Alumni Notes: Rashid Ferrod Davis (GSE '03)

Rashid Ferrod Davis (M.S.Ed. in Administration and Supervision '03) is the founding Principal of Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-Tech), and was recently interviewed by WNYC news reporter Ailsa Chang for an article entitled, "City Principals Say Cultural Rifts Explain Higher Discipline Rate Among Blacks, Latinos."  New data released by the federal Department of Education shows black and Hispanic public school students in the city have been disciplined more severely than other students.  Davis offered his thoughts on the findings:

"Black and Latino kids get suspended disproportionately more than their peers because they're often misunderstood by teachers and administrators who did not grow up in the same urban neighborhoods...School staff end up interpreting what is only rough play as menacing or aggressive behavior that merits immediate harsh punishment." 

To read the full article click here.

Davis also participated in a U.S. Department of Education webinar entitled "Increasing the Alignment between Secondary and Postsecondary Career and Technical Education" on March 26th.  The webinar, the second in the USDOE's Community College series, addressed the President's recent State of the Union address, particularly its focus on community college and their role in helping American students and employers gain access to the skills they need to compete in today's global marketplace.

GSE & Pearson Present AIMSweb

The Graduate School of Education (GSE) and Pearson will team up this week to announce technology that will help New York schools transition to a forthcoming “Response to Intervention” system, or RtI.

AIMSweb is a system that benchmarks student learning and monitors students’ progress over an extended period of time. All students are assessed three times per year and at-risk students are monitored monthly. Results are then communicated to students, parents, teachers, and administrators via a web-based reporting system.

To learn more about AIMSweb, join GSE and Pearson on Thursday, March 29 in the 12th floor lounge of the Lowenstein Center, Lincoln Center campus. Registration opens at 8:15 a.m.

Click here for further details about the event, or here to read the Fordham Newsblog story.

The event is open to the public and is free to Fordham faculty and students.

Register Now To Attend The 2012 Young Child Conference & Expo: April 18-20

Fordham University Graduate School of Education & Los Ninos Services Present:

2012 Young Child Expo & Conference

April 18-20, 2012
Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City

The conference, organized by Los Ninos Services, and sponsored by the Graduate School of Education, brings together top leaders to provide the latest information about essential topics in early childhood development. Early childhood professionals and parents will also learn about services, resources and products to help all children reach their full potential. In one unique event, this conference integrates learning about typically developing children as well as those with special needs, including autism.

For more information on program and speakers, please visit http://www.youngchildexpo.com.

Click here to register to attend!

Additional CLAIR Online Information Session Date: April 2nd

The GSE Office of Admissions invites prospective students and applicants to our NEW doctoral program in Contemporary Learning and Interdisciplinary Research (CLAIR) to attend an Online or In-Person Session this March or April! Our goal is to give you the opportunity to interact with admissions personnel and faculty to learn more about this innovative learning experience. Attendees will be able to ask academic, admissions and financial aid-related questions.

Online:
Monday, April 2nd ** NEW**
Tuesday, April 17th

In-Person:
Wednesday, March 28th (@Lincoln Center)

Click here for further information on any of these sessions. Please RSVP to Linda Horisk (Assistant Dean of Admissions) at horisk@fordham.edu. For additional information about the Ph.D. in CLAIR, please visit our website.

Faculty Presentations: Dr. Rhonda Bondi and Karen Rosner at the New York Museum Educators Roundtable

Rhonda Bondi, Associate Professor of Childhood Special Education in the Division of Curriculum and Teaching, and Karen Rosner, adjunct instructor at GSE, presented at the recent New York Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER) in an event held at the Brooklyn Historical Society, dubbed, "Museum and the Common Core: What's Your Role?"

Bondi, who moderated the event, presented on the Common  Core State Standards (which are being rolled out by the State of New York and the NYCDOE).   To view her presentation, click here. 

Click here to read more about the event on the Brooklyn Historical Society blog.

Annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning Draws Thousands

The call for education reform was clamorous as thousands gathered at the Hilton New York for the annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning, the “world’s fair of education,” held March 16 and 17.

Presented by THIRTEEN and WNET, and co-sponsored by Fordham’s Graduate School of Education (GSE), among other supporters, the two-day conference featured prominent stakeholders in education nationwide.

Chelsea Clinton, a special correspondent for NBC and former First Daughter, moderated a panel at the close of Friday’s session. The panelists reacted to the Gates Foundation and Scholastic’s survey Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on the Teaching Profession, which surveyed 10,212 pre-K through 12th grade teachers on current policies on teacher evaluation.

