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M.E. McWilliams: Recipient of 2008 Ann B. Faulkner Award
November 13, 2008 by s-haigler, under Announcements.
M.E. MCWILLIAMS
M.E. McWilliams, Director of the Academic Assistance and Resource Center (AARC) of Stephen F. Austin State University, is the 2008 recipient of the TxCRLA Ann B. Faulkner Professional Development Award. The purpose for this annual award, presented at the CASP 2008 conference, is to promote research and development in developmental education and/or other learning assistance fields. Ms. McWilliams plans to use her award toward funding her attendance at Technology Institute for Developmental Educators (TIDE) where she will be focusing on building a math on-line lab and other technological projects for the AARC. TIDE is a mentoring program based at Texas State University in San Marcos that assists developmental educators with the participants’ specific school-related technological projects.
Since her recent appointment as director of the AARC, Ms. McWilliams and her team has launched several new technology projects including an on-line writing lab, new collaborative projects with University Affairs, a new blogazine called The Broken Spoon, and a forthcoming new tutor management database.
Prior to becoming director of the AARC, Ms. McWilliams served as SI Program Director for six years. During her term as director, the center was honored with:
- The TADE Distinguished Program Award
- Distinguished Certification from NADE
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Star Award
- Highest Level of CRLA Tutor Training Certification for all four programs at the AARC.
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Tutor Training Leadership Institute – Year 11
September 22, 2008 by s-haigler, under Announcements.
Back for the 11th year, the Tutor Training Leadership Institute presents many creative strategies for those involved in Supplemental Instruction, peer-tutoring programs, peer counseling, or academic peer-counseling. This three-hour pre-conference institute also includes training activities for learning center supervisors and coordinators.
Featured presentations include “Tutor Training CPR” presented by Lindley Workman Alyea (Texas State University-San Marcos). Get some fresh ideas to enliven your tutor training sessions, such as favorite ice breakers and even a live auction activity guaranteed to bring training meetings back to life. ”Experiential Tutor Training Activities,” presented by Todd Phillips (East Central College-Union, MO), will add to your repertoire of team-building activities designed to create positive bonding opportunities and a feeling of shared leadership for tutors. Just to whet your appetite for good things to come, some of these activity titles include ”The Bus Stop,” ”Traffic Jam,” “Group Geometry,” and “Circle of Trust.”
Participants who are seeking any level of CRLA Tutor Program Certification will receive three credit hours toward that certification. The institute is limited to 50 participants and pre-registration is required.
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Teacher Burnout Remedy Available at CASP 2008
August 26, 2008 by s-haigler, under Announcements.
Love your teaching job, love and enjoy your students, enthusiastically tackle the challenges of creating new strategies for keeping your students engaged, and then it happens…WHAM!!! BURNOUT!! If you are feeling a little schizophenic about your job and the love/hate state of emotions that you sometimes may feel toward your profession, then the place for you to be is at CASP 2008 when Jean Layne (Texas A&M University) addresses this very common problem that affects even master teachers.
Jean’s pre-conference institute, “Renewing/Sustaining Expert Enthusiasm for Teaching and Student Learning,” will present ways to help you recognize the causes of these blocks, deal with them, and then regain your passion for teaching. You will engage in a variety of practical activities that serve to keep alive your original zeal for teaching.
Jean comes to us with exceptional credentials. She is a Program Coordinator and Instructional Consultant for the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M Unversity.
Check out the the details for signing up for this institute in the upcoming Call to Conference.
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Novel Idea for Teaching Disinterested Reading Students
August 13, 2008 by s-haigler, under Announcements.
What developmental reading teacher has not had to deal with the lackadaisical reading student? Essie Childers (Blinn College) has a novel idea to present to you in her CASP ’08 pre-conference institute, “A Novel Plan: Motivation and Comprehension in Just Six Weeks!” This session will present ways to create interest and motivation in the reluctant reader through the use of novels. You will learn how to complete an “entire novel” with your class while improving comprehension through active learning strategies. This approach, which is designed to be completed in about six weeks, is used as a supplement to the textbook. Participants in this institute, practicing various comprehension strategies in a group setting, will come away with creative ideas plus sample materials and a novel packet.
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CRLA TUTOR PROGRAM CERTIFICATION: HOW TO DO IT
August 8, 2008 by s-haigler, under Announcements.
Now is the opportunity to learn how to bring the official CRLA tutoring program to your campus through the institute, “Tutor Program Certification-Getting Started.” At CASP ’08, Olga Thurman (El Paso Community College) will introduce participants to the process of applying for certification while clarifying certification requirements. Come learn about the many benefits that this program can bring to your campus and to your students.
Later in the day, Olga will, in a separate institute, work with those who may be further along in the certification process. This institute, “Tutor Program Certification-Getting It Done,” presents an opportunity to actually meet with ITPC evaluator(s) for advice on the specifics of completing the application process. Participants in this institute may bring their applications, documentation, and other materials for hands-on help.
Watch in late August for the Call to Conference for more details on these and other great institutes at CASP ’08.
