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Wednesday Update – March 22, 2017

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Announcements

Welcome our CAEP visitors!

On April 3rd & 4th a site visit team from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) will be in Norman Hall as part of the COE’s national re-accreditation process. While formal meetings have been scheduled with various COE faculty, staff and students as part of the visit, site team members may also be walking around the building and informal talking with students, staff, and faculty.  The site visitors may choose to observe classes that are in session, have conversations with students and instructors before and after class, stop by open offices, and talk with students in common gathering spaces. The site visitors will be interested in hearing about your course work and field experiences in a UF educator preparation program.

If you happen to cross paths with the visitors, please take the time to welcome them to the UF College of Education and to respond to their inquiries.  We are proud of the energy, dedication, and accomplishments of our students – and know that the site visit team will be equally impressed.  Go EduGators!

Any questions about the CAEP site visit should be directed to:  
Dr. Nancy Waldron 
Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Graduate Education
G416 Norman Hall
waldron@coe.ufl.edu

Call for Nominations – Education College Council – nomination period ends Friday, March 24  
We are currently accepting nominations for ECC Officer Positions. Attached you will find descriptions/responsibilities for each officer position.  All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to run. To nominate yourself or one of your colleagues, please send an email to Rebecca Kidwell rkidwell@coe.ufl.edu that includes the following information:

First and Last Name: 
Major/Classification:
UFL Email Address: 
Choose the Officer Position Desired:

President – _____ 
Vice President – _____
Secretary – _____ 
Treasurer – _____

SFEA Elections – Nominations end Sunday, March 26
SFEA is looking for talented COE leaders to be a part of the executive board for the 2017-2018 academic year! This is a huge resume builder and leadership opportunity. Please see the attachment for requirements. Submit your nomination here.

FREE GRE WORKSHOP – March 27-30
The UF Teaching Center offers this workshop Monday through Thursday, March 27-30, from 5-7 p.m. each day.   The Math sessions are Monday  & Wednesday, and the Verbal sessions are Tuesday and Thursday.  You can register for just the math sessions, just the verbal sessions, or all four.  Go to www.teachingcenter.ufl.edu, then “study skills” then “workshops” to register and learn the workshop location.

UF’s Writing Studio offers free one-on-one writing tutoring for all UF students.  Our tutors are mostly graduate students, and they work with students from freshmen to grad students, from all fields, and on documents ranging from one-page memos to dissertations.  We help many students with personal statements and application essays for graduate school, too.  We provide half-hour appointments; we are open at our main office M-F from 10:00 – 4:00, and in Library West M-R from 5:00 – 8:00 in the evening.  To make an appointment, go to our website at http://www.writing.ufl.edu, choose “Writing Studio,” and you’ll see directions on how to make appointments.

Undergraduate Research Study Participation Opportunity – Learning Cognition Team
Attention Undergraduate non-computer science students – Compensation $20. Interested participants, please click here.

Events

UF to welcome UCLA diversity and inclusion expert Mitchell Chang – Thursday, March 23, 9:30-11:30am 
Building on the awareness about diversity and inclusion generated at events held earlier this year — including the Provost’s Symposium on implicit bias in January and the Council on Diversity’s day of events featuring Professor Rumay Alexander of UNC-Chapel Hill in February — UF will host Professor Mitchell Chang of UCLA as a third speaker on the topics in March.

Chang is a professor of higher education and organizational change as well as courtesy faculty in Asian American Studies at UCLA whose research focuses on the educational efficacy of diversity-related initiatives on college campuses as well as application of those best practices toward advancing student learning and democratizing institutions. While on campus, he will share his views on how diversity and inclusion are linked to the mission of higher education as well as his thoughts on how we can maximize an environment for learning, diversity literacy and “inclusion as a journey.” Click here for more details.

