ELE Faculty Achievements

Awards and Recognitions:

University Service Award: Judy Barbour

Ronald E. Gholson Faculty Service Award: Noelle Greathouse

University Faculty Marshal: Noelle Greathouse

Grants: Grants often involve information and joint personnel from area school P-6 teachers and students in masters level courses.

Judy Barbour: Telefund – EIU, HECA State of Illinois Transfer Students – Focus on Minorities; PT3 Course Redesign and Online Book Club; T.E.D. E. Block I Webpage “Connections”

Judy Barford: PT3 Course Redesign for Edu 2022; PT3 Project WOW with Carl Sandburg Faculty; PT3 SCIP Technology Modules with Carl Sandburg Faculty

Marilyn Lisowski: National Science Foundation – Biocomplexity (through Jan. 04); IBHE Tech Inquiry and Environment (through July 03); ISBE Tools of Technology and Science (through October 02)

Veronica Stephen: T.E.D.E. for ELE 5640 completed in 2002.

Mary Ellen Varble: T.E.D.E. for Elementary Block I courses.

Offices: Faculty maintain multiple professional memberships and are leaders in professional organizations.

Judy Barbour: Illinois Reading Council Executive Board and Nominating Committee; Illinois Reading Council Vice President and Program Chair; International Reading Association Studies and Research Committee.

(Tess Bennett: DEC (Division of Early Childhood of Council for Exceptional Children President Elect); Head Start Training and Technical Assistance as PRISM Reviewer. Dr. Bennett came to EIU August, 2002)

(Merribeth Bruning: ACEI International Secretary 2002-2005; ACEI Executive Board 2002-2005. Dr. Bruning came to EIU August, 2002. NCATE folio reviewer through ACEI; ACEI Speakers Bureau.)

April Flood: Phi Delta Kappa Foundation Representative.

Noelle Greathouse: Kappa Delta Pi Co-Sponsor

Marilyn Lisowski: Illinois Science Teachers Association President Elect; Conservation Education Advisory Board Governor’s Delegate; Phi Delta Kappa (EIU) Research Chair; North American Association for Environmental Education Research Committee; Environmental Education Association and Illinois Environmental Education Staff Development Chair; National Science Teachers Association Council of State Officers.

Gail Lockart: National Middle school Association NCATE Portfolio Reviewer and Reviewer for Journal; Middle Level Educators’ Club joint faculty sponsor.

Linda Loy: Middle Level Educators’ Club joint faculty sponsor.

Linda Reven: Kappa Delta Pi Co-Sponsor; America Reads Coordinator joint project with Carl Sandburg Elementary School, Charleston, IL

Grace Nunn: Illinois Reading Council Editorial Advisory Board.

Denise Reid: Phi Delta Kappa EIU Secretary

Veronica Stephen: Illinois Association for Teacher Educators (IATE) Past President; IATE Nominations and Elections Committee Chair; IATE Continuity Committee Chair; Delta Kappa Gamma Delta Beta Chapter President.

Mary Ellen Varble: IATE Executive Board

Publications (Including Reviews):

*Faculty who began Fall, 2002

Zhang, C., *Bennett, T., Heal, H. B. (2002). Issues in Education The Development of Family Partnership Agreement in Early Head Start: The Need for a Relationship-Based Approach. The Journal of Early Education and Family Review. 10(1), 15-28.

*Bruning, M. D. & Larsen V. A. (2002). Presentation software and concept development: Multicultural tools for pre-service teachers. NSSA Perspective Journal. Proceedings of the National Social Sciences Association Professional Development Conference (NSSA). Albuquerque, NM. Oct. 17-19.

Larsen, V. A. & *Bruning, M. D. (2002). Applying Web-based tools for teacher education in the social sciences. NSSA Perspectives Journal. Proceedings of the National Social Sciences Association Professional Development Conference (NSSA). Albuquerque, NM. October 17-19, 20.

Lisowski, M. (2001). “TECI” December (Articles/Chapters).

