bill’ Cosby on October 24th was a hit with our 80+ students and faculty who attended that evening. Dr. Cosby’s guests included Lois Powell-Mondesire, Principal of Strawberry Mansion High School; David Baugh, Principal of Duckery Elementary School; Alexandra Fedorijczuk EDU 07’ and Diane Honor EDU 04’, both classroom teachers in the Philadelphia area. Please join us for our third and final Fireside Chat for the fall semester on Wednesday, November 28th from 5 – 7 PM.

posted 10/29/2007

Heinz Endowments/Temple Roundtable Conference on African American Males and Education

On Tuesday, October 23rd, Dean Kent McGuire, James Earl Davis, D. Crystal Byndloss and, Urban Education doctoral student, Patrice Berry, hosted the Heinz Endowments/Temple Roundtable Conference on African American Males and Education. The successful conference brought together 21 researchers and practitioners from around the country to address the question: "What are the best strategies for investing in the education of African American males in Pittsburgh?" The conference was sponsored by the Heinz Endowments, a regional foundation located in Pittsburgh.

posted 10/29/2007

ACIT Lab Grand Opening: Nov 9.

Accessible Computing and Information Technology (ACIT) Lab Grand Opening

When: Friday, November 9, 2007
Where: Ritter Hall, Room 306
Time: 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. (walk-in hours)

Faculty and staff are invited to come out on Friday, November 9th 12-2pm to explore the new Accessible Computing and Information Technology (ACIT) lab. The lab, housed in RH 306, features a collection of assistive technology hardware and software. Designed to help our future teachers, principals, supervisors, and school administrators understand the range of assistive and accessible technologies available to help students succeed, the lab provides hands-on demonstrations of alternate input devices, screen enlargers and magnifiers, and a range of software designed for different learning styles and needs. Come explore what is available and learn ways to incorporate visits to this lab into your next class. Cookies and drinks will be served

posted 10/29/2007

World Usability Day: Nov 8.

When:  Thursday, November 8, 2007
Where: The Student Center, room 200A
Time:  8:30 a.m. until 12:30 pm

World Usability Day is a national campaign designed to raise public awareness of the value of usability engineering and user-centered design. The activities of the day will promote the belief that every user has the responsibility to ask for things that work better. 

Computer Services invites you to participate in a World Usability Day event that will profile how tools and systems can be more usable and effective in teaching and learning.  Please join us for engaging discussions from individuals who will share their experiences and demonstrate how they are employing functional products and applications that make a positive usability difference.

Registration for this event is required at http://seminars.temple.edu

************Refreshments will be served and door prizes****************

posted 10/29/2007

Making A Difference Project: W2: Watson Works

In partnership with the Office of Community Relations & Temple Volunteers, the College of Education’s Making A Difference Project will lead a series of volunteer service days entitled W2: Watson Works. The students, faculty, administration and alumni will come together in various surrounding Philadelphia communities in honor of the Bernard C. Watson Chair in Urban Education. Please join us for our Kick-off Event! - Saturday, November 17th.

For more information please contact Tiffany Tavarez, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs at tiffany@temple.edu.

Making A Difference Project: Temple University Alumni Association Presents- 2nd Annual Holiday Book Drive September 29th – December 15th

Sponsor books for Temple’s Partnership Schools and help make a difference!

  • Log on to www.amazon.com
  • Choose “Your Lists” next to the shopping cart
  • Next, select Wish List and look for “Find Someone’s Wish List” (upper right hand corner) and type “PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS”
  • Find books you wish to purchase from the list
  • Send books to or drop off at: Office of Partnership Schools / TUAA Books, 1509 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 2nd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19121 (*Free Shipping on orders over $25 for books supplied by Amazon!)
  • Forward a copy of your E-Order Confirmation to partners@temple.edu

Sponsors are invited to present the books to the student on Monday, December 17th at 9:30 AM at the Duckrey School, 15th and Diamond Streets. If you wish to receive this information on a flyer to pass along, call Pat Albright at 215-204-7011. See also detailed flyer: 2007 Holiday Book Drive (pdf).

posted 10/24/2007

1st Annual Current and Former Gallery of Success Recipient Reception A Big Hit!

Alumni, friends, faculty and staff joined the College of Education for a historic moment in honoring those who have been inducted into the Mitten Hall Gallery of Success. The event, that took place on October 4th, brought to life the photographs and stories that are permanently displayed on the first floor hallway from Ritter Annex & Ritter Hall (by the Shimada Resource Center). Every fall season, during Homecoming, there will be a reception to honor the next two inductees. We hope you will join us next year!

posted 10/24/2007

Study Abroad Opportunities

FIPSE Fellowships to Study Abroad in Brazil: Education students have the opportunity to study abroad in Brazil in the fall of 2008. They will earn up to 16 credits and receive full funding for travel and housing. Now is the time to research their options and choose from the available courses. Andi Terrero, one of our Secondary Education- Foreign Language students, shared her experience in September’s Now You Know. Dr. Dominique Kliger, Assistant Vice Provost and Director of  Distance and Summer Programs, will be happy to visit your classes and talk about the program.

Contact Information: dominiq@temple.edu or (215) 204-3154.

posted 10/24/2007

Fall Open Houses.

The College will hostf two fall open houses. The first will take place on Sunday, October 7, 2007 from 12:30-1:30pm in Kiva Auditorium. We will welcome prospective freshmen and transfer students and their families to the College of Education, its faculty and students. The next open house will be on Sunday, November 18, 2007.

posted 10/24/2007

Urban Education Collaborative receives Transition to Teaching Grant.

