Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Thematic Sessions
8:00 - 8:50 a.m.

Bryce
Interpreting Teacher Preparation Models: Comparing the Confidence of Graduates from Three Institutions
This paper describes the results of a study involving elementary school teacher alumni from three institutions. It compares respondents’ confidence teaching aspects of different subjects.
Thomas A. Lucey, Darrell P. Kruger, Illinois State University; S. Kay Gandy, Lisa Murley, Western Kentucky University; Duane M. Giannangelo, The University of Memphis

Columbia A
Fitness, Health, and Wellness for All: A Global Imperative
The presenter will share current research and initiatives that address fitness and health issues. Outcomes from three required courses will be discussed as possible solutions to this global crisis.
Maryellen S. Cosgrove, Gainesville State College

Concord
A Healthy Body Equals A Healthy Mind
This session will provide participants with a yoga centered wellness curriculum which will decrease student stress and anxiety levels, thereby increasing levels of student concentration, attention and achievement.
Violet Tantillo, Jefferson Elementary School; Carla Tantillo, Mindful Practices

Congressional A
Individualized Instruction and Customized Learning: Why and How Teacher Educators Need to Model These Educational and Cultural Imperatives for America in the Twenty-first Century
This presentation highlights the educational and cultural imperativeness of employing and modeling strategies and activities for individualizing instruction and customizing learning in teacher and administrator preparation and how to do it.
Walter S. Polka, Niagara University

Congressional C
Your School—To Go!
Join us for an exciting introduction to the free School-ToGo.com service for Teachers. Supported by educational content providers nationwide, individual teachers can recommend materials, for parents to review, that closely reflect their classroom’s curriculum.
Mark E. Strauss, Nina Heller, School-ToGo.com

Congressional D
Journaling To Reflection
Presenters will focus on the benefits of journaling to awaken cultural consciousness early within the teacher education program, and the impact that has on the student teaching experience.
Dee McCollum, Teresa Kruizenga, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Everglades
Podcasting and Vodcasting to Facilitate Peer Interaction and To Integrate Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
Learner-created audio and video files uploaded to web logs facilitate collaborative writing. This approach makes reading and writing meaningful because learners exchange opinions about their audio or video productions.
Junko Yamamoto, John Hicks, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Glacier
Information Literacy: A Missing Piece in Teacher Education?
Discover collaborative strategies to embed the acquisition, systematic assessment, and immediate remediation of information literacy competencies - hallmarks of engagement and integrated learning - within a teacher preparation program.
Billi L. Bromer, Linda E. Kern, Brenau University

Grand Teton
Understanding Departmentalization of Elementary Schools Multiculturally
Departmentalization of elementary schools may be a potential solution to elementary teachers’ lacking in-depth, conceptual understanding of certain subjects they do not like.
Fuchang Liu, Wichita State University

Olympic
Family and Consumer Sciences - More than Cooking and Sewing
How North Dakota Family and Consumer Sciences teachers changed their program and saved their enrollments.
Elaine Larson, Minot State University

Sequoia
Making Space: Introducing Multi-Modal Literacy to Pre-Service Teachers
What is text? Pre-service teachers discover how multiple ways of knowing can be central to literacy learning and thus consider how they might disrupt the “text of school.”
Karen Eppley, Pennsylvania State University Altoona

Valley Forge
Action Research for Data-Driven Decision Making
Federal Policy requires teachers to implement research-based instructional practices. Action Research facilitates data-driven decisions. Participants will explore how action research promotes the development of reflective practice.
Joy L. Russell, Carrie M. Dale, Eastern Illinois University

Yellowstone
Benchmarks for Progress: Using ‘High School That Work’: 2006 Assessment Data to Improve Learning Outcomes for Illinois High School Students
This presentation addresses data suggesting to what degree 18 Illinois high schools in the High Schools That Work network have succeeded in using HSTW Key Practices to improve student success.
Thomas Haynes, Esther Ntuli, Ryan Brown, Illinois State University

Yosemite
E-Journaling and the Stress Cycle in Student Teachers
This on-going study examines the stress cycle during the student teaching process as measured by a stress survey and e-journaling.
Mary E. McGlamery, Leeann Moore, Kimberly K. Livengood, Angelo State University

Committee on Technology and the Future of Teacher Education
Congressional B
8:00-8:50 a.m.
Technology Addiction/Computer Addiction
Generation X is matured and grown however their offspring – Generation Y are rapidly experiencing new and expanded technologies that is a part of their daily lives. Participants will explore these new technologies and review some case studies which depict the websites and incredible number of hours per week students are on-line (health issues?)
David A. McCarthy, University of Minnesota Duluth

Thematic Sessions
9:00 - 9:50 a.m.

