ALUMNI NEWSLETTER www.gse.buffalo.edu SPECIAL ISSUE: Internationalization of GSE

SPRING/SUMMER 2009 GSE’s Commitment to 2 Dean’s Message International Education Dean Gresham discusses her trip to and the Buffalo Tanzania Education Project. BYSTEPHENDUNNETT 3 Faculty Focus As a faculty member and proud alumnus of the has conducted training Christine Wang is committed to Graduate School of Education, I am delighted programs at UB for STEPHEN DUNNETT cross-cultural and international research to commend GSE for its longstanding commit- educators and officials in early childhood education. ment to internationalization. For many years, from institutions in the school has been globally engaged, attract- Egypt, Hungary, Latvia, Russia, Indonesia, and 4 ing outstanding students and faculty from many sub-Saharan African countries. Online Programs GSE online programs are experiencing around the world, and conducting research Since its founding nearly 40 years ago, a growth in international enrollment. and educational programs with a strong GSE’s own English Language Institute (ELI) international focus. GSE has a distinguished has greatly advanced the internationalization 5 international alumni community that includes of UB not only by bringing large numbers of Emeritus Faculty Spotlight many university leaders and senior officials in international students to campus, but by Bruce Johnstone continues to have ministries of education around the world. developing innovative international programs an impact on international education The school has been home to world-class both at UB and with institutional partners in during his retirement. international research centers, including the many countries around the world. Of the more 6 Center for Comparative Education and the than 30,000 students who have attended Faculty Research Center for Comparative and International programs in ELI, many have gone on to earn GSE faculty members are pursuing a Higher Education. Internationally renowned undergraduate, graduate, or professional variety of research projects that have scholars in the field of comparative higher degrees at UB,at other Buffalo-area institutions, global implications. education, including Philip Altbach, Bruce and at universities across the U.S. In partnership 7 Johnstone, and William Cummings have made with GSE’s program in TESOL (teaching Alumni News GSE one of the leading centers for research and English to speakers of other languages), ELI has Learn how GSE international alumni are education in this field for many years. helped train a large number of ESL/EFL contributing to education around the world. GSE has pioneered the delivery of academic (English as a second/foreign language) teachers, degree programs overseas, beginning with its some of whom now direct programs of their 8 master’s program for college faculty conducted own in the U.S. and other countries. Yu-Chin Liu Award in Nigeria in the 1970s and continuing with Thanks to Dean Mary Gresham’s leader- Alumna Joy Chung established this award to provide financial assistance more recent programs such as the master’s in ship, GSE has been and continues to be at the to doctoral students. school counseling in , which is now forefront of UB’s internationalization efforts. I enrolling its fifth cohort of students. look forward to continuing to work with Dean 9 The school has taken a major role in the Gresham and my GSE colleagues to implement School District Spotlight faculty development activities of UB projects in the university’s ambitious internationalization The Clarence Central School District is other parts of the world, including Central and agenda. participating in an educational exchange Eastern Europe, as well as various countries in program with China. Stephen Dunnett (Ph.D. ’77, Higher Education) East and Southeast Asia.Working with sponsors is the UB vice provost for international education 10 such as Fulbright, the International Research and a professor in GSE’s Department of Learning HIRE Education Conference and Exchanges Board,and the World Bank,GSE and Instruction. The 2008 conference featured a career track addressing the concerns of international students. TRANSFORMINGLIVESTHROUGHEDUCATION Dean’s Message

Although the term“think globally,act locally”is there is little agreement on what the standards should be. Learning often used pertaining to the environment, the several languages is the norm outside of the U.S.,and most realize the idea of thinking“global”and acting“local”may cultural and interpersonal benefits of multilingualism.(Once when have first appeared in relation to city planning. I was in , the chancellor of one university said that since When Friedman’s book hit the stands in 2005, they wanted to be a world class university,he thought it was time for the reality of our economic, social, and political them to require three languages instead of two!; in most American connectedness to“neighbors”half a world away schools languages can be optional.) We certainly have a venerable resonated with many who had not taken the system of public education,but it is important for us to remain open time to consider the impact of the“flattening”of to learning from other countries just as they seek to learn from us. our world. For the educator of today, the Recently we hosted a visit by Dr. Zhou and a colleague relevance of this concept should be clear: in who were here to meet with some of our faculty and with order to prepare students for their participation representatives of several school districts who are interested in MARY GRESHAM in our world they must have an appreciation of creating professional development opportunities with our Chinese the global context that impacts our daily lives. counterparts (see page 7). During the summer, I will be part of an In American education, we are concerned with student exploratory group that includes the dean of the UB School of achievement and standards; leadership and information Architecture and Planning and UB’s special assistant to the technology; and professional preparation and diversity, just to president for educational initiatives, traveling to the northern name a few of the issues we discuss in our schools and universities. region of Tanzania to address the lack of educational opportunities These same concerns are shared by educators across the globe as for young women in that area by developing a secondary school we each grapple with the best way to prepare the next generation for girls, and eventually the creation of a comprehensive campus. of leaders for all sectors of our society. You can learn more about the Buffalo Tanzania Education Project Last fall, I was invited to an Asia-Pacific Conference on at www.buffalo.edu/pk16/LearningOpportunities/BeyondBuffalo/ International Education organized by our alum Nan-zhao Zhou buffalo_tanzania_education_project.php. (Ph.D. ’89, Social Foundations), where I listened to and shared I hope you will enjoy this issue in which we share our with individuals from many countries including: China, Australia, involvement with our neighbors across the globe. Nigeria, Togo, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Tanzania, ,Singapore,and the U.S.There was much to learn from one another and many common challenges, but the primary lesson for me was that our differences are not so much in kind as in the Mary H. Gresham methods by which we address these challenges. For example, in (Ph.D. ’92, Counseling Psychology) America we have standards for student achievement to be sure, but Dean, Graduate School of Education,

Mary Gresham (front row, fifth from left) and Nan-zhao Zhou (front row, ninth from left) at the Asia-Pacific Conference on International Education.

