Eastern Illinois University The Keep The hC at Room (CEPS Newsletter) Administration & Publications 12-2009 The hC at Room, Vol. 17 College of Education and Professional Studies Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/chat_room Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation College of Education and Professional Studies, "The hC at Room, Vol. 17" (2009). The Chat Room (CEPS Newsletter). 20. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/chat_room/20 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Administration & Publications at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in The hC at Room (CEPS Newsletter) by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume 17, December 2009 he Chat Room TCollege of Education and Professional Studies Newsletter Table of Contents Illinois Teacher of the Year Kevin Rutter is the fi fth Eastern IL Teacher of the Year alumnus to win Illinois Teacher of Pg. 1-2 the Year. He teaches at Carl Schurz High School in Chicago. Neoga Science Collaboration Pg. 2-4 Mary Folino, principal of Carl Schurz High School, is proud, but Students Teaching Overseas not surprised. Pg. 4-5 When asked how he affected 2009 Adele Williamson his students, Folino said, Outstanding Thesis Award “Tremendously! They do wonderful Pg. 6 jobs. He helps them get internships with the government, big Eastern Educators Working corporations and banks.” Across The Country Eastern Alum, Kevin Rutter, named Illinois Pg. 6-7 Teacher of the Year, 2009-2010. Rutter has been with Schurz since 2000. Soon after arriving, he helped establish what the school calls the Business, Finance and Careers Academy. Interested students can enter the three-year program their sophomore year. Editor: Holly Thomas “Students want to get in this because of him,” Folino said. “They win CEPS Graduate Assistant competitions nationally against select enrollment schools.” Contact us at: Rutter brings in guest speakers, helps students set up internships and assists his College of Education students in other ways that help them fi nd employment after college. He is now & Professional Studies the coordinator of the program. 600 Lincoln Ave. Charleston, Illinois 61920 “When the coordinator retired, I invited him to take over, and he just ran away [email protected] with it,” Folino said. Rutter graduated from Eastern in 1997 with a teacher certifi cate and a degree in 1 social studies. Charles Titus, chair of the social studies program, was proud to see the honor 2009 CEPS delivered to a graduate from his program. SCHOLARSHIP “We’re thrilled that one of our folks got selected for such an honor as teacher of the year,” Titus said. “From what I understand, he was an outstanding student RECIPIENTS here at Eastern.” Department of Counseling & Eastern began as a teachers’ college, and its history of teacher education Student Development remains strong. Mary Vaupel Cralley Memorial The program is so strong that still today, education is what fi rst comes to many Award: people’s minds when they think of Eastern, said Jill Nilsen, vice president for Amanda Ghebellini external relations. Glen E. Hubele Graduate “A few years ago we surveyed current students, prospective students, faculty and staff and alumni, and everyone of those groups said our teacher education Assistantship: program is what Eastern is best known for,” Nilsen said. “It rose to the top of Melissa Sons-Ashmore every group surveyed.” Lella Cox Schaaf College Nilsen said one reason Eastern has such a strong education department is Student Affairs Fund: its focus on integrative learning. Students seeking teachers certifi cation take Erika Weaver methods courses and student teaching, gaining in-class experience before graduation. E. Warner/S. Rives Higher Education Award: “They’re able to take that book knowledge and put it into practice,” Nilsen Brian Gorman said. Courtney Quinn Erica Roa The four past winners of the Illinois Teacher of the Year award from Eastern have been Joe Fatheree, Robert Grimm, Peggy Allan and Ruth Hawkins. Department of Educational By, Sarah Ruholl, DEN Administration Editor Leadership Posted 10.28.09 at www.dennews.com © Copyright 2009 The Daily Eastern News Hans C. Olsen Scholarship: Debra Korte Warner Educational Administration Scholarship: Neoga Science Collaboration Heidi Blackwell Amy McClain For the second year in a row, Dr. Dan Carter’s pre-service teachers in his fall Bill Hamilton Block 1 section participated in the Neoga Science Collaboration. The Eastern students worked with 64 sixth-graders from Neoga Middle School taught by Rohn Family Scholarship: Donna Kastl, Carol Smith, and Kirk Hacker. Stephanie Rinehart “I was initially quite nervous,” said Brianne Worman, elementary education major. “I’ve always been set in my ways about teaching younger students, but my experience with these sixth-graders showed me a greater potential for 2 myself than I ever imagined.” The sixth-graders were CEPS Telefund: given one of three science topics to write a research John Buchta paper on as well as Dan