Winter 12 Winter Indiana University School of Education Alumni Association Instructional Systems Technology Department Leading in global online instruction, new ways of teaching and learning The IU School of Education at IUPUI steps to a new level in urban education with the Urban Education PhD ----------------------------- Second consecutive alumna named Indiana Teacher of the Year MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Indiana University School of Education is to improve teaching, learning, and human development in a global, diverse, rapidly Winter 12 Winter Indiana Unversity School of Education Alumni Association changing, and increasingly technological society. Indiana University School of Education Alumni Association ----------------------------- ---------------------------- 1 Dean’s Perspective ----------------------------------- 2 Highlights ----------------------------------- 6 Faculty Profile: Tom Brush ----------------------------------- 7 Indiana Teacher of the Year ----------------------------------- 8 Alumni News ----------------------------------- 10 Distinguished Alumni Awards 7 11 ----------------------------------- 11 Program exposes teachers, youth to “critical” languages ----------------------------------- 12 News Briefs ----------------------------------- 14 Instructional Systems Technology ----------------------------------- 17 Alumni Profile: Carole Ames ----------------------------------- 18 Class Notes ----------------------------------- 21 Honor Roll 10 Gerardo M. Gonzalez Jonathan Purvis Chalkboard is published semiannually IU School of Education Dean Executive Director of Development by the Indiana University School of and Alumni Relations Chuck Carney Education in cooperation with the IU Director of Communications Doug Wilson Alumni Association to encourage alumni and Media Relations, Editor Assistant Director of Stewardship interest in and support for the Indiana and Donor Communications University School of Education. Michelle Stuckey Assistant Director, Development Mediaworks This publication is paid for in part by & Alumni Relations Cover design/interior layout dues-paying members of the Indiana Cover Photo by Eric Rudd University Alumni Association. For more information about membership or activities, contact (800) 824-3044, [email protected], or visit www.alumni.indiana.edu. ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ Dean’s Perspective Our alumni continue to impress by Gerardo M. Gonzalez, Dean, School of Education 1 Dean’s Perspective ----------------------------------- very fall, we have wonderful Bangalore was so taken with her that they 2 Highlights opportunities to celebrate our offered her a teaching contract to return ----------------------------------- Eoutstanding alumni. It’s an annual as a faculty member in August. She is now 6 Faculty Profile: Tom Brush tradition that’s never tiring. We think the teaching on the other side of the world, excellence of our institution is very much where she helped create a first-of-its-kind ----------------------------------- special education program at the school. 7 Indiana Teacher of the Year reflected by the achievements of our alumni. This fall was a particularly fine Of course, we are also responsible for ----------------------------------- reflection. producing some of the top leaders in 8 Alumni News In the early fall, we always hold the education. IU recently recognized one of ----------------------------------- School of Education’s Distinguished those, Sue Talbot, BS’66, MS’71, EdD’92, 10 Distinguished Alumni Awards Alumni Award ceremony, honoring IU presented her with its Distinguished ----------------------------------- alumni nominated because they have Alumni Service Award in November 11 Program exposes teachers, especially made a mark in their fields. So (p.4), recognizing her long career that youth to “critical” languages as you can see on (p.10), this year’s group includes service as an IU trustee and ----------------------------------- is exceptionally well versed in leadership recognition as 1978 Indiana Teacher of 12 News Briefs for both higher and secondary education the Year and a 1984 School of Education ----------------------------------- as well as educational technology. Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. 14 Instructional Systems Technology Then there is what has been an Octo- To our north, Carole Ames, MS’68 who ----------------------------------- ber tradition—well, for the last two years got her start here working both with edu- 17 Alumni Profile: Carole Ames anyway—when one of our alumni is cational psychology and student services personnel faculty, has just retired after ----------------------------------- selected as Indiana’s Teacher of the Year a long and distinguished tenure leading 18 Class Notes (p. 7). This year, Huntington’s Melanie “...a wonderful Park BS’93, MS’01, became the second the Michigan State University College of ----------------------------------- Education (p. 17). 21 Honor Roll consecutive alumna to earn the award testimony to our (with Indianapolis teacher Lisa Steele, The reason we have so many outstand- MS’96, a finalist this year as well). ing alumni is because of the outstanding faculty and quality You may recall last October that Stacy work of our faculty, the innovative nature McCormack, BS’99, of Mishawaka was of our programs, and the continuing sup- of students.” the Teacher of the Year and Jamil Odom, port of our alumni and friends. The cover MS’05, of Indianapolis was named story of this issue focuses on how we runner-up. In fact, since the program’s are looking forward as the Instructional inception in 1968, 20 IU alumni have Systems Technology department, long been recipients of this incredible award. accustomed to leading change with the We place superb teachers across the latest developments, gears up for its latest country, but this recognition is a wonder- move into the future (p. 14). Apropos of ful testimony to our faculty and the qual- its history of thinking ahead, it is the first ity of teachers we place in our home state. IU program to offer a doctorate degree And in this issue of Chalkboard, you’ll entirely online. read about another outstanding graduate, So, I hope this issue of Chalkboard Sarah McVey, BS’11, who took advantage gives you a sense of pride. We certainly of our award-winning Cultural Immer- are very proud to share the achievements sion Projects by teaching at the Christel of our alumni with you and show how House Academy in India and came we’re preparing the next generation of back more than just impressed by her educational leaders. DD U experience (p. 6). In fact, her school in C R I R E Chalkboard • 1 Highlights Faculty honored with Fulbright, national social studies council awards The U.S. State Department and the J. “While I was there, I realized that they instruction, William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship were using U.S. theories—old U.S. theo- with its 2011 Board selected two IU School of Education ries,” Torres said, regarding how South Jean Dresden faculty members for Fulbright Specialist African institutions were examining student Grambs Career awards this summer and fall. Both profes- success. “I made the comment that I had Research in sors are consulting in countries hoping to some concerns about their use of U.S. Social Studies further develop higher education after a theories, because the context was just so Award. The tumultuous history. vastly different. They need to create their award recog- Vasti Torres, professor of educational own understanding about their students nizes research- leadership and policy studies and director and not just use theories from outside ers who have of IU’s Center for Postsecondary Research, South Africa.” Marilynne Boyle-Baise made extensive spent 21 days Arnove returned to Argentina this contributions to in South Africa summer at the request of the National knowledge concerning signifi cant areas of in late Septem- University Tres de Febrero in Buenos Aires. social studies education. ber and early Arnove has frequently worked with Ar- “I’m honored and thrilled,” Boyle-Baise October. gentine institutions over the last 15 years, said. “I know that there are a lot of col- Robert four times serving as the UNESCO Chair leagues who do research on a very high Arnove, Chan- in Higher Education at Palermo Univer- caliber, and I’m honored to be considered cellor’s Professor sity and helping to found the Argentine among that group.” emeritus and a Comparative Education society. During his The honor from the NCCS is named for leading scholar Fulbright Specialist program, Arnove de- pioneering social studies researcher Jean of comparative Vasti Torres livered a conference paper and a separate Dresden Grambs, who was among the fi rst and interna- seminar on comparative education; helped to show that American textbooks discrimi- tional education, with the preparation for the XV World Con- nated against female children. It adds to completed three gress of Comparative Education Societies, the recognition honors Boyle-Baise has weeks of work in which will be held in Buenos Aires in June previously received for her outstanding Argentina in July. 2013; and mentored graduate students on work, including being named a John Glenn The selections their theses and dissertations, something Scholar in Service Learning, a national are just a year he did during his previous appointments. recognition of service learning scholarship after Arnove, Arnove said working with the graduate that advances