2 GRADUATESCHOOLOFEDUCATION FACULTY FOCUS

Early Childhood Education: International Perspectives

As a Chinese scholar studying and working influences on classroom practices and adapted and appropriated to support in the U.S., I am committed to studying curricula. As one of a few preschool young children’s learning (especially early cross-cultural and international issues in vouchers in the world, the system in Hong literacy) in China and the U.S. This early childhood education (ECE). My Kong also has the potential to offer insights research can aid our understanding of the previous ECE research in China revealed on policy and funding reform in early universality or culture-specific nature of that three distinct cultural threads— childhood education in America. The young children’s uses of technology. traditional culture, communist culture, results from our large-scale survey study In addition to collaborative projects, I and Western culture—have mixed to indicate positive effects on the availability, have also actively engaged in research profoundly shape different aspects of accessibility, and accountability of ECE as exchanges with universities in Asia. I presented my research on ICT in ECE at Beijing Normal University and East China X. CHRISTINE WANG Normal University in 2005. As a visiting scholar at HKU and HKIE during Summer 2007, I presented my research and Assistant Professor consulted with local researchers on their Department of Learning and Instruction research projects. Based on these (716) 645-4056 collaborations, my colleagues and I are [email protected] currently co-editing a special issue on “Accountability and Quality in Early Chinese early childhood education. As a perceived by kindergarten principals, Childhood Education: Perspectives from result of the rapid sociocultural changes in teachers, and parents.Weare continuing to Asia” for the journal Early Education and China, teacher education is also going study the long-term effects of the voucher Development. through a great transformation. My study system on classroom practices and Finally, as a steering committee on ECE teacher education in China member, I helped launch the Pacific detailed such challenges, and Early Childhood Education Research suggested ways to explore localized Association (PECERA) in 2000, and I and culturally appropriate early “…it is both easier and increasingly currently sit on its governing board. childhood pedagogy and teacher important for researchers across PECERA supports and disseminates education. oceans to understand and learn ECE research along the Pacific Rim of Currently, my colleagues from from one another’s educational Asia through annual conferences in Hong Kong University (HKU) and I Japan, New Zealand,Australia, China, are studying the implementation of efforts and research.” Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, the pre-primary education voucher Thailand, and the Philippines. system in Hong Kong, which began in As ICT brings the world closer 2007. This voucher system has two unique children’s learning and development. together, it is both easier and increasingly goals of driving unqualified private My research agenda also includes the important for researchers across oceans to kindergartens out of business, and area of information and communication understand and learn from one another’s exercising quality control for all types of technology (ICT). I am collaborating with educational efforts and research. I look kindergartens (defined in Hong Kong as 3- HKU and the Hong Kong Institute of forward to continuing my international year ECE programs). Education (HKIE), as a visiting scholar in research and contributing to GSE’s Thevouchersystemwillhaveprofound Summer 2009, to investigate how ICT is globalization.

www.gse.buffalo.edu 3 GSE NEWS

Online Programs International Student Population on the Rise BYCHRISTINEKROLL

Through a strategic selection of programs, excellence in teaching, Enrolling students with diverse backgrounds and experi- and a link to research that is missing in many competitor pro- ences in our virtual classrooms is a unique outreach experience grams, the GSE online programs office is experiencing a period that GSE is committed to expanding. Currently we offer two fully of program expansion and enrollment growth. While we began online programs, an Ed.M. in science and the public and an M.S. our online programs back in 2001 without a single international in rehabilitation counseling. Our future offerings (by 2010) student, we now have students residing in Asia, Central America, include an M.L.S. in library science and certificate programs in and Europe. educational technology and gifted education. According to Brian Hughes, who lives in If youhaveadditionalquestionsregardingouronlineprograms, Ireland, the Ed.M. in science and the public please visit www.gse.buffalo.edu/online or call (716) 645-6640. program is “stimulating and rewarding, both in terms of its content and...the experience of Christine Kroll is an assistant dean in the Graduate School of Education. taking the program at a distance. Working in education, I am frequently faced with the challenge of communicating complex sci- BRIAN HUGHES ence ideas to audiences whose level of under- standing is only just emerging. The program has been extremely worthwhile in empower- ing me to take on this challenge.” Brian also said it is “…particularly rewarding to be part of a group of international students who are located in many places around the world.” Alumna B. Bayles (Ed.M. ’09, Science and the Public) said “The program appealed B. BAYLES to me because the nearest university is hours from my rural Kansas home. I was able to work on my degree and continue to farm at the same time. Now that I have my degree, I’m an adjunct professor at the local jun- ior college and I love every minute of it! I am grateful to UB for the quality education that made my new job possible.”

IT’S EASY TO STAY CONNECTED TO UB AND GSE!

There are three convenient ways for GSE alumni to stay connected: 1. Register on UB Connect, the university-wide alumni online community. At this secure site, www.ubconnect.org, you can sign up for lifetime e-mail forwarding, search for jobs, and communicate with fellow alumni, 2. Visit GSE’s Keep in Touch page, www.gse.buffalo.edu/alumni/keep.asp, where you can provide current contact information and your recent accomplishments, or 3. E-mail Associate Dean Jenifer Lawrence at [email protected] or call (716) 645-6640. We look forward to hearing from you!

