euphonious ramona: Wednesday Update for March 13, 2013

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Important Dates

Commencement Spring 2013

PHD, EDD Degree ceremony ~ Friday, April 26, 4:00 p.m. ~ Stephen C. O?Connell Center
Master?s/ Specialist?s Degree ceremony ~ Friday, May 3, 4:00 p.m. ~ Stephen C. O?Connell Center
Bachelor?s Degree ceremony ~ Saturday, May 4, 7:00 p.m. ~ Stephen C. O?Connell Center

Announcements

FEA?s Upcoming Meeting & ?Using Multicultural Literature in the Classroom? Workshop
Thursday, March 14th at 7PM?in the Norman Terrace Room

The Center for Community Education in the College of Education is sponsoring a talk by Dr. Yolanda Moses
The Center for Community Education in the College of Education is sponsoring a talk by Dr. Yolanda Moses, past president of the American Anthropological Association, and co-creator of the award-winning museum exhibit, RACE: Are We So Different? http://www.understandingrace.org. This exhibit is currently at the Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville, FL until April 28, 2013. Dr. Moses? talk will take place in the Terrace Room on Friday, March 15, from 1 ? 2:30 pm.

FREE GRE WORKSHOP from the UF Teaching Center
This workshop will take place on Monday ? Thursday, April 1-4? from 5:00- 7:00 p.m. each day.? We will cover the Verbal and Writing sections of the test? on Monday? & Wednesday, and the Math on Tuesday & Thursday.? Go to teachingcenter.ufl.edu, click on ?Current Test Review Schedule & Practice Exams? to register and learn the location.

Education Career Networking Event and Workshops ? MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Attention College of Education Students!? We are very excited about the forthcoming Career Networking event, April 2, 2013, co-sponsored by the College of Education (COE) and the Career Resource Center (CRC).? The networking event, titled ?Your Future:? Network with Recruiters in Education? is designed to provide YOU an opportunity to prepare for and to be involved more intimately in educational career recruitment.? We have invited School Districts, Charter Schools and Private Schools from across Florida, including School Districts from Georgia.? Please log into your Gator CareerLink account to peruse the current list of organizations attending.? Networking with Recruiters in Education will be held 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Rion Ballroom located in the UF J. Wayne Reitz Student Union.?? Please place April 2 on your calendar.? On the evening before the Education Career Networking event, April 1, you are invited and encouraged to attend?two workshops focused on interviewing, and job search techniques.? The workshops are scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m in the College of Education Terrace Room.

This year, Kappa Delta Pi will be participating in Dance Marathon!
Dance Marathon will be held on April 13th and 14th, and 800 students will stand for 26.2 hours to show their support for the patients at Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida, our local Children?s Miracle Network hospital here in Gainesville. Please consider donating and joining the team of physicians, volunteers, and students like us who are advancing the quality of children?s healthcare through Children?s Miracle Network Hospitals. Only with your support can we truly make miracles happen.? Please see attached announcement with information on how to donate

Taking an FTCE or FELE exam soon?
Resources to prepare for exams, including Test Information Guides and an FTCE Learning Portal, are now available on the web at http://www.fl.nesinc.com/prepare.asp.

Summer Course Announcement: Rating Scale Design and Analysis in Educational Research (EDF 7435)
This class will guide students through the entire process of designing a rating scale/questionnaire, collecting pilot data, and analyzing the scale. Through applications of research design, psychometric models, scale evaluation, bias detection, factor analysis, and measurement of change over time, students will build on their knowledge of reliability and validity, specifically in reference to data collected from rating scales/questionnaires. The class will be particularly useful for graduate students interested in developing and/or using rating scales/questionnaires in their research, thesis, and/or dissertation. Prerequisites are EDF 6403 (or equivalent) and either EDF6434 or EDF6436.

