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News for CCT students, 20 Aug.
Classes start Tuesday September 3rd. The correct rooms for courses are those listed on the website, filesfall02.html
If you are on a wait list for a course, make sure you attend the first meeting to see if spaces open up.
Take note that the theme of CCT640 will be "Authentic Problem Solving Using Inquiry-Based Approaches," and taught by Nina Greenwald.
Volunteers requested to take the required CCT course, Philosophy 501, in the spring, rather than this fall. Provisionally, the spring section will be offered on Tuesdays at 4pm and would emphasize "Philosophical Themes in Education."
Community gathering and new student orientation.
Hosted by CCT Program and CCT Forum (grad. student organization). New and prospective students should attend, but all members of CCT Community are welcome. Come at whatever time you can make it. Food and refreshments provided.
Provisional program: 4.30 Icebreaker-introductions; 5-6 Course planning, Competencies, and Q&A sessions; 6-7 Mini-workshop led by Laura Rancatore on "Paying attention to hidden diversity."
(New students taking CCT630 will be filled in later on anything they miss.)
Welcome to students admitted during the spring and summer -- have we missed anyone?:
Justin Betz, Frank Carvino, Paul Dobbs, Ivy Frances, Mary Frangie, Abigail Grainda, Linda Jeffrey, Matthew Jans, Crystal King, Kyle Lindholm, Debra Novack, Amy Perrault, Joseph Roche, Veronica Serantes, Maryann Scheufele, David Schwartz, Davis Sweet, Jennifer Todd, Kathleen Walsh.
PPol-G 797, Reprogenetics, has been Cancelled for this fall.
One credit independent study will be offered through Continuing Education for students who have taken CCT694, but are still working on finishing their syntheses. Hold off on registering until schedule number is available.
Changes in the CCT office: There are no longer any paid office assistants for the CCT Program, so students should seek answers first from the website and the newly updated handbook, http://www.cct.umb.edu; then from their advisor, fellow students, or the CCT faculty advisor, Peter Taylor (peter.taylor@umb.edu). Voicemail and email will ne answered, but please be patient.
To help with planning, every student should submit their updated course plan to cct@umb.edu. See filesplanner.html
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CCT Headlines, August 20
1. Ben Schwendener Group, 29 August, 8.30pm, Regatta Bar, Charles Hotel, Cambridge
2. Community Gathering & New Student Orientation, Thurs. Sept. 5th, 4.30-7, Grad. Student Lounge, 4th. floor Wheatley
3. Volunteers needed for The Boston Folk Festival at the UMass Boston campus on Sept.21 and 22.
4. The Northeast Informal Science Education Network's annual conference, Sept 23-24, 2002
5. Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor conference in Montreal, Quebec, from October 4 to 6, 2002.
6. 36th Annual New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference. October 4-6, 2002.
7. OPEN STUDIOS of Artists living and/or working in the Mission Hill area, October 12th & 13th , 2002
8. Volunteers needed to assist CCT Alumni David Zwicker produce a day long Holistic Health Seminar in 2003
9. Submissions sought for Graduate Student Conference on the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science, Technology, and Medicine.
10. The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development in Bangalore, India seeks two Core Faculty
11. The newly created Center for Anti-Oppressive Education
12. Allyn Bradford to assist Butler Univ. in testing the concept of a business curriculum based on Systems Thinking.
13. Quotes of the News: Walter Haney on Misuse of Test Results in Massachusetts
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CCT News, August 20
1. The Ben Schwendener Group, 29 August, 8.30pm, Regatta Bar, Charles Hotel, Cambridge. Tix 617-876-7777 or http://www.concertix.com
2. Community Gathering & New Student Orientation, Thurs. Sept. 5th, 4.30-7, Graduate Student Lounge, 4th. floor Wheatley (at far end of long corridor).
Hosted by CCT Program and CCT Forum (grad. student organization). New and prospective students should attend, but all members of CCT Community are welcome. Food and refreshments provided.
Provisional program: 4.30 Icebreaker-introductions; 5-6 Course planning, Competencies, and Q&A sessions; 6-7 Mini-workshop led by Laura Rancatore on "Paying attention to hidden diversity."
3. Volunteers needed - receive a free festival ticket and tee shirt - for The Boston Folk Festival at the UMass Boston campus on Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22 from 11am-7pm. Contact Lisa Hickler at extension 7-6912 or by e-mail at lisa.hickler@umb.edu. The festival includes live music on five stages each day at different locations around campus; as well as crafts, food, children's activities and boat tours of Boston Harbor. The music line-up includes everything from blues, bluegrass, contemporary and traditional folk, to zydeco and international rhythms.
4. The Northeast Informal Science Education Network's annual conference will be held Sept 23-24, 2002 at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. Theme: "Building Bridges 2002: Building Partnerships". The agenda is structured around three components: three hour in-depth courses, 75-minute afternoon sessions, and state meetings. http://www.mits.org/
5. Canadian members of the Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor will host The fifth COCAL conference in Montreal, Quebec, from October 4 to 6, 2002. The conference will attract representatives of faculty unions, associations, activists, and anyone interested in helping address the ongoing exploitation of contingent labour in universities and colleges. http://www.cupfa.org/cocalv
6. 36th Annual New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference. Theme is "Teaching Conservation in the Land of Plenty." October 4-6, 2002. Geneva Point, Moultonboro, NH
Three days of field trips, workshops, networking & fun. http://www.neeea.org/nh/conference.htm
7. OPEN STUDIOS. All Artists living and/or working in the Mission Hill area are invited and encouraged to participate! Saturday & Sunday, October 12th & 13th , 2002 from 12noon-6pm.
8. CCT Alumni David Zwicker '98 is producing a day long Holistic Health Seminar in 2003, and is looking for CCT'rs who would like to be involved on a volunteer basis to help design and produce this project. For more info. e-mail drzwicker@hotmail.com or call 617-784-7174 anytime.
9. 21st ANNUAL MEPHISTOS CONFERENCE - A Graduate Student Conference on the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science, Technology, and Medicine. March 6th-8th, 2003 at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA. Deadline for submissions: January 15th, 2003. http://athena.english.vt.edu/cgi-bin/netforum/ishlist/a/14--13.3.1
10. The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development in Bangalore, India seeks two Core Faculty in the focal areas of water resources management, energy policy, climate change, urban planning, and/or air/water pollution studies. Visit www.cised.org for more information on the organization.
11. The newly created Center for Anti-Oppressive Education recognizes that the quality of education in the United States and abroad cannot improve unless we commit to challenging the multiple forms of oppression that permeate our schools and society. http://antioppressiveeducation.org
12. Allyn Bradford, CCT adjunct instructor, has been asked to be an observer/participant in a project by the Butler University school of Business in Indiana. They are creating a lab for testing the concept of a business curriculum based on Systems Thinking. They are also interested in the Vision process I have put together. Other participant/observers for this project are from Babson, Boston U and Montana State.
13. http://www.edweek.org/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=42haney.h21
Walt Haney, Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Education policy
writes:
.... My recent research has uncovered two facts about the MCAS that call these claims into question and raise concerns that ought to reverberate across the nation. First, a jump in a school's average score from one year to the next is unlikely to continue and therefore probably does not signal real improvement. Second, the MCAS is actually designed to produce a certain range of scores*in effect, artificially limiting how well students can do....
.... The MCAS, like other state tests, is widely assumed*even among its critics*to be a criterion- referenced test. Remarkably, an examination of its technical manuals reveals that this is not so. Questions for the MCAS are selected and rejected on the basis of their usefulness in discriminating among test-takers. For example, pilot test questions answered correctly by a large proportion of students in 1998 were mostly gone from the operational version of the MCAS in 1999.
This is not just a matter of interest to statisticians. As the author Alfie Kohn has pointed out, the question driving norm-referenced tests is not "How well are our students learning?" but "Who's beating whom?" Moreover, when questions answered correctly by more than 70 percent of students are systematically excluded from the exam, this guarantees continuing failure. Tests like the MCAS are designed so that all students can never succeed....
The lesson from this investigation, which just happened to focus on Massachusetts, is universal: Before newspapers report standardized-test results, before educators concentrate on trying to raise scores, before politicians allow these scores to determine the fate of students and schools, and before parents permit their children to be tested, it ought to be clear just how little a gain in average scores really means*and what the test was really designed to do.
For the full study, see "Lakewoebeguaranteed: Misuse of Test Results in Massachusetts," which appeared in Educational Policy Analysis Archives
(http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v10n24) in May.
