Sigma Bulletin, April 7 - April 13, 2008

A. DEAN'S UPDATES
B. ANNOUNCEMENTS
C. CALENDAR
D. LOOKING AHEAD

A. DEAN'S UPDATES

Read today's Dean's Updates (Topics include Rackham Faculty Recognition Award, Phi Kappa Phi award, CEW Scholarships, NARST early career award, Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor award ) by clicking on this link:

<http://sitemaker.umich.edu/soe.dean/updates&mode=single>

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS

See today's Announcements by clicking on this link:

<http://sitemaker.soe.umich.edu/education.announcements>

C. CALENDAR

- April 7: The Education, Spirituality and Social Justice Group's final meeting for the semester, 4:00 pm, Room 2214, School of Education.

- April 8: Active U: Line Dancing, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309). Contact Joan McCoy at 764-7569 or jemccoy at umich.edu for further information.

- April 9: OMSA Dialogue: Kate Shimshock, TBLG Matters Initiatives Coordinator and MSW Student, School of Social Work on “Being an Ally to the Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Ally (TBLGQQIA) Community in Educational Settings, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327). Lunch will be provided.

- April 10: Educational Studies Colloquia Brown Bag Series: Yvonne Goddard, Assistant Professor of Education, School of Education on “Differentiating Instruction: Research and Practice” 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- April 11: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Don Hambrick, Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212, School of Education. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

D. LOOKING AHEAD

- April 15: Dissertation Defense by Annemarie Hindman on "School-Family Partnership and School Readiness," 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2327 SEB, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- April 15: MAC Information Night, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309).

- April 16: CPEP: Marc Zimmerman, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health on “The Flint Adolescent Study: Findings and Applications,” 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322), School of Education.

- April 17: “Thoughtful Conversations About Teaching,” Final Celebration for English Practicum II Students, 4:30 - 6:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322). All faculty, staff and students are invited to drop by this final celebration and exhibition. Pre-service English teachers will be sharing materials that represent their learning in the field. Refreshments will be provided.

- April 17: IRB on the Road with Cindy Shindledecker, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Room 1350 SoE. Additional information forthcoming (appointment hours vs. open hours).

- April 18: Research luncheon for School of Education faculty, sponsored by the Research Advisory Committee, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm, Tribute (Room 1322). Faculty will have opportunities to share their research ideas with the hope that this will help to build bridges and spark new collaborations. Lunch will be served. Please e-mail Kathy Metcalf (kmetcalf at umich.edu) if you plan to attend.

- April 22: Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics Brown Bag Colloquia: Judith Jacobs, Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Center for Education and Equity in Mathematics, Science and Technology (CEEMaST) at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Visiting Scholar, Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics, School of Education, University of Michigan on “Preparing Teachers to be Professionals, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- April 25: Dissertation Defense by Marina Epstein on "Adolescents in Conflict: Associations Between Gender Socialization, Gender Conflict, and Outcomes," 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- April 26: School of Education Commencement, Hill Auditorium, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm; reception to follow on Ingalls Mall.

- April 29: Teacher Education Seminar Series: Kavita Kapadia, University of Chicago, 2:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322) on “A Case Study: The University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program.”

- May 15: Deadline for submission of finished videos for the School of Education Video Competition. Rules are at: http://www.soe.umich.edu/videocontest. Please e-mail Eugenie Potter (eugeniep at umich.edu) for further information.

- May 28: CPEP Colloquium: Yi-Miau Tsai, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany on “Motivation in Day-to-Day Classroom Learning: A Short-Term Intra-Individual Approach,” 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322).