?Please help the Education College Council (ECC) give back to the community!
This semester ECC has chosen Peaceful Paths to donate items for the Gainesville Community. Some items that can be donated to Peaceful Paths are as follows: grocery store gift cards, breakfast cereal, popcorn, granola, canned pasta/soups, and cleaning supplies. A complete list of items can be found at www.peacefulpaths.org/get-involved/donate/.? Donated items can be dropped off in the Student Resource Center, Student Services, or the Norman Library. There are black crates in each of these designated locations. You can start dropping off these supplies from today until March 20th.

March CRC Career Buzz
Check out our latest edition of the Career Buzz to learn about our events: http://careerbuzz.tumblr.com/post/44303221763/march-faculty-staff-buzz . Don?t forget that you can create your own account for Gator CareerLink to see up-to-date employer visits, who will be attending the Summer Job & Internship Fair, etc.

Edugator T-Shirts
All sizes of edugator shirts are available for a donation of $15.? Remember, you can access ECC or FEA merchandise at Production Lab hours or any ECC and FEA events.

?Events

Stride Against Silence 5K Run/Walk
Come join the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association at their annual Stride Against Silence 5K Run/Walk. All proceeds to towards the UF Cochlear Implant Fund to benefit the UF&Shands Speech and Hearing Center. It is taking place on March 16 at 8:30 a.m. starting and ending at the Commuter Lot on Gale Lemerand Drive. Check-in and day-of registration begins at 8am. Registration is $20, which includes a t-shirt, breakfast, and a ticket to win cool prizes. You can also receive more prize tickets by donating a pair of shoes to go to someone in need around the world or donating $1 for each additional ticket. You can register online at https://sites.google.com/site/strideagainstsilence5k/ or at the event. Join them as they ?give the gift of sound, one STRIDE at a time.?? For more information, you can to go their Website mentioned above, or LIKE our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StrideAgainstSilence.

Volunteer Vegetable Garden
Calling all green thumbs, artists, environmentalists, and enthusiastic students! The ?Grow Israel? initiative at University of Florida kicks off on Sunday, March 17 to plant the seeds and landscaping for the new drip irrigation garden on the UF Hillel Campus. Knowledge of gardening or Israel is not required! Please wear your clothes you don?t mind getting dirty and sneakers.?Where:?UF Hillel (2020 W. University Avenue)?When:?Sunday, March 17th (10am-5pm, but volunteers are welcome to join at any time.)?www.?Facebook.com/events/215998031872151/

Join Florida Education Association (FEA) at UF!
FEA is a College of Education student organization that thrives on integrity, respect, empowerment, and advocacy for education. The organization strives to provide members with professional development and community outreach opportunities, as well as to promote political activism and awareness.
Spring 2013 Events:

Meeting & ?Reading Around the World: Using multicultural literature literature in your classroom? Workshop -?Thursday, March 14th at 7pm
Meeting & ?Using Kagan Strategies & Building Classroom Community? Workshop -?Thursday, March 28th at 7pm
NASA Professional Development Workshop -?Saturday, April 6th 9am-3pm (Workshop presentation by Kennedy Space Center?s Teacher Resource Center)
Last Meeting & ?Hands on Mathematics: Making manipulatives for your future classroom? Social?- Thursday, April 18^th?at 7pm

*Join our Facebook group:?http://www.facebook.com/groups/FEAUF/?*LIKE our Face book page:?http://www.facebook.com/FloridaEducationAssociationAtUF?*Join our Gator Connect page:?https://ufl.collegiatelink.net/organization/uf-fea. Please email FEA at UF President, Valentina Contesse, at?FEA@coe.ufl.edu?if you have a question.

