Wednesday Update for May 25, 2016

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Wednesday Update for May 25, 2016

*Please send announcements for the COE Wednesday Newsletter to ss.update@coe.ufl.edu by 2pm on the Tuesday prior; confirmation that your announcement has been received will be provided

Announcements

Graduate Student Survey Reminder 
If you haven’t already done so, please help EduGator Central (COE Office of Student Services) plan for the future by completing a survey regarding your needs as a graduate student and the services that you would like to see offered at the College of Education. Click here. Please complete your survey by Friday, June 3rd. Thank you in advance for your feedback!

Did you make the Dean’s List?
Calling all College of Education UNDERGRADUATE students that received a 3.75 or higher in Spring 2016! In recognition of your hard work, you have earned your place on the Dean’s List. Congrats! If you would like a formal certificate to celebrate your accomplishment, please email Fallen Walker, fwalker@coe.ufl.edu, from your Gatorlink address (include your full name). We will confirm when you can come collect your certificate for your professional portfolio. Keep up the good work and stay Gator strong!

Events

Northeast Florida Teacher Virtual Career Fair – FREE Teacher Recruitment Event
An easy way to meet Hiring Representatives Real-time from 12 Public School Districts for full-time teaching positions in Northeast Florida. Virtual fair scheduled for Wednesday, June 29. Registration and additional details located here.

NYC Department of Education Bronx Field Support Center Teacher Job Fair
Seeking NYS Certified Teachers in all license areas. Special Education, ESL, Math, Science and Physical Education are high need areas. Job fair scheduled for Wednesday, June 8. Please see flyer for registration information and additional details.

Service & Volunteering

Caleb’s Pitch
Caleb’s Pitch seeks a student group that is looking for a philanthropic cause. Caleb’s Pitch is a local nonprofit that is 100% volunteer driven. Our mission is to paint a positive experience for children as they battle life threatening diseases. Our signature activity is syringe art and this activity has spread to the Universities of Wisconsin and Missouri. Please check out this video to see what we do with student athletes at the University of Florida. You can watch this video to learn more about Caleb Jacobbe, the inspiration for the organization. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Contact Tim Jacobbe at jacobbe@coe.ufl.edu for more information.

UF Open House – Volunteers Needed 
The Office of Admissions will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, August 13 from 9am-3pm. They need volunteers to welcome and assist prospective students and their families throughout the day! If you are interested in serving as a volunteer during Open House on Saturday, August 13, please email Albert Perera at aperera@admissions.ufl.edu. More information here.

Balance 180 has a wonderful hands-on volunteer experience available for you this summer! We are offering a summer camp and adaptive gymnastics class for kids with special needs.

This summer, we have two opportunities to work with our athletes:
Adaptive Gymnastics Classes – Saturdays, 12:30-1:30pm from May 28th – July 30th.
Volunteers have the opportunity to work one-on-one with our young athletes, assisting them during a 1 hour gymnastics class. Disabilities include autism, down syndrome, and cerebral palsy.  Come join us if if you are interested in helping our athletes learn new motor skills, follow directions, and being engaged in fun exercises.  If you are interested in being a part of the Adaptive Gymnastics volunteer team, please contact Matthew Zeigen at balance180adaptivegymvolunteer@gmail.com. No gymnastics experience is required to volunteer and specialized training for all volunteers on May 22nd.

Balance 180 Summer Camp – Monday – Friday (mornings) from July 11th – July 29th.
Summer camp is a life changing experience where you have the opportunity to work with kids with special needs to help them make friends, enjoy gymnastics, dance, create arts and crafts, and play games. This camp is available for kids ages 2-15 with and without special needs (see flyer for more details). If you are interested in participating in summer camp, please contact Sarah Meurer at balance180summercamp@gmail.com. No gymnastics experience is required to volunteer and you do not need to sign up for every day, unless you want to. If you are not available in the mornings, you may be able to help out in the afternoon:) A training/orientation session is scheduled for May 22nd and July 9th, during which our team of health care professionals and educators teach you how to best work with our amazing athletes.

Employment

Teaching Positions in Levy County
Levy County is building a new school, Williston Middle/High School that is scheduled to open this fall 2016 and they are seeking teachers. Position details and application are available here.

