Over 50 educational leaders attended the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) Assembly on “flipped instruction” in March. Teachers and school leaders from more than a dozen school districts as well as staff from the College of Education and Human Development, including Dean Quam, participated in a spirited discussion on the topic.
In a flipped classroom, lessons are sent home with students as podcasts and videos, and the “homework” happens back at school with the teacher. This flipped approach allows teachers to spend the majority of their class time coaching and supporting students based on their individual needs.
Assembly presenters included: Mike Dronen, Kristin Daniels, and Wayne Feller from Stillwater Area Public Schools and Jon Fila from Intermediate School District #287. Stillwater’s pilot began with six fifth-grade teachers using the flipped model for math instruction in fall 2011. Based on the success of the pilot, 26 Stillwater teachers have agreed to flip their math classes this spring. Fila shared information and resources from Intermediate District #287 that related to using Moodle in a flipped setting. He presented on content creation, effective elements, and the benefits of using a web-based curriculum for students and teachers.
The CAREI Assembly is unique among all Research One universities in bringing together university researchers and school practitioners on a regular basis. The assembly serves a vital link between research and practice. Together, faculty, researchers, and school leaders share the latest findings, discuss upcoming issues, and debate the newest solutions to educational reform. CAREI has done so,more or less quarterly, for nearly 20 years. For more information on CAREI and the assembly visit this website.
C&I student, Madeleine Israelson awarded two fellowships
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction would like to congratulate Ph.D. candidate, Madeleine Israelson on recently receiving two fellowships, the Hawn Fellowship for the study of elementary education and the Potts Fellowship for the study of literacy and reading education. Israelson’s research interests include urban reading teacher preparation, digital literacies, and parental engagement in literacy learning.
Israelson received her undergraduate degree at Macalester College in St. Paul. After working for a year at a women’s shelter, Israelson enrolled in the C&I post baccalaureate program for elementary education and earned her teaching license in 2005.
“I had a fantastic experience in my C&I teacher preparation! I started teaching at Sojourner Truth Academy, a charter school in north Minneapolis. I taught fourth grade there for five wonderful years,” says Israelson. “I had an interest in continuing my education, possibly pursuing a doctorate. I enrolled in the five-course reading specialist licensure program and earned my reading license while I was teaching. It was a great opportunity to learn from University of Minnesota faculty at the forefront of literacy research and to be able to take that learning back to my own classroom.”
Soon after, Israelson applied to the doctoral program and was accepted. Over the last two years, Israelson has particularly enjoyed teaching CI 5413 (Foundations of Reading), supervising practicum students, and serving as a research assistant to the C&I Graduate Programs and Scholarship Strategy Committee.
PhD candidate Emily Houghton accepts position at Fort Lewis
Kinesiology PhD candidate Emily Houghton has been offered a teaching position at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO, beginning in August. Her responsibilities will include the supervision of Sport Administration practicum and internship experiences, teaching courses in Sociology of Sport, Sport Law, and Administration, and supervising and directing undergraduate student research.
Ms. Houghton is advised by Prof. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center. Her dissertation title is, “Audience interpretations of black male athletes.” Congratulations, Ms. Houghton!
PhD candidate Lindsay Kipp receives Outstanding Student Paper Award from NASPSPA
Lindsay Kipp, doctoral candidate in Kinesiology (sport and exercise psychology), has been recognized by the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) with the 2012 Outstanding Student Paper Award based on her work titled, “Social influences and psychological and physical well-being among female adolescent gymnasts.” The purpose of the award is to recognize meritorious research by student members of NASPSPA, with evaluation criteria that the research question is original, innovative, important, and significant. Lindsay is working on her degree under the advisement of Professor Maureen Weiss.
Lindsay’s research examined concurrent and longitudinal relationships among social influences, psychological need satisfaction, and well-being indices of self-esteem, positive affect, and disordered eating using self-determination theory as a framework. She found that gymnasts who rated coaches higher in autonomy-supportive behaviors and placing emphasis on a mastery climate, along with higher-quality friendships with teammates, reported more favorable perceptions of competence, autonomy, and relatedness with coaches and teammates and enhanced psychological and physical well-being (higher self-esteem, greater positive affect, and lower preoccupation with eating behaviors).
