TIM COLLINS , Ph.D., recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent the board of directors of TESOL International Association in a meeting titled “What ESL Teachers Need to Implement the Common Core State Standards.” The purpose of the meeting was to provide intake from the field to assist TESOL and allied organizations to supply advocacy and resources for ESL teachers to implement the Common Core State Standards in their classrooms. “Pedro’s Whale,” co-authored by PATRICK SCHWARZ , Ph.D., was named one of the Top Five Children’s Books on Autism, by the Special Needs Book Review. Schwarz co-wrote the book with Dr. Paula Kluth. VICKI GUNTHER , Ph.D., presented at the National Conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) held in Chicago. Gunther and co-authors of their book, “Strategic Communications for School Leaders (2011),” spoke about “Strengthening Communication with Your Staff to Build a Stronger Learning Community.”
NLU has invested more than two decades of institutional resources in Florida.
Buckman additionally serves in this same capacity for many of the M.Ed./Ed.S. candidates throughout the duration of their program of study. These school and district-based internships are designed to encourage our candidates to get engaged in a variety of leadership and management experiences. What innovative solutions are being proposed to help provide a better education to students in Florida? We teach our students important concepts such as diversity and inclusivity. Every school in all 67 school districts in Florida has some students of poverty. Many have special programs to deal with low-performing students that are for the most part poor and minorities. At the suggestion of a state education leader, we are working on some introductory leadership courses suitable for offering as short summer institutes. Also, we have met with leaders in districts with significant poverty rates, and we have NLU doctoral students working on research to identify the specific leadership attributes sought after in schools with high-need student populations. Final Thoughts? Florida is a state with a very diverse student population in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and various learning exceptionalities ranging from the profoundly mentally handicapped to gifted. There are conversations and doctoral studies being addressed dealing with needs in the ESOL and ESE programs and what assistance students should be getting that will keep them in school until they graduate. NLU has invested more than two decades of institutional resources in Florida and has built a vibrant, expansive professional community, dedicated to advancing the mutual interests of the University and the Florida school districts that it serves.
NCE Alumni in the News
JENNIFER FERRARI , M.Ed. in Interdisciplinary Studies ‘01, was promoted to assistant superintendent of teaching and learning for North Shore School District 112. MARY JANE EISENHAUER , Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership ‘99, was recently promoted to associate professor of early childhood education at Purdue University North Central. KATHY BROWN , M.A.T. ‘12, was re-elected to the Lake Zurich School District 95 Board of Education. BRETT BENDING , Ed.D. in Educational Leadership ‘12, was announced as the new principal of Hampshire High School.
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