Click here to read more about the Celebration in Inside Fordham.

Celebration 2012 in Photos



From left: Francesca Sinatra (Director of Operations & Technology) and Linda Horisk (Assistant Dean of Admissions) at the GSE booth in the Exhibit Hall.



Marilyn Bisberg (Clinical Instructor, Early Childhood Special Education) and Emily Marmolejos (PESCE Project Coordinator) at their In the Classroom Session, "Teaching All Children?  Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Inclusive Classroom Settings."

  

From left: Drs. Fran Blumberg, Karen Brobst, Marshall George and Kristen Turner (CLAIR program faculty members), at their In The Classroom Session, "Contemporary Learning For Contemporary Learners."

   

From left: Dr. Bill Baker (Claudio Aquavivo Chair and Journalist-in-Residence), Shelia Evans-Tranumn (Executive Director, UFC Charter Schools NYC), and Dr. Kathleen Cashin (NYS Regent and Clinical Professor, Educational Leadership).



   

Dr. Rhonda Bondie (Associate Professor,Childhood Special Education), who presented "Interdisciplinary Discourse, Writing and Argumentation To Promote Action-Oriented Habits of Minds" with Drs. John Craven and Kristen Turner, and Carol Manocchi-Verrino (6th Grade Science Teacher, Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School).
  



From left: Eva Garcia (Executive Director, Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center)  and Anita Batisti (Associate Dean and Director, Center for Educational Partnerships).  



From left: Dr. Carlos McCray (Associate Professor, Educational Leadership) and Dr. Floyd Beachum (Lehigh University) at their presentation, "The Ramifications of Cultural Collision and Collusion," on Saturday.

Fordham Law SRP Presents: Professor Carlos McCray on School Discipline

The Fordham Law School Public Interest Research Center
Suspension Representation Project
presents:

Professor Carlos McCray on School Discipline
Tuesday, March 20
5:30-6:30 PM
Room TBA
Fordham Lincoln Center

Dr. McCray (Associate Professor, Division of Educational Leadership, Administration & Policy at GSE) will speak about his research on school discipline and its far-reaching effects on students throughout their lives, including over-reliance on suspensions and alternative discipline methods for schools.

The Suspension Representation Project (SRP) is an advocacy group that trains law students to represent public school students in superintendent's suspension hearings and help safeguard their right to education. This project was created in response to the tremendous need to increase access to quality representation for low-income students and parents facing suspension hearings.

For more information about the lecture or SRP, contact: Fordham.SRP@gmail.com

NY Education Commissioner John King Urges Principals To Be "More Than Managers"

For the sixth consecutive year, GSE assembled administrators representing schools around New York state for its Annual Leadership Conference, held March 13 at the Lincoln Center campus.  Keynote speaker John B. King, Jr., Ph.D., Commissioner of Education for the New York State Department of Education, emphasized the importance of teachers and administrators working in concert to improve student outcomes.

“The good news is that in New York state we’ve seen a steady increase in high school graduation rates,” said King, who taught high school history in Puerto Rico and Boston before moving into administrative roles. “That’s something we should all be proud of and encouraged by. It matters that more of our adults have high school degrees… At the same time, we know we have work to do.” 

Click here to read more about the Conference in Inside Fordham.

Celebration 2012

GSE is proud to sponsor the 2012 WNET/Channel 13 Celebration of Teaching and Learning this coming weekend (Friday, March 16th and Saturday, March 17th) at the New York Hilton. 

Our faculty will be conducting "In The Classroom" workshops both days- click here for more information.  For a full event schedule, or to register to attend (it's still not too late!), check out: http://thirteencelebration.org/.

We look forward to seeing you at the Hilton this weekend- stop by the GSE table in the exhibit hall (Rhinelander 205) and say hello!

Alumni Notes: Maria Lauriello-Klein ('01)

Maria Lauriello-Klein (MSE, '01), is the Managing Director of the recently opened JGK Gallery located within the East Avenue Historic District of Rochester.  The gallery rotates shows of exceptional original Modern and Contemporary art with a particular focus on work from West Coast artists.  Lauriello-Klein is encouraged by the emerging prominence and depth of the Rochester-region art market.  As she states:

"I always knew that Rochester deserved a gallery displaying great art from both coasts.  I am happy that we could fill that need.  We try very hard to show art that is both conceptually interesting and technically difficult while being very 'livable'." 

