Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr.

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• Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr.
• Welcomes you to the
• Claudius G. Clemmer
• College of Education
• News and Information Conference

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• Dr. Bert C. Bach, Provost
• and
• Vice-President for
• Academic Affairs
• Focus of ETSU Strategic Plan on Leadership and
  P-16 Education

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• Dr. Mark D. Musick
• President Emeritus
• Southern Regional Education Board
• Chairholder
• James H. Quillen
• Chair of Excellence
• in Teaching and Learning

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Dr. Hal Knight, Dean Claudius G. Clemmer
College of Education ETSU Initiatives
Designed to Improve the Quality of Education in
Public Schools
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ETSU Initiatives

• Enhancing Teacher Quality
• Developing Principals as Educational Leaders
• Improving the Lives of Children and Families,
  and
• Revisioning the School-University Connection

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Teacher Quality

• ETSU has prepared 80
• of our regions teachers
• 1082 graduates in 5 years
• 14,000 in our history

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Teacher Quality

• Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants
• 3 years gt 800,000

ETSU has received the most TQE Grants awarded
in Tennessee
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Teacher Quality

• THEC Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants

• Dr. Aimee Govett
• Field-based Science Program
• 14 Teachers in northeast Tennessee
• Hands-on Project in Area Streams and Gray
  Fossil Site
• Integrates Digital Media

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Teacher Quality

• THEC Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants

• Dr. Rosalind Gann
• 23 Teachers in Hamblen County
• Direct Impact on 1056 Hispanic Students
• Spanish 2nd language
• English 3rd language
• Dr. Gann traveled to Mexico as part of the
  Research Grant

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Teacher Quality

• THEC Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants

• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Impacts over 100 Children in the Region
• Partnerships with 8 School Districts

Dr. Chrissy Willis
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Teacher Quality

• THEC Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants

Dr. Martha Coutinho and former ETSU colleague Dr.
Woody Johnson

• Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning
  Autism
• 18 Teachers in 2 School Districts
• AS/HFA
• Resource Libraries in School Districts

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Teacher Quality

• Addressing national needs
• in Science and Mathematics

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Teacher Quality

• Dr. Anant Godbole
• Standards based curriculum fornew Masters
  program in mathematical sciences
• Collaboration with the Department of Curriculum
  and Instruction
• K-8 teachers
• Southwest Virginia cohort

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Teacher Quality

• Dr. Jack Rhoton
• National Science Foundation Grant aimed at
  closing the achievement gap
• Partnerships with Biological Sciences,
  Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and Geology
• 75 Middle and High School Teachers from 4 Rural
  Counties
• 5 Million in NSF Grants received during the
  last decade

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Teacher Quality
Dr. Anant Godbole

• 1.2 Million National Science Foundation
  Grant aimed at improving mathematics
  knowledge of elementary teachers
• TBR Teacher Preparation Collaborative
• Partnership with 6 community colleges and a
  university
• Science/Mathematics/Technology preparation
  of K-6 teachers

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Educational Leaders

• Focus on leadership in principal preparation
• Distinctive curricular focus on principals as
• educational leaders

• Reflects SREB national research on best
  practices
• Cited by SREB as an exemplary program
  among 11 participating universities

First cohort graduates Fall 2006
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Educational Leaders

• Dr. Eric Glover
• A primary participant in a major U. S. Department
  of Education grant to SREB
• Expands ETSU model program for statewide
  replication
• Addresses revision of licensure standards for
  Tennessee principals
• Supports school system pilots in Kingsport and
  Greeneville

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Children and Families
Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Learning
and Development

• Dr. Rebecca Isbell

• Original Center of Excellence
• 16.5 million in extramural funding in the
  last decade
• 2.4 million in last FY alone
• Director serves on Governors Early
  Childhood Advisory Committee

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Children and Families
Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Learning
and Development

• Faculty Publications and Presentations
• 35 books
• 125 referred journal articles
• 160 national and international
  presentations

• Kentucky Public Television
• Featured Presentation Creativity and the Arts

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Children and Families
Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Learning
and Development

• Dr. Jim Fox
• Major funding for the Make a Difference Project
• Children with Challenging Behaviors
• 8 Counties

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Children and Families
Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Learning
and Development

• Two Model Programs
• Child Study Center
• Little Buccaneers

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Children and Families
Center for Community Outreach and Family Services

• Dr. Jerry Leger and Dr. Judith Hammond
• Programs to improve the quality of life for the
  children and youth of the region

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Children and Families
Center for Community Outreach and Family Services

• Appalachian Youth Partnership
• Serves 6 school systems
• Low income, basic skills deficient
• Tutoring and study skills training
• Mentoring
• Leadership development
• Occupational skills training
• Summer employment

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Children and Families
Center for Community Outreach and Family Services

• Even It Up Mentoring Program
• 6th 8th graders at Northside Elementary and
  Indian Trail Elementary
• Lunch Buddies
• After school math, reading, and technology
  activities

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Children and Families
Center for Community Outreach and Family Services

• GEAR-UP Grant
• Improve the 51 graduation rate at David Crockett
  High School
• Focuses on 6th and 7th grades
• Case management and academic support
• Parental involvement
• College Center in each school

Sole Tennessee University to receive 2005 GEAR-UP
partnership award
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School-University Revisioning

• University School is the only
• year-round
• laboratory school in the nation

Stronger connections with the ETSU community
in science, mathematics, and
technology Technology integration
Unique high school dual enrollment model
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School-University Revisioning

• With operation of a K-12 school
• Revisioning opportunities abound!

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School-University Revisioning

• Dr. Terry Countermine, David Robinson, and the
• Office of Information Technology
• PASTA Providing Area Schools with Technical
  Assistance
• 900 refurbished computers
• ETSU resources
• Community impact
• Partnerships with computer science and
  pre-service teachers
• Evaluation of program effectiveness

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School-University Revisioning

• Dr. Roberta Herrin
• Governors School for the Scientific Exploration
  of Tennessee Heritage
• Provides University Credit
• Focuses on 4 Scientific Program Areas
• Astronomy University Observatory
• Paleontology - Gray Fossil Site
• Archeology A local museum
• Science of preservation in Tennessees oldest
  town

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School-University Revisioning

• Dr. Nancy Dishner
• Dual enrollment Scholars program
• Distinctive Curricular Model for General
  Education
• Blended Web-based and Hands-on weekend delivery

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School-University Revisioning

• Dr. Anant Godbole
• National Science Foundation
• 1Million Grant
• Challenging Interdisciplinary Program for
  talented high school students
• Talent Expansion in Quantitative Biology
• Confluence of the Mathematical and Biological
  Sciences

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School-University Revisioning

• Dr. Pat Stern
• Boones Creek Community Wellness Center
• College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
• Holistic approach to treatment of children and
  families
• Pediatric residents, clinical psychology and
  school counseling interns

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School-University Revisioning

• Dr. Jo Lobertini and Darla Dye
• Renaissance Child Camps
• Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science
• 300 participants
• Science and Forensics Camp
• Computer Camp for Teens
• Digital Media Camp

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