February 2, 2004

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1.    Ohio Dominican M.Ed. Course Offerings 2004-05:  Following is a tentative list of course offerings at Ohio Dominican University which will be of interest to teachers pursuing a Masters in education degree.

M.Ed. Tentative Course Schedule 2004-2005:
        Spring Intensive 2004 - 5 weeks- May 20th - June 17th
        EDU 505 Technology & Learning
        4:30 - 6:45 pm  MW
        EDU 521 Psychology of Learning
        4:30 - 6:45 pm  TTH

        Summer 2004 - 5 weeks - June 15th - July 15rh
        EDU 582 Mentoring, Collaborating with Technology
        8:30 am - 12:05  TTH
        EDU 561 Educational Research
        12:30 - 3:35 pm  TTH

        Fall 2004- 16 weeks
        EDU 515 Assessment Practices
        Tuesday 4:30 - 6:45 pm
        16 weeks
        Begins Aug. 31st

        EDU 518 Content Area
        Reading and Writing
        Wednesday 4:30 - 6:45 pm
        16 weeks
        Begins Sept. 2nd

        EDU 546 Instructional
        Decision Making
        Thursday 4:30 - 6:45 pm
        16 weeks
        Begins Sept. 3rd

        Spring 2005
        EDU 561 Educational Research
        Tuesday 4:30 pm - 6:45 pm
        16 weeks
        Begins Jan. 25th

        EDU 505 Technology and Learning
        Wednesday
        4:30 pm - 6:45 pm
        16 weeks
        Begins Jan. 26th

        EDU 511 Curriculum and Instruction
        Thursday 4:30 pm - 6:45 pm
        16 weeks
        Begins January 27th

        Spring Intensive 2005  - May 16th - June 16th
        EDU 582 Mentoring, Collaborating with Technology
        4:30 - 6:45 pm  MW
        EDU 502 Technology Leadership
        4:30 - 6:45 pm  TTH

        Summer 2004 - 5 weeks - June 20th - July 21st
        8:30 am - 12:05  MW/TTH
        12:30 - 3:35 pm  MW/TTH
        EDU 501, 515, 518, 546, 630

    Additional M.Ed. courses will be added as the number of students warrants.

2.    Pathwise Training Session:  A Pathwise training will be offered by the Diocese on June 10 and 11,  2004.  To register, contact Kitty Quinn at 221-5829.

3.    Principals' Academy 2004:  The Principals' Academy will be held June 24-25 by the Diocese.  Tom Guskey will be discussing assessment for student learning.  School teams including administrators are encouraged to attend.  The academy program will be held at the Josephinum.

4.    Igniting a Passion for Reading:  This workshop, which will be held in Columbus on March 9, deals with engaging students in the art of reading.  Teachers will learn how to foster in students a passionate love of books that will carry them upward and onward.
        The workshop is designed for teachers of grades 5 through 12.  It will be held at The Blackwell Inn at Fisher College, The Ohio State University, 250 Fisher Hall, 2100 Neil Avenue, Columbus.
        For registration materials, go online at www.SDE.com/register/.45.
        CEU credits may be earned by those who participate.

5.    Weekly Religion Ideas - January 28, 2004, Lent (almsgiving/fasting) -
GCS Objective - 3;B-3.

        Teacher:  Religion Teacher's Journal (Feb. 2004 Issue) is packed with Lenten prayer ideas, activities and reflective articles for catechists and teachers.  Two sections that will be an asset to any classroom or program are the Stations of the Cross as seen by 1st century children and Lenten Crucifixes, a project that deepens your students understanding of Lent through a hands-on prayer.
        Subscribe at www.religionteachersjournal.com

        Classroom:  "The Virtuous Journey:  A Seven-Week Retreat through Lent" is presented as an online retreat for young people and adults to explore the cardinal and theological virtues of the Catholic tradition during the seven weeks starting with the week of Ash Wednesday.
        www.usccb.org/publishing/lent2003/index.htm

        The Angel's Lenten Lesson  VC6870
Children will learn from Danny and his angel all about the Catholic ways of observing Lent.  Ritual such as washing of the feet, Stations of the Cross, fasting, almsgiving and ashes are covered in this video.  (Suitable for grade 3-8   

       Resources:  The Catholic season of Lent 2004 begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25.
St. Anthony Messenger website features a Lenten calendar, activities, readings and reflections updated daily throughout Lent, from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week and Good Friday.
           www.americancatholic.org/Features/Lent/

5.    Our sympathy is extended to . . .
            the family of Michael McNamara, a former teacher and substitute at Saint Mary Magdalene School, who died recently.

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