Upcoming college events & important dates March 4 MIMAUE Spring 2009 Colloquium Series: Session II 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 3221 Art/Sociology Bldg. All are invited to the second session of the Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education's spring 2009 colloquium series. This semester the colloquia will focus on, Impacting Teacher Performance and Student Acheivement through Incentive Plans. Featured speakers for Session II are Audrey Davis, Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Prince George's County Public Schools and Segun Eubanks, Director of Teacher Quality, National Education Association. The colloquium is open to the campus community and the educational community at large. View the colloquium poster (pdf) or visit the MIMAUE website for more info. Contact: Dr. Stephanie Timmons-Brown, Executive Director stbrown@umd.edu Website: MIMAUE More Info: MIMAUE-SpringColloquium-II.pdf March 5 Open Forum: College of Education reorganization 1 to 3 p.m. 0220 Benjamin Bldg. Join Dean Donna Wiseman for an open forum discussion on the reorganization of the College of Education. The final forum will be held on March 9 (2 to 4 p.m.). March 5 UM/MCPS Early Childhood Professional Development School Intra-Network Conference 4:15 to 7:30 p.m. Arcola Elementary School, 1820 Franwall Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20902 All members of the UM Professional Development Schools (PDS) network (e.g., teachers, administrators, interns, faculty) are invited to attend the Second Annual Early Chilhdhood PDS Intra-Network Conference, sponsored by the UM Professional Development School Partnership and Montgomery County Public Schools. The conference theme is Menu for Student Achievement: Differentiation, Assessment and Equity More Info: PDS-IntraNetworkConference.pdf March 6 OIT March Brown Bag Discussion: Hybrid Learning Solutions Noon to 1 p.m. St. Mary's Hall, 0105 Multipurpose room Hybrid learning is growing rapidly in today's educational world. When designed effectively, hybrid courses can reducing the time spent in the classroom, enhance active learning and improve learning outcomes by combining the engaging benefits of traditional instructor led training with the advantages brought by a variety of online technologies. Professors Kathryn Alvestad and Brett Kent (Chemical and Life Sciences) will discuss their experiences with teaching hybrid and distance learning courses and explore the advantages and challenges. No registration is required. Light refreshments will be provided. Contact: Jun Yang, junyang8@umd.edu Website: Hybrid Learning Solutions March 9 Open Forum: College of Education reorganization 2 to 4 p.m. 0220 Benjamin Bldg. Join Dean Donna Wiseman for an open forum discussion on the reorganization of the College of Education. March 13 Proposal Deadline: CoE Graduate Student Research Conference The College of Education will hold its annual Graduate Research Conference (GRS), Linking Education Theory and Practice, on May 1, 2009. All graduate students are urged to submit a proposal on research projects they have completed, are conducting at the present time, or propose to undertake. The program will include paper, poster, and roundtable presentations, as well as a panel presentation related to research. Submit your proposal online by March 13, 2009. Registration info. will be sent at a later date. Website: CoE GRS Proposal Submission More Info: GradStudentResearchConf-09.pdf March 13 Registration Deadline (reduced rate): 2009 NCTM Annual Meeting and Expo 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW Washington, DC 20001 The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is holding it's Annual Meeting in Washington, DC from April 22-25, 2009. Learn from over 800 sessions, visit the exhibit hall to get valuable tips and tools, and network with teachers and students from across the country. Students, faculty and staff in the mathematics field are welcome to attend and gain valuable knowledge. Early registration fee ranges from $116-$184 (depending on NCTM membership status) Register before March 13 and save up to 25%! Contact: Jennifer Grubb, jgrubb@nctm.org Website: NCTM March 20 Registration Deadline: CSP Friends of Maryland Party & Cruise In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the College Student Personnel program is hosting a Friends of Maryland Party and Cruise on the Potomac, Saturday, March 28, 7 to 10 p.m., for alumni and friends of the program. Cost is $45 ($25 for for currently enrolled, full-time graduate students who are not full-time employees). Visit the CSP50 web site to register by March 20. Website: CSP Dinner Cruise Registration March 22 Revitalizing Retirement: Reshaping Your Idenity, Relationships and Purpose 5 p.m. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, D.C. Join Professor Emerita Nancy Schlossberg (Dept. of Counseling and Personnel Services) at Politics and Prose for a conversation about her new book, Revitalizing Retirement, followed by a book signing. See flier (pdf) for more info. More Info: NancySchlossberg_03-09.pdf March 23 Pre-registration Deadline: Dr. Carol Seefeldt Institute for Learning Meaningful Mathematics & Science in Early Childhood Programs Conference Join the Center for Young Children (CYC) for the Dr. Carol Seefeldt Institute for Learning Meaningful Mathematics & Science in Early Childhood Programs Conference on April 4, 2009, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured sessions include Integrating Science Across the Curriculum, Making the Nature Connection, and Integrating Mathematics and Literacy. Conference fee is $40 ($25 for students). Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Visit the CYC web site to register. Contact: Conferences & Visitor Services (for registration related questions) cycregistration@umd.edu Francine Favretto, CYC Director (for program related questions) ffavrett@umd.edu Website: Center for Young Children March 26 CEPAL Annual Series: Gender, Science and the Legalization of Forced Human Sterilization 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nyumburu Cultural Center The campus community is invited to the 2009 colloquium of the CEPAL Annual Series, Diversity and Community in American Life. Professor of Law Paul A. Lombardo, Georgia State University, will discuss the 'The Case of Buck v. Bell'. Lombardo's new book, Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court and Buck v. Bell tells the story of Carrie Buck and her family who were condemned in an infamous Court opinion written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes that declared, "Three generations of imbeciles are enough." A book signing will follow the colloquium discussion. Contact: Professor Steven Selden, selden@umd.edu March 27 EDCI Colloquium: The Challenges of Studying Quality in Teaching 1 to 2:15 p.m. 2203 Art/Sociology Bldg. Panelists Linda Valli, Marilyn Chambliss, Anna Graeber and Bob Croninger will address some of the challenges with studying quality in teaching, including representing the multiple understandings of teaching; preserving the complexity of teaching as professional practice; synthesizing findings across multiple methodologies and analytic approaches; and conducting research that is useful to, but not controlled by, policymakers and practitioners. The speakers will draw on their High-Quality Teaching Study which examined what teachers do to help upper-grade elementary students in relatively high-poverty schools acquire foundational skills in mathematics and reading. March 28 CSP Friends of Maryland Party and Cruise 7 to 10 p.m. Cruise leaves from National Harbor Join us for a 50th anniversary celebration of the College of Education's College Student Personnel program. The cruise departs from National Harbor. Cost is $45 ($25 for for currently enrolled, full-time graduate students who are not full-time employees). Website: CSP 50th Anniversary Cruise April 2 Urban Child Symposium: Solving the Drop-out Crisis 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. University of Baltimore School of Law Moot Court Room Persons interested in education and child advocacy are invited to attend the Center for Families, Children and the Courts' first annual Urban Child Symposium. The program will focus on Solving the Drop-out Crisis: Getting the Other Half to Attend and Achieve. Educator and author Jonathan Kozol will give the keynote address, Truancy and Dropout Rates in Urban Schools: How to Prevent Them. The event is free. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Visit the web site to register. Contact: Office of External Relations, lawevents@ubalt.edu Website: CFCC Urban Child Symposium April 4 Dr. Carol Seefeldt Institute for Learning Meaningful Mathematics & Science in Early Childhood Programs Conference 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Center for Young Children Join the Center for Young Children (CYC) for the Dr. Carol Seefeldt Institute for Learning Meaningful Mathematics & Science in Early Childhood Programs Conference. Featured sessions include Integrating Science Across the Curriculum, Making the Nature Connection, and Integrating Mathematics and Literacy. Conference fee is $40 ($25 for students). Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Visit the CYC web site for more details. Contact: Conferences & Visitor Services (for registration related questions) cycregistration@umd.edu Francine Favretto, CYC Director (for program related questions) ffavrett@umd.edu Website: Center for Young Children April 10 Nomination Deadline: Commencement Speakers and Student Marshals The College is seeking nominattions for UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SPEAKERS for the CoE graduation ceremony on May 22 (3:30 p.m., Cole Student Activities Bldg.). A letter of support for each nomination is requested. Selection criteria include outstanding scholarship, leadership, and service. Nominations for undergraduate student marshals are also needed. Please send nomination letters to Kathy Angeletti by April 10. Contact: Kathy Angeletti, kangel@umd.edu April 15 CoE Reception at AERA 7 to 9 p.m. Manchester Grand Hyatt, One Market Place, San Diego, CA CoE alumni, faculty, staff and students attending the 2009 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in San Diego (and alumni residing in the area), are cordially invited to the college's annual cocktail reception held in conjunction with the AERA Annual Meeting. Dean Donna Wiseman will host this popular event. This is an ideal occasion to reconnect with your alma mater and network with fellow alums, faculty and students. Contact: Jenniffer Manning-Scherhaufer, Asst. Director for Communications manning1@umd.edu April 17 Spring Open House 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is hosting 3,200 visitors at the final Spring Open House for admitted students. Families will begin their