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wbaker — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:35:00 +0000

Joe Ferrell '96, right, has been named the 2016 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year by the Alamance-Burlington School System

The Alamance-Burlington School System has named Williams High School Principal Joe Ferrell ’96 the 2016 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year. The award is part of a statewide program co-sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and corporate partner, Wells Fargo.

Ferrell began his teaching career in Person County Schools in 1996, teaching in both elementary and middle grades before being named as an assistant principal of Northern Middle School in Roxboro. He was selected as principal of Hunter Elementary School in Guilford County Schools, then served as principal at Eastern Guilford Middle School for seven years before accepting his current position of leadership at Walter M Williams High School in 2011.

Ferrell, who holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from ��ϲ��, earned a master’s degree in school administration from North Carolina State University and a doctorate in education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

He was nominated by several school staff members for the district-wide award. Common themes among the submissions were his commitment to excellence for all students, outstanding rapport with faculty, parents and students, and his focus on using data to make informed decisions about teaching strategies for student success. In addition, staff members lauded his willingness to listen to feedback to make improvements to benefit student learning and cited the attention Ferrell pays to maintaining the proud traditions, history and culture of the school while working for constant improvement in the services that the school provides to the community.

Ferrell was humbled by the nomination. “That’s the biggest honor of all: that people you work with every day feel you’re deserving of it,” he was quoted saying in a . “I try to never forget what it’s like to be in the classroom.”

Ferrell will advance in regional competition with other school district award recipients from the Piedmont Triad/Central Region of North Carolina. Eight regional finalists across the state will be named, with one principal selected as the 2016 North Carolina Wells Fargo Principal of the Year.

Call for Third-Party Comments

wbaker — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 19:25:00 +0000

The School of Education at ��ϲ�� is hosting an accreditation visit by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) on April 19-21, 2015. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the visiting team. Please note that comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the party’s relationship to the EPP (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates).

We invite you to submit written testimony to:

Board of Examiners
NCATE
1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Or by e-mail to: callforcomments@ncate.org

School of Education inducts 39 students into the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society

wbaker — Fri, 02 May 2014 13:25:00 +0000

Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) was founded in 1911 by leading thinkers in education at the University of Illinois. Since that time, it has grown to an international organization of over 1,200,000 members. Acceptance into KDP is based upon the criteria of academic excellence (GPA of 3.6 or higher) and the recommendation of three teacher education faculty members.

Angela Owusu-Ansah, associate dean of the School of Education, began last night’s ceremony with the lighting of the white Kappa Candle acknowledging the organization’s commitment to ��ϲ��’s motto Numen Lumen. Richard Mihans, Terry Tomasek, Mary Knight-McKenna, and Glenda Crawford led the students in affirming the society’s ideals of Fidelity to Service, Fidelity to Science, Fidelity to Humanity, and Fidelity to Toil.

Stephen Byrd offered a charge to the inductees on the theme “Embrace your calling; Honor your commitments” and concluded the ceremony with the society motto:

“So to teach that our words inspire a will to learn; so to serve that each day may enhance the growth of exploring minds; so to live that we may guide young and old to know the truth and love the right. To the fulfillment of these objectives we pledge our efforts.”

The School of Education faculty is proud of the following undergraduate and graduate inductees:

Lilia Acero, Elementary Education, M.Ed.
Michael Armstrong, Gifted Education, M.Ed.
Katherine Bain, English Teacher-Licensure, Undergraduate
Nathaniel Bourne, Gifted Education, M.Ed.
Ashley Byrd, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Lisa Cantor, Special Education, M.Ed.
Meredith Citty, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Kendall Crouther, English Teacher-Licensure, Undergraduate
Hannah Demirdogen, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Brandi Edmundson, Gifted Education, M.Ed.
Crystal Edwards, Mathematics Teacher-Licensure, Undergraduate
Sarah Endorf, Special/Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Sarah Farrell, Elementary Education, M.Ed.
Justine Gatsche, Special Education, M.Ed.
Cynthia Gilliam, Gifted Education, M.Ed.
Katie Gonino, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Anna Harris, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Jodi Hayes, Special Education, M.Ed.
Leigh Iler, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Katie Johnson, Special/Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Emily Johnsrude, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Kyle Keith, Middle Grades Education, Undergraduate
Lauren Kepke, Special/Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Gena Marshall, Gifted Education, M.Ed.
Connor McDade, English Teacher-Licensure, Undergraduate
Julia Okada, History Teacher-Licensure, Undergraduate
Hayley Rees, Middle Grades Education, Undergraduate
Patrick Regan, Special Education, M.Ed.
Magdalena Reichard, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Casey Rogers, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Madelyne Rooney, Mathematics Teacher-Licensure, Undergraduate
Wesley Rose, Music Education/Performance, Undergraduate
Sarah Spaeth, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Karen Staley, Special Education, M.Ed.
Rebecca Stanley, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Emily Steffen, Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Lindy Terry, Special/Elementary Education, Undergraduate
Michelle Warshany, Music Education/Performance, Undergraduate
Lisa Wilson, Gifted Education, M.Ed.

