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Subject: Warner Word | October 2019Date: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 10:53:41 AM Eastern Daylight TimeFrom: News at WarnerTo: Penders, Christopher
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HAPPENINGS
Students in EDU 435: Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning ForeignLanguages and ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) share ideas onSIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) using the jigsaw technique, amethod of organizing classroom activity that makes students dependent on eachother to succeed. SIOP is an approach to teaching English language learners thatintegrates language and content instruction.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anand Marri Stepping Down as Warner School of Education DeanWarner School of Education Dean Anand Marri has announced he is steppingdown, and Senior Associate Dean Brian Brent will serve as acting dean effectiveOctober 1. Marri intends to take a research leave through summer 2020 beforerelocating to be closer to family. A national search for a new dean will begin soonand will include faculty, staff, and students in the process; more information on thissearch will be available as plans develop. The Warner School has made significantprogress in recent years on its key strategic goals, including raising the school’sprofile, increasing resources, diversifying revenue streams, and promoting andsupporting the research, teaching, and practice of faculty, staff, and students.
RSRB Training October 25, 20196:30 - 9:30 p.m.LeChase Hall, Room 121
Research Subjects Review Board (RSRB) training is required for all doctoralstudents. Students ready to begin the proposal stage of their dissertation (i.e.,working on their comprehensive exams and/or ready to write their researchproposal) should attend the training prior to scheduling their proposal defense.
Faculty and students who are planning to conduct research with the intention topublish or present the results of the research beyond the UR community—and thusneed RSRB approval—are also welcome to attend. Learn more.
Future training sessions are scheduled for 1/31/20, 3/27/20, and 5/29/20.
Educational Technology Summit and Grant ProgramApply for an educational technology grant through the Educational ITGovernance Committee Innovation Grant program by November 15, or registerby October 21 to learn about the projects supported by past Innovation Grantsand additional educational technology projects, such as AEFIS, at the University’sFaculty Summit 2019: Teaching and Learning with Technology on Wednesday,October 30, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons. Toregister for the Summit or to ask questions about Innovation Grants, contact SaraZent at [email protected].
Phelps Colloquium to Include FinniganWarner Professor Kara Finnigan will be one of the 2019-20 presenters for the PhelpsColloquium Series. On Wednesday, October 30, she will present “How Do We ‘Fix’Urban Schools? Moving Beyond Tests, Takeover, and Other Policy Tools” from 4 to5:30 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library on RiverCampus. Learn more and register.
The Phelps Colloquium was founded in 2004 as “Lunch with the Provost” by formerprovost Chuck Phelps. Though the name and format has changed, the goalremains the same: to bring members of the academic community together in arelaxed setting to hear about research taking place campus-wide, spend timewith colleagues outside their normal spheres, and promote cross-school and cross-discipline collaborations.
Follow Lammers's Indonesian ResearchIn August, Jayne Lammers, associate professor and the recipient of a prestigiousFulbright Scholar award for 2019-20, headed to Indonesia to begin researching thedigital literacy and online practices of adolescents. While in Indonesia, she is alsoorganizing and offering academic writing workshops and mentorships at the hostinstitution, Universitas Negeri Semarang [UNNES].
We look forward to following her adventures over the next five months. Stayupdated on Lammers's research and time in Indonesia through her blog.
2019-20 Future Faculty Workshop SeriesDesigned collaboratively by faculty from each of the University’s schools, thisworkshop series aims to prepare the next generation of faculty and to givegraduates a competitive edge in the academic marketplace. The program issponsored by the Office of the Provost. View the Faculty Workshop schedule andregister.
SPOTLIGHT
Kara Finnigan Writes About theRoot Causes of a School Districtin Crisis in the Democrat &Chronicle
NEWS
Lab Visit Helps PrepareElementary Teachers for NewScience Standards
Sankofa Communiversity:Embracing a Safe Space forBuilding a Vibrant RochesterCommunity
Free Program for Seniors WithVision Loss that Can’t beCorrected
COMMUNITY NOTES
Hursh Presents at European ConferenceDavid Hursh, professor, along with Bob Lingard of the University of Queensland,presented a paper “Resisting the Neoliberal: Parent Activism in New York StateAgainst the Corporate Reform Agenda in Schooling” at the European Conferenceon Educational Research in Hamburg, Germany in September. Sarah McGinnis’19W (MS) and doctoral student Zhe Chen were coauthors of the paper, but werenot able to attend the conference.
Lammers Keynotes in IndonesiaJayne Lammers, associate professor,presented the keynote address"Bringing Fanfiction Writing into theEnglish Classroom to ConnectLearners with Authentic Audiences" atthe 8th UNNES InternationalConference on English LanguageTeaching, Literature, and Translationin Semarang, Indonesia in
September. The conference was put on by the host institution for her Fulbright U.S.Scholar research grant. The instrumental case study presented in her talk wasconducted with doctoral student Judith Van Alstyne, and examined the designand implementation of a secondary elective course, called “Fanfiction andCreative Writing: Sharing Your Work in Online Spaces.” This talk shared findingsfrom their research and then made recommendations for English teachers toconsider when connecting language learners to online communities in theirclassrooms.