In the past, Ms. Lauriello-Klein has served on the Board of the Memorial Art Gallery Council, as well as on the Organizing Committees for the Flaum Eye Institute's "Crystal Ball," and the Committee for the Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester's "Main Event."  She presently serves on the Board of the Eastman House Council and is on the Organizing Committee for the Rochester Area Community Foundation's "Evening Out At Home."  She has provided sponsorship for the 2008 and 2009 MAG spring exhibitions and continues to support the George Eastman House, the Flaum Eye Institute, the RPO, Allendale Columbia, and other Rochester and national charitable organizations.

To learn more about JGK Gallery click here. 
To follow the Gallery on Facebook, click here.

Upcoming A.M.P.E.L. Information Sessions!

The GSE Office of Admissions invites prospective students and applicants to our Accelerated Master's Program in Educational Leadership (A.M.P.E.L.) to attend an Online or In-Person Information Session in March or April!  Our goal is to give you the opportunity to interact with admissions personnel and faculty to learn more about this intensive one-year learning experience. Attendees at all sessions will be able to ask academic, admissions and financial aid-related questions.

In-Person:
     Lincoln Center Campus
          Thursday, March 29th (5:00 pm)
          Monday, April 16th (5:00 pm)
     Westchester Campus
          Tuesday, April 3rd (6:30 pm)

Online:
     Monday, March 26th (5:00 pm)
     Thursday, April 19th (5:00 pm)

Click here for more information on all of these sessions.   Please RSVP to Linda Horisk (Assistant Dean of Admissions) at horisk@fordham.edu.  For additional details about A.M.P.E.L. click here.

Alumni Notes: Jonah Kruvant ('11)

Jonah Kruvant (MST in Adolescence English Education, '11) chronicles his recent experience teaching  in Costa Rica in his blog "From Gaijin to Gringo:  Living Abroad in Cosa Rica" with his latest post, "The Greatest Miracle". 

Kruvant also recently contributed a flash fiction story about an inner-city high school student, "Her Last Day", to online magazine Surface Earth, and published a book review for Matthew Quick's new novel, Boy 21 in the Limn Literary & Arts Journal (an online publication created to give exposure to new and emerging artists).
Click here to read the full review.

Upcoming CLAIR Information Sessions!

The GSE Office of Admissions invites prospective students and applicants to our NEW doctoral program in Contemporary Learning and Interdisciplinary Research (CLAIR) to attend an Online  or In-Person Session this March or April! Our goal is to give you the opportunity to interact with admissions personnel and faculty to learn more about this innovative learning experience. Attendees will be able to ask academic, admissions and financial aid-related questions.

Online:
Wednesday, March 14th
Tuesday, April 17th

In-Person:
Wednesday, March 28th (@Lincoln Center)

Click here for further information on any of these sessions. Please RSVP to Linda Horisk (Assistant Dean of Admissions) at horisk@fordham.edu.  For additional information about the Ph.D. in CLAIR, please visit our website.

NEW Ph.D. in Contemporary Learning and Interdisciplinary Research (CLAIR)

The Fordham University Graduate School of Education is pleased to announce our NEW Ph.D. in Contemporary Learning and Interdisciplinary Research (CLAIR)!

CLAIR is a distinctive and innovative doctoral experience, dedicated to exploring new solutions that address the multiple challenges of 21st century learning and education in a technologically complex, globalized world. Focused around a three-year research course sequence that engages students in real investigative situations, this unique program at Fordham provides a model for interdisciplinary collaboration amongst research scholars.

In addition, students in CLAIR will gain expertise in one of four specialization areas that center on learning and schooling in the 21st century:

• Contemporary Literacy: Explores literacy and learning in a contemporary world
• Learning Sciences: Applies cognitive, developmental, and motivational science to understand emerging learning technologies
• Language, Culture, and Equity: Examines impact of equity and excellence in education
• Special Education: Explores contemporary interventions for students at risk or with disabilities

Graduates of the program are prepared for a variety of roles including: 
     Instructional leaders
     Teacher educators
     Program evaluators
     Educational researchers
     Academics
     Diversity trainers/multicultural educators
     Professionals who work in industries that design educational materials, curriculum and assessments

We are currently accepting applications to CLAIR for Fall 2012.  Please visit our website for further information about the program, faculty, courses, admissions and financial aid- or click here to apply today!