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CCT Headlines, July 23
1. Supreme Court's Decision in the Cleveland voucher case
2. Maritime Mathematics Summer Content Institute, August 12-16 & 19-20
3. The Ben Schwendener Group, 29 August, 8.30pm, Regatta Bar
4. Summer 2002 issue of Technology Grant News
5. Northeast Informal Science Education Network conference Sept 23-24
6. Educational renewal Forum. 24 Sept. 4-5pm
7. Conflict Studies Conference by & for graduate students. Oct. 24-26
8. The Human Nature Review web site on the understanding of human nature
9. Article on an "interrogative model of inquiry and collaborative learning."
10. Quote for Thought
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CCT News, July 23
1. For the debate on the impact of the Supreme Court's Decision in the Cleveland voucher case see TCRecord for the Week of July 8th, 2002 -- http://www.tcrecord.org
2. Maritime Mathematics Summer Content Institute, August 12-16 & 19-20, 9am-4pm, in New Bedford. No fee. http://www.ernestina.org/programs/index.html Contact: gswanzey@ernestina.org
3. The Ben Schwendener Group, 29 August, 8.30pm, Regatta Bar, Charles Hotel, Cambridge. Tix 617-876-7777 or http://www.concertix.com
4. The Summer 2002 issue of Technology Grant News is now available. Grants for nonprofits, social service providers, libraries & museums, towns & cities and schools & universities. http://www.technologygrantnews.com
5. The Northeast Informal Science Education Network's annual conference will
be held Sept 23-24, 2002 at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA.
For brochure go to:
http://www.mits.org/ and click on the NISEN link.
6. Educational renewal Forum. 24 Sept. 4-5pm, Cahncellor's Conference Room, Quinn Bldg. Focus on Implementation of new federal education law emphasizing testing and "content."
7. Conflict Studies Conference by & for graduate students. Oct. 24 pm-26 am. disres@umb.edu http://www.umb.edu/disres
8. The Human Nature Review, http://www.human-nature.com
web site for information,
coverage of the literature, guides and links to forums, egroups and
other resources concerned with the understanding of human nature.
It hosts News the Brain and Behavioural Sciences, a daily update of
research in the human sciences, broadly conceived,
reviews of recent books,
egroups on Psychiatry-Research,
Evolutionary-Psychology,
and Human-Nature-Information, an ongoing archive of links to matters
of interest mental health workers, as well as large archives of
papers and entire books in these and related areas.
9. Hakkarainen, K. and M. Sintonen (2002). "The interrogative model of inquiry and computer-supported collaborative learning." Science & Education 11: 25-43. Elementary school students were able to transform initially vague explanation-seeking questions to a series of more specific subordinate questions while pursuing their collaborative knowledge-seeking inquiry.
10. From a precis in the Chronicle of Higher Education of http://www.clamormagazine.org/features/issue15.1_feature.html by Robert Biswas-Diener: The Masai people's definition of beauty encompasses not only physical traits, but also character traits. In the Masai language, "the word for physical appearance (which roughly translates as a person's 'goodness') can also be used to describe their morality." The result of this healthy approach, according to Mr. Biswas-Diener, is a complete satisfaction with one's own appearance among all members of Masai society.
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CCT Headlines, July 9 [New trial format: Extended headlines, followed by lengthy new items. ]
1. CCT summer courses starting next week are still registering students. Visit http://www.conted.umb.edu
2. CCT New student orientation and community gathering, Thursday Sept. 4th. (NOTE: Changed Date.)
3. Efka Project, "Real Art for Real People: A Group Exhibition," through July 25. 1497 Tremont Street, Mission Hill (next to Mission Church) Call 617-427-3820 for hours.
4. Donors sought to contribute towards Mary Canning's documentary film, Ahavat Yisrael, which follows a vocal cross-section of dedicated Jewish-American & Israeli activists deeply involved with education, dialogue and co-existence work in the hopes of ensuring a secure and lasting peace in Israel.
5. Skilled facilitators are invited to volunteer for participation in a historic gathering in New York City on Saturday July 20 --LISTENING TO THE CITY
6. Memorable quotes from the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL), 6th Annual Meeting, June 24-27, 2002, as transmitted by CCT associate, Allyn Bradford.
7. Using the symbol of the crossroads between civilizations, peoples, and cultures, The Smithsonian Silk Road Encounters Education Kit program offers rich materials. http://www.silkroadproject.org
8. The Education Awards Program, managed by Earthwatch Institute's U.S. headquarters, is looking for curious, adventuresome, innovative educators and students who are committed to life-long learning. Application
9. Science and Engineering Seminars on Innovative Teaching at UMass Amherst, Fall 2002
http://www.umassk12.net/stem
Quote:
"If you want to find out how things really are, just try to change them" Kurt Lewin
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CCT News, July 9
1. CCT summer courses starting next week are still registering students. CCT601, Critical Thinking (Sched # 702121), CCT611, Seminar in Critical Thinking (Theme: Biomedical ethics, sched. #702135), and CCT618, Creative Thinking, Collaboration & Organizational Change (sched. # 711522).
Call Continuing Education at 617 287 7900 or visit http://www.conted.umb.edu
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2. CCT New Student Orientation and Community Gathering, Thursday Sept. 4th., 4.30 into the evening. (NOTE: Changed Date.) More details to come, but mark the date now.
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3. Efka Project at the Boston Public Library - Parker Hill Branch
Real Art for Real People: A Group Exhibition, through July 25
Reception w/the artists: July 18 6 - 8pm
1497 Tremont Street, Mission Hill (next to Mission Church)
Call 617-427-3820 for hours. Free and open to the public
(Efka: Polish for 'Eve'. 'Eve' can be the pre-dawn - the night before - here, for emerging artists.
Efka Project looks for young (not necessarily in years - in career) artists who are, or have been, pursuing further/formal experience and education as artists. Exposure and recognition are the
welcomed results as Efka Project engaged in the process of selection, installation, communication,
promotion, gallery day-to-day working, and selling of artwork.
Efka Project offers an opportunity for the public to gain exposure to, and education about artists in their community who are about to embark on their careers. Real art for real people everyone should have access to/own art. Contact: LEW 617.442.8482 or hellolew@massart.edu)
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4. Donors sought to contribute towards Mary Canning's documentary film, Ahavat Yisrael, which follows a vocal cross-section of dedicated Jewish-American & Israeli activists deeply involved with education, dialogue and co-existence work in the hopes of ensuring a secure and lasting peace in Israel. These activist are also working to educate people about the Occupation; not solely on behalf of 3 & 1/2 million Palestinians, but because they believe it serves to destroy Israel's security, diminish the fabric of her democracy and undermine the moral high ground of the Jewish people as a whole.
The filmmaker, Mary Canning, currently seeks private donors to contribute towards editing of a fundraising trailer, project website and film shoots in Israel & the U.S.
Contact T'shuvah Media, 45A Hancock Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. Ph: 617-864-1469
Mary adapted the Hebrew word t'shuvah for this project, as in Jewish tradition it represents the source of energy recognizing the human power to change. In t'shuvah we confront ourselves, the other, and ultimately, the Divine. When performing t'shuvah one returns, but to a new place.
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5. Skilled facilitators are invited to volunteer for participation in a historic gathering in New York City on Saturday July 20. LISTENING TO THE CITY will bring up to 5000 diverse NYC region citizens together to help shape the future of Lower Manhattan, including creation of a memorial to honor victims of 9/11. Facilitators will work with one of hundreds of small tables of people in dialogue to consider redevelopment plans. They will facilitate these intimate round table discussions while using wireless laptop computers and key pad polling to instantly share their group?s ideas with all other participants. This 21st Century town hall meeting design uniquely combines face-to-face deliberation and interactive technology. Skillful facilitation is essential.. Facilitators who volunteered to work at a similar 600 person gathering in NYC in Feb describe it as an inspiring and enlightening experience - one that both utilized and expanded their skills.
http://www.listeningtothecity.org/get_involved/.
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6. Memorable quotes from the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL), 6th Annual Meeting, June 24-27, 2002, as transmitted by CCT associate, Allyn Bradford.
"Asking the right questions is of more value than having the right answers"
"Personal purpose and vision are more important than fear of failure"
Greg Merten, General Manager VP of Imaging and Printing Supplies Operation, Hewlett-Packard
"It was what the CEO knew that got him fired, not what he could learn"
"Think of the other person first"
"Our ability to change the world is contingent on our own development" "Be a working model of what you want to accomplish"
"We cannot bring anything into being in isolation"
"Liberation from our own fear liberates others"
"Leadership is rooted in high respect for others"
Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Founder and President, AmericaSpeaks, an organization designed to articulate the voice of average people.
