The first annual meeting of the Ibero-American Network on Attachment (Red Iberoamericana de Apego [RIA]) will be held February 25-28, 2010, in Panama City, Panama. More than twenty researchers and clinicians from nine countries will be presenting at lectures, panel discussions and workshops addressing advances in attachment theory and techniques of assessment and intervention. Alan Sroufe, PhD, professor at the Institute of Child Development, Elizabeth Carlson, PhD, director of Harris Programs at the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED), and Jose Causadias, doctoral student in the Institute of Child Development, will all be presenting at the meeting. The Institute of Child Development is proud to be involved in this first-ever meeting of RIA. More information and registration can be found at: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/icd/redapego/index.html
Study shows that early abuse is tied to higher rates of depression in children
Dante Cicchetti, PhD, professor in the Institute of Child Development and the department of psychiatry, and Megan Gunnar, PhD, professor in the Institute of Child Development, have published findings in the January/February issue of Child Development from a new study conducted in conjunction with the University of Rochester and Mt. Hope Family Center. The study examined 500 low-income children ages 7 to 13, about half of whom had been abused and/or neglected. High levels of depression were found in children who were abused in the first five years of their lives, and more importantly, it was found that the body’s biological systems for adapting to stress had been compromised. The research suggests that early abuse is more damaging as the brain and body are rapidly developing and children are more dependent on caregivers for protection. The results of this study strongly underscore the need for early interventions for children who have been abused.
Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F.A., Gunnar, M.R., and Toth, S.L. (2010). The differential impacts of early physical and sexual abuse and internalizing problems on daytime cortisol rhythm in school-aged children. Child Development, 81, (1).
Mistilina Sato named to Campbell Endowed Chair in Education
Mistilina Sato has been named the inaugural holder of the Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Chair in Education in the College of Education and Human Development. One of few such chairs in the country, the Campbell Chair focuses on scholarly activities that prepare and support new teachers and improve effectiveness and retention of teachers, especially as advocates for at-risk students. The chair also encourages partnerships with schools and districts, with emphasis on those facing significant challenges in achieving student success.
Carmen and Jim Campbell established the Campbell Chair and an accompanying graduate fellowship in honor of Carmen’s own experiences as a teacher for 11 years in the Minneapolis Public Schools and her concern and caring for K-12 teachers and the profession. Carmen earned a B.S. degree from the college in 1964, and Jim holds a B.S. degree from the Carlson School of Management. Jim retired as chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota after a 38-year banking career.
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DigMe digital media program featured on Kare 11’s “Cool in School”
The DigMe program, a partnership between the University of Minnesota and Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, was featured in the February 4th news on Kare 11, “Cool in School: Roosevelt High School’s Digital Media studies.” Reporter Kim Insley visited the media studies classroom of English teacher Molly McCarthy, a 2009 graduate of the CEHD initial licensure program in English Education, to film students receiving peer feedback on digital projects that culminated a unit on food and globalization. McCarthy and Cynthia Lewis, (professor, literacy and English education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction) were interviewed for the video segment below.
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ATS Brown Bag: How to Craft A Successful Proposal
Please join ATS for a Brown Bag session on crafting instructional technology project proposals on Tuesday, February 9 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in Ed Sciences 325. All are welcome to join this session. To RSVP or for questions regarding the proposal process please contact Melissa at mmw@umn.edu.
Proposals for ATS multimedia and web-based teaching and learning projects will be accepted from now until Monday, February 15, 2010.
We also encourage you to visit the newly redesigned ATS website where you will find a variety of information about the proposal process including: an overview, examples, a timeline, and the electronic proposal form.
National Girls and Women in Sports Day is Today!
The Tucker Center is proud to celebrate the 24th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). NGWSD is the premiere occasion to celebrate the participation, success, and accomplishments of girls and women athletes – and members of the Tucker Center’s team participated in several statewide events in honor of female athletes everywhere.
Wattenberg Presents for Beijing Government Officials
School of Social Work Professor Esther Wattenberg was invited to deliver a presentation entitled, “Child Care and Family Policy in the U.S,” for Beijing Government Officials/Social Work Training Delegation. This presentation took place at the University of Minnesota Child Center on January 22nd.
CNBC interviews Miller about new “app” class
Charles Miller (assistant professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, learning technologies) was interviewed by by CNBC’s technology reporter Jim Goldman, and featured in a February 1, 2010 news story titled “Apple 101: The App Class.” Miller described what students will learn in the class offered this fall and the educational experiences and learning that new technology applications may bring.
