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Announcements
FEA at UF?s Last Meeting & ?Using Cooperative Learning Strategies? Workshop - TOMORROW
Thursday, April 18th at 7PM in the Norman Terrace Room
Learn about various cooperative learning strategies to use in your future classroom from a current classroom teacher! This will be an informative and interactive professional development workshop that you won?t want to miss! Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/514256085277165/ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FEA at UF?s ?Clothes for Kids? Clothing Drive
Help FEA at UF give back to the Gainesville community! FEA is collecting the following items to be donated to Pre-K ? 5th grade ESE classrooms at a local Gainesville school: Undergarments ;Socks; Pants/Shorts (preferably with elastic bands). Due Date: Thursday, April 18th. Drop-Off Locations: Student Resource Center (SRC) & COE Student Services
SAGE?9th Annual Research Symposium &?Elections?-?April 18
Mark your calendars! The?Student Alliance for Graduates in Education (SAGE)?will be hosting?their 9th Annual Research Symposium on Thursday, April 18, 2013 @ 12-2 pm?in the Terrace Room.?This is a great opportunity to share what you?ve been working on and network with other graduate students and faculty. Many use this opportunity to experience presenting one?s work in a supportive atmosphere before they take it to a State or National convention.?Deadline for submitting proposal forms for a poster presentation is?April 1, 2013. Join us for conversation and lunch.?For more information or questions related to the symposium, please contact Rhonda Williams (rlwms@coe.ufl.edu).?? SAGE will also hold?elections for next year?s officers at the symposium.?These positions include:?President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If you are interested in running for office, e-mail our current President Elyse Hambacher (elyse@ufl.edu) to enter your name on the ballot.
Internship Orientation for?Spring 2014 Interns ? Thursday, April 25, 2013
Elementary & Special Ed Students who will be doing their FULL-TIME INTERNSHIP in?Spring 2014.? The Internship Orientation is scheduled for:? Thursday,?April 25, 2013?? Norman Room 250
9:30 am ALL STUDENTS
FTCE/FELE Now Given on UF Campus
Taking your teacher certification examinations just got easier!? The Teaching Center, located in SW Broward Hall, is now administering the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) and the Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE).? You no longer must leave campus to take these computerized tests.? Go to www.fl.nesinc.com to register.? For additional information, contact Denise Dixon (dixondt@ufl.edu or call 392-2010).
April CRC Career Buzz
Check out our latest edition of the Career Buzz to learn about our events:?? http://careerbuzz.tumblr.com/post/47209919823/april-faculty-staff-buzz .? A few items on our April Career Buzz have passed, but you can always create your own account on Gator CareerLink to get up-to-date access to our events calendar, job postings and more great information!
?New Summer C course Offering:? EDG 6931?Qualitative Research Design in Curriculum & Instruction
Instructor:?Dr. Brianna Kennedy-Lewis,?Summer C:? Tuesdays, periods 4-6
This course will guide students through the process of designing an independent research project from conception through the IRB process.? We will discuss the roles of epistemology, research paradigms, and theoretical frameworks in guiding choices of methodology and data collection methods.? These choices will be grounded in a thorough review of the literature to identify relevant problems in students? areas of interest in curriculum and instruction.? At the conclusion of the course, students will be prepared to implement their proposed study.? This course is open to Ph.D. students with an interest in research related to curriculum and instruction and who have completed at least one doctoral level course in qualitative research methods.? Students should enter the course with a defined area of interest for their study. ?If you do not meet these criteria but believe you could benefit from the course, please contact the instructor at bkennedy@coe.ufl.edu.
Summer B 2013 course offering:? MHS3930 Mindful Living
Mindful Living incorporates weekly reflection papers, group discussions, creative activities, student-led projects, meditation, and the application of mindfulness-based concepts to the individual, relationships, and greater society. This course is open to undergraduates from all majors.? The class structure involves:? Silent Meditation (10 minutes) ~ Group Check In (30 minutes) ~ Discussions on the readings/Group Projects (45 minutes) ~ Break (10 minutes) ~ Creative Activity- (Walking Meditation, Mindful Eating, Music Circle, Body Outlines, Spirit Animal Visualization, Finger Paint, Soul Cards, Get to know each other Games, Team Building activities, Small group discussions, etc. 60 minutes).?? ?There are books about mindfulness or wellbeing we will read, weekly reflection papers, assignments on inner journey, inner critic, dying, and self-love and acceptance. We build a community of people seeking a more loving self. We discover our own creativity in the process of discovering ourselves. It?s an adventure we do together. And that makes all the difference.?- Stephanie Harris.?? All students interested can email Kristenshader@gmail.com for more information and previous syllabi. Mindful Living can be found in the Course Registrar under ?Human Development and Organization Studies.
