Welcome to College of Education

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Welcome to College of Education
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CENN, Fall 2007 Week of December 10
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Welcome to the College of Education
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December Academic Calendar

• Dec. 10-14 Final exam week.
• Dec. 14 Semester ends.
• Dec. 15
• Residence Halls close at noon.
• Commencement, Civic Center, 900 a.m. Diplomas
  dated this date.
• Dec. 18 Online grades due by 400 p.m.
• Dec. 19 Grades available online.

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News from ELPS

• Dr. Shouping Hu, presented The Effects of
  Engagement in Inquiry-Oriented Activities on
  Student Learning and Personal Development and
  The Influence of Student Engagement and Sport
  Participation on College Outcomes among
  Division-I Student Athletes at the annual
  meeting of the Association for the Study of
  Higher Education (ASHE), Louisville, KY.

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News from ELPS

• Dr. Stacey Rutledge co-authored The Education
  Mayor Improving America's Schools (American
  Governance and Public Policy)

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• COE's Center for Educational Research and Policy
  Studies (CERPS) has joined 32 other leading
  university education research centers from 23
  different states as a new member of the Education
  Policy Alliance (EPA).
• The alliance membership includes centers located
  at many of the country's top universities,
  including Stanford, Columbia and the University
  of Pennsylvania. This national consortium
  promotes collaborative research efforts across
  its member centers, and is committed to the
  dissemination of high-quality research findings.
• More information is available at
  www.educationpolicyalliance.org/

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Research Presentations

• Monday, December 10, 2007, 200 p.m., 206 Stone
  Building
• Milagros Nores (Brown University)
• Gaps in Early Attainment- Disentangling Race from
  SES over time
• This research is important as debates on dual
  language acquisition for minorities take place
  around the country, and also proves the
  importance of policies in early childhood
  education to reduce initial disparities which are
  systematically carried on.
• More http//www.coe.fsu.edu/ResPres.htm

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Research Presentation

• Monday, December 10, 1030 a.m. - Noon, 301
  Carothers Hall
• Shelbie Witte (Kansas State University)
• What you need, Eddie, is another remedial reading
  class A semiotic analysis of representations of
  literacy in popular school film
• Grounded in research traditions of textual
  analysis and cultural studies, this study
  examines representations of literacy and literacy
  pedagogy in fifteen films about school made in
  the 1930s to present day. Films were selected for
  inclusion based on five criteria setting of the
  film in a K-12 school, teacher as a central
  character of the film, a school film with a
  serious message, a film that includes at least
  one literary event, and a film that is available
  for rent.
• More http//www.coe.fsu.edu/ResPres.htm

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Research Presentations

• Tuesday December 11 - 945-1045 AM 206 Tully Yu
  Kyoum Kim - Constraints and Motivators A Test of
  the Hierarchical Model of Constraints and
  Motivators
• Wednesday December 12-- 1030 - 1130 AM 206
  TullyDr. Jules Woolfe - Effects of Advertising
  Elicited Affect on Participation in Sport and
  Physical Activity
• More http//www.coe.fsu.edu/ResPres.htm

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FSU Education and Library Career Expo

• December 12th
• 9am - 1pm
• Oglesby Union Ballrooms
• More details http//www.career.fsu.edu/expos/educa
  tion/

This event is for full-time, co-op and internship
opportunities with K-12 schools, test preparation
organizations and libraries.
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Research Presentation

• Monday, December 17, 1030 a.m. - Noon, 207 HCB
• Robert Petrone (Michigan State University)
• Facilitating failure An analysis of
  skateboarding, schooling and success
• This presentation will discuss the findings of an
  18-month ethnographic research study that
  examined the language, literacy and learning
  practices found at a skateboard park inhabited by
  working-class young men who underachieve
  academically. Drawing on sociocultural
  conceptions of literacy and learning, this
  presentation highlights the textual practices and
  perspectives of this group of working-class young
  men in order to help rethink the ways
  working-class youth are understood, educated, and
  advocated for/with.
• More http//www.coe.fsu.edu/ResPres.htm

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Commencement Fall 2007

• Congratulations to all COE graduates!
• Graduation ceremony
• December 15 at 9 am
• Tallahassee/Leon County Civic Center
• More details http//registrar.fsu.edu/services/gr
  aduation/fall_grad.htm

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College of Education a Leader in Math/Science
Education Initiative

• With matching funds provided by the Florida
  Legislature, FSU will have a total of
  approximately 5.15 million to launch the
  program, named FSU-Teach.
• FSU-Teach will be administered by Joseph Travis,
  dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and
  Marcy P. Driscoll, dean of the College of
  Education.

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FSU-Teach

• FSU will recruit more math and science majors
  into the teaching profession.
• "To flourish in the 21st century, the United
  States must continue to generate intellectual
  capital that can drive the research and
  development activities that fuel our economic
  engine," T.K. Wetherell said. "This is dependent
  on the next generation of scientists. At Florida
  State University, we are honored to have been
  selected to play such an important role in
  helping to develop those scientists."