Lisowski, M. (2001). “Computer Animation.” Science Books and Films. 37(2). 81-82.

Lisowski, M. (2001). “Computers”. Science Books and Films. 37(2). 82.

Lisowski, M. (2001). “The Internet” Science Books and Films, 37(2). 82.

Lisowski, M. (2001). “Robots”. Science Books and Films. 37(2). 82

Lisowski, M. (2001). “Living Things Need Water.”. Science Books and Films. 37(3). 123.

Lisowski, M. (2001). “Environmental Education and Biodiversity.” Journal of Environmental Education. 32 (4). 52-53.

Lisowski, M. (2001). “Encyclopedia of Environmental Science.” Journal of Environmental Education. 33(1). 39-40.

Lisowski, M. (2001). “Review of Ana Cavo Balearic Islands paper. The Environmentalist.

Lisowski, M. (2001). “Review of Fien et als paper. The Environmentalist.

Lockart, G. (2002) A Field-based teacher education internship for middle level teacher candidates. Research in Middle Level Education Online.

Nunn, G. (2001). Reviewed manuscript of Word Identification Strategies by Fox for Merrill Prentice Hall.

Nunn, G. (2001). Reviewed manuscript of Phonemic Awareness Lessons for the Class, Small Groups, and Children Needing Individualized Instruction for C. McCormick, EIU.

Nunn, G. (2001). Reviewed Chapters 4 and 5 of Reading Diagnosis and Assessment for Merrill Prentice Hall.

Nunn, G. Reviewed video on content area reading instruction produced by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.

Stephen, V. (2002). Editor Eastern Education Journal Spring 2002 – Editor ”From the Editor”, “In This Issue”, and “Special People” columns (provided photography for the issue).

Stephen, V. (2001). Legacy Annual Report 2001 – Author and Editor, College of Education and Professional Studies, EIU.

Stephen, V. (2001-2002) Old Main Line 2001-2002 – Contributing Author

Stephen, V. (2001-2002) IATE News 2001-2002 – Contributing Author “From the President” column.

Other Publications:

Stephen, V. (2001-2002). CART Racing Update – Contributing Author and Photographer

Presentations:

The Elementary Faculty present often with audiences for local to international audiences.

Barbour, Judith: Research presentation on the concepts of professionalism of Pre-service Teachers, AACTE Conference, New York, NY, April, 2002. Strategies used by Teachers to Teach Reading International Reading Association Reading, San Francisco; May 2002; Illinois Reading Council, Strategies for Teaching Reading; two presentation for the Illini Reading Council. Power Writing, Third Grade, Carl Sandburg Elementary School, Charleston, IL; Student Participation in Effingham Early Learning Center.

Barford, Judith:Graphing Activities with KidPix Deluxe, 45th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics, EIU, March 5, 2002; Portfolio Do’s and Don’ts, EIU ACEI, March 7, 2002; Project WOW IV, Wonders of Wisdom, CEPS Research Fair, March 22, 2002; Terrific Tessellations, Math Energy, EIU, April 8, 2002; Developing Webquests, Ballenger Teacher Center Workshop, April 13, 2002; Lessons Learned from TEDE, PT3 Technology Fair, April 22, 2002; Project WOW V, Wonders of Wisdom, Global Heroes, PT3 Technology Fair, April 22, 2002; Project WOW: Wonders of the Wilderness, Lewis and Clark, PT3 Technology Fair, April 22, 2002; HyperStudio Workshop, EIU Family and Consumer Sciences, April 28, 2002; Numerous small SCIP presentations to CEPS and C.U.#1 constituencies with David Carey, Principal of Carl Sandburg Elementary School.

Bennett, T. and Bruning, M. D. have several presentations prior to their arrival at EIU which are not reflected in this report. Information available if desired.

Croy, T. (2001). Attention/Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Middle Level Educators Club, EIU.

Flood, A. (2001), EIUI Reading Conference Presenter; EIU Math Energy Presenter.