2nd Annual COE Student Research Symposium – Thursday, March 30th
This symposium, Strengthening Dialogue through Diverse Perspectives, intends to facilitate cross-disciplinary communication and, to that end, we hope this annual event draws interest across the college. Keynote address by Dr. Adam Laats, Historian of Education from Binghamton University. See flyer for event details. If you have any questions, please contact SAGE officers Vera Wei Ma and Brittney Castanheira at 2017coeresearchsymposium@gmail.com

10th Annual Gator Nation Field Day
Lambda Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. would like to cordially invite you to our annual philanthropy Gator Nation Field Day! This staple program serves to unite University of Florida students with the Gainesville community through a dialogue about physical and mental health. This year we will raise awareness for Autism! Please see the attached invitation.

In addition to supporting a great cause this is a great opportunity to network with many organizations from across campus that participate every year. You can register now at lpdst.com. We look forward to celebrating with you, and we can’t wait to see you there!

International Literacy Association – Orlando, FL – July 15-17, 2017 
Early bird rates end April 24th. Click here for conference details.

Career Fairs

Careers in Education Fair – Reitz Union – Wednesday, April 5th, 5:00 – 7:00pm
COE Students – We welcome you to attend this year’s College of Education Career Fair and lead-in events!  The Careers in Education Fair will feature over 50 recruiters from public and private schools in Florida and from surrounding states.  Please see the flyer for event details.  Hope to see you there!

Diversity Teacher Recruitment Virtual Career Fair – Thursday, April 6th, 9:00am-5:00pm
Online recruiting event for educators – Featuring jobs within school systems, colleges & universities nationwide. Click here for complete details.

Alachua County Public Schools Job Fair – Saturday, April 8th, 8:00am-12:00pm
Pre-register at www.sbac.edu. Come prepared to interview! More details here.

Heartland Teacher Recruitment Fair – Saturday, April 8, 8:30am-2:00pm
The Heartland Educational Consortium will be holding it’s second annual Teacher Recruitment Fair on April 8, 2017. 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). Pre-registration for the event is required. More information pertaining to our Districts, the event, and registration process can be found on the attached flyer and on our website.

Is a Heartland District right for you? Watch our video to obtain more information about teaching in Heartland.

Volusia Schools Instructional Job Fair – Teach by the Beach!
Volusia County School District located in central Florida is currently  recruiting teachers for our 2017-18 school year. The Job Fair will be held Friday, April 14 from 7:45am – 3:00pm. This job fair is by invitation only. Capacity is limited. To receive an invitation, you must complete all 3 steps by 12pm on Friday, April 7th:

1. Complete VCS employment application: Click here to begin
2. Complete Gallup Teacher Insight portion of the online application
3. Send name & certification area to: Teacher-recruitment@volusia.k12.fl.us

We are interested in all education majors as well as subject area majors: Biology, English, Chemistry, Physics, Social Studies.

Employment & Internship Opportunities

Episcopal School of Jacksonville
US Chemistry (grade 10) and MS (earth science or physical science), full time. At least two years of experience is preferred, but not required.

US Chemistry/Biology for a maternity leave (start of school in August into September–approximately 4-6 weeks).

Interested applicants should submit of letter of interest and resume to:
Mrs. Pat Slevin, Director of Human Resources, slevinp@esj.org & Mrs. Sally Russo, Science Department Chair, russos@esj.org

Saint Francis Catholic Academy
Saint Francis Catholic Academy in Gainesville is seeking applicants for teaching positions for next school year. They are interested in applications within all content areas and within special education. They are a 1:1 school with MacBooks and next year will also be using iPads and a TEAL lab. You can submit your resume here: http://sfchs.org/about-us/employment/

Social Justice Internship in Oral History (Fall 2017) – applications due April 19, 2017
This fall internship will offer students negotiable flexibility in terms of topical focus and specific forms of work output (e.g. more interviewing, vs. more podcasting, vs. developing teaching modules, vs. helping with press releases and social media), but will continue to provide impactful experiential and service learning opportunities in oral history fieldwork and digital humanities production. See attachment for additional details.

