WELCOMEFaculty, Staff & Guests

to the College of Education and to the

2011 - 2012 Academic Year

Learning from our Past and Embracing our Future

IN MEMORY OF

Anthony SavilleJune 16, 1929 - June 28, 2011

K. Forbis JordanApril 19, 1930 - August 16, 2011

Both of these individuals devoted their lives to bringing professionalism to the field of education. In their own significant ways they were able to convey a passion for education to others. Throughout their stellar careers they served as outstanding mentors and advisers and reflected a true dedication to individuals in all aspects of the education community.

SPECIAL THANK YOU

For their continued support of the COE and our faculty and staff. . .

Silver State Schools Credit Union

Isabelle Sanchez

2011 COE SCHOLARSHIPSSilver State Schools Student Teaching ScholarshipAnn Horvath ScholarshipAugusta Leonard ScholarshipBarbara L. Lochridge Memorial ScholarshipCatherine Vaglio ScholarshipChester D. Simms ScholarshipEdward Pierson ScholarshipEva Bortman ScholarshipEvelyn Semling EndowmentFoundation for Recovery ScholarshipJohn M. Vergiels Scholarship

INTRODUCTIONS

Neal SmatreskPresident

Michael BowersExecutive Vice President &

Provost

Dwight JonesSuperintendentClark County School District

Craig KadlubChief of StaffClark County School District

NEW APPOINTMENT

Dr. Cynny Carruthers

NEW APPOINTMENT

Kimberly Kolbet

Administrative AssistantEducational Research, Cognition, and

Development

COE ADVISING CENTER APPOINTMENTS

Alison ChandlerDirector

Ed RoncaAssistant Director

Claudia SitlingtonSenior Advisor

Monica MorenoAdvisor

COE APPRECIATION OF SERVICE

Anne Mulloy

Director of DevelopmentCollege of Fine Arts and Performing Arts Center

2011 EMERITI APPOINTMENTS

Dr. Pam Campbell Emerita Associate Professor, Special Education & Early ChildhoodDr. Teresa Jordan Emerita Professor, Educational Leadership Dr. Jerry Landwer Emerita Professor, Sports Education Leadership Dr. Robert McCord Emeritus Associate Professor, Educational Leadership Dr. Porter Troutman Emeritus Professor, Curriculum & Instruction Dr. Martha Young

Emerita Professor, Curriculum & Instruction

2011 COE UNIVERSITY AWARDS

ZAID HADDAD CSUN FACULTY IN EDUCATION

MONICA LOUNSBERY

THE LINCY INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP

GWEN MARCHAND THE LINCY INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP

LeANN PUTNEY RALPH REYNOLDS

SYLVIA LAZOS THE LINCY INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP TEAM AWARD

2011 CLASSIFIED STAFF AWARDSDebbie Gallant – Twenty Year Award

Educational Leadership

Maggie Hierro – Ten Year AwardSpecial Education & Early Childhood

Vicky Hoffman – Five Year AwardTeacher Education

Deirdre Lupher – Five Year AwardEducational Psychology

Mary Yedinak – Special Service Appreciation AwardSpecial Education & Early Childhood

2011 COE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA AWARD

PAMELA HICKSB.S. (69) & M.S. (70) in Secondary Education

Teaching faculty, Curriculum & InstructionAssociate Vice President, Enrollment and Student Services

Director of Undergraduate RecruitmentLiaison between UNLV and CCSD

Teacher, Dean, Assistant Principal, Principal, Director of Secondary Curriculum, Area Superintendent

Administrative Trainer for the Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

Recognized for impact on UNLV through contributions made through

her professional field and personal achievements

VIP Reception and Recognition November 4, 2011

Tam Hall4:30PM

COE JUMP DRIVE

COE Core Mission Statement_082511.docCOE Impacts_082511.pdfCOE P-16 Initiatives_082511.docxDeans Office Directory_082511.docECS Directory_82511.docERCD Directory_82511.docT&L Directory_082511.doc

EDU Graduating Senior Exit Survey 2010-2011COE Recent Successes_072011

COE REINVENTIONThe restructuring of the College of Education accomplishes • a redefined educational mission, • a more efficient distribution of support services, • an enhanced degree of financial accountability, • a reduced and redefined administrative support structure, • a refined and consolidated course and program delivery system, • a refocused research and scholarship agenda, and • a focused service mission through collaboration and partnerships.

