SOE Mission:
To prepare and support teachers who are firmly grounded in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to promote student learning.
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The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN, has received a new $1.28 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education, to support its Ojibwe Language and Culture Education (OLCE) program. We are honored to be one of only eleven such grants awarded nationally in 2009. Rest of the story. |
Modern World Language
& Culture ~ Spanish Licensure!
With a lot of help from our colleauges, the School of Education submitted an application for K12 Spanish Licensure to the MN Department of Education. We are hopeful that we will hear positive news by November. Check the SOE website for updates!
Our special thanks to David Schuettler (LIS), Martin Pflug (LIS), and Chris Jugasek (IT), for their expertise and assistance.
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 Jim Amaral, M.Ed.
GTL ('06), age 54, interacts with about 340 seventh graders a week at Oak-Land Junior High School, and while he never planned on being a teacher by trade he said it's his mission to remember each name and build relationships that have a lasting, positive impact.
'I feel a responsibility to help these kids be the best generation ever.' The rest of the story. |
 Nathan Eklund, M.Ed.
ECI master's alum ('03), has published a book on teacher job satisfaction. Addressing the alarmingly low rate of job retention in classroom education, this guide offers practical advice to administrators and teachers for avoiding teacher burnout and increasing teacher satisfaction and performance. Since the quality of the classroom teacher is the single most important factor in predicting student success, retention of high-quality teachers is essential to student achievement. This discourse affirms that systemic change can be achieved by applying the strength-based approach of Developmental AssetsŪ to the teacher-administrator relationship, and demonstrates the parallels between a nurturing environment for students and a nurturing environment for teachers. The common adversarial teacher-administrator dichotomy is abandoned in favor of multiple levels of accountability and change, and mutual goals for individual teachers and administrators are advanced. When every stakeholder in the school environment sees teacher job satisfaction as a win-win situation resulting in retention and higher student achievement, staff, students, and administrators can work together to build great places to teach and learn. The accompanying CD-ROM includes reproducible forms and other tools for implementation. |
 Lisa VanLanduyt
GTL ('08), was recently appointed Assistant Director at the Learning Exchange, in Brookfield, WI. Along with other services focused on student success, Learning Exchange provides Title I to 10 Nonpublic Choice schools in the area. In addition to teaching and collecting student assessment data at Jared Bruce Academy, Lisa will confer with teachers, school administrators, and parents. |
 Barbara Akre, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor for GTL Science Methods, authored an August "featured chapter" for the CK12 Foundation's Biology flexbook, an online, open-access text for high school students. The Photosynthesis chapter was one of eleven that Barbara wrote for the Biology text.
During the summer Barbara also participated in a Minnesota Department of Education teacher panel for MCA-II Science-HS Data Review. |
 Becky Rennicke, M.Ed.
Adjunct Instructor for GTL science content, recently completed a two year term serving on the Board of Directors for SciMath MN. This was a wonderful opportunity to work with professionals from all different areas to improve Science and Math learning for Minnesota students. |
 Chery Takkunen, Ph.D. Chair of Graduate Education programs, was interviewed for the August 2009 issue of the Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine for an article entitled, "College to the Rescue". Dr. Takkunen shared information about the SOE's new Certificate in Online Instruction as well as the popularity of the Graduate Teaching Licensure program. |
 Service Learning Opportunities
for Spring Break 2010!
The School of Education will be offering two service learning opportunities during spring break of 2010: Peru and the Brooklyn Center schools.
Students can earn credits while in Peru for 10-12 days (March 13-21). This course, offered in conjunction with Nursing & Health Sciences, includes an intensive immersion experience in Peru that is hosted by the NGO ProWorld.
SOE is also pleased to offer students an optional field experience at Brooklyn Center Schools, which are located in the north metro area. This experience will include a 5-day, week-long placement in a classroom aligned with students' licensure area (March 15-19).
Students and faculty interested in these opportunities should contact Cindy Mattson, SOE Admin. Asst ( cmattson@css.edu or 218-723-6108). |
 Imagining History
Chery Takkunen and John Bauman, School of Education faculty, facilitated their eighth Imagining History teacher institute the week of August 3-7th with English professor Suzanne Yunis, and history professor Jill Dupont. Teachers from the Cass Lake Bena School District and teachers from the Twin Cities area came for a full week of learning how to incorporate historical inquiry and writing process into their curriculum. Participants first experienced the process by working on their own family history project. Valerie Tanner and Bill Howes from the SOE's Ojibwe Language Culture program provided sessions on racial and white identity theory during the week as well. Institute participants will continue to have ongoing support and professional development for the next two years. This project was funded by the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office. | |
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| Nate Norman Earns Explary Service Award
nominated by
Emily Mertes |
7th & 8th Gr Math
Woodland Middle School, Duluth, MN.
Emily was pleased to nominate Mr. Norman for our SOE Spring '09 Exemplary Service Award. Kudos to Nate for being a wonderful mentor, not just to his students, but to our's as well. We truly appreciate his time and caring efforts. |
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+ Corporate, military, and healthcare trainers
+ Curriculum and instructional designers
+ K-12 teachers
+ Technical support staff
+ University and college faculty |
| Graduate
Teaching
Licensure
program has new cohorts starting this year at each of our sites. Learn more about this graduate level alternative teacher licensure program by visiting our website.
Duluth start:
January 2010 Apply now!Contact: Gail Gaetz, ggaetz@css.edu St. Paul start: | |
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