Division of Teacher Education 2000-01

Ann Adams [Division Chair]

Attended:

• Meaningful Mathematics for All Conference (joint activity of Mobile County Schools and Mobile Area Education Foundation)

• Balanced Literacy Training (professional development activity of Mobile County Schools)

• PBL:  An International Conference on Problem-Based Learning in Undergraduate and Professional Education, Birmingham, Alabama

• Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (ALACTE) meetings, Gulf Shores and Montgomery, Alabama

• SHC faculty development workshop:  Dr. Barbara Walvoord

• SHC technology workshops:  Excel, ERes, FrontPage, Mascot

• SHC workshops:  Plagiarism, sexual harassment

Lectures/workshops/presentations given:

• Faculty Friday session on Problem-Based Learning (with Dr. Charles Chester)

Accepted as participant in Peace Studies Seminar:  Egypt and the Middle East Peace Process

Wrote two Goals 2000 grant applications for a school district;  one was funded

Edited second grade teachers’ manual for the new Open Court reading program

Member:

• International Reading Association

• Alabama Association of Colleges of Teacher Education:  SHC representative

Alabama State Liaison, Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education

Participated in interview training process in a Mobile County school

Daria McDonald

Attended:

• Technology Development Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee

• Presenter

Lectures/workshops/presentations given:

• Technology workshops in local public schools

Publications:

• Article:  “Engaged Learning:  Turning Students on to Learning”
  (see http://camellia.shc.edu/mcdonald/SharedResources/EngagedLearningArticle.htm) [nonrefereed]

Awarded:

• Summer 2000 Curriculum Development Grant

• Summer 2000 Graduate Research Grant (with Dr. Lois Silvernail)

Member:

• Alabama Council for Technology for Education:  President

Higher Education Partner, State Reading Initiative

Beta testing of technology modules for PBS Adult Learning Series

Volunteer, Court-Appointed Special Advocate program

Web page development to provide instructional resources to students

Works in progress:

• Writing a technology textbook

• Development of two new courses in secondary education program

• Additional web page development

Lois Silvernail

Lectures/presentations/workshops given:

• Presenter:  Title One Reading Focus Day

• Presenter:  Title One Reading Focus Follow-up Day

• Presenter:  Title One Reading Focus Follow-up Day for Principals

• Presenter:  “Mathematics, A Hands-On Approach"

Publication:  

• Tutor training manual:  Focus on Mathematics

Attended:

• Alabama Learning Disabilities Conference

• Alabama Music Educators Conference

• Reading Together USA Demonstration

Awarded:

• Summer 2000 Graduate Research Grant (with Dr. Daria McDonald)

• ACHE Eisenhower Grant:  “Mathematics Excellence:  Mentoring and Hands-On Learning”  

Coordinator/teacher for Tutor Training Program in reading and math for Office of Catholic Schools

Blue Ribbon Advisor, Dodge Elementary School

Served as judge for:

• City-Wide Spelling Bee

• Woodmen of the World Oratory Contest

• Science Fair

SACS Service:

• SACS Chair, Corpus Christi School (ongoing)

• SACS Chair, St. Pius X School (ongoing)

• SACS Team, Morningside Elementary School

External Evaluator, “Local Reading Initiative” sub-grant for 10 Mobile County public schools (2-year project)

College Coordinator, Alabama Reading Initiative

• Brazier Elementary School

• Thomas Elementary School

Board member, Learning Disabilities Association, Conference Luncheon Committee

New course preparation:  EDU 562 Teaching Reading

Works in progress:

• Planning and implementation of ACHE Eisenhower Grant, including ordering materials and planning summer workshops

• Planning for Reading Together USA demonstration site and training center