The Urban Education Collaborative, representing the College, in collaboration with the College of Science and Technology (CST) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), has received a Transition to Teaching grant. This is a five-year, $3 million award from the U.S. Department of Education, to develop a statewide model for the preparation of middle-grade math and science teachers. The alternative certification program, e=mc2: Educating Middle-grades Teachers for Challenging Contexts, will focus on training cohorts of mid-career and early retiree math and science professionals as middle-grade teachers in order to help meet the state’s high need for highly qualified teachers in these areas and at these grade levels.

posted 09/21/2007

Institute for School Improvement and Education Options: Sept 24 & 25.

This month, the College, through the CRHDE’s partnership with the national Center on Innovation and Improvement (CII), is helping to organize the Second Annual Institute for School Improvement and Education Options to be held September 24th and 25th in Des Plaines, Illinois. Representatives have registered from all 16 of the federally-funded regional comprehensive centers and 42 of their corresponding state departments of education. The two-day Institute will feature selected work of the centers and the states, and serve as a platform to discuss and introduce the new CII Handbook on Statewide Systems of Support.

posted 09/21/2007

Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education Project Expanded

The CRETE (Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education) Project, under the direction of Tricia Jones, has expanded to 4 new institutions in Summer 2007. The University of Akron, part of the Northeast Ohio CRETE region, trained faculty and mentor teachers in August 2007 and will be training pre-service teachers at the University of Akron in September and October, 2007. Goucher College, Sheppard Pratt Institute, and University of Maryland – Baltimore County trained faculty in CRETE in July 2007 and participated in CRETE trainings of mentor teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools in August 2007.

posted 09/06/2007

CTE: Governor's Institute Highly Successful

The Temple Center for Professional Development in Career and Technical Education hosted a highly successful Governor's Institute Integrating PA Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening into CTE Programs. The event was held July 23 to 27 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in the Lehigh Valley. Gloria Heberley was site director for the activity attended by over 80 educators, presenters, staff and guests. Participants produced data-based action and training plans after training in the implementation of important reading strategies derived from the Temple Center Reading Project. In addition, they learned how to motivate students with special needs, and how to train their colleagues. US Constitution Center personnel presented a session based on PA First Lady Judge Marjorie Rendell’s initiative to embed information about the US Constitution into curricula. Attendees also participated in business round table discussions and off-site visits to Lehigh Valley Hospital and Nestle Waters. The entire business day was recorded for future broadcast by LVTV.

posted 09/06/2007

Excellence in Teaching Recognized

The Dean’s office would like to recognize the following individuals whose teaching evaluations for the Spring 2007 semester were among the top 25% (using the average of the nine most discriminating items on the CATEs): Patricia Orlic, Rebecca Null (two sections), Harry Hall, Shirley Farmer, Marshall Childs, Philip Fuentes, Juliet Dileo (two sections), Saul Grossman (two sections), Stephen Bruce, Mary Miller (two sections), Edwin Aloiau, Larry Krafft, Deborah Sanville, Gordon Hart (two sections), James Earl Davis, Will Jordan, Jessica Schocker (two sections), Barbara Wasik, Christine Woyshner, Jim Roberge, John Schmalbach (two sections), Joe Haviland (two sections), Sally Gould, Martin Konov, Karen Jantzi, William Keilbaugh, Jennifer Cromley, Joe Folger (two sections), David Beglar, Terry Meddock (two sections), John Whitby, Jeremy Wagner, Julie Kessler, Jeri Goldman, Elsie Smith, Leslie Altena, Joseph Soler, Tricia Jones, Joan Shapiro, Patricia Feuerstein, Lynda Price, Gerald Paterson, John Berna, Ginny Carter, Cathy Fiorello, Greg Tucker (two sections), George Mehler (two sections), Meredith Barkley, and Ken Schaefer. Whereas the college average on the nine items is 4.33, these instructors had means of 4.65 or higher.

posted 09/06/2007

College Welcomes New Faculty

Dr. James E. Connell has been appointed Assistant Professor of School Psychology. He received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in school psychology. His dissertation is titled: Constructing a Math Applications, Curriculum-Based Assessment: An Analysis of the Relationship between Applications Problems, Computation Problems and Criterion Referenced Assessments. He was previously the District Behavior Specialist for Salem School District in New Jersey. He has published numerous articles in journals such as: School Psychology Review, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and Psychology in Schools. Dr. Connell graduated from Temple University, magna cum laude, in 1997.

Dr. Matthew “Elvis” Wagner has been appointed Assistant Professor of TESOL. He received an Ed. D. in applied linguistics from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2006. The title of his dissertation is, Utilizing the Visual Channel: An Investigation of the Use of Videotexts on Tests of Second Language Listening Ability. He was most recently a lecturer in applied linguistics at Teachers College and before that an instructor at Hunter College in New York.

Dr. Erin Rotheram-Fuller has been appointed Assistant Professor of School Psychology. She holds her Ph.D. in Psychological Studies in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. Most recently, she was an Assistant Research Psychologist in UCLA’s Department of Family Medicine, where she conducted research on biobehavioral interventions for substance dependent individuals and their children. She was also a Staff Psychologist in UCLA’s Semel Institute where she studied behavioral interventions to improve the social skills of children with autism in mainstreamed class settings. She has published articles in journals such as Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

posted 09/06/2007

Partnership Schools: Celebration and Thanks!

On Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 the Dean held a reception to celebrate the new school year and the college's continued relationship with the Temple University Partnership Schools. John DiPaolo, Executive Director of the Partnership Schools was also recognized for his outstanding service as he leaves to the university to become Executive Director of the Beginning with Children Foundation in New York City. The reception was held in the Partnership Schools Office, 1509 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, room 214 from 3:30p.m.- 5p.m..

Warm Welcome to New Students and Their Families

Welcome to Our Community : On Sunday, August 26th, the College welcomed new students and their families to our community. The “Welcome to Our Community” events included a celebratory reception for students and their families from 12:30-2pm sponsored by Development & Alumni Affairs in the Shimada Resource Center and the College Meeting with the Dean from 2-3pm. The new students gathered in between to take a memorable class picture. The Office of Undergraduate Studies is grateful to Dean McGuire, Marc Hill and Jayminn Sanford-DeShields for their words of wisdom regarding the exciting journey to teaching, being a top-notch student, and the realities of college life. Thank you also to Jean Boyer, Erin Horvat, David Kanter, and Catherine Schifter for their participation in welcoming our new students and setting the tone for their academic journey.

posted 09/06/2007

Facet Theory Association (FTA) 11th Biennial International Conference Aug. 6–9

The Facet Theory Association (FTA) will hold its 11th Biennial International Conference at Temple University, Aug. 6–9.  An international scholarly society, this conference is the first to be held by FTA in the United States. Previous conferences have been in Europe or in Israel, where the association was founded.

The conference, sponsored by Temple’s College of Education, is organized by FTA president-elect Frank Farley, a Laura H. Carnell Professor at Temple, and Scientific Program Chair Arie Cohen, a visiting professor from Israel.  Farley is the association’s first president from the United States.

Conference sessions will be held in Ritter Hall, room 211, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave.  The Temple University community is invited and encouraged to attend, as are all faculty, students and interested individuals in the Philadelphia area. For more information, contact Farley at frank.farley@temple.edu or 215-668-7581, or Cohen at ariecohen40@hotmail.com or 267-207-9030.

Among the conference highlights:

  • August 7, 1 p.m. — Keynote address by Rutgers University Board of Governors Professor of Management and Psychology J. Douglas Carroll, “Multidimensional Scaling and its Extensions: Applications to Perceptual, Preferential Choice, and other Behavioral Science Data.”
  • August 7, 3 p.m. — World renowned statistician Dr. Joseph B. Kruskal, a leader in multidimensional scaling among other accomplishments, will receive FTA’s inaugural Louis Guttman Distinguished Lifetime Contribution Award.
  • August 7, 4 p.m. — A session reflecting on the legacy and contributions of Louis Guttman, the originator of Facet Theory, Guttman scale and other methodologies. Guttman’s family will participate in this session.
  • A workshop will be offered demonstrating the major computer program in this field with hands-on experience using participants’ own data, if they wish.

“All scholars and students in such fields as psychology, education, sociology, statistics and related disciplines concerned with scientific theory development, research design, and data analytic methodologies should find the sessions listed above and the whole conference of great interest and value,” said Farley.

posted 08/08/2007

 

Blackboard 7

Event:  Blackboard 7 Preview:  New Features to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Date:   Wednesday, May 2

Time:   10:00 am until 12:00 Noon

Place:  Tech Center Room 111

Blackboard 7 offers many exciting new features to help enhance collaboration, assessment, and feedback. This two hour presentation will highlight new features such as the Early Warning System, Adaptive Release, Language Packs, and more. Please register for this event at http://seminars.temple.edu.  LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

InspireData™  (from the makers of Inspiration)

Hands-on demonstration for instructors.

May 9th at 2:00 PM EST.

Ritter Hall, RM 306

Review key product features, and engaging lesson plans and resources that utilize the power of visual learning to achieve data literacy.

In order to maximize our time together, we encourage you to view the Quick Tour on the Inspiration website prior to our demo: http://www.inspiration.com/inspiredata.

Our one-hour demonstration includes:

1 - InspireData Overview

2 - Resources and Examples

3 - Table View

4 - Plot View (Venn, Stack, Axis, Pie)

5 - Classroom Projects Book

6 - Professional Development Resources

7 - Questions and Answers

Please RSVP to Lori Bailey: lori.bailey@temple.edu by May 7th.

 

Universal Design for Learning: Beyond the Basics

Title: Universal Design for Learning: The Basics and Beyond

Date: Thursday, May 10, 2007

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Location: RH 306

Are you working to implement the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in your teacher education classes? Join presenter Dave Edyburn and host Mike Charles for this special pre-NECC webinar.  Dave's work on this topic was an important part of the SIGTE Forum at last year's NECC and he has written further about it in Learning and Leading with Technology. He will continue his discussion of the important issues around designing classroom learning environments to help all learners.

Join this event to learn about the basics of UDL and discuss issues that go beyond the basics. Topics will include: recognizing and responding to academic diversity; can technology be assistive technology (AT), instructional technology (IT), and UDL at the same time?; and locating resources, strategies, and tools that will help more learners be successful. Following the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions specific to their interests.

RSVP to Lori Bailey (lori.bailey@temple.edu) by May 7th.

