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 On Tuesday, October 7, 2008 the Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach in the College of Education at East Carolina University will host AVID DAY 2008 in Mendenhall Student Center. AVID (Advancing Via Individual Determination) goals are to motivate and prepare underachieving students to attend college.This is the second AVID DAY hosted by the College of Education. There will be more than 275, 9th-12th graders from nine different public schools in eastern North Carolina participating. more... | |
East Carolina University’s College of Education will conduct the Annual Educators Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 18, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Fletcher Recital Hall. The ceremony will be followed by a reception for inductees and their guests for the viewing of their plaques displayed on the Educators Hall of Fame wall located in the Speight Building. The Educators Hall of Fame recognizes the service of those whom East Carolina alumni and friends are most grateful. This permanent recognition was inaugurated in the fall of 1999, and is displayed prominently in the Speight Building on the ECU campus. more... | |
Through collaboration with several East Carolina University departments, including the Counselor and Adult Education Department, and agencies and members of the local community, the Greenville Museum of Art will host an exhibit of tapestries by artist Deidre Scherer in early 2009. more... | |
On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 the Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach in the College of Education at East Carolina University will hot GEAR UP NC Day (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs North Carolina). GEAR UP NC Day is designed to encourage young people to consider and begin preparing for college. The day will begin in Mendenhall Student Center with 9:00 am registration and welcome and greetings at 10:00 am. more... | |
Over several decades, East Carolina University (ECU) coastal geologists, led by Dr. Stanley Riggs, have amassed ample evidence that dynamic processes formed and continue to alter North Carolina’s Outer Banks—however inconvenient those changes might be for residents and visitors. That’s one lesson learned by a team of educators and students who explored the barrier islands with Riggs in an effort to develop educational resources for North Carolina schools. Riggs stated, “Change is the only constant within the coastal system and happens at much faster rates than changes occurring on more stable inland terrains. If we recognize the inevitability of change, we can adjust our human activities to accommodate it. By educating students now, we hope to create citizens who will make smart science-based decisionsabout our use of the islands.” more... | |
 Greenville, NC - Approximately 51 rising ninth and tenth grade students will participate in GEAR UP NC (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs North Carolina) held on the East Carolina University campus this summer. The program is designed to encourage young people to consider and begin preparing for college. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – On May 17, 2008, East Carolina University’s North Carolina-Mathematics and Science Education Network (NC-MSEN) Pre-College students joined several hundred students in Raleigh, NC to race alternative-fuel vehicles they constructed for the 13th Annual Electric Vehicle challenge. The event, sponsored by the nonprofit organization SMARTT Challenge (Students Making Advancements in Renewable Transportation Technology), was held at the McKimmon Center. The day was intended to educate both the students and other citizens about the environmental benefits of using alternative-fuel technologies. more... | |
Greenville, NC – Three East Carolina College of Education students’ lesson plans were selected for publication in the spring issue of the Tar Heel News. The newsletter is published by the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - Agencies offering professional development programs for teachers have experienced a dramatic drop in applications for summer workshops throughout North Carolina this year. In response to high gasoline prices that plague drive-in programs, the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (CSMTE) at East Carolina University is responding with a PLAN B approach to provide services for K-12 teachers through independent study and online programs. more... | |
 Dr. Louis Warren is this year’s recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest teaching award given at the university. During a recognition luncheon to be held at the UNC Board of Governors’ May 9 meeting, Warren and the other 16 UNC-system award honorees will receive a commemorative bronze medallion and a $7,500 prize. Warren was awarded the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award in 2006. In 1998, Warren was the first recipient of the Max Ray Joyner award for faculty service through continuing education. more... | |
Greensboro, NC— Twenty-four 6th and 7th grade students represented the new NC-MSEN Pre-College Program of East Carolina University during a competition held at NC A & T University on April 26. Although this was the first competition for the ECU, they brought home awards in five out of eight categories at the statewide competition. more... | |
Greenville, NC - Eleven faculty members in the in ECU’s Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology (LSIT), known as the LSIT Podcast Research Group, received the 2008 NCDLA Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching award. This North Carolina Distance Learning Association (NCDLA) Award Committee . recognized their outstanding accomplishments in the field of distance learning. Awards were presented on Thursday, April 3rd at 7:00 p.m. at the annual reception awards ceremony during the NCDLA annual conference held at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern, North Carolina on April 2-4, 2008. more... | |
Greenville, NC – The Virtual Reality and Education Laboratory (VREL) in the College of Education at East Carolina University is pleased to announce its celebration of sixteen years of research. Dr. Lawrence Auld and Dr. Veronica Pantelidis established the VREL in 1992 based on a perceived need for a laboratory to study the implications of virtual reality for K-12 education. Over the past 16 years the VREL has studied VR tools and resources in the field of
education, providing expertise to researchers and practitioners in the field. more... | |