To assist you in finding out more about this exceptional learning experience, we would like to invite prospective students to join us for an In-Person or Online Information Session:
     Online:
          Wednesday, March 14th         
          Tuesday, April 17th
     In-Person:
          Wednesday, March 28th (@Lincoln Center)
Click here for further information on any of these sessions. Please RSVP to Linda Horisk (Assistant Dean of Admissions) at horisk@fordham.edu.

GSE Career Fair Employers

The following employers will attend the GSE Career Fair on Monday, March 12th (3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Pope Auditorium, Fordham Lincoln Center Campus):

Ameson Institute For Foreign Language
Archdiocese of New York
Ascend Learning
Asphalt Green
Bell Curves
Bronx Charter School for the Arts
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School
Cardinal McCloskey Services
Champion Learning Center
CHIP, Inc.
Cornelia Connelly Center
East Harlem Tutorial Program
Educational Testing Services
ESF Summer Camps
Explore Schools
Fairfield Teacher's Agency
Harlem Children's Zone
Harlem Village Academies
High Achievers
Hyde Leadership Charter School
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
Kennedy Child Study Center
Los Ninos Services
Madison Square Boys and Girls Club
MEK Review
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
Peace Corps
PSCH, Inc.
School Professionals
South Bronx Classical Charter School
Success Charter Network
The Bronx School of Science and Inquiry
VOICE Charter School

For more information regarding the Career Fair, click here.

Alumni News

Father Thomas C. Machalski (MSE in Educational Administration and Supervision '96) was installed  as the third chancellor in the history of Orchard Lake Schools in Oakland, Michigan, in a ceremony held on February 19th by Archbishop of Detroit Allen Vigneron. 

“I am committed to continue to do all I can to support the Prep in its mission of providing young men with the ‘moral guidance, discipline and education to become Christ-like models of service and leadership for the world’ in an atmosphere founded upon our Polish-American heritage and legacy. I am so proud to be a son of St. Mary’s Prep,” Machalski said. 

To read more, click here or here. 

Steven Spitz (MSE in Counseling Psychology, '92) has joined the writing staff of UnLeashMagazine.com, where he will be writing advice columns and informative articles on pet wellness as well as insightful how-to guides.  As well as being a noted specialist in pet care and pet product manufacturing, Spitz is CEO of Big Apple Pet Supply.

To read the full article, click here. 

Amanda Lehrman (MST in Elementary Education, '03), mother, educator and blogger on themommafiles.com, shares her beliefs that anyone can enhance a child's education by doing simple, engaging activities that will instill the love and learning that lasts forever on Harmonic Mama's February Edition of "Ask The Educator."

To read the full blog post, click here. 

Rashid Ferrod Davis (MSE in Administration & Supervision '03), founding Principal of Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-Tech) recently published "Success in College Can Start on the Ballfield" in the New York Times' School Book.  The article discusses the importance for students of playing and supporting team sports in building school community.

To read the full article, click here.

GSE in Fordham Magazine: Teach the Teachers

GSE was featured in the Winter 2012 edition of Fordham Magazine, in an article entitled "Helping New York City Schools Help Themselves: Teach the Teachers" by David McKay Wilson. 

The article discusses GSE's extensive involvement with the New York City educational community, including our Partnership Support Organization/Children First Network (PSO/CFN), our support of Catholic schools, our efforts to provide psychoeducational services to underserved schools through The Bronx Project, our excellence in bilingual education, and our efforts to provide clinically rich education to our students through the new grant-funded Teacher Residency Scholars Program.

Click here to read the full article.

Information Session: Fall 2012 GSE Classes at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School

The Center for Catholic School Leadership and Faith-Based Education at GSE offers graduate courses leading to a Masters in Education in Administration & Supervision at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip, New York.

In cooperation with the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, the classes are designed for Catholic school leaders interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills, and for Catholic school educators who aspire to school leadership positions.  This program, in conjunction with the other NYS requirements, can lead to state certification as a School Building Leader. Click here for more information about the MSE in Administration & Supervision.

Fordham offers full time employees of Catholic schools a 40% tuition reduction each semester.  Visit the Center web page or call Dr. Patricia Kelly-Stiles, Center Associate Director, at (212) 636-7936 for scholarship details.

Additional financial assistance is available to qualified elementary school educators of the Rockville Centre Diocese. Contact Dr. Steven Cheeseman, Associate Superintendent of Schools, at (516) 678-5800 ext. 546 for details.

Fall 2012 classes will be held at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip on Tuesdays starting on September 18th.

