{"id":1724,"date":"2021-01-29T18:14:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2021-01-29T18:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:15:54","slug":"education-department-newsletter-january-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/2021\/01\/29\/education-department-newsletter-january-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department Newsletter, January 29, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-767\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/files\/2015\/02\/new-e1427485149836.png\" alt=\"New\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" \/>\u25a0 <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Fall 2021 Student Teaching:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Fall 2021 Student Teaching\u00a0Information Sessions will be conducted virtually for all teacher candidates who are eligible to student teach in Fall 2021. These Sessions will be conducted on:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s3\">Saturday, January 30 from 10:00-11:30 am and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s3\">Monday, February 1 from 6:00-7:30 pm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">This involves students from all content areas who will complete all licensure coursework before Sept 2021. Click on this link to access the form which will serve as your registration to receive the Zoom invitation: &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/R9mrB3MJhA3seCTW8\"><span class=\"s4\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/R9mrB3MJhA3seCTW8<\/span><\/a>&gt;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">If you have any questions, please contact Barbara West at: &lt;westb@augsburg.edu&gt;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-767\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/files\/2015\/02\/new-e1427485149836.png\" alt=\"New\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" \/>\u25a0 <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Annual National Service-Learning Conference: Share your voice and passion for change at the virtual 32nd Annual National Service-Learning Conference,\u00a0<em>Engage. Evolve. Energize!<\/em>\u00a0Use promo code Use MLK2021 for 10% off all rates from 1\/17 &#8211; 1\/25\/21. View the listing of 30+\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylc.org\/page\/SLCAgenda\"><span class=\"s6\">On-Demand sessions<\/span><\/a>; more speaker announcements to come. Encourage your students to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylc.org\/page\/SLCGetInvolved?opened=second#second_accordion_panel\"><span class=\"s6\">showcase their service-learning projects<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to an international audience- application extended to 2\/19. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylc.org\/Conference\"><span class=\"s6\">nylc.org\/conference<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to register today!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">\u25a0 Online Licensure Application Process Announced: On Tuesday, December 8, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) is launching a new online license application system for initial licensure applicants The new system is accessed at this link.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">&lt;https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEyMDguMzE3NjAyODEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3B1YmxpYy5lZHVjYXRpb24ubW4uZ292L0NFTEFwcGxpY2F0aW9uLyJ9.3fQjBnvRLu5EcK0pK5GN0xEPXUxAO3T3cssYIJV2fmo\/s\/1041081043\/br\/91317111301-l&gt;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">For those who have never previously held a file folder number with PELSB, an initial license application should be created through the PELSB online system beginning December 8. This will initiate the licensing process. At the end of the online application, a checklist will populate indicating any additional materials that must be mailed to the PELSB office. Please ensure that all materials are gathered and submitted in one packet before mailing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Should you have any questions about the launch of the new online application system, please contact PELSB at &lt;pelsb@state.mn.us&gt; or by phone at 651-539-4200 (Tuesday-Thursday, 9 am-12 pm).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\">\u25a0 <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Augsburg&#8217;s Education Department is pleased to announce multiple funding\u00a0opportunities for licensure-track students of Color and Indigenous students. We were fortunate to receive a generous grant from the Minnesota Governor\u2019s Emergency Education Relief (GEER).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p11\"><span class=\"s5\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p11\"><span class=\"s5\">Undergraduate students:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li12\"><span class=\"s5\">The grant will cover 1 credit per semester at a cost of $1,228 for undergraduate students.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p11\"><span class=\"s5\">Graduate students:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li12\"><span class=\"s5\">The grant will cover 2 credits per semester at a cost of $509 per credit for a total of $1018.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p11\"><span class=\"s5\">Stipend for student teachers:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li12\"><span class=\"s5\">The grant will cover a one-time living award of up to $1,500<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p13\"><span class=\"s5\">Students who are interested <\/span><span class=\"s8\">must<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> complete the grant application to receive fall 2020 tuition assistance.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p13\"><span class=\"s5\">Tuition reimbursement application:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p14\"><span class=\"s8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cvd3cNhz79DTQeQv8\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/cvd3cNhz79DTQeQv8<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s9\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p13\"><span class=\"s5\">Student teaching stipend application:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p15\"><span class=\"s8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/esQ3wsuujHyUdTo87\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/esQ3wsuujHyUdTo87<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s9\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p13\"><span class=\"s5\">Please reach out to Hana Salad if you have any questions at: &lt;<a href=\"mailto:saladha@augsburg.edu\"><span class=\"s6\">saladha@augsburg.edu<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s10\">&gt;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">\u25a0 The Fall 2020 Field Experience Guide &lt;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/13oD3XxrHqYtqSgBujCtncgAqWy8AeJzGcSiyYyNq-nc\/edit?usp=sharing&gt; 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">If you have further questions or concerns about field experience this semester that were not covered in the guide, please feel free to contact:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul2\">\n<li class=\"li5\">Stephanie Duncomb, Field Experience Specialist, &lt;duncombs@augsburg.edu&gt;, Make an appointment for one-on-one advising with Stephanie via Zoom at &lt;https:\/\/calendar.x.ai\/stephanieduncomb&gt;.