Department of Education Monday Minutes

Here are your Monday Minutes for March 15-19, 2021. 

From the Department Head 

Dear Colleagues and Students,

In honor of Women’s History Month, I encourage you to learn more about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was born on this day in 1933.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Born Joan Ruth Bader on March 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States for 27 years. An exceptional student, Ginsburg graduated at the top of her class from Cornell University. From 1956-1958, Ginsburg was a student at Harvard Law School, where she was the first woman member and editor of the Harvard Law Review. In 1958, Ginsburg moved to New York. She was admitted to Columbia Law School, where she graduated, tied for first in her class, in 1959. Ginsburg became the first woman tenured faculty member at Columbia Law School in 1972.

Take good care,

 Ann Dutton Ewbank's signature 

Dr. Ann Ewbank

News and Announcements

  • Please nominate students graduating in Spring 2021 for awards! Nominations are accepted until Friday, March 19th at 5:00 pm.
  • Field Placement and Licensure Student of Excellence- Please nominate teacher candidates who will student teach in Fall 2021. Please email John Melick by March 26 with the student’s name, program and a brief statement. We will announce the Outstanding students at the TEP induction and Student Teaching Send-Off Ceremony on 4/5.
  • Please welcome Dr. Nadya Modyanova, Assistant Research Professor, to our Department! Nadya holds a PhD in Neuroscience from MIT and served as a volunteer researcher in Dr. Sarah Pennington’s Educational Research Lab. They are currently conducting an eye-tracking study to investigate language processes in neurotypical and neurodiverse individuals.
  • Our next department meeting is Tuesday, March 23, 12:15-1:30 in Ann’s WebEx room. The main topic will be doctoral course methods rotation, with general announcements and discussion at the beginning. Feel free to attend part or all of the meeting dependent on your interest.
  • Final Spring 2021 Curriculum & Instruction program meetings are March 30, and April 13 (12:15-1:30) in Nick’s WebEx room

 

SUMMER 2021 ENGLISH OFFERINGS. Image of Shakespeare in the Parks performance. ENGL 563, SHAKESPEARE, PERFORMANCE, & PEDAGOGY, 3 CREDITS. DATES: MAY 24 to JUNE 24. THIS COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO APPROACH SHAKESPEARE IN THE CLASSROOM. WE WILL EVALUATE SEVERAL DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON HOW WATCHING PERFORMANCE AND ENGAGING IN PERFORMANCE EXERCISES CAN ENHANCE STUDENTS' APPRECIATION. STUDENTS MEET ONLINE FOR 4 WEEKS AND THEN CONNECT DURING A WEEK RESIDENCY IN BOZEMAN (JUNE 18 to 24). Yellowstone Writing Project logo. E N G L 585, Yellowstone Writing Project INVITATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE, 6 CREDITS. Dates: July 6 to 16 plus and online extension (for project work and writing). TEACHERS ARE WELCOME TO BEAM IN AS VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS AT ANY TIME. THE INVITATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR PRACTICING TEACHERS PK-16 AND ACROSS DISCIPLINES, FOCUSING ON "LEARNING TO WRITE" AND "WRITING TO LEARN." TOGETHER, WE BUILD A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT EXPLORES STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING WRITING (AT ALL GRADE LEVELS AND ACROSS CONTENT AREAS) AND FOR GENERAL STUDENT-CENTERED INNOVATIONS. TEACHERS HAVE TIME TO WRITE, STUDY CURRENT RESEARCH AND THEORY TO ENACT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, AND SHARE TEACHING STRATEGIES. THIS YEAR, WE WILL ALSO EMPHASIZE HEALING FROM PANDEMIC TEACHING AND DISCUSS WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD, TOGETHER, IN OUR EVER MORE CHALLENGING PROFESSION. THIS COURSE STRUCTURE INCLUDES Pre-INSTITUTE MEETINGS, A Two-WEEK INTENSIVE INSTITUTE, AND AN ONLINE EXTENSION THAT CULMINATES WITH PRESENTATIONS IN AUGUST. ENROLLMENT IN THIS COURSE REQUIRES AN APPROVED APPLICATION. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE HERE: HTTP://WWW.YELLOWSTONEWRITINGPROJECT.COM/. E N G L, 591 Y W P ADVANCED INSTITUTE, 3 CREDITS. Dates: to be determined. THIS One-WEEK INTENSIVE INSTITUTE IS FOR Y W P T sees. STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE GRADUATE CREDITS OR CEUs. Montana State University Department of English logo. Contact Dr. Gretchen Minton with questions: gretchen.minton@montana.edu.

http://www.yellowstonewritingproject.com

gretchen.minton@montana.edu

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Opportunities

  • The AERA Rural Education SIG announces two free, virtual events: Unapologetic Educational Research: Addressing Anti-Blackness, Racism and White Supremacy.
    • Mark Gooden, Christian Johnson Endeavor Professor of Education Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University, will discuss how researchers frequently sidestep or minimize the meaning of doing research in a white-dominated world that still constrains deeper explorations of race. He will explain the value of creating a positionality statement. March 11, 3-4 p.m. EDT. Register.
    • Malik Henfield, founding dean for the Institute for Racial Justice at Loyola University Chicago, will present his unapologetic approach to school- and community-based research and the direct/indirect implications of this work for those in higher education settings. He will address the ways his scholarly approach is vital to an unapologetic and racially just approach to research and supporting the next generation of racial justice scholars. April 1, 3-4 p.m. EDT. Register.

Professional Development & Engagement Opportunities

  • The next Library Media Certificate webinar will be April 6th at 6-7pm MDT. Dr. Sarah Pennington will present Change Your Language; Change Your Perceptions. She will discuss how expanding our definition of what counts as "real" reading can support those who may not see themselves as readers based on our traditional definitions. Registration is required to participate in the webinar. All registered participants will receive a recording of the webinar.

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  • The Montana Girls Stem Collaborative (SMRC is a partner) received a generous donation this month from Osmo in celebration of Women's History Month. Osmo provides hands-on learning games with real-world objects and virtual tools to create an immersive physical-digital educational experience. The kits have will be dispersed to UM and MSU for use throughout Montana in the coming months.
  • Please congratulate Dr. Lauren Davis who was quoted in School Library Journal: Quarantweens: Helping Kids Survive Adolescence at Home.
  • Please congratulate Dr. Rebekah Hammack, who was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the School Science and Mathematics Association! She will also present a paper at AERA, titled Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Scientific Models as a Pathway to Learning About Scientific Modeling.
  • Our department’s success is determined by our collective accomplishments. Share your own accomplishments with pride! Or if you hear of a colleague or student’s accomplishment, please share. Please send accomplishments and kudos to ann.ewbank@montana.edu. 

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