Erwin present their fi ndings. Jeremy Keesee Students researched Erika Metz plants, frogs, and Earth science. Department of Secondary Education and Foundations Dr. Carter’s students traveled to Neoga on Thomas R. Drury Scholarship: September 28, to help the Kristen Chaney sixth-graders focus on the Kathleen Kash writing process. “This experience was Alice Groff Pennybacker very benefi cial to me as Secondary Education a future educator,” said Scholarship: Katy Hankins, elementary Erin O’Grady Eastern pre-service teachers take time helping Neoga education major. Middle School student learn science. Lou and Mary Kay Hencken The Block 1 students Scholarship: taught the three classes how to write good paragraphs, how to summarize, and Elizabeth Hunt how to cite sources. Moler-Austin Scholarship: “It was their fi rst time being responsible for a student’s learning, instead of just Eric Sinclair observing,” Carter said. Lisa Lippe, elementary education major, said her students were eager to learn. Errett and Mazie Warner Presidential Award: “I think some were a bit overwhelmed,” she said. “But my group made me so Megan Kvistad proud.” Hope Nottmeyer The sixth-graders came to Eastern on October 5, to learn proper research Secondary Education Telefund techniques at Booth Library and also to hear from experts on their topic. Steven Award: Malehorn, greenhouse manager, lectured on plants while graduate students from Julie Cole Dr. Kathleen Bower and Dr. Steven Mullin’s class presented on frog specimens Kimberly Harper and mineral identifi cation. McKenna Secondary Education Carter’s students were able to travel back to Neoga to watch the fi nal Scholarship: presentations at the middle school. Joseph Courtney “I was so proud of my group for standing up in front of their peers and presenting the information,” Hankins said. Department of Health Studies Hankins was placed with a group of students who had learning disabilities. Student Achievement Award: Jenna Manigold “It was amazing to see how much they had learned in that small amount of time 3 we had together,” she said. Carter said the students were quite surprised when some of the fi nal papers and Jennifer Woods Memorial presentations were not what they expected. Scholarship: Ashley Wyss “This was an experience for pre-service teachers to see the limitations of Demeka Polk teaching,” Carter said. “It’s better for them to see that now and learn the reality of teaching. I want them to understand that though some students will be Department of Early Childhood, unmotivated to learn, that does not make them failures as a teacher.” Elementary, and Middle Level Education He said that a successful teacher is one who does his or her best. CEPS Development Scholarship: Stephanie Anderson Malgorzata Sas Ronald A. Wilson Scholarship: Jamie R. Jonese Carol Schnick Coyle Scholarship: Kristin Larsen Sixth-graders from Neoga Middle School after learning how to research at Booth Library Mary L. Carrico Gaskill Scholarship: Maggie Mae Dean Student Teaching Overseas Education majors have the chance to spend four months overseas student Mary K. Moore Scholarship: teaching for their fi nal semester at Eastern through the Consortium for Overseas Nicole Menzer Student Teaching program. Nell C. Hutchason Scholarship: A FOREIGN EXPERIENCE Jillian Vokral Shauna Osmolak, a senior elementary education major, is living in Auckland, New Zealand this semester to complete her student teaching requirement. Errett & Mazie Warner Scholarship: "First and foremost, I would have to be brave enough to leave the country by Elizabeth Cowger myself and be away from home for four months," Osmolak said about her Abigail Dehner deciding factors. Minnie Alice Phillips One of the reasons Osmolak chose New Zealand, besides her research on the Scholarship: country and the natural beauty, was because it is an English-speaking country. Meghan Silver John Kelley Scholarship: "Being on the other side of the world would be hard enough without having to Dana Porreca deal with language barriers,” she said. Fellow student Kathleen Lashbrook, a senior elementary education major, deals with language barriers every day. Lashbrook is stationed in Cologne, Germany 4 in a public school where students and teachers alike speak primarily German. "I've had to adjust my teaching style … It has been frustrating and diffi cult at Lottie Leach Leeds Scholarship: times, but because of my situation here, I feel like I will be more prepared for Nicole Dallas future classes," she said. Bryan & Adra Heise COST is reputable for developing the professional skills associated with Scholarship: teaching while in a foreign culture, allowing the student to become more Sara Swartz internationally aware. "I knew it would strengthen my adaptability and fl exibility, and give me a better Charles & Barbara Clark appreciation of cultures other than my own," Lashbrook said. "I've just fi nished Scholarship: my fi fth week of student teaching here, and I've already learned a lot about Megan Bowman myself and my teaching style." Joseph E.