Greenville, NC - Department of Curriculum and Instruction Assistant Professor Dr. Elizabeth Swaggerty and Graduate Assistant, Kelley Bunn, are working to promote poetry in local elementary schools during April, which is National Poetry Month. Teachers and students in grades three through five at Elmhurst Elementary School and South Greenville Elementary School are reading and voting for their favorite poems that will be selected for the second edition of A Jar of Tiny Stars, edited by Deborah Wooten and Bernice Cullinan. Student ballots will be collected, tallied, and submitted to the editor to be added to other student votes from across the nation for the final selection of poems. The book will acknowledge each participating school and teacher. more... | |
Greenville, NC - The Library Science Program at East Carolina University announces the recent recipients of the Community Oriented Librarian Recruitment Scholarships (COLRS) for the spring and fall 2008 semesters. The COLRS Program scholarships provide a full tuition scholarship, valued at approximately $15,000 per student per degree on a competitive basis, for East Carolina University’s Masters in Library Science, an all-online degree program that allows students to study, work, and earn their degree while at living in their own communities. The Library Science program began awarding full tuition scholarships to students preparing to become school library media specialists in late 2006 through a competitive review process. Approximately thirty-one of the forty-five COLRS Program scholarships have now been awarded to date. This year’s scholarships total approximately $300,000 to support students entering the Library Science Program. more... | |
Washington, NC – Debbie O’Neal is a teaching instructor in the College of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. But when Debbie is not teaching you can usually find her up in the sky in her Cessna 172 airplane. She began flying in 1992 and since has started her own business known as Pilots in Pink, a line of flight gear for female pilots.more... | |
Greenville, NC - East Carolina University publicly kicked off its Second Century Campaign, the university’s first capital campaign in 15 years, on March 27, the day the university marked Founder’s Day. more... | |
Greenville, NC - Augmentative Communication, sometimes referred to as alternative communication (AAC) is a method of communication used by individuals with severe speech and language disabilities. This type of communication provides an opportunity for individuals with disabilities or speech impairments to speak out, share ideas and participate in life activities at home, school or in the community. Augmentative communication devices come in all shapes and sizes. They provide a means for interactivity and a quality of life. Typically families, teachers and caregivers program such devices with text, picture symbols, and voice output that can be selected and a voice heard. more... | |
Greenville, NC - The North Carolina Distance Learning Association (NCDLA) Award Committee selected eleven faculty members, known as the LSIT Podcast Research Group, in ECU’s Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology (LSIT) to receive the 2008 NCDLA Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching award. The award recognizes their outstanding accomplishments in the field of distance learning. This group of faculty is also being considered for a similar national distance learning award. more... | |
Department of Curriculum and Instruction Assistant Professor Dr. Elizabeth Swaggerty is working with Bill McGrory, COE Technology Technician, to facilitate the use of iPods and Garage Band software in two face-to-face sections of READ 3204 (undergraduate reading methods course) over the course of the Fall 2008 semester. Sixty students are working in pairs to construct creative podcasts to share information about a “super star” in the field of literacy research. more... | |
GREENVILLE (01/30/2008) — Two graduate programs at East Carolina University have been named by U.S. News & World Report in the top 10 in distance education. The ECU College of Nursing is ranked ninth in nursing programs and the ECU College of Education is ranked tenth in library science programs. more... | |
The 26th annual Mary Lois Staton Reading/Language Arts Conference will be held on Monday, February 18, 2008, 8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M. at the City Hotel & Bistro, Greenville, North Carolina. more... | |
Greenville, NC - The Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach announces, Drs. Elizabeth Fogarty, Melissa Matesuvich and Katie O’Connor, all faculty in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education, have been awarded the first Rural Education Institute (REI) Outreach Grant in the amount of $2926.63 for the project “RIGOR: Rural Institute: Gifted Outreach Reinvented.” more... | |
Greenville, NC - The Journal of Curriculum and Instruction (JoCI) is pleased to announce the second issue: “Social Studies Teaching & Learning: Preparing Citizens for a Global Society,” featuring guest editor Dr. Tina L. Heafner from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Merry Merryfield, a national content expert in the field of global education for K-12 students, wrote the invited article titled “Worldmindedness: Taking Off the Blinders.” Articles in the Research Forum, Practitioner Platform and Perspective sections address timely issues in preparing students for a global society. The journal is open-access and thus is available at no cost to readers. It may be accessed online at www.joci.ecu.edu. more... | |
Greenville, NC - The College of Education and Project HEART have organized a Service Learning initiative. ECU’s College of Education will conduct two days of training: the first training day will be held on October 26, 2007, and the second on December 6, 2007. Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Project HEART partners, both training events will be held at the City Hotel and Bistro in Greenville, North Carolina, from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Joan Libtrot, Executive Director, Institute for Global Education and Service Learning, Levittown, PA, will provide the training. Ms. Libtrot has trained students, K-12 faculty, and university faculty in numerous states across the country. more... | |
East Carolina University’s College of Education will conduct the Annual Educators Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 6, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Fletcher Recital Hall. The ceremony will be followed by a reception for inductees and their guests for the viewing of their plaques displayed on the Educators Hall of Fame wall located in the Speight Building. The Educators Hall of Fame recognizes the service of those whom East Carolina alumni and friends are most grateful. This permanent recognition was inaugurated in the fall of 1999, and is displayed prominently in the Speight Building on the ECU campus. more... | |