Bryce
Just Breathe: Mindfulness Practices in Teacher Training
Mindfulness promotes increased presence and well-being. This session describes data on teacher perceived stress, how mindfulness practice(s) were incorporated into a teacher education course, and potential implications for PK-16 classrooms.
GNA Garcia, University of Connecticut

Columbia A
Professional Educators’ Needed Understandings for Policies Related to the Development of the Whole Child
Session focuses on the ATE Teacher Educator Standards and how they support professional knowledge and skill necessary for identifying and supporting policies and initiatives that support the whole child.
Frances van Tassell, Mary M. Harris University of North Texas

Roundtables
9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Columbia B
An Analysis of Graduate Admission Criteria and Graduate Program Outcomes
This session will focus on the efficacy of entrance requirements for graduate programs in education as they relate to the candidate’s performance in graduate school and beyond.
Virginia Fender, Kathy Morrison, The University of Texas at Tyler

Reciprocal Service Learning Experiences and their Relationships to Cognitive and Affective Domains
This session interprets how preservice teachers responded to a reciprocal learning experience with local seniors. It includes activities for classroom use.
Thomas A. Lucey, Anchalee Jansem, Dawn Peterson, Julie Maschhoff, Illinois State University

Preparing Teacher Candidates: A Global Perspective
This interactive session will discuss the multiple literacies of a child as development occurs from an individual perspective to a global perspective. Strategies for teacher candidates will be demonstrated.
Michael J. Vetere III, Illinois State University; Michael J. Vetere, Jr., Edinboro University; Mary T. Vetere, Slippery Rock University

Enhancing Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Field Placements in Math and Science through Videoconferencing
The study examines the benefits and challenges of videoconferencing as a lens for analyzing elementary preservice teachers’ instructional practices as they teach elementary school children from a distance.
Irene Plonczak, Donna Levinson, Hofstra University

Thematic Sessions
9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Concord
Striving to Read: 21st Century Literacy
This workshop on Multiple Literacies/Integrated Learning will involve the teaching of literacy skills through language arts, reading, graphic arts, and social science for English Language Learners and striving readers.
Gwen McAlpine, George Hess, Karen Kuhel, Kennesaw State University

Congressional A
What is “Success:” The Relationship of Culture for Teaching American Indian Students
This session investigates the apparent contradictions of “success” in the education of American Indian Students and the preparation of teachers within the framework of teacher education, administration, and community.
William M. Young, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Congressional C
The Benefits of Effective Collaboration on Instructional Technology Integration: Education Faculty Reflect on Changes in Pedagogy
An interactive dialogue in which education faculty reflects on effective mentoring that produced changes in their use of instructional technology and how that impacted student learning and engagement.
Terri Rothman, Judith Bazler, Monmouth University

Congressional D
The Read Write Cycle Project: Making Thinking Visible for Upper Elementary Grades
The Read Write Cycle Project empowers teachers as informed decision-makers who expand the vision of elementary grades’ content area literacy. Project goals, student outcomes, and underlying research will be presented.
Roxanne G. Miller, Margie Sauceda Curwen, Kimberly White-Smith, Chapman University

Everglades
The Global Imperative: Educating the Whole Teacher
Actively engage in a response to the “flat world” thesis as teacher educators. Consider a rationale and research evidence to support providing global teaching opportunities to preservice teachers.
Charlotte Mendoza, Colorado College

Glacier
Mentoring in Higher Education
This interactive session will present the year long process including the goals, objectives, roles, terms, and assessment engaged by a college committee in formulating a pilot mentoring program and handbook for new faculty.
Marcia A. Swiatek, Jadwiga Domino, Medaille College

Grand Teton
De-Mystify the RTI Triangle: Responsive Early Literacy Intervention
Children in poverty demonstrate persistent, lower reading scores than their advantaged peers. The session discusses a responsive intervention model to assess, teach, and monitor early literacy development.
Sabra Gear, Jonna Bobzien, Old Dominion University

Sequoia
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet School: Integrated Learning in a Non-graded, Continuous Progress Elementary School
The presenters will discuss innovative teaching strategies, intended to educate the whole child, which were utilized in an authentic elementary school program geared toward student-driven, teacher-assisted investigative procedures.
Marvin E. Latimer Jr., Marion R. Latimer, University of Alabama School of Music

Valley Forge
Nurturing the Whole Child: The Impact of High-Stakes Testing on Teacher Caring
This interactive presentation examines the impact high-stakes testing has on the whole child and on the caring practices of classroom teachers, especially those in low SES schools.
Nelda Wellman, Gerra Perkins, Northwestern State University