New Summer Course:? EDF 6938 The Culture of Childhood
Tuesday 12:30 ? 4:45 ~ Thursday 2:00 ? 4:45 ~ Summer A: May 13 ? June 30
Course Description:? This course will pose the question from a cultural perspective: What does it mean to be a child? Students will learn that childhood (from infancy to early adolescence) is not just a developmental stage phase between birth and adulthood, but that it is culturally and socially constructed across historical periods and in different world cultures.? The purpose of this course is to provide students with the analytical and critical skills to examine changing conceptions of childhood from ancient times to the modern era, and to deconstruct images of children as presented through multiple media.?? This blended course will utilize both on campus and online sessions using a mixture of lecture, class discussions, and will include direct observation of children?s behavior at Baby Gator and PK Yonge. The course will be structured around five themes common to all human cultures to illustrate the wide variation in the ways children?s behavior can be examined in relation to cultural norms and expectations. These themes are: family/community relations, education, fantasy/play, work, and sexuality.? This course is intended for graduate students enrolled in anthropology, counselor education, early childhood and elementary education, developmental psychology, family, youth and community sciences, and the health sciences. Contact: Dr. Catherine Emihovich, 352 ? 273 ? 4472, cemihovich@coe.ufl.edu
RED 6346 Seminar in Reading:?Language and Literacies Across Academic Disciplines (Fall, 2013, Thursday Periods 7-9)
This seminar is for graduate students who are interested in using evidence-based language and literacy practices to support learning and inquiry in academic subject areas. As the knowledge that students have to learn becomes more specialized and complex, the language that constructs such knowledge also becomes more technical, dense, and abstract,patterning in ways that enable content experts to engage in specialized social, semiotic, and cognitive practices. In order to effectively engage with the texts of disciplinary learning, students need to develop new reading/writing skills that are more embedded in each subject area, beyond those they have learned in the primary grades. This course illuminates some of the ways language is used in the core academic subjects of schooling and offers strategies aligned with the Common Core State Standards for helping students comprehend, compose, and critique the advanced texts of schooling.
?EDG 6017: Writing for Academic Purposes (Fall, 2013, Wednesday Periods 7-9)
This seminar is designed to enhance the capacity of doctoral students from all academic disciplines to write for academic purposes. It guides students through the entire process of academic writing that includes understanding the task at hand, planning the work, conducting library research, reading to gather information, developing audience awareness, appropriating discursive resources, working with other people?s ideas and voices, and using feedback and editing to improve writing. The course focuses on exploring the ways in which language is used as a creative resource for presenting information, structuring text, embedding perspectives, developing argument, referencing sources, and addressing audience needs in academic writing. It combines focused discussion of key features and issues of academic writing with practical applications through critical analysis of model essays as well as careful critique of students? own writing. The course also provides an insider?s perspective on writing for scholarly publications, including journal/publisher selection, manuscript review process, overcoming rejections, and other tips for getting published.
Summer Course Announcement: Rating Scale Design and Analysis in Educational Research (EDF 7435)
This class will guide students through the entire process of designing a rating scale/questionnaire, collecting pilot data, and analyzing the scale. Through applications of research design, psychometric models, scale evaluation, bias detection, factor analysis, and measurement of change over time, students will build on their knowledge of reliability and validity, specifically in reference to data collected from rating scales/questionnaires. The class will be particularly useful for graduate students interested in developing and/or using rating scales/questionnaires in their research, thesis, and/or dissertation. Prerequisites are EDF 6403 (or equivalent) and either EDF6434 or EDF6436.
Edugator T-Shirts
All sizes of edugator shirts are available for a donation of $15.? Remember, you can access ECC or FEA merchandise at Production Lab hours or any ECC and FEA events.
?Events
Join Florida Education Association (FEA) at UF!
FEA is a College of Education student organization that thrives on integrity, respect, empowerment, and advocacy for education. The organization strives to provide members with professional development and community outreach opportunities, as well as to promote political activism and awareness.
Upcoming Events (all meetings/workshops held in Norman Terrace Room)
- Last Meeting & ?Using Cooperative Learning Strategies? Workshop - Thursday, April 18th?at 7PM in the Norman Terrace Room
*Join our Facebook group:?http://www.facebook.com/groups/FEAUF/?*LIKE our Face book page:?http://www.facebook.com/FloridaEducationAssociationAtUF -? Please email FEA at UF President, Valentina Contesse, at?FEA@coe.ufl.edu?if you have any questions.
?Opportunities
Long-term substitute position
Bronson Elementary is seeking a long-term substitute to fill in for a teacher who will be out the remainder of the year for maternity leave. ?If any who have completed their internship or are near completing their internship are interested, contact Suzy Colvin ? scolvin@coe.ufl.edu.
Boca Raton Community High School is Hiring for 2013-2014!
Boca Raton Community High School is actively recruiting teachers in all subjects for the 2013-2014 school year.? Please see the attached flyer.