4 GRADUATESCHOOLOFEDUCATION EMERITUS SPOTLIGHT

Giving “Retirement” a Bad Name

papers and some 40 descriptive country SUNY Distinguished Service Professor D. Bruce Johnstone retired studies on higher education finance and cost-sharing (www.gse.buffalo.edu/org/ in 2006 after a 12-year career at UB. During his “retirement,” IntHigherEdFinance). Our upcoming Johnstone continues to have an impact within the Graduate School book on cost-sharing, to be published by of Education and on international education. Johns Hopkins University Press, describes the phenomenon of cost-sharing and documents its spread in most countries around the world. Dear colleagues, former students, and 30 top academics and experts from Our most recent research involves friends, around the world, many of whom I student surveys in Ethiopia, Kenya, Egypt, While officially retired for more than continue to stay in touch with, to collabo- and Morocco, and was the subject of 2½ years, I have overseen the successful rate on the topic of access and equity in a panel at the March 2009 meeting of completion of all but one of the 15 Ph.D. higher education in the 21st century. Still the Comparative and International students I had at the conclusion of my paid international, but closer to home (that is, Education Society, with Pam, my current employment, and I have attempted to (and final) Ph.D. student, Manar keep the Graduate School of Educa- Sabry, and two former students, tion in the international spotlight both in the Buffalo area on tenure through my research, writing, and “…I have attempted to keep the track faculty appointments: Ali Ait consulting on international compara- Graduate School of Education in si Mhamed (Ph.D. ’07, Social tive higher education finance and the international spotlight…” Foundations; assistant professor, governance (much of this with my Canisius College) and Touorouzou colleague and project manager,Pamela Some (Ph.D. ’07, Social Foundations; Marcucci). This last year, for example, assistant professor, D’Youville had me working in Bucharest (through a not requiring a passport), I have in the College). World Bank assignment), Bogotá (through past year consulted with the Institute of In all of these ways, and with my a U.S.State Department lectureship),Cairo International Education, and lectured at continuing collaboration with Pam (two confer- the University of South Carolina and Marcucci, current and past graduate stu- ences funded by at the World Bank’s Human Development dents, colleagues from Africa and Eastern USAID [United Week in Washington, DC. For the upcom- Europe, and along with such internation- States Agency ing 2009 UNESCO (United Nations al agencies as UNESCO, OECD, and the forInternational Educational, Scientific and Cultural World Bank, I have had the opportunity Development] Organization) World Conference on to translate much of my research into and the Ful- Education in Paris, I have worked with policy and to help uphold the interna- brightNewCen- former GSE comparative education pro- tional comparative reputation of our tury Scholars fessor Philip Altbach on a comprehensive Graduate School of Education. As I write Program), Paris review of policy trends in international this summary of my “retirement,” we are D. BRUCE JOHNSTONE (an OECD [Or- higher education. Pam and I are also preparing to leave for the United Arab ganisation for assisting a World Bank team on their Emirates for work on another student Economic Co- report for the conference, focusing on loan program, and are also beginning to operation and Development] conference), higher education in Africa. work on a series of technical papers for and Dubai (another World Bank assign- Although our nine-year funding from the World Bank. The pay isn’t much, but ment with Pam). the Ford Foundation has ended, Pam and the work is very satisfying. In 2007–2008, I served as a I have kept the International Comparative For a detailed review of Johnstone’s career, Distinguished Scholar Leader for the fifth Higher Education Finance andAccessibility please see the cover story of the Spring cohort of the Fulbright New Century Project going as the principal worldwide 2006 .edu newsletter at www.gse.buffalo. Scholars Program, which brought together Internet venue for over 35 theoretical edu/alumni/edu.asp.

www.gse.buffalo.edu 5 GSE RESEARCHNEWS

International Research in GSE

Faculty members from the departments of Educational Leadership and Policy (ELP) and Learning and Instruction (LAI) are involved in research activities that are impacting education on an international scale. The following are examples of these research projects that have global implications. For more information about GSE faculty and their research, please visit www.gse.buffalo.edu/faculty/faculty.asp.

