■ Augsburg’s Education Department is pleased to announce multiple funding opportunities for licensure-track students of Color and Indigenous students. We were fortunate to receive a generous grant from the Minnesota Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER).  

Only students who are juniors, seniors, or MAT status may apply. The grants will cover only courses that lead to licensure. Undergraduate and graduate students are required to apply each semester for a one or two credit tuition award. Student teaching grants are offered for students only one-time. 

Undergraduate students:  

• The grant will cover 1 credit per semester at a cost of $1,228 for undergraduate students. 

Graduate students:

• The grant will cover 2 credits per semester at a cost of $509 per credit for a total of $1018.

Stipend for student teachers: 

• The grant will cover a one-time living expenses award of up to $1,500.

Students who are interested must complete the grant application to receive fall 2020 tuition assistance. 

Tuition reimbursement application: https://forms.gle/cvd3cNhz79DTQeQv8  

Student teaching stipend application: https://forms.gle/esQ3wsuujHyUdTo87  

Please reach out to Hana Salad if you have any questions at: <saladha@augsburg.edu>. 

■ Long Term Sub Position in Brooklyn Center: 5th-grade long term sub position starting immediately through mid-March at St. Alphonsus Catholic School in Brooklyn Park. Contact is Principal Kari Staples.

■ Carondelet Catholic School, a Pre-K to Grade 8 school in SW Minneapolis, is seeking general substitute teachers and a 5th and 6th grade long-term sub (Language Arts focus) starting immediately. Candidates must hold a minimum of a BA/BS or demonstrate equivalency from an accredited institution and have and maintain a Minnesota teaching license or meet the requirements of the Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (MNSAA).

HOW TO APPLY Please send a resume, cover letter for this position, and three (3) letters of recommendation to Principal Mary Yamoah, at <myamoah@carondelet-mpls.org>. Interviews will begin immediately. If you have questions about this position, please call Mary Yamoah, Principal at (612) 927-8673.

■ The Fall 2020 Field Experience Guide <https://docs.google.com/document/d/13oD3XxrHqYtqSgBujCtncgAqWy8AeJzGcSiyYyNq-nc/edit?usp=sharing> and FAQs will walk you through all options available to you whether you choose to opt-in or opt-out of field experience this semester. Please read this document carefully, as it contains important information that could impact your ability to become a licensed teacher in the state of Minnesota.

If you have further questions or concerns about field experience this semester that were not covered in the guide, please feel free to contact:

• Stephanie Duncomb, Field Experience Specialist, <duncombs@augsburg.edu>, Make an appointment for one-on-one advising with Stephanie via Zoom at <https://calendar.x.ai/stephanieduncomb>.
• Emily Wollak, Special Education Field Experience Specialist, <wollak@augsburg.edu>.

As an additional resource, feel free to check out the newly updated Field Experience page <http://go.augsburg.edu/fieldexp> on the Education Department website.

■ Important Notice regarding Field Experience 2020: In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and recent decisions issued by the Governor and K-12 partner districts, the Education Department faculty voted and approved a motion to not require students to complete field experience hours or fieldwork-related course assignments for the Fall 2020 semester. This vote came from the need to make a timely and responsible decision that enables all faculty, staff, students, and K-12 school partners to be able to plan for the fall.

This means that field experience will not be a required component of coursework this fall. You can choose to opt-in or out of field experience, depending on your personal circumstances, with no impact on your coursework or grades.

Submitting news to Augsburg:

•To the Education Department News: Send your news to Joseph Erickson at C.B. 312 or erickson-AT-augsburg.edu.

•To the Augsburg Now published by the Augsburg University Office of Public Relations and Communication: Send your news to C.B. 145 or now@augsburg.edu.

•To the daily A-Mail electronic newsletter: Go to AugNet Home Page and login. Then click on “Submit News and Announcements” link.

Connecting with Alumni and Friends:

Augsburg University provides several ways to stay connected with alumni and friends. Here are some links to get you started:

•Alumni Information Update: Submit news and contact information changes to the university’s Alumni Office.

•TC2 New Teachers’ Blog

Other Sources of News for K-12 Teachers:

Here are links to some of the very best online news sources for K-12 teachers:

•Education Week

•Teacher Magazine

•Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (also, subscribe to ASCD SmartBrief, a daily email news resource delivered right to your inbox).