Sigma Bulletin, April 14 - April 20, 2008

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

A. DEAN'S UPDATES

Read today's Dean's Updates (Topics include Hyman Bass Distinguished University Professorship Award; Annemarie Palincsar to serve as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for 2008/09; University of Michigan's debut in iTunes U; Finalists for the Director of Student Affairs and Open Meetings During Week of April 14) 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 15: Active U: Line Dancing, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Whitney
Auditorium (Room 1309). Contact Joan McCoy at 764-7569 or jemccoy@umich.edu for further information.

- 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. To schedule an individual appointment with Cindy, please e-mail Cindy at cshindle@umich.edu, who will let you know of her available times.

- April 17: Dissertation Defense by Jenny DeMonte on “Designs for Improving Student Learning: Investigating Instructional Regimes,” 2:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327) SoE.

- 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@umich.edu) if you plan to attend.

D. LOOKING AHEAD

- 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 23: CPEP Colloquium: Fani Maleshkova, Research Scholar, University of Michigan on “Personal and Situation Factors in the Decision of High School Students to Study Abroad,” 12:10 pm - 1:00 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@umich.edu) for further information.

- May 8: Dissertation Defense by Nancy DeFrance on “Struggling Readers Learning with Graphic-Rich Digital Science Text: The Effects of a Highlight and Animate Feature and Manipulable Graphics,” 9:00 am, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- May 10: Applications due for ThEMaT's Summer Workshop for Teacher Educators. The event will take place from June 10 - 13, 2008 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Interested people can go to http://grip.umich.edu/ and fill out the online application form. For further information, please send an email to S08-themat@umich.edu.

- 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).