The College of Education is honoring 14 individuals who have selflessly dedicated their careers and volunteered their time to the field of education. A reception honoring each will be held on the evening of October 5, 2007 at Rock Springs Equestrian Center. Each outstanding individual is connected to the College of Education as an alumna or alumnus, or as an invaluable friend. All honorees have contributed in significant ways to making the College of Education at East Carolina University the leader in preparing professional educators for North Carolina schools. more... | |
 Four faculty members and eleven graduate students of the Graduate College of Education of Hiroshima University will begin their exchange visit with East Carolina University College of Education and in three Pitt County Schools this week. Professors Tomokoyuki Kobara, Seiji Fukazawa, Takaya Koyama, and Atsushi Asakura are leading the group from Hiroshima University. more... | |
ECU’s College of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction hosted The Gifted Education Conference last Thursday, September 27, 2007. One hundred fifty teachers participated in the day-long conference that featured two nationally recognized keynote speakers, a luncheon, and concurrent breakout sessions. The sessions provided excellent professional development opportunities for kindergarten through high school educators. more... | |
The First Annual Community Oriented Librarian Recruitment Scholarships (COLRS) Summer workshop was held in Greenville on July 20-21, 2007. The COLRS Summer workshop was hosted by the ECU Master of Library Science (MLS) program and is a component of the COLRS Scholarship program offered by the MLS program. more... | |
The Master of Library Science (MLS) Program of the Library Science and Instructional Technology Department proudly announces the award of ten (10) new Community Oriented Librarian Recruitment Scholarships (COLRS) to students beginning the MLS program in spring 2008. more... | |
In the past year, ECU’s College of Education has worked with the US Army Training & Doctrine Command on a proposal to support the training of United States Army educational interns. Starting with the fall semester the US Army Training & Doctrine Command entered into a partnership with the College of Education to offer graduate level classes through distance education (DE) for educational interns in the US Army. Two departments in the College of Education, The Department of Counselor and Adult Education and The Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology, will be offering courses online each semester. more... | |
In response to the need for more teachers, East Carolina University College of Education is offering a degree opportunity in Special Education-General Curriculum through the Wachovia Partnership East Virtual Consortium. The degree program will be delivered totally online with required annual face to face sessions at a location to be determined. Classes will begin in January 2008 and the application deadline is October 1, 2007. more... | |
Greenville, NC – In May, the New Teacher Center Induction Grant Team attended the New Teacher Center (NTC) Teacher Induction Professional Development Trainings, a partnership grant, funded by the Carnegie Corporation. ECU was one of seven teams that attended the institute in New Jersey. ECU’s New Teacher Center Induction Grant Team received training in Instructional Mentoring based on the University of California-Santa Cruz model. This model boasts a teacher retention rate of up to 95% in some districts. more... | |
Dr. Mary Beth Corbin, Director of ECU’s NC Teaching Fellows Program in the College of Education, and Dr. Vivian Martin Covington, Director of Teacher Education in the College of Education, were selected as co-recipients of the 2007 Howard A. Dawson Best Research Paper Award. more... | |
Greenville, NC- The Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology in the College of Education at East Carolina University announces a new online cohort (a group of students in the same degree program) for the Master of Science (MS) in Instructional Technology graduate program that will begin this Fall 2007 semester. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – The College of Education at East Carolina University is conducting the Summer Learning Center and Academically & Intellectually Gifted Center again this summer. Both programs, held at Wahl-Coates Elementary School, are a partnership between ECU and Pitt County Schools (PCS). more... | |
 On Friday, July 27, 2007, five hundred rising college juniors from across the state will arrive on the campus of East Carolina University. All are recipients of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship Program and will participate in the conference entitled “Exploring the Power of Diversity Through Conversation.” more... | |
Greenville, NC –The College of Education hosts the second year of Summer Science Camp activities on the East Carolina University Campus. The camp runs over the course of four weeks and consists of six different sessions. These camps will serve students in 2nd-8th grades. The curriculum is adapted from the Morehead Planetarium. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - Approximately 240 middle school and rising ninth grade students will participate in GEAR UP NC (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs North Carolina) held on the East Carolina University campus this summer. The program is designed to encourage young people to consider and begin preparing for college. Three one week residential programs will be held in July. more... | |
Greenville, NC - The Journal of Curriculum and Instruction (JoCI) is pleased to announce its inaugural issue: Literacy: Best Practices in an Age of High-Stakes Assessment, featuring guest editor, Dr. Terry S. Atkinson. JoCI is a double blind peer-reviewed electronic journal (articles are reviewed by two review board members, who are not given information about the author). JoCI provides a forum to share articles focused on research, practice, and related issues relevant to teaching and learning in the pre-K–12 environment. The journal is published by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) in the College of Education. more... | |
