Mid-Knight Pancake Breakfast PRIZE WINNER

Congratulations to education students Mackenzie Demme and Foster Reznor for winning door prizes at the traditional Mid-Knight Pancake Breakfast!

Please stop by the President's Office anytime between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. to pick up your prize!

Submitted by:  Jeannie Kloecker

Executive Secretary

President's Office

Gannon University

Head Start Job Posting

Another job posting that may be of interest to you:

TEACHER/HEAD START for Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC). 

The successful candidate must possess a Bachelor or Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field with a minimum of twenty-four (24) credits in Early Childhood Education.  Candidate must also have an understanding of good Early Childhood practices to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth of preschool age children. 

To apply, please submit with resume/application, original, current ACT 33, 34 & FBI Clearances, three (3) personal written references from someone who has known you for five (5) or more years and an official, unopened college transcript. 

Interested Applicants can download the GECAC application at www.gecac.org.  The application must be filled out entirely, signed and submitted with your resume and cover letter to: GECAC, Human Resources Department, 18 West 9th St., Erie, PA 16501 or you may scan your signed application and submit by email with your resume and cover letter to: hr@gecac.org. 

Deadline: 11/20/15.

Submitted by: Janet Armbruster

Employment Coordinator

Career Development & Employment Services

Gannon University

http://www.gannon.edu/student-life/career-development-and-employment-services/

Summer Job Posting

Here's a great opportunity to gain experience with students aged 6-16 with special needs. Special education majors would be ideal for these positions.  Here's the posting:  

COUNSELORS for Camp Ramapo, a summer camp located in Rhinebeck, NY that serves children ages 6 – 16 with a wide range of emotional and learning problems.  Ramapo works on behalf of children who face obstacles to learning, i.e. children with special needs (including children affected by autism spectrum disorders), enabling them to succeed in the classroom, at home and in life.  A one-to-one staff-to-camper ratio helps children who have repeatedly met with failure experience success.  For more information and to apply online, visit www.ramapoforchildren.org.

Submitted by: Janet Armbruster

Employment Coordinator

Career Development & Employment Services

Gannon University

http://www.gannon.edu/student-life/career-development-and-employment-services/

Taskstream update

The School of Education is pleased to announce that TaskStream has created a customized Lesson Plan and Unit Plan format for Gannon University.  These new templates follow the approved Gannon University Lesson and Unit Plan templates.  We hope this will enhance your lesson planning experience!

Users will find the new options available when creating a new lesson or unit plan.  Just select  Gannon U Lesson Plan instead of the TaskStream Basic Lesson.  The same procedure applies for the Unit Plan.

Individuals who would like to investigate a TaskStream membership and training can contact Dr. Forbes at forbes001@gannon.edu for further information.

Finally, we extend a big THANK YOU to our focus group team who provided guidance on how to move forward with the new planning templates.  The focus group also recommended a workshop on advanced features of TaskStream.  We are pleased to meet this request with a workshop to take place November 19 from 5-6 pm as part of KDP's Education Week offerings.

Feedback is always welcome.  Again, Dr. Forbes is your contact person for TaskStream.

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Submitted by:  Leighann S. Forbes, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, School of Education

Program Coordinator, Middle Level and Secondary Education Programs

Gannon University

109 University Square

Erie, PA 16541

Something to think on

I know finals are a month or more away but I came across this article and thought it was worth sharing in advance.  I hope it hits home for some of our students.  

Dr. Forbes

Every Stressed College Student-Stop and Read This Now

Service Learning hours

There is an opportunity for you to put in some service hours by helping the Erie Playhouse and United Way with their PLAYtime early literacy activity.

Anyone available on Tuesdays and Thursdays (September 29-November 19) between 9:30-10:30 needs to contact me for details.

Their responsibility will basically revolve around helping with a story being read and then doing activities with prek children to enhance their enjoyment of reading. There are 2 sessions each day lasting 20 minutes apiece.

Submitted by:

Dr. Robin L. Quick

Assistant Professor

Program Coordinator for Graduate Reading and ESL Certification

Chair, Early Childhood Curriculum Committee

Advisor, Phi Zeta chapter Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society

Gannon University

Erie, PA 16541

Welcome & Important Dates

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a good summer.

I wanted to inform you of some important dates coming up:

The All SOE Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 11 a.m. to Noon in the Palumbo 3^rd Floor Atrium.  All education majors (Early Childhood, Middle Level, and Secondary) are required to attend.  (Please note that the date changed after the summer audit letters went out.)

The Diocesan Child Protection Policy In-Service will be on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to noon in Palumbo 2012.  If you've already taken this, you do not need to attend.  Anyone new to education (freshmen, transfer students, etc.) must attend in order to obtain this clearance.

The Field Experience Orientation will be on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to Noon in Palumbo 2012.  Anyone completing a 30-, 60-, or 90-hour field experience this semester is required to attend.

If you plan to student teach Fall 2016, you must turn in your "Intent to Student Teach" form by Friday, Sept. 18.

Student Teaching Applications for Spring 2016 are due Friday, Oct 2.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you.

Angela M. Sullivan

Secretary, School of Education