"Since institutions are faceless, we need to create structures for holding the importance and meaning of the life within them"
"We have created a 'culture of experts' in which the average person gets left out. That average people cannot deal with complex technical information is a fallacy."
"We're all trapped in the structures of our own lives and of our organizations"
"There is in these times an assault on life at every level"
"The citizens' collective voice needs to be brought to the power of government"
"We need a new mediating institution that can restore a government by the people, of the people and for the people"
Format: All sessions were highly participatory, making use of a "World Cafe" model
with participants seated around small tables where they would engage in dialogic inquiry, collaborative learning and knowledge creation following the presentations.
Memorable quotes from the World Cafe:
"We are what we are in conversations"
"Our stories reveal our beliefs"
"Focus on collaboration rather than risk"
"Risks for some are not risks for others"
"Pay attention to what failure can teach you"
"Learning is the oxygen that enables an organization to survive"
"Everyone is responsible for their own knowledge"
"Wisdom is the conservation of what comes from people respecting and learning from each other over time"
"We are living in a time when we all our major institutions, family, church, schools, corporations and government, are in peril. "We need a new vision and a new purpose for these times"
Summary: SoL is a global society, based in Cambridge, with centers throughout the world. It is full of highly professional and well informed people. It is dedicated to filling the gap between our institutions as they are and how they ought to be. They work with and within governments, corporations and civil groups through international networks. They believe in learning through self-reflection both individually and as an organization and are deeply committed to the ideals of democracy in all their work. It was a high privilege and great inspiration to be present at this conference.
SoL is associated with MIT and operates under the leadership of Peter Senge internationally acclaimed speaker and author of the Fifth Discipline, The Dance of Change and editor of The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook.
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7. Silk Road Encounters Education Kit. Using the symbol of the crossroads between civilizations, peoples, and cultures, The Smithsonian Folklife Festival's Silk Road program offers rich materials for students to explore diverse but inter-related topics on geography, trade, art, music, religion, and history. This Kit supplements traditional classroom materials with a Sourcebook, interactive activity plans, audio and visual samplers, as well as reference materials. http://www.silkroadproject.org
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8. The Education Awards Program, managed by Earthwatch Institute's U.S. headquarters, is looking for curious, adventuresome, innovative educators and students who are committed to life-long learning. In most cases, no special skills are required. Full-time elementary, middle, or high school educators and high school students for the summer following graduation, school administrators (guidance counselors, librarians, principals) are encouraged to apply. Application
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9. Science and Engineering Seminars on Innovative Teaching at UMass Amherst, Fall 2002
http://www.umassk12.net/stem
September 21. Using Formative Assessment to Engage Students in the Learning of Physics. Bill Gerace, Physics.
October 5. MyDNA: Bringing the Human Genome Home to Everyone! Molly Fitzgerald-Hayes and Frieda Reichsman, Biochemistry.
October 19. Problem-based learning in an introductory biology course. Merle Bruno and Chris Jarvis,Biology, Hampshire College.
November 2. Darwin in the Classroom: Strategies for Teaching Evolution. Bruce Byers, Biology
November 16. Drinking Water Supply and Treatment, Michael Switzenbaum, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Questions: Mort Sternheim, 413-545-1908, mort@umassk12.net
Register: Eugenie Harvey, 413-545-1290, eharvey@umassk12.net
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CCT HEADLINES, May 29, '02
1) Current and new CCT students -- please register this week for the Fall
2) Convocation, Thursday 30th.
3) Graduation.
4) Summer course, Creative Thinking, Collaboration & Organizational Change
5) Welcome to newly admitted students
6) Program assistance, during the summer
7) Delores Gallo's retirement tributes
8) Booth at the Mass. Teachers Assoc.
9) Janet Farrell Smith paper on Genetic Testing and Pre-Adoptive Children
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CCT NEWS, May 29, '02
1) Current and new CCT students -- please register this week for the Fall to ensure CCT sections are not cancelled and to avoid $50 late fee. You do not have to pay your bursar's bill until September and you can add/drop later. The CCT website is always the most up to date information on the Program's offerings. See filesfall02.html.
2) Convocation (when book awards are given) is in Lipke auditorium, 2nd floor, Science Building, starting at 5.30, Thursday 30th. Estimated time, 2 hours. Reception is in Mc Cormack cafeteria, 3rd Floor. If you want to come mostly for the reception, it's OK to come late and join the convocation quietly.
3) Graduation is on Saturday, June 1. There'll be a College of Ed. reception afterwards. (Program Advisor, Peter Taylor, will not be able to attend so he encourages you to celebrate at convocation, see above.) Graduates include John Duff, Michael Ruf, Celeste Warner, Barbara Wickwire (MAs) and Verlyne Eaniello, Ruth Westwater (certificate). Almost-graduates include Bob Blackler, Sheryl Cifrino, Scott Seiler, Nancy Sheehan, Sharon Sloman -- with more to come in August.
4) CrCrTh 618, Creative Thinking, Collaboration & Organizational Change, to be given over three two-day workshops from July 19-August 3, is now ready for enrolling. The schedule number is 711522.
Call Continuing Education at 617 287 7900 or visit http://www.conted.umb.edu
Please spread the word. (This is the course that evolved out of CCT697, CCT in the Workplace, last summer.)
5) Welcome to newly admitted students from this spring: Justin Betz, Paul Dobbs, Ivy Frances, Abigail Grainda, Linda Jeffrey, Regine Holliday (Leclerc), Crystal King, Debra Novack, Amy Perrault, Joseph Roche, Maryann Scheufele, Kathleen Walsh, Wei Zhang. More applications are in process.
6) Program assistance: During the summer, there will be no-one at the CCT desk. Emails and voicemails will be checked weekly. Please be patient. The staff of the Teacher Ed. advising office is also available to address general matters (287-7625).
7) On the occasion of Delores Gallo's retirement, there was a wonderful
afternoon of creative tributes by colleagues and former students in
CCT and Teacher Preparation Program. Excerpts can be seen at filesgallo.html A multi-colored poster on "imagination" by Bill Oakes may be available for purchase for a little more than cost (with the surplus as a donation to the Delores Gallo fund). Contact Nina Greenwald at ngreenwald@attbi.com if you are interested.
8) On Friday 17th. Nina Greenwald and CCT students staffed a booth at the annual meetings of the Mass. Teachers Assoc. (MTA). The booth was very popular and many many names were collected of people who are interested in CCT.
9) On May 14th, Janet Farrell Smith, Dept. of Philosophy, and member of CCT faculty gave a paper on
"A Cautionary Tale On Genetic Testing: The Case of Foster and Pre-Adoptive Children." Copies are available from the McCormack Institute at UMB (617-287-5550)
Quote:
"You know, it's not the honors and the fancy prizes which ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that way down deep we are convinced that we truly can be... support stones, cornerstones, ultimately helping others by being the best of whatever we are..." Fred Rogers, Commencement address, Chatham College, May 19, 2002.
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CCT HEADLINES, Apr. 30, '02
1) Reminder to RSVP for: Creative afternoon in honor of Delores Gallo, May 19, 1.30-4.30
2) Faculty of Color in the Academy: Programmatic Prescriptions for the 21st Century
3) More presentations of syntheses by CCT students, May 2nd and 9th, 4-6.30pm
4) Strategies for Peace, Equality and Justice in an age of Globalisation, July 26-28
5) Symposium on Race and Racism, July 25
6) Education and Technological Consciousness, May 3-4
7) Genetic Engineering & the Intrinsic Value and Integrity of Animals and Plants, Sep 18-21.
8) NCTM Academy: Summer Institutes
9) Public Forum: WOMEN SAY NO TO GMOS!, May 7.
10) Mission Hill Art Exhibit, May 1-31.
11) Media in Transition 2: globalization and convergence, May 10-12
Quote from Vivian Paley about tying together stories
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CCT NEWS, Apr. 30, '02
1) Reminder to RSVP for: Creative afternoon in honor of Delores Gallo
-- Creative tributes by colleagues and former students. Sun. May 19, 1.30-4.30, in the Provost's Conference room, 8th. floor Healey Library, UMass Boston. Please RSVP to cct@umb.edu.