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News from CERDS

• Dr. Carol Connor (CERDS/FCRR) received the 2007
  President's Early Career Award in Science and
  Engineering (PECASE) on November 1 in Washington
  DC.
• Selection for this annual award is based on the
  combination of innovative research at the
  frontiers of science and technology and community
  service demonstrated through scientific
  leadership and community outreach.

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President's Early Career Award in Science and
Engineering
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New from EPLS

• Dr. Susan Losh participated in the International
  Indicators of Science and the public workshop at
  the Royal Society (London, UK).
• Dr. Losh's presentation was titled Age,
  Generation and Changes in American Public
  Understanding of Science 1979-2006.

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FSU Dialogues

• FSU Dialogues sponsored by Congress of Graduate
  Students Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies
• Florida State University's Congress of Graduate
  Students and Office of Graduate Studies invite
  applications for the first FSU Dialogues
  Conference that will take place in the Spring of
  2008.
• Dialogues is designed to recognize
  interdisciplinary research by graduate students
  and promote its recognition internationally. 
  Each year the interdisciplinary focus of the
  conference will change. 
• This year the focus is health as it refers to the
  general condition of the mind and body.
• Jamie McCranie Office Administrator Secretary
  to the DeanOffice of Graduate Studies
  [phone]
• mccranie_at_mailer.fsu.edu

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International Dissertation Semester Research
Fellowship

• The Office of Graduate Studies is pleased to
  announce the International Dissertation Semester
  Research Fellowship.  
• The new fellowship program is for advanced
  doctoral students to help facilitate research and
  the timely completion of their doctoral degree
  that requires extended research-time abroad. 
• Eligible graduate students will be able to access
  the application and criteria information on the
  OGS website in a few weeks.  
• The deadline for submission of the folders to the
  Office of Graduate Studies is January 18, 2008.

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The Spring 2008 Dissertation Research Grant
competition is on!

• The deadline for students to submit complete
  application packets to the Office of Graduate
  Studies is 5 p.m. on January 18, 2008.
• Questions about the grant (750) should be sent
  toCatherine CottrellAcademic Program
  SpecialistFSU Office of Graduate  Studies644-
  3501
• More details http//gradstudies.fsu.edu/gensuppor
  t.html

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Personal Finance Study An examination of
personal finance activities leading to wealth
accumulation.

• Dr. David Eccles and his fellow researchers are
  in need of households to take part in a pilot
  study looking at activities related to personal
  finance. This study is being financed by a grant
  through the Financial Industrys Regulatory
  Authority Investor Education Foundation.
• The data collected will be used to provide
  personal finance interventions. They are looking
  for married couples in their 50s to participate.
• For more information regarding the qualifications
  for participation please call 850-645-2792 or
  e-mail financestudy_at_lsi.fsu.edu.

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A L E C

• The Adult Learning Evaluation Center (ALEC)
• 214 Stone Building
• 644-3611 
• www.epls.fsu.edu/alec
• Provides low cost educational evaluations for
  high school and college students and other adults
  who are college-bound or entering the work force
  and may be experiencing difficulties related to a
  learning disability or Attention Deficit
  Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
• Offers educational workshops and individual
  client coaching in the areas of test-performance
  anxiety reduction, academic consultation and
  study skills.

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Night Nole

• During the fall, Night Nole provides students
  with a safe ride home from the Tennessee Strip
  and other late-night venues.
• The SGA funds this no-fare transit service
  through a contract with Tallahassee. The route is
  within a short walking distance of many apartment
  complexes where students live.

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Discover TREC!

• COE Graduate Student Group at FSU
• Research collaboration, professional development,
  and social networking.
• Interdisciplinary transcultural focus
• Non-COE graduate students welcome
• Visit TREC website at http//www.coe.fsu.edu/trec/

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Stone Bldg. Reconstruction

• The Stone Building will be under phased
  construction till August 2008.
• Please pardon the dust and temporary
  inconvenience.
• We are getting larger classroom, more space, and
  better equipped facilities.
• Please use caution around construction areas.

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Attention!

• Due to construction work Stone Building will be
  CLOSED Dec. 19-Jan 4.
• Please plan accordingly.

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Did you know?

• The FSU Counseling Center offers free workshops
  on the topics of Stress Management, Time
  Management, and Study Skills.
• Each workshop is 1 hour and includes
  self-assessment, personalized strategies, and
  hands-on learning.
• Go to www.counseling.fsu.edu for the workshop
  schedule and to find out how to register.

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News Needed!

• Any news, achievements, announcements?
• See them at CENN!
• Contact Dr. Dina Vyortkina for details
  dvyortkina_at_fsu.edu