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Well Done on your successful
graduation— Dr. Nkechi Madueke
(left).
Happy Graduation and Congratulations on your achievement—Dr. Rebecca Smith
Putman (left).
With Dr. Mary Harris, Regents
Professor and Doctoral Committee Chair (right) for Teacher Education & Administration.
With our very proud Dr.
Carol Wickstrom ,Associate
Professor and Doctoral Committee Chair (right).
Dr. Nancy Nelson, Meadows
Chair for Teacher Education &
Administration and Doctoral
Committee Chair (right) with
Dr. Kathryn Dixon (left).
Congratulations on your
tremendous accomplishment—Dr. LaBotta Taylor
(left).
Sharing the proud moment with her, Dr.
Jeanne Tunks, Associate
Professor and Doctoral
Committee Chair (right).
Dr. Frances Van Tassell ,
Associate Professor and
Doctoral Committee Chair
(center), with Drs. Cindy
Watson (left) and April
Larramore (right).
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Here’s to a happy ending, new
beginning, new endeavors and
new challenges! Congrats Dr.
Dixon.
At the convocation, with the Teacher Education & Administration
team, Drs. Bill Camp & John
Brooks.
Dr. John Brooks
CONGRATULATIONS DRS. RILEY &
SHAKER!!
Dr. Beth Riley
Congratulations Ladies!!!
Dr. Bill Camp
Dr. Ziad Shaker
~ Pictures taken during Summer Graduation at the UNT Coliseum
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OUR FIRST DEPARTMENTAL MEETING FOR THE YEAR—AUGUST 22, 2014
AT MATTHEWS HALL #111
An opening message from the Chair, Dr. Jim
Laney before the commencement of the meeting.
Present: Faculty, Staff and Graduate Assistants.
Dr. Jane Huffman (Standing, far left), Assistant
Chair for Graduate Programs with our current
and new Graduate Assistants.
An Introduction from Dr. Dina Castro (standing),
our newly appointed faculty for the Velma E.
Schmidt Chair for Early Childhood Education.
COLLEGE DAY—”FIRST FLIGHT” EVENT FOR STUDENTS ON AUGUST 21,
2014 AT WOOTEN HALL #122 (UNT’s OFFICIAL WELCOME WEEK PROGRAM)
An event that attracted more than 100 freshmen
feeling satisfied at the end of the day!
Students participating in a series of events during
“First Flight” to help them prepare and get connected with the University community. TE & A
team ~ Dr. Jim Laney, Dr. Teddi Martin, Ms. Amy
Willerson & Ms. Sherrie Beeson.
Our student assistants Gustavo Alveraz, Jasmine
Chappell & Hallie Nelson (not in the picture) assisted students with their needs.
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Congratulations to our newly appointed Julie Williams as a Graduate Student Council Senator for the year 2014-2015 academic year. Serving on
the GSC as an official representative for the graduate students at UNT,
she will advocate to ensure their academic needs and interests are met in
university policy. Her position for the department will be essential to the
advancement and new leadership of UNT.
A farewell lunch was arranged for our Post-Bac advisors Jennifer
Bridges & Kathryn Soule (seated) who have supported the Post-Bac
Office over the years. With them standing from left: Dr. Rossana
Boyd, Azzama Alia, Irene Frank, Brandon Bush, Dr. Pamela Harrell, Masha Aziz, Minwei Wu & Michelle Rodriguez.
DISSERTATION SUPPORT GRANT AWARD
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Graduate students Amanda Hurlbut, Julie Williams & Melanie Fields have been awarded $1,000.00 each to
support research expenses associated with the PhD in Curriculum & Instruction.
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Julie Williams, a doctoral candidate from Sulphur Springs, earned the Hollis L. Caswell Laureate Scholarship from Kappa Delta Pi. The $3,200 scholarship is given to a doctoral
student in Curriculum & Instruction.