2) "Faculty of Color in the Academy: Programmatic Prescriptions for the 21st Century," on the retention and survival of faculty of color in the academy.Thu, May 2, 2002, 4-6pm. Wheatley Student Lounge, 4th Floor. For info: cit@umb.edu or 617 287-6767
3) More presentations of syntheses by CCT students:
May 2nd. , McC 2-628
4.00 Michael Ruf, "New representations of Afro-Americans in films: an analysis of 'Do the right thing' and 'Eve's Bayou' following the framework of Stuart Hall"
4.45 Bob Blackler, "Using students' own ideas to change how they understand energy: A teacher's evolution towards a conceptual change curriculum"
5.30 Scott Seiler, "Planning, training and teamwork for implementing a successful Electronic Document Management System"
May 9th , McC 2-628
4.30 Sharon Sloman, "Listening Skills Training: Gateway to Successful Communications in the Workplace"
5.15 Nancy Sheehan, "The positive efects that sports has on girls"
4) Strategies for Peace, Equality and Justice in an age of Globalisation
Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism, Conference July 26-28, SF State University, San Fransisco, CA. For info:con@cc-ds.org
5) Symposium on Race and Racism
Committees of Correspondence Education Fund, Conference July 25, 2002, SF State University, San Fransisco, CA. For info:con@cc-ds.org
6) Education and Technological Consciousness
An Academic Conference Open to the Public. May 3-4, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City. Cost: $90. For info: 212-678-3987 or www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi
7) Genetic Engineering & the Intrinsic Value and Integrity of Animals and Plants
September 18-21, 2002, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, UK. For info: http://www.anth.org/ifgene/2002.htm or David Heaf tel: 01766 523181, email: 101622.2773@compuserve.com
8) NCTM Academy: Summer Institutes
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Academy for Professional Development is offering 16 Institutes for Summer 2002, available for various grade bands, focusing on geometry and algebra. For info: www.nctm.org/academy.
9) Public Forum: WOMEN SAY NO TO GMOS!
And yes to organic and locally grown food. Tu., May 7, 7:00-9:00pm, Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Main Bldg 3rd floor. For info: Greenpeace at 617-868-5079, kim.foster@dialb.greenpeace.org or Clean Water Fund at 617-338-8131 or lsetchell@cleanwater.org
10) Mission Hill Art Exhibit
Artists from the Neighborhood. Parker Hill Branch Library, 1497 Tremont Street, Mission Hill. May 1-31, Mon, Wed, Fri, 10am-5pm; Tu & Thu 10-8pm; Sat.10am-2pm. For info. 617-427-3907 or 617-232-5294. Free.
11) Media in Transition 2: globalization and convergence, May 10-12.
This conference is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the MIT Program in Comparative Media Studies. For info:: http://cms.mit.edu/conf/mit2.
Quote: "'Isn't a great feeling, tying together all these stories?' I say as we reach the corner where we part ways. 'Yes, but it doesn't feel as if I'm tying things up. No, it's more like _opening_ up, or maybe even discovering things forgotten." Vivian Paley, who speaks first in this exchange with her assistant, from The Girl with the Brown Crayon.
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CCT HEADLINES, April 20, 2002
1) Professional Development Opportunities offered through CESAME - Summer 2002
2) New directions in fostering critical thinking
3) "Yes, computers could do that, but why would you want them to?"
4) CCT Open House and Community Gathering, April 25th.
5) From Cyborgs to Companion Species: Kinship in Technoscience
6) Educators are in high demand as Peace Corps volunteers!
7) Conflict studies: The New Generation of Ideas: Call for Papers.
8) 9th Int'l Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning.
9) Telephone registration for fall semester starts April 29 through May 3
10) 3rd annual Labor Film Festival
11) Editing Service, Colman M. Herman, Ph.D.
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CCT NEWS, April 20, 2002
1) Professional Development Opportunities offered through CESAME - Summer 2002
Grade Level Trainings and Curriculum Trainer Institutes. For info:
http://www.cesame.neu.edu/summer2002.html
2) New directions in fostering critical thinking
CIT Forum, led by Arthur Millman and Peter Taylor, April 25th., 1:00-2.30 p.m. in W-5-041
3) "Yes, computers could do that, but why would you want them to?"
Towards guidelines about specific situations and specific ways in
which specific technologies are of significant pedagogical benefit.
Poster Presentation by Peter Taylor, April 24th, 11:00-1:00, Lower
Level Healey Library.
4) CCT Open House and Community Gathering
Mini-workshops and presentations by graduating students. 4.00-8pm,
Thursday April 25, Graduate Student Lounge, 4th Floor Wheatley.
Program available at files/openhouse.html
Hosted by CCT Program and CCT Forum. Please RSVP to cct@umb.edu or
617-287 6520
5) From Cyborgs to Companion Species: Kinship in Technoscience
By Donna Harroway, History of Consciousness Department, Universtiy if
California, Santa Cruz. Apr. 23, 2002, 4:00, Lowell Lecture Hall,
17 Kirkland St., Harvard University.
6) Educators are in high demand as Peace Corps volunteers!
You are invited to a general information meeting, Tu, Apr 30, 2002,
7:30 pm, Boston Public Library, Main Branch, Mezzanine Conference
Room. For info: www.peacecorps.gov
7) Conflict studies: The New Generation of Ideas: Call for Papers.
Conference for graduate students studying conflict, Oct 24-26, 2002.
Papers due Aug. 15, 2002.keynote speaker: Robert Mnookin, Harvard Law
School. For info: kelly.ward@umb.edu.
8) 9th Int'l Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning.
July 16, 2002, Beijing, China. Online registration at
www.learningconference.com
9) Telephone registration for fall semester starts April 29 through May 3
Students must initiate their registration by May 31 in order to avoid
late registration fees. Fall CCT courses are listed at files/fall02.html
10) 3rd annual Labor Film Festival
May 1-4 at the Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvard Street,
Brookline, MA For info, call 617-232-4222.
11) Editing Service, Colman M. Herman, Ph.D.
Professional, full-time, freelance editor. Works with theses,
dissertations and term papers, as well as articles, books, grant
proposals etc. Phone: 617-298-1008, 617-921-8921.
crescent1@earthlink.net
Quote: "Don't run. Stand your ground. Draw yourself up to look as
tall as possible. Spread your arms and plant your feet to look as
broad and formidable as possible. Speak in an authoritative voice.
Stand there, looking brave, and order the Beast to Go Away."
Susan Kolodny, The Captive Muse, quoting a National Park sign about
encounters with a cougar, to speak to the issue of how to deal with
our inner obstacles to creativity.
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CCT Headlines 4 April 2002
1) Leadership in Urban Schools Doctoral Dissertation Defense Presentations
2) $10,000 grants available for high school invention teams!
3a) CCT Open House, April 25th, 4.30-9pm. Wheatley 4th floor lounge.
3b) Afternoon of Creative Tributes in honor of Delores Gallo, May 19th.
4) CCT student featured at MassArt Benefit Auction
5) Peter Taylor recommended for tenure and promotion
6) The CCT homepage is undergoing revision -- comments welcome
7)"Developing Leaders and Building Teams through Improv Theater Techniques,"
8) On-line summer course in Teambuilding taught by Allyn Bradford
9) Adventures in Modeling Workshop June 24 - July 3, 2002 at MIT
10) Conferences related to Critical and Creative Thinking
11) Visit by Joseph Abboud, well-known fashion designer, to CCT class on Mar. 7th
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CCT News 4 April 2002
1) Leadership in Urban Schools Doctoral Dissertation Defense Presentations
¥ "Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Difference or Disability?" Lawrence J. Finnerty, Wed. April 10, 11-1, Provost Conference Room, 8th Floor, Healey Library
¥ "A Case Study of a Successful Community-Campus Partnership: Changing the Environment Through Collaboration." Julie Bell-Elkins. Wed. April 10, 3-5. In W-2-125.
¥ "A Case Study of a Black Independent School: Reflections on Cultural Resonance in an Elementary and Pre-School Setting." Angela Paige-Cook, Fri. April 12, 10-12, Provost Conference Room, 8th Floor, Healey Library
2) $10,000 grants available for high school invention teams!
The initiative of the Lemelson-MIT Program is designed to foster inventiveness in high school students. Application materials available April 1, 2002. For info: Kristin Finn at kfinn@mit.edu or http://mit.edu/invent/
3a) Open House, April 25th, 4.30-9pm. Wheatley 4th floor lounge. Mini-workshops and presentations by finishing CCT students. Program will come in the next CCT news.
3b) Afternoon of Creative Tributes in honor of Delores Gallo
On the occasion of Delores Gallo's retirement, there will be an afternoon of creative tributes by colleagues and former students. Sun. May 19, 1.30-4.30, in the Provost's Conference room, 8th. floor Healey Library, UMass Boston. Please RSVP to cct@umb.edu if you can attend and indicate if you want a spot in the program of tributes.
4) CCT student featured at MassArt Benefit Auction
See CCT student Luanne Witkowski and many others art for sale at the MassArt Benefit Auction! www.orbidex.com/massart/
5) Peter Taylor recommended for tenure and promotion
A positive recommendation for tenure and promotion was forwarded this month from the Chancellor to the University President and Board of Trustees. Thanks to all who contributed along the way to the review process and congratulations to Peter.