Greenville, NC – East Carolina University’s College of Education hosts the 3rd College Board endorsed Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Institute for teachers. The sessions are designed to prepare teachers for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Curriculum. Participants will gain experience with the concepts and goals of the AP Courses and their corresponding examinations and will address curriculum, pedagogy, and technology as supported by national standards and the College Board. The Summer AP Institute will be held June 25-29 and July 2-3 from 8:15 am -3:15 pm at South Central High School in rooms 101-108. more... | |
Greenville, NC - East Carolina University’s Masters of Library Science (MLS) Program will hold its first annual Community Oriented Librarian Recruitment Scholarships (COLRS) summer workshop on Friday, July 20th and Saturday, July 21st. This event will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. at ECU’s Joyner Library in Greenville, NC on Friday, and then on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pitt Community College in 115-116 Reddrick Building also in Greenville. more... | |
Greenville, NC – East Carolina University’s College of Education hosts the 3rd College Board endorsed Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Institute for teachers. The sessions are designed to prepare teachers for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Curriculum. Participants will gain experience with the concepts and goals of the AP Courses and their corresponding examinations and will address curriculum, pedagogy, and technology as supported by national standards and the College Board. The Summer AP Institute will be held June 25-29 and July 2-3 from 8:15 am -3:15 pm at South Central High School in rooms 101-108. more... | |
 Hiroshima, Japan – Two College of Education Elementary Education faculty, Dr. Carolyn Ledford and Dr. Betty Peel, and local Pitt County teacher, Mrs. Pam Justasen, recently returned from a week long trip to Hiroshima University. Dr. Carolyn Ledford has been traveling to Japan since 1999 along with ECU faculty, students, and Pitt County teachers. The visit to Japan is part of the accord established last year among three University Consortium in Japan (Osaka Kyoiku University,Hiroshima University, and Naruto Kyoiku University) and three University Consortium in the United States (East Carolina University, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Western Carolina University). more... | |
Greenville, NC – East Carolina University is gearing up for the 21st Annual Legislators’ School for Youth Leadership Development. The High School session will be held June 16th - 22nd and Middle School session June 23rd- 29th on the East Carolina University campus. This year the College of Education will host two one week residential summer program sessions for both middle school and high school grades. The program is currently funded by the North Carolina General Assembly to target young leaders in our state. more... | |
Edenton, NC - James Bell, an eighth grade English teacher at Chowan Middle School, Edenton-Chowan Public Schools, was named the 2007-08 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Bell received his teaching certificate from ECU. State Superintendent June Atkinson presented him with the award at a formal banquet held in Cary in early May. Atkinson said, "James has demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching and a strong dedication to the success of his students. He is a true representative of the many outstanding teachers from across the states that have the power and the ability to deliver strong instruction but also to inspire others to be their best." more... | |
Johnston County, NC- For the second year in a row an ECU College of Education Graduate has been named the local Wal-Mart teacher of the Year. Lamar Waller, 2006 COE graduate from the Middle Grades Education program, was recently named 2007 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year for Johnston County Schools. Margo Arnold, 5th grade at Chicod Elementary was named local Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year in 2006. more... | |
 Dubai –Dr. Carolyn Ledford, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction; Dr. Sandra Warren, Interim Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction; and Dr. Vivian Martin Covington, Director of Teacher Education recently returned from the School Reform Conference hosted by United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) University’s College of Education. Drs. Ledford, Warren and Covington were invited by Abdullateef Haidar, Dean of the College of Education at U.A.E. University, to present the paper Preparing Preservice Teachers to Teach in a Global Society during a session on Teachers and School Reform. The Conference, held in Dubai, drew in prominent scholars to provide suggestions and recommendations for future actions. more... | |
Greenville, NC - In response to requests from area superintendents for online professional development offerings in science, ECU announces a series of modules available to K-12 teachers beginning in June. The Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education in the College of Education has developed a comprehensive program of work consisting of 12-hour modules that are delivered asynchronously over the Internet. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – ECU’s Beta Kappa Chapter was recognized as the number one chapter in the nation at the 40th Biennial Convention of Pi Omega Pi on Friday, April 6, and at the National Business Education Convention on Saturday, April 7, in NYC. The award was received through the Chapter Awards Competition for the 2006 competition year. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – Dr. John B. Harer, Assistant Professor in the Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology will receive the 2007 Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence in April. Dr. Harer’s paper "LibQual+tm in Lilliput: Assessment benefits for small academic libraries" published in Performance Measurement and Metrics has been selected as a Highly Commended Winner. “This award was special to me because it validated my sense of writing for professional journals.” said Dr. Harer. more... | |
In response to the need for more teachers, East Carolina University College of Education is offering a degree opportunity in Special Education-General Curriculum through the Wachovia Partnership East Virtual Consortium. The degree program will be delivered totally online with required annual face to face sessions at a location to be determined. Classes will begin in January 2008 and the application deadline is October 1, 2007. more... | |