The selection committee conveyed that Lindsay’s paper was unanimously chosen as the top submission among a very competitive set of applications. The reviewers praised the strong study rationale and theoretical underpinning, thoughtful and sophisticated methods, and communication of both theoretical and practical implications of the research. Lindsay will present her research at the NASPSPA annual conference in Honolulu, June 7-9, 2012.
Free screening of film on battle over Arizona Mexican American studies
The documentary Precious Knowledge: a Revolutionary Education will be screened on Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m., in the Bell Museum Auditorium. The free screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Crystal Terriquez (pictured), one of the students who is featured in the film.
Precious Knowledge interweaves the stories of students in the Mexican American Studies Program at Tucson High School. While 48 percent of Mexican American students currently drop out of high school, Tucson High’s Mexican American Studies Program was a national model of educational success, with, on average, 93 percent of enrolled students graduating from high school and 85 percent going on to college. The filmmakers spent a year in the classroom documenting the ways the innovative social justice curriculum transformed students into informed and engaged community activists.
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Your Title IX stories in the June MN Women’s Press
Title IX is marking its 40th anniversary in June 2012. The MN Women’s Press will be sharing women’s stories in the June magazine to celebrate women’s experiences connected with Title IX. Do you have a Title IX story to share? MWP is collecting writings now for possible inclusion in the June magazine. MWP is looking for personal, rather than advertorial voices. Consider sending a short essay (100 to 400 words) about Title IX from your personal perspective to editor@womenspress.com. Deadline: May 10 … or sooner, even better! MWP does not pay for this kind of essay and reserves the right to edit for length and clarity. Please feel free to pass this message along to your colleagues, friends and family.
McConnell quoted on importance of not defining children by their diagnosis
Educational Psychology Professor Scott McConnell was quoted in a recent Star Tribune article by Tiffany Gee Lewis. The article, “Getting Past Labeling Kids,” addressed the importance of not using a diagnosis as a child’s defining characteristic.
“We never want it to be a defining characteristic of the kids, more than any other, like height, hair or skin color,” said McConnell, in the article. He added that any diagnosis should be looked at as “just another tool in the box to help parents understand and help their children.” It’s important to remember, he said, that one child with Asperger’s syndrome might behave vastly different from another.
Imho Bae to accept Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals
The School of Social Work and the University of Minnesota will honor Dr. Imho Bae, Ph.D. ’91, at a reception on April 11 in Peters Hall. Bae is a recipient of the University’s 2011 Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals. This University-wide award honors alumni, former students, and friends of the University who have distinguished themselves as leaders in their post-University careers.
Bae, who is dean of the College of Social Sciences at Soongsil University in South Korea, is an international scholar and a leader in the field of conflict resolution. In his acceptance speech, he will talk about the People-to-People Dialogue approach to peacemaking that he has used as he works for peace throughout the Korean peninsula.
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Nicole Limper receives 2012 President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
Family Social Science senior Nicole Limper has been awarded the 2012 President’s Student Leadership and Service Award for her work with Arc of Greater Twin Cities in developing a curriculum to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities thrive and become self-advocates to influence public policy.
An honors student, Limper will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in Family Social Science and a minor in Family Violence Prevention. At Arc, Limper has run SibShops, workshops for siblings of individuals with disabilities.
Limper created a workshop on cultivating and sustaining healthy friendships, which became the first session in a larger curriculum created for her senior project. The curriculum will cover topics such as romantic partnerships, caregivers, family, and community workers.
One of the issues surrounding the curriculum was scalability. “We ran a session for five people, and it turned out really well,” said Limper, “but when we ran the same session for fifty people, it wasn’t as effective.”
Public policy and self-advocacy round out the curriculum, with training on how to self-advocate and relate personal stories and experiences.
“It’s very effective to put a face with a story,” Limper said. “We help people not only learn how to effectively tell their story, but also how to create a written version of their experiences that legislators can take with them and be able to reference later.”
Limper has no plans on slowing down after receiving her undergraduate degree – she will be enrolling in law school at St. Thomas in the fall of 2012 and plans on focusing on family law and policy.
Wade receives Distinguished Scholar Award from NASPSPA
Kinesiology movement science professor Michael G. Wade has been recognized by the North American Society of the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) with the 2012 Distinguished Scholar Award. The award is designed to “recognize outstanding long-term contributions in the research areas represented within NASPSPA,” and in particular Dr. Wade’s “outstanding scientific contributions to the area of motor control and learning.” Dr. Wade was presented with the $1,000 award at the association’s annual conference in Honolulu, HI, June 7-9.