6) The CCT homepage is undergoing revision. Comments welcome on the text, the layout, and links.
7)"Developing Leaders and Building Teams through Improv Theater Techniques," pre-conference workshop by Izzy Gesell, CCT associate, on Thu., May 23rd, at the upcoming IAF Conference in Ft.Worth. For info: www.iaf2002.org. More about Izzy and Improv at:
http://206.221.245.134/docs/izzeyconf2002.rtf
8) On-line summer course in Teambuilding, ComStu 485, taught by Allyn Bradford
Through practice and feedback students will develop skills in creative problem solving, rationally presenting ideas and opinions, and in conducting shorter, more productive meetings. 3 Credits, May 28-Aug 22 regsiter through Continuing Education, Sched No 710836
9) Adventures in Modeling Workshop June 24 - July 3, 2002 at MIT
Open to teachers, education graduate students, and teacher
educators of all types. For info: Eric Klopfer, klopfer@mit.edu
(617) 253-2025 http://education.mit.edu/summer2002/
10) Conferences related to Critical and Creative Thinking
April 10-13 Annual Conference of American Creativity Association, Philadelphia, PA. http://www.amcreativityassoc.org
May 2-3 Multiple Intelligences, Albuquerque, NM. http://www.ascd.org
May 9-11 Learning and the Brain, Cambridge, MA. http://www.edupr.com
11) On March 7, Joseph Abboud, well-known fashion designer and newly appointed UMB Distinguished Visiting Professor of Marketing met with invention class students from the Graduate Program of Critical and Creative thinking. For two and a half hours, Abboud, CCT students and faculty, and COM faculty, were immersed in highly enjoyable, animated conversation about creative thinking processes and personality and environmental aspects that promote innovation, invention and entrepreneurship.
Quotes:
"People run around searching for identity; but it isn't handed out free any more -- not in this transient, rootless, pluralistic society. Your identity is what you've committed yourself to."
"You don't want to die with the music still in you."
John Gardner, President Johnson's Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.
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CCT NEWS 8 Mar '02
CCT HEADLINES
0) CCT Program featured in MTA Today
1) Mary Frances Berry at UMass Boston, Mar. 13
2) The Oslo Peace Accords presented by Dispute Resolutions, Mar. 28
3) The Camp David II Process presented by Dispute Resolutions, Apr. 4
4) Managing Conflict in Large Groups presented by Dispute Resolutions, Mar. 14
5) Photographs by CCT student Susan Butler, Mar. 6- Apr. 11
6) Dr. Asa Hilliard: Powerful Teaching, Mar. 20
7) How ideas of assessment are embodied in course design and revision, Mar. 13
8) Creative Problem Solving Institute in Buffalo
9) Inventions Presentation by members of CCT Faculty
10) Quote
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CCT NEWS
0) CCT Program featured in MTA Today, magazine of the Mass. Teachers Association, based on the booth at last April's MTA conference and follow-up workshops in schools. "Unique UMass-Boston program targets critical niche"
1) Mary Frances Berry at UMass Boston
Lecture on Homeland Defense, Economic Security and Civil Rights in the U.S. Wed. March 13, 2002, The University Club, 11th Floor, Healey Library. For info: 617-287-5550.
2) The Oslo Peace Accords presented by Dispute Resolutions
Thu, March 28th 2002, 5.30-6.30 p.m. in Wheatley-1-006 by Anthony Wanis St. John. For info: 617-287-7421 or Kelly.ward@umb.edu.
3) The Camp David II Process presented by Dispute Resolutions
Thu. April 4th 2002, 5.30-6.30 p.m. in Wheatley-1-006 by David Matz. For info: 617-287-7421 or Kelly.ward@umb.edu.
4) Managing Conflict in Large Groups presented by Dispute Resolutions
Visit by Barbara Bunker, organizational social psychologist. Thu. March 14th, 2002, 10 a.m.-12.00 p.m. Administration-3-008. For info and RSVP: 617-287-7421 or Kelly.ward@umb.edu.
5) Photographs by CCT student Susan Butler
March 6th-April 11th, 2002 at the Hess Gallery at Pine Manor College, 400 Heath St. Chestnut Hill. For times & info: 617-731-7157.
6) Dr. Asa Hilliard III: Powerful Teaching
- Revolutionizing Staff Development to Achieve Excellence in the Classroom. March 20th, 2002 at Hogan Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. For info: 617-287-7660.
7) Center for the Improvement of Teaching invites you to:
"How ideas of assessment are embodied in course design and revision." Wed. March 13th, 2002, 11.30- 1.00 in Wheatley-6-047. For info: 617 287-6767 or cit@umb.edu.
8) Creative Problem Solving Institute in Buffalo
Invitation to participate in, or to submit a proposal to lead a workshop at, the Creative Problem Solving Institute in Buffalo, June 16 - 21, 2002. For info: http://cef-cpsi.org. See http://cef-cpsi.org/leaders/extending.htm for guidelines for submitting a proposal.
9) Inventions presentation by CCT Faculty
Nina Greenwald and Steve Schwartz will present a workshop for the National Collegiate Innovators and Inventors Alliance Conference (NCIIA) on March 14, in Washington, D.C. Entitled "Junk, Dots and Paper Clips". For info: ngreenwald@mediaone.net.
10) Quote:
"The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin
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CCT NEWS 28 Feb. 02
1) World famous men's fashion designer visits CCT class
2) The Department of Leadership in Education seeks New Associate Professor
3) New link on CCT website:
4) Spring Conference, Saturday April 27th, 2002
5) The 12th Annual Teaching for a Change Conference
6) 22nd International Conference of Evaluation, Assessment and Critical Thinking
7) 9th Annual National Academy on Critical Thinking
8) Jose Saramago in his first Boston appearance
9) Free Dialogue Guides
10) Student email accounts & internet access
Quote from Grace Paley
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1) World famous men's fashion designer visits CCT class
Joseph Abboud is scheduled to meet with the CCT Invention class on March 7th, from 6:15-8:30 in the Chancellor's conference room. Any interested CCT students and faculty are invited to attend, but please RSVP immediately to ngreenwald@mediaone.net
2) The Department of Leadership in Education seeks New Associate Professor (tenure track) in school leadership to teach a variety of courses in the doctoral program in Leadership in Urban Schools and the Master's and Certificate of Adv.Grad.Studies in Ed.Admin. For info: Kelly.Escoto@umb.edu
3) New link on CCT website:
Bibliography of Critical and Creative Thinking and Reflective Practice, filesbibliography.html Please suggest additions with a sentence or two description.
4) Spring Conference, Saturday April 27th, 2002
"Access, Participation, and Progress: Connections between Policy and Practice in Urban Education." The Inst.for Community Inclusion, The Ed.Leadership Dept., and the Public Policy Doctoral Program at UMB are pleased to announce this conference for students, practitioners, scholars. Location and registration information will follow shortly.
5) The 12th Annual Teaching for a Change Conference
June 16-19,2002 at the Steamboat Grand Resort and Conference Center - Transform the Now - Create the New! For info: http:// www.teachingforchange.com
6) 22nd International Conference of Evaluation, Assessment and Critical Thinking
July 16-19, 2002, Sonoma State University, San Fransisco. Pre-Conference sessions July 14-15. Conference leaders: Richard Paul, Linda Elder and Richard Nosich. For info: http:// www.criticalthinking.org
7) 9th Annual National Academy on Critical Thinking
Mentoring and Advanced work in Critical Thinking. July 21-25, Sonoma State University, San Fransisco. For info: http://www.criticalthinking.org
8) Jose Saramago in his first Boston appearance
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. The JFK Library presents: "A tribute to Jose Saramago: Contemporary Literature from the Portugese-speaking world" (a free public symposium). 1pm-5pm, April 19, 2002. For info: 1-877-2-PORTUGAL
9) Free Dialogue Guides
Visit http://www.publicconversations.org to print out guide on how to facilitate dialogue about our post-September 11th world. Copies by mail: 617-923-1216
10) Student email accounts & internet access
Visit filesemail.html for info about getting your won student email address and using UMB as your free internet service provider.
Quote of the fortnight:
Advice to aspiring writers: "Keep a low overhead. Read a lot -- especially poetry. Don't live with someone who doesn't respect your work."
Grace Paley, Author and anti-war activist, spoke at UMass Boston 20 Feb. 02.