We invite interested prospective students to attend an Information Session to receive further information about the program and details about registration for non-matriculated students:

     Location:  St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School
     Date:  Tuesday, April 24th
     Time:  4pm to 5pm.
     RSVP: ctrcsl@fordham.edu or (212) 636-6420.

If you have questions or wish specific details prior to the Information Session, contact Dr. Kelly-Stiles.

GSE Student Awards

Gary Wellbrock, current doctoral student in Language, Literacy & Learning, was selected to be the recipient of the 2012 International Reading Association (IRA) Eleanor M. Johnson Elementary Teacher Award.  This award recognizes an outstanding elementary school teacher of reading/language arts, and honors Eleanor M. Johnson, founder and editor-in-chief of Weekly Reader, who passed away in 1987.  The award includes a monetary prize of $1,000 supported by a grant from Weekly Reader Corporation, and will be presented in late April at the the IRA Annual Convention in Chicago. 

Gary holds an M.A. in Deaf Education from Teachers College at Columbia University and is currently an early elementary educator at PS 47, a dual language (American Sign Language and English) school in New York City teaching deaf, hard of hearing and hearing children from diverse backgrounds.
Click here for more information about the conference and the award.

Joy Farina Foskett, a current student in the Preparing Early Childhood Special Educators (PECSE) program, will be awarded the New York State Association for the Education of Young Children (NYSAEYC) Champions for Children Student Leader Award.  The awards recognize individuals who have dedicated their work, time and resources to children, families and the field of early care and education, and will be presented at the upcoming NYSAEYC Annual Conference in Buffalo, New York in April. 

Joy holds a Master's in Early Childhood Education from Hunter College; PESCE will be her second masters in this area.  Exposure to children with special needs has inspired her to reach beyond her general educational setting and advance her studies and professional development in the Special Needs setting.  She is currently the Head Teacher in the 3s Classroom at Corlears School in New York City.
Click here for more information about the conference and award.

Congratulations to our accomplished GSE students!

Human Resiliency Institute in the News

GSE's Human Resiliency Institute Edge4Vets program continues to make strong progress in its effort to help veterans create successful "military to school" transitions.  On February 15th, BusinessWeek profiled Edge4Vets, and explains how the program helps vets turn their strengths from military service into "tools" for civilian life-- beginning with school:

"Fordham University in New York is becoming a magnet for veterans. Less than three years ago, it had 30 on campus. Now there are 300, according to the school.  The growth spawned a pilot program last year specifically designed to help veterans acclimate. Edge4Vets, formed by veterans and Tom Murphy, Director of the Graduate School of Education's Human Resiliency Institute, gives ex-soldiers the confidence and skills to use their service to their advantage."

Tom Murphy and Edge4Vets were also featured in today's Garden City News Online, in a story regarding the partnership between Murphy and Terry Quinlan (now a Garden City lawyer), both of whom attended Brooklyn Prep and were members of the school's 1965 championship cross-country track team there- and now work together to promote Edge4Vets at other schools in the CUNY system, including Medgar Evers College.
Click here to read the full story.

2012 Graduate School of Education Career Fair

Alumni Notes: Rashid Ferrod Davis (GSE '03)

Rashid Ferrod Davis (M.S.Ed. Administration & Supervision '03) is the founding Principal of Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-Tech), and recently published "Hollege?  Holleer? What Matters Are Mentors" in the New York Times' School Book.  In the article, Davis discusses the importance of mentors and introduces to new terms to our lexicon: "holleer" and "hollege."  He describes holleer as "a collaborative effort among a high school, college and career-related industry, which creates a pathway from high school through college to a career."  A hollege is defined as "a hybrid between high school and college that creates a pathway from high school through college."
To read the full article click here. 

Mr. Davis will also be a featured panelist at the Harvard Business School U.S. Competitiveness: Paths Forward event in New York City on March 5, 2012.  The event features leaders from academia, policy, technology, health care, manufacturing, labor, finance, and nonprofits in a discussion about U.S. competitiveness. Paths Forward is part of the HBS U.S. Competitiveness Project, a research-led effort to understand and improve the ability of firms operating in the U.S. to compete successfully in the global economy, while supporting high and rising living standards for Americans.
For more information on Paths Forward, please click here. 

Mr. Davis has an undergraduate degree from Morehouse College and holds graduate degrees from Teachers College Columbia University, Pace University and Fordham University Graduate School of Education. He is currently a doctoral student at GSE, in the Urban School Leadership program.