Yellowstone
Deconstructing Student Perceptions about Difference: A Classroom Module to Address Cultural Labels and Associative Fears in Pre-Service Student Teachers
The presentation illustrates a research driven curriculum module illustrating pre-service student teachers to the pervasive impact of cultural labels as a potentially limiting or destructive paradigm within a classroom setting.
Sean Lennon, Valdosta State University; Jeff Byford, University Of Memphis

Yosemite
What a Difference Twenty Years Makes
This session will describe changes in teachers’ classroom instruction over time (20 year period for at least four of them). Implications for current teacher preparation programs will be discussed.
Jane White, Austin College

Committee on Technology and the Future of Teacher Education
Congressional B
9:00-9:50 a.m.
New Literacies, Teacher Development and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
This interactive session features a presentation on new literacies, multiple literacies, and TPaCK. Illustration of literacies will be provided. Short small group activities will be completed. Large group discussion and Q-and-A will be used to (i) broaden a collective understanding of TPaCK and (ii) allow participants to comment on its relevance.
Dina Rosen, Kean University; Punya Mishra, Michigan State University

Committee on Technology and the Future of Teacher Education
Congressional B
10:00-10:50 a.m.
One-on-One Technology Environments in Teacher Education: Implications for Faculty Development
To examine the ongoing effects on faculty development in two schools with a 1-to-1 laptop initiative. Both institutions have a required laptop program for all undergraduate teaching majors. Several years after implementation, both are identifying tangible changes in the overall conception of instructional delivery. Results can be seen in teacher candidate use of technology for teaching and learning, in faculty use and development, and in forming new topics for professional conversations.
Jill C. Miels, Ball State University; Paul Resta, University of Texas - Austin

Thematic Sessions
10:00 - 10:50 a.m.

Bryce
Hug ‘em…Or Hang ‘em…What To Do With Noncompliant Students?
In every classroom in America there is at least one child who makes the teacher wonder, “If only he or she was not in my class, this year would be great!” Have you ever noticed that these are the children who NEVER miss school? These behavior strategies will help you recognize the needs of these students and supply you with strategies to reduce problem behavior immediately. Learn things today which will help you in your classroom tomorrow.
Terry H. Shick, Fort Mill School District (SC)

Roundtables 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
Columbia B

How Study Abroad Experiences Awaken Adolescent Minds and Bridge Cultural Divide in Today’s Global Community
Do American students have the knowledge and skills to function effectively and be leaders in this increasingly global world? This session addresses the importance of international study for today’s youth.
Alfredda Hunt Payne, People to People Ambassador Programs; Alexandria Clay, Study Abroad Participant

Human Relations: Impact of Cultural Awareness Curriculum on Preservice Teachers
This session focuses on results MOVED TO MONDAY, 10:00 a.m. effectiveness of human relations training in preparing teachers to be more culturally sensitive to an increasingly diverse population.
Kristine Reed, Seth Olson, The University of South Dakota

The Impact of Audio-Visual and Musical Influences on Student Cognition: History: An Interdisciplinary Approach To Advancing Literacy In Urban Schools
Examining the impact of audio-visual, and musical influences on cognition and memory whereby information is acquired and included in several cognitive tasks to enhance comprehension and critical thinking.
Lenzy M. Battle, Hyde Park Academy H.S.-Chicago, IL

Teaching Minds, Hearts, and Wills Through Literature
This presentation focuses on teaching the whole child through the use of literature. A demonstration using children’s books as a tool to integrate content and address life skills will be featured.
Cynthia Steury, Huntington University

Thematic Sessions
10:00 - 10:50 a.m.

Concord
A Global Perspective: Assessing and Developing the Dispositions of Teacher Education Candidates
As the thrust for high quality teachers continues, teacher education programs are assessing and developing candidates’ dispositions to ensure that equitable practices are employed with culturally diverse students.
Carolyn Talbert-Johnson, Judith Oberlander, The University of Dayton; Yuping Wang, Nanjing University, China

Congressional A
Research on the Effects of Reflective Practice: Teaching and Learning Implications
ATE Commission members on Teacher Reflectivity will share recently conducted research on the relationship between one’s ability to reflect and classroom teaching performance. Come share your experiences. Ed Pultorak, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Debbie Barnes, Nancy P. Gallavan, University of Central Arkansas

Congressional C
Preparing Preservice Teachers for Diverse Settings: Curriculum, Collaboration and Cultural Proficiency
This session will describe aspects of two different Midwest university preparation programs designed to meet the needs of diverse learners.
Shirley Lefever-Davis, Wichita State University; Cathy Pearman, Missouri State University