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CCT Headlines 8 Feb. 02
1) School Change:Using the Tools of Reevaluation Counseling
2) ROVs and Engineering Design in the Classroom
3) CCT student in the Boston Globe
4) Exhibit to help American Public understand the American Muslim
5) Action Research by CCT students
5a) Diversity portfolio
6) First synthesis to be attached in full on CCT website
7) Conflict Studies: The New Generation of Ideas: Call for Papers!
8) Sencer Summer Institute 2002
9) Humor in a picture
CCT NEWS 8 Feb. 02
1) School Change:Using the Tools of Reevaluation Counseling
A Talk for Teachers, Parents, Students and Educational Leaders presented by
Alan Epstein Thu, Feb 14, 2002,6:30-8:00pm in Watertown High School Library. For information call 617-966-7674.
2) ROVs and Engineering Design in the Classroom
Integrating Curricula in the Science, Math, and Technology Classroom, Monday, March 18, 2002 at The Center for Engineering Educational Outreach at Tufts University School of Engineering, Curtis Hall, Medford MA. 02155. For info e-mail: thomas.gagnon@tufts.edu
3) CCT student in the Boston Globe
Featured in Boston Globe, 3 Feb.: CCT student Luanne Witkowski's work establishing a store-front gallery for emerging artists in Jamaica Plain (36 South St., 617-522-1729 for hours and spring exhibit schedule).
4) Exhibit to help American Public understand the American Muslim
Muslim contributions to this country 1600-2001. On display at the Gutman Library at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Free and open to the public. For info email: Najwa.Abdultawwab@umb.edu
5) Action Research by CCT students
To explore "an Action Research approach to formulating possible educational innovations and building a constituency for them" the CCT course, "Evaluation of Educational Change," is throwing students right into Action Research teams working on student-defined problems arising from a issue in organizational/educational change. The topic is "Shaping CCT's future in a time of growing constraints, in part by Enhancing diversity in and through the CCT Program." Under that broad umbrella separate task groups are forming and students may soon contact you for information, opinions, referrals, etc. Please excuse duplicative and novice inquiries. If you have questions or would like to contribute, please contact peter.taylor@umb.edu.
5a) Diversity portfolio
Last year CCT student Michael Ruf produced a "Diversity portfolio," that surveys key ideas, references, and other resources related to enhancing diversity in an academic program. An overview of this portfolio is given at filesdiversityplan.html, which has a link to the full document.
6) First synthesis to be attached in full on CCT website
CCT student Rob Drake has completed his synthesis "A Children's Realm: An Experiment Using Life-Sized Manipulatives to Expand Exploring and Learning Opportunities for Children". It can be viewed in full at (filesdrake.doc)
7) Conflict Studies: The New Generation of Ideas: Call for Papers!
Conference for graduate students studying conflict. Proposals due march 15, 2002. Papers du August 15, 2002. Keynote speaker: Robert Mnookin, Harvard Law School. Program website: http://www.disres.umb.edu
8) Sencer Summer Institute 2002
Aug 2-6, 2002, Santa Clara University, San Jose, CA. For teams of faculty that are interested in delveloping Sencer approaches to science education on their campuses. Deadline for applications Feb 15, 2002, For info 202-884 7421.
9) Humor: [picture not linked to this site]
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CCT HEADLINES 1/23/02
0) Spring CCT Courses -- place & times
1) Science Education Online Graduate Courses
2) "ART AS ACTIVISM" exhibit.
3) "The Future of Identity" lecture series.
4) The Boston Women's Rainbow Choir presents "Freedom is coming" Concert
5) Come to the MESPA Technology Center Yard Sale!
6) Democracy, Freedom, and Justice after September 11th
7) Question from prospective student:
8) CCT Orientation and Community Gathering 1 Feb 2002
9) Quote of the month
CCT NEWS 1/23/02
0) Spring CCT Courses -- place & times. The published roster shows many CCT courses in W-2-209, which is not correct. Please check filesspring02.html for up to date information.
1) Science Education Online Graduate Courses, SP 2002
UMass AMherst. Classes are: Investigating Science Classrooms,(for info contact kdavis@educ.umass.edu) and Electricity and Magnetism for Teachers (for info contact cemery@k12.oit.umass.edu). Last day to register 2/4.
2) "ART AS ACTIVISM" exhibit.
A one-month exhibit at the Brickbottom Gallery, January 6 - January 26 2002. For info www.brickbottomartists.com or (617) 776-3410.
3) "The Future of Identity" lecture series.
Amartya Sen returns to the B.U. campus to deliver lectures 3 and 4 of his 6 part lecture series. For info on eLectures and broadcast on WBUR radio: www.bu.edu/pardee
4) The Boston Women's Rainbow Choir presents "Freedom is coming" Concert
Friday and Saturday 25, 26 of Jan. at 8PM. Central Congreagation Church on Seaverns Ave. Tickets can be bought at door, $10.
5) Come to the MESPA Technology Center Yard Sale!
Yard Sale of Obsolete Software for both Macintosh and Windows-based Computers. Appropriate for Pre-school through High School. Tu. Jan.29 - Fri.Jan. 31, 2002
(10AM - 5PM). For info: http://www.mespa.org
6) Democracy, Freedom, and Justice after September 11th
The events of September 11 provide educators with a crucial opportunity to reclaim schools as democratic public spheres in which students can engage in dialogue and critique around the meaning of democratic values, the relationship between learning and civic engagement, and the connection between schooling, what it means to be a critical citizen, and the responsibilities one has to the larger world.Henry A. Giroux explores these new opportunities for educators in: "Democracy, Freedom, and Justice after September 11th: Rethinking the Role of Educators and the Politics of Schooling"
http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=10871
7) Question from prospective student:
Prospective student John Sullivan (john@option.org) asks: "What doctoral programs would you recommend for advanced study that would afford the best concentration in the area... of teaching creative thinking and creative problem solving skills to businesses and individuals?"
8) CCT Orientation and Community Gathering 1 Feb 2002
4.30-9pm, Friday February 1, Graduate Student Lounge, 4th Floor Wheatley. A series of activities hosted by CCT Program and CCT Forum (grad. student proganization) All members of CCT Community welcome, but new and prospective students are especially encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by January 28th to cct@umb.edu or 617 287 6520. For program, visit filesorientation.html
9) Quote of the month:
"One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries." A. A. Milne
CCT HEADLINES 24 Dec 01
1. Newly admitted CCT students
2. Winter session Dialogue Process course cancelled
3. Register AS SOON AS POSSIBLE for CCT electives in the spring
3.5 Individual Tutoring And Workshops by the Graduate Writing Center
4. Teaching for Transformation workshops at UMB on Friday, January 25th
5. CCT Community Gathering and Orientation for new students, Friday February 1st, 4.30-9pm
6. Book published by CCT Professor Larry Blum, "'I'm Not a Racist, But...': The Moral Quandary of Race"
7. CCT workshops in conjunction with the Mass. Teachers Association
8. New CCT assistant
9. Hands-On, Minds-On Biology for Middle School Teachers
10. Funding Available For Graduate Study In Science Education
11. The MA Dept. of Ed. seeks proposals for institutes in mathematics, science and technology/engineering
12. Job openings
13. Quote of the news
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CCT NEWS
1. Welcome to newly admitted students James Clements, Marisa Papile, April Rucker, Dennis Sullivan.
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2. The winter session Dialogue Process course has, unfortunately, been cancelled due to enrollment. Students who need to make new plans as a result should contact Peter Taylor for suggestions.
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3. Please register as soon as possible for CCT electives in the spring so we can avoid further course cancellations. With the budget crunch, a higher minimum for course is being enforced. Take note of the new Invention course (CCT612) and restored "Moral Education" (CCT620). filesspring02.html
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3.5 Individual Tutoring And Workshops are being offered by the Graduate Writing Center On the 3rd floor of the Science Building Room 001-03 (Learning Resource Center) 617-287-5708
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4. CCT students and associates are welcolm to attend the Teaching for Transformation workshops at UMB on Friday, January 25th. For registartion contact cit@umb.edu
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5. CCT Community Gathering and Orientation for new students, Friday February 1st, 4.30-9 in 4th floor Wheatley Graduate student lounge. Proposals for 30-45 minute activities welcome. See filesorientation.html for provisional program.
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6. A book by CCT Professor Larry Blum, "'I'm Not a Racist, But...': The Moral Quandary of Race" was published by Cornell UP in November.
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7. CCT faculty and associates have been conducting CCT-style workshops at schools for teachers in conjunction with the Mass. Teachers Association. Look out for feature article in MTA today. (Thanks to Nina Greenwald for making this all happen.)
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8. Tamami Nakashima has started working at the CCT desk in W-2-157, covering for Annica during the next few weeks and sharing office assisting/ teaching assisting responsibilities for the spring. Thanks to Joelle Barton and Cynthia Than for their TA work during the fall.