Ming Ming Chiu (LAI profes- of research teams in Cyprus, Israel, Kenya, world. In another study, “Japanese Overseas sor) analyzes students’ math- Mexico, Slovenia, South Africa, and Turkey. Children in the United States: From Immigrants ematics, science, and reading Based on the project’s most recent findings, to Transients in the Era of Educational achievement in 41 countries. Jacobson is the lead author on an article, Globalization,” Nozaki is looking into the possi- Chiu’s findings indicate that “Sustaining School Success: A Case for bilities and limits of bi-culturalism in educa- students score higher if they Governance Change,” in a special issue of the tional policy and practice in Japan and the U.S. have richer families or schoolmates, have higher Journal of Educational Administration, and is in contemporary forms of globalization. self-concepts, or use metacognitive strategies. a co-editor of Comparative Perspectives on These effects are stronger in individualistic School Leader Practice and Preparation (2010, Sarah Robert’s (LAI assis- countries. Family involvement effects, such as Springer). tant professor) research time with children, are stronger in richer coun- involves global issues con- tries. Students score lower in countries or Deborah Moore-Russo (LAI cerning the relation of social schools with greater inequality (e.g., family, assistant professor) and equity and educational labor school, bias toward richer students, separation Thomas Schroeder (LAI asso- and/or policy. Her studies of rich students away from poor students) via ciate professor) received include examining globalization discourses and four inequality mechanisms: fewer educational funding from Higher Education processes in Brazilian higher education; gender resources, less social solidarity, poorer student for Development to establish policy training in graduate programs in U.S. discipline, or diminishing marginal returns. a partnership with the universities; and the intersection of gender, University of KwaZulu-Natal teachers’ work, and educational reform in James Hoot (LAI professor) (UKZN) in South Africa. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Through her work, and a team of doctoral stu- The “Enhancing Secondary which has been published internationally, dents are studying problems Mathematics Teacher Edu- Robert is attempting to connect with a global and issues that emerge in cation” project will recruit black South African network of scholars who are focusing on issues integrating very young refugee females who are currently teaching mathemat- of social equity in educational policy and its children into public school ics in grades 10–12 without adequate qualifica- analysis. programs. Buffalo is one of the largest refugee tions into an innovative mathematics teacher resettlement centers in the U.S., with four sep- education program designed to meet their Robert Stevenson (ELP asso- arate refugee resettlement organizations in our needs. Teachers will be able to earn credits ciate professor) has edited a community. Specifically, Hoot and his research toward a B.Sc. degree in mathematics education book of case study research team are looking at issues such as the effects of at UKZN, and will focus on strengthening both on environmental learning in trauma on children, strategies teachers can use their mathematical knowledge and their peda- formal, non-formal, and to support refugee children in classrooms, bar- gogical skills. informal educational settings riers to academic success of refugee children, in a wide range of international contexts, and strategies for establishing partnerships Yoshiko Nozaki (ELP associ- including Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, with refugee families. ate professor) has several South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and on-going studies that have the U.S. Stevenson is also a co-editor of the Stephen Jacobson (ELP pro- international and global inaugural International Handbook of Research fessor) is continuing his work perspectives. For example, on Environmental Education to be published by on the International Successful her team project, “Gender the American Educational Research Association. School Principalship Project, Equality and Higher Education in Asia and The handbook includes over 50 contributors which has grown from 8 Beyond,” has been very successful in identify- from six continents. The authors examine and nations in 2001—Australia, ing gender gap trends, including “reverse analyze the history, status, and future direc- Canada, China, Denmark, England, Norway, gender gap,” in student enrollment and their tions of research in environmental education. Sweden, and the U.S.—to 15, with the addition choices of major fields of study across the

6 GRADUATESCHOOLOFEDUCATION GSE The Graduate School of Education has a long-standing tradition of alumni who have made ALUMNI an impact on global education. Currently, GSE has an alumni presence in over 70 countries worldwide. The following are examples of recent accomplishments from the school’s international alumni population.

Patrick Gallo (Ed.M. ’90, has held teaching and research positions in English 7–12) is a lecturer at leading universities and research institutions in International the National University of Poland, Canada, and the U.S. Singapore, Centre for English Alumni News Language Communication. In Jessie Satyanesan (Ph.D. ’92, July 2008, he was promoted Higher Education) is the chief to administrative coordinator for the graduate librarian at Mohandas College English course. In this position, he is responsible of Engineering and Technology Rosa do Amaral (Ph.D. ’03, for the four English courses offered to NUS graduate in . In February 2009, Counselor Education) is the students, and for the administration of the she received a grant to coordinator of the Department placement test for all foreign graduate students. participate in the 9th International Library of Family Intervention and Conference in Bielefeld, Germany, and for Support, and of curricular professional visits to libraries in Hannover, internships at CADIN–Center Abdolrahim Navehebrahim (Ph.D. ’91, Educational Admin- Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig, and Berlin, where for Child Development in Portugal. In addition, istration) is the dean of the she studied the current trends in digitization, she is the technical and pedagogical coordinator School of Education and preservation, and access to the collections. at CRID, an occupational center for 45 people Psychology, Teacher Training with disabilities. She has received numerous University, Tehran, Iran. (Ph.D. ’79, grants to participate in international meetings Tieh-hsiung Wu Previously, he was the university president of Counselor Education) is a for her work with families with developmentally Damghan University of Basic Sciences, Iran. chair professor at Chia Nan disabled members. During the past year, he has published two University of Pharmacy and articles in Iranian research journals and two Science in Taiwan. His forth- John Cammarata (Ed.M. ’73, other research papers have been accepted for coming book is titled Social Studies Education) is publication. In Summer 2009, he will be Information and Computer Education in Taiwan. working with the Waterloo presenting papers in Sweden and Spain. Regional Leadership Program (Ed.D. ’88, in Ontario, Canada. The Asmawi Zainul (Ph.D. ’88, Social Educational Psychology) is group’s current initiative is a Jan Sadler Foundations) is the director employed by the World Bank “Youth on Board” program with local universities of UNESCO-CEPES (European as an education consultant and colleges, whereby highly motivated 18-23 Centre for Higher Education) in for the Department of year old students are given the opportunity to Bucharest, Romania. Previously, Religious Affairs of the receive applied leadership learning experiences. he was the chief of the sec- Republic of Indonesia. Previously, he was the He previously retired from the Waterloo Regional tion for higher education policy and reform in director of the Graduate School of Indonesia District School Board, where he was a special UNESCO, Paris. He has over 25 years of experi- University of Education (2003–2007), and the needs resource teacher for grades 7and 8 in the ence in the field of economic and social vice rector for student and operational affairs of senior elementary school. sciences, as well as international relations, and Indonesia Open University (1994–2003).

Georges Duquette (Ph.D. ’86, Foreign and Second Language Education) was recently award- ed the title of professor emer- itus at Laurentian University INTERNATIONAL in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. ALUMNUS VISITS Since 1986, he has been involved in the publi- BUFFALO PUBLIC cation of 10 books, 3 research reports, and 38 SCHOOLS AND UB scientific articles, 23 of which were refereed.

