The College of St. Scholastica

GTL Registration Newsletter

Fostering a Love of Learning  November 2009
SOE Mission:  
     To prepare and support teachers who are firmly grounded in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to promote student learning.
Registration
It's Time to Register for Your Spring 2010 Courses!
Online registration opens November 29. You will find a list of the CRNs with meeting dates and the course materials list on the GTL webpage for Current Students. Students working with the Financial Aid office will need to register for both spring terms I & II.
 
Your registration PIN number is 111111 (six ones). 
Kudos! 
Congratulations to our most
recent GTL program completers!
 
Carla Carlson              Elementary CA & Lit                     St. Cloud
Carey Chasteen          Secondary Life Science                 St. Paul
Alexandra Hampel       Secondary Social Studies              St. Paul
Allison Haws               Elementary Soc. Studies               St. Cloud
Bill Holden                  Elementary Science                      St. Paul
David Hoyt                  Elementary Soc. Studies                St. Cloud
Nicole Kallevig             Secondary CA & Lit                       St. Paul
Karen Kennedy-Evans  Secondary Social Studies              St. Paul
Ryan Kirk                    Secondary CA & Lit                      St. Paul
Thomas Klein              Elementary Math                          St. Paul
Khalid Lubega             EDM                                             St. Paul
Cory Pedersen            Elementary CA & Lit                      St. Cloud
Karen Seevers             Elementary Science/Soc. Studies   St. Paul
Liesl Taylor                 Elementary Science                      St. Paul
Susan Turnbom           Secondary Life Science                  St. Paul
Linda Zaborsky            Elementary Math                           St. Paul
Dr. Hinrichs presentina at MASA, 2009Dr. Jesse Hinrichs at MASA
Dr. Jesse Hinrichs presented the findings from his quantitative research study on Board Policy Governance to the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) Conference at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center on September 28. 
 
MASA's fall conference draws about 500 school administrators, mainly superintendents. Board governance is a popular topic; research on governance models and best practices is of interest to many superintendents and board members. 
 
Dr. Hinrichs works in the Graduate Teacher Licensure (GTL) program at the St. Paul site and serves as the coordinator of the St. Cloud GTL program, directing field placements and teaching courses and seminars. His interest in board governance comes from his 13 years as a school administrator and board member.  He is submitting his research study for publication to appropriate journals and will seek more opportunities to present his findings at future conferences.
News
CSS CrestShow Your School Spirit
You can now purchase clothing with a CSS School of Education logo from Lands' End Business Outfitters.
 
Simply complete the on-line order and ask for logo #0926771 W.   The stitch fee is $5.95 per item.
Sylvette by PicassoModern World
Language & Culture
Spanish Licensure Approved!
SOE is pleased to announced that the Minnesota Board of Teaching has granted initial approval to the College of St. Scholastica to offer Teachers of World Languages and Cultures K-12: Spanish.
 
A special thanks to Dave Schuettler and Martin Pflug in the Languages and International Studies Dept., School of Arts and Letters, and to John Bauman, Chair of Undergraduate Programs in the School of Education. They put in many long hours to develop this successful Request for Initial Program Approval. Congratulations!
Events
photo by Fille du CrepusculeService Learning Opportunities for Spring Break 2010 & 2011!
The School of Education will be offering a service learning opportunity to Brooklyn Center schools during spring break of 2010.

This experience to the Brooklyn Center Schools, located in the north metro area, will include a 5-day, week-long placement in a classroom aligned with SOE students' licensure area (March 15-19).

Also, planning ahead for 2011 spring break, students can earn credits while in Peru for 10-12 days. This course, offered in conjunction with Nursing & Health Sciences, includes an intensive immersion experience in Peru that is hosted by the NGO ProWorld.
 
Students and faculty interested in these opportunities should contact Cindy Mattson, SOE Admin. Asst ([email protected] or 218-723-6108).
Mathew Sanford, author of Walking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence Mathew Sanford: December 1,
Mitchell Auditorium, 7pm
Matthew's story makes him an incredibly compelling speaker. At age thirteen, Matthew's world turned upside-down when a devastating car accident killed his father and sister and left him paralyzed from the chest down.
 
Advice from his doctors to "forget his lower body," however, was what really crippled him. It also began his amazing and inspiring journey of waking mind and body. "I did not overcome my disability," Matthew says, "I transformed my life." Thirty years later, Matthew is:  
  • The award-winning author of Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence.
  • A nationally recognized yoga teacher.
  • Founder of the groundbreaking nonprofit Mind Body Solutions.
  • A leading voice in the integrative health movement.
  • Proving in a documented research study that a mind-body approach transforms employees.
Mcgruff and a Saint Paul Police Officer Volunteer.Shop with Cops 
in its Ninth Year!
The purpose of this St. Paul event is to foster positive relationships between youth and officers. Young kids, K-6th grade, are selected each year to shop at one of the local area stores to purchase gifts for members of their immediate family.
 
Each child is given a small amount of money to spend. Approximately 1-2 children are assigned to each police personnel, who then escorts them around the store and assists in selecting appropriate gifts for each family member. After shopping, the children will eat lunch, wrap their gifts, and continue to get to know the police officers.
 
For more information, or to find out how you can help, visit ShopWithCops.com.
News & Professional Development Opportunities
Kudos!
Show Your School Spirit
New Spanish Licensure Approved!
Service Learning Opportunities
Mathew Sanford ~ Dec. 1
Shop With Cops Ninth Year
More Professional Development