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Announcements
FEA at UF Professional Development Workshop presented by NASA?s Educator Resource Center ? Saturday, April 6th 9am-4pm in Norman Terrace Room
Florida Education Association (FEA) at UF is hosting a FREE day-long professional development workshop on Saturday, April 6th from 9am until 4pm (1-hour lunch break) in the Norman Terrace Room. The workshop will be focused on?STEM education for future elementary and secondary educators. The workshop will be led by Dr. Lester Morales, a NASA Education Specialist from the Kennedy Space Center?s Educator Resource Center. This will be an informative and hands-on workshop for UF students that expands their knowledge of STEM education and exposes them to STEM-related learning activities and resources. Students will participate in: Lunar Certification ? students will obtain NASA Lunar Rocks Certification for their classroom;Exploration Activities; Astrobiology Activities; Solar System Activities; NASA Online Simulations; Engineering Challenges and Much more! RSVP for the Event: http://feaatufworkshop.eventbrite.com. Email FEA@coe.ufl.edu if you need more information about this event.
ECC Final workshop ? Reading Across the Common Core Curriculum
Come join the Education College Council (ECC) at their final workshop of the semester on April 10 at 7 p.m. in the Norman Terrace Room.? Prepare yourself for the adoption of Common Core! Learn about the new Common Core big ideas and standards across all grade levels in both math and reading and how you can connect the big ideas and standards to reading lessons and books. To find out more, visit the Common Core website at http://www.corestandards.org/.?? As always, we will have food, refreshments, and giveaways. We hope to see you there!?? If you are unable to make it to the workshop, extra handouts can always be found in the Student Resource Center. Please come during an ECC officer?s time period and we will be more than happy to talk to you about what we presented at the workshop. Schedules of the officers? time periods can also be found in the Student Resource Center. Please visit our website as well, where we will post handouts and information after each workshop: http://education.ufl.edu/ecc/.
The iPad:? innovative ways to?transform learning
Dr. Kate Kemker, Apple Development Executive and former Bureau Chief of Educational Technology at Florida DOE will be hosting a session open to all faculty and students in the Terrace Room on April 16 from 9:30 ? 11:30. ?She will be sharing ways the iPad can be used to?transform learning with innovative new tools for creating, curating,?and deploying content. If you can come, please email Debbie Butler at ?dab@coe.ufl.edu.
Internship Orientation for?Spring 2014 Interns ? Thursday, April 25, 2013
Elementary & Special Ed Students who will be doing their FULL-TIME INTERNSHIP in?Spring 2014.? The Internship Orientation is scheduled for:? Thursday,?April 25, 2013?? Norman Room 250
9:30 am ALL STUDENTS
SAGE?9th Annual Research Symposium &?Elections?-?April 18
Mark your calendars! The?Student Alliance for Graduates in Education (SAGE)?will be hosting?their 9th Annual Research Symposium on Thursday, April 18, 2013 @ 12-2 pm?in the Terrace Room.?This is a great opportunity to share what you?ve been working on and network with other graduate students and faculty. Many use this opportunity to experience presenting one?s work in a supportive atmosphere before they take it to a State or National convention.?Deadline for submitting proposal forms for a poster presentation is?April 1, 2013. Join us for conversation and lunch.?For more information or questions related to the symposium, please contact Rhonda Williams (rlwms@coe.ufl.edu).?? SAGE will also hold?elections for next year?s officers at the symposium.?These positions include:?President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If you are interested in running for office, e-mail our current President Elyse Hambacher (elyse@ufl.edu) to enter your name on the ballot.
UF Collegiate 4-H is having a Disney Ticket Raffle!
Raffle tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5 for a chance to win 4 1-Day Park Hopper Passes to Walt Disney World! We are drawing in 3 short weeks! On April 12th. To purchase tickets find a Collegiate 4-H Member or email us at UFLC4H@gmail.com I have attached our event flyer too.
Summer B 2013 course offering ? MHS3930:Mindful Living
Mindful Living incorporates weekly reflection papers, group discussions, creative activities, student-led projects, meditation, and the application of mindfulness-based concepts to the individual, relationships, and greater society. This course is open to undergraduates from all majors.? The class structure involves:? Silent Meditation (10 minutes) ~ Group Check In (30 minutes) ~ Discussions on the readings/Group Projects (45 minutes) ~ Break (10 minutes) ~ Creative Activity- (Walking Meditation, Mindful Eating, Music Circle, Body Outlines, Spirit Animal Visualization, Finger Paint, Soul Cards, Get to know each other Games, Team Building activities, Small group discussions, etc. 60 minutes).?? ?There are books about mindfulness or wellbeing we will read, weekly reflection papers, assignments on inner journey, inner critic, dying, and self-love and acceptance. We build a community of people seeking a more loving self. We discover our own creativity in the process of discovering ourselves. It?s an adventure we do together. And that makes all the difference.?- Stephanie Harris.?? All students interested can email Kristenshader@gmail.com for more information and previous syllabi. Mindful Living can be found in the Course Registrar under ?Human Development and Organization Studies.