College Partners in Philadelphia Math & Science Coalition

The College of Education have been participating in the Philadelphia Educaton Fund's Math and & Science Coalition. Temple members of the Coalition include Dean McGuire; Director of Communications, Dr. Peshe Kuriloff; and Susan Jansen Varnum from the Chemistry Department in CST.

For more information, see the Philadelphia Math & Science Coalition Strategic Plan (July 2006) [pdf].

posted 12/20/2006

 

College of Education Serving as Lead Agency for Programs Targeting Youth and Families

In the summer of 2006, the Center for Research in Human Development and Education became the lead agency for two programs directed by Dr. Lucinda Post: the Gillespie Beacon Center, funded by Philadelphia Safe and Sound, which operates in Gillespie Middle School (located at 1801 West Pike Street) with a mission to provide after school and family preservation programming to 250 children, youth and families; and the Programs for the Prevention of School Violence, funded by the Department of Human Services, which aims to prevent violence and improve the academic performance of approximately 600 disadvantaged youth in the School District of Philadelphia. The College is excited to be part of these initiatives and invites opportunities for collaboration. For more information, please contact D. Crystal Byndloss, Asst. Dean for Research, at byndloss@temple.edu or (215) 204-3000.

posted 09/19/2007

Instructional Technology Preview Day Jan. 10.

Instructional Technology Preview Day 2007:
New Tools and Techniques to Deliver and Manage Classroom Instruction
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
TECH Center, Room 111
8:30 am until 4:00 pm

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00: Check-in, Refreshments, and Introductions

9:00 – 9:45: Demystifying Podcasts and iPods, A Practical Guide for Use in the Classroom -Manage and make instruction accessible through Podcasting -Locate Podcasts on virtually any topic -Move a Podcast from your computer to a portable audio or video device

9:45 – 10:15: Schemes to Make Blackboard Better Work for You!
-Helpful Blackboard shortcuts and tools to help you manage your Blackboard course and optimize instruction

10:15 – 11:00: A Blackboard 7 Preview
-View what's new and what will change in the next release of Blackboard:
Adaptive Release, Multilanguage support, Enhanced Discussion Board, Additional Question types, and more!

11:00 – 11:15: Break

11:15 – 12:00: Collaborative Blackboard Writing Tools -Take advantage of Journals (Blogs) to create and share information among classmates -Utilize Teams (Wikis) to enable students to jointly edit shared Web pages

Afternoon Session

1:00 – 1:45: Learning from the Techno-Generation: Getting Acquainted With Those Gadgets Your Students are Talking About -Get familiar with some of the fastest-growing technologies that your students are using today!

1:45 - 2:30: Classroom Tools for Face-to-Face Instruction -Take advantage of some of the tools available in smart classrooms to complement instruction -Using a classroom response system (“clickers”) for in-class interactivity and assessment -Explore Adobe Connect (formerly Macromedia Breeze) to conduct virtual face-to-face instruction from your home or office computer

2:30 – 2:45: Break

2:45 – 3:30: Tools to Showcase Work and Development -Investigate Masterfile to build faculty and student portfolios

3:30 – 4:00: Introducing Office 2007
-Take a glance at the streamlined, uncluttered workspace presented in the applications that encompass Microsoft Office 2007, and much more!

Registration:

Registration is required and available at http://seminars.temple.edu through the following links:
1. Click the "Seminars" link located in the left column.
2. Click the "Browse by Audience" link
3. Click the "For Faculty" link
4. Scroll to the session titled "Instructional Technology Preview Day 2007: New Tools and Techniques to Deliver and Manage Classroom Instruction," and then click "Add to List"

posted 12/20/2006

Learning from the Techno-Generation: Demystifying Those Gadgets Your Students are Talking About: Dec. 4.

"Learning from the Techno-Generation:
Demystifying Those Gadgets Your Students are Talking About"
Monday, December 4th
TECH Center, Room 111
1:00 until 2:00 pm

Have you wondered what?s going on when you see your students listening to an iPod or busily typing into a cell phone? Have you heard about facebook, YouTube, and myspace, but don?t know what they are? This session, designed for the uninitiated, will familiarize you with some of the fastest-growing technologies that your students are using today!

Students from Temple's Association for Computing Machinery will be on hand to demystify the use of a number of gadgets and Web-based programs that your students may be using to communicate and perform tasks. After this session, you may have a greater appreciation for the utility of some of these products and may start using them yourself!

Registration for this event is preferred.

How to Register:

1. Go to "http://seminars.temple.edu"

2. Click "Seminars," and then click "Seminar Calendar"

3. Under "List Courses by Date," scroll to Monday, December 4, 2006

4. Click "Add to List" in the row that corresponds with Learning from the Techno-Generation: Demystifying those Gadgets your Students are Talking About

5. Click the "Register" button to complete your registration

posted 12/01/2006

Interactive White Board Training: Dec. 1, 7, 18

The College has installed an Interactive White Board in Ritter Hall room 207. Instructors in RH 207 will be able to use a suite of Promethean software and a student response system to create interactive lessons. Check out the Promethean Web Site to review a library of ready-to-use and customizable lesson plans and units, aligned to the state standards.

Faculty who are currently teaching or will be teaching in RH 207 in the Spring are invited to join Lori Bailey for a "Getting Started with Interactive White Boards" training session. Get up-to-speed fast on how to manage the white board, review the tools, and learn some tips and tricks.

