{"id":870,"date":"2016-01-15T20:14:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T20:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/?p=870"},"modified":"2022-04-13T18:43:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:43:50","slug":"education-department-newsletter-january-15-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/2016\/01\/15\/education-department-newsletter-january-15-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department Newsletter, January 15, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><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\" \/><\/span>\u25a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>INFORMATION SESSION FOR STUDENT TEACHING IN FALL 2016 &#8211; GENERAL EDUCATION: Mandatory Information Sessions will be offered for general education students qualified to student teach in the fall of 2016. Attend one of these sessions:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">Monday, January 25 from 6:00-7:30pm in the Marshall Room of Christensen Center<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Saturday, January 30 from 12:00-1:15pm in Oren Gateway 100.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\">Being qualified to student teach means that all coursework will be completed before September 1, 2016.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you have a work or class conflict for both of these times, contact Barbara West to learn an alternative way to apply for student teaching:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>&lt;westb@augsburg.edu&gt;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<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\" \/><\/span>\u25a0 2016 MTLE Preparation Sessions: The TC2 Collaborative has organized a series of MTLE review and preparation sessions scheduled starting in January and going through summer 2016. These sessions include basic math review, in-depth math review and reading and writing support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The mathematics support sessions are offered for any candidate needing a basic refresher on the math concepts on the test. The intensive sessions are for candidates needing more support in mathematics. You may take both. The reading and\/or writing sessions offer support for the reading and writing subtests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">There is no fee for the sessions, but registration is required. For more information and to register, go to: &lt;http:\/\/www.tcteacher.org\/mtle.php&gt;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><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=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>AVID Tutor for Middle and High School Students: The North St. Paul\/Maplewood School District is looking to hire AVID tutors. AVID is a college-readiness program that targets students who are \u201cin the academic middle,\u201d but who have the\u00a0potential for higher performance. Tutor training is provided. For more information, contact Sylvia Neblett, AVID District Director\/Equity Specialist for ISD622 &lt;sneblett@isd622.org&gt; or 651\/748-7649. Apply online at: &lt;www.isd622.org&gt;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<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\" \/><\/span>\u25a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Jobs Available with Teachers On Call: Teachers On Call is hiring Substitute Teachers, Teacher Assistants, and Paraprofessionals for the Twin Cities. They are hosting a New Substitute Orientation and Hiring Fair on Thursday, January 28th from 9:00am \u2013 11:00am in Bloomington. For more information or to register online, go to www.teachersoncall.com, under \u201cevents\u201d to sign up. For more information, contact Kellie Amos, Recruiter, Teachers On Call, P: 952.346.1656 or &lt;kamos@teachersoncall.com&gt;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<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\" \/><\/span>\u25a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Associated Bank Helps Support Student Teachers: The Education Department would like to express their thanks to Associated Bank at 1801 Riverside Avenue. Associated Bank is committed to the community they serve and has made a donation in support of Augsburg&#8217;s student teachers as part of a GiveMN project. Their donation will feed a small scholarship fund for spring term student teachers who find it difficult to make ends meet when they are transitioning to a career in education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u25a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Spring Term Literacy Tutor or Math Tutor Positions: Minnesota Reading Corps &amp; Math Corps has openings for the rest of the school year (six months). Spring Term Tutors serve for six months and earn a bi-weekly living allowance of $522 and a $2,865 education award for college tuition or student loan payments. For more information, contact Miriam Queensen, Outreach Coordinator at 612-598-9665 or &lt;mqueensen@servemnaction.org&gt;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u25a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Jobs Available at Skyhawks Sports Minnesota: Skyhawks Sports is a youth sport camp company teaching children ages 4-14 life skills through sports with a focus on safety, and improving sport skills. Skyhawks has internship and coaching positions available. For more information, contact Lisa M. Damon, Communications and Customer Relations Manager at: &lt;Ldamon@skyhawks.com&gt; or 651-263-5159.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u25a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Great Lakes Career Ready Internship Grant: The Great Lakes career ready internship grant permits students to gain the experience needed to compete for graduate school and full-time jobs while, at the same time, earning money to help fund their education. More information is available at: &lt;http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/great-lakes-career-ready-internship-grant\/&gt;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u00a0\u25a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The Augsburg Education Department has arranged for MTLE practice tests through Feb. 2016.