New Summer Course:? EDF 6938: The Culture of Childhood
Tuesday 12:30 ? 4:45 ~ Thursday 2:00 ? 4:45 ~ Summer A: May 13 ? June 30
Course Description:? This course will pose the question from a cultural perspective: What does it mean to be a child? Students will learn that childhood (from infancy to early adolescence) is not just a developmental stage phase between birth and adulthood, but that it is culturally and socially constructed across historical periods and in different world cultures.? The purpose of this course is to provide students with the analytical and critical skills to examine changing conceptions of childhood from ancient times to the modern era, and to deconstruct images of children as presented through multiple media.?? This blended course will utilize both on campus and online sessions using a mixture of lecture, class discussions, and will include direct observation of children?s behavior at Baby Gator and PK Yonge. The course will be structured around five themes common to all human cultures to illustrate the wide variation in the ways children?s behavior can be examined in relation to cultural norms and expectations. These themes are: family/community relations, education, fantasy/play, work, and sexuality.? This course is intended for graduate students enrolled in anthropology, counselor education, early childhood and elementary education, developmental psychology, family, youth and community sciences, and the health sciences. Contact: Dr. Catherine Emihovich, 352 ? 273 ? 4472, cemihovich@coe.ufl.edu
RED 6346 Seminar in Reading:?Language and Literacies Across Academic Disciplines (Fall, 2013, Thursday Periods 7-9)
This seminar is for graduate students who are interested in using evidence-based language and literacy practices to support learning and inquiry in academic subject areas. As the knowledge that students have to learn becomes more specialized and complex, the language that constructs such knowledge also becomes more technical, dense, and abstract,patterning in ways that enable content experts to engage in specialized social, semiotic, and cognitive practices. In order to effectively engage with the texts of disciplinary learning, students need to develop new reading/writing skills that are more embedded in each subject area, beyond those they have learned in the primary grades. This course illuminates some of the ways language is used in the core academic subjects of schooling and offers strategies aligned with the Common Core State Standards for helping students comprehend, compose, and critique the advanced texts of schooling.
?EDG 6017: Writing for Academic Purposes (Fall, 2013, Wednesday Periods 7-9)
This seminar is designed to enhance the capacity of doctoral students from all academic disciplines to write for academic purposes. It guides students through the entire process of academic writing that includes understanding the task at hand, planning the work, conducting library research, reading to gather information, developing audience awareness, appropriating discursive resources, working with other people?s ideas and voices, and using feedback and editing to improve writing. The course focuses on exploring the ways in which language is used as a creative resource for presenting information, structuring text, embedding perspectives, developing argument, referencing sources, and addressing audience needs in academic writing. It combines focused discussion of key features and issues of academic writing with practical applications through critical analysis of model essays as well as careful critique of students? own writing. The course also provides an insider?s perspective on writing for scholarly publications, including journal/publisher selection, manuscript review process, overcoming rejections, and other tips for getting published.
Summer Course Announcement: Rating Scale Design and Analysis in Educational Research (EDF 7435)
This class will guide students through the entire process of designing a rating scale/questionnaire, collecting pilot data, and analyzing the scale. Through applications of research design, psychometric models, scale evaluation, bias detection, factor analysis, and measurement of change over time, students will build on their knowledge of reliability and validity, specifically in reference to data collected from rating scales/questionnaires. The class will be particularly useful for graduate students interested in developing and/or using rating scales/questionnaires in their research, thesis, and/or dissertation. Prerequisites are EDF 6403 (or equivalent) and either EDF6434 or EDF6436.
Edugator T-Shirts
All sizes of edugator shirts are available for a donation of $15.? Remember, you can access ECC or FEA merchandise at Production Lab hours or any ECC and FEA events.
?Events
Introducing?The Best of Me:? A Photographic Installation of Voice, Diversity, and Early Literacy Leadership from the Women of Subsidized Childcare
April 12, 2013 ~ 6 ? 8 pm ~ UF?s WARPhaus Gallery
Researcher/Photographer: Kristi Cheyney, M.Ed., Doctoral Student in Special Education, University of Florida
Curator: Charlie Cummings, MFA, Post-Graduate Artist in Residence, University of Florida
?The Best of Me? is visual installation of the results of Cheyney?s recent study of literacy practices in a high performing subsidized childcare center in Florida. Employing a fusion of visual-textual analysis and participatory action research methodologies, Cheyney used photographs, video, and other visual materials to guide discussions with key informants, and then to collaboratively create a forum to share her findings with the community.