RH 207 Training Schedule:

  • Friday, December 1 - 2pm-3pm in RH 207
  • Thursday, December 7 - 4pm-5pm in RH 207
  • Monday, December 18 - 11am-12pm in RH 207

Important Tip: Interactive White Boards CANNOT BE WRITTEN ON using any kind of pen (including a dry-erase pen). You must use one of the electronic pens that are stored on the sides of the board.

posted 12/01/2006

Accessibility/Usability Lab Opens in Wachman Hall

Temple University and the Institute on Disabilities is pleased to announce the opening of the Accessibility/Usability Lab in the 7th floor of Wachman Hall. Designated as a Microsoft Accessibility Resource Center, this lab supports software, web, and curriculum designers with tools for testing and development. If you have any needs or plans for doing any usability or accessibility testing regarding software, web sites, research  etc. please contact Viral Mehta to get more details or schedule a tour/visit.

The stations are be equipped with individual video cameras and a wide array of assistive technology software and monitoring (usability) software as well. It will also have a conference/focus group room equipped with a flat panel display on the wall for monitoring ,test discussions/introducations, and collaboration.

posted 10/02/2006

College of Education Serving as Lead Agency for Programs Targeting Youth and Families

This summer the Center for Research in Human Development and Education became the lead agency for two programs directed by Dr. Lucinda Post: the Gillespie Beacon Center, funded by Philadelphia Safe and Sound, which operates in Gillespie Middle School (located at 1801 West Pike Street) with a mission to provide after school and family preservation programming to 250 children, youth and families; and the Programs for the Prevention of School Violence, funded by the Department of Human Services, which aims to prevent violence and improve the academic performance of approximately 600 disadvantaged youth in the School District of Philadelphia. The College is excited to be part of these initiatives and invites opportunities for collaboration. For more information, please contact D. Crystal Byndloss, Asst. Dean for Research, at byndloss@temple.edu or (215) 204-3000.

posted 09/19/2006

VOAD Training Opportunities

The Temple University VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Diasters) finally has some final VOAD Training Dates. The Basic VOAD training MUST be taken before the First Aid/CPR/AED training. The basic training is required of all VOAD members.

The first step is to take the basic VOAD training class. You will not be permitted to respond to any type of emergency or sanctioned activity(ie shelter support, red cross support etc) without this basic core training.

Other training that is in the "works" is Service Animal Awareness, HAZMAT Awareness, Sign Language (ASL) and other subject areas.

To schedule training or request more information about the VOAD, please send an email directly to George Heake at gheake@temple.edu or call 215-204 -7177

VOAD First Aid/CPR
10/14/06 Saturday 9-3P
Prerequisite = Basic VOAD Training

Basic VOAD Training
10/21/06 Saturday at 9-12pm SE PA Red Cross Headquarters, Phila

Basic VOAD Training
10/25/06 Wed 4:30- 7:30P: Kiva Auditorium, Ritter Annex, Main Campus Temple University

posted 10/09/2006

Current Students: Graduate Programs Town Hall - Sept 26 & 27.

Graduate Students in the College of Education are all invited to attend

Town Hall Meeting
with Dr. Jan Greenough, Director of Graduate Programs
Tuesday, September 26
or
Wednesday, September 27
4:00pm-5:00pm
Ritter Hall 211.

The purpose of the Town Hall is to introduce you to the Graduate Program office, to pass along news and updates on what we're doing, and to hear feedback from you regarding issues, problems, concerns or just plain questions.

We hope to see many of you there on Tuesday or Wednesday. Please RSVP if you think you can make it. We look forward to meeting you then.

If you are unable to make either of those meetings, and you have something to share, please visit Jan at her office in RA 221 (open door policy) or send you email to jan.greenough@temple.edu.

posted 09/19/2006

College of Education Welcomes New & Familiar Faces

The College is pleased to welcome back over 2700 students for the start of another exiting academic year. A special welcome to our new students -- including over 400 new undergraduate students and over 120 new graduate students. We look forward to getting to know you!

New Director of Graduate Programs: Jan Price Greenough

The Dean is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jan Price Greenough to the new position of Director of Graduate Programs. Dr. Greenough received her Ph.D. in the History of Education from the University of California, Berkeley. She has extensive experience in higher education administration and was formerly the Director of Administration for the Ph.D. Program at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. Look for great things happening in our graduate programs under the direction of Dr. Greenough!

posted 08/30/2006

 

Accessible Information: What is it and Why should I care?

"Accessible Electronic Information and Technology"
Meeting and Discussion
Monday, August 14th
9:00 am until 12:00 noon
Kiva Auditorium

Staff from the Institute on Disabilities and Computer Services will be on hand to demonstrate and demystify the following topics:

  • Accessible Web Site
  • Accessible PDF`s (Portable Document Format)
    • How do I make an accessible PDF
    • Why should I care?
    • Some additional information
  • Captioned Video
    • Captioned video demystified
    • Demonstration of what captioned video is
    • Overview on how to caption a video
    • What are the tools and what can I do NOW?

Registration is required at:

  1. Visit: http://www.temple.edu/cs/seminars
  2. Click the "Seminar Calendar" link located in the left column
  3. Locate "Workshop on Accessible Electronic Information and Technology"
  4. Click "Add to List" to complete your registration

For questions or more information, contact: Gail Gallo, Assistant Director of Training, Computer Services, 215.204.3822, ggallo@temple.edu.

posted 07/21/2006

 

New Director of Undergraduate Studies: Patricia Louison

The Dean is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Louison to the new position of Director of Undergraduate Studies. Patricia will oversee the office of student services and work with the chairs and program coordinators on issues related to undergraduate education. She will also represent the College on University committees that deal with undergraduate education. Patricia received her undergraduate training at Cornell University and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. She is an accomplished educator with over a decade of experience in enrollment management, student services, organizational development and strategic planning in higher education. She is committed to research and practice related to issues of equity and diversity in the pipeline from Kindergarten through graduate study, including postsecondary training to work.

posted 05/23/2006

Speaker Series: Dr. Beatrice Bridglall, April 25th.

