Doc Data 1 DocData Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry Volume 7, Issue 1 Fall 2011 Editors: Rachayita Shah & Betul Erkan Doctoral Students Hola, dear friends! Welcome to Fall 2011. Check out our Ph.D. website! From FAU mainpage, search for "Ph.D. in CCEI" Check out our new student comments, updates on successful defenses, schedule of doctoral courses, electives for your consideration and upcoming dates and events. We will be updating this website frequently during the year. Stay connected! Have a wonderful semester
Transcript
Doc Data 1
DocData Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry Volume 7, Issue 1 Fall 2011
Editors: Rachayita Shah & Betul Erkan
Doctoral Students
Hola, dear friends! Welcome to Fall 2011.
Check out our Ph.D. website! From FAU mainpage, search for "Ph.D. in CCEI"
Check out our new student comments, updates on successful defenses,
schedule of doctoral courses, electives for your consideration and upcoming dates and events.
We will be updating this website frequently during the year.
Stay connected!
Have a wonderful semester
Doc Data 2
Spotlight on Our Students
Meet Our New Colleagues in the Specialist and the Doctoral Program Antunez, Fernando
Auguste, Stephanie
Brown, Martha
Infanzon, Jatiel
Lambert-Seamster, Christina
Pelitera, Michael
Roberts, Trevor
Salvatelli, David
Smetzer-Fox, Sarah
Congratulations to Our Recent Graduates Summer 2011 Graduates of Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction Program
Parks, Melissa Dissertation Title: The Nature of Elementary Students’ Science Discourse and Conceptual Learning Dissertation Committee: Gail Burnaford, Dissertation Chair; Dilys Schoorman, Meredith Mountford, Patricia Heydet-Kirsch – Committee Members Congratulations to Melissa on becoming a new MOM
Doc Data 3
St. Pierre, Karin Dissertation Title: Influences on Hispanic Student Success at the Community College Dissertation Committee: H. James McLaughlin, Dissertation Chair; Hanizah Zainuddin, Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski, Nancy Poulson – Committee Members Yurick, Karla Dissertation Title: Effects of Problem-Based Learning with Web-Anchored Instruction in Nanotechnology on the Science Conceptual Understanding, the Attitude Towards Science, and the Perception of Science in Society of Elementary Students Dissertation Committee: David Devraj Kumar, Dissertation Chair; Roberta Weber, Joan Lindgren,
Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski, John D. Morris – Committee Members
Summer 2011 Graduates of Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction Program
Law, Jamie Renee
Tata, Steven James
Congratulations t0 the Following Students for Successful Dissertation Defenses (Fall 2011)
Beaudry, Debbie Dissertation Title: Technology and Fifth-Grade Teaching: A Study of Teacher Reported Classroom
Practice, Professional Development, Access, and Support Dissertation Committee: Gail Burnaford, Dissertation Chair; H. James McLaughlin, Heather
Farmakis, John D. Morris – Committee Members
Bonner, Cathy Dissertation Title: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Textbook Tools on Student Achievement in
World History Dissertation Committee: H. James McLaughlin, Dissertation Chair; Roberta Weber, John D. Morris Bresnahan, Tammy
Dissertation Title: Mentoring as an Educative Function: Professional Development Experiences that Influence Mentor Teachers’ Beliefs Dissertation Committee: Gail Burnaford, Dissertation Chair; H. James McLaughlin, John D. Morris, Ira Bogotch – Committee Members
Munro, Sophia Dissertation Title: The Self-Reported Use of Metacognitive Reading Strategies of Community College
Students
Dissertation Committee: Gail Burnaford, Chair; Traci Baxley, Philomena Marinaccio, John D. Morris –
Committee Members
Doc Data 4
Newstreet, Carmen
Dissertation Title: Reading Strategies in Secondary Social Studies: Teacher Reported Practice and Professional Development Dissertation Committee: Gail Burnaford, Dissertation Chair; H. James McLaughlin, John D. Morris, Louise Ball – Committee Members Strate, Josh
Dissertation Title: Predictors of Scientific Understanding of Middle School Students
Dissertation Committee: David Kumar, Dissertation Chair; John D. Morris, Angela Rhone, Robert
Kvasnak – Committee Members
Kudos to These Doctoral Students H. Denise Breitkreuz will present at the Southern District Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Orlando in February 2011. Her presentation title is “Dare to Discipline.” Becky Hamilton will present at the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) conference, Chicago, in November 2011. Her presentation title is “Democracy in the Classroom.” Kim Scarola won the 2011 Barnes and Noble’s “My Favorite Teacher” Award and served as a Teacher Reviewer in “Florida Science Fusion Series.” Rachayita Shah (with Dr. Dilys Schoorman and Dr. Rose Gatens) will present at the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) conference, Chicago, in November 2011. Her Presentation title is “Re-framing Teacher Professional Development as Emancipatory Praxis: A Case Study.” Rebecca Solomon gave a presentation at the Association for Independent Schools of Florida (AISF) Conference in Fort Lauderdale in March 2011 entitled: "138 Ways to Demonstrate Understanding: Beyond Paper and Pencil Tests." The focus was on the value of formative assessment, along with strategies and methods for implementing multiple means of assessment in the classroom.