Recruiting STEM Ed Teacher Trainers by March 31, 2017
The Chemical Educational Foundation® is a national nonprofit organization devoted to enhancing K-8 science education and opportunities. CEF has openings for our STEM teacher trainer program in Gainesville, FL. Our teacher trainers are experienced formal or informal educators of all backgrounds nationwide who conduct hands-on professional development workshops in their communities. Candidates accepted into the program will receive an expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC, for the Training Conference this July and hourly payment for each workshop they conduct. In addition, this is a great leadership opportunity and enables an educator to bring high-quality STEM programming, training, and resources to educators near them! 

Interested or know someone who might be? Complete the short application here. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis but the training class is likely to fill by the end of the month. Contact Ariel Simons, asimons@chemed.org, with questions.

Full Time Mathematics and Science Positions Available for the 2017-2018 School Year
Mater Academy Charter Middle High School is an “A” Ranked College Preparatory Middle-High School in Miami-Dade County. We are ranked among the best high schools in the nation by US News and World Reports and Newsweek.

We are beginning to interview potential educators for the 2017-2018 school year. We are seeking Full-Time Middle and High School Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics Teachers. Additionally we are interested in school counselors and several other subject areas. Interested applicants should send their resumes to mmontero@materacademy.com.

PACE Center for Girls Internship Program – deadline Monday, March 27th
The PACE Center for Girls Internship Program offers a select group of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to non-profit management of a school just for girls. Interns are involved in some aspect of programming, administrative duties, development, special events, and outreach.

We accept students currently enrolled in a bachelor or master’s degree. We also accept recent graduates (maximum one year after graduation). PACE internships are unpaid and require a minimum of 10 hours/week. Application deadline is March 27, 2017.

Military Magnet Academy – North Charleston, SC
Upcoming Vacancies for 2017-2018: MS Math, MS Science, MS ELA, MS PE, LD Resource, HS Math, EMD (SC), SAI (JROTC Instructor), Guidance Counselor. Click here for position descriptions, application, etc.

Childcare – Tutoring

Two boys, ages 10 & 12 to be brought and picked up from school starting May 1st and ending June 2nd. We do not need anyone Wednesday afternoons. The boys go to different schools but they are a few blocks apart.  We need our sitter to come to our home at 7:15 each am. Youngest needs to be at school prior to 8:00am and oldest needs to be at school by 8:50am. Pick up starts at 3pm for the youngest boy and the oldest boy is picked up at 3:15pm.  On most days they just come home and their father is there by 4:30. On Thursdays, they go to appointments at Magnolia Park after school and then come home.  Please email michelesstone@gmail.com if you are interested.  Summer assistance may be needed as well but the times will be different.

Communication Aide/Learning Facilitator
Family in immediate need of a reliable, committed, and long-term communication aide for a teen with disabilities. Family is looking for a motivated individual to work with their teenager son as a facilitator of learning through the use of Rapid Prompting Method (RPM). Aide will receive free training in RPM by the family, although additional outside training/reading is strongly encouraged. The Individual is being homeschooled. 5 hours/week: schedule can be flexible, but must be available approximately 1 hours/day, M-F. We will need a reference from you. Please email resume and a short paragraph about yourself to sfv2025@icloud.com

Salary is commensurate to experience, and will go up over time. Training takes several months to complete.

Tutoring Opportunity
I am interested in hiring a student to tutor for the rest of this semester (until the end of May) for a one hour session twice a week.  The student is an 8th grader at Oak View Middle School and the tutoring with take place at the Newberry library between the hours of 3 and 6 in the afternoon. During these tutoring sessions, there needs to be a homework check to be sure it is being done correctly as well as review session for upcoming exams and quizzes as needed.  I also want someone who is well versed in 8th grade Algebra as that is the math class he is taking this year. If interested, please contact sstocks@ufl.edu.  I would like to fill this position asap.

Tutor Needed
I am a visiting scholar and looking for students whose native language is English to assist my third-grade boy in his spoken English and reading skills. Experience with English tutoring or having an elementary teacher certification is desirable, but not necessary. One or two times a week for an hour. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon availability. Pay negotiable. The location is at our home on SW 20th Ln, 32607 and you must have your own transportation. If you are interested, please contact Jie Zheng, by phone or text at (352) 871-9163 or E-mail: zjlflower@ufl.edu

Archived Newsletters

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