 Greenville, NC- Dr. David Powers, Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the ECU College of Education is the recipient of the 2007 Felix-Barker Award. The award was presented to Dr. Powers at the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (NC-CEC) Annual Conference earlier this year. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – For the second consecutive year, ECU faculty were honored by the NC Association of School Administrators (NCASA). The individual “Trailblazer” Award was presented to Dr. Lynn Bradshaw, chair of the Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Education at the concluding general session of the NCASA's Annual Conference in March. more... | |
Greenville, NC – The Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology in the College of Education announces two new cohorts for the Master of Education (MAEd) in Instructional Technology that will begin summer, 2007. Over 40 teachers from across the state will complete their master’s degree while participating in the first cohorts. more... | |
Greenville, NC – Dr. Larry Nash White, Assistant Professor, Library Science Program Coordinator, and COLRS Scholarship Co-Director in the Department of Library Science & Information Technology will be recognized as one of the Movers and Shakers of 2007 by Library Journal. Dr. White was one of several hundred nominations for this year's award. He was also one of fifty selected for 2007. The 2007 Movers and Shakers will be recognized at the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Washington, DC in June 2007. more... | |
Greenville, NC – The College of Education along with other sponsors will host an Education Conference featuring Geneva Gay, Ph.D., author of Culturally Response Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice, as the keynote speaker. The conference, “All Children Can Learn: Culturally Responsive Teaching & Parental Involvement”, will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2007 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the City Hotel & Bistro. Continuing Education Credits are available and dinner is free. Pre-Registration is required by Thursday, March 22, 2007. more... | |
East Carolina University’s College of Education is responding to the need for more teachers in our state by offering teaching degrees in elementary education, special education, and middle grades education through Wachovia Partnership East. Students seeking a bachelor’s degree in teacher education can obtain their degree by attending one of the five Wachovia Partnership East hub site locations. Wachovia Partnership East Northeast Consortium’s coordinator, Laura Bilbro-Berry, will present information about education degree opportunities at Roanoke Chowan Community College on Thursday, April 26 from 11:00-12:00 PM in the Jernigan Building. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - ECU’s College of Education marked the 25th year of the Annual Mary Lois Staton Reading/Language Arts Conference Monday, February 12, 2007. Dr. Mary Lois Staton, Professor Emeritus and outstanding professor of education at East Carolina University for 27 years, is credited with initial conference development and endowment. more... | |
New York, NY - The College of Education at East Carolina University has received a national award for its collaboration with community colleges to respond to the demand for more rural teachers. more... | |
Greenville, NC – The College of Education recently received a $100,000 pledge from Pat and Lynn Lane of Chocowinity, N.C. to establish the Pat and Lynn Lane Education Scholarship Program Fund. “We have always supported higher education; it is our life’s calling”, said Pat Lane. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - The 25th annual Mary Lois Staton Reading/Language Arts Conference will be held on Monday, February 12, 2007, 8:30 A.M. until 3:30 P.M. at the Greenville Hilton Inn. Dr. Mary Lois Staton, Professor Emeritus and outstanding professor of education at East Carolina University for 27 years, is credited with initial conference development and endowment. Dr. Staton earned her undergraduate degree from Flora McDonald and her master’s degrees from East Carolina Teacher’s College and Teacher’s College, Columbia University. more... | |
Greenville, NC – The College of Education recently received a scholarship gift by Jim and Evelyn Kirkland of Lumberton, NC. The gift is a $100,000 pledge to give $20,000 per year for 5 years towards a Middle Grades Education scholarship. more... | |
 Rocky Mount, NC – The North Central Consortium of East Carolina University’s Wachovia Partnership East at Nash Community College will honor it first graduating class of elementary teachers on December 5. The program scheduled for 7:00 in the Science and Technology Building at Nash CC will recognize five students who have completed their Bachelor of Science degrees in Elementary Education through the distance education program. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - The Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology (LSIT) in the College of Education at ECU will award the first eight Community Oriented Librarian Recruitment Scholarships (COLRS) on November 3, 2006 at 3pm in Joyner Library. The COLRS scholarship will seek to fulfill the growing need for certified school library media specialists within rural and eastern North Carolina school districts. COLRS provides a full tuition scholarship for East Carolina University’s Masters in Library Science, which is an all-online degree program allowing students to study, work, and earn their degree while at home. A total of forty-five COLRS Program scholarships will be awarded over the next three years. more... | |
Greenville, NC – Dr. David A. Powers, Chair for the ECU College of Education’s Department of Curriculum & Instruction was selected for the Exceptional Children Division Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). The award will be given at the 56th Conference on Exceptional Children’s Distinguished Service Award Luncheon, Monday, November 6, 2006 at 11:45 A.M. at the Koury Convention Center/Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons in the Imperial D Ballroom. more... | |
The College of Education’s Department of Counselor and Adult Education is gearing up for the 12th Annual Adult Education Research & Practice Colloquium. This event will focus on Human Resource Management, Training, & Organizational Development in a Global Society. The conference will be held on Friday, November 3, 2006 from 8:30am-1:30pm in Mendenhall Student Center on the ECU campus. The cost to attend is $10 per person, this cost includes breakfast and lunch. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - On Tuesday, November 7th (Election Day), the College of Education will host Teacher Cadet Day 2006 in Mendenhall Student Center. This year we have established partnerships with 9 Teacher Cadet Programs (75 juniors and seniors) within our Clinical Schools Network. The program fair will be held in Mendenhall Student Center room 244 from 10:45am -11:15 am. The students will have a chance to gather information about the different programs and chat with some of our faculty and staff during this time. more... | |
