ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alumni Awards Nominations
Due Friday, September 4
Nominations are now open for this year’s SOE Alumni Awards, which will be held on Friday, October 16. If you have any nominations for the four awards, please fill out this form no later than September 4. As a reminder the awards are: Early Career Award, Distinguished Career Award, Outstanding Achievement Award, and Distinguished Service Award. Descriptions of each award may be found on the form. Please include the nominee’s name, your name, and your detailed supporting information for the nomination.
Communications and Events Protocol
The updated Communications and Events protocol for the SOE may be accessed through this link. Please contact Laura Caroline Spell (lcspell@uncg.edu) with any questions.
CDLC Research Fellowship Application
Due Friday, November 6
UPCOMING EVENTS
Yopp Distinguished Speaker Series in Mathematics Education
Monday, September 14
The TEHE Mathematics Education Faculty are delighted to welcome Dr. Judit Moschkovich to UNCG on Monday, September 14, 2015. She will give two talks as part of the Yopp Distinguished Speaker Series in Mathematics Education — a research talk (11 am – 12:30 pm) and a connecting-research-and-practice talk (5 – 6:30 pm). The afternoon talk is intended for the broader community so please invite interested educators from the community. Details about the talks are included in the flyer.
We hope that you will be able to join us for these events!
Vicki Jacobs, Kerri Richardson, and Holt Wilson
Symposium on Music Teacher Education Keynote Address
Thursday, September 17 at 7 p.m.
On Thursday, September 17, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, the Kellner Family Endowed Professor in Urban Education and Faculty Affiliate in the Departments of Educational Policy Studies and Afro American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present a keynote address, titled “The Social Justice Foundations of Hip-Hop” at the 2015 Symposium on Music Teacher Education.
The event will take place at 7:00 PM in the Recital Hall of the Music Building and will be followed by a reception in the Recital Hall Atrium. All School of Education faculty members and students are welcome to attend as guests of the Symposium.
TECHNOLOGY
SOE Instructional Technology Blog – Now Live!
This blog is a way for faculty to learn more about current instructional technology trends, new web 2.0 tool releases, UNCG tech events, Canvas updates, and more. There is a feature for faculty and staff to sign up to get an email every time there is a new post, as well as adding the blog to a RSS feed. Hopefully this is a way for SOE faculty to stay up to date with SOE IT without receiving mass emails from us!
The direct link to the blog is: http://uncgsoeit.blogspot.com/
It’s also featured on the SOE IT website under tech news: http://intech.uncg.edu/tech-news/
IT Guides and Tutorials Now Available
We have added a new tab to the website on instructional technology guides and tutorials. These guides are intended to help SOE instructors implement technology and online course design in their teaching.
Here is a blog post for more information: http://uncgsoeit.blogspot.com/2015/05/soe-it-website-guides-tutorials.html
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Mel Sullivan, LINK-2-LEAD doctoral scholar in SES, recently had a blog post, “Country Girl Tackles Homelessness and the DC Metro as USICH Intern,” published b the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, where she interned this summer. Please follow this link to read her post about her experience.
FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
In July, Dr. Teresa Little and Dr. Stephanie Kurtts, Specialized Education Services, presented their work from the 2014-15 Makerspace projects, supported by the School of Education Teacher Quality Improvement grant, at the annual EDULEARN 2015 international technology and education conference in Barcelona, Spain. Their presentation, Using a Makerspace to Connect Innovation, Creativity and Community: Engaging Students and Teacher Candidates in Innovative Learning with Teachers, Community Members, and University Faculty, shared outcomes from the project.
Stephanie Kurtts and Teresa Little at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. All conference attendees participated in a day tour of the highlights of Barcelona.
ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TEHE
Below is a list of TEHE graduates from last year and the schools where they will be teaching English this year, as well as a 2010 graduate accepted into a Ph.D. program.
Morgan Lynn – Western HS
Natalie Popovich – Page HS
Erica Spry – Wheatmore
Taylor Kane – Loudon County Public Schools and instructor at Duke TIP
Paige Norton – Graham HS
Elizabeth Rodgers – Southern Guilford
Brittany Salers – Uwharrie Charter Academy
Lacey Williams – Clover Garden School
Katie Roquemore, 2010 graduate – Ph.D. in Critical Disabilities Studies, Syracuse, NY
LIS
Laura Brown (MLIS 2015) begins her new job as Adult Services Librarian at the Granville County (NC) Public Library on September 1, 2015.