Seaside Schools, Inc.
Seaside Neighborhood School in Seaside, Florida currently has two positions available, a 6th grade language arts/social studies teacher and a 5th/6th grade science teacher. School information and additional position details available at SeasideSchool.net or contact HR, Betty Corley at corleyb@seasideschool.net.

Courses and Seminars – Fall 2016

GRADUATE Course – Diagnosis and Assessment in Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorders
This graduate level assessment course will be offered in the fall on Wednesdays from 1-4. Please see attachment for details.

School of Teaching & Learning Graduate Seminars
The School of Teaching & Learning is pleased to offer a wide range of graduate seminars in the summer and fall semesters that are open to students throughout the College of Education.  Please refer to this webpage for course descriptions, meeting times, and instructor contact information.

LAE 6348: Teaching Multiliteracies
The School of Teaching & Learning will be offering LAE 6348: Teaching Multiliteracies online this fall, open to students throughout the College of Education. See handout for additional details.

Archived Newsletters

If you want to read about any of the announcements, opportunities, and events posted in last week’s Wednesday Update Newsletters, or peruse previous newsletters, please visit https://education.ufl.edu/student-services/category/student-newsletter/

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Wednesday Update for May 11, 2016

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Wednesday Update for May 11, 2016

*Please send announcements for the COE Wednesday Newsletter to ss.update@coe.ufl.edu by 2pm on the Tuesday prior; confirmation that your announcement has been received will be provided

Announcements

UF Open House – Volunteers Needed 
The Office of Admissions will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, August 13 from 9am-3pm. They need volunteers to welcome and assist prospective students and their families throughout the day! If you are interested in serving as a volunteer during Open House on Saturday, August 13, please email Albert Perera at aperera@admissions.ufl.edu. More information here.

Call for Papers for the Upcoming 2016 AAER Conference
You are cordially invited to submit a proposal to this year’s 16th Annual AAER Conference. Proposals are peer reviewed and may include completed research or research in progress. First Round Submission Deadline is June 30th. Additional details located here.

Master the Best Practices in Research
Selecting a Valid Sample Size for Longitudinal and Multilevel Study Designs. From graduate students to senior researchers, anyone can participate in this short course with only a basic background in statistics. See flyer for details.

Events

The Heartland Educational Consortium will be holding it’s first annual Teacher Recruitment Fair on Saturday, May 21st. Representatives from the six Heartland Districts (DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee) will be present to interview candidates. As of today’s date we are hiring for a large variety of subject areas, but we are especially
anxious to interview candidates with the following certifications:

Elementary Education K-6
English 6-12
Exceptional Student Education K-12
Math 5-9
Math 6-12
Reading K-12
Guidance and Counseling K-12
Foreign Language – Spanish K-12
All Science Certifications (including Biology & Chemistry)

Is a Heartland District right for you? Watch our video to obtain more information about teaching in Heartland. Pre-registration for the event required. More information pertaining to our Districts, the event, and registration process can be found on the here and on our website: http://www.heartlanded.org/programs/newteacher.htm.

 

Courses and Seminars – Summer and Fall 2016

GRADUATE Course – Diagnosis and Assessment in Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorders
This graduate level assessment course will be offered in the fall on Wednesdays from 1-4. Please see attachment for details.

School of Teaching & Learning Graduate Seminars
The School of Teaching & Learning is pleased to offer a wide range of graduate seminars in the summer and fall semesters that are open to students throughout the College of Education.  Please refer to this webpage for course descriptions, meeting times, and instructor contact information.

The School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies will be offering the following Graduate Seminars for the Summer 2016 semester. For course details, please click on the course link below:
EEX 6936: Meta-Analysis in Prevention and Intervention Science 

LAE 6348: Teaching Multiliteracies
The School of Teaching & Learning will be offering LAE 6348: Teaching Multiliteracies online this fall, open to students throughout the College of Education. See handout for additional details.

Employment

Project Coordinator position (Education/Training Specialist II) – Project About School Safety, funded by the National Institute of Justice. http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/497265/educationtraining-spec-ii
I’m looking for someone with at least a bachelor’s degree, school and/or mental health experience, and strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills. This is a multi-site study so the Project Coordinator would work with the local site (Marion County Public Schools and The Centers) and the other (primary awardee) project site (University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC). If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me directly at splett@coe.ufl.edu. Project abstract located here.