Featuring the music of Ricky Kendall (7 pm).?? Cost: Free? Monetary donations and new/gently used children?s books will be accepted, benefiting the children of?Kids Count, a local afterschool enrichment program for children living in poverty.
Impact Autism is hosting a TEAxUF Conference at the University of Florida on Saturday, April 6th
The goal for this ?Technology and Education in Autism? conference is to inform and inspire, starting a conversation that will have an impact on future technology and education in autism. The audience will be able to hear from entertaining speakers who range from a teen on the autism spectrum to a neurobiologist, parent, and clinician.? Each speaker will have 15 minutes to convey information they feel passionate about with goal of informing and inspiring the future of the field. This free conference will be held at the University of Florida, Health Professions Nursing and Pharmacy (HPNP) Building (1225 Center Drive, Gainesville FL 32611) beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6th. This is the second annual autism conference the Impact Autism has hosted at the University of Florida. For more information please email impact.autism@gmail.com?or visit?www.ImpactAutismUF.org.
Join Florida Education Association (FEA) at UF!
FEA is a College of Education student organization that thrives on integrity, respect, empowerment, and advocacy for education. The organization strives to provide members with professional development and community outreach opportunities, as well as to promote political activism and awareness.
Upcoming Events (all meetings/workshops held in Norman Terrace Room)
- NASA Professional Development Workshop -?Saturday, April 6th 9am-3pm (Workshop presentation by Kennedy Space Center?s Teacher Resource Center)
- Last Meeting & ?Using Kagan Strategies & Building Classroom Community? Workshop - Thursday, April 18th?at 7pm
*Join our Facebook group:?http://www.facebook.com/groups/FEAUF/?*LIKE our Face book page:?http://www.facebook.com/FloridaEducationAssociationAtUF -? Please email FEA at UF President, Valentina Contesse, at?FEA@coe.ufl.edu?if you have any questions.
ECC Spring 2013 Schedule
All workshops will be held on Wednesdays at 7:00pm and will be held in the Terrace room. Listed below are the dates and topics for the Spring 2013 Semester:
- April 10 ? Reading Across the Common Core Curriculum
?Opportunities
America Reads tutoring program is seeking applicants
America Reads tutoring program is seeking applicants for the Program Coordinator and Office Manager positions for the 2013-2014 school year. Federal work study eligibility is needed to apply. Please visit our website at?http://education.ufl.edu/america-reads/?or email read@coe.ufl.edu for more information.
Summer job opportunity for students
Camp Sequoia is an overnight summer camp located outside of Philadelphia, PA for boys who need help improving their social skills. ?We are looking for students who are interested in working at our camp this summer.
Intel for Change Program
Intel for Change is a new pilot program based on the value that education is a fundamental right for everyone. Girls are disproportionately denied access to education. Through this program, Intel seeks to empower young people with knowledge, first-hand experience, and platforms to scale solutions to ensure that equal access to education is available for all.? University of Florida In-Person Recruitment Dates:? Monday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 2; Wednesday, April 17 through Friday, April 19.? Come find out about the program and apply (upload a video) by meeting our team at the Center for Leadership and Service. To make an appointment with our staff to help coach you through this process, please contact matt@alternativebreaks.org. You can also DIY ? find the application and more details at www.takepart.com/intelforchange.
Employment Opportunities
The SEED Foundation is seeking to hire a team of outstanding leaders for The SEED School of Miami, scheduled to open in 2014.? Over the next six months, we will be hiring the Head of School, Principal, and Director of Student Life/Boarding. Most immediately, we are looking for an experienced school leader to be the Principal of The SEED School of Miami.?? The SEED School of Miami will be the fourth school in the expanding network of college-preparatory, public boarding schools developed by The SEED Foundation.? Based on the success of our first two schools, SEED was selected by the Florida Department of Education to serve as the school operator, and in 2012 our charter application to the Miami-Dade Public School Board was approved.? SEED Miami will grow to serve 400 students in grades 6-12, 100% of whom will come from underserved communities across south Florida. Detailed information about the position can be found in the attached documents or on our website at http://www.seedfoundation.com/index.php/get-involved/employment.
Babysitter needed
Need a babysitter/helper for 2 boys ages 9 and 6, 3 days a week for 3 hours a day from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Requesting help for at least the summer and much longer into the school year if possible. Duties include:? picking up the kids from school, helping with homework and light household chore. Need a good attitude and flexible person with a clean driving record. Call Jasleen at (408)717-0152.