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Faculty members Jamaal & Jemimah Young
show off a tiny piece of Mean Green spirit at
a recent baby shower. Their little one will be
all set for Friday pride days.
Congrats & GoMeanGreen !
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ongratulations to Mr. Reynaldo
Quiroz and family on the birth of
their son, Xavier Ignacio Quiroz.
Pictures of Baby Annalise
who was born on Sep 29,
2014.
Congratulations on your new
addition Amanda & John
Hurlbut!
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STAFF AWARD
Gustavo Alveraz an electrical engineering student
seeking his bachelor’s degree at the University of
North Texas and our student assistant, has been
accepted for the Fall 2014 Design Challenge sponsored by the Texas Space Grant Consortium. A
$2,000.00 in funding is awarded to support his
team.
Ms. Denise Stansel
(left), Office Manager &
Assistant to the Chair
with her outstanding
staff award.
Congratulations Denise
and more to come!!
TE & A ICE CREAM SOCIAL COMMITTEE
The TE & A Ice cream social committee and the Doctoral Student Association was organized on Sep 17, 2014 to encourage
and facilitate research collaboration within our department. This gathering created opportunities for graduate students to
engage in scholarly endeavors (writing, presenting, and publishing) and potentially seeking faculty members to serve on
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AWARDS
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Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Harrell for being selected as the winner for the COE Senior Faculty Research
Award for 2014-2015.
A WELL-DESERVED AWARD!!!
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Ms. Sumreen Asim, Graduate student for Dr. Karthigeyan Subramaniam (Doctoral Committee Chair) has been
chosen to participate in the Graduate Student Research and Fellowship Support Program cosponsored by the
Office of Research and Economic Development, the Office for Nationally Competitive Scholarships, and the
Toulouse Graduate School. The award received for this program is $500.00.
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This year’s Star Performer Award goes to Dr. Carol Hagen for her exceptional contributions to the University
in meeting its’ goals & core values.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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43 students received the Roberto Alonzo Scholarship this academic year for the total amount of $126,000.
Congratulations to Dr. Rossana Boyd for her continued work.
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Ms. Bethany Hendrickson (PDS intern) and her mentor teacher were named as the 2015 recipients of the Claudia A. Balach Teacher Researcher Award by the AERA SIG for PDS Research. This award is for the action research project she did in PDS 2 last Spring and will be recognized at AERA in April. Congratulations to Bethany, her mentor, and all the UNT instructors and staff involved in implementing the action research component of PDS 2.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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UNT and the College of Visual Arts and Design received a gift of $2,500,000 from the estate of Jody and Charles
Onstead to fund the JoAnn (Jody) and Dr. Charles O. Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts and
Design that will foster research, support talented arts and design educators. Dr. Jim Laney will be serving on
this committee for the College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD).
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Congratulations to Dr. Carol Wickstrom & Ms. Yuliya Summers who have been elected to serve as department
representatives on the 2014-2015 COE Scholarship committee.
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Dr. Miriam Ezzani’s interview on October 9th, with reporter Mitch Carr of CBS on SAT scores in Texas is scheduled to air on KRLD and TSN (Texas State Networks), which airs on more than 130 radio networks.
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Welcome our new staffs Mr. David Pierce and Mr. Ruben Alvarado in suite 218.
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How do core values influence a school?
How can you develop those values into a vision for the
school?
Dr. Jane Huffman (left), Professor explained how at a training workshop for principals in Wichita Falls. She spoke to a
dozen principals who attended the Principal Leadership
Academy and highlighted the benefits of professional learning communities to schools.
This is an official announcement on our newly promoted faculty member Dr. Pamela Esprivalo Harrell (right).
Congratulations Dr. Harrell on your new promotion as
Professor for TE & A.
Thanks to Ms. Denise Stansel and our student assistants Hallie Nelson & Jasmine Chappell for the banner.
