BETLA Program Welcomes Third Cohort in Westchester and Long Island

Last night, the Graduate School of Education (GSE) welcomed a new group of 30 bilingual and ESL teachers into its Bilingual/ESL Teacher Leadership Training Academy (BETLA), and has wished its second cohort of teachers (who finished the program this spring) well as they venture into Long Island and Westchester schools to assume new leadership roles.  The BETLA program is made possible by a grant from the NY State Department of Education and is administrated by the Center for Educational Partnerships at GSE.

Click here to read the full Inside Fordham article. 
Click here to read more about the BETLA program.

Faculty in the News: Dr. Bill Baker On Mormon Denial of Playboy Show

Dr. Bill Baker (Claudio Aquaviva Chair in Education and Journalist in Residence at Fordham) published an Op-Ed in the Christian Science Moniter, about KSL-TV's (a Mormon-owned NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City, Utah) decision not to air the prime-time drama "The Playboy Club."

Click here to read the full article.

Alumni in the News: Michael Malnic ('99) Helps Students Pen First Draft of History

A good teacher makes a subject come alive. And that’s exactly what Michael Malnic (GSE ’99) did for his seventh-grade social studies class at Meadow Hill magnet school in Newburgh, N.Y.

To complement his classroom lessons, Malnic enlisted his students as journalists to file news reports about black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War.
 
Click here to read the full story on the Fordham Newsblog.

REMINDER: In-Person Registration June 29th and 30th

If you or someone you know are interested in enrolling in classes as a non-matriculated student at GSE for Summer 2011, In-Person Registration will take place at the Lincoln Center and Westchester campuses on June 29th and 30th , from 1-5pm.

For more information about registration guidelines, click here. Please be sure to bring proof of your undergrad or master's degree (a copy of your transcript or diploma) with you in order to register if this is your first non-matriculated class with us!

If you would like to register to attend classes as a non-matriculated student at the Lincoln Center campus, read the new procedure instructions for registration at Lincoln Center here. Please note that the Graduate School of Education Office of Admissions has moved to 33 West 60th Street, Suite 207.

If you would like to register at the Westchester campus, you may complete an application and meet with a faculty member about course selection at 400 Westchester Avenue, West Harrison, NY. Read the new procedure instructions for registration at Westchester here.

If you are interested in applying to any of GSE's degree programs as a matriculated degree-earning student, click here to go to our online application.

Please contact Linda Horisk, Assistant Dean for Admissions, at (212) 636-6401 with any questions.

Alumni in the News: Dr. David Wicks

The Lincoln Foundation Math & Science Program is a four week institute held at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, that engages approximately one hundred (100) high school students in a real world, laboratory setting where they conduct research and scientific investigations on local environmental issues. The Math & Science Program provides an interdisciplinary, inquiry-based curriculum that prepares students for their next grade in high school and college readiness as they develop research, problem-solving and critical thinking skills while learning about project design and how to present sustainable solutions. 

Dr. David Wicks, Ed.D. (GSE '79) is the coordinator of the Lincoln Foundation Math and Science Program, and is also writing for the Program's update blog.  Click here to read his latest entry.  Dr. Wicks is the owner of GoKY, an outdoor adventure company and an adjunct professor at University of Louisville. Thirty years ago ago he founded the Jefferson County Public Schools Center for Environmental Education.

To read more about the Program on the Courier-Journal Blog, click here.

Alumni Notes: GoodTherapy from Sarah Noel

GSE alum, Sarah Noel [FCRH '02 (Psychology), GSE '05 (Mental Health Counseling)] is a licensed Mental Health counselor working with teens and adults, as well as a Person-Centered Topic Expert, publishing monthly online articles for GoodTherapy.org.

In her most recent article, "Class of 2011: What Now?", Noel discusses the transition from college to adulthood:

"Colleges and universities across the country have spent the months of May and June conferring degrees on eager, young graduates. There were ceremonies, parties, and tearful goodbyes to friends and professors. Now that all the fanfare has quieted down, many people in the class of 2011 are probably asking themselves – what now? It can be a daunting time, particularly if you were a “traditional” student who went straight from high school to college. You’ve probably never not been a student."
Click here to read more about Sarah (including links to her past articles), and stay tuned for new GoodTherapy article links here!

New York State "Day on the Hill"

On June 6th and 7th, GSE Assistant Dean for Admissions Linda Horisk participated in the inaugural New York State "Day on the Hill" for Schools of Education, held in Albany, NY.  The New York "Day on the Hill" is modeled after the annual "Day on the Hill" sponsored by the American Association of College Teacher Education(AACTE) in Washington D.C.  The purpose of the Day is to expand networking across higher education sectors on professional issues related to teacher and school leader preparation, advocate and share best practices in state policy arenas, and enhance statewide capacity through high-quality and innovative programs, evidence-based preparations, and continuing professional learning.

In its inaugural year of this initiative, the New York State “Day on the Hill” also served to build relationships between elected officials and leaders of higher education institutions with teacher and school leader programs, so as to enhance the opportunities for programs to serve as resources to elected officials within their regions. While in Albany, Assistant Dean Horisk met with staff members of New York State Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (Manhattan, District 67), Senator Suzi Oppenheimer (Westchester, District 37), and Senator Thomas Duane (Manhattan, District 29).

Faculty Profiles: Dr. Carlos McCray

The June 6, 2011 edition of Inside Fordham contains an "In Focus: Faculty and Research" article about Dr. Carlos McCray, Ed.D. who joined the GSE faculty as Associate Professor in the division of Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy last fall. The article focuses on Dr. McCray's latest book, Cultural Collision and Collusion: Reflections on Hip-Hop Culture, Values and Schools, and its discussion of the various issues facing educators and African American males in today's multicultural urban schools.

Click here to read the full article in Inside Fordham.
Click here to read the GSE blog "Spotlight on New Faculty" interview with Dr. McCray.

"Secret of Oprah's Success": Dr. Bill Baker on Oprah Winfrey

Last Friday, the New York Times published an Op-Ed by Dr. William F. Baker (Journalist in Residence and Claudio Aquaviva Chair in Education), in which Dr. Baker testifies to the secret of Oprah's success, which he attributes to her "consistent desire to give people hope."

Click here to read the complete article.

Commencement 2011 In Pictures

Edge4Vets at Fordham

On May 24th, Fordham University held a focus group for the new Edge4Vets program, designed to assist U.S. military veterans make the adjustment from life overseas to life and education at home. The program, which was the result of collaboration between Fordham's Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Social Service, and Veterans Initiative, under the direction of Tom Murphy (Director of GSE's Human Resiliency Institute), will be piloted at Fordham and other college campuses across the country in the fall.

Click here to read more about Edge4Vets:
NY Channel 11
NY Daily News
Bellingham Herald

Click here to read Tom Murphy's Op-Ed about the program in the Bellingham Herald.