Important Dates for Fall 2011 & Spring 2012 October 14 Last Day to Add/ Drop a Course
November 7 Last Day to Submit Doctoral Dissertation
November 11 Veteran’s Day
November 24-27 Thanksgiving Recess
December 1-7 Final Exams
Doc Data 5
December 5 Exit Interviews for Graduating Students (4:00 – 5:30 PM)
December 6 Doctoral Colloquium & Research World Café (5:00 – 6:30 PM)
December 9 Semester Ends
December 8-9 Graduation Day for Fall 2011
Dec. 26-Jan. 2 Winter Holidays
January 7 Spring 2011 Classes Begin
February 3 Last day to Submit Application for Degree in Spring 2011
March 2 Last day to Add/Drop Classes for Spring 2011
March 5-11 Spring Break
April 2 Advance Registration for Summer/Fall 2012 Begins
Apr. 26-May 2 Final Examination Week
May 4 Semester Ends
May 3-4 Graduation Day for Spring 2011
Scheduling Your Coursework It is vital that all doctoral students create a reasonable timeline and understand the approximate sequence of coursework in order to increase the coherence of your program. Here are the guiding principles for choosing courses:
Core Doctoral Courses in Our Department
• EDG 7938, Doctoral Seminar, must be taken as soon as possible after being admitted. In this course, you analyze research studies and dissertations
• EDG 7250, Constructing Models of Curriculum, should be taken fairly early in your program. This course gives you a historical and philosophical understanding of curriculum, and enables you to understand different ways to conceptualize curriculum.
• EDF 7758, Trends in Analyzing Instructional Practices, should be taken fairly early in your program, before EDF 7917 if possible. In this course, you will examine research about instructional practices and analyze your own practice.
• EDF 7917, Instructional Policies and the Teaching Profession, should be taken after the just-mentioned core courses in your program. This course focuses on policy and professional development.
• EDG 7944, Research in Curriculum and Instruction, must be taken in your next-to-last or last semester of coursework. In this course, you write your literature review for the dissertation and analyze curriculum research from other nations.
Doc Data 6
Other Curriculum and Instruction Courses
EDG 6224, EDG 6253, and EDG 6285 may be mandated by your Program Advisor as courses to take early, as part of the “Exploratory Electives” in your program. These courses are taken if you do not have prior graduate-level curriculum, instruction, and program evaluation coursework.
Other Research Courses
STA 6113, Educational Statistics, should be taken early in your program, by any student who has not taken a graduate-level statistics course before entering the program.
STA 7114, Advanced Statistics, should be taken during the mid-point of your program.
EDA 6415, Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry, should be taken during the mid-point of your program.
EDA 7416, Advanced Qualitative Inquiry, is a course we strongly encourage you to take although it is not a requirement. You should enroll in this course toward the end of your program. EDG 7482, Advanced Research, must be taken in your last semester of coursework. This is the course in which you write a draft of your Dissertation Proposal.
EDF 6918, Action Research in Schools and Communities. This course is designed for students interested in collaborative planning for action research based on their own inquiry questions about their own classrooms.
The next chart shows doctoral core courses and other Curriculum and Instruction courses that will be offered in Spring 2011. Please be sure to consult each semester with your Program Advisor about the courses you wish to register for, and your timeline for the program. Please be aware that the courses listed below are subject to change.