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The costs of these practice tests can be paid through financial aid. Please see department chair Margaret Finders for more information about how to access the practice tests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Also below are the MN BOT testing requirements. Students must receive passing scores on<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>the ACT+Writing, the SATs or the MTLEs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Admission to licensure program steps can be found at the following link: &lt;http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/admission\/&gt;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u25a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Advising and Admissions Up-Dates:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">ACT+Writing and SAT Scores in Place of MTLE\u2014Beginning January 1, 2015, The Minn. Board of Teaching (BOT) will accept passing ACT Plus Writing and SAT scores to meet the requirement for a skills exam in reading, writing and math. The BOT has adopted the following passing scores for these exams:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\">ACT Plus Writing:\u00a0Composite Score \u2265 22 and Combined English\/Writing \u2265 21<\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\">SAT\u00a0Reading \u2265 510 and Writing \u2265 510 and Mathematics \u2265 520<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p4\">Advising\u2014Day students in their final two years at Augsburg may enroll in AU courses if it is the only way that they can graduate in a timely manner.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Registration forms must be signed by Vicki Olson or Peg Finders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Students in SPE and ESL may switch from Day to AU to finish SPE or ESL licenses.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Day students who need to switch to AU to finish out their SPE or ESL licenses can maintain campus housing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">If you have concerns or questions about the financial impact of this type of change please contact a Student Financial Services counselor immediately about the financial impact of the change. Students can schedule appointments online via the Advising link in Records and Registration, at the service window, or by phone or email.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u25a0 Education Department Office is Also Open Certain Non-Business Hours:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Tuesday and Thursday until 6 p.m. every week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Turn things in; pick things up; leave messages or materials for faculty; check your department file \u2013 we are here for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Submitting news to Augsburg:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li10\"><span class=\"s2\">To the Education Department News: Send your news to Joseph Erickson at C.B. 312 or erickson-AT-augsburg.edu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li10\"><span class=\"s2\">To the Augsburg Now published by the Augsburg College Office of Public Relations and Communication: Send your news to C.B. 145 or <span class=\"s3\">now@augsburg.edu<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li10\"><span class=\"s2\">To the daily A-Mail electronic newsletter: Go to AugNet Home Page and login. Then click on \u201cSubmit News and Announcements\u201d link.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Connecting with Alumni and Friends:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s2\">Augsburg College provides several ways to stay connected with Alumni and friends. Here are some links to get you started:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li10\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s5\">Alumni Information Update<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\">: Submit news and contact information changes to the college\u2019s Alumni Office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li12\"><span class=\"s5\">TC2 New Teachers\u2019 Blog<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Other Sources of News for K-12 Teachers:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s2\">Here are links to some of the very best online news sources for K-12 teachers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li12\"><span class=\"s5\">Education Week<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li12\"><span class=\"s5\">Teacher Magazine<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li10\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s5\">Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"> (also, subscribe to <span class=\"s3\">ASCD SmartBrief,<\/span> a daily email news resource delivered right to your inbox).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u25a0\u00a0 INFORMATION SESSION FOR STUDENT TEACHING IN FALL 2016 &#8211; GENERAL EDUCATION: Mandatory Information Sessions will be offered for general education students qualified to student teach in the fall of 2016. Attend one of these sessions: Monday, January 25 from 6:00-7:30pm in the Marshall Room of Christensen Center Saturday, January 30 from 12:00-1:15pm in Oren &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/2016\/01\/15\/education-department-newsletter-january-15-2016\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Education Department Newsletter, January 15, 2016&#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-870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870","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=870"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1960,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions\/1960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}