FCS Strategies to Improve Teaching and Learning



FCS Strategies to Improve Teaching and Learning

|3. Strategies to improve P-16 teaching and learning | |

|1) professional development for practicing educators |1) Snyder: Gerontology Alumni Spring Workshop |

| |2) O’Rourke: Taught “Program Marketing and Grant Writing In Early Childhood Programs”, a CLAS course for practicing early |

| |childhood professionals |

| |3) Murphy: Board member & Representative of EIU to Illinois Staff and Curriculum Developers Association, "Dealing with Difference|

| |Summer Institute," annual conference for public school and university educators to promote multi-cultural education and |

| |curriculum. |

| |4) Mikki Meadows taught the following courses as part of the Completion by Learning on an Alternative Schedule Program (these |

| |courses are taught on a rotating basis) for practiciing early childhood professionals |

| |Child Care Issues |

| |Developing Cultural Awareness in Children |

| |Family: Child/Home |

| |Using Technology in Early Childhood Environments: Child Care Administration |

| |Young Children and Computers |

| |5) Mikki Meadows developed and taught to early childhood professionals |

| |Teachers, White Children, White Schools: Multiculturalism in Geographically Homogeneous Communities |

| |continued |

| |5) Carolyn Woolever taught the following courses as part of the Completion by Learning on an Alternative Schedule Program (these |

|Part Two Qualitative Information: |courses are taught on a rotating basis) |

|3. Strategies to improve P-16 teaching and learning |Nutrition Topics for Child Care Professionals (Spring 2002) |

|1) professional development for practicing educators |Children and Loss (Spring 2002) |

| |6) Mikki Meadows: invited speaker April 2002 Embarrass River Basin Agency Head Start Parent Fair, Toledo, Illinois Sexuality: |

| |What’s Appropriate and What’s Not for our Preschoolers |

| |7) Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences program |

| |8) Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences program |

| |9) Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences Dietetics Option program |

| |10) Master of Arts in Gerontology program |

| |11) Nutrition Education Specialist and Certificate program |

| |12) Dilworth: Presenter, ARS Textrina Conference Summer 2002 |

| |13) Simpson: Using WebCT threaded discussion and the assignment box for large classes" Featured speaker for brown bag lunch |

| |session, EIU, November 16, 20-1 |

| |14) Meadows: Illinois Association of Teacher Educators, Eastern Illinois University November 2001 presentation entitled |

| |Multicultural Education and White Teachers, White Schools, and White Communities |

| |15) Meadows: Illinois Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Bloomington, Illinois November 2001 presentation entitled White|

| |Teachers, White Schools, and Multicultural Education |

| |16) L. Simpson, "Online Discussion Boards in On-campus and Online Courses." Sponsored by EIU Center for Academic Technology |

| |Support, October 9, 2002 |

| |17) L. Simpson, "Real Presenter: Options and Benefits," International Online Conference on Teaching Online in Higher Education, |

| |November 12-14, 2002 |

| |18) L. Simpson, "Online Discussion Boards: An Analysis of student participation," International Online Conference on Teaching |

| |Online in Higher Education, November 12-14. 2002 |

| |19) L. Simpson, "Use of Online Discussion in On-campus courses," Stop Surfing and start teaching 2002 National Conference, Myrtle |

| |Beach, SC February 9-12, 2002 |

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|2) college readiness programs |1) “Enrichment Through Education” Summer Camp developed and taught course entitled Introduction to Consumer Education in |

| |conjunction with the School of Continuing Education |

| |2) Summers 2002 Food Chemistry, Instructor, Ada McKinley Upward Bound Program, Chicago, IL |

|3) formalized partnerships with P-12 schools/districts |1) Formal research project with Head Start Programs, Private Preschool Facilities, and Public School Kindergartens in seven |

| |counties in the state of Illinois; investigated the use of multicultural education in predominately white schools |

|4) other |1) Completion by Learning on an Alternative Schedule (CLAS)Program, |

| |2) Elderhostel Intergenerational Camp |

| |learning opportunities for 20 children, age 9-12 (Summer 2002) |

| |lifelong learning opportunities for 21 senior citizens (Summer 2002) |

| |Continued |

|Part Two Qualitative Information: |3) Child Care Resource and Referral offered 236 educational workshops for child care providers; 1201 centers, Head Start and |

|3. Strategies to improve P-16 teaching and learning |at-risk teachers and staff attended; 654 family child care providers attended |

|1) professional development for practicing educators | |

|4) other (continued) | |

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