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9. Hands-On, Minds-On Biology for Middle School Teachers. Course for grad. credit in Springfield, February-May 2002. Contact Morton Sternheim
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10. Funding Available For Graduate Study In Science Education, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact John Clement
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11. The MA Dept. of Ed. is encouraging providers to partner with school districts and a higher education institution to develop proposals for institutes in mathematics, science and technology/engineering. http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/cinstitute/01/rfp02memo.html
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12. Job openings:
Center for Lake Champlain, Full Time Educator, Burlington, Vermont. Contact juliesilverman@yahoo.com.
Squam Lakes (NH) Science Center, Full Time Lake Education Coordinator. Contact Amy.Yeakel@nhnature.org
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13. Quote concerning Philosophy of Education:
"Take Chances! Make Mistakes!! GET MESSY!!!"
-Ms Frizzle (of Magic School Bus)
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CCT news 11/14/01
The CCT news, A posting of news of interest to CCT students, alums, faculty, and associates. Please send items for future postings to cct@umb.edu. If you want to be removed from the address list for announcements, inform us about duplicate mailings, or suggest someone to add to the mailing list, please contact the CCT office (cct@umb.edu).
CCT HEADLINES
Volunteer in New York City with the Salvation Army
Kids Who Know and Do
Exhibition by CCT student
Holiday Concert
GSA Professional Development Grant
Annual Conference on Teaching for Tranformation
Quote of the fortnight
CCT NEWS
Volunteer in New York City with the Salvation Army
Call 212-337-7461 between 8am - 5pm and ask for the volunteer
coordinator. Current opportunites: 4, 8 or 10 hour shifts as a caseworker. 8 hour shifts serving food, cleaning, odd jobs.
Kids Who Know and Do, the 10th Annual Project-Based Learning Conference, April 25-26, 2002, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Call for Proposals: The deadline for proposals is November 9, 2001. The Call for Proposals form is available on the conference website: <http://www.kwkd.net>.
Exhibition by CCT student
Luanne E. Witkowski, first year CCT Graduate Program student will be showing paintings in the two following exhibts: 1. - NEW WORK @ Scollay Sq. Gallery, Boston City Hall, Government Center, Oct. 22 - Nov. 16 M-F 9-5 2. - Mass. College of Art, Boston, MA ãOff Hoursä Invitational, Monday, Dec 3rd through Jan 4th with the reception Dec 12th 12 - 2pm.
Holiday Concert
Mike Cartledge, CCT student, will be stage managing this concert: Celebrate the Holiday Season with the 175 Voices of the Boston Gay Men's Chorus "Home for the Holidays" Sat., Dec.8, 8:00 pm, Sun., Dec.9, 3:00 pm & 8:00 pm
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall,30 Gainsborough Street, Boston. Also Sun., Dec.16, 3:00 pm, Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston Street, Boston. Order TICKETS securely at:
http://www.bgmc.org/publicpages/store/holidaytickets.html Please mention
Mike's name when ordering, or call 617-424-8900, M-F, 9:30-5
GSA Professional Development Grant
Grants available for up to $500 for graduate students wishing to attend a conference, seminar, workshop etc. in their area of study. For more information contact the Graduate Student Assembly 617-287 7975, http://www.gsa.umb.edu
Annual Conference on Teaching for Tranformation at Umass.Friday Jan. 25 2002.Call for proposals, due Nov 26, 2001. For information call Jackie Cornog at CIT (Center for the Improvement of Teaching) 617-287 6767, cit@umb.edu.
Quote of the fortnight: "Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiemnt." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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CCT news 10/10/01
* Forum: Classroom Management
* Discussion: Engaging Students in Writing Across Courses
* Celeste Warner, Famous CCT student
* Discussion: Addressing Multicultural and Global Perspectives in the Classroom
* Discussion: Hard Earned Wisdom: Recognizing the Academic Legitimacy of Refugee Students' Lived Experience
* Project: Improving Interdisciplinary Science Instruction through Classroom Action Research and Environmental Field Site Experiences
* Youth Vision: Views of Community through Teen Video
* Teachers' Voice -- Retreat Nov. 29-Dec. 1
* Puzzle of the fortnight
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Second Saturday Educator Network invites you to their second monthly forum:
Classroom Management
Please bring your own resources and ideas to share.
October 13th 10:00AM-12:00AM
Wheatley Cafeteria - Wheatley 3rd floor.
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Center for the Improvement of Teaching invites you to:
Engaging Students in Writing Across Courses
Discussion led by: Kristy Alster (Nursing), Tim Sieber (Anthropology), Rajini Srikanth (English), Peter Taylor (Critical and Creative Thinking, GCOE) and Vivian Zamel, Moderator (English/ESL)
Thursday, October 18, 2001, 2:30-4:00
W-6-047 (English Department Lounge)
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Celeste Warner, a CCT synthesis student, is getting support for her project by the SouthCoast of MA and the Mayor's Office. She will be featured in the Standard Times Sunday issue on the 14th of October.
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Center for the Improvement of Teaching invites you to:
Addressing Multicultural and Global Perspectives in the Classroom
A Discussion Led by Terry McLarney (Legal Education and Labor Studies,CPCS) and Segi Stefanos (General Education Center, CPCS)
Thursday, November 1, 1:00-2:30, W-4-022
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Center for the Improvement of Teaching invites you to:
Hard Earned Wisdom: Recognizing the Academic Legitimacy of Refugee
Students' Lived Experience
A Discussion Led by Edith Shillue (Academic Support Services)
Wednesday, November 14, 2:30-4:00, W-4-138
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Improving Interdisciplinary Science Instruction through
Classroom Action Research and Environmental Field Site Experiences
A year-long professional development project for K-12 science teachers
Sponsored by Greenfield Community College. For more information, contact: goleman@gcc.mass.edu
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THE ADDISON GALLERY OF AMERICAN ART PRESENTS MOVING PICTURES: YOUTH VISION
Views of Community through Teen Video
Wednesday, October 10, 7:00 pm
Kemper Auditorium, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. Info: roberto@mirrorproject.org
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Teachers' Voice: Reflecting, Writing, and Sharing -- Retreat Nov. 29-Dec. 1
Hosted by Mass Field Center for teaching and Learning. 617-287-7660 mfc@umb.edu
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Puzzle (from New Scientist 6 Oct 2001) Without an implement such as a ruler, I would not be able to draw a straight line. But in order to produce a ruler, I would need a straight line to compare it with. How were the first completely straight tools produced? Matthew Austin
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CCT News 9/25/01
· CCT in the National Association for Gifted Children conference
· Public Forum: Precaution and the Intersection of Science, Policy and Culture
· There is Something Happening in Buffalo, New York That YouShould Know About!
· Science and Mathematics Education Reform: Implications for Inclusive Pedagogy
· First Annual MISSION HILL OPEN STUDIO
· BROADWAY WINDOWS - New York University presents:
· Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk
· CCT in the National Association for Gifted Children conference
During the National Association for Gifted Children conference (November,
in Cincinnati) Nina Greenwald will among a number of authors discussing
their contributions to Fostering Creativity in Children, K-8: Theory and
Practice. She has co-authored a chapter with Jack Levin (Sociologist,
Northeastern University) entitled "Swimming Against the Tide: The Creative
Child as a Late Bloomer". The book was released in Spring 2000 (Allyn and
Bacon) and is edited by Carol Ruth Harris ( GATES Research and Evaluation,
Gifted and Talented Services) and Mervin Lynch (Professor of Education,
Northeastern University). Other author/panelists include Alexinia Baldwin,
Frank Farley, John Feldhusen, Carole Ruth Harris, Jane Piirto, Jonathan
Plucker, Joyce McPeake Robinson, Joseph Renzulli, and Laura Schulkind.
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· Public Forum: Precaution and the Intersection of Science, Policy and Culture
Sponsored by the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production and the Massachusetts Precautionary Principle Project
7:30-9:30pm
September 21, 2001
Lowell High School, Lowell, MA
Speakers
Vandana Shiva: Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology, India
David Gee: European Environment Agency, Denmark
Elizabeth Guillette: Tulane & Xavier Universities, US
For more information, contact Sara Wright at 978-934-2981 or swright@bu.edu
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· There is Something Happening in Buffalo, New York That YouShould Know About!
Learning Sustainability
-Achieving Environmental, Social, and Economic Well-Being.
October 10-13, 2001
(Most events Buffalo Convention Center)
Running concurrent with the event is the Green Gold Exposition/2001, which
will celebrate local, regional, and national organizations that are in the
environmental solutions business.
