Unit Communications
- School of Education Leadership Team
- Teacher Education Council
- Curriculum and Instruction Assessment Committee
- Curriculm and Instruction Instructional Technology Committee
- Diversity Plan Task Force
- School of Education Integrated Student Database Task Force
- Dean of Education's Student Advisory Committee
- Field Experiences Policy Committee
School of Education Leadership Team
Charge:
The School of Education Leadership Team is charged with advising the dean on the policies, procedures, activities, resources and facilities of the School.
Membership, 2003-2004:
- Rowland, Paul - Dean and Chair
- Bachmann, Marlene - Director, Field Experiences
- Beed, Douglas - Director, EOS Project
- Crawford, Debbie - Administrative Assistant to the Dean
- Gass, Karen - Fiscal Officer, Dean's Office
- Jenni, Cathy - Director, Counselor Education
- Lott, Carolyn - Chair, C&I
- McCaw, Bill - EDLC faculty representative
- Midyett, Janice - Licensure Specialist
- Miller, Arthur - Chair, HHP
- Peterson, Audrey - Accreditation Coordinator, Teacher Education
- Hayler, Shelly - Director, Information Technology
- Jenni, Cathy - Chair, EDLC
- Uhlig, Sharon Dinkel - Associate Dean
- Vogelsberg, Timm - Director, Rural Institute
- Van den Pol, Rick - Director, Division of Educational Research and Services
- Johnson, Lester - Student Representitive
- McCaw, Bill - EDLC Faculty Representitive
- Sondag, Annie - HHP Faculty Representitive
- Schaub, kathy - Director of Development
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Teacher Education Council
Charge:
Formed in 1992, the Teacher Education Council is a permanent standing committee with University Committee status. It has, as its primary purpose, the review of all teacher education programs and policies at The University of Montana-Missoula. Such review will be collaborative with and advisory to the Dean of the School of Education .
The Council will review and make recommendations relative to all program changes, course or degree modifications, or other curriculum requests prior to submission to the university's Academic Standards and Curriculum Review Committee. Working subcommittees of the Council include the Elementary Admissions Committee, the Secondary Admissions Committee, and the Admissions Appeal Committee.
Membership includes one representative of each of the teacher licensure programs at The University of Montana. In addition, the group includes the accreditation coordinator as well as representatives from professional studies (Curriculum and Instruction), field experiences, and teacher licensure. The Dean of each school or college offering teacher preparation programs (or designee) is also represented on the Council.
Membership, 2003-2004:
- Bachmann, Marlene - Director, Field Experiences
- Beltramo, Tony - Spanish
- Belz, Mary Jane - Music
- Bright, Kerry - Biology Advisor
- Bruce, Heather - English
- Chin, Beverly - English
- Cobbs, Georgia - Elementary Education
- Field, Dick - Chemistry
- Friend, David - Physics/Astronomy
- Grey, Ramona - Political Science
- Kupilik, Michael - Economics
- Lott, Carolyn - Curriculum and Instruction
- Midyett, Janice - Licensure Specialist
- Peterson, Audrey - Accreditation Coordinator
- Rowland, Paul - Dean, School of Education
- Scott, James - Latin and College of Arts and Sciences representative
- Sondag, Annie - Health and Human Performance
- Tilton, Bobby - Art
- Von Reichert, Christiane - Geography
Minutes:
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Curriculum and Instruction Assessment Committee
Charge:
Formed in 2003, the C&I Assessment Committee is a standing committee that will assume leadership for C&I and the Teacher Education Program in planning for assessment. Specifically, the group will:
- Identify necessary program assessment indicators, portfolio processes;
- Review the various programmatic assessment instruments being used in the Teacher Education Program for usefulness, consistency, reliability and validity;
- Survey recent graduates and administrators for satisfaction with curriculum in preparation for teaching; summarize findings
- Conduct annual survey of student diversity
- Conduct and summarize advising evaluations each semester
- Inform selves and others of assessment trends and outcomes data
- Draft the C&I assessment plan
- The group will include representatives from elementary education, secondary education, specialty areas, students, and major content areas.
Membership, 2003-2004:
- Ann Garfinkle, Special Education, Chair
- Marlene Bachmann, Director, Field Experiences
- Marian McKenna, Secondary Education and Literacy Studies, C&I
- Audrey Peterson, Accreditation Coordinator, Teacher Education Program
Curriculum and Instruction Instructional Technology Committee
Charge:
This standing committee is responsible for assuming technology leadership in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Teacher Education Program by:
- Formulating and monitoring the program plans for technology in the curriculum
- Developing opportunities for faculty in-service on use of technology in their own classes
- Developing requests for user fee monies and distribution of any dollars received.
Membership includes faculty representatives who teach technology-rich classes and faculty who have an interest in the field. The School of Education Director of Information Technology may serve as an ex officio member of the committee.
Membership, 2003-2004:
- Sandra Williams, Chair
- Georgia Cobbs, Elementary Education
- David Erickson, Secondary Mathematics Education
Diversity Plan Task Force
Charge:
The Task Force convened in March 2004 to revise and focus the School of Education Diversity Plan . Specifically, the group is to develop a workable plan that:
- is realistic for all programs at UM-Missoula that prepare educators;
- addresses the dimensions of diversity in curriculum, faculty and staff, candidates, and experiences with diversity in P-12 settings for initial and advanced programs;
- incorporates MCA 20-1-501, Indian Education for All, across the curriculum.