EDG 6224, US Curricular Trends and Issues Distance Learning: Weber
Early Childhood
EEC 6246, Integrated Curriculum in Early
Childhood Distance Learning: Bhagwanji
EEC 6711, Communication Arts in Early Childhood Boca, T, 4:20: Bhagwanji
Doc Data 7
EDG 6253, Design Components of Curriculum Jupiter, M, 4:20: Weber
EDG 6253, Design Components of Curriculum Boca, Saturdays: Vaughan EDG 6285, Program Evaluation Boca, Saturdays: Lu
EDG 6625, Global Perspectives of Curricular Trends Boca, R, 4:20: Kvasnak EDF 6918, Action Research in Schools and Communities Boca, T, 4:20: Soto
Curriculum and Instruction, Doctoral
EDG 7250, Constructing Models of School Curriculum Boca, R, 4:20: Schoorman
EDF 7758, Trends in Analyzing Instructional Practices
Distance Learning: Weber
EDF 7917, Instructional Policies and the Teaching Profession Boca, T, 4:20: Burnaford EDG 7938 Doctoral Seminar Boca, W, 4:20: Soto
EEC 6932, Seminar in Early Childhood Education Boca, M, 4:20: Soto
Multicultural Education
EDF 6637, Race, Class, and Gender Issues in
Education Boca, W, 4:20: TBA
EDF 6887, Foundations of Multicultural Education Boca, M, 4:20: Diaz
TESOL/Bilingual Education
TSL 5142, Curriculum Development in TESOL and Bilingual Education Boca, Saturdays: TBA TSL 5345, Methods of TESOL and Bilingual Education Boca, W, 4:20: Kvasnak TSL 6642, Theories of TESOL and Bilingual Education Boca, R, 5:00: Faid-Douglas TSL 6700, Language Policy and Planning in Education Boca, T, 4:20: Faid-Douglas TSL 6944, TESOL and Bilingual Practicum Boca, Saturdays: Zainuddin
Doc Data 8
Courses in other Departments
For this information, please, check the course schedule that will come online on October 14th, 2011 for Spring 2012. Registration begins on November 14th, 2011. You can find the course schedule on the following link: http://www.fau.edu/registrar/schedule/crsschdl.php Please, visit the following website that will be updated this semester for possible Electives in the CCEI as well as other COE departments: http://www.coe.fau.edu/academicdepartments/ccei/eddProgramElectives.aspx You can find the graduate course descriptions in the related section of university catalog. Click on the link below to view the university catalog: http://www.fau.edu/registrar/universitycatalog/welcome.php
Stay Tuned – - -
Doctoral Colloquium & Research World Café This event is open for all CCEI doctoral students. Refreshments will be served and we will be honoring our Fall 2011 doctoral graduates. We will also be exploring common research interests. Come and join in, no matter where you are in your program. Day: December 6, 2011 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 P.M. Venue: College of Education, Boca Campus, 3rd Floor Hallway
FAU Graduate College Scholarship Opportunities Please refer to the following website to find the latest information on available FAU scholarships: http://www.fau.edu/graduate/prospectivestudents/financing/fellowshipandawards/index.php
CCEI Research Brown Bag The Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry (CCEI) has been organizing Research Brown Bags with a view to encouraging research initiatives and scholarly work among students and faculty. The brown bags feature two presentations – (generally) one by a graduate student and one by a CCEI faculty. Each presentation is about 30 minutes long followed by Q&A. In the past, many interesting topics have been discussed such as student-centered learning, multicultural curriculum, environmental education, motivation, and “colorism” in children’s books. It is an indispensible opportunity for graduate students who want to pursue their career in education.
If you would like to have an idea about how to conduct a study or how to present research, come, share your ideas and get useful feedback from the CCEI colleagues and faculty in a supportive and warm environment. Fall 2011 Research Brown Bags Venue: ED 411 (4th Floor Conference Room)
Dates Time Presenter
Topics
October 21
4:00 – 4:45 PM
Dr. Gail Burnaford
If professors are considered ‘liberals,’ then why am I studying
religion? Burnaford’s blogs on creativity, pedagogy, and intellectual engagement.
4:45 – 5:30 PM Sister Rachel Sena What is a Dominican Sister doing studying education?
Literacy as ministry.
November 18
4:00 – 4:45 PM Tammy Bresnahan
Mentoring as an educative function: Professional
development experiences that influence mentor teacher
beliefs
4:45 – 5:30 Martha Brown
Effects of workplace credentialing on literacy among
incarcerated adult males
International Opportunities
London Study Abroad Program for Summer 2012 Dr. Roberta Weber from our Department of CCEI is going to offer EDG 6625, Global Perspectives of Curricular Trends Across Nations (3 Credits) in Summer, July 1-15, 2012. The course involves travel to London, which is a vibrant and multicultural city rich in culture, energy, and ideas. Dr. Weber has led groups to Europe a number of times and former students rave about how
Doc Data 10
2nd Annual Global Education Symposium: Teaching and Learning about Latin America and the Caribbean Nov. 19
much they have learned from this experience. Students who have already taken EDG 6625 may sign up for independent study credit (EDG 6906) if they wish to participate. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Roberta Weber at [email protected] or Tania Tucker at [email protected].