Through our reinvention, we now represent the true spirit of an intersecting four-circle Venn diagram rather than a collection of seven independent silos. There are now roads where there once were barriers. A task before us is to be open to using those roads.

ARE WE “THERE” YET?

“Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?”“That depends a good deal on where you want to go,” said the cat.“I don’t care much where – “ said Alice.“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.

-- Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)

COE TEACHER COMPLETERS

COE GRADUATING SENIOR EXIT SURVEYKey Findings from the COE Graduating Seniors

Overall Opinion of UNLV84% of graduating seniors agreed that their classes were academically challenging. �Graduating seniors were generally satisfied with their overall academic experience (88%)

Attainment of Education Goals96% of graduating seniors agreed that they were able to work with others effectively. Graduating seniors also agreed that they learned to appreciate other points of view (94%)and communicate well in oral form (94%). Student SatisfactionGraduating seniors were most satisfied with library resources and availability of computer services (100% and 99% satisfied, respectively).Seniors were highly satisfied with involvement in activities (88%) & environment of respect (83%)Survey respondents were least satisfied with course availability (54% satisfied).

COE GRADUATING SENIOR EXIT SURVEY

Key Findings from the COE Graduating Seniors

Demographics

Most respondents (84%) were between the ages of 20 and 35, with 49% under 25 years of age.

Students that have been at UNLV since their first year accounted fo 40% of the respondents.

Nearly 85% of the respondents were female.

Graduating seniors from the COE self-identified as White (88%) or Black/African-American (11%)

Our graduating seniors accounted for 8% of the overall respondents.

COE GRADUATING SENIOR EXIT SURVEY

COE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

In 2011, Faculty in the College of Education

• Submitted 85 proposals to 20 different agencies totaling $8,982,514.00

• Received 37 awards from 17 different agencies totaling $1,792,527.00

A SUCCESS RATE OF 44%

ARE WE “THERE” YET?

Physical Strides Forward:

• Renovation of Hendrix Auditorium• All classrooms now tech-friendly• Clustering faculty offices in new units• Establish an upgraded classroom/clinic zone• Creation of a faculty/staff meeting area• Removal of the “trailers” by the Learning Garden• Refurbishing the CEB Foyer on the 1st Floor• Cleaning and painting of stairwells• Remodeling the main restrooms on all floors

COE CORE MISSIONThe College of Education prepares teachers, academic clinicians, educational researchers and scholars by creating an inclusive, challenging learning environment that cultivates high expectations and leads to successful careers in education.

We promote knowledge, dispositions, and best practice in preparing our students for work with individuals across developmental stages for careers in pre-school through post-secondary education. We create and disseminate theoretical and practical knowledge to local, regional, national, and international constituencies. We obtain external funding and develop sustainable research labs, clinics, and centers. We respect social, political, and cultural diversity, and affirm professional values and ethics.  We provide and support access, expertise, course work, degree programs, and services across the university and NSHE. We encourage collaboration among students, faculty, other professionals, and community members. We believe education provides the essential foundation for the future success and stability of society.

The College of Education consists of three departments, each with a particular focus area of study, but with missions that intersect in many ways to encourage and nurture cross-departmental collaboration and research efforts with partners, both inside and outside of the university system.