Congressional D
Preparing Graduate Students for Knowledge-Based Leadership to Recruit and Retain Quality Teachers for the Whole Child
Teacher educators can prepare school-based leaders with understandings and skills to be active advocates for teacher recruitment and retention through class service-learning projects focusing on school improvement plans.
Mary J. Goggins Selke, East Carolina University

Everglades
Standards for Teacher Educators: How the Standards Describe Effective Teacher Educators
Participants will receive an orientation to the revised ATE Standards for Teacher Educators with an emphasis on how the standards promote teacher educators who are able to prepare teachers of the whole child.
Robert Fisher, Illinois State University; W. Robert Houston, University of Houston

Glacier
The Distinctiveness of the Urban “Hip Hop” Culture
Leslie Ward, George Washington University

Grand Teton
Teacher Educators and Diverse Learners: Bridging the Contemporary Cultural Disconnect to Educate the Whole Student
Participants will interact on how to broach the topic of race in curriculum. A comprehensive paradigm will be presented designed to create a non-threatening environment for discussing various aspects of multiculturalism.
Raphael C. Heaggans, Walter S. Polka, Niagara University

Olympic
The 20th Anniversary of Student Teaching Abroad: A Tribute to K. Fred Curtis
This fall will mark the 20th anniversary of a student teaching abroad program. This presentation will cover the history and changes that have occurred over this 20 year period.
Elden Barrett, Baylor University

Sequoia
America’s Favorite Neighbor as a Teacher: Mister Rogers’ Approach to Interdisciplinary Message Delivery in the Early Childhood Classroom
This presentation will demonstrate how to follow Fred Rogers’ methods of delivery in the classroom. A Fred Rogers’ instructional model and multi-disciplinary examples will be presented to participants for review.
Veronica I. Ent, Saint Vincent College

Valley Forge
Technology and Teaching: Preparing Candidates to Utilize Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Principles
The presenters will discuss a university’s effort to prepare candidates to differentiate instruction for all learners utilizing technology and the application of Universal Design for Learning principles.
Kathleen Ruthkosky, Patricia Arter, Marywood University

Yellowstone
Multiple Literacies, High-Stakes Testing and Elementary and Secondary Teacher Preparation: How do you do it ALL?
This session will focus on mandatory high stakes testing for K – 12 California credential candidates and its effect upon: course emphasis on multiple literacies and university teacher educators’ pedagogy.
Helen Garcia Rockett, Ilene Foster, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Yosemite
Technology Mentoring Experience in Teacher Education
Iowa State University’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction developed a mentoring model that involved graduate students as mentors to facilitate the process of faculty member’s technology integration into teaching-learning environments. This study exploring a one semester faculty technology mentoring experience investigates what kinds of knowledge were acquired by the faculty, what strategies were learned, and what contextual factors facilitated the learning of faculty member.
Yasemin Demiraslan, Iowa State University

Featured Session
Columbia A
10:00-11:50 a.m.
Professional Development Schools as the Intersection of the Whole Child, Teachers, and Community
What is the status of the professional development school (PDS) as an institution that spans cultural divides for students, teachers, and communities? Join us for this panel discussion.
Jane Neapolitan, Towson University; Marsha Levine, NCATE; Alison Rutter, East Stroudsburg University; Diane Yendol-Hoppey, West Virginia University

Thematic Sessions
11:00 - 11:50 a.m.

Bryce
Educator’s View of Iraq---2nd Tour
Barrie Ciliberti, Bowie State University

Roundtables
Columbia B

K-8 Educator Professional Development Modules on Access to the General Education Curriculum
Access Center will disseminate free teacher education tools - research-based information briefs and training modules - to increase pre-service teachers’ understanding of access to the general education curriculum for ALL students.
Anthea Medyn, Anna Mark, American Institutes for Research

Book Bags: Re-Building Community While Addressing Literacy Skills Within a Diverse Society
Presenters will share their experiences with pre-service teachers responsible for a service-learning project involving the development of book bags and the procurement of trade books for an elementary school destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Linda J. McKinney, Debbie Rodgers, The University of Oklahoma

Thematic Sessions
11:00 - 11:50 a.m.