“I just wanted to share this picture of the journal part of the
journal-formatted dissertation coming to fruition postgraduation. You know you have the best faculty of any university
when they continue to mentor their graduates 2 years after graduation. Drs. Wickstrom and Patterson were some of your faculty
pioneers into the journal-formatted dissertation venture in 2011.
I cannot be more grateful for their continuous support. Even
now, they continue to support my research endeavors at TWU.”
~ A message from Dr. Mary Amanda Stewart, Assistant Professor of Bilingual and English as a Second
Language Education at Texas Woman’s university.
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ORTH TEXAS COLLABORATIVE FOR SCIENCE,
MATH & WRITING WORKSHOP
Picture of the Ernst
Tinaja that has dramatically folded
rocks, with fossils
and is a watering hole
(left).
Dr. Pamela Harrell leading
the Xtreem Science group
at Big Bend, Texas. Picture taken at the Balancing Rock which is at the
end of the Grapevine Hills
Trail (left).
Xtreem Science
Xtreem Science
Xtreem Math
The Xtreem Math group participants with Dr. Colleen Eddy(1st
second row from left), Dr. Sarah
Pratt (4th second row from left)
and Ruth Payne (second row,
last). Picture taken at Six Flags
on July 16, 2014.
Writing Workshop
Writing Workshop
The pictures above were taken as part of the Writing workshop conducted by
Dr. Carol Wickstrom & Dr. Carol Revelle at Mesquite, Texas
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SALUTE TO FACULTY EXCELLENCE
The College of Education recognized faculty who received awards from the College and University throughout the past year at a special reception on Sep 23 at the UNT Alumni Center. President Neal Smatresk, Debbie Smatresk, Christy Crutsinger (Vice Provost for Faculty Success), Deborah Leliaert (Vice President for University Relations, Communications & Marketing, and Cathy Bryce
joined Dean Jerry Thomas at the College of Education Salute: Nacho Ordinary Faculty Appreciation & Recognition reception to recognize the honorees below:
Dr. Jane Huffman, Research
Leadership Award (above).
Dr. Pamela Esprivalo Harrell,
Faculty Research Excellence
Award (above).
Dr. Janelle Mathis, Faculty
Service Excellence Award
(above).
And pictures of a few of our faculty who attended
and celebrated the event.
Congratulations to all of our outstanding faculty!
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AT THE INAUGURAL STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY—PRESIDENT SMATRESK’S SPEECH
A panoramic view of our faculty who attended the President’s speech.
HIGHLAND PARK ISD SUSPENDS SEVEN BOOKS AFTER PARENTS
PROTEST THEIR CONTENT—CAROL WICKSTROM (FACULTY) IS QUOTED
IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Highland Park ISD suspended seven books from classroom use until they are reviewed by a committee of parents, teachers and students. Following are the books that raised objections from some
parents. At a glance the 7 suspended books: The Art of Racing in the Rain, The Working Poor:
Invisible in America, Siddhartha, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, An
Abundance of Katherines, The Glass Castle: A Memoir & Song of Solomon.
“School districts and teachers walk a tightrope: They must respect the choice of parents who request other reading materials and protect other students’ rights to read them.
“It isn’t easy,” she said. “You have the parents who don’t want their child reading X-Y-Z and you have the parents saying ‘That’s wonderful. I didn’t
want to have that hard conversation.’ So teachers are put into difficult situations, and they have to make difficult decisions.”
In high school especially, she said, the English class curriculum goes beyond teaching literary elements.
Everything that happens in the classroom should be directed to students learning how to live an effective life, a life that has meaning, a life that gives back
to the country or community,” she said. “It’s about developing citizens for our world. You have to be able to think on many levels.”
- Message from Dr. Carol Wickstrom, Associate Professor of TE & A.
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TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF READING (T.A.I.R)
The Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading provides literacy educators with the
opportunity to interact with outstanding professionals; become acquainted with current research, methods, and materials; and share successful instructional strategies.