COE CORE MISSION

Partnerships and collaborations offer a sustaining innovation. Such actions, by their very nature, give reason for continued growth. Colleges willing to innovate in these ways have a bright future. A willingness to evolve from the inside out can get lead to winning ways. “Not open for discussion” is a placard that would be particularly distressing in a scholarly community that should be devoted to freewheeling inquiry and open debate. What should be paramount are signs that faculty see themselves as the solution. If we won’t take important steps to guide our own destiny, then we shouldn’t be surprised if others step in. The responsibility is ours to take charge of our future and explore avenues that may prove fruitful in supporting or enhancing our current mission.

COE CHALLENGE

I want to challenge all of us with and “if-then” proposition.

IF we move together with a positive attitude, offering each other our mutual support, THEN we can be confident about our collective capacity to succeed. A philosopher and poet once wrote,

“When it comes to the future, the task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.”

Our task is not to REPAIR but to DESIGN

TALK BY JONES

TALK BY SMATRESK

NUSSBAUM SPOKE BRIEFLY ABOUT FS NOMINATIONS

REST OF BTS MTG CANCELLED

BOWERS PRESENTATION SET FOR COE MTG ON 9/16

DEAN’S OFFICE COLLEAGUES

Dr. Dale PehrssonAssociate Dean

Dr. Nancy SileoDirector of Teacher Education

DEAN’S OFFICE STAFFCandace Warkentin

Assistant to the Dean

Sarah HruseckyCollege Business Manager

Mary YedinakAssistant to Drs. Pehrsson & Sileo

Keisha De La Pena – student assistantElsa Romero – student assistant

COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

Conrad Oh-YoungYoung-Bok Kim

TBDCOLLEGE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

EDUCATIONAL & CLINICAL STUDIESChair - Tom PierceAdministrative Assistants - Maggie Hierro & Patricia Bighem

FacultyLarry Ashley Catherine LyonsRandall Astramovich Susan MillerJesse Brinson Joseph MorganNancy Brown Dale-Elizabeth PehrssonCynthia Carruthers Maria RamirezWilliam Cross, Jr. Peggy WhitbyJohn Filler Nancy SileoJeffrey Gelfer Shannon SmithKatrina Harris Sherri StrawserKyle Higgins Michelle TannockWendy Hoskins Glenn West

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, COGNITION & DEVELOPMENT

Chair - LeAnn PutneyAdministrative Assistants - Kim Kolbet & Marty

KochFaculty

Lisa Bendixen Steven McCaffertyAlice Corkill Rebecca NathansonJoe Crank E. Michael NussbaumEunsook Hong Lori OlafsonW. Paul Jones LeAnn PutneyCarolanne Kardash Ralph ReynoldsScott Loe Vicky RosserNancy Lough Gregory SchrawGwen Marchand Doris Watson

Mario Martinez

TEACHING & LEARNINGChair – Randall BooneAdministrative Assistants –

Debbie Porrello, Jovita Bayuga, Ana Franco-Soria

FacultyJanelle BaileyTom BeanChristine ClarkHasan DenizJesus GarciaCyndi GiorgisHoward GordonKaren GroveSteve GrubaughKendall HartleySusan HendricksJane KierGreg Levitt

Emily Lin

Cliff McClainJane McCarthyMarilyn McKinneyTravis OlsonLinda QuinnP. G. SchraderJeff ShihLiz SpaldingWilliam SpeerNeal StrudlerJian WangShaoan Zhang