Concord
Promoting Student Connectedness Through Friends of Rachel (FOR): An Antidote to Campus Violence
David E. Herr, Erinn Jefferson, Sarah Ward, Emily Pulleyn, Nora Trachtman, Ryan Middleton, James Madison University

Congressional A
Using Literature Circles to Develop Nigerian Children’s Positive Dispositions toward Reading and New Conceptual Understandings of Modern Strategies and Techniques for Literacy Instruction for Elementary School Teachers in Nigeria
Nigerian primary school teachers participated in a literature circle research study to determine whether this approach to professional development changed their beliefs about reading and how it can be taught.
Alice F. Snyder, Truman Daniels, Gialana Russo, Aimee Hughes, Kennesaw State University

Congressional C
Educating the Whole Teacher Candidate through Fun and Games
The session monitors a preservice teacher education program in art, physical movement and music, and meeting professional standards, through the use of collaboration with public school summer “Kids Club.”
Joan C. Chapman, Dalton State College

Congressional D
Teaching about Islam & Muslim in the Classroom
This presentation will engage educators in interactive activities for better understanding of Islam, one of the fastest growing and also one of the most misunderstood religions in the United States.
Kazi Hossain, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Everglades
Two Approaches to One World
Presenters will share resources from two initiatives of an elementary faculty that promote global and multicultural awareness of candidates: arts across the curriculum and integration of modules on family engagement across cultures.
Mary M. Harris, Frances van Tassell, University of North Texas

Glacier
Cross-career Learning Communities at Work
In this presentation, we will describe the Cross Career Learning Community (CCLC) model of teacher development and demonstrate a Critical Friends Group protocol used to facilitate teachers’ growth. We also will discuss the challenges and successes of implementing this model in one K-12 professional development school.
Julie Rainer Dangel, Georgia State University; Patrice Dawkins-Jackson, Dunwoody Springs Charter School (Atlanta, GA)

Grand Teton
Science-Technology-Society as a Means of Realizing Multiple Literacies and/or Integrated Learning
Science-Technology-Society is a long-term reform effort which illustrates the National Standards in Multiple Literacy beginning with the NCTM Standards conceived in 1986 (10 years before the Science Standards!).
Robert E. Yager, University of Iowa; Susan Blunck, University of Maryland; Todd Campbell, Utah State University

Olympic
Reflection: The Key to Effective Induction Programs
Based upon their work with university-district partnerships, presenters will share experiences in using reflection as the core component of induction programs that seek to support novice teachers and their mentors.
Joseph Corriero, Lynn Romeo, Harvey Allen, Monmouth University

Sequoia
Using the Classroom Mosaic Effectively
The presenter will provide examples of how teachers in K-12 classrooms and teacher educators can use the classroom cultures effectively to enhance the learning experiences for all students.
Kiran Padmaraju, Eastern Illinois University

Yellowstone
Evaluating Teacher Education Program Using the Reading Maturity Survey
The presenters will share research on reading maturity as a tool to evaluate pre-service teachers’ abilities to be effective reading teachers and to provide a wider lens into developing skills.
Anita Philbrick, Deborah Theiss, Georgia Jarman, University of Central Missouri

Yosemite
A Teacher Training Program Indentifying Student Dispositions focusing on Diversity Education
MTSU teacher preparation identifies student dispositions ensuring inclusion of social awareness. Diversity awareness is an integral part of the program. Student progress is driven by NCATE standards assessment rubrics.
Marvin L. Peyton, James O. Huffman, Aubrey H. Moseley, Terry M. Weeks, Middle Tennessee State University

Committee on Technology and the Future of Teacher Education
Congressional B
11:00-11:50 a.m.
Explore Interactive Whiteboards (Smartboards) – A Milestone in Classroom Teaching and Learning
Students and their classrooms are changing. The interactive whiteboard is a touch-controlled whiteboard technology, which allows the teacher and/student to interact with digital ink or touch screen capability. The wall mounted whiteboard and the interactivity within your classroom will alter teaching like never imagined. Beginner or Advanced
David A. McCarthy, University of Minnesota Duluth

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
General Session and Lunch
Regency Ballroom A
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Tom Carroll, President, National Council for Teaching and America’s Future

Featured Session
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Columbia C
Arts Integration in Action: Lafayette Elementary School’s Implementation of the Kennedy Center’s - Changing Education through the Arts Program (CETA)
This session will acquaint participants with Lafayette Elementary School’s implementation of the Kennedy Center’s Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program. The mission and theoretical premise regarding arts integration across the content areas will be presented with examples of how teachers at Lafayette Elementary in the District of Columbia are integrating the arts with upper and lower grade levels. The impact on the school’s instructional practices, student learning, and school culture will be demonstrated through showcasing how the 6th grade team developed the African Ensemble to broaden the students’ learning of African culture, literature, music and dance. Time will be provided for participants to ask questions and clarify what they have learned.
Gail (Lynn) Main, Principal, Lafayette Elementary, District of Columbia; Margarte Freund, 6th grade teacher, Lafayette Elelemntary; Laurie McLaughlin, visual arts teacher