visit in the Cole Student Activities Building for registration and a morning welcome. Students will visit various academic departments around campus and attend sessions in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union throughout the morning and afternoon. Please join us in welcoming these admitted Terps to campus! April 22 MIMAUE Spring 2009 Colloquium Series: Student Incentive Plans 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 3221 Art/Sociology Bldg. Should students be expected to do well in school because that's what they are supposed to do OR should students be paid to achieve and attend classes? Would a program that paid students to perform in school be effective in increasing student achievement? For the final colloquium of the Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education's spring 2009 series, Evan Smith, Director of the D.C. Capital Gains Program will share the District's Progress with K-12 Students. The Capital Gains program provides monetary incentives to students in the district for high attendance and performance in school. The colloquium is open to the campus community and the educational community at large. View the colloquium poster (pdf) or visit the MIMAUE website for more info. Contact: Stephanie Timmons Brown, MIMAUE Executive Director stbrown@umd.edu Website: MIMAUE D.C. Capital Gains program More Info: MIMAUEColloqIV_spring09.pdf April 25 Center for Young Children's 60th Anniversary Celebration 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Center for Young Children Join the Center for Young Children for a celebration of its 60th anniversary at the University of Maryland. Come share your CYC memories and connect with friends, old and new. There will also be a sing-a-long, puppet show, and other fun activities for the kids and kids at heart. To learn more, contact CYC Director Fran Favretto. Contact: Fran Favretto, CYC Director ffavrett@umd.edu Website: Center for Young Children April 25 Maryland Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. University of Maryland (campus-wide) Come on out for the University of Maryland's 11th annual Maryland Day! Explore all that Maryland has to offer with over 400 interactive events, information booths, live entertainment, and much more. Bring the whole family for a fun-filled day and be sure to visit the College of Education's three activity sites at the Mall, the Benjamin Building and The Center for Young Children (see poster for details). Contact: Pat Costantino, CoE Maryland Day Coordinator pmc4@umd.edu Website: Maryland Day More Info: MarylandDay_CoE events_2009.pdf April 28 2nd Annual University-Wide Celebration of Scholarship and Research 4 to 6 p.m. Reckord Armory You are cordially invited to attend an informal reception hosted by Provost Farvardin and Vice President Bernstein to celebrate scholarly and research accomplishments of UM faculty over the past year. Contact: RSVP to vpr@umd.edu April 28 EDHI Brown Bag Colloquium: Why Faculty Matter 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 0206 Benjamin Bldg. Before the current recession even began, a major revolution had begun in who faculty are, how they are appointed, and the environment in which they work. Dr. Gary Rhoades, Secretary of the American Association for University Professors (AAUP), and a professor and scholar on trends and change in the academic profession review what is most at risk with regards to faculty. The discussion will cover tenure, balance of work and family, as well as new appointments and their impact on student learning and shared governance. Assoc. Professor Kerry Ann OMeara (Higher Education) will also provide info. on her summer course on the Academic Profession which will offer opportunities to work on a research project for the AAUP. No RVSP needed, just bring a brown bag lunch and friends Contact: Assoc. Professor Kerry Ann O'Meara, komeara@umd.edu April 30 Annual Ethnic Minority Achievement Awards 4 to 6 p.m. Driskell Center, 1214 Cole Student Activities Building Hosted by the President's Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues (PCEMI), the Ethnic Minority Achievement Awards recognizes faculty, staff, and students that have made outstanding contributions to the University's equity efforts. Individual units also are recognized for outstanding programs and serving the University of Maryland community. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. Contact: Carol Corneilse, carolc@umd.edu May 1 CoE Graduate Student Research Conference: Linking Education Theory and Practice 8:15 a.m. (Registration) Charles Carroll Room (2203), Stamp Student Union D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is the keynote speaker for the 2009 Graduate Research Conference. This year students' presentations will focus on applying research in the classroom with the goal of 'Building a Collaborative Research Community'. The event it open to the public. Rhee will deliver her address at noon (attendees are asked to be seated by 11:45 a.m.; pre-registration guarantees priority seating). The day concludes with a town hall discussion with Dean Donna Wiseman, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Website: 2009 CoE Graduate Research Conference	INSIDE: Upcoming events & Important dates A Global Perspective Faculty/Staff News Student Awards Campaign Update Tech Talk CoE In The News CB front page CB archives College home page
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