A Rising TIDE: Action and Reflection on Teaching in Diverse Environments
MAT 2012-2013 Cohort Application Deadline October 1st
- MAT Application (PDF)
- MAT Application Insert (PDF)
For more information contact Dr. Lois Stover, Chair - Educational Studies, ltstover@smcm.edu, or call 240-895-2187
Educational Studies In Action
Interns abroad, publications, presentations, innovations, collaborations...
Educational Studies in Action!
Educational Studies Events
Upcoming Events!
Teach for Excellence, Teach for Change, 2012
A forum on Learning difficulties in the classrooms.
Saturday, March 3rd, 1:00-5:00 pm
Montgomery Hall
Events You May Have Missed
Research for Action, Teach for Change - The Master's Research Project Proposal Symposium, 2010
Come see how the SMCM MAT program actively works to produce teachers who will foster achievement in communities of diverse learners and make public education a more equitable experience for all.
Topics include: culturally responsive teaching, stereotype threat, technology integration, literacy development, and special education.
Tuesday, December 14, 9:30-2:00
Goodpaster 230
Download the MRP Defense 2010 Brochure (PDF 3.6M)
Advising for Future Teachers
If you’re thinking about teaching as a possible career and you’re interested in learning more about certification options, either the SMCM Master of Arts in Teaching program (MAT), or other paths to becoming a teacher, please come to one of two open advising sessions (individuals conditionally admitted to the MAT for July 2011 need not attend)
2:30 Monday, November 1, 2010 – Goodpaster 239
Noon: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - Goodpaster 239
We will go over the prerequisite courses for the MAT, useful majors and requirements for future teachers at the elementary, early childhood, and secondary levels, requirements for teaching in the arts, strategies for pursuing special education certification, and any other questions you may have about the programs and how SMCM can support you as you pursue your teaching credentials. (Future English teachers should take EDUC 366 “Children’s and Young Adult Literature” S11 T/R 8:00 am – also a good choice for elementary candidates in need of a literature class.)
Questions? Email Dr. Lois Stover, Chair – Educational Studies, ltstover@smcm.edu, or call 240-895-2187
Hope to see you next week!
Raising the Bar for All Learners: Defining Best Practices for School‐wide Change
Master Teachers Amy Gibson and Kate Raymond, Calvert County Schools
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM
Glendenning Annex, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Huntingtown High School has crafted an Advanced Placement program that
has increased the number of students taking AP courses and exams by 63
percent over the past four years, while maintaining a stable passing
rate. HHS is steadily closing the minority participation and
achievement gap in PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and AP courses and tests.
Come learn how teacherled change bolstered an increase in achievement for all students!
Sponsored by the Department of Educational Studies
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
This session will present data in support of the effectiveness of
teacher collaboration, vertical teaming, focused teaching strategies,
high expectations, and creating a culture of academic rigor within a
building. Participants will learn practical strategies for collaboration
and team building among teachers, group testing, reading instruction,
problem solving, the coaching model, confidence building, and
scaffolding of study skills.
Guest speakers Amy Gibson, HHS Teacher and Kate Raymond, former HHS
teacher presented at the College Board Southern Regional Forum in
Atlanta in February 2010. They will again present at the CB National
Forum in Washington, D.C. on October 29th.
“Learning Disability or Language Learning Challenge? Intersecting Interests for English Language Learners”
A Department of Psychology's Diversity & Multicultural Event
by Dr. Katy Arnett
Oct 1 @ 3pm
Goodpaster Hall 117
The fastest growing demographic in schools is the English Language Learner (ELL) population; nearly 20% of children in U.S. schools speak English as a second lan-guage, and this number is expected to grow over the next several decades (Lapkoff & Li, 2007). The process of learning a second language is long and arduous and likely bumpy; in some ways, struggles with second language learning look like a "learning disability" to the teachers, administrators, and support personnel of schools, which can lead to misdiagnosis and misaligned supports for the ELLs.
In this interactive session, SMCM’s own Dr. Katy Arnett will explore
current challenges facing the ELL population, as it pertains to the
diagnosis of learning disabilities. Through a series of simulations,
participants will explore the potential challenges teachers and
qualified professionals face when an ELL is making limited progress in
language learning, to help participants see the similarities and
differences between typical language learning challenges and a formal
learning disability. Interspersed with the simulations will be overviews
of research about the experience of learning a second language,
research on dual language development for children with known
im-pairments, new ways stakeholders are trying to more accurately
identify learning dis-abilities within the ELL population, and how the
current testing mandates in schools and for teacher preparation may be
adding to the problem.
Lapkoff, S. & Li, R.M. (2007) Five trends for schools. Educational Leadership, 64, 6, 8-15.
This session can accommodate a limited number of students. Students
wishing to attend should place their names on the sign-up sheet located
at Room 125 Goodpaster Hall by Sept 24.
Co-sponsored by the Lecture & Fine Arts Committee and the Department of Educational Studies. Refreshments provided.
Attendance of this event and an accompanying scholarly paper counts as
one experiential unit toward the Diversity Requirement for PSYC majors
entering the College under the 02-03 catalog or later.
Did you miss our colloquium?? Check out this article from the enterprise.