Masten discusses happiness and resilience in PBS series “This Emotional Life”
Ann Masten, PhD, professor in the Institute of Child Development, was recently involved in part three of the PBS series “This Emotional Life” where she discussed happiness and resilience. She has also posted two blog articles on the PBS website as part of this project: Ordinary Magic and Resilience in Late Bloomers.
VideoAnt showcased by Tech Trends
Brad Hosack (student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s learning technologies Ph.D. track, and an interaction designer in CEHD’s Academic Technology Services) will be featured in the “ID Portfolio” of Tech Trends (volume 54 issue 3) for his design and research work on VideoAnt, a tool that allows users to provide text annotation at precise points in video. Brad’s work was featured in the 2008 Outstanding Achievement in Innovative Instructional Design Showcase at the AECT conference in Orlando, Florida. Tech Trends is the leading journal of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
ICD doctoral student White elected to board of Cognitive Development Society
ICD doctoral student Rachel White was elected to the board of the Cognitive Development Society as one of the Student Board Members for 2009-2011. Rachel’s research focuses on the development of imagination, creativity, and pretend play. Congratulations, Rachel!
Miller featured on KARE 11 news for new “app” class
Assistant professor Charles Miller (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, learning technologies) was interviewed by reporter Jana Shortal and featured January 28 on the 5:00 P.M. KARE 11 news . The news story focused on a new course to be offered by Miller in the fall that will teach students to design new programs called “apps” for smart electronic devices. Students will be able to design apps as “education tools, games, or any other void the app world has yet to see filled.”
Child development research featured on University site
Since 1975, professors Byron Egeland and Alan Sroufe have traced the importance of childhood attachment. Their field-defining research, conducted along with professor Andrew Collins, is featured on the University of Minnesota home page.
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LaVoi to give parents clinic
Nicole LaVoi, Tucker Center Associate Director and Lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, will be giving a parents clinic on Thursday, February 4, in conjunction with the National Girls and Women in Sport Day (NGWSD) kids clinic event at the U of M, titled “Youth Sports: Making the Most of Your Kids Opportunity to Learn and Enjoy.” The clinic will be held from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., just prior to the U of M women’s basketball game against the Badgers.
Tucker Center’s LaVoi presents at St Cloud lecture series
On February 3, Nicole LaVoi, Tucker Center Associate Director and Co-Director of the Minnesota Youth Sport Research Consortium, will present “Stay Strong, Play On” as part of the St. Cloud State Women’s Center’s Women on Wednesdays (WOW) lecture series. The presentation explores issues regarding women’s and girls’ participation in sports and how that participation has impacted them and society as a whole.
Norris co-authors book chapter
Alyssa Norris, Program Associate in the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and a first-year M.A. student in the School of Kinesiology, co-authored a chapter in the recently published Handbook of Prejudice, titled, “Sexism and heterosexism.” The book provides a comprehensive review of current conceptions of prejudice within a variety of academic disciplines and institutions.
Harkins quoted in Star Tribune article
Arthur Harkins, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development and faculty director of Leapfrog Institutes, was quoted in an article on future education and technology.
Future Ed: Remote learning, 3D screens
Star Tribune January 26, 2010
Wiese-Bjornstal’s Tucker Center Research Report article reprinted
Chapter 2 of the 2007 Tucker Center Research Report, Developing Physically Active Girls: An Evidence-based Multidisciplinary Approach, written by Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, has been reprinted in an edited anthology of writings on girls and women in sport:
Wiese-Bjornstal, D.M. (2009). Psychological dimensions of girls’ physical activity participation. In S. Guthrie, M. Magyar, A. Wrynn, & A.F. Maliszewski (Eds.), Women, sport and physical activity: Challenges and triumphs. (2nd ed., pp. 199-216). Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.
Remembering David Ghere
David L. Ghere, associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, died suddenly Sunday, January 17th, at the age of 59. He taught history at the University of Minnesota for the past 19 years, originally in the former General College.
TERI Update for the Week of January 18th, 2010
Welcome to the second installment of the TERI Update. We hope to use this regular (weekly and as needed) email communication as a way to keep all of us informed about works in progress, deliberations, decisions, and events related to the Teacher Education Redesign Initiative
TERI Retreat
Thank you to everyone who participated in the TERI retreat on Jan 14 and 15. About 60 people from the University of Minnesota and 5 metro area school districts including Brooklyn Center, East Metro Integration District, Forest Lake, Minneapolis, and White Bear Lake attended. Each licensure program area and current instructors of teacher education foundations courses were represented as were student services, clinical placement, and program assessment. Dean Quam and Susan Heegaard from the Bush Foundation joined us briefly to share their enthusiasm and commitment to this work.