"Creating Excellence and Increasing the Representation of Minority
Students in the Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics:
A Study of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program
at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County."
Presenter: Dr. Beatrice Bridglall
Tuesday, April 25th.
1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Ritter Annex, Room 992

Dr. Beatrice Bridglall is a Research Scientist & Editor at the National Center for Children & Families and theInstitute for Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is also Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Education in the Department of Health and Behavior Studies, also at Teachers College.

Co-sponsored by: Center for Research in Human Development and Education at the College of Education

posted 04/24/2006

Institute on Disabilities receives funding for new Accessible Computing and Instructional Technology Lab (ACIT)

The Institute on Disabilities received a grant of $33,000 from Temple's Technology Fee Program to establish an "Accessible Computing and Instructional Technology Lab" - ACIT (pronounced as-set) in collaboration with the College of Education and the Communication Science Department. Once completed, it will be housed in Ritter Hall 306.

posted 04/20/2006

Media Smart: How Girls See Racial and Gender Stereotypes
in Mass Media, Seminar April 5

Media Smart Seminar
"How Girls See Racial and Gender Stereotypes in Mass Media"
Presenter: Sherri Hope Culver
Wednesday, April 5th, 2006.
4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Temple TECH Center, Room 111
(12th and Montgomery)

How do girls in Phildelphia recognize and understand the depictions of racial and gender stereotypes they encounter on TV shows and at the movies? Results from an extensive study of girls' perceptions of racial and ethnic diversity will be shared. Please join us for a discussion of the potential of television to increase children's respect for and appreciation of cultural diversity.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

For more visit: Media Smart Seminars (http://mediasmartphilly.com), or contact Prof. Renee Hobbs, Media Education Lab, 1A Annenberg Hall (215) 204-4291 or (215) 204-3255.

posted 03/28/2006

Temple VOAD: Training Session April 5.

VOAD Training, required session.
Wednesday, April 5th, 2006.
4:00-7:30 P.M.
Walk Auditorium (Ritter Hall)
Temple University Main Campus
Directions/Maps

This is the basic, required, core of the Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster (VOAD) training. There will be another training session that will offer First Aid, CPR, AED training. This additional training session, tentatively planned for later in April, will be optional but encouraged.

This session is open to staff, faculty, students, "friends" of Temple, and members of the community. The minimum age is 18 years of age. If you want to attend the training, please contact George Heake, ASAP, (gheake@temple.edu, 215-204-7177).  It will most likely fill up quickly…

VOAD stands for Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster. We will be a participating member of the SE Pennsylvania VOAD http://www.sepavoad.org/about.htm. The purpose of forming a VOAD here at Temple would be to establish a group of trained, approved and qualified volunteers AHEAD of time, so when a disaster or emergency occurs we can support such an effort. 

posted 03/27/2006

John Seely Brown Visit April 4.

Online Learning Program 10-year celebration! Mark your calendar! On April 4th, Dr. John Seely Brown will be visiting Temple and leading special events related to the day's topic: "Learning and leading in the 21st century".

Events Schedule

Faculty and Staff Only Special Event:
SC (Student Center Underground)
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Student, Faculty, and Staff Lecture
[classes are encouraged to attend]:
SAC (Student Center Underground)
1:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
(followed by a panel discussion)

Please RSVP by April 1st to: online@temple.edu or by calling (215) 204-2712.
For more information see: John Seely Brown visit.

posted 03/16/2006

Faculty & Staff Alumni Fellow Luncheon March 24.

On Friday, March 24, 2006, there will be an Alumni Fellow luncheon held in the 9th floor conference room of Ritter Annex from 12:00p-1:00p. Dr. Alicia Paredes Scribner (2005 Gallery of Success winner) will present her work to students and faculty over a roundtable lunch discussion.

All College of Education faculty and staff members are invited to attend.

Please RSVP to Jason Costello at extension 1-0916 or at Jason.Costello@temple.edu since space is limited.

posted 03/16/2006

Faculty and Staff Cocktail Reception March 24.

All faculty are invited to attend the evening cocktail reception during which you will have an opportunity to meet our volunteer leaders.  We will also present Dr. Alicia Paredes Scribner with the Gallery of Success award, as she was unable to attend the ceremony in October 2005, due to her husband (and former Dean), Jay Scribner's illness.  (Community Education Building - 1509 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 6:00-7:30 pm).

posted 03/16/2006

Discovering the Educational Potential of Audio Books March 23.

Discovering the Educational Potential of Audio Books
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006.
4:00pm - 6:00pm
TECH Center, Room 111
(12th & Montgomery)

How can audio books be used to support learning?  Educators from all levels K-12 to university participated in an exciting experiment with audio content to promote student knowledge and literacy development.   We will discuss:

  • What are the unique ways that educators can integrate digital audio content into their lesson plans, assignments and overall curricula?
  • What types of curricula best lend themselves to using digital audio as a learning tool?
  • What are the most promising opportunities or benefits of audio books as a learning tool?  What are the challenges for educators and their students?

posted 03/20/2006

"Mic Check: The Hip Hop Generation Has Something to Say." Panel discussion March 23.