Azizah Jor’dan awarded post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard
Azizah Jor’dan, PhD candidate, has been awarded a post-doctoral fellowship in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Translational Research in Aging Training Program. Ms. Jor’dan will receive two years of funding as an NRSA Research Fellow and will work with research faculty at Harvard Medical School in the area of aging.
Dr. Michael Wade, professor of movement science in Kinesiology is Ms. Jor’dan’s adviser. She will defend her dissertation this spring and begin her post-doc next fall. Her dissertation is titled “Assessment of Movement Skills and Perceptual Judgment in Older Adults.” She is minoring in Gerontology. Congratulations, Ms. Jor’dan!
Stebleton Interviewed about PsTL’s First Year Inquiry Course
Mike Stebleton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, was interviewed and cited by Associated Press reporter Holly Ramer regarding the integration of career planning into the first-year experience. The story is about Franklin Pierce University’s plans to locate their career services offices in the residence halls on campus as well as infuse career planning into a freshman seminar. The story was filed under USA Today News on March 17. Mike was interviewed about PsTL’s First-Year Inquiry course (PsTL 1525W) and the value of implementing career decision-making into the first-year experience.
LaVoi Blogs from Abroad, Reflects on Physical Activity in China
School of Kinesiology lecturer and Tucker Center associate director Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi recently wrote a commentary on her personal blog about her experiences while in China for the Grand Opening of the American Cultural Center for Sport. Her insights on physical activity and obsesity can be found here.
OLPD well represented at AHRD International Research Conference
Faculty members, students, and alum from the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD) attended and presented at the 2012 Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) International Research Conference in Denver, Colorado (February 29-March 4, 2012).
Development and Validation of the Ethical Business Culture Construct and Survey Instrument
Douglas Jondle (University of St. Thomas), Alexandre Ardichvili (OLPD faculty), James Mitchell (Center for Ethical Business Cultures)
Positive Psychology: An Overview and Discussion of Its Impact on Human Resource Development
Denise A. Bonebright (OLPD Ph.D. student-WHRE)
Managerial Behavior Within a Strategic Organizational Culture and the Risk of Career Derailment
Dr. Shari Peterson (OLPD faculty), Dr. Louis Quast (OLPD faculty), Bruce Center (EPSY)
Understanding the Learning Organization 30 years on: An Integrative Literature Review
Elizabeth Jayanti (OLPD Ph.D. student-WHRE)
Gender Differences in Managerial Behaviors Associated with High Advancement Potential
Joseph Wohkittel (OLPD Ph.D. student-WHRE), Chu-Ting Chung (EPSY), Dr. Louis Quast (OLPD faculty), and Bruce Center (EPSY)
Exploring the Relationship between Supervisor’s Leadership Styles and Employee Loyalty
Xi Yu (OLPD Ph.D. student-WHRE)
Organizational Justice and Predictors of Career Satisfaction: A Conceptual Framework from an Integrative Literature Review
Jeong Rok Oh (OLPD Ph.D. student-WHRE) and Dr. Baek-Kyoo “Brian” Joo (OLPD Ph.D. alum-WHRE, 2007)
Developing Women Leaders at the University of Minnesota
Denise A. Bonebright (OLPD Ph.D. student-WHRE), Anitra Cottledge (OLPD M.A. alum-Higher Education, 2007), and Dr. Peg Lonnquist (OLPD Ph.D. alum-EDPA, 1994)
Tournament Theory and HRD in Academe or Why You Are Not/Will Not Be at the Top
Dr. Ross E. Azevedo (CSOM faculty), Dr. Mesut Akdere (OLPD Ph.D. alum, WCFE, 2005), and Eric C. Larson (CSOM)
Going to the Dark Side: Moving to Academic Administration
Kimberly S. McDonald (Indiana-Purdue University), Dr. Kenneth Bartlett (OLPD faculty), and Paul B. Roberts (University of Texas at Tyler)
Linking Managers’ Self-Awareness to Advancement Potential: Exploring a Model of Self-Other Agreement
Dr. Louis Quast (OLPD faculty), Joseph Wohkittel (OLPD Ph.D. student-WHRE), Bruce Center (EPSY), Chu-Ting Chung (EPSY), and Bai Vue (OLPD M.Ed. student-HRD)
The Relationships Among Organizational Service Orientation, Customer Service Training, and Employee Engagement
Dr. Karen Johnson (OLPD Ph.D. alum-WHRE, 2011)
The Study Leaves System in South Korea: Looking Through the Lens of Policy Borrowing for National Human Resource Development
Jeong Rok Oh (OLPD Ph.D. student-WHRE) and Dr. Sung Jun Jo (OLPD Ph.D. alum-WHRE, 2009)
Collectivism as Moderator of Perceived Organizational Unfairness in Diverse Workplaces
Sanam Ghandehari (OLPD M.Ed. student-WHRE) and Robert Yawson (OLPD Ph.D.