Eduardo Flores-Kastanis (Ph.D. (l to r) Jay Friedman, Li Zhao, Nan-zhao Zhou, and Kenneth Lam ’94, Educational Administration) is an associate professor at Alumnus Nan-zhao Zhou (Ph.D. ’89, Social Foundations), director of the International Centre Escuela de Graduados en of Teacher Education, East China Normal University, and Li Zhao, deputy director of the Educación, Tecnológico de International Centre of Teacher Education and a visiting professor at , Monterrey. He is also a national visited the Buffalo Public Schools (BPS) in March 2009. The purpose of their visit was to assist researcher level 1 for Mexico’s National Research BPS with the creation of an international baccalaureate program for one of their schools. System, a member of Mexico’s National Council Zhou, who invited GSE Dean Mary Gresham to attend a conference in China (see of Educational Research, associate editor for page 2), also expressed interest in professional development for Chinese administrators and Educational Action Research, and lead researcher teachers and the possibility of doing an exchange program between East China Normal of the multi-institutional research group University and UB in the future. Zhou and Zhao spent a day at UB, meeting with faculty “The School as a Knowledge Organization” and staff, including alumni Jay Friedman (Ed.M. ’00, General Education), interim director, (www.ruv.itesm.mx/catedras/eoc). and Kenneth Lam (Ed.M. ’04, Higher Education Administration), assistant director of affiliate programs, both from the UB Office of Alumni Relations.

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Yu-Chin Liu Award

TheYu-Chin Liu Research Assistant Award teachers who value technology but struggle has been providing financial assistance to to use it effectively in their classrooms. doctoral students in the Department of Diane Phelps is in the English Learning and Instruction since the education program and the lead research 2006–2007 academic year. GSE alumna assistant on Professor James Collins’ Joy Chung (Ph.D. ’92, English Education) Writing Intensive Reading Comprehension established the award and named it to (WIRC) study. Her dissertation examines honor her mother. The 2008–2009 whether fourth-grade teachers in selected recipients of the award are Namsook WIRC classrooms may have over assisted Kim and Diane Phelps, who are each at students with the writing-about-reading (l to r) Namsook Kim with her advisor, the dissertation research stage of their intervention required by the study.Phelps’ Clinical Professor Vladimir Ageyev respective programs. research will help teachers determine what Namsook Kim is in the English as a kind of assistance to provide students second language (ESL) program. Her during the process of writing about their dissertation investigates the nature of reading. effective multimodal instruction in an ESL If you would like to make a donation classroom where technology is successfully to the Yu-Chin Liu Research Assistant integrated, and the influence of innovative Award, please contact Phillip Smith, teaching on diverse students’ English director of development for the Graduate learning and identity development. Kim’s School of Education, at pasmith3@ research will have practical implications for buffalo.edu or (716) 645-6640. (l to r) Professor James Collins with his advisee, Diane Phelps

BRUTT-GRIFFLER SPEAKS AT UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT

In recognition of her work in “I cannot imagine speaking of global diversity without language education, Janina Brutt- recognizing linguistic diversity and the forms it takes: it is a Griffler, assistant professor in challenge and an opportunity in academia and the corporate the Department of Learning and world,” Brutt-Griffler said in her address. “We often operate Instruction, was an invited on the basis of monolingual assumptions despite living in a speaker at the World Diversity multilingual society.” Leadership Summit at the United Brutt-Griffler emphasized that the challenge is to Nations in July 2008. uncover the talent and resources to create a conducive The summit brought together environment for students from culturally and linguistically JANINA BRUTT-GRIFFLER approximately 600 senior corpo- diverse backgrounds. Developing programs that build rate, government, and non- advanced foreign language competencies among American governmental organization officials to discuss the challenges students represents an important opportunity for changing and opportunities related to global diversity and gender monolingual academic cultures. equality solutions.

8 GRADUATESCHOOLOFEDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT

Clarence Central School District INTERNATIONALIZING THE K–12 EXPERIENCE

The mission of the Clarence Central School District Ledgeview principal; Stephen Ludwig (Ed.B. ’73, (www.clarenceschools.org) is “…to produce independent, Business Education), director of technology; Teresa lifelong learners who are responsible, contributing Lawrence (Ph.D. ’09, Social Foundations), director of members of a diverse society.” curriculum and staff development; and John Ptak The four elementary schools (Ed.D. ’96, Educational Administration), director of (Clarence Center, Harris Hill, personnel. Ledgeview, and Sheridan Hill) in The quality education afforded students in the the district, along with the Clarence School District extends beyond the traditional middle school and high school, classroom. For the past seven years the district has been serve approximately 5,200 exchanging teachers, students, ideas, and information students. with Hexi District in Tianjin, China, as part of an The Clarence Central School educational exchange program. To date, Clarence motto affirms that learning is a educators and students have visited China on four THOMAS COSEO way of life. The district consis- occasions, experienced the cultural wonders of the tently meets and, in many region, such as the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden instances, exceeds the New York State Board of City, and the Summer Palace in Bejing, as well as Regents learning standards and graduation toured elementary schools, attended classes requirements. This success is attributed at high schools, and dined with host to the visionary leadership within the families. district, beginning with Superintendent Superintendent Coseo feels that Thomas Coseo, an outstanding faculty, a exposure to a variety of cultures is an supportive community, and a commit- important element in a student’s overall ment to quality. education. “Today’s students must have The district has a work force of nearly access to a strong academic program that 800, and approximately 11% of these employees focuses on science, mathematics, and the are alumni of the Graduate School of Education. Among development of logic, memory, and rational thinking the Clarence School administrative staff, GSE alumni combined with an equal emphasis on the arts, music, include: Michael Codd (Ed.D. ’81, Curriculum Planning), world languages, culture, and geography,” said Coseo. Sheridan Hill principal; Joseph Gentile (Ed.M. ’75, “Our partnership with the Hexi Education Bureau helps Social Studies Education), high school principal; Keith us fulfill our responsibility to prepare our students to Kuwik (Ed.M. ’01, Elementary Education N–6), compete in a knowledge-based, global economy.”