COE FACULTY CHAIR Cyndi Giorgis

College Faculty Meeting Dates and Times

Friday, September 16th - CEB 205 from 10:00AM-Noon

Friday, October 21st - CEB 205 from 10:00AM- Noon

Wednesday, November 16th - CEB 205 from 10:00AM- Noon

College “Third Wednesday” Gathering

Wednesday, October 19th - CEB 114 from 2:00PM-3:00PM

College “Holiday” Gathering

Wednesday, December 7th - CEB 114 from 1:00PM-2:00PM

COE FACULTY COMMITTEES Cyndi Giorgis, COE Faculty Chair

ELECTION RESULTS from the departments for the following are due by September 2nd

Academic Standards (1 faculty from each department (2 year term) Bylaws Committee (1 faculty from each department (2 year term) Curriculum Committee (1 faculty from each department (2 year term) Dean’s Advisory Council (1 TorTT faculty from each department (2 year term) Graduate Studies Committee (1 graduate faculty from each department (2 year term) Multicultural Studies Committee (1 faculty volunteer from each department (2 year term) Peer Review Committee (names of 2 faculty from each department (1 year term) Promotion & Tenure Committee (2 faculty from each department (2 year term) Promotion & Tenure Committee At Large Member (1 faculty nominated from each dept) Scholarship & Honors Committee (1 faculty from each department (2 year term) Teacher Education Committee (1 faculty from each department (2 year term) Field Experience Council & IST (1 faculty from each department (2 year term)

COE FACULTY SENATE Michael Nussbaum, Senior

Senator John Filler Kendall Hartley Nancy Lough

NOMINATIONS for the following due by August 26th

Fiscal Affairs Committee (2 year term)Academic Freedom & Ethics Committee (2 year term)Curriculum Committee (2 year term)Faculty Development Committee (2 year term)Sabbatical Committee (2 year term)Scholarship Committee (2 year term)Grievance Committee (3 year term)

UNLV LIBRARY SERVICES

• consultation on assignment design to make the most effective use of library resources• targeted instruction session(s) during class time that addresses specific learning outcomes for research-based assignments• development of a course page with resources to support a particular assignment or project, e.g.,

http://guides.library.unlv.edu/content.php?pid=9423&sid=1176452)• skills based session(s) on specific tools, like RefWorks (new search interface)

TOURS of the Curriculum Materials Library and the Lied Library are available

Paula McMillen and Amy Johnson

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

The College of Education has officially been "reinvented" - as part of that, the President’s Office and the VP for Development recently asked for some highlights from our college. The information is presented in sections representing the three new departments. Herein is a copy of what was sent to their attention.  Our College is an active bunch and our significant involvement is not always in the news. I thought you might want a copy to share with whomever you deem appropriate.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

• Traci Ruppert's Master’s thesis, "EFFECTS OF A COLLABORATIVE PARENT-PROFESSIONAL POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT TEAM TRAINING ON CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM" was selected as the COE Outstanding Thesis of the Year. Traci is currently working on her doctoral degree in Special Education at the University of Oregon. • Bradley Kaffar, Doctoral Graduate from the UNLV Department of Special Education, was just promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Dr. Kaffar recently co-authored (with Susan Miller, Professor of Special Education at UNLV and Cecil Mercer, Emeritus Professor of Special Education at the University of Florida) two curricular books for elementary mathematics instruction.

• Allie Garcia Ache who was an undergraduate and is part of Project Connect was awarded Teacher of the Year for Special Education. • Joseph Morgan received the President's Graduate Fellowship to support his dissertation research, which involves developing online social skills instructional materials to teach to students with emotional and behavioral disorders in order to ensure their appropriate use of the Internet.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

• Randy Astramovich is serving as President (2011-2012) of the national counseling organization Association for Child & Adolescent Counseling (ACAC). • Larry Ashley serves as the Vice Chair, Governor's Committee on Co-Occurring Disorders. Also, Higher Education Representative. Larry is also a member of the Nevada Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors, Chair of the Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Service's Citizens Advisory Committee, Director of the UNLV Problem Gambling Treatment Program, a Clinical Supervisor of the Northern Nevada Telemental Health Counseling Program and a Clinical Supervisor of the Signs of Hope Rape Counseling Program. Over the past five years the department of special education – Now the department of Educational and Clinical studies has received more than $20,000,000.00 in federal and state grants on a wide variety of research, teaching, and service projects. The UNLV Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders serves children with autism and their families. The Center is funded through state grants to support training and in-service on issues surrounding autism and positive behavior supports.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