Dr. Joan S Curtis
The 13th annual Denton area T.A.I.R Conference held on September 20, 2014 at Guyer High
School attracted more than 450 people including Teachers, Parents, Students and Administrators. Presenters above : Drs. Carol Wickstrom, Leslie Patterson, Teddi Martin, Ricardo Gonzalez,
Jim Laney, Carol Revelle and Ms. Cathy Stearns with Keynote Speaker Dr. Joan Scott Curtis.
Congratulations to Dr. Leslie Patterson forXIreceiving two Leadership awards.
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U.S—THAILAND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH NETWORK
Dr. Maitree and colleagues visited UNT, sponsored by Thai Research Fund in April 2014.
Translation of AssessToday Instrument and Training of Thai
& US Faculty.
Thai & US Faculty participate
in a lesson study round, which
includes observing Dr. Sarah
Pratt’s class, EDSE 3500.
Research Collaboration—
Discussion of Grant Funding
Opportunities.
Drs. Colleen Eddy & Sarah Pratt have been in collaboration for the past two years with faculty from Khon Kaen University and Northern Thailand to help them set up research projects.
Dr. Colleen Eddy traveled to Thailand in September to provide training of a short-cycle formative assessment observation instrument to 200-300 teachers at ICER (International Conference on Education Research). The lesson study will be
implemented in both U.S and Thailand giving her the opportunity to meet with leaders of the ASEAN coalition at the
APEC conference.
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UP-COMING EVENTS
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BIRTHDAYS
Cultural Proficiency Institute, in Partnership with Learning Forward
Texas on October 15 & 16. Venue : Collin College, Preston Ridge Campus,
Dallas, Texas.
UNT Educational Leadership Conference 2014 on Wednesday, November
12, 2014. Venue : University of North Texas, Gateway Center Ballroom,
801 North Texas Boulevard, Denton, Texas.
Keynote Speaker : Dr. Michael Fullan
For questions, please contact
Ms. Amanda Hurlbut at
Amanda.hurlbut@unt.edu
or
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Dr. Jimmy Byrd at
J.byrd@unt.edu
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AUGUST 07—LISBETH KRAUSS
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SEPTEMBER 03—BILL CAMP
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AUGUST 12—LINDA STROMBERG
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SEPTEMBER 10—KELLY FEILLE
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AUGUST 13—JOYCE PRICE
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OCTOBER 01—COLLEEN EDDY
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AUGUST 18—KELLEY KING
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OCTOBR 02—JOHNETTA HUDSON
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AUGUST 22—LOIS KNEZEK
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OCTOBER 03—TEDDI MARTIN
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AUGUST 23—JEANNE TUNKS
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OCTOBER 04—NANCY NELSON
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AUGUST 30—AMY WILLERSON
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OCTOBER 11—DUNG NGUYEN
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OCTOBER 28—CAROL REVELLE
BUSINESS SERVICE CENTER (BSC) NEWS
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The Travel Budget Authorization (TBA) form must be submitted to the BSC along
with the Travel Voucher. The form is a standard form used by all UNT system
member institutions and requires supervisory, Dept ID / Proj ID holder, and
Research Services/Grants “if applicable” approvals on the form prior to travel.
Access the TBA form from the BSC forms library online at
TEACHER EDUCATION & ADMINISTRATION
http://bsc.untsystem.edu/travel-budget-authorization-form-travel-voucher. Also
1155 UNION CIRCLE, #310740
available at that link is a training presentation regarding travel forms.
DENTON, TEXAS 76203-5017
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The BSC provides a monthly reminder and “best practices” for the most effective
and efficient use of the departmental purchasing card (Pcard). Please respond to
Pcard review requests for information within three business days via email to the
Pcard staff member requesting the documents. The Pcard team has grown, so you
should expect a higher volume of Pcard review request for either a particular
transaction or for an entire accounting period.
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