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Nominate a Faculty Member!
It is now time to start thinking about awarding faculty in the College of Education who exemplify the kinds of teaching we strive for at Towson University. On behalf of the COE Awards Committee, I would like to extend the invitation to every student in our college to nominate a full-time faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching. This is one of the most important things you can do as a student to reward those who provide a stellar academic experience at Towson.
The process is extremely simple. We are using an all-electronic nominations process with a Google Form. Simply click the link for the form, answer all of the questions and click submit. You're done! In order for each faculty member to receive support for awards, please discuss this with your peers and classmates and encourage everyone to nominate by filling out an online form. You are also more than welcome to nominate more than one faculty member, but you must fill out a separate form for each nomination.
Nominations are due Monday March 5th , 2012. We'll send out reminders over the remaining weeks. On behalf of the Awards Committee, we appreciate your participation and look forward to reading your nominations. Feel free to email the chair of the awards committee, Dr. Shaun Johnson, with any questions (spjohnson@towson.edu).
The Education Innovation Lab is now open!
The Education Innovation Lab, in Hawkins Hall Room 110, is a faculty resource for technology support, faculty-led workshops and assistance with integrating technology into instruction. The mission of the Lab is to enhance, model and support teaching and learning with technology.
The lab houses two interactive whiteboards – one a SMARTBoard and the other a Promethean Board – seven computer workstations, two LCD projectors and an instructor station outfitted with a document camera and Crestron control unit [Flexible room seating capacity is 25].
Faculty of all skill levels are encouraged to visit the lab to ask questions of a member of our support team or participate in demonstrations of best practices with technologies that enhance face-to-face and online instruction. Common requests for assistance include new devices and software or help converting existing content into more dynamic and interactive media. Faculty may request assistance during open lab hours or by making an appointment for a more formal plan of implementing technology into instruction by contacting coe110@towson.edu. A complete list of lab services are posted at http://edportfolio.wikispaces.com/Services
TU Professional Education Maintains
National and State Accreditation
The Towson University Professional Education Unit is pleased to announce the continuation of its full accreditation status, certified by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) as of April 2008. The Unit was granted accreditation having met all of the rigorous, performance-based accreditation standards at the initial, continuing, and advanced preparation levels. At the exit conference of the on-site visit, the visiting NCATE/MSDE team, led by Dr. Arlinda Eaton, Associate Dean, California State University, Northridge, and Dr. Margaret Trader, Chair of the Education Department and NCATE Coordinator, McDaniel College (Maryland) commended the institution for the professional levels of excellence that characterize its comprehensive preparation programming.
NCATE President Arthur Wise, in his formal letter of notification to Towson University President Robert Caret and College of Education Dean Raymond Lorion, congratulated the Unit "for displaying the high quality necessary to be granted national accreditation." He also expressed appreciation for the cooperation received from the faculty, staff and administration.
In response to the letter Dr. Lorion stated, "National accreditation, the profession's most rigorous mechanism to establishing high quality programs, is critical and well-deserved recognition of the excellence of our professional education unit, and reflects university-wide responsibility for professional education. Through the collaborative efforts of our faculty, staff, students, and P-12 colleagues, the Unit provided compelling evidence of candidates’ performance-based knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Professional accreditation ensures that we will maintain high standards of quality as Maryland’s premier professional education institution and continue to prepare the best possible candidates to educate our children.”
For more information on the accreditation, contact Dr. Tom Proffitt, Associate Dean, tproffitt@towson.edu, or Dr. Jeff Kenton,, Assistant Dean, jkenton@towson.edu.
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