UNLV is a partner with the Nevada Partnership for Inclusive Education to support the celebration of excellent inclusive teaching practices. The organization has raised more than $500,000.00 to support all students learning together. UNLV/CSUN Preschool is an inclusive early childhood program accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children UNLV/CSUN Preschool is 1 of 24 centers in southern Nevada randomly selected to participate in the Silver State Stars- Nevada Quality Rating Improvement System Pilot Project UNLV/CSUN Preschool is participating in the statewide Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention Acelero and GBC Early Childhood Cohorts (Michelle Tannock, Jeff Gelfer and Tom Pierce). Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center, which houses the UNLV/CSUN Preschool Program, is an ECE/ECSE Research site for UNLV faculty and students. Recent research topics: Teachers Beliefs Intentions and Practice, Autism, Rough and Tumble Play. The special education program has three different cohorts of students learning to become recertified in high demand need areas of special education and English Language Learning.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

• SPED graduated 37 Project Estrellas federally funded graduate students this summer as well as 16 Project Connect federally funded students. • The Student Organization of Addiction Professionals is a national model for university service organizations relative to addiction disorders.

• Gwen Marchand, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Research, Cognition, and Development is a Lincy fellow and recently received an APA Division 15 (Educational Psychology) Early Career Award to support her work with secondary students participating in Alternative Education programs in the Clark County School District.

• A recent Ph.D. graduate in the area of Applied Linguistics/TESL, Alex Rosborough, was hired as an Assistant Professor at BYU for fall, 2011.

• Warren Hioki, a recent graduate from the higher education doctoral program, was recently appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation by President Obama.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

• Outreach effort coordinated through the Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment, the NSHE grant that will support the efforts of vulnerable students to attend college. Initially we will be working in five schools with high minority/ low SES populations. The project will involve teaching one year of college readiness and competency curriculum for high schools students in the high schools themselves. Also, student will be invited to campus to meet professors in their areas of interest to further familiarize them with the opportunities that a college education provides. Also, assistance will be given to these students to obtain admission to the college of their choice and well as to secure financial aid. Faculty involved: Reynolds, Putney, Rosser, Ramirez, Watson, Lough and Sylvia Lazos from the Law School)

• The CCSD/UNLV Partnership to improve student learning (particularly for students who are: culturally diverse, linguistically diverse, and low SES). The partnership has secured significant funds to begin work on a Reading Skills Development Center. The mission of the Center will be to assist all CCSD school children in improving their reading performance, with a specific focus on the students populations named above. The Center will provide: direct assessment of the specific reading problems of low performing students, use data from these assessments to create specifically tailored instructional plans for these low performing students, and develop synopsis of current reading and instructional research for dissemination in CCSD. Faculty involved: Reynolds, Lazos, Putney, Ramirez, McCafferty.

• The Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment received a large contract form Imagine learning Inc. to work with CCSD to evaluate the companies reading development software – currently in use in many CCSD schools. Also, the evaluation will take place in schools in both California and Utah.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

• William Marks, Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with School Psychology Specialization Strand, is District School Psychologist Supervisor for the Hawaii School District and licensed for independent practice as a psychologist by Nevada and Hawaii state psychologist boards. • Paul Jones, Professor in School Psychology program, was recognized for significant contributions to the science and practice of neuropsychology with award of fellow status in the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

• Carolanne Kardash sits on the editorial boards of the following journals: Contemporary Educational Psychology, Educational Psychology Review, and the Elementary School Journal.

• Vicki Rosser sits on the editorial board for the journal Research in Higher Education.

• Derek Lester, a spring 2011 graduate from the higher education program, has accepted a position as an assistant professor of higher education at Texas A&M Commerce.

• Michael Nussbaum and Gale Sinatra, along with faculty from Civil Engeering (Sajjad Ahmad) are completing work on developing an educational computer game exploring the reasons behind the falling water levels in Lake Mead. This was funded by a $200,000 grant from the NSF EPSCoR Climate Change Grant.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

• As part of its year-long celebration of its 20th anniversary, Sport Marketing Quarterly (SMQ) recently unveiled its top 20 articles from the journal’s first 20 years. The selection of articles is meant to provide readers with a sense of how sport marketing research has evolved during the past two decades. Dr. Nancy Lough’s research demonstrates her expertise on corporate sponsorship and remains significant today due to the focus on a comparison between men’s and women’s sport. Lough is also leading the development of the journal’s special 20th anniversary issue that will be published December.