The events kick off at the University at Buffalo on Wednesday Evening October
10, with an address by Dr. Jane Goodall as part of the University's
Distinguished Speaker Series.
Thursday October 11, and Friday October 12, we move to the Buffalo Convention
Center for presentations by Jane Goodall, David Suzuki, Paul Hawken, Sylvia
Earle, Faye Duchin, Dianne Dillon Ridgley, Sheldon Kamieniecki, Marty
Spitzer, and special community workshops by the Rocky Mountain Institute.
Discussions will include "Thinking Like a Region in a Globalized World"
"Global Perspectives on Sustainability", "Creating a Shared Vision for a
Sustainable Region"
Workshops and Seminars will include: "Implementing Natural
Capitalism"; "Environmental Governance and Stewardship in the Great Lakes";
"Developing Practices for Environmental Justice"; "Cross Border
Environmental Indicators"; "Media and Society"; and "Organic Gardening,
Lawn Care, and Pest Management."
Saturday October 13 we will host a special seminar to be conducted by the
Rocky Mountain Institute called: "Sustainable Community Development".
Also on Saturday is a series of Environmental Law Symposiums to be conducted
at UB.
Sustainability is a broad issue that touches everyone's lives. The objective
of this forum includes the initiation of a conversation about sustainability
in our region, and the development of action plans and leadership. We think
that you ought to be a part of this conversation and we cordially invite you
to consider attending.
Mark Your Calendars now and come to this event and meet our speakers, learn
from them, and think about participating n this growing and important
conversation. We need your Help.
For More information and registration materials: www.sustain.buffalo.edu
By following the links to "Join our Mailing List" you will receive our
Learning Sustainability Newsletter and updates.
If you have any questions or comments: lscampaign@aol.com
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· Science and Mathematics Education Reform: Implications for Inclusive Pedagogy
Kathleen Davis, Paige Bray, & Tarin Weiss
Science Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Saturday, September 29, 8:30-2:30
UMass Amherst
In our workshop, we will provide opportunities for participants to reflect
critically on the structures, practices, and pedagogical approaches of
reform-based science and mathematics education. We will use activities and
small group discussions to explore roadblocks to participation in science
and math for females and other traditionally marginalized groups.
This event is open without charge to anyone in the K12 or higher education
educational community. Lunch and all materials will be provided. Six PDP's
will be awarded. However, space is limited and reservations are required.
Contact Eugenie Harvey
413-545-1290
eharvey@k12s.phast.umass.edu
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· First Annual MISSION HILL OPEN STUDIO
Mass Art FA2D Painting Studio Manager,
Luanne E. Witkowski
& The Mission Hill Artists Collective proudly announce
the First Annual MISSION HILL OPEN STUDIOS
Saturday and Sunday - September 29 & 30, 2001
12 noon to 6:00pm
FREE ADMISSION, MAPS & SHUTTLE BUS
(from Brigham Circle T Green Line E and Roxbury Crossing Orange Line T )
For information call: 617.427.3907 or visit our website: www.geocities.com/mhacollective
Individual studios will be open as well as collective, rental and group studios ö including the newly opened Diablo Glass and Metal Foundry on Terrace Street.
Come discover where and how we work. See our painting, printmaking, photography, works on paper, sculpture, ceramics, glass, metal, jewelry, batik, dolls, puppets and more!
Hope to see and meet you then!
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· BROADWAY WINDOWS - New York University presents:
Lori Kent (CCT alum) "Lawn Fall" September 7-October 14, 2001
Broadway at East Tenth Street
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· Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and you can show your support by joining the eight annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. The five mile walk is scheduled for Sunday, October 14th with registration taking place from 8:00 a.m. to 10:a.m. at the Hatch Shell on Boston's scenic Charles River.
Join the 325, 000 walkers over the country in supporting a good cause, a little fun and some exercise!
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Subject: News from CCT 8/24/01
1. Good news and challenges ahead
2. Orientation and Community Gathering
3. Angi Walsh needs a store of words about CCT
4. Two courses need more students
5. Room changes
6. Position available to teach Critical Thinking
7. News on graduations and admissions
8. Office Changes
9. Practitioner's Portfolio for comments
10. Poem
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1. Good news/continuing challenges
During the summer, the Provost made funds available for Nina Greenwald's reappointment as a half-time replacement for Delores Gallo, who, unfortunately for her and for CCT, has to remain on medical leave.
The flip side of the good news about Nina is that the Graduate College of Education (GCOE) was content to let CCT try to find part-timers to teach required courses Nina had covered. GCOE's driving mission these days is getting accredited as a teacher education institution. This has meant, among other things [see "office changes" below], that since last January Peter Taylor no longer receives a course release as CCT director and must teach courses for the Teacher Ed. program.
To help CCT not only survive but also thrive in the face of these changes in institutional priorities, supporters of the Program are encouraged to:
a) recruit more students to the Program and its courses [on this front CCT has been doing very well this year; see "news on admissions" below];
b) create a community of students and alums that provides support for each other "developing reflective practice and changing our schools, workplaces, and lives" [e.g., through Orientation and Community Gathering, see below]. This acknowledges that the core faculty members have less time to fill such a support role; and
c) think and act critically and creatively -- both in response to further institutional changes and in developing new initiatives, such as the Thinktank for Critical Thinking Teachers.
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2. CCT Student Orientation and Community Gathering, 4.30-9pm, Friday September 7, Graduate Student Lounge, 4th Floor Wheatley. Hosted by CCT Program and CCT Forum (grad. student organization). All members of CCT Community welcome, but new and prospective students are especially encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by August 31st to cct@umb.edu or 617 287 6520
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3. Words needed! For an activity Angi Walsh is leading for the Sept. 7th. gathering, please email her with words describing aspects of critical and creative thinking and the CCT Program as you see them (AKW926@aol.com).
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4. More students needed for CCT630, Creativity in the Literature and Arts, taught by Ben Schwendener, and CCT611, Making Sense of Numbers, taught by Peter Taylor (http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/611-01.html).
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5. Room changes for courses: W-2-209 is now a computer lab, so CCT courses have to find other homes. CCT694 and 698 will meet in M-4-272 and CCT611 will meet in M-2-628S. Rooms for CCT627 and 630 have yet to be arranged. If don't hear beforehand, come by W-2-157 on the day for a notice about where to meet.
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6. Instructors needed for "Critical Thinking" at Quincy College, for one section 10-11 MWF, and another T/Th 12-1:30. Instructors are also needed for Developmental Reading/College Study Skills, Biology,
Anatomy/Physiology, Quantiative Reasong (Math), Statistics, and Math
Patterns. Contact Sue Harris, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 617-984-1600
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7. Angi Walsh, Ryan Mott, and Cyndi Mignini completed their M.A.s in June. Ryan has moved to Boulder to begin a Ph.D. in philosophy. Michael Ruf, an exchange student this last year has returned to Germany. Michael and several other students are almost ready to submit their syntheses -- Keep at it! New students admitted to the Program and matriculating this fall are Jeffrey Bretsch, Kathleen Bullock (readmit, using CCT credits from the past), Sheryl Cifrino (transfer from Nursing), Karen Crounse, Matt Frederick, Jim Gibson, Gloria Hicks, Barbara Huscher, Marek Junota-Bzowski, Jane Kenefick, Tonya Milbourn, Tamami Nakeshima, Paul O'Leary, Gloria Perez, Kristen Rushworth, Heidi Straghan (transfer from Counseling), Luanne Witkowski, Roanna Yangco. Welcome -- did we miss anybody? More applications are in process.
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8. Office Changes. The old CCT Office (W-2-157) has become an advising center for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. CCT has a desk in there, with administrative matters covered by one graduate assistant only -- please be patient with any office inquiries. Nina Greenwald will share an office, in W-2-093 (to be confirmed); tel: 617-287-6523.
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9. Peter Taylor is preparing a Practitioner's Portfolio for his tenure review this fall. Comments are welcome on a draft viewable at http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/portfolio01.html
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10. Poem instead of the usual quote or joke --
In Broken Images, by Robert Graves
He is quick, thinking in clear images;
I am slow, thinking in broken images
He becomes dull, trusting to his clear images;
I become sharp, mistrusting my broken images.
Trusting his images, he assumes their relevance;
Mistrusting my images, I question their relevance.
Assuming their relevance, he assumes the fact;
Questioning their relevance, I question the fact.
When the fact fails him, he questions the senses;
When the fact fails me, I approve my sense.
He continues quick and dull in his clear images;
I continue slow and sharp in my broken images.
He in a new confusion of his understanding;
I in new understanding of my confusion.
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