Division of Teacher Education 2002-03
Attended:
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education national conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher Education meetings, Montgomery and Gulf Shores, Alabama
Alabama Reading Association Conference
Alabama State Department of Education meetings on the No Child Left Behind Act and its Highly Qualified Teacher provisions
Mobile Diocese Catholic Schools Principals Meeting
Presenter
Mobile County Public School System Meeting for instructional aides (for recruitment purposes)
Presenter
Alabama's MarcoPolo Internet Content for Classroom Training: Earned Excellence in Technology Integration Certificate that will allow me to teach the MarcoPolo program to SHC students
Intel Teach to the Future Program: Earned certificate as Intel Faculty Instructor
SHC faculty development workshop: Dr. Robert Leamnson
SHC Academic Computing technology workshops: Wireless Classroom, ERes, FrontPage, and others
Member:
International Reading Association
Alabama Reading Association
National Science Teachers Association
Alabama Association of Colleges of Teacher Education: SHC representative
National Council for the Social Studies
Alabama Council for the Social Studies
SACS Service:
SACS Visiting Team, Wilmer Elementary School's SACS Improvement Program
Developed Associate of Science in Education program
Served as SHC liaison for the Validation Studies Project of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Test; participated in the Alabama Curriculum Alignment Study and the Writing Skills Evaluation for the Alabama Prospective Teacher Test; served as college coordinator for field testing of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Test
Served as Alabama State Liaison for the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
Developed SHC's Title II Report required by the Alabama State Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education
Chaired committee, directed preparations for, and managed activities surrounding the Alabama State Department of Education's Five-Year Self Study and On-site Review of SHC's teacher education program
Completed plan and report for the Alabama State Department of Education on how SHC's Teacher Education Division will address the new technology knowledge and abilities
Worked with the chairs of the Mathematics Department, Social Sciences Division, and Languages and Literature Division to develop programs that will enable secondary education majors to meet the Highly Qualified Teacher requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act; also kept Teacher Education Division faculty, staff, and students informed on the changing requirements of the Highly Qualified Teacher provisions
Participated in interview training process in four Mobile County schools
Directed students in SHC reading class in evaluating the reading levels and skills of fourth-grade students at Mary B. Austin Elementary School
Revised EDU 373 Teaching Social Studies/EDU 580 The Contemporary Social Studies Program: incorporated more U.S. history to strengthen students' ability to teach this subject in elementary school grades
Revised EDU 328 Diagnosis and Adjustment of Reading Instruction/EDU 577 Assessment and Reading Instruction: used different approaches to teaching strategies for correcting reading problems; focused on teaching a few strategies in depth instead of teaching a large number of strategies
Enhanced internship courses: videotaped the interns while they were teaching, gave them copies of their own tapes, and asked them to critique themselves
Works in progress:
Revising curricula in the undergraduate reading /language arts courses taught by several instructors
Developing a program for double majors in math and secondary education
Daria McDonald
Lectures/workshops/presentations given:
Workshops in local public schools through the South Alabama Regional Inservice Center
Attended:
17th Annual New Jersey Educational Computing Conference: "The Evolving Digital Age"
Member:
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Mobile Arts Council: Artbreakers
Developed an assessment program for the Mobile County Public School System's Volunteer Reading Tutor Initiative
Revised all courses to include new state technology standards
Volunteer:
Court-Appointed Special Advocate program
Mobile Cancer Fund silent auction and dinner
Friends of First Night
St. Mary School fundraising
Leona Rowan
Attended:
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 55th annual meeting
Special Education 2002 Summer Academy
Alabama Reading Association Conference
Alabama State Department of Education "Highly Qualified Teacher" training session
SHC faculty development workshop: Dr. Robert Leamnson
SHC faculty development workshop: Dr. Charles Bonwell
Member
Mobile County Retired Teachers Association: Vice President
Mobile Literacy Coalition: Board of Directors
Division of Teacher Education certification officer, State Department of Education
Designed courses so that students are more actively engaged in class presentations, demonstrations, group activities, and authentic learning assignments such as researching relevant topics, developing projects that can be used in their teaching, and designing practical teaching materials and units
Coordinated student volunteers to assist at the Alabama Reading Association conference held in Mobile, Alabama
Volunteer: Mobile Historic Homes
Lois Silvernail
Lectures/presentations/workshops given:
Presenter: Title One Reading Focus Days
Presenter: “Mathematics, A Hands-On Approach," K-1, 2-3, Foley Elementary School
Presenter: "Using McGraw-Hill Reading Series with Guided Reading," Holy Family School
Presenter: "Oral Reading Fluency" workshop, classroom teacher observation, and follow-up meeting, Foley Elementary School
Presenter: "Oral Reading Fluency" workshop, Robertsdale Elementary School
Presenter: Vocabulary development workshop, Robertsdale Elementary School
Presenter: Reading comprehension workshop, Robertsdale Elementary School
Presenter: "The Creative Curriculum" workshop, La Casa de Amigos
Presenter: "Lesson Plans and Routines" workshop, La Casa de Amigos
Presenter: "Utilizing Assessment" workshop, La Casa de Amigos
Attended:
Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts
Alabama Reading Association Conference
Awarded:
ACHE Eisenhower Grant: “Mathematics Excellence: Mentoring and Hands-On Learning” (year 2)
Member:
Learning Disabilities Association: Board member
Arts Council Grant Selection Committee
Served as hostess for the Alabama State Department of Education Review
Coordinated placements for elementary and early childhood laboratory experiences and internships
Coordinator of Focus on Reading Tutor Training Program in fall 2002
Served as judge for:
Westlawn Elementary School Spelling Bee
Mobile County Public Schools City-wide Spelling Bee
Catholic Schools Spelling Bee
Woodmen of the World Oratory Contest, St. Ignatius School
SACS Service:
Chair, SACS Team: Our Lady of Lourdes School
Consultant, SACS Team: Daphne Elementary School
Presented 4 training sessions for 20 "Reading Together USA" student tutors
Worked with 2 SHC students to write curriculum for the La Casa de Amigos migrant preschool
Works in progress:
Planning and implementation of ACHE Eisenhower Grant, including ordering materials and planning summer workshops
Continuing to train students for Reading Together USA