www.gse.buffalo.edu 9 GSE NEWS

HIRE Education Conference 2008

The Graduate School of Education Alumni Association hosted the D third “HIRE Education: Preparing for Your Future Career in Education” Conference in November 2008. Over 60 students attended the event, which featured panel discussions by GSE alumni in three educational areas: K–12, higher education, and library and information.The alumni panelists addressed questions on job search skills for specific career paths within each educational area.There was also a panel discussion that focused on the career concerns of international students.

A PDF of the conference program,which includes degree and E career information for the GSE alumni panelists, is available at www.gse.buffalo.edu/alumni/edu.asp.

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A| Higher Education Panel – Morning C| International Students Panel: (l to r) E| K-12 Panel – Afternoon Session: G| Library and Information Panel – Session: (l to r) Warren Hoffman, Cathleen Keith Otto, Diane Hardy, Lynne Yang, (l to r) Bob Farwell, Bennie Kyle, Afternoon Session: (l to r) March, Lilliam Malave, Marvel Ross-Jones, Oscar Budde, and David Cantaffa. Deborah Frandina, Keli Luchey, Marie Bindeman, Samantha Gust, and Nicki McCullough Calabrese. and Vince Coppola. Stephanie Squicciarini, Kimberly D| K-12 Panel – Morning Session: Iraci, and Melodye Campbell. B| Higher Education Panel – Afternoon (l to r) Heather Lyon, Mary Jo LaMastra, F| Library and Information Panel – Session: (l to r) Wendy Patterson, Sheryl Elinor Weiss, Maura Pierce, and Morning Session: (l to r) Rosina Weems, Lorraine Sturm, Tom Caulfield, Evelyn Smigelsky. Alaimo, Sally Snow, Kate Pitcher, and Beth Del Genio. Aprille Nace, and Cynthia McKane.

10 GRADUATESCHOOLOFEDUCATION GSE NEWS

INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

With this issue of .edu dedicated to the this regard with approximately 9% of our students coming from Graduate School of Education’s focus on across the globe to participate in our highly regarded education global education, I am proud to inform you programs. Every day, international students are playing an that, at one time, I was a foreign student active role in the educational vibrancy of our institution. attending the University at Buffalo. My For UB/GSE to achieve its long-term goals, it is important home was in Canada and I recognized the for our international alumni to take an active role. For example, chance of coming to UB as a great an international alumnus can make a difference by creating a opportunity to fulfill my dream of going to scholarship to help support the students and the work of one PHILLIP SMITH college. Moving away from home to go to of our noted professors (see page 12 for examples). In doing school in your own country can be a so, you would be reaching out to help make the world a better challenging and life-changing experience, but to leave home to place through education. If you would like to discuss specific go to a university in another country takes this experience to ways in which your support can make a difference to UB and an entirely new level. the Graduate School of Education, please email me at Walking the halls of our university today, you really [email protected] or call (716) 645-6640. appreciate the effort UB has made to include more international students than ever before on our campus. In fact, UB is one of the top 10 institutions in the country in the area of Phillip Smith (Ed.M. ’76, Physical Education) is the director of international student enrollment. GSE plays a significant role in development for the Graduate School of Education.

Partnering with American Corner Macedonia

American Corners are partnerships the Lackawanna Public Library. In a June 2008 ceremony, Zoran between the public affairs sections of Jolevski, ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia, presented 200 U.S. embassies and host institutions. books from the Skopje City Library to the Hamburg Public The purpose of an American Corner Library.In addition to the book donation,Macedonia artist Dimce is to provide access to current and Isailovski exhibited 22 of his oil on canvas works at the Hamburg reliable information about the U.S. Public Library for three weeks in June. through book collections, the “It was an honor to have Ambassador Internet, and local programming to Jolevski visit us and present us with such the general public. Through the a generous donation,” said Mary Jean LORNA PETERSON efforts of Lorna Peterson, associate Jakubowski (M.L.S. ’91, Library Science), professor in the Department of chief operating officer, Buffalo and Erie Library and Information Studies, a County Public Library. “We thank his relationship was formed between the Buffalo and Erie County excellency and the Republic of Macedonia, Public Library and the American Corner in the Republic of aswellasLornaPeterson,whoseconnection Macedonia. and involvement with our library through As a result of this relationship, the Republic of Macedonia the years has been instrumental in creating agreed to donate 200 books to the Hamburg Public Library and opportunities such as this.”