Greenville, NC - A $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation has been awarded to to East Carolina University to support a three-year program called TechMath to link businesses and higher education with underserved high school students and their teachers in rural northeastern North Carolina. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - The Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at East Carolina University is pleased to announce the New Teacher Support Network (NTSN). NTSN is an innovative website designed to offer support and resources for initially licensed teachers in the Latham Clinical Schools Network. The Latham Clinical Schools Network is a partnership between East Carolina University and 26 school districts in eastern North Carolina. The school systems include: Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash/Rocky Mount, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Wayne and Wilson. Within the network, there are approximately 285 schools with 167,000 students and over 1,500 trained clinical teachers who participate in partnership efforts. more... | |
Greenville, NC - Approximately 300 middle school students will arrive on the East Carolina University (ECU) campus, Wednesday, October 11,2006 for GEAR UP NC Day (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs North Carolina). The day is designed to encourage young people to consider and begin preparing for college. The day will begin in Mendenhall Student Center with 9:30 am registration and welcome and greetings at 10:00 am. more... | |
Greenville, NC - The Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (CSMTE) announces the introduction of the North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network (NC-MSEN) Pre-College Program at ECU. This university initiative is an exciting new outreach effort targeting students in grades 6-12. The official kick-off for the Pre-College Program will be conducted at the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Advisory Council meeting on October 10, 2006 at 12:30pm. more... | |
Greenville, NC - Margo Arnold teaches 5th grade teacher at Chicod Elementary. She received her BS and MAEd in Special Education and completed licensure requirements for elementary at East Carolina University. Arnold was nominated by her students for the Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year award. After being selected as a local Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, she received $1000 for her classroom and a $100 award for her personal use. Arnold will be present at the upcoming September 13th Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) meeting held at Brook Valley Country Club at 6 pm. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - In response to the need for more teachers, East Carolina University College of Education is offering degree opportunities in elementary education, special education, and middle grades education through the Wachovia Partnership East (WPE) Northeast Consortium. The degree programs will be delivered through Beaufort County Community College, which will serve as the hub site for the Northeast Consortium. Elementary education classes will be taught by ECU faculty via face to face instruction at the hub site community college campus, online delivery, or blended delivery models utilizing the tele-conferencing capabilities of Beaufort County Community College. Classes will begin at the hub site in August 2008 for elementary majors. Students interested in special education-general curriculum and middle grades education can participate in the WPE Virtual Consortium. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - The Ron Clark Story will air on TNT August 13th Sunday at 8 p.m. Ron Clark graduated from the College of Education at ECU where he was a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. Clark has been a teacher since 1995. Vivian Covington, Director of Teacher Education in the College of Education at ECU, says, “Ron is an excellent motivator. He has a true passion for teaching that really comes across, it is just incredible.” Mary Beth Corbin, Director for the Teaching Fellows Program at ECU added, “Our program is obviously thrilled to watch his continued success. The stories he continues to share about teaching can only serve as a positive catalyst for the education profession.” more... | |
Greenville, NC - Caroline Koonce, member of ECU’s Eta Chi Chapter, has been awarded the William B. Martin Scholarship from Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), International Honor Society in Education, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Caroline is a senior majoring in Middle Grades Education with concentrations in mathematics and science. Upon graduating in May 2007, she plans to pursue a graduate degree at East Carolina University in Middle Grades Education. more...
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Greenville, NC - In response to the need for more teachers, East Carolina University College of Education is offering degree opportunities in elementary education, special education-general curriculum, and middle grades education with math and science concentrations through Wachovia Partnership East. The degree programs will be delivered completely online through the Wachovia Partnership East (WPE) Virtual Consortium. The WPE Virtual Consortium Coordinator will be housed on the campus of Pitt Community College and will serve students that complete their general education coursework at any North Carolina community college. Classes will begin in January 2007 for special education-general curriculum majors; May 2007 for middle grades math/science education majors; and August 2007 for elementary majors. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, steps down as dean after serving nearly ten years in ECU’s College of Education. A year ago,Chancellor Steve Ballard asked Sheerer to step in as interim vice chancellor for advancement while the university conducted a search. During that year, Sheerer also continued her role as dean for the College of Education. After a successful year of juggling both positions, Chancellor Ballard approached her a second time. This time Sheerer was asked to serve as interim vice chancellor for student life. Sheerer said after the second request, she felt like she needed to turn in her resignation allowing the search for a new dean to begin. Chancellor Ballard said, “She brings to this new position outstanding talent, leadership, energy and an unerring ability to do what is best for East Carolina.” more... | |
