President Tori Murden McClure and Spalding’s Board of Trustees have approved the establishment of over 1.5 million dollars in scholarships to support individuals who want to enter the teaching profession or further their education by enrolling in one of the College of Education’s master’s degree programs.

An Information session will be held at 5 p.m. on April 25th at the Spalding University Egan Leadership Center located on the corner of Fourth and Breckinridge Streets.

To be eligible for scholarship dollars that would reduce the cost of tuition from $640 to $350 per credit hour, individuals must enroll in the one of the eight programs offered by the College of Education by the summer 2011. Spalding offers the following graduate degrees in the College of Education: Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Master of Education (MEd) in the Teacher Leader Program, Master of Arts (MA) in School Guidance Counseling, and a Rank I in the School Principal Program.

Applicants admitted to one of these programs will receive scholarship money for the two years necessary to complete the program amounting to approximately $10,000. Spalding’s College of Education supports the Louisville workforce, and the decision to launch this scholarship program is aimed to support the community’s commitment to the 55,000 degrees initiative. (www.55000degrees.com).

The Master of Arts in Teaching degree is designed for persons who have completed an undergraduate degree in an area other than education. Certification is offered in the following areas: Elementary (P-5) [only the traditional route is available in Elementary], Middle School (5-9), Secondary (8-12), Learning and Behavioral Disorders (LBD) (P-12), Spanish (P-12), Art (P-12) and Business and Marketing Education (5-12).

Two routes are available for students who enter the Master of Arts in Teaching programs: Traditional and Alternative. The traditional route allows students to focus on completing their course work generally while holding a job. The alternative route allows students to be employed teaching in public, private or parochial schools while completing their degree.

“Our newly redesigned master’s degree programs build upon extensive experiential practice and meet all the newest standards established by the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” says McClure.

For more information please contact an advisor below:

• Master of Arts in Teaching – Elementary Education
  • Advisor: Dr. Barbara Foster, bfoster@spalding.edu
• Middle Grades & Secondary
  • Advisor: Dr. Karen Dunnagan, kdunnagan@spalding.edu
• Alternative Certification Program
  • Advisor: Prof. Carletta Bell, cbell03@spalding.edu
• Learning Behavior Disorders, Alternative Cert. Program
  • Advisor: Prof. Veronica Wright, vwright@spalding.edu
• Learning Behavior Disorders, Traditional Program
  • Advisor: Dr. H.A. Hasan, hhasan@spalding.edu
• Master of Arts in School Guidance Counseling
  • Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Johnson, jjohnson11@spalding.edu
• Master of Education Teacher Leadership and
• Principal Preparation Program Rank I
  • Advisor: Dr. Jayne Morgenthal, jmorgenthal@spalding.edu

For General Information and application materials, please call 502-585-7121 or email bcaughron@spalding.edu.

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Beginning this March with session 4 courses, all course evaluations will be conducted online. The evaluations will be administered through a program called EvaluationKit. Students will be invited to take the course evaluation survey through email. They can use a link in the email to find their surveys. They may also access surveys through a link on the tools menu under the My Institution page in Blackboard or the tools list on course pages in Blackboard. EvaluationKit is specifically designed for conducting course evaluations. All submissions are anonymous and faculty do not see the results until 2 weeks after the end of the course. Online course evaluations will save approximately 20,000 pieces of paper annually at Spalding!

Student participation in the course evaluation process is crucial. The results of the surveys are used by faculty to continuously improve instruction, course materials and subject matter. The results are also used in the University’s evaluation of faculty performance. More information is available at /about/technology/course-evaluation/, including a calendar of future surveys.

Please take a few minutes to complete the online surveys when you receive an email announcement. The emails will be sent to your Spalding email account, so be sure to check that or forward it to another account. For instructions on linking your email to your mobile device, visit /about/technology/spalding-mobile-access/. Or if you would like to forward your Spalding email to another account, click here /about/technology/portal/.

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President Tori Murden McClure and Spalding’s Board of Trustees have approved the establishment of over 1.5 million dollars in scholarships to support individuals who want to enter the teaching profession or further their education by enrolling in one of the College of Education’s master’s degree programs.

“By supporting teachers, school counselors, and principals, we at Spalding University are stepping forward to do our part to foster the love for learning that will elevate the thinking and the earning potential of citizens in our community,” says McClure.

To be eligible for scholarship dollars that would reduce the cost of tuition from $640 to $350 per credit hour, individuals must enroll in the one of the eight programs offered by the College of Education by the summer 2011. Programs available for scholarships, many of which have been redesigned to meet the most recent state standards, include the following areas of focus:

Master of Arts in Teaching – Elementary Education
Master of Arts in Teaching – Middle Grades & Secondary
Master of Arts in Teaching – Alternative Certification Program
Master of Arts in Teaching – Learning Behavior Disorders Alternative Cert. Program
Master of Arts in Teaching – Learning Behavior Disorders Traditional Program
Master of Arts in School Guidance Counseling
Master of Education Teacher Leadership
Master of Education Principal Preparation Program, Rank I

Applicants admitted to one of the programs listed above will receive scholarship money for the two years necessary to complete the program amounting to approximately $10,000. Spalding’s College of Education supports the Louisville workforce, and the decision to launch this scholarship program is aimed to support the community’s commitment to the 55,000 degrees initiative. (www.55000degrees.com).

“Our newly redesigned master’s degree programs build upon extensive experiential practice and meet all the newest standards established by the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” says McClure.

Information sessions will be held at 5 p.m. on March 21 and 28 at the Spalding University Egan Leadership Center located on the corner of Fourth and Breckinridge Streets.