Dimce Isailovski exhibition program cover featuring the painting “Deep Mountain Eyes.”

www.gse.buffalo.edu 11 GSE SCHOLARSHIPS

FOURTH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION

The GSE Student Scholarship Reception was held in October 2008. This year’s reception featured the presentation of the initial Leroy and Margaret H. Callahan Scholarship award. In attendance for this presentation were five members of the Callahan family. The following students were recognized for receiving scholarship awards for the 2008–2009 academic year:

Shannon Burke (LAI master’s student) received the Adelle H. which supports students pursuing a Land Scholarship, GSE student scholarship recipients (standing l to r): Jessica Kane, teaching career. Camille Pontrello, Jonathan Rodgers, Joseph Johnson, Silas Escalante, Jessica Stokes, Jeffrey Pack; (seated l to r): Ilana Tolkoff, Jennifer Cherelin (LIS master’s student) received the E. Shannon Burke, Fei Jiang, Nosisi Piyose. (Jennifer Cherelin was unable to attend the reception.) Alberta Riggs Scholarship, which is used to support graduate students in the Department of Library and Information Studies. Jonathan Rodgers (CSEP doctoral student) received the James (ELP doctoral student) received the Silas Escalante Mary Lou C. Hansen Scholarship, which supports a student pursuing a and S. David Farr Scholarship, which supports a student doctorate in counseling psychology with a focus on working researching digital technology and learning. with families.

(LAI master’s student) received the Fei Jiang Judith T. Ilana Tolkoff (LIS master’s student) received the A. Benjamin which supports an international Melamed Scholarship, and Helen Ravin Scholarship, which provides annual support student pursuing a degree in the TESOL (teaching English to for students in the Department of Library and Information speakers of other languages) program. Studies.

Joseph Johnson (LAI doctoral student) received the Ralph which supports a student pursuing a Theurer Scholarship, Congratulations to this year’s award recipients. The degree in science education. Graduate School of Education sincerely thanks the alumni, professor emeriti, faculty, and friends who (CSEP doctoral student) received the Jessica Kane Marceline have established these scholarships. Jaques Scholarship, which supports a student pursuing research in rehabilitation.

Jeffrey Pack and Jessica Stokes (LIS master’s students) each received an H.W. Wilson Scholarship, which is funded by the H.W. Wilson Foundation on a rotating basis to students in U.S. and Canadian library education programs.

Nosisi Piyose (LAI doctoral student) received the Leroy and Margaret H. Callahan Scholarship, which supports a student pursuing research and/or developing activities in the teaching/ learning of elementary school mathematics instruction.

Camille Pontrello (LAI doctoral student) received the William Eller Scholarship, which supports a student pursuing a degree in reading education. The Callahan family (l to r): son Marty, daughter Jean Rois, granddaughter Sarah Rois, son Jim, and daughter Meg (Ph.D. ’01, English Education).

12 GRADUATESCHOOLOFEDUCATION FACULTY HONORS

SIX FACULTY MEMBERS HONORED

Gregory Fabiano, assistant professor Lorna Peterson, associate in the Department of Counseling, professor in the Department School, and Educational Psychology, of Library and Information received a Presidential Early Career Studies has been elected Award for Scientists and Engineers president-elect of ALISE for his work with enhancing the (Association for Library educational and behavioral outcomes and Information Science of children with ADHD (attention- Education), which serves deficit/hyperactivity disorder). Fabiano as the intellectual home of was among 67 scientists recognized by the White House university faculty in library and information science as the most promising U.S. researchers in their fields. graduate programs. ALISE has 500 individual and over The award is the nation’s highest honor for researchers 60 institutional members, and its mission is to promote in the early stages of their scientific careers. Fabiano is excellence in research, teaching, and service and to also the recipient of a 2009 UB Young Investigator provide an understanding of the values and ethos of Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarship and library and information science. achievements over a two–three year period. Raechele Pope, associate Suzanne Miller, associate professor professor in the Department in the Department of Learning and of Educational Leadership Instruction, has been named the and Policy, has been named recipient of the 2008 NCTE (National the recipient of the Robert Council of Teachers of English) Rewey H. Shaffer Award from Belle Inglis Award for Outstanding NASPA (Student Affairs Woman in the Teaching of English. Administrators in Higher The award was established in 1987 to Education). The award is honor Rewey Belles Inglis, the first given to a tenured faculty member who is teaching female president of NCTE, and is given to a woman in full-time in a graduate preparation program in student NCTE who has achieved excellence in teaching, research, affairs, and recognizes the faculty member’s distinguished and service. record of scholarly achievement, as well as the “personal inspiration” provided to graduate students. Yoshiko Nozaki, associate professor in the Department of Educational Randy Yerrick, professor Leadership and Policy, has been in the Department of awarded an AERA (American Learning and Instruction, Educational Research Association) is the recipient of a 2009 Division B (Curriculum Studies) UB Teaching Innovation Outstanding Book of the Year Award Award. This award recog- for her sole-authored publication War nizes exceptional achieve- Memory, Nationalism and Education ment in teaching innova- in Postwar Japan, 1945-2007: The Japanese History tion, which can include Textbook Controversy and Ienaga Saburo’s Court the use of educational technology. Yerrick uses learning Challenges (2008, Routledge). technologies (e.g., digital video, data analysis tools) in science classes to make science more meaningful and engaging for children.