"Mic Check: The Hip Hop Generation Has Something to Say."
Thursday, March 23
6:30-8:30 p.m
Student Activities Center, room 217

Over the course of 20 years, hip hop has gone from being an inner city subculture to being a phenomenon that has saturated mainstream America while having an overwhelming global impact. Students at Temple University will host a panel discussion, featuring Clyde Williams, Maria Teresa Petersen, Kenyon Farrow, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Weldon McWilliams and Rev. Conrad Tillard, to address the hip hop movement and the impact this generation has had on social parameters and political discourse. "Mic Check" will address stereotypes and misconceptions that have attempted to marginalize this vocal and conscious group of young Americans and look at the issues that impact this generation, their role in shaping the national agenda and efforts to successfully be a voice in the future of politics.

Sponsored by Campus Progress, the Pan Hellenic Council, and R.A.C.E. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.

posted 03/20/2006

Academic Advising: New Hours Starting March 13.

Open Advising

Open advising (no appointment necessary) is offered Monday and Friday only, with your assigned advisor, during the hours indicated below. Open advising is provided on a first-come-first-served basis, for in-person requests only. Students should report to the Student Services desk at 238 Ritter Annex.

Academic Advisors and Hours

To schedule an appointment, please contact your assigned advisor or the Student Services desk at (215) 204-8011.

Herb Isakoff
(215) 204-5635
hisakoff@temple.edu
Advising by appointment only.

Maggie Nerz
(215) 204-6081
margaret.nerz@temple.edu
Open advising: Mondays and Fridays: 8:40pm-12:30pm
By appointment only: Tuedays-Thursdays: 9 AM-12 NOON; 1:30 PM-2:30 PM.

Jeannette Perez
(215) -204-3867
jeannette.perez@temple.edu
Open advising: Mondays and Fridays: 1:40pm-4:00pm.
By appointment only: Tuesdays-Thursdays: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM; 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM.

Temple VOAD: First Training Session March 15.

VOAD Training, required session.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006.
5:00-8:30 P.M.
American Red Cross
Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter
23rd and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 299 4000

This is the basic, required, core of the VOAD training. There will be another training session that will offer First Aid, CPR, AED training. This additional training session, tentatively planned for April, will be optional but encouraged.

This session is open to staff, faculty, students, "friends" of Temple, and members of the community. The minimum age is 18 years of age. If you want to attend the training, please contact George Heake, ASAP, (gheake@temple.edu, 215-204-7177).  It will most likely fill up quickly…

VOAD stands for Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster. We will be a participating member of the SE Pennsylvania VOAD http://www.sepavoad.org/about.htm. The purpose of forming a VOAD here at Temple would be to establish a group of trained, approved and qualified volunteers AHEAD of time, so when a disaster or emergency occurs we can support such an effort. 

posted 03/03/2006

Kickoff Reception for the Bernard C. Watson Chair in Urban Education: Feb 23.

Dr. Constance E. Clayton, Chair of the Bernard C. Watson Committee; Dr. C.Kent McGuire, Dean of the College of Education; and Alex Holzman, Director of Temple University Press; cordially invite you and a guest to attend the kickoff cocktail reception for the Bernard C. Watson Chair in Urban Education at the College of Education of Temple University.

Also introducing a new book by Murray Dubin and Dan Biddle telling the story of Octavious Catto, 19th century civil rights activist and educator (forthcoming in 2007 from Temple University Press).

WHYY Civic Space
6th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
6:00-7:30 PM

RSVP to Pamela Mickles by February 16th, 2006:
(215) 204-6079 or pmickles@temple.edu.

Parking available across the street at the Constitution Center. Business attire.

posted 02/09/2006

Inspiration Brown Bag for COE Faculty/Graduate Students: Feb 22.

Inspired Teaching Inspiring Students - using Inspiration in the Classroom
 Wednesday, February 22nd, 11:30a-12:30p
Ritter Hall RM 306

Come see Inspiration in practice -- This technology brown-bag session will be hosted by Priscilla Danielson who uses Inspiration software in her class to enhance lectures and to demonstrate to her students the potential of this tool. Inspiration is a software tool targeted for grades 6-adult used in classrooms and business environments to help users visualize, think, organize and learn. Join us and learn about some of the key features designed to easily create multimedia diagrams, outlines, research collections, and build and modify ready-made assignment templates. See how Priscilla uses this multifaceted tool and get hands-on practice. Added bonus: each attendee will receive a FREE copy of Inspiration and/or Kidspiration!  Get a head start -- see some ideas of how Inspiration is used in the classroom at: http://www.inspiration.com/resources/index.cfm.

posted 02/15/2006.

Increase the Peace:
Affirming Our Committment to Nonviolence: Lecture Feb. 22.

Dr. Randal Pinkett, Rhodes Scholar and newest Donald Trump Apprentice will be our guest speaker in celebration of Black History month. The program entitled "Increase the Peace: Affirming Our Commitment to Nonviolence" will be held

Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Walk Auditorium (Ritter Hall 131)
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

A reception will take place in the College Lounge from 7 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. The event is co-sponsored by Wesley Ministry Student Organization, Lutheran Episcopal Campus Ministry, Black United Methodist Preachers, Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, and the College of Education.

posted 02/09/2006

Get Started with Grants.gov: Introductory Webcast.