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SPRING & SUMMER 2011 ONLINE REGISTRATION
STARTS THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1, 2010

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL SPALDING STUDENTS ON WEB ADVISOR!
Please contact your advisor for access.

REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

Mon. & Tues., Nov. 1st & 2nd – Graduate Students and Seniors (90* or more
credit hours earned)

Wed. & Thurs., Nov. 3rd & 4th – Juniors (60-89* hours earned), Seniors (90* or
more credit hours earned), and Graduate Students

Mon. & Tues., Nov. 8th & 9th – Sophomores (30-59* hours earned),
Juniors (60-89* hours earned), Seniors, and Graduate Students

Wed. & Thurs., Nov. 10th & 11th – Freshman (29* hours or less earned),
Sophomores (30-59* hours earned), Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students

* Only hours EARNED, including transfer credits, will count towards registration status. Please feel free to visit the Enrollment Services Center or the Registrar’s Office to verify your total earned hours.

All accounts must be current in order to register for classes. Prior to registering, all outstanding balances must either be paid or have arranged payment plans. Students who have not completed the MAPP Exam will have a hold placed on their accounts, restricting them from registration until the MAPP is completed. You can go to the “Account Flags” link in Web Advisor to see if you have any holds that might prevent you from registering.

Course schedules available at www.spalding.edu/courseschedule .

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Spalding University’s College of Education is opening its newest program in September.   The Master of Education, M.Ed, in Teacher Leadership is designed as a first, second or third masters degree for teachers.  Coursework is collaboratively designed with local districts to ensure quality instruction to meet the demands of the successful education of today’s P-12 children.   Participation with arts and sciences faculty as well as local district personnel enhances the delivery and content of the new program.  Other unique features include the following:

• Application of research-based practices in curriculum and instruction
• Inclusion of components of high quality professional development for the classroom and as the leader of other teachers
• Provides teachers with current with effective leadership skills to be a leader in the classroom, the school, and the community.
• Enables teacher leaders to develop the skills and understandings to assess student learning and thus increase student achievement
• Core coursework is completed in six classes {three semesters}
• Candidates complete the program by selecting Spalding elective courses/endorsement programs  of interest from many options including:  Endorsement for Reading and Writing, Endorsement for Instructional Computer Technology, Endorsement  for Teaching English as a Second Language, and Applied Behavior Analysis, and  from the Master of fine Arts program.

For information, Contact Dr. Jayne Morgenthal, Director of the Teacher Leader Master program at (502) 585-9911 ext. 2265.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (June 28, 2010) – On May 17, the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) voted to approve Spalding University’s proposal of a redesigned principal preparation program.  EPSB is the Kentucky’s governing body for professional teacher/educator preparation and certification programs. Spalding University is one of more than twenty universities and colleges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky offering professional teacher/education preparation programs. The Kentucky legislature passed legislation (16 KAR 3:050) in April 2008 requiring all universities to “sunset” their principal preparation programs by December 2011 and to redesign their principals preparation programs around new guidelines outlined in the legislation. The redesign guidelines were a product of the Kentucky Cohesive Leadership System Principal Preparation Continuum which served as new regulations adapted by EPSB.

Given the changing expectations and responsibilities of the principal, the College of Education needed a more collaborative approach in principal preparation with local school districts in order to provide school leaders with current research practices, course content and field experiences tied to leadership standards, and a continuous assessment system which ensured leadership competency throughout the program.  Dr. Beverly Keepers, Dean of the College of Education says, “At the heart of the College of Education redesigned program is the belief that an effective principal is one who can increase student achievement by guiding and supporting teachers while capably managing the school organization.”

The program redesign team led by Dr. Barna, Director of the Principal Preparation, Dr. Takona, Associate Dean, and Dr. Beverly Keepers, Dean, along with Dr. Lynne Wheat, Jefferson County Public School’s Director of Administrative Recruitment and Development mobilized a program redesign team that included university faculty, school teachers, principals from the local public and parochial schools, and other school district personnel to develop a unique research-based and comprehensive program envisioned to ensure that every child achieves academic excellence, develops critical thinking skills, and develops his or her potential and thus close the achievement gap.

In approving Spalding University’s redesigned Principal Preparation Program, Dr. Phil Rogers, Executive Director of the EPSB Board recognized the University as having taken the lead in the state-wide initiative to offer redesign principal program.  In a formal letter to Dr. Keepers in recognition of Spalding University achievement in offering a redesign of an existing principal program, Dr. Marilyn Troup, Director of Educator Preparation, congratulated the University stating:

The EPSB would like to commend and congratulate Spalding University for being the first university to actually redesign an existing principal program. The partnership, collaboration, co-delivery, and mentoring process provide the foundation that separates the previous principal programs from the new redesigned principal program. We trust that the implementation of this proposal will provide districts with instructional leaders for the 21st Century Schools.

The College of Education is currently accepting applicants for the Principal Preparation program fall 2010 cohort.  Interested applicants should contact Dr. Eric Barna, Director of the Principal Preparation program at ebarna@spalding.edu, or at 585-9911 x 2028.  Scholarships for qualifying applicants are available for the fall cohort.

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Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 12:00pm

851 S. 4th Street, Mansion West, Room 301

Students interested in majoring in education and becoming certified teachers are invited to attend this orientation that will explain the programs, expectations and admission process. Topics includes: a BRIEF introduction to LiveText, introduction to Service Learning and Student Teaching, members in the Council for Ex…ceptional Children (CEC) and KY Education Association Student Program (KEASP), Overview of Admission Process, and Explanations of Programs.

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