www.gse.buffalo.edu 13 GSE NEWS

LIS Class Creates Digital Library

A digital library, featuring the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Main Street’s Market Arcade, and downtown’s gold-domed M&T Society’s archival collection of the renowned works of architects Bank (formerly Buffalo Savings Bank). The collection was chosen E.B. Green and William S. Wicks, is the latest creation of a because of its historical significance to Western New York and Department of Library and Information Studies (LIS) course with architecture studies around the world. a proven track record of providing The E.B. Green digital library was the seventh digital library international access to Western New created by LIS students.Recent examples include the Bentley Snow York research material. Crystal Collection (http://bentley.sciencebuff.org) for the Buffalo Thisuser-friendlyandinteractive Museum of Science and a collection of Pierce Arrow vintage cars digital library catalogs and organizes (http://pierce-arrow.com) housed at the Buffalo Transportation the extensive photography and data Pierce Arrow Museum. of more than 150 commercial and LIS Assistant Professor Jianqiang Wang, current instructor of residential private properties, many the digital libraries course, has begun plans for new digital of which still stand today, designed collection projects. “I expect to expand the scope of the digital by Green and his assistant. libraries course project so that a variety of multimedia documents “Our primary purpose was to such as speech and video and documents in non-English JIANQIANG WANG provide global access to these rich languages will be included,” said Wang. “I hope more local resources and heritage of our society,” libraries, museums, archives, corporate information centers, and said former LIS faculty member June even important individuals will show interest in putting their print Abbas,whoseclassesusedthedigitallibraryteachingmodelforseven or physical collections online as well-organized digital libraries so years.“Secondarily,the project is for preservation purposes. Many of that more users will have easier access to such collections.” the collections in museums and libraries are aging and continue to deteriorate with continual use,”she said.“By digitizing an object,you Charles Anzalone, senior editor for University Communications, reduce the physical wear and tear on the object.” was a contributing writer for this story. Landmarks featured in the E.B. Green Digital Collection The E.B. Green Digital Collection is available at http://gsestudent. include the original building of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, gse.buffalo.edu/gsdl/green/index.php.

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GSEAA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Fellow Alumni, I would like to take this opportunity to offer my gratitude to which our students and alumni may want the hundreds of alumni who took the time and effort to complete assistance. We anticipate that this program and submit the recent GSEAA survey. The information that was will be operational beginning in the Fall provided will help guide the GSEAA board of directors and committees 2009 semester. Since our alumni are located in providing various activities and services to alumni and students. I throughout New York State, the nation, and was pleased to see that the responses were weighted relatively evenly world, an important aspect of this program among our four departments. I was also satisfied to see that responses will be to allow for the use of multiple forms JOSEPH CASAZZA covered the spectrum of educational employment positions, as well of communication. Those individuals who as those of us who are enjoying the fruits of retirement. It was indicated interest in serving as a mentor will be contacted as the interesting to note that the highest rated areas of interest include program evolves from concept to action. Others who may wish to serving as a mentor, involvement in web-based forums/discussions, become involved are encouraged to do so. and lectures/discussion sessions with faculty concerning educational As always, I welcome and urge you to become involved in research. activities sponsored by GSEAA, as well as individual departmental Given the survey results, a GSEAA committee is already working alumni groups. to develop a mentoring program that is specific to various All the best, educationally related employment and employability issues with Joseph Casazza (Ed.D. ’04, Educational Administration)

REMEMBERING CHESTER KISER

Chester L. Kiser, associate professor in the education administration a bit of humor. Although his radio (EDA) program from 1966 through 1985, passed away July 8, 2008 at success garnered him opportunities in the age of 87 in his home of Corvallis, OR. He specialized in school broadcasting, he chose instead to use business administration, emphasizing operations analysis and his business, analytical, and communi- planning, programming, and budgeting systems. While at UB, he cation skills pursuing a career in CHESTER KISER guided many students to certification and advanced degrees in his education, beginning in the Baltimore specializations and was a mentor to numerous school business Public Schools. administrators in local school districts. As much as his scholarly, In 1964, Chet moved his family to Palo Alto, CA, where he mentoring, and teaching contributions to the EDA program, his earned an Ed.D. at Stanford University, majoring in educational colleagues and students appreciated him as a person of style and of administration. Two years later, he joined the faculty of UB’s School class—in his treatment of others, demeanor, speech, writing, dress, of Education as a valued member of the “Ed Admin” team. and his discriminating taste in food and wine. After retirement, he and his wife, Mary Ruth, returned to The untimely death of his father thrust Chet into a central role Baltimore to care for her elderly parents. Subsequently, they returned in the family’s candy business, introducing him to business practices to the west coast to be near their two daughters, both of whom live and an environment of commerce while still a youth. He served in in Corvallis, and their son, in Portland, OR. the U.S. Navy during World War II, participating in 14 invasions in Surviving Chet are his wife of 62 years, their children, nine the South Pacific. After the war, he earned bachelor’s and master’s grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, a brother, a sister, and degrees from Johns Hopkins University. In partial support of his numerous nephews and nieces. further education, he was well known to late-night radio listeners in Baltimore as the silky-smooth voice hosting “Moonlight Prepared by Austin Swanson, professor in the Department of Serenade,” a voice he used at critical points in EDA meetings to calm Educational Leadership and Policy from 1963–2002, who was a heated discussions and to refocus them on the issues at hand with colleague and friend of Chester Kiser.

www.gse.buffalo.edu 15 Willower Family Lecture

“The Critical Role of All Educational Leaders in the School Success of Latino Children”

Maria Luisa Gonzalez Professor, University of Texas at El Paso Keynote Speaker

Maria Luisa Gonzalez has been developing responsive preparation programs for school leaders based on social justice. She has committed her career to developing educational systems and models that work for all children and adults. As national leader for the University Council on Educational Administration (UCEA), Gonzalez has felt the responsibility of setting an agenda for major change throughout the preparation programs for school leaders, as well as the faculty who prepare them in our higher educational institutions.

JULY 17, 2009 | 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. MARIA LUISA GONZALEZ

LOCATION: UB North Campus, 225 Natural Sciences Complex COST: $60 includes registration, breakfast, and lunch REGISTER: (716) 645-6640, [email protected], or www.gse.buffalo.edu

Co-sponsored by the Willower Family Fund, the GSE Center for Continuing and Professional Education, and the UCEA Center for the Study of School Site Leadership.

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