Homecoming 2012 – Save the Date!

wbaker — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:35:00 +0000

School of Education alumni are invited to reconnect with fellow alumni, faculty, staff and friends at our annual homecoming gathering. This year we would like to honor the professional accomplishments and achievements of all of our alumni, especially those of you who have been awarded with unique honors such as teacher, principal, administrator of the year; school district state or national teacher; graduate school honors; state or national professional organization honors; etc.

To be recognized at our Celebration of Educators event, we kindly request that you submit your professional award or honor to Dr. Janelle Rouse, Director of Education Outreach, jrouse3@elon.edu.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. until noon in Mooney Building.

School of Education celebrates Kappa Delta Pi honor society inductees

wbaker — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:37:00 +0000

Acceptance into KDP is based upon the criteria of academic excellence (GPA of 3.6 or higher) and the recommendation of three teacher education faculty members.

Carolyn Stuart, chair of the Department of Education, opened the ceremony with the lighting of the white Kappa Candle acknowledging the organization’s commitment to ��ϲ��’s motto, “Numen Lumen.” Faculty members Joan Barnatt, Terry Tomasek, Mary Knight-McKenna and Glenda Crawford led the inductees in affirming the society’s ideals of fidelity to service, fidelity to science, fidelity to humanity and fidelity to toil.

Stephen Byrd, faculty sponsor and program coordinator for special education, offered a charge to the inductees titled “Embrace Your Calling and Honor Your Commitments.” David Cooper, dean of the School of Education concluded the ceremony with these challenging words from the society’s motto:

The School of Education faculty are proud of the following undergraduate and graduate inductees:

Nina Allen
Allison Amrhein
Madison Barringer
Kyle Bounty
Ellen Boyle
Rebecca Desnoyers
Marty Erskine
Kaitlyn Fay
Jesica Fitzgerald
Brittany Hallberg
Jeanna Hawkins
Danielle Hayduchok
Tess Hegedus
Victoria Hill
Shayla Hilton
Melissa Hollomon
Lisa Jones
Amy Joyce
Sara Kesler
Amanda Ketner
Kristen Koenig
Jessica Mahon
Chelsey McElwee
Tara McFadden
Kathryn McMullin
Jordan McNeill
Madeleine Méjean
Marissa Messiano
Kathryn Puckett
Kimberly Rate
Jessica Richardson
Alan Rigsbee
Lauren Rodriguez-McCleary
Natalie Sayag
Stephanie Sevelovitz
Caroline Smith
Jennifer Sorkin
Suzanne Ulian
Katie Ward

Stephen Byrd Presents at the Council for Exceptional Children 2011 Convention and Expo

wbaker — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:59:00 +0000

Dr. Byrd’s presentation focused on his research interviewing families about their views of disability, special education and especially their need for information.

The Council for Exceptional Children is an international organization representing various stakeholders who are committed to enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. This year’s conference was held April 25-28 in the Washington, D.C. area with over 6,500 in attendance.

��ϲ��’s Department of Education offers a dual licensure program in elementary and special education.

Special Education Majors, Faculty presented at NC-CEC Conference

wbaker — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:54:00 +0000

Their presentation was entitled “Building Effective Family-Teacher Partnerships: A Strengths-Based Model,” reporting the outcomes of curriculum changes in the special education program on students’ competency in working effectively with culturally and linguistically different families.

Assistant professor Stephen Byrd and Sarah Kesler, M.Ed. student and special education teacher at Sylvan Elementary School, also presented at the conference on Thursday. Their presentation was entitled “Parent Involvement and RTI: One School’s Approach.” This presentation focused on how Sylvan’s leadership team is encouraging family involvement as it begins a new initiative – response to intervention (RTI). RTI is a new approach to supporting struggling learners in schools and in some cases to identify students with learning disabilities.

The North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children is the state division for the Council for Exceptional Children.

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