Babysitter needed
Do you like playing outside???Play-doh, ponies and princesses???Then, I have a job for you!??Seeking experienced baby-sitter/mother?s helper for my two daughters, ages 5 and 2, approximately 10 hours a week.???Early childhood education major preferred.??CPR certified a plus.??$10 /hour.??Hours are flexible, though late mornings and afternoons are best.??Start date May 8th.??Needed throughout the summer and possibly into the fall.??Please send resume, photo and 3 references to Julie Thomas ?jutho@cox.net? or call 352 505 8966.
Tutoring Help Needed
Yingna Wei is looking for assistance with tutoring her 10 year-old twins.? Emily and Thomas (the twins) are currently in 4th grade at Hidden Oak Elementary.? Yingna would like someone who would not only be able to tutor her children, but help her learn how to tutor her children effectively, on her own, as well.?? If you are interested, please contact her directly.? Her contact information is listed below.? Home Phone:? 352-768-6224.? Cell Phone:????? 713-884-7111
Reading and Phonics tutor needed
I am seeking a reading and phonics tutor for my 5 year old son.?? Please contact Minjungnoh at minnie982@hotmail.com
Certified English & Reading Teacher
AMIkids is a non-profit dedicated to helping troubled youth develop into responsible and productive citizens.? AMIkids Gainesville is currently looking for a Certified English & Reading Teacher (Grades 6-12) to work with at risk youth at our alternative school in Micanopy.? Must possess and maintain current Teaching Certification and satisfy criminal background check.? Please email cover letter and resume to Gainesville-DE@amikids.org.
Physics position at Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Episcopal School of Jacksonville will ?be hiring a full-time physics teacher for the 2013-14 school year. ?At least?2 years of secondary science teaching experience is desired but not required. ?Please submit a resume and cover letter via email to Ms. Pat Slevin, Director of Human Resources at slevinp@esj.org.
Gainesville Job Corps Center Volunteers
The Gainesville Job Corps Center (GJCC) is seeking volunteers to prepare its students for academic excellence.??Currently, our students are struggling in reading comprehension, writing and math.??Our students are given the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) upon entry into the Job Corps program.??We require our students to have a TABE score at a minimum of 567 in reading and 566 in math. Students, who fail to make those?scores, take the TABE every thirty days until they meet the TABE requirements. ?Job Corps students? training day is from 8am until 4pm. Any time during the training day we would be able to avail our students for tutoring. We will provide all tutoring materials and support, the classroom and a roster of students in need of tutoring. Again, any assistance UF students can provide GJCC students will be welcomed and appreciated. ?We look forward to the partnership as we prepare today?s youths for the academic opportunities of the present and future.??Please contact Ms. Marlene Cook or Mrs. Barbara Walker at (352) 377-2555 ext. 410 (Cook) or ext. 391 (Walker).
Internship Opportunity with the Florida Museum? Volunteer Program
SUMMER, 2013
The Volunteer Program Intern will work under direction of the Volunteer Coordinator to train, manage, evaluate and recognize participants in the well-established and very popular junior volunteer program.? Please see attached announcement for more information.
?The Peaceful Paths Fall 2013 shelter CHILDREN?S PROGRAM Internship announcement
The Peaceful Paths Children?s Program is pleased to offer a 160 hour Fall Internship to UF students who are interested in working in a non-profit social services environment. Peaceful Paths is the local domestic violence prevention and intervention agency that serves Alachua, Bradford and Union Counties. Our agency is committed to providing services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. These services include legal advocacy, counseling, support groups, emergency food, clothing, hygiene supplies, emergency shelter and transitional housing. Interns working specifically with the child and teen program will have the opportunity to help plan and facilitate support groups and activities for children and teens that have witnessed domestic violence, learn about the effects of domestic violence on youth, and assist with gathering resources for support groups.
LeaderShape Florida 2013
LeaderShape Florida is an ethics-based leadership development experience that allows students to take their ideas and turn them into concrete goals to change and improve their communities. If you are a student leader and you want to take your skills to the next level, this is the retreat for you! It takes place May 5 ? 10 at Camp Kulaqua in High Springs, FL. For those selected, the retreat is FREE.? The priority deadline for applications is April 12. To apply visit goo.gl/yhtKo or contact Maria Mu?oz, Center for Leadership and Service at mariam@leadershipandservice.ufl.edu or 352-392-1215. For additional information see http://www.leadershipandservice.ufl.edu/leadershape.php.
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Archived Newsletters
If you want to read about any of the announcements, opportunities, and events posted in last week?s Wednesday Update Newsletters, or peruse previous newsletters, please visit?http://education.ufl.edu/student-services/category/student-newsletter/
Source: https://education.ufl.edu/student-services/2013/04/03/wednesday-update-for-april-3-2013/
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