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May 3, 2008
Dr. Safford Retires After 18 Years at UNI
Dr. Barbara Safford, Associate Professor and Coordinator for the School Library Studies division, was honored at a surprise retirement gathering of current and former School Library Studies students at UNI on May 3, 2008 (click to view pictures from the event). Dr. Safford has been a middle school and elementary school library media specialist in Maryland, a high school media specialist in Ohio and a public library director in Pennsylvania. Dr. Safford has been with UNI since the summer of 1990.
May, 2008
Dr. Herring named Interim Associate Dean
Mary Herring, interim department head and associate professor in Curriculum & Instruction, has been named interim associate dean of the College of Education, effective July 1. She will replace Biff Williams who has accepted a position as Dean of the College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services at Indiana State University. Jill Uhlenberg, assistant professor in Curriculum & Instruction, will serve as interim department head of Curriculum & Instruction, effective July 1.
May, 2008
Lois Lindell Awarded Grossman Scholarship
Congratulations to Lois Lindell, this year's Grossman Scholarship recipient. Lois earned a Master of Arts degree in Performance & Training Technology in 2008, and she will continue as a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction in the Fall. The Grossman scholarship is available to any full or part-time UNI student with a declared major or minor in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, or Performance and Training Technology. This includes undergraduate and graduate students.
May 2, 2008
UNI Hosts Early Childhood Education Summit
The University of Northern Iowa will host an early childhood education summit, "Assessing Preschool Quality," from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, May 2, at Park Place Event Center in Cedar Falls. This is the fourth in a series of summits offered by UNI to focus on the quality of early childhood education programs in Iowa and specifically those in the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program.
Iowa's Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program provides an opportunity for school districts to apply for funds to use for quality preschool programs for four-year old children. The program currently serves approximately 4, 500 preschoolers in 64 school districts and will expand over the next several years.
This summit will focus on using innovative approaches to assess the quality of early childhood programs and design professional development for preschool teachers. This information will be useful to administrators, directors, teacher educators and consultants who supervise and support early childhood programs.
The keynote speaker is Bridget Hamre, Senior Reseach Scientist at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning at the University of Virginia. She will present "Innovative Approaches for Early Childhood Program Evaluation and Professional Development Using CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System)"
Participants will choose from a series of break-out sessions addressing supervision and evaluation of pre-school teachers; program evaluation; and assessment tools.
For more information about the summit, contact Mary Donegan-Ritter at ecsummit@uni.eduMay 1, 2008
Regents Center Awarded Federal Grant for cAMP Quality
The Regents Center for Early Developmental Education was just awarded a federal grant for professional development of Head Start teachers. Dr. Betsy Zan is the principal investigator, and Dr. Mary Donegan-Ritter is the project director for the grant named CAMP Quality - Coaching And Mentoring for Preschool Quality.
April 29, 2008
Kurt Meredith and Lynn Nielsen Earn Outstanding Faculty Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Kurt Meredith and Dr. Lynn Nielsen who were recognized at this year's College of Education faculty award reception. Dr. Meredith was awarded the 2007-08 Regents' Award for Faculty Excellence, and Dr. Lynn Nielsen earned the UNI Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award.
April, 2008
C&I Offers New Early Childhood Graduate Endorsement
The Iowa Board of Education Examiners has approved a Graduate Early Childhood Endorsement Program proposed by the Early Childhood Division of Curriculum & Instruction. The program will be delivered via online or ICN courses, or a combination of the two. Students will attain the ED100 unified endorsement, Prek-3rd Grade with Special Education after completing the 16 credit hours and practicum experiences. This program is designed specifically for persons who hold a current Iowa teaching license in elementary education. Courses will prepare these teachers to teach in the new statewide voluntary preschool classrooms which are inclusive settings. Classes begin this May. Click here for more information or download the brochure.
April, 2008
Karla Krueger featured on front page of Grant Wood AEA April Newsletter
Karla Krueger was featured in this month's Grant Wood AEA newsletter in a front-page article about a workshop series entitled Libraries, Literacy and Learning. The newsletter is distributed to all teacher librarians and media contacts in the Area Education Agency 10 region, the Agency professional staff and executive team and the State AEA Media Directors.
On April 15, Dr. Krueger led a workshop for 41 teacher librarians at Grant Wood Area Education Agency 10 in Cedar Rapids, IA. The title of the workshop was Collection Development for the School Library. The workshop was co-sponsored by the AEAs and the Iowa Association of School Librarians as part of a four-day series of workshops. The theme for the workshop series was Libraries, Literacy and Learning: Implementing the New Standards for School Library Programs in Iowa. The workshop covered * Building a rich school library collection * Resource alignment * Policies: weeding, selection, fines, circulation * Budget development * Working with the principal * Alternate funding source
April, 2008
New Education of the Gifted Graduate Endorsement
Curriculum and Instruction is offering an Education of the Gifted Endorsement beginning Fall 2008. Graduate students holding a current Iowa teaching certificate, or approved equivalent, may take the state-approved sequence of four courses to earn their endorsement. Courses will be delivered via the ICN and internet. Click here for more information or download the brochure.
April 18, 2008
Instructional Technology faculty and students active at IACON Conference
Dr. Leigh Zeitz was the keynote speaker at this year's IACON conference in Cedar Rapids, IA. In addition to his keynote address about Web 2.0, he also delivered a hands-on workshop, Blogging and Wiki-ing, and presented with graduate student Lois Lindell a session entitled Tools for On-line Collaborative Writing: It's More than a Word Processor. Dr. Ana Donaldson and Dr. Mary Herring also presented a session on designing effective online learning courses.
April 14, 2008
Literacy Education Unveils Its New Virtual Community
This week the Literacy Education Division held a meeting with Literacy Minors. Approximately 80 students attended. The agenda included presentations by teachers and administrators from Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Waverly schools on interviewing for literacy positions and on effective parenting programs. Also of note the Literacy Education Virtual Community, Lit Ed UNI, was unveiled at this meeting. The Virtual Community links present literacy minor students with graduates and faculty in a professional dialog about teaching and learning and will help refine the literacy education program to meet the needs of students as they move into the profession of teaching.
April 14, 2008
Lois Lindell Awarded Grossman Scholarship
Lois Lindell, a graduate student from the Performance & Training Technology program, was awarded the Spring 2008 Grossman Scholarship. The Grossman scholarship is available to any full or part-time UNI student with a declared major or minor in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, or Performance and Training Technology. This includes undergraduate and graduate students.
April 7, 2008
C&I Graduate Students Active at UNI Graduate Research Symposium
Khalfan Alharrasi shares his research with fellow C&I doctoral student Hou Chun Kuong at the campus-wide Graduate Research Symposium. Derek Sallis, a graduate student from the Performance & Training Technology program, also presented his recent work at the symposium.
February 21, 2008
Derek Sallis Featured in Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier
C&I graduate student Derek Sallis was recently featured in Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier. Derek and his brother, Ryan, mentor Waterloo East High School Athletes. Click to view the article >>