ECC Spring 2013 Schedule
All workshops will be held on Wednesdays at 7:00pm and will be held in the Terrace room. Listed below are the dates and topics for the Spring 2013 Semester:

March 20 ? Music in the Classroom
April 10 ? Reading Across the Common Core Curriculum

?Opportunities

Applications are now available to join the Center for Leadership and Service Ambassadors!
As an Ambassador, you gain valuable leadership and service experience. CLS Ambassadors are a group of students that serve to promote the CLS and its mission on campus. They support the mission of positive sustainable change through leadership and service as liaisons for CLS planned events, presentations, and service opportunities.? Applications are due 3.29 at 4:30pm. For more information, visit http://tiny.cc/CLSAmbassadors or email ambassadors@leadershipandservice.ufl.edu

Part time instructors needed at Corks & Colors
Corks & Colors (http://www.corkscolors.com/) has a couple openings right now for part time instructors for our studio. ?Applicants must have a creative side to them, great personalities and able to work with adults and children. ?This is a paid position and we do require working some weekends. No previous teaching experience required, just a willingness to learn and teach. ?Previous experience with pottery, clay or canvas painting a plus but not required.? Interested students should send a resume and cover letter to rebecca@corks-colors.com

Tutor Needed
If you are interested in working with a 5th grade boy?who has short term memory problems, and, reading/comprehension difficulties,?combined with?seizure disorder as well as life skills, please contact Megan English (megankat9@hotmail.com).

Seeking ISO tutor for second grader
In need of help in the following areas math, spelling, and reading. ?I prefer afternoon hours at my home. Please contact Latasha at 352-275-8269.

Babysitter needed
A babysitter is needed to help the mom with a three-year old girl and one year old boy from 10:00 am-2 pm M-F each day.? It would be ideal if you could work M-F, but if you can come regularly on certain days or certain hours in the 10 am-2 pm interval will also work for us. If you can speak Spanish, that will be a plus.? Please contact Ginger at jinw@terry.uga.edu

Part-time Nursery Attendant
Hours:? 10:00-12:00 Sunday mornings.? Location:??Evinston United Methodist Church (Located about 15 minutes south of UF).? Job Description:? The nursery attendant will oversee all activities in our small church nursery.? Duties include supervising children from infants through 1^st grade ages.? We normally have 1-2 still in diapers with 6-8 children total.? Activities include watching videos, playing with blocks, board games, puzzles, coloring, etc.? Additional duties include an occasional diaper change and wiping/spraying toys with sanitizer during cleanup.? Job Requirements:? Some babysitting experience desired; DCF Certification is a plus; Background check required.? Salary:? $40 per week.? Please contact:? Bill Edwards at Phone: (352) 591-1473 or Email:??? bill@cherrytreebeads.com

Seeking Part-time Nanny
I am looking for help Monday through Thursday from 4:30-8:30 in the evening. ?This help will be in the form of using my vehicle to pick up my 3 children at their day school, and bring them home, or help with light housework such as helping get dinner ready, folding children?s laundry, keeping kids entertained/helping pack lunches for the next day. ?I will be at home two of the four nights, so this schedule of ?help? will be varied depending on my schedule. ?I am looking for one person preferably, but I?am open to two people since everyday may be hard. ?The ages of my children are 3(boy), 1(girl) and newborn(boy).? Please contact Alecia McDonald at aleciaskipper@hotmail.com or 352-262-5639.

Volunteers needed for VIVA EUROPE festival on March 23
The Center for European Studies is doing the VIVA EUROPE festival on March 23 and we are looking for some fun education students who would want to do an activity with kids at the festival.? Ideally, it would be something fun and educational about Europe.?? Maybe re-creating European art masterpieces?? Building an Eiffel tower out of hangers and foam board? Kids of all ages attend the outdoor festival on Saturday, March 23 from 11-4 at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza.?? Please write Gail Keeler at gskeeler@ufl.edu if you are interested!

Archived Newsletters

If you want to read about any of the announcements, opportunities, and events posted in last week?s Wednesday Update Newsletters, or peruse previous newsletters, please visit?http://education.ufl.edu/student-services/category/student-newsletter/

Source: https://education.ufl.edu/student-services/2013/03/13/wednesday-update-for-march-13-2013/

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