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Position Announcement-- CLASE Research Scientist
CLASE is accepting applications for an Assistant or Associate Research
Scientist to work with the Center or grant-writing, pursuing research,
and other scholarly activities related to CLASE's mission. See attached
position announcement for full details. Applications received by January
30, 2008 are assured consideration.
CLASE Summer Institute 2008
CLASE's sixth annual Summer Institute for Teachers was held in early June, 2008, at Unicoi State Park. Participants, including middle and high school teachers from Hall Co., Forsyth Co., Clarke Co., Dekalb Co. and Houston Co., collaborated on learning about effective instruction of content for English learners, web-based resources for instruction, and best practices for instruction and schooling. We look forward to continuing to work with these great educators during the coming year on implementing and assessing these practices in their classrooms!
Video Analysis Tool and Lens Development
LPSL/CLASE research scientist Dr. Art Recesso is leading a team of CLASE graduate students and faculty in creating, refining, and implementing an observational rating "lens" for the Video Analysis Tool (VAT) to assist teachers in implementing and evaluating their best practices for working with English learners. Dr. Recesso presented on this CLASE initiative at the 2008 Summer Institute.
The Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars for 2008-09 Named
CLASE has selected seven outstanding graduate students as recipients of The Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Fund assistantships for 2008-09. These include returning graduate students Dalcy Moreno (Educational Leadership), Gabrielle Garner (Instructional Technology) and Stephanie Clouse-Nasrallah (Counseling), as well as new recipients C. Allen Lynn (Language & Literacy Education), Karin Stubenbaum (Public Health), Kevin Terry (Political Science), and Cori Jakubiak (Language & Literacy Education). These assistantships, selected university-wide, are intended to enhance the education and skills of graduate students dedicated to Latino education so that these Graduate Scholars will continue to contribute to Latino educational improvement in the United States after they complete graduate school. The Graduate Scholars work with CLASE on outreach, research, and professional development initiatives throughout the year.
CLASE Receives Grant Support
To date in 2008, CLASE is proud to have been awarded multiple grants to help carry out its research, outreach, and professional development. These grant funds allow us to leverage our resources and activities locally and state-wide. The awards include:-$27,539 from the Title II/Part A Higher Education Improving Teacher Quality higher education grants program for professional development improving content-area instruction of secondary English language learners;
-$4,961 from the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach "Latino Students and the Educational Pipeline" grants program, for assessing the 2008 Gwinnett "Steps to College" summer enrichment program for high schoolers;
-$1,500 from the UGA Parents and Families Association for supporting CLASE's tutoring outreach engaging university students with English-learning children in local schools.
CLASE Nominated by UGA for Magrath Award
This award "recognizes the outreach and engagement partnerships of four-year public universities" and "seeks to identify colleges and universities that have redesigned their teaching, research, extension and service functions to become even more sympathetically and productively involved with their communities." CLASE is honored to have our work recognized with this nomination.
CLASE Spring 2008 Newsletter
CLASE announces the release of our second issue of "CLASE NOTES," our newsletter with information about recent initiatives, people, and projects at CLASE. Download and read Vol. 1 Issue 2 here! See CLASE Research & Publications for archived issues.
Paul Matthews named 2008-09 UGA Service-Learning Senior Scholar
Dr. Paul Matthews, CLASE's Assistant Director and Outreach Coordinator, will continue to assist UGA's Office of Service-Learning as the 2008-09 Service-Learning Senior Scholar for Faculty Development. In this role, he will help implement and assess the Service-Learning Fellows program and the Service-Learning Seminar Series, and will give leadership to the creation and dissemination of information about service-learning for UGA faculty. Dr. Matthews was also the 2007-08 OSL Senior Scholar for Faculty Development. For more on service-learning, see http://www.servicelearning.uga.edu/.
"Building Liaison with Latino Communities" Video Briefings Released
CLASE and the Southern Center for Communication, Health and Poverty at
UGA have released a DVD and series of video briefings targeting public
health information officers and risk communicators, to help prepare them
to communicate health and emergency information with Latino/Hispanic
populations. These fifteen video clips, filmed on campus with an expert
panel and studio audience, include background information on Latino
cultural groups, cultural competency, and strategies for effective
communication.
Tutoring and MentoringCLASE coordinates opportunities for UGA students to tutor and mentor Athens-area Latino K-12 students. Since Fall 2004, hundreds of university students have provided tutoring and social and academic support at venues such as the Pinewood Library branch, Garnet Ridge Boys & Girls Club, and Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela, as well as at local schools. University participants are able to receive academic credit for their service learning via a class by CLASE Co-Director Dr. Paul Matthews, but more importantly, they gain direct, hands-on experience with Latino students and families, helping dispel stereotypes and prepare them for serving a diverse Georgia upon graduation. To learn more about these programs, visit www.coe.uga.edu/clase/tutoring/
CLASE Collaborates with DOE and KSU
CLASE is collaborating with Kennesaw State University, Metro RESA and the Georgia Department of Education on KSU's 7th Annual ESOL Conference, February 26 (middle & high school teacher focus), 27 (elementary school teacher focus), and 28 (administrator focus) in Kennesaw. Dr. Margo Gottlieb will provide keynote presentations each day, plus other experts from schools, universities and the department of education will be on the program. For more information or to register, go to www.kennesaw.edu/education/soap.
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