School of Education Sigma Bulletin
This School of Education electronic publication contains current announcements of meetings, presentations, dissertation committees, grants received, employment opportunities of interest to graduate students, and similar items. Sigma is available via email weekly in Fall and Winter terms and biweekly in Spring and Summer.
Sigma Bulletin, May 4—May 10, 2009
A. DEAN'S UPDATES
B. CALENDAR
C. LOOKING AHEAD
A. DEAN'S UPDATES
Read today's Dean's Updates (topics include: Spring Commencement; Dean's Advisory Council meeting; final TEI seminar on ethics in teaching; Aotearoa New Zealand trip; meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; op-ed piece in the Detroit News; John Moje's new role) by clicking on this link:
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/soe.dean/updates&mode=single
B. CALENDAR
- May 4: Dissertation Defense by Xuezhao Lan on "Bridging Naturalistic and Laboratory Measures of Self-Regulation: the Development and Validation of Challenge Tasks," 2:30 p.m., Room 4030 SEB.
- May 6: 2008-09 Teacher Education Seminar Series Part II: Toward Developing a Professional Ethics Curriculum, 3:00 p.m., Tribute Room (1322). Ethics Project Working Group Members, commentary by Harry Brighouse, University of Wisconsin – Madison: topic: Seminar Closing: Toward an Ethics Curriculum for Student Teachers. (What progress has the TEI Ethics Project made this year? What contributions does this work stand to make to the fields of ethics and teacher education?)
- May 6: Symposium presented by The Center for Afroamerican & African Studies on "Urban Education in SE Michigan: Inequalities and Innovations," 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater (915 E. Washington Street). Keynote address by Dr. Robert Moses, Founder of The Algebra Project. Reception to follow.
- May 7: Ed Studies Colloquium: Nuria Castells, University of Barcelona, on "Reading, Writing, and Learning in Secondary and Higher Education," 12:00 noon, Tribute Room (1322).
Sigma Bulletin, May 4—May 10, 2009
- May 21: IRB on the Road with Cindy Shindledecker, 9:00 a.m.—noon, room 1350. Cindy will take scheduled appointments from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.; walk-in appointments will take place from 11:00 a.m. to noon. To arrange for a scheduled appointment, please email Cindy at cshindle@umich.edu.
- May 22: Dissertation Defense by Iria Puyosa: "Assessing the Impact of Academic Preparation, Finances and Social Capital on Postsecondary Education Enrollment," 10:30 a.m., Brownlee Room (2327).
- May 27: Dissertation Defense by Carrie Beyer: "Using Reform-Based Criteria to Support the Development of Preservice Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Design Capacity for Analyzing Science Curriculum Materials," 10:00 a.m., Brownlee Room (2327).
- May 29: Dissertation Defense by Cory Forbes: "Preservice Elementary Teachers' Development of Pedagogical Design Capacity for Inquiry: An Activity—Theoretical Perspective," 9:00 a.m., Brownlee Room (2327).