Greenville, NC – The Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology at East Carolina University has been awarded a $737,000 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to fund the Community Oriented Librarian Recruitment Scholarship (COLRS) Program. The COLRS (Community Oriented Librarian Recruitment Scholarships) Program co-developed and co-directed by Dr. John Harer and Dr. Larry White, will seek to fulfill the growing need for certified school library media specialists within rural and eastern North Carolina school districts. The COLRS project was one of thirty-five grant applications awarded nationally from over 100 eligible applicants and is the largest award in the state of North Carolina this year. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – A Japanese delegation is visiting three North Carolina universities July 2-6, 2006. The visit will provide the delegation an opportunity to tour each institution and meet faculty and administration before signing theJapan – United States Sister University Academic Exchange Accord. Members of the Japanese delegation include Tomoyuki Kobara, Seiji Fukazawa, and Yumiko Ide from Hiroshima University; Hajime Takahashi, Noboru Kaneshige, and Hideo Nakauchi from Naruto University of Education; and Takashi Inagaki, Hideki Yonekawa, and Hiroaki Fujimoto, from Osaka Kyoiku University. The delegation will arrive in Greenville on Sunday, July 2nd. A welcome dinner will be held in Mendanhall in the Trustees Board Room at 7:00 p.m. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - Dr. Carolyn Ledford, Associate Professor in the ECU College of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction received a $25,000 grant for, Preparing Preservice Teachers to Teach in a Global Society, a proposal submitted to the Longview Foundation. “It is very gratifying to receive the grant and be able to offer more international opportunities to better prepare our preservice teachers.” said Dr. Ledford. The Longview Foundation was founded in 1966 by William L. Breese. Its mission is to help young American people learn about regions and issues in the world while developing their skills to be effective citizens in an interdependent world. more... | |
 Johnston Community College (JCC) is holding an advising day on July 13, 2006 from 8am to 1pm. In response to the need for more teachers, East Carolina University’s College of Education is offering teaching degrees in elementary education, special education, and middle grades education through Wachovia Partnership East at its South Central Consortium hub site for students seeking a bachelor’s degree in teacher education. The degree programs will be delivered at Wayne Community College and through Internet classes. Classes will begin every August for elementary majors; January 2007 for special education majors; and May 2007 for middle grades math/science education majors (if a sufficient number of students apply to the middle grades program). Applications for all three programs are available by email: gradyde@waynecc.edu. more... | |
 New Bern, NC - A group of 13 Elementary Education students in Wachovia Partnership East (WPE) will graduate this summer after taking their last 6 hours of summer school. The Wachovia Partnership East (WPE) Coastal Consortium group will be the second cohort to graduate from the WPE program at ECU. Ten of the graduates are from Carteret County, two are from Craven County, and one from Pamlico County. more... | |
 New Bern, NC – The Rebecca Thomas-McLawhorn Scholarship was awarded to Misty Meadows, a student pursuing a teaching degree through Wachovia Partnership East; a distance education opportunity offered through East Carolina University’s College of Education. The Rebecca Thomas-McLawhorn scholarship is named for the charter past president of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary sorority for women educators. Rebecca Thomas-McLawhorn has been in ADK since 1974, holding offices in the sorority. She is a caring and dedicated educator. The sorority is proud to honor her with this scholarship; hoping future teachers will have the same positive impact on students’ lives as Rebecca has had. more... | |
Greenville, NC - The Michael Bunting Award was presented to three students during East Carolina University’s College of Education Scholarship Award Ceremony on March 30, 2006. The award supports students who have transitioned from a partnering community college to participate in Wachovia Partnership East (WPE). WPE makes it possible for students to remain at home and complete a four-year degree in Elementary Education, or Special Education. Students begin at their local community colleges for the first half of the program and continue through ECU at one of three hub sites (Craven Community College, Wayne Community College and Nash Community College) to complete the second half. The course work from ECU is delivered in the evening and online in a part-time format that works well for many working adults who are interested in becoming teachers. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – ECU’s Eta Chi Chapter received a Reading is Fun (RIF) Grant from Kappa Delta Pi this year. A partnership was developed with a 3rd and 4th grade class at Bethel School in Pitt County to create science content books. College of Education faculty, Dr. Linda James, Assistant Professor in Science Education; Ryan Eash, Instructional Technology Consultant at the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education; and Dr. Carol Brown, Assistant Professor, in the Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology and Eta Chi Chapter Counselor, recently concluded the grant project. "All of the students were fully engaged in this project and did a wonderful job constructing their science content pages for the book. It was a great culminating project to reinforce the subject matter learned in science throughout the school year." said Eash. more... | |
Greenville, NC -Aktion Club, a Kiwanis group composed of adults with developmental disabilities, is sponsoring the East Carolina University/Pitt County Schools 2006 Summer Learning Center - AC for students with documented disabilities who are enrolled in the adapted curriculum program in Pitt County Schools. During this evening’s meeting at 5:45pm at the Teen Center, members of the Aktion Club will present Ms. Ruth Kilburn, Director of the Summer Learning Center, and Dr. Alana Zambone, Professor of Special Education working with the Summer Learning Center, a check in the amount of $500 to be used for scholarships, technology, materials, and/or supplies. more...
