Curriculum & Instruction/ Education Core Program Meeting/November 8, 2013 3
Present: Paul Gathercoal (Chair), Syndie Allen, Dan Campbell, Beth Price, Ingrid Spence, Susan Kologi, Melissa McConnell, Raymond Dixon, Rodney McConnell, Royce Kimmons, Linda Taylor, Anne Adams, Janine Darragh, Diane Swensen, Mary Orr, Julie Amador, Margaret Vaughn, Andrea Chavez, Teresa Million
Meeting called to order at 12:30 p.m.
Minutes
Janine moved to approve the minutes. Ingrid seconded. Motion passed.
Focus for the Future
Centrality
SCORE: 5
External Demand
SCORE: 5
Internal Demand
SCORE: 4
ECDE; Ed Core for all preservice;
Quality
SCORE: 4
Size and Scope
SCORE: 5
Productivity
SCORE: 5
Cost Effectiveness
SCORE: 5
Impact
SCORE: 5
Synergies
SCORE: 5
MMRE (WSU); Julie’s grant with LCSC, BSU, and ISU;
Elementary Curriculum Change
Five programs (Lit, Math, Sci, Social Sci, Special Ed) – endorsements
Elementary Ed courses, math endorsement + Middle School Praxis
Need advisement sheets for math middle school
Can we do the same in Social Studies? Andrea has worked out a course list that would work. Andrea will write something up to be considered at the next meeting.
Ingrid will get together with other Lit educators to work on something for them.
Brant has been charged with doing something with Science.
Special ed has their Masters + Cert program.
Minutes of the Ed Core Meeting
Beth moved to approve. Linda seconded. Motion passed.
Resignation for Spring 2014
Joe Scarano has resigned as TA for the spring semester, please offer your thanks for his service to the department as a Teaching Assistant over the years.
Search Announcements
EDCI 466 has been advertised; the search has closed and two have been chosen to interview.
EDCI 404 – Geometry for Middle School Teachers; we are just getting the ad out there.
TEACH Documentary
This is showing at 7:00 p.m. on November 14. Please encourage students, and their friends, to attend.
MOSS Excursion Report
Brant and Anne needed to be absent.
Paul briefly reported. The Dean wants this to be a signature assignment for all elementary ed preservice teachers. The new MOSS students get an opportunity to practice their teaching on our elementary ed preservice teachers.
Spring and Summer Schedule
Elementary and Ed Core should be accurate. Please double (quadruple) check.
EdTPA
Paul reported in Sally’s absence. Videos were to be scored by November 3. Do not release scores of “1” to the students!!!!
This information is linked to the agenda.
$25 shadow dollars are available for each student. This can be used for travel, peripherals, software, etc.
Assessment Course
John was not available to report.
Coed By-Laws
Are these sufficient for our use, or do we need our own?
We operate under the umbrella of the COEd by-laws, with the exception of voting and meeting involvement.
Ingrid is going to take the lead on working a draft.
Celebration
Paul shared the letter of official accreditation sent to Interim President Don Burnett.
All 6 standards were met. Only one AFI remains.
Other Business
Ingrid is working on potentially putting an EDCI 201 out in the schools.
Next Meeting
December 6 at regular times.
Meeting adjourned at 2:03 P.M.