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\">Emily Wollak, Special Education Field Experience Specialist, &lt;wollak@augsburg.edu&gt;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\">As an additional resource, feel free to check out the newly updated Field Experience page &lt;http:\/\/go.augsburg.edu\/fieldexp&gt; on the Education Department website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">\u25a0 Summer Teaching Jobs: Breakthrough Twin Cities is seeking applicants for their summer teaching fellowship program. A recruitment kit is available at: &lt;https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1HEf-QFR6NUPGD1apODZoplE3CsrZVEYm?usp=sharing&gt;?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Contact Rachel Banen &lt;rbanen@breakthroughtwincities.org&gt; or 651-748-5596 for more information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-767\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/files\/2015\/02\/new-e1427485149836.png\" alt=\"New\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" \/>\u25a0 <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Eden Valley-Watkins High School: The Eden Valley-Watkins High School has teaching positions available for Life Science and Social Studies classroom instructors for the 2021-2022 school year.\u00a0These positions have been placed on Ed Post. Should\u00a0anyone seek additional information about them or have questions, he\/she can contact me at:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p18\"><span class=\"s3\">Bruce Kiehn,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Secondary Principal,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Eden Valley-Watkins High School,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Eden Valley, MN 55329<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Phone:\u00a0 (320)453-2900 extension 1141<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Email:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bkiehn@evw.k12.mn.us\"><span class=\"s6\">bkiehn@evw.k12.mn.us<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-767\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/files\/2015\/02\/new-e1427485149836.png\" alt=\"New\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" \/>\u25a0 <span class=\"s3\">Breakthrough Twin Cities: Breakthrough Twin Cities is hiring their next cohort of summer Teaching Fellows to support our students on their journeys to college. Summer teaching fellows teach classes of 10-12 students with training and support. The 9-week fellowship is designed to give teachers the instructional and cultural humility tools to become an effective teacher and mentor to students in the Twin Cities who are impacted by inequitable educational circumstances. Teachers will receive support from licensed teachers and committed staff to be successful and learn in a high-challenge, high-support environment. Undergraduate and high school students aged 16+ are eligible to apply. All majors or areas of study are welcomed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s3\">$2,500\u00a0living stipend plus housing options<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Regular Decision Deadline:\u00a0February 25, 2021<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Final Decision Notification:\u00a0May 1, 2021, or earlier!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s3\">For more information, please go to: &lt;http:\/\/www.breakthroughtwincities.org\/&gt;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">\u25a0 <span class=\"s3\">Summer Camp Jobs: Camp TEKO is looking for counselors, lifeguards, and specialists. You must be entering 12th grade or older but you do not need to be Jewish to apply for these positions. The TEKO staff will get to work at 8:15 a.m., spend the day at camp (on Lake Minnetonka), and head home at 5:30 p.m. Salary is determined based on experience and position. We are looking for fun, creative and open-minded staff who love working with kids and are able to make responsible choices regarding COVID-19 precautions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s3\">For more information, please go to their website: &lt;https:\/\/templeisrael.com\/articles\/work-at-teko&gt;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The application may be found at this site: &lt;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1o6oMb5wjgnT9bgl9Hrj7tj8Cv6B3LnZCqI7VZOwcydw\/viewform?edit_requested=true&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>A brochure describing their programs is available here. &lt;https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/symposia-app\/companies\/6bf728\/147cc8\/2021%20Camp%20TEKO%20Brochure.pdf&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p20\"><span class=\"s11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-767\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/files\/2015\/02\/new-e1427485149836.png\" alt=\"New\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" \/>\u25a0 <\/span><span class=\"s12\">Teaching Materials For Sale: A recently retired P-12 teacher has offered to sell her library of resource materials to teacher candidates for $1.00-$2.00 each. <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Many new and nearly new books for teaching at all grade levels are available, including ESL, Math, English, Reading, World studies, Computer, Special Ed, preschool, elementary ed, afterschool enrichment, and Adult Basic Ed classes. For more information, please follow this link: &lt;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1LsjpFvi9wISW2lSd8i4uGtUiuds40O9P17w0hNRZCxE\/edit?usp=sharing&gt;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p15\"><strong>Submitting news to Augsburg:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p15\">To the Education Department News: Send your news to Joseph Erickson at C.B. 312 or erickson-AT-augsburg.edu.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p15\">To the Augsburg Now published by the Augsburg\u00a0<span class=\"s12\">University<\/span>\u00a0Office of Public Relations and Communication: Send your news to C.B. 145 or now@augsburg.edu.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p15\">To the daily A-Mail electronic newsletter: Go to AugNet Home Page and login. Then click on the \u201cSubmit News and Announcements\u201d link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p15\"><strong>Connecting with Alumni and Friends:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p15\">Augsburg\u00a0<span class=\"s12\">University<\/span>\u00a0provides several ways to stay connected with alumni and friends. Here are some links to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p15\">Alumni Information Update: Submit news and contact information changes to the university\u2019s Alumni Office.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p15\">TC2 New Teachers\u2019 Blog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p15\"><strong>Other Sources of News for K-12 Teachers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p15\">Here are links to some of the very best online news sources for K-12 teachers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p15\">Education Week<\/li>\n<li class=\"p15\">Teacher Magazine<\/li>\n<li class=\"p15\">Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (also, subscribe to ASCD SmartBrief, a daily email news resource delivered right to your inbox).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u25a0 Fall 2021 Student Teaching:\u00a0Fall 2021 Student Teaching\u00a0Information Sessions will be conducted virtually for all teacher candidates who are eligible to student teach in Fall 2021. These Sessions will be conducted on:\u00a0 Saturday, January 30 from 10:00-11:30 am and\u00a0 Monday, February 1 from 6:00-7:30 pm.\u00a0\u00a0 This involves students from all content areas who will complete &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/2021\/01\/29\/education-department-newsletter-january-29-2021\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Education Department Newsletter, January 29, 2021&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1727,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724\/revisions\/1727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}