Student veteran throws out first pitch at ECU Baseball

August 3, 2018 by dittmerr17
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Members of the College of Education Student Veteran Resource Alliance stand with SVRA co-chair Clay Smith, far left, at the ECU Baseball game on Friday, May 11.
Isaiah Ybarra, a 10-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran and East Carolina University history education major, threw out the honorary first pitch at the ECU Baseball “Salute to Service” series on Friday, May 11. Ybarra is a member of the ECU College of Education’s Student Veterans’ Resource Alliance (SVRA), which serves student veterans interested in becoming educators. The SVRA provides student veterans with opportunities in leadership, resource assistance, advocacy, professional development, and outreach. Since 2016, the SVRA has expanded service beyond the initial program area to Continue reading →

NC New Teacher Support Program to Relocate to East Carolina University

July 31, 2018 by dittmerr17
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The University of North Carolina System has announced that the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program (NC NTSP) will relocate from the UNC System office to the campus of East Carolina University beginning this July. The NC NTSP is a comprehensive, university-based induction program offering a research-based curriculum and multiple services designed to promote teacher retention and improve the effectiveness of beginning teachers. The program provides intensive induction support aligned to each teacher’s individual needs, teaching assignment, and school environment. This move is part of Continue reading →

ECU College of Education hosts AP Summer Institute for educators

July 2, 2018 by dittmerr17
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Kathie DeMonte, left, a science teacher from Middle Creek High School, and Ingrid Coulson, a science teacher from Panther Creek High School, complete an AP chemistry experiment during the AP Summer Institute hosted by ECU at South Central High School on June 28.
Nearly 70 teachers from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia attended the Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Institute hosted by The College Board Southern Regional Office and East Carolina University from June 25-28. Held at South Central High School, the summer institute offered intensive professional development for AP educators through the completion of 30 or more hours of content-rich training designed to strengthen how they teach AP courses. AP educators can register for five content areas according to their disciplines — AP chemistry, AP English language Continue reading →

Cross-campus team awarded $1.25 million for special education cohort

June 29, 2018 by dittmerr17
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Project CONVEY principal investigator Dr. Sandra Warren, center, speaks with graduate students, from left, Ashton Boyarsky, Allison Skinner, and Samantha Ruppe Beard, who are part of the project’s first cohort during the CONVEY summer institute on Tuesday, June 19.
Breaking down the silos of public and higher education for the benefit of learners with disabilities with high-intensity needs is the mission behind a new East Carolina University graduate cohort involving multiple colleges. Project CONVEY (Collaborating to Overcome Needs by improving the Voice of Exceptional Youth) is funded by a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for this mission. The project involves faculty from the ECU College of Education Department of Special Education, Foundations, and Research, the Thomas Harriot College of Arts Continue reading →

Mursion@ECU grant applications now available for NC school systems

April 3, 2018 by Christine Wilson
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Teaching class in Mursion
The East Carolina University (ECU) College of Education is pleased to present an innovative professional development experience for faculty and staff across the educational spectrum. Mursion is an immersive learning experience that provides participants with a safe space in which they can practice what they have learned in the classroom and throughout their careers with an opportunity to get direct feedback from virtual students, peers, and authorized observers. We are so proud of the work our 2017-18 Mursion@ECU grant recipients are doing, that we are Continue reading →

Counselor Faculty Members Honored at Annual Conference

February 8, 2018 by dittmerr17
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Drs. Loni Crumb, left, and Scott Glass were honored at the North Carolina Counseling Association's annual conference in Durham, NC on Feb. 1.
East Carolina University College of Education’s Dr. Scott Glass received The Ella Stephens Barrett Award at the North Carolina Counseling Association’s annual conference in Durham, NC on Feb. 1. The award is the highest honor given by NCCA and recognizes excellence in professional leadership and service to the counseling profession. Glass is the Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Professions at ECU, past president of the NCCA, review board member of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work, ACA, NCCA, and group work division member for Continue reading →

College of Education online programs ranked high by U.S. News and World Report

January 9, 2018 by dittmerr17
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Online graduate programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing at East Carolina University have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The magazine announced its 2018 Best Online Programs on Jan. 9. ECU’s online bachelor’s degree program also was recognized. “ECU is known as North Carolina’s leader in distance education,” said Dr. Ron Mitchelson, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “We have invested heavily to make sure that our online offerings are of the highest quality. We Continue reading →

Representative Farmer-Butterfield Leads Mock Legislative Session with College of Education Scholars

November 14, 2017 by dittmerr17
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Freshman Savannah Brooks participates in the mock legislative session Monday, Nov. 13.
The issues of teacher salaries and class sizes were debated in a mock legislative session with over 40 East Carolina University College of Education students inside the Rivers Building on Monday, Nov. 13. North Carolina Representative Jean Farmer-Butterfield, D-Pitt, Wilson, was invited by the ECU College of Education to lead the mock legislative session covering some of the primary issues facing the education profession in North Carolina. After a brief explanation of the bill process within the North Carolina General Assembly from Farmer-Butterfield, the students split Continue reading →

The Magic of Mursion

November 9, 2017 by dittmerr17
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Junior EC Scholar Meghan Lower experiences a job interview simulation i the Mursion Lab.
Junior EC Scholar Meghan Lower reflects on her experiences using the Mursion Lab at the ECU College of Education. My first experience with Mursion was through a simulated job interview. Even though I used the word simulated, I certainly did not feel as if it was a simulation. The interview was very authentic, as I received personalized feedback in real time as if were a real interview. The avatar that interviewed me had appropriate gestures and body language that reflected what it was saying. Honestly, Continue reading →

State Teacher of the Year Stops by ECU College of Education

November 2, 2017 by dittmerr17
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NC Teacher of the Year Lisa Godwin flashes a Pirate hook at the ECU Murphy Center Monday, Oct. 30.
The East Carolina University College of Education hosted Lisa Godwin, the 2017 North Carolina Teacher of the Year for two events on Monday, Oct. 30. Godwin, who is a kindergarten teacher at Dixon Elementary School in Onslow County, was named the North Carolina Teacher of the Year in August 2017. In her new role as North Carolina Teacher of the Year, Godwin serves as an ambassador for teachers across the state to the NC General Assembly and NC Board of Education, as well as speaking Continue reading →