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School of Education News:
School of Education receives NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Anderson University has been given a $700,000 grant to establish a Professional Development Academy (PDA) for English as a New Language in collaboration with 6 central/north central schools/districts, the Mexican Consul, and the Indiana DOE, Division of Language Minority and Migrant Programs. This collaboration will focus on professional development for AU faculty to ensure a content and English language proficiency Standards-based teacher education curricula for pre-teaching and teachers who attend the PDA.

The new center will serve those not only from the inner city of Indianapolis (the 3rd most rapidly growing Hispanic community) to the fastest growing county in the U.S; but also the small rural/agrarian districts near-by. The high-quality instruction will be available on campus, on-line, and in schools to improve opportunities for pre-teachers, teachers, and para-professionals. For more information on the Professional Development Program: dlalbrecht@anderson.edu

Professor Elected to Indiana Teacher Hall of Fame:
It is with pleasure we announce that the Association of Teacher Educators of Indiana has selected Dr Dan Jeran as a 2007 inductee into the Teacher Educator Hall of Fame. This award recognizes and honors a lifetime of service to teacher education in Indiana.

In nominating Dr. Jeran for the honor, colleagues remarked on his generous and selfless support for Indiana Teachers and AU School of Education. "Dr. Jeran is known to his colleagues as generous, supportive, and caring. It is a tribute to his administrative talent and teaching skill for preparing teachers for the classroom, whether it be in the undergraduate program or in the Masters of Education program with practicing teachers. This is a significant accomplishment for Dr. Jeran and we celebrate his induction."

The induction took place at the 60th Annual Fall Teacher Education Conference held at the Abe Martin Lodge at Brown County State Park in Nashville, IN on Saturday evening, October 27 at 6:00 p.m.

Yearlong Student Teaching Program (YLSTP)
In partnership with Carmel's Cherry Tree Elementary School and Lawrence's Sunnyside Elementary School, AUSOE has established The Yearlong Student Teaching Program (YLSTP). This program is a full-time, non-paid intensