Division of Teacher Education 2001-02
Attended:
Peace Studies Seminar in Egypt: Egypt and the Middle East Peace Process
United States Department of Education regional conference on Improving America's Schools
Alabama Colleges of International Programs annual meeting, Auburn University
Presenter at evaluation session
Mobile County Public School workshop: earned training certificate in Qualitative Reading Inventory III
Hearts and Minds: Creating Intelligent, Caring Classrooms and Schools Conference, Orlando, Florida
Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher Education meetings, Montgomery, Alabama
Kitty Williams' presentation on positive discipline approaches for the classroom
SHC faculty development workshop: Dr. Raymond Wlodkowski
Lectures/workshops/presentations given:
SHC Faculty Friday presentation: "Egyptian Studies: Will They Impact Future Generations?"
Consultant for a Goals 2000 grant to a school district
Member:
International Reading Association
Alabama Association of Colleges of Teacher Education: SHC representative
SACS Service:
SACS Visiting Team, Holloway Elementary School
SHC liaison for the Validation Studies Project of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Test
-Alabama State Liaison, Association of Independent Liberal
Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
-Participated in the Alabama Curriculum
Alignment Study and the Core Skills Evaluation for the Alabama Prospective
Teacher Test
-Participated in meeting of Mobile area deans
of education called by the superintendent of the Mobile County Public School
System to explore ways to improve teaching in the county's secondary schools
-Coordinated a field experience for 23
elementary and middle school teachers
-Participated in interview training process in
two Mobile
County schools
Judged Reflections Literature Contest at Dodge Elementary School
Directed students in SHC reading class in evaluating the reading levels and skills of fourth graders at E.R. Dickson Elementary School
-Revised EDU 373 Teaching Social Studies/EDU 580 The Contemporary Social Studies Program: incorporated
materials and resources from trip to Egypt and added an ERes site
-Revised EDU 328 Diagnosis and Adjustment of
Reading Instruction/EDU 577 Assessment and Reading Instruction in response
to a problem observed in a student intern's class in Fall 2001; changed to new
textbook and emphasized how teachers could correct reading problems once they
are identified
Works in progress:
Preparing for State Department of Education's Five-Year Self-Study for approval of teacher education programs
Preparing report to State Department of Education on how SHC's Division of Teacher Education will address the new technology knowledge and abilities
Daria McDonald
Lectures/workshops/presentations given:
Workshops in local public schools through the South Alabama Regional Inservice Center
Member:
Alabama Council for Technology in Education: President
Attended:
Alabama Council for Technology in Education meetings
State technology standards workshop at the University of South Alabama
Two Higher Education Partner workshops
Higher Education Partner, State Reading Initiative
Served as judge for:
Regional technology K-12 competition
State technology K-12 competition
Developed four new courses for the secondary undergraduate and graduate programs, including adding support resources to faculty web page
Volunteer, Court-Appointed Special Advocate program
Works in progress:
Writing a technology textbook
Additional web page development
Leona Rowan
Attended:
COPE (certification officers) meeting, Montgomery, Alabama
SHC faculty development workshop: Enhancing Student Motivation to Learn
SHC faculty development workshop: Model Projects
SHC faculty development workshop: Talking about Teaching
SHC faculty development workshop: Writing Across the Curriculum
SHC "ERes for New Users" workshop
Member
Mobile County Retired Teachers Association: Vice President
Higher Education Partner for Williams and Burroughs Elementary Schools
SACS Service:
SACS Team, UMS-Wright Preparatory School
Division of teacher education certification officer, State Department of Education
Six new course preparations
Served as judge for:
Oratorical contest at St. Ignatius School
Lois Silvernail
Lectures/presentations/workshops given:
Presenter: Title One Reading Focus Day
Presenter: “Mathematics, A Hands-On Approach," K-1, 2-3, Old Shell Road School
Attended:
Orff Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio
Alabama Music Educators Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Reading Together USA Conference, Santa Clara, California
Historic preservation course, Mobile, Alabama
Awarded:
ACHE Eisenhower Grant: “Mathematics Excellence: Mentoring and Hands-On Learning” (renewed for 2nd year)
Member:
Learning Disabilities Association: serve on Board
Consultant for implementation of new reading program at Foley Elementary School
Coordinator of Focus on Reading Tutor Training Program in fall 2001 and spring 2002
Served as judge for:
City-wide Spelling Bee
Woodmen of the World Oratory Contest
SACS Service:
Chair, SACS Team: Corpus Christi School
Chair, SACS Team: St. Pius X School
Chair, SACS Team: McDavid-Jones Elementary School
Chair, SACS Team: Holy Family School
External Evaluator, Local Reading Improvement sub-grant for 10 Mobile County public schools (2-year program)
Trained "Reading Together USA" student tutors
Revised EDU 531 Language Development and Activities for Early Childhood Education/541 Issues in the Language Arts Program
Worked with SHC student to write curriculum for the LaCasa de Amigos migrant preschool
Works in progress:
Planning and implementation of ACHE Eisenhower Grant, including ordering materials, planning summer workshops, and reapplying for next round
Continuing to train students for Reading Together USA
Completing Local Reading Improvement sub-grant evaluations
Coordinating the State Department of Education five-year review visit