Meetings/Events

Kudos

Kristan Cardinali, a second year student in the College Student Development program, received the Graduate Student of the Year award at the annual conference of NCHO (North Carolina Housing Officers).

*Over 80 golfers participated in the RCOE Annual Swing for Scholarships Golf Tournament at Rock Barn outside of Hickory. Under the direction of Dolly Farrell, RCOE Advancement Officer, a team of volunteers from RCOE and from its Advancement Board, organized and carried out a highly successful tournament; even though the rain hit us pretty hard at the end, it did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of those who turned out for a good cause and for an opportunity to play on a world class course.

*On Saturday, October 31, The Teaching Fellows Program held a special seminar for Teaching Fellows alumni and Teaching Fellows who are seniors; the morning long program consisted of small group sessions led by TF alumni who shared their experiences in teaching with seniors in the same fields; the purpose of the program is to insure that TF’s going into their student teaching and looking ahead to moving into the profession have an opportunity to talk to those who have already entered the teaching field.

*On Education Day, November 7 at the football game, we will be recognizing all ASU education alumni; we also will be honoring the winners of the 2009 Mountaineer Summer Reading Program which is co-sponsored by the RCOE and the ASU Athletic Department. At half-time, the top three winners from each ASU-Public School Partnership district will be introduced. They will be accompanied by their principals and media services director. We salute all of our Mountaineer Readers. Collectively,1,035 students at 53 schools read a total of 28,758 books. The schools with the highest percentage of readers participating receive a media services award of $300 which can be used to purchase materials for the school’s media center. Special thanks to Kathy Howell of RCOE and Sami Stevens of the ASU Athletic Department for their efforts in making this event such a success. Note: the winners get a tour of the football team’s locker room, get to exchange high fives with the team, participate in games on Sanford Mall, and eat a lunch on campus. If you don’t think these kids get psyched, come out and watch!

Rm 03 off-line for Spring

Because Rm. 03 will be undergoing renovation in the spring to accommodate the needs of the Nursing Program, we will not be able to hold meetings and events in that venue. This means we will make heavy use of 02 but users of that space should be aware that there may be construction noise on occasion from 03. Editor’s note: the new building can not come online too soon!

Building Update

In case you have not seen the progress being made on the building, we have new pictures to share:

• http://www.ced.appstate.edu/newbuilding/#oct2009

Construction is a bit behind because of the wet weather but crews are working overtime; the appearance of steel in the site is now scheduled for mid-November. Overall, the work appears to be moving ahead without any major hitches.

Special International Panel

To address the International Week theme "Sowing Seeds of Peace," a panel discussion with cross-cultural perspectives on peacebuilding and education will be held on November 17 at 4 pm on Room 03 sponsored by the RCOE International Activities Committee. The panelists will include Malanka Motlhoioa, a mathematics instructor from South Africa currently teaching at Watauga High School; Arshad Bashir, a Fulbright Scholar from Pakistan and RCOE doctoral student; and Vachel Miller, assistant professor in the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. The panelists will reflect on the potential and challenges of education as a tool of peacebuilding in their countries. Panel is open to the university community.

International Scholarly Assignment Call for Application 2010/11 Academic Year

The Office of International Education and Development (OIED) is now accepting applications for international scholarly assignments for the 2010-2011 academic year. Applications are due January 8, 2010. International scholarly assignments will be granted for one semester only. Selected applicants will be notified by January 29, 2010.

In keeping with its mission of internationalizing the campus, Appalachian State University, through OIED, sponsors international scholarly assignments to develop and/or strengthen faculty global competencies. International scholarly assignments are intended to provide Appalachian faculty members with the knowledge needed to help them infuse global issues into the courses they teach and integrate study abroad into the curricula at Appalachian while providing them with collaborative research and teaching opportunities abroad.

An applicant must submit the following:   

• completed international scholarly assignment application form (found at http://www.international.appstate.edu/research/index.html);
• current curriculum vitae;
• letter of invitation from the host university abroad;
• departmental chairperson/program director’s approval; and
• Dean’s approval from the applicant’s respective college.

Please submit all applications to the Office of International Education and Development/I.G. Greer Hall, Room 238/ASU Box 32083 For questions, please e-mail Jesse Lutabingwa at: lutabingwajl@appstate.edu

PBS has launched their new Teachers Site

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

PBS Teachers is the national Web destination for preK- 12 educators to access PBS’ educational services and a searchable database of more than 9,000 free local and national standards- based teaching activities, lesson plans, on- demand video assets, interactive games, and simulations. Many of the resources feature PBS’ award- winning programming and content, including on- demand streaming video from select PBS programs. PBS Teachers hosts an online learning community for educators to share ideas, collaborate, and discuss technology and digital media integration in the classroom. Within the community, educators can search for instructional resources that fit their needs; then easily bookmark, annotate, share, and manage their tagged content. New digital media resources are regularly added to the PBS Teachers site and designed for use in school and home-based learning environments.

Celebrating Teaching

Teaching gets more than its share of negative publicity—see, for example, the Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=590PNSh6g_4

However, teachers at the Early College at Caldwell Community College decided to put together their own video with an upbeat message. You should know that over half the teachers in the Early College are ASU graduates.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB9-46BpnAU

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“Change is a Journey, not a Destination.”
—M. Fullan