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Bradley Student Education Association representatives at the state conference on November 18 in Lyle, Illinois.
The conference’s poster session featured over 20 posters, created by pre-service teachers, graduate students, and faculty from several Illinois colleges and universities. Pictured here is Lindsay Schell, a Bradley pre-service teacher who co-presented a poster session entitled “Library of Congress Bio-Poem” with classmates Chelsea Fouts and Samantha Reginald.
The conference also featured over 40 paper and panel presentations. Under the direction of Dr. Patricia Chrosniak, a panel presentation entitled “Integrating Literacy into the Content Areas: Secondary Preservice Teachers Share Their Beliefs” was presented. Pictured here (L to R): Stacy Brooks, Carolyn McCullough, Alexandra Sebastian, Lauren Obermaier, and Jennifer Tucker (a teacher in Rankin School District 98), with Dr. Chrosniak.
Several Bradley pre-service teachers attended the conference to enhance their own professional development. Sessions designed especially for pre-service teachers included Kagen Engagement Strategies, Literacy Support, RtI and Behavior Management, and Student Teaching Preparation/Reflection. Pictured here (L to R): Ray McClintock, Kate Singler, and Tracy Merwin.
About 50 Bradley pre-service teachers attended the conference, along with pre-service teachers from Monmouth College, Eastern Illinois University, and Illinois State University. Pictured here (L to R): Bradley pre-service teachers Shoshan Handy, Tatierra Bivens, and Renee Rudy.
The following pictures were taken at the Hope for Autism Walk, the Peoria Regional Chapter of the Autism Society of America. We had 9 BU students, at least 1 recent alumni, 3 supporting family members of these student, and a BU employee with his family of supporters (daughter has autism). It was a large crowd that included a Storm Trooper, PAWS, Wildlife Prairie State Park personnel with an owl, Bald Eagle, and a red-tailed hawk, along with several other representatives from community businesses. The interior of the Shoppes at Grand Prairie Mall was filled with children, families, and friends who mingled and shared experiences to raise awareness about autism.
Bradley’s Golden Apple Scholars met for lunch at Avanti’s on September 30, 2011. Currently, Bradley is home to 11 Golden Apple Scholars. All are education majors committed to teaching in high needs schools upon graduation. Pictured here (L to R:): Nicole Carey, Nicole Peele, and Anna Treesara.
For more information about Golden Apple Scholarships, please visit www.goldenapple.org
Curriculum and Instruction Graduate students in ETE 651 Curriculum Theory and Development class learned about curriculum issues related to race and social class in the internationally focused discussion at Lydia’s statue.
Beth Davidson, a Peace Corp Volunteer serving in Ghana, Africa, interacted with the class and answered questions from teachers and nurses taking the graduate course. A significant topic of conversation became the friction between the the ‘Haves’ and the ‘Have-Nots’ both locally and in the African context.
Bradley Association for the Education of Young Children (BAEYC) kicked off their fall season with a September meeting. President Angie Stanton-Johnson and Vice-President Megan Hickey welcomed new and returning teacher candidates. After BAEYC participants were welcomed, they participate in a pair-share activity.
STEM Education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real world lessons where students apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in contexts that make connections between school, community, work, and global enterprise enabling the development of STEM literacy and with it the ability to compete in the new economy.
Each year, Bradley University STEM Education faculty and students engage in informal STEM education outreach programs for youth in our community. In the 2008-2009 school year, this effort touched 450 local primary school students.
The pictures below capture a new school year’s energy boost with workshop participants in Investigating Inquiry in Science, Technology and Mathematics Teacher Workshop created classroom activities utilizing the STEM areas as well as Wildlife Prairie Park resources.
Peoria area experienced teachers, Professional Master’s Elementary graduates and Bradley teacher candidates participated in a variety of professional activities. The workshop day included activities that encouraged inquiry, integration across disciplinary areas and creative use of resources.
A teacher candidate writes: “The teachers were very helpful and it was interesting to learn about how they conduct their classrooms and would use inquiry in them.” Another remarked: “I can take the ideas of how to introduce, provide materials for exploration, and allow the student to conduct their own experiment, collect data and summarize their findings”. Recent graduates from the Professional Master’s in STEM and Bradley professors from the Departments of Biology and Teacher Education facilitated the day’s activities.
The Activities Fair kicks off the in the Department of Teacher education several organizations support the preparation of professional teachers.
1. Bradley Student Education Association is a professional organization meant for all future teachers
2. Council for Exceptional Children focuses on issues with children with special needs
3. Golden Apple is a scholarship program which teacher candidates may apply to become a part of in their junior year.
4. Bradley Association for the Education of Young Children is a professional organization meant for anyone interested in issues dealing with young children and their families.
All professional organizations organize regular meetings and events as well as leadership opportunities for teacher candidates.
The faculty in Teacher Education starts each semester with a retreat preparing for important issues
The fall University Faculty Forum session presentation “Best practices for designing effective
rubrics”was given by Teacher Education professors Bob Wolffe and Heljä Antola Crowe
On Monday, August 22, 2011, Bradley Golden Apple Scholars held their first
booth at the annual Bradley Student Activities Fair. They displayed a tri-fold
board introducing themselves and shared information about Golden Apple
scholarships with interested visitors. Bradley has 11 Golden Apple Scholars
enrolled for the 2011-2012 academic year. Pictured here (L to R) are Nicole
Carey, Jordan Buob, Dawnesha Freeman, and Anna Treesara (below with Dr.
Hunzicker).