student-WHRE)
Ji gives invited speech at Seoul National University
Li Li Ji, Ph.D., professor and director of the School of Kinesiology, gave an invited speech at the 3rd International Conference on Nutrition and Physical Activity on Obesity, Aging and Cancer, held at Seoul National University, South Korea, on March 17. The title of his talk was “Role of Transcription Factor PGC-1 in Muscle Health and Disorders.”
EDPA alum receives Board of Regents Outstanding Achievement Award
Dr. Geraldine “Jerri” Evans (EDPA-Education Ph.D. alumni, 1968) has been selected by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award for her lifetime of work in the higher education field. This award is conferred only on graduates, or former students of the University, who have attained unusual distinction in their chosen fields or professions or in public service, and who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership on a community, state, national, or international level.
Over the course of her distinguished career, Evans has served as President of Rochester Community College, was the first female chancellor of the Minnesota State Community College system (a predecessor to the MnSCU system), State Executive Director for the Illinois Community College System, and Chancellor of the San Jose Evergreen State Community College System in California.
She will be recognized at a future event to be announced. Congratulations, Dr. Evans!
[Note: The Department of Educational Policy and Administration (EDPA) and the Department of Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE) merged in 2009 to form the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD).]
OLPD graduate student wins President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
Daniel Woldeab has been selected as the recipient of a 2012 President’s Student Leadership and Service Award. Woldeab is a doctoral student in the work and human resource education Ph.D. program and an IT Fellow in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD). He was selected from a pool of over 110 nominees. The award honors student leadership and service experiences at the U and in the community. He will receive his award from President Kaler during a formal awards banquet on April 30.
Mary Hermes Featured in Sacramento Bee for expertise on Native Language education and Student Engagement
Universities across the country are beginning to leverage studies in Native languages and cultures in order to address issues in engagement and retention. In a recent article in the Sacramento Bee, Visiting Professor, Mary (Fong) Hermes (Curriculum and Instruction) weighs in on the benefits these efforts in scholarship and cultural preservation provide.
“Native language education can help student engagement and cultural preservation while building a link between campus and community, particularly when many indigenous languages are endangered,” says Hermes.
“Many languages were lost after earlier generations were forced to speak English in schools, preventing speakers from passing the language on to children. When a university values a student’s language and culture, that helps the student.”
Hermes’ current research focuses on capturing and archiving everyday speaking in Ojibwe, an endangered Minnesota indigenous language.
Miter Lecture and Brown Bag Features Larry Hedges
Dr. Larry V. Hedges, of Northwestern University, will be visiting the University of Minnesota on Friday, March 23. While here, he will present two lectures: the MITER Lecture, “Does Winning a Prestigious Fellowship Improve an Academic Career?” at 2:00 pm in the Weisman Art Museum’s Shepherd Room; and a morning brown bag lecture, entitled, “Improving the Generalizability of Evaluation Research,” at 9:30 am in Room 325 of the Education Sciences Building.
Please register to attend by e-mailing your name to Peggy Ferdinand, mlif@umn.edu, or calling 612-626-8269. We hope you can join us!
Connecting Students to Learning: ICI’s Check & Connect Expanding Its Reach
To prevent school dropout among K-12 students, in 1995 the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) launched Check & Connect, a research-based intervention to increase student engagement at school and with learning. Now, Check & Connect has launched an expanded suite of training and consultation options, its staff are conducting new large-scale research studies on its efficacy, and its new Web site has been unveiled (http://checkandconnect.umn.edu). Read more.