Greathouse, N. and Reven, L. Presentations from Home School Partnership research for Kappa Delta Pi; Working with Colors, GEM Early Education Conference; Meaningful and Authentic Strategies for working with Words, International Reading Association, San Francisco, May, 2002, and Scaffolding Reading Instruction, National Road Region Reading Council.

Lisowski, M. (2002). Leadership Resources, National Science Teachers Association and Illinois Science Teachers Association Key Leader Institute. Champaign, IL. July; Ideas, Inquiries and Investigations in Biology, and Aquatic Based Activities for Flowing and Still Waters, National Science Teachers Association Convention. April 2002, San Diego; College of Education and Professional Studies Research Fair, March 2002, EIU; Groundwater Foundation Annual Convention. “Using Groundwater Models to Show Hydrologic and Geological Information, Pittsburgh, November, 2001; National Science Teachers Association Convention, “Biological Ideas, Insights, and Investigations for Inquiring Minds”, ”Becoming a Water Watcher and Doer,” November 201, Columbus OH; National Science Teachers Association Convention, Biology: Ideas, Insights, and Investigations, October 2001, Salt Lake City, Utah; “Teaching with a Technology Twist”, “Ecology and the Environment”, “TECI/TOTS PROJECT”, Illinois Science Teachers Association Convention, October 2001, St. Peoria, IL; “Ecological Explorations,” “Inquiries and Investigations about the Environment,” October 2001, Jacksonville, IL.; “International ABC’s for Educators” ACEI Illinois State Meeting, September, 2001,Charleston, IL,; CEPS Brown Bag: “Creating a Digital Documentary Music Video,” September, 2001.

Lockart, G. (2001-2002). Howard Gardner and Multiple Intelligences, Kappa Delta Pi; A field-based teacher education internship for middle level teacher candidates. Poster Session. NMSA Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.; Advisory in the Middle School, for Casey Middle School, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. June, 2002.

Loy, L. (2002) AIMS Conference: Two Sessions; Teaching the Holocaust; Advisory in the Middle School; Co-Chair of 2001 Reading Conference, EIU.

Reid, D. (2001). Teaching Strategies and Problem Solving to Teach Geometry, Probability, Factions, and Algebra, Four part series (9/5, 10/3, 11/7, 12/5) for Mattoon Community Unity School District #2; Differentiating Math & Reading Instruction in the Mixed-Ability Classroom with Technology Integration, Three part series (2/28, 3/7, 3/21); Teacher In-service, Humboldt, IL.,Mattoon Community Unity School District #2; Using Technology and Trade Books to Foster Inquiry and Learning While Meeting the Illinois Learning Standards, Mattoon Community Unity School District #2 Teacher In-service, Humboldt, IL; Developing Scoring Rubrics, Teacher In-Ser vice, Jefferson Elementary School, Charleston Community Unit School District #1, Charleston, IL; Differentiating Instruction in the Mixed Ability Classroom – a course in Humboldt for Mattoon Teachers, Spring 2002; Making iMovies for Phi Delta Kappa and TOPS grant, Edwardsville, IL.

Stephen, V. CEPS 5th Annual Research Fair Spring 2002: Lessons Learned From TEDE, IATE; Successful Transitions 3rd Annual Conference: Planning, Implementing, & Assessing Teacher Induction Program, Poster Session Presenter; EIU Technology Fair Spring 2002, Lessons Learned from TEDE: Technology Enhancement for ELE5640; ATE National Meeting Spring 2002, Challenges to State Units – presented at Council of Unit Presidents and Leadership Clinic; Delta Kappa Gamma Lambda State Delta Beta Chapter Summer 2002, Revitalizing Literacy

Varble, M. E. Content Writing Project, Second Grade, Carl Sandburg Elementary School, Charleston, IL.

Community Service Projects:

Books for new mothers, EIU Reading Council, and also Delta Kappa Gamma; Adopt-a-student;