We worked intensely for two straight days, taking up discussions of recruitment and admissions; curriculum and assessment; partnership development; and research around this work. Working groups developed ideas about program content and structure as well as recruitment and admissions procedures and then brought them to the larger group for discussion and questions. Building on the college initiative to integrate technology into our work and teaching in meaningful ways, we introduced an electronic working space for the task groups to use for ongoing development and networking. Feedback was collected electronically on working ideas and documents that are in process. Nothing is “published” yet, as ideas are still being shaped, so stay tuned ! We see this electronic platform as an important tool for including people in the planning and development phases of this work when they sit on different campuses and across different school districts. Feedback from the group suggests that we are off to a great start on collaborating on this development phase.
We came away with a vision of teacher education at the U that will provide an integrated experience (across course work, clinical work, and how we assess performance) for our candidates that will take up both the central practices and ideas of teaching and learning in schools. We also came away with a set of important questions to continue to discuss as we move forward. For example:
• Structurally, can we begin our licensure programs in spring semester instead of
summer?
• Do we have full buy-in among all partners to do more extensive school-based
teacher preparation?
• How do we become more intentional about the selection of school-based staff to
work with pre-service teachers?
• What reward structures are valuable for partner teachers? Clinical faculty?
• How do we honor non-traditional students in our recruitment and program design?
• Does “foundational knowledge” follow a development path?
• What will it really take to be a full Professional Development School?
• How do we involve other people as we move forward? Who is participating?
The focus of the Recruitment and Admission group included:
• What do we need to do to increase the avenues of entry for underrepresented
groups
o from high ability undergraduate students?
o who are changing career?
• What are the barriers for targeted groups?
• What admission criteria provide evidence of success for candidates?
• What are we doing to be welcoming and have them stay?
• What program flexibility is there? Schedule of class times, use of hybrid classes
(online/in-person) of scheduling, how can we incorporate flexibility?
• Content standards from Board of Teaching are very specific and are related to why
there are so many prereqs and courses. How might we streamline and review for
content?
Task groups will continue to work on these questions and designs during spring and summer 2010. We will be seeking input and participation from individuals and departments along the way.
Bush Foundation seeks Manager for the Teacher Effectiveness Initiative
The Bush Foundation is seeking to fill a full-time position of Manager for the Teacher Effectiveness Initiative on our Educational Achievement Team. This is a new position that will provide day-to-day management, research and data support to the Team.
The job description is posted on the Bush Foundation’s website under About Us/People/Job Opportunities.
The Manager will have the key responsibilities of supporting the Educational Achievement Team by providing day-to-day management of the Teacher Effectiveness Initiative (TEI). The individual in this position will work closely with partner universities to ensure achievement of TEI objectives. He or she will be a part a critical member of the Educational Achievement Team. We are seeking someone with strong project management and analytical skills, is an effective communicator, and who has success at building quality relationships.
CEHD sponsors Policy Breakfast on Teacher Quality
Benchmarking teacher quality for policymakers in Minnesota
Convening a conversation with researchers, practitioners, and innovators
Friday, February 5, 2010
7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
McNamara Alumni Center, Memorial Hall
200 Oak Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Your participation is key to the process of decision making for policymakers who are focusing on teacher quality in Minnesota. Creating an informed understanding of the issues is the goal of this event. Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 3.
Moderated by Professor Karen Seashore, the Robert Holmes Beck Chair of Ideas in Education and national education policy expert, a panel of select Minnesota experts will benchmark the issues for stakeholders and policymakers. Panelists include Mistilina Sato, the college’s lead faculty authority and researcher in the redesign of teacher education; Valeria Silva, the new St. Paul schools superintendent; Peter Hutchinson, president of the Bush Foundation; Garnet Franklin, teacher specialist with Education Minnesota; Matt Kramer, executive director of Teach for America; and others. One challenge for this diverse group of experts will be to translate the information they present into policy recommendations for the audience.
Schedule
7:30-8:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
8:00-9:30 a.m. Panel Presentation
9:30-10:30 a.m. Audience questions and panel response
Parking
Reserved parking is provided at the University Ave. Ramp adjacent to the McNamara Alumni Center.The breakfast buffet and parking are complimentary. If you are not able to attend, please feel free to refer our invitation to a colleague. Registration will close on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.
For questions and assistance, please contact:
Laura Hagen, Office of Research and Policy
612-625-0317
gardz001@umn.edu
For more information about the CEHD Policy Breakfast Series, visit us online at http://www.cehd.umn.edu/Events/Policy/Breakfast/.