Get Started with Grants.gov Webcast
Thursday, February 9 2006
2:00 PM EST

View the presentation including slides and transcript.

Learn how to gain free, secure Internet access to all federal grants by learning how to register your organization, obtain a username and password and apply to be an Authorized Organization Representative.

Sponsored by: Grants.gov -- One Site. Every Grant Opportunity.

For more resources about grant-funded projects, see the Sponsored Project Process (SPAF) page.

posted 02/08/2006

Emergency Preparedness @ Temple University Brown Bag

February 8th 11:30AM to 1:30PM
Location: Kiva Auditorium, Ritter Annex, 1st Floor
1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122

An extended "brown bag" presentation will be held on February 8th on Emergency Preparedness at Temple University and surrounding communities.

The presentation will be held in Kiva auditorium in Ritter Annex, both of which are accessible. Parking isvailable in Parking LOT 3 on the corner of Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Ave. http://www.temple.edu/parking/main.html

 To reserve a seat, email Facilitator George Heake at gheake@temple.edu. Reservations are not required, but appreciated.

The event will feature the following presenters:

posted 02/07/2006

Prof. Michael Smith Guest on WHYY's Radio Times

On January 30, 2006, Professor Michael Smith joined host Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY's Radio Times to discuss the learning strategies and intellectual and emotional development of boys in school. You can listen to an archive of the show [audio] online (Real Player required).

posted 01/31/2006

CRHDE Partners with Center on Innovation and Improvement

The Center for Research in Human Development and Education (CRHDE) recently became a collaborating partner in the Center on Innovation and Improvement (CII), which is administered by the Academic Development Institute (www.adi.org) in Lincoln, Illinois. CII is part of a national network of Content and Regional Comprehensive Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education to help build the capacity of states across the nation to effectively implement the provisions and goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Among CII's goals are to provide information, tools, and training to the regional comprehensive centers so they can help states improve student learning by assisting districts and schools in their improvement; implementing and supporting the choice provisions of NCLB; increasing the number and quality of charter schools; and ensuring equitable participation of private school students and teachers in federal programs for which they are eligible.

For more information about the Center on Innovation and Improvement, visit:http://www.centerii.org/.

posted 01/20/2006

New Face in Development Office

Jason Costello will be joining the Temple team as the new Assistant Director of Development for the College of Education.  Jason will begin on Monday, February 6, 2006 and report to Valerie Gay, Director.

Jason joins us from Thomas Jefferson University where he served in various roles, most recently as Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations. There, he was responsible for Annual Fund management, Phonathon, reunion class activities and many other key development related functions including training of new staff and volunteers. In his new role as the Assistant Director, Jason will help Valerie plan, organize and implement a comprehensive alumni relations and fundraising program. He will also manage the EDU Annual Fund, alumni outreach, and communications and assist with proposal writing and prospect follow-up. He will play a key role in organizing special fundraising events, volunteers, and Board of Visitors meetings and activities.  Jason's office will be RA-230 and can be reached at jason.costello@temple.edu phone number (215) 204-0961. 

Find out more about Development and Alumni Affairs-- visit the Alumni & Friends section.

posted 01/20/2006

Tenure Track Faculty Positions

The College of Education has multiple openings for tenure track positions at the assistant, associate or full professor level for the 2006-2007 academic year. The College, consistently ranked in the top 20% of graduate schools of education, is poised to enhance its reputation as a leader in urban education, and to expand its efforts in grant-supported research. The College maintains two nationally recognized research centers—the Center for Research in Human Development and Education, and the Institute on Disabilities. In addition, through the College's new Urban Education Collaborative we are developing new and strengthening our current programs with the School District of Philadelphia. All of these settings are available to support and enhance faculty members' research efforts.

The College is seeking faculty with an active research agenda focusing on issues relevant to education broadly defined. The College has a long-standing mission of producing professionals for research and practice positions. We are seeking to strengthen an already strong research mission by focusing on areas that will impact policy and practice at both local and national levels, especially as it relates to the education of disadvantaged students in low performing public schools.

The successful candidate will be able to enhance the mission of the College through research and grants, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and service to the profession. Successful candidates will assume tenure track appointments in one of the College's three departments: Curriculum, Instruction and Technology in Education; Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; or Psychological Studies in Education. Among the areas of expertise for which the College is seeking faculty are the following:

  • Educational Leadership . Seeking a colleague with a strong program of research and substantial experience in K-12 leadership. Search Chair: Steven Gross, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, steve.gross@temple.edu, (215-204-8064).
  • Mathematics and Science Education. Successful candidates will have vigorous research programs related to mathematics or science teaching and learning in schools.
  • School Psychology. Preferred area of expertise and research focus on applications in school settings. Search Chair: Cathy Fiorello, Department of Psychological Studies in Education, cathy.fiorello@temple.edu, (215-204-6254).

Review of applications will begin immediately. Please submit a letter of application including research and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, phone numbers and/or email addresses of references to the respective Search Chair at the College of Education, Temple University, Ritter Hall-247, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122 or education.faculty@temple.edu. Electronic applications are preferred.

Temple University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer, Minority, Female, Disable and Veterans.

Posted 11/08/2005

Complimentary Copies of New York Times

Complimentary copies of the New York Times are available to faculty, students and staff. Please stop by the Office of Student Services (Ritter Addition 238) and receive a copy. This offer is made through Dean McGuire's work with the Wallace Foundation.

Posted 10/04/2004