News Flashes---
2011 Learn Green: A Green Schools Conference and Expo
The Pine Jog Environmental Education Center at FAU and the School District of Palm Beach County will sponsor the “2011 Learn Green: A Green Schools Conference and Expo.” It is a one day conference that will provide a forum to share effective “Green School” practices, facilitate professional development, and encourage cooperative initiatives through a variety of sessions and exhibits. For more information, please visit www.ourgreenschools.com/learngreenconference or contact Natalia Arenas - [email protected]. Date: November 11, 2011 Venue: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of Arts, West Palm Beach
The International Committee of the College of Education would like extend an invitation to the community to the 2nd Annual Global Education Symposium: Teaching and Learning about Latin America and the Caribbean. This year's featured speaker will be Jorge Sequeira, UNESCO Regional Director of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Breakout sessions will feature presentation from consular officials, FAU faculty and students, and area PreK-12 educators. The event will be held on Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel in Boca Raton. Registration details still to come. Please contact Jodi Cantor at [email protected] for additional information. Venue: Renaissance Hotel, Boca Raton Date: November 19, 2011; 9 a.m.-3:30 Registration Fee: $35.00
Plan of Study The document which now must be turned in to the college and university is the Plan of Study, which is located on the website for the Graduate College. Here is the link for that document: http://wise.fau.edu/graduate/currentstudents/doctoral/pdf/FORM_5_Plan_of_Study_for_the_Doctoral_Degree_Form_II_INS.pdf This document is a PDF file that must be typed, except for the signatures. The form is created in a format that allows you to type the information on your computer. The Graduate College has posted updated forms on their website http://wise.fau.edu/graduate/currentstudents/graduateforms/index.php Visit the website before you submit a plan of study. If you have any questions about the process, contact your Program Advisor. TIP – print your transcript before filling out your plan of study.
Independent Study Process In order to work on an independent study, you should make a proposal to a professor based on what you want to learn. You and your professor will work together to create the format for your study. Together, you complete the “Proposal for Directed Independent Study” form. Turn the completed and signed form to the departmental office in ED 353. In addition the instructor needs to email the office staff issuing permission to add you to the directed independent study.
Doctoral Dissertation Concept Paper In order to help our doctoral students begin to organize their thoughts on dissertation research, we suggest that students and their Dissertation Chairs prepare a concise statement of research intent. This document will help the student begin to answer important questions about what they will research and how they might carry out their study. This document will also help professors make an informed decision when students ask them to serve on a Dissertation Committee. See your Dissertation Chair for the suggested format.
Concept Paper Outline Introduction Coursework I have not yet completed: Courses that have especially informed my research interests: Background How I came to this dissertation topic: What I hope to learn in my research study: My research questions: Concepts or theories that will form the basis of my study:
Specific studies or researchers that I have read which have particularly influenced my research interests: Specific researchers or theorists that I have been introduced to and would like to read more extensively: How this research might contribute to the knowledge base in my field of study:
Method
Possible participants in my study: Qualitative and/or quantitative data sources I might utilize, and why I would choose them: My proposed timeline for the study:
2011-12 Deadlines for Dissertation Submission Please give your Dissertation to the CCEI Department Chair, the College of Education, and the Graduate College for review by the deadlines below.
Semester CCEI Dept. Chair College of Educ. Graduate College Graduation Date
List of Editors for Doctoral Students The list includes the contact information of the people who edit dissertations, theses, and graduate program assignments with APA 6th edition format. If you are in the process of writing your thesis, dissertation, or your assignments, you can get help from them.
Name Contact Information Overview Dr. Evelyn Torrey Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry Phone: 561-297-3665 Fax: 561-297-2150 E-mail: [email protected]
Editing, consulting about APA format, and word processing expertise
35-year experience in editing Recent work with doctoral students
in several departments within the College of Education
Catherine Politi Senior Secretary Department of Teaching and Learning Phone: 561-297-3621 E-mail: [email protected]
Copyediting for dissertations and formatting
Recent work with doctoral students in the Department of Educational Leadership and the Department of Counselor Education
Elissa Rudolph (Giraffics)
Chair of American Mensa Ltd. Phone: 561-703-9898 (cell phone)
