CTSE Event

ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT APPLYING FOR A SPECIAL TEACHING LEAVE?

The Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence presents

The 17th Annual Scholarship in Teaching Program

• Dr. Evelyn Altenberg, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
  SIX MONTHS FOR SYNTAX
• Dr. Jeanne Henry, Department of Literacy Studies
  CREATING "LYST 293: ADOLESCENT LITERATURE IN LONDON"
• Dr. Linda Longmire, Department of Global Studies and Geography
  GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
• Dr. Bruce Torff, Department of Curriculum and Teaching
  TEACHERS' BELIEFS ABOUT APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION FOR LOW-ADVANTAGE STUDENTS
• Dr. Sharon Whitton, Department of Curriculum and Teaching
  A TWO-PART SCHOLARLY EFFORT: A RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND A BOOK CHAPTER

Professors Altenberg, Henry, Longmire, Torff, and Whitton were recipients of Special Teaching Leaves during the 2008-2009 academic year. In this program they will present the research they did during their leaves. They will also answer questions about the application process for receiving a Special Teaching Leave.

Dr. Altenberg will discuss the book she completed during her leave.

Dr. Henry will present one day in the final itinerary/syllabus for a study-abroad course, demonstrating the course's synthesis of pedagogical principles, literature, and place.

Dr. Longmire will describe her examination of the Odyssey model of study-abroad education and new models of international education.

Dr. Torff will review the latest research findings concerning teachers’ inclinations to provide challenging curricula for high-advantage students but less challenging curricula for low-advantage ones. He will offer suggestions for structuring teacher education to solve this problem.

Dr. Whitton will explain her grant proposal for an NSF secondary mathematics teacher-enhancement grant and her book chapter about teaching geometry in Italy.

Lunch will be served.
Please RSVP to Jeanne Racioppi at x36221 or via e-mail by Oct. 9.