● Associate Professor Jeff Shih is the Program Chair for the 2013 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting. This is the largest mathematics education conference in the world with typical attendance ranging from 14,000-19,000 each year. ● The Southern Nevada Writing Project recently completed the 2011 Invitational Summer Institute. 20 K12 educators participated in this introduction to effective classroom writing practices. The institute was led by Professors Marilyn McKinney and Elizabeth Spalding. ● The Southern Nevada Writing Project also recently completed the 2011 Summer Youth Writing Camps. The camps are directed towards passionate student writers who are looking become life-long writers.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

● Professor Chris Clark is currently serving on the board of the Las Vegas Family Leadership Initiative. The Family Leadership initiative is a collaboration with the Clark County School District and the Hispanic Roundtable (of which Dr. Clark is also a board member) with a focus on mentoring families to be actively engaged in their schools and communities.

● Dr. Shaoan Zhang has been awarded a competitive grant in the amount of $45K from the Nevada System of Higher Education. The competition was from the Nevada College Access Challenge program. Dr. Zhang is a co-PI with Dr. Hui Zhao, College of Engineering. Their project is entitled: From Macro to Micro/Nano: Career Planning for High School Students Towards a Brighter Future in Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, and Microelectronics. ● Dr. Jian Wang was selected as the recipient for the Distinguished Research Award by the College of Education (COE) Scholarship and Honors Committee. Dr. Wang conducts research in the areas of teacher education reform, teacher learning, teacher mentoring and international comparative studies. ● Dr. Cyndi Giorgis was selected as the recipient for the Distinguished Service Award by the College of Education (COE) Scholarship and Honors Committee. Her extensive service activities include journal editing, national book award committees and COE Faculty Chair.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

● Along with co-authors Stephanie Slater and Timothy Slater, assistant professor Janelle Bailey has written a book that introduces scientists to the basics of education research. Discipline-Based Science Education Research: A Scientist’s Guide, which guides a scientist through the steps needed to conduct an education research project, from designing research questions, through qualitative and quantitative methodologies, to conference presentations and submission for publication. ● Dr. Cyndi Giorgis, professor of literature education, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children's Literature Committee for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). ● This past spring, Professor Elizabeth Spalding in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League presented a Holocaust education conducted workshop featuring Echoes and Reflections, a multimedia curriculum for teaching about the Holocaust. ● Doctoral student Kyle Kaalberg has been selected into the Presidential Student Ambassador Program. This is a group of 20 students from across campus representing the university at meetings and functions with dignitaries.

● Doctoral student Zaid Haddad received a CSUN Faculty Excellence Award in the Spring of this year. This award recognizes instructors for involvement with students and teaching ability.

COE RECENT SUCCESSES

● Former faculty member Kent Crippen, C&I graduate Leanna Archambault, and Doctoral Student Cindy Kern were recently announced as the winners of one of the annual iNACOL Online Innovator Awards. They were presented with the Important Research by an Individual, Team or Organization Award by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) in recognition of their study "Examining the Use of Laboratory Activities in Teaching Science in an Online Environment." ● Green Valley High School science teacher and C&I doctoral student Cindy Kern was recently named as a 2010 recipient of a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The awards are given to the top mathematics and science teachers in the United States. ● UNLV Graduate, Dr. Ana Christina DaSilva Iddings was promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure at the University of Arizona. ● UNLV Graduate Dr. John Haught was promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure at Wright State University, Ohio.

● The edited book, “Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction: An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners” was recently published by the Association of Teacher Educators and Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Inc. The editors include Jian Wang and Sandra J. Odell from the Department of Curriculum Instruction and Renee T. Clift from the University of Arizona.