Micanopy Area Cooperative School
Instructional classroom position available starting August 15, 2016. Position description and other details located here.

Acton Academy Jacksonville
Acton Academy Jacksonville (soon to open for the 2016-2017 school year) is in search of potential Guides for our Early Learners and Elementary Studio. Position description, application information, and other details located here.

Levy County School Board
We have an opening for an elementary counselor at Joyce Bullock Elementary (pk-2nd) half time and Bronson Elementary (pk-5) half time for a full time position next school year. Both are outstanding schools with supportive administration and you would be working with two experienced counselors. Williston and Bronson are only 20 minutes from Gainesville so it might be easier to drive there than across town in Gainesville. Please contact Lisa Gant, Joyce Bullock Elementary School Counselor, at 352-528-3341. More information available at http://www.levy.k12.fl.us/.

Babysitting, Nanny, Tutoring

Summer Childcare
Looking for a fun and energetic babysitter to play with our boys 2, 4 and newborn girl (arriving this summer!) you will never be left alone with all three kiddos, light toy/clothing organization a plus! Needed for specific dates in June, and occasional throughout summer. Please email/text Melissa (561) 313.3841 Fmag11@aol.com

Math Tutor
I am looking for a math tutor for my 7th grade son for the end of May and summer months. I would like someone at least 2 to 3 days a week. Please contact me if you are interested. My email is sonyagrubbs@gmail.com

Service and Volunteering

Duval Early Learning Academy 
Volunteers needed for the summer beginning June 20th for 16 weeks. Monday-Thursday 8-4 pm at Duval Early Learning Academy. Please contact the Disability Coordinator at Alachua County Schools at 352-955-6703 ext. 2109 if you are interested.

 

Archived Newsletters

If you want to read about any of the announcements, opportunities, and events posted in last week’s Wednesday Update Newsletters, or peruse previous newsletters, please visit https://education.ufl.edu/student-services/category/student-newsletter/

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Wednesday Update for May 4, 2016

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Wednesday Update for May 4, 2016

*Please send announcements for the COE Wednesday Newsletter to ss.update@coe.ufl.edu by 2pm on the Tuesday prior; confirmation that your announcement has been received will be provided

Announcements

Call for Papers for the Upcoming 2016 AAER Conference
You are cordially invited to submit a proposal to this year’s 16th Annual AAER Conference. Proposals are peer reviewed and may include completed research or research in progress. First Round Submission Deadline is June 30th. Additional details located here.

Master the Best Practices in Research
Selecting a Valid Sample Size for Longitudinal and Multilevel Study Designs. From graduate students to senior researchers, anyone can participate in this short course with only a basic background in statistics. See flyer for details.

Events

Alachua County Public School Job Fair
The Alachua County Public School Job Fair will be Saturday, May 7th from 8am to 12pm, at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. PRE-REGISTER here to secure interview time slots with Principals. See flyer for additional details.

The Heartland Educational Consortium will be holding it’s first annual Teacher Recruitment Fair on Saturday, May 21st. Representatives from the six Heartland Districts (DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee) will be present to interview candidates. As of today’s date we are hiring for a large variety of subject areas, but we are especially
anxious to interview candidates with the following certifications:

Elementary Education K-6
English 6-12
Exceptional Student Education K-12
Math 5-9
Math 6-12
Reading K-12
Guidance and Counseling K-12
Foreign Language – Spanish K-12
All Science Certifications (including Biology & Chemistry)

Is a Heartland District right for you? Watch our video to obtain more information about teaching in Heartland. Pre-registration for the event required. More information pertaining to our Districts, the event, and registration process can be found on the here and on our website: http://www.heartlanded.org/programs/newteacher.htm.

 

Courses and Seminars – Summer and Fall 2016

LAE 6869: Teaching Digital Storytelling  
Join us for an eight-week, online summer course in which you will explore the power of stories, think about practical applications of digital storytelling, and design a digital story. Contact Dr. Kathryn Caprino (kcaprino@coe.ufl.edu) for more details.

