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Dear Friends of the UA College of Education:

Ron Marx As we approach the end of 2012, I'd like to take time to wish you and yours a joyful holiday season and a new year filled with health, happiness, and peace.
 
It goes without saying that our thoughts and wishes for peace are especially with the families affected by the tragedy in Connecticut.
 
We look forward to the coming year and the hopes and opportunities it brings. We are grateful to our College of Education friends, alumni, faculty, staff, and -- of course! -- students, and we are especially proud of the stellar reputation you give to this wonderful college. Read on to learn more.
 

 

Our Recent Graduates

More than 100 students may officially call themselves College of Education graduates since last Saturday. We congratulate all our students for their hard work and perseverance. Special recognition goes to our award recipients:

 

Outstanding Senior

College of Education

Christina Laurent

 

Outstanding Senior

Deaf Studies

Christina Laurent (yes, she received both awards!)

 

Outstanding Student Teacher 

Cross-Categorical Special Education

Kaylee Lutich

 

Outstanding Student Teacher

Elementary Education

Lucille Van Ness 

 

  

An Abundance of Toys

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College of Education faculty and staff welcomed Second Lieutenant David Hunter from the Marine Corps during a holiday gathering this month. Lt. Hunter, who also happens to be a music educator who graduated from the UA, was on hand to collect an abundance of toys faculty and staff brought to the event. 

 

Just in case you don't know, 
Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for the holiday season. The program was founded in 1947 by reservist Major William L. Hendricks.

 

 

 

Taking Over

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A team of faculty members from the college is taking over the editorship of the Journal of Literacy Research: Professor Patty Anders, Professor David Yaden, and Associate Professor Chris Iddings. The well-established JLR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes research related to literacy, language, and literacy and language education from preschool through adulthood. JLR publishes research and scholarly papers, including original research, critical reviews of research, conceptual analyses, and theoretical essays. Articles represent diverse research paradigms and theoretical orientations, and they employ a variety of methodologies and modes of inquiry. JLR serves as a forum for sharing divergent areas of research and pedagogy and encourages papers that open dialogue among professionals from a variety of disciplines.  

 

 

Gearing Up for Year Two

 

Chandler

 

Last year, we were getting ready to launch our three master's degree programs in Chandler. We're happy to report that all three were quite successful, and we're ready to begin our second year.

 

You can click on the name of each program to get more info:

 

Teach Arizona

Fast-track Ed.S. in School Psychology

MASTER-IP

 

 

Our Stellar Graduates in the Field

dahl The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all, selected Teach Arizona graduate and Mountain View High School teacher Tarah Dahl from hundreds of applications nationwide to participate as a Dow-NSTA Fellow in the 2012 NSTA New Science Teacher Academy. The only teacher selected from Arizona, Dahl will participate with 243 other science teachers from across the country in a year-long professional development program designed to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence, and improve teacher content knowledge.

 

"We are thrilled to provide these teachers with the resources and support needed to help them feel confident and passionate about the critical work they do in inspiring today's youth to become tomorrow's leading STEM professionals," said Gerry Wheeler, interim executive director, NSTA. 

 

Launched during the spring of 2007, the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy was established to help reduce the high attrition rate in the science teaching profession by providing professional development and mentoring support to early career science teachers. Since its inception, the academy has provided quality professional development to more than 800 science teachers nationwide.

 

For a list of the 2012-2013 Fellows, or to learn more about the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy, please visit www.nsta.org/academy

 

Two other College of Education graduates received good news recently: KaiAnn Stamp, who graduated in 2008 in elementary education, and Matthew Van Derlaske, 2004, elementary education, were selected as Rodel Foundation Exemplary Teachers. These teachers, representing the best in the state, will each be asked to mentor six high-potential student teachers. Read more about Stamp here and Derlaske here.

   

 

All the best to you and your family and friends for a wonderful holiday,  

 

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Dean Ronald W. Marx
UA College of Education