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 Greenville, NC – ECU’s Phi Delta Kappa Chapter (PDK) is excited to announce Mrs. Katie Corbett Johnson, 1931 graduate of East Carolina Teachers College (ECTC), is the guest speaker for the April 26, 2006 meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Brook Valley Country Club. Johnson is the mother of Ann Holland and mother-in-law of Terry Holland, ECU’s Athletic Director. Johnson, who taught for over 50 years, will share stories of East Carolina University’s history and her experiences in public schools. Johnson’s presentation, “The Legacy: Nurturing a Love for Learning”, is greatly anticipated as ECU prepares for their upcoming Centennial Celebration. more... | |
Greenville, NC - Dr. Dan Boudah, a member of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Special Education faculty in the College of Education, was elected vice-president of the Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD). He will serve the organization through the presidential succession from Vice-President to President-Elect, and then President to Past-President. The CLD is an international organization concerned about issues related to individuals with learning disabilities. CLD is composed of professionals who represent diverse disciplines and who are committed to enhancing the education and lifespan development of individuals with learning disabilities. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – The College of Education will award scholarships to students who are seeking a profession in education at the annual College of Education’s Scholarship Ceremony on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at the Willis Building located on Reade Streetfrom 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. The ceremony and reception will honor both scholarship recipients and donors. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – Frank Lin graduated from the Department of Business, Career, and Technical Education (BCTE) in the College of Education in 2005. Lin, born in Taiwan, has been a baseball fan for as long as he can remember. He decided to apply skills he developed through his BCTE courses to develop a website devoted to the coverage of Asian Baseball players in the United States. The creation of his website, www.FranksFieldofDreams.com, led him to a job with the Boston Red Sox. more... | |
Greenville, NC - A Mathematics Education graduate of East Carolina University was recently awarded a Classroom-Based Research Grant for Grades K–12 Teachers, supported by the Edward G. Begle Fund and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Renea Baker, graduated with a degree in Mathematics Education in 1992. She now teaches Mathematics at D.H. Conley High School. Baker was awarded a grant, valued at $8000, for the support of research studies by classroom teachers working collaboratively with university faculty. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – A NCATE/SDPI (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) and (State Department of Public Instruction) accreditation team will recommend ECU’s professional education programs to the NCATE board for final approval. "Our success is due to the wonderful collaboration within the university and with our external partners." said Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, Dean of ECU’s College of Education. The NCATE/SDPI accreditation team delivered their reports toECU Chancellor Steve Ballard Wednesday morning. A draft report will be sent to ECU within the next 30 days for review before a final report is submitted to NCATE for approval. more... | |
 Long Beach, MS - Ginger Bishop, a doctoral student in the College of Education’s Leadership Education Department (LEED) recently returned from a mission trip to Camp Coast Care. “Ginger’s spirit conveys the personal ethos that can be found in many LEED students.” said Dr. Sandra Seay, Assistant Professor in the LEED Department. more... | |
Greenville, NC – An NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) and SDPI (State Department of Public Instruction) team will visit East Carolina University’s campus February 24th – March 1stto examine professional education programs. Throughout the accreditation team’s time spent on campus, they will conduct numerous interviews with students, alumni, and school administrators. The team will review data in evidence rooms located within the Speight Building and visit all professional education departments in their respective areas. more... | |
 Raleigh, NC - The Department of Business, Career, and Technical Education in the College of Education at ECU hosted the 23rd Atlantic Coast Business, Marketing, and Information Technology Education Conference (ACBMITEC) at the North Raleigh Hilton, February 16 - 18, 2006. The theme this year was Soaring to New Heights with Business, Marketing, and Information Technology Education. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - Progress Energy Leadership Institute and East Carolina University's College of Education held a Drive In Symposium on "The Impact of Domestic Violence on Student Performance" February 9th at the Greenville Hilton. One-Hundred sixty superintendents, principals, assistant principals, counselors and teachers attended. more... | |
 Greenville, NC- The College of Education is piloting the use of podcats in two elementary education courses. more... | |
Greenville, NC - The 24th annual Mary Lois Staton Reading/Language Arts Conference will be held on Friday, February 10, 2006, 8:30 A.M. until 3:30 P.M. at the Greenville Hilton Inn, Greenville, North Carolina. more... | |
Greenville, NC- Charity Cayton, a graduate student in the College of Education's Department of Mathematics and Science Education, is one of four teachers from North Carolina to be selected as a finalist for the 2005 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the nation's highest honor for K-12 teaching in these fields. more... | |
 Greenville, NC – East Carolina University’s College of Education Department of Mathematics and Science Education is one of two locations in North Carolina selected to participate in a national unveiling of a breathtaking, mural-sized image of the Great Orion Nebula. more... | |
Perquimans County, NC – The Karen and Christopher Payne Family Foundation has renewed a New Teacher grant with the Rural Education Institute, the service outreach arm of the College of Education. more... | |
Greenville, NC - Mr. Edward C. McRae of Hope Mills, NC made a $100,000 gift to create and endow the Linda Haddock McRae Memorial Fellowship scholarship in memory of his wife, Linda. She was a 1966 ECU graduate with a B.S. in Library Studies and Educational Technology. She was originally from Greene County and taught in the N.C. public schools for thirty years. more... | |
Greenville, NC - Mrs. Elizabeth Lane Sheppard of Greenville made a $25,000 gift to establish the Dr. Moses M. Sheppard Scholarship in honor of her husband, Professor Emeritus Dr. Moses M. Sheppard. Dr. Sheppard served as chair and on faculty of the ECU Department of Science Education for many years. The fund will provide scholarship support to deserving undergraduate students majoring in either Mathematics or Science Education. more... | |
 Greenville, NC– Dr. David Ozag, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business, Career, and Technical Education (BCTE), in the College of Education is also the advisor to East Carolina University’s Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Ozag is traveling with five Phi Kappa Tau members to Camp Boggy Creek in Florida January 6th - 8th. more... | |
 Greenville, NC - Being a Teaching Fellow at East Carolina University is much more than earning scholarship money. The ECU Teaching Fellow understands the need for serving one’s community as a future professional educator. more...
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 Greenville, NC - The ECU Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa is delighted to announce that Dr. Janice Davis, Deputy Superintendent of North Carolina Public Schools, will be the speaker for our January 18th meeting. The presentation entitled, "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" (Yogi Berra): The Center for 21st Century Skills. This is a new organization within the governor’s office that is tied to a national initiative focused on the skills students need for the future. more... | |  |
