{"id":2153,"date":"2025-04-24T21:23:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2025-04-25T17:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:14:41","slug":"education-department-newsletter-april-25-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/2025\/04\/24\/education-department-newsletter-april-25-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department Newsletter, April 25, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u25a0 Invitation to Dr. Diaz Lecture and Lunch:\u00a0Just over a year ago, our department lost a dear teacher, Professor Jennie Diaz. To honor her memory, we are pleased to invite you to join us on May 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Augsburg&#8217;s Hoversten Chapel, for a memorial lecture and lunch, featuring a keynote address from Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, renowned education scholar and originator of the founding research on culturally relevant pedagogy. <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.augsburg.edu\/community\/pluginfile.php\/10428\/block_quickmail\/attachment_log\/1704\/1745599387_attachments.zip?forcedownload=1\">More details are available on the attached flyer (on Moodle).<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"aHU hx\">\n<div role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"h7 ie\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"listitem\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Bk\">\n<div class=\"G3 G2\">\n<div>\n<div id=\":li\">\n<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1830393642586207233\" data-legacy-message-id=\"1966dd51f17bf401\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":le\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":lf\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<p>Use the<b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfs0VI-gsnk_8NIgBuRQ02V5ym_IvWIm5kvjHooDEhdD_GjPQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfs0VI-gsnk_8NIgBuRQ02V5ym_IvWIm5kvjHooDEhdD_GjPQ\/viewform&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1745687408500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PQiSAzFBMne55zfvYHgdR\">\u00a0form linked here to RSVP by April 30<\/a><\/b>\u00a0if you plan to participate in this special event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u25a0 Last Education Department Newsletter of the School Year: This is the last Education Department Newsletter for the 2024-2025 school year. Have a great summer!<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0 Honor Cords Pick Up: If you have not yet received your honor cord to wear at graduation, please stop by the Education Department Suite during regular business hours and speak with one of the staff or faculty to obtain it.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0 Teach English Abroad with TEFL Iberia: TEFL Iberia (located in Barcelona, Spain) provides training and placement for students interested in living abroad and teaching English. Contact them at &lt;coordination@tefl-iberia.com&gt; or go to: &lt;https:\/\/visit tefl-iberia.com\/apply\/&gt; to complete an online application form.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0 Lead Adaptive Sports in Bloomington, Minnesota This Summer: The city of Bloomington, Minnesota Parks and Recreation Department is hiring instructors for Adaptive Sports for this summer. Go to: &lt;https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/bloomingtonmn&gt; for more information or to apply.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u25a0 Scholarship Opportunity for Education Majors &#8211; June 6th Deadline: The 2025 MMU\/Audrey Erskine Scholarship Award ranges in value from $350.00 to $500.00. The recipient(s) of the scholarship award will be selected from undergrads who are juniors and seniors enrolled in a college or university, which prepares students for a teaching career in the preschool, elementary, or secondary level in Minnesota.If you would like to post the scholarship application on your website, please include the following\/along with the attached application:Applicants must be:\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Pursuing a course of study to become a teacher at the preschool, elementary, or secondary level<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Currently a student in their junior or senior year of college<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">A current member of Education Minnesota Student Program (preferred)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The firm application deadline is June 6, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For any questions, please contact Clara Waddell at 320-253-2530 or &lt;clara.waddell@edmn.org&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0 Field Experience and Student Teaching Placement Information:For questions about Field Experience and Student Teaching Placement, contact the Education Placement Coordinator, Maria Shelton, &lt;shelton2@augsburg.edu&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>For questions about Student Teaching, contact the Clinical Experience and Partnership Coordinator, Tiffany Moore, &lt;mooret2@augsburg.edu&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>For questions about Anthology Portfolio, contact the Education Department Unit Leader, Erin Moore, &lt;mooree2@augsburg.edu&gt;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clinical Experience Team Office Hours:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Clinical Experience Team is offering regular virtual office hours. Members of the Clinical Experience Team will be available to answer questions about program requirements, field experience, student teaching, licensure, Anthology Portfolio, and other Education Department questions. Visit the Education Department Calendar &lt;https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/education-department-calendar\/&gt; for more information on times and links to the office hours sessions.<\/p>\n<p><b>Submitting news to Augsburg:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To the Education Department Newsletter: Send your news to Joseph Erickson at C.B. 312 or erickson-AT-augsburg.edu.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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><b>Connecting with Alumni and Friends:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Augsburg University provides several ways to stay connected with alumni and friends. Here are some links to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alumni Information Update: Submit news and contact information changes to the university\u2019s Alumni Office.<\/li>\n<li>TC2 New Teachers\u2019 Blog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u25a0 Invitation to Dr. Diaz Lecture and Lunch:\u00a0Just over a year ago, our department lost a dear teacher, Professor Jennie Diaz. To honor her memory, we are pleased to invite you to join us on May 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Augsburg&#8217;s Hoversten Chapel, for a memorial lecture and lunch, featuring a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/2025\/04\/24\/education-department-newsletter-april-25-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Education Department Newsletter, April 25, 2025&#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-2153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153","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=2153"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2157,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153\/revisions\/2157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}