Warner alumna Puji Astuti '16W (PhD) served as the moderator for this keynoteaddress and is pictured in the photo above, along with Lammers.
Warner Participates in SuicidePrevention WalkThe University of Rochester’s chapterof Chi Sigma Iota, the internationalhonor society in counseling, joined theRochester community at the Out ofDarkness Suicide Prevention Walk inSeptember. The walk was in support ofthose who have lost someone tosuicide and helped to promote mental health awareness. Pictured are Warnercounseling students Rachel Radovich-Chu and Amanda Vallone.
East High Hosts Literacy Excellence SummitWarner faculty and students presented at East's Literacy Excellence Summit inSeptember. Joanne Larson, Michael W. Scandling Professor of Education andassociate director of research at the Center for Urban Education Success, Carol St.George, associate professor, and Valerie Marsh, assistant professor and assistantdirector of the Center for Urban Education Success, presented "Literacy Work andCourse Offerings: University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education." AlumniDan Hart '15W (MS) and Jessica Anderson '16W (MS), and doctoral student AlexaBasile '15W (MS) participated in a student panel.
Marsh and Hoff Publish ArticleValerie Marsh, assistant professor and assistant director of the Center for UrbanEducation Success, and Martha Hoff '14W (PhD) co-authored the article "NewLiteracies in Participatory Cultures: The Assumption of Trust," published in thecurrent online issue of E-Learning & Digital Media. Read the article.
Lynch Begins Web Editing RoleMartin Lynch, associate professor, began his role as psychotherapy page editor forthe Center for Self-Determination Theory's new website. Read more.
Dache and White Publish ArticeWarner alumnae Amalia Dache ‘14W (PhD) and Julie White ‘13W (PhD) led astudy that unpacks the racialization of urban community college financial-aiddiscourse. Their article “'A Lot of Inner-City Kids': How Financial Aid Policies andPractices Reflect the Social Field of Color-Blind Racism at a Community CollegeUrban Campus" published in the Community College Journal of Research and
Practice. Read the article.
Finnigan Discusses Urban and Regional RevitalizationKara Finnigan, professor, was a panelist for the session "What Do Schools Have toDo With Urban and Regional Revitalization?" at the American Planning Association(APA) Upstate NY Chapter Conference in Rochester in October. She, along withother panelists, discussed how schools affect urban/regional economicdevelopment and conversely how urban/regional economic development canaffect schools.
EVENTS
October 3, 2019LiDA Colloquium Series: How Are Disruptive Technologies Affecting Higher Education?
October 3, 2019Building a Mathematics Coaching Cadre to Foster Teacher Leadership
October 3-6, 2019Meliora Weekend 2019
October 4, 2019Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Workshop
October 8, 2019Warner School Admissions Info Session at Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters
October 9, 2019Experience Warner Event
October 10, 2019Online Learning Symposium Series - Online Learning at St. John′s University
October 11, 2019Writing Workshop: Citations, Referencing, and APA Style
October 16, 2019Wednesday Conversation - Guardians of Equity: A Conversation with School Leaders
October 18, 2019Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Training
October 22, 2019Warner School Admissions Information Session
October 22, 2019OPT Workshops for Warner International Students
October 22, 2019CPT Workshops for Warner Students
October 23, 2019Beer Market Information Session
October 23, 2019Effective Teaching and Learning Through the Standards for Mathematical Practice
October 24, 2019Regional Mathematics Leadership Cadre
October 25, 2019RSRB Training
October 26, 2019Writing Workshop: Constructing an Argument in Academic Writing
October 30, 2019Phelps Colloquium (Featuring Presenter Kara Finnigan): How Do We "Fix" Urban Schools?Moving Beyond Tests, Takeover, and Other Policy Tools
November 5, 2019OPT Workshops for Warner International Students
November 6, 2019Wednesday Conversation - Invisible Elephants: Insights From a Researcher of CollegeStudent Trauma
November 14, 2019Online Learning Symposium Series - Online Learning Research and the Impact of Socialand Teaching Presence
November 20, 2019Wednesday Conversation - Cultural Connections: An Intercultural Look at ElementaryEducational Systems in India and the Goals of Studying Abroad
November 21, 2019LiDA Colloquium Series: How Are Digital Technologies Redefining the Goals of K-16Education?
December 4, 2019Wednesday Conversation - Science STARS Using Science to Make Movies for ChangeWe Care About: A 10-Year Perspective
December 12, 2019Online Learning Symposium Series - Faculty and Student Experiences with OnlineLearning
See All Upcoming Events
IN THE NEWS
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Kathryn Douthit on Mental Illness in Counseling Today
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