Achievement First is Hiring for 2013-14 Positions
Achievement First is a growing network of non-profit, high-performing, K to 12 urban public charter schools in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.? Our schools are focused on providing scholars with the academic and character skills they need to graduate from top colleges and to serve as the next generation of leaders in our communities.? Achievement First currently operates 22 schools and will open 10-15 additional schools over the next five years. Teachers participate in the Achievement First Teacher Career Pathway, a systematic, coordinated approach to recognizing and developing great teachers as they progress through five career stages. These stages were developed to celebrate excellent teachers and are accompanied by increased compensation, recognition and professional growth opportunities. We strive to recruit a talented and diverse team of educators, and we believe our students are best served by a team that represents the global community for which our students are entering.? For more information about Achievement First and to apply online, please visit our website at www.achievementfirst.org.
Break Away:? Intel for Change
Break Away will be here AGAIN!!! April 17-19th with an exciting opportunity to tell you about and to help you with your applications.? Stop by the Center for Leadership and Service in Peabody 301 to meet Break Away staff and to hear about their partnership with Intel for a contest for students to get a 10 day trip to India, Kenya or Ecuador to focus on girls education. http://www.takepart.com/intelforchange.? Intel for Change is a program being piloted based on the value that education is a fundamental right for everyone. Girls are disproportionately denied access to education. Through this program, Intel seeks to empower young people with knowledge, first-hand experience, and platforms to scale solutions to ensure that equal access to education is available for all.? If you are selected, you will get a full paid 10 day trip for immersion exposure and service in girls? education in Kenya, India or Ecuador. Learn more here: http://www.takepart.com/intelforchange
Peaceful Paths Internship:? FALL 2013 OUTREACH CHILDREN?S PROGRAM
Peaceful Paths is currently in the process of recruiting for our Fall 2013 Outreach Children?s Program.
New class offered this Fall through the Center for Leadership and Service
FYC4905: Leading through Community Engagement ~ Section 14F0 ? Tuesdays, 5-6 periods ? 2 credits
This course is designed to examine the relationship between service and socially responsible leadership. Students will examine personal responsibility to serve the community and to work for positive change across a variety of social issues. Students will observe their own role at UF, how they can best serve the community, and what impact they intend to make in the future beyond their college years. Self-reflection on personal values and motivations will allow students to examine their own leadership styles and their place within the community.?? Contact the Instructor, Angela Garcia at angelag@leadershipandservice.ufl.edu for more information.
Babysitter needed
Need a babysitter/helper for 2 boys ages 9 and 6, 3 days a week for 3 hours a day from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Requesting help for at least the summer and much longer into the school year if possible. Duties include:? picking up the kids from school, helping with homework and light household chore. Need a good attitude and flexible person with a clean driving record. Call Jasleen at (408)717-0152.
Summer Nanny (May-Aug)
Seeking student with own transportation and references to care for two children, ages 9 and 12, in our SW Gainesville home. Duties will include overseeing homework and transporting children to events. In May, only after school care is needed (2:30 ? 5pm). In June-Aug, full-time is needed (hours: M-F from 7am ? 4pm).? Pay is $10/hour plus reimbursement for gas. To learn more, please contact Dawn Davisson at dawn.davisson@me.com.
Career Fair ? The Northeast Florida Education Education Consortium
The Northeast Florida Education Education Consortium will conducting a Career Fair on June 24th at the Best Western in Gainesville.? Please see the attached flyer for more information.
America Reads tutoring program is seeking applicants
America Reads tutoring program is seeking applicants for the Program Coordinator and Office Manager positions for the 2013-2014 school year. Federal work study eligibility is needed to apply. Please visit our website at?http://education.ufl.edu/america-reads/?or email read@coe.ufl.edu for more information.
Summer job opportunity for students
Camp Sequoia is an overnight summer camp located outside of Philadelphia, PA for boys who need help improving their social skills. ?We are looking for students who are interested in working at our camp this summer.
Get on the short list for a job with Volusia County Schools
On Thursday, June 6, 2013, Volusia County Schools will be hosting an Invitation-only Instructional?Job Fair for the 2013-2014?school year.?To be?considered for an invitation?you?must?hold certification?in?one of the?following subject areas: Elementary Education;Language Arts; Mathematics; Reading; Science; Special Education.? To express your interest in?being considered for?a Job Fair Invitation, complete?all?three (3) steps listed below by Wednesday, April 17, 2013:? Complete the online employment application:? CLICK HERE TO BEGIN; Complete the Gallup Teacher Insight Assessment using district code 20478221: CLICK HERE; Contact Liz Thayer in Human Resources by email: EMTHAYER@VOLUSIA.K12.FL.US
Archived Newsletters
If you want to read about any of the announcements, opportunities, and events posted in last week?s Wednesday Update Newsletters, or peruse previous newsletters, please visit?http://education.ufl.edu/student-services/category/student-newsletter/
Source: http://education.ufl.edu/student-services/2013/04/17/wednesday-update-for-april-17-2013/
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