School of Teaching & Learning Graduate Seminars
The School of Teaching & Learning is pleased to offer a wide range of graduate seminars in the summer and fall semesters that are open to students throughout the College of Education.  Please refer to this webpage for course descriptions, meeting times, and instructor contact information.

The School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies will be offering the following Graduate Seminars for the Summer 2016 semester. For course details, please click on the course link below:

EEX 7526: Grant Writing
EEX 6936: Meta-Analysis in Prevention and Intervention Science 

LAE 6348: Teaching Multiliteracies
The School of Teaching & Learning will be offering LAE 6348: Teaching Multiliteracies online this fall, open to students throughout the College of Education. See handout for additional details.

HBR4930– Harry Potter and the Holocaust: Children Literature and Alternative Ways of Talking about Racism and Genocide
This course addresses the representation of the Holocaust in popular culture and in children books that discuss the Holocaust directly (as in Anne Frank) and ones that address indirectly violence, scapegoating and human cruelty (as in Lord of the Flies). The discussion also encompasses the politics of the Holocaust and what the memory of the Holocaust might mean to different groups and individuals. The course will compare the treatment of the holocaust, racism and genocide in books such as Night, The Diary of Anne-Frank and Maus: A Survivor’s Tale with a more general discussion of violence and racism in books such as The Wave, Animal Farm, and Lord of the Flies (as well as Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery.”) The main texts for this course will be two books out of the Harry Potter series (The Goblet of Fire and The Deathly Hallows), a series which has been intended for children, and which makes almost no mention of historical events and identity while speaking of purity of blood, racial violence and (eventually) state-run racial persecution. Course offered M T W R F during Period 3.

Employment

Micanopy Area Cooperative School
Instructional classroom position available starting August 15, 2016. Position description and other details located here.

Acton Academy Jacksonville
Acton Academy Jacksonville (soon to open for the 2016-2017 school year) is in search of potential Guides for our Early Learners and Elementary Studio. Position description, application information, and other details located here.

Levy County School Board
We have an opening for an elementary counselor at Joyce Bullock Elementary (pk-2nd) half time and Bronson Elementary (pk-5) half time for a full time position next school year. Both are outstanding schools with supportive administration and you would be working with two experienced counselors. Williston and Bronson are only 20 minutes from Gainesville so it might be easier to drive there than across town in Gainesville. ​Please contact Lisa Gant, Joyce Bullock Elementary School Counselor, at 352-528-3341. More information available at http://www.levy.k12.fl.us/.

Queen of Peace Catholic Academy
A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence where Faith and Knowledge Unite located in Gainesville, Florida is seeking a Middle School Mathematics teacher and a Middle School Social Studies teacher for the 2016-2017 school year. The ideal candidate is a practicing Catholic oriented to academic excellence with the ability to differentiate learning and integrate instructional technology. Applicants should hold or be eligible for relevant certification  in the State of Florida. Resume, Diocesan Employment Application, and three references from an educational setting should be sent to Principal Tammie Vassou at tcvassou@qopacademy.org.

Babysitting, Nanny, Tutoring

Math Tutor
I am looking for a math tutor for my 7th grade son for the end of May and summer months. I would like someone at least 2 to 3 days a week. Please contact me if you are interested. My email is sonyagrubbs@gmail.com

Service and Volunteering

Duval Early Learning Academy 
Volunteers needed for the summer beginning June 20th for 16 weeks. Monday-Thursday 8-4 pm at Duval Early Learning Academy. Please contact the Disability Coordinator at Alachua County Schools at 352-955-6703 ext. 2109 if you are interested.

Apply for the Student Health Advisory Board by May 9
The University of Florida Student Health Advisory Board (SHAB) is now accepting applications. Comprised of six faculty/staff and 12 students, SHAB provides UF’s Senior Vice President for Health Affairs advice concerning policies and procedures of the Student Health Care Center (SHCC). SHAB regularly reviews the quality of care rendered at the SHCC, as well as recommending and approving policies, procedures, programs, financial status and both long- and short-range planning.

The application deadline is Monday, May 9 at 4:30 p.m. Learn more and apply online via the SHCC website.

 

Archived Newsletters

If you want to read about any of the announcements, opportunities, and events posted in last week’s Wednesday Update Newsletters, or peruse previous newsletters, please visit https://education.ufl.edu/student-services/category/student-newsletter/

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