Each member was nominated by his or her dean to represent their unit in developing the plan.
Membership:
- Beebe-Frankenberger, Margaret - School Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Belz, Mary Jane - Music, School of Fine Arts
- Brown, Blakely - Health and Human Performance, School of Education
- Campana, Jillian - Drama/Dance, School of Fine Arts
- Cobbs, Georgia - Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education
- Hutz, Aida - Counselor Education, School of Education
- Gillison, Linda - Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences
- Peterson, Audrey - Accreditation Coordinator, School of Education
- Robson, Don - Educational Leadership, School of Education
- Rowland, Paul - Dean, School of Education
- Shanley, Kate - Native American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
- Stolle, Darrell - Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education
Meeting Notes:
School of Education Integrated Student Database Task Force
Charge:
The Task Force convened in March 2004 with the following purposes:
- Collectively and systematically decide the questions asked about programs in the School of Education and the data needed to respond
- Provide ability to view and analyze data from a school-wide perspective
- Systematize the level of detail and coding of data throughout the School
- Eliminate parallel systems and redundancy
- Decide ownership/responsibility for entering and maintaining data
Membership:
- Uhlig, Sharon Dinkel - Associate Dean and Convenor
- Bachmann, Marlene - Director, Field Experiences
- Crawford, Debbie - Administrative Assistant, Dean's Office
- Evans, Julie - Administrative Assistant, EDLC
- Fifield, Julie - Administrative Assistant, C&I
- Gass, Karen - Fiscal Officer, Dean's Office
- Jenni, Cathy - Director, Counselor Education
- Johnson, Cleo - Administrative Assistant, Field Experiences Office
- Lott, Carolyn - Chair, C&I
- Marquart, Crystal - Administrative Assistant, HHP
- Midyett, Janice - Licensure Specialist
- Miller, Arthur - Chair, HHP
- Peterson, Audrey - Accreditation Coordinator, C&I
- Hayler, Shelly - Director, Information Technology, School of Education
- Richter, Scott - Accreditation Coordinator, HHP
- Rowland, Paul - Dean
- Jenni, Cathy - Chair, EDLC
Meeting Notes:
Dean of Education's Student Advisory Committee
Charge:
The Dean of Education Student Advisory Council (DESAC) is composed of undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Education . It is charged with meeting regularly with the dean to provide input into school level administrative decisions. Issues are raised and framed by both the dean and the members of the council and suggestions and solutions to problems are developed by the Council . Members may nominate themselves for service on the Council.
Membership, 2003-2004:
Undergraduate students:
- Archer, Maja - Political Science (Secondary licensure)
- Arpin, Alinon - ELED
- Bechtold, Kristen - ELED
- Carlson, Lisa - ELED
- Collins, Sara - Art (Secondary licensure)
- Decker, Kim - ELED
- Dobb, Amber - ELED
- Haldeman, Lyssa - History (Secondary licensure)
- Halligan, Sarah - English (Secondary licensure)
- Harsha, Kacey - ELED
- Haxton, Christopher - ELED
- Helmen, James - ELED
- Holt, Desiree - ELED
- Howard, Crystal - ELED
- Jones, Tricia - ELED
- Klette, Jennifer - ELED
- Kuka, Kirsten - ELED
- LaChere, Linda - ELED
- Legato, Kimber - ELED
- Leinweber, Heather - ELED
- Martin, Alice - ELED
- McGlynn, Sean - Mathematics (Secondary licensure)
- Mendes, Kimberly - ELED
- Meyer, Miriam - ELED
- Mihelish, Aaron - Health and Human Performance
- Reschke, Dennis - Science (Secondary licensure)
- VanHelden, Luke - English (Secondary licensure)
- Zealley, Patti - ELED
- Zito, Revel - ELED
Graduate Students:
- Eilertson, Jessica - Mathematics
- Hockman, Fay - Literacy
- Maughan, Steven - Social Studies
- Mikkola, Tracy - Special Education
- Minnick, Cheryl - Counseling
- Mohesky, Zoe - ELED
- Wilcox, Dan - Counseling
Field Experiences Policy Committee
Charge:
Created in 1990, the Field Experiences Policy Committee is a standing committee in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Its primary purposes are to:
- Explore opportunities for collaboration with area schools.
- Plan for integrated curricular activity in secondary schools
- Recommend to the Department evaluation instruments and policy for all field experiences
- Resolve field experience issues between candidates and supervisors
- Assist Director of Field Experiences as needed
Membership is composed of Curriculum and Instruction faculty and practitioners from P-12 settings.
Membership, 2003-2004:
- Jan LaBonty, Chair
- Philip Wittekiend
- Georgia Cobbs
- Ann Garfinkle
- Dan Gillen, University Supervisor
- Marlene Bachmann, Director, Field Experiences
- Suzanne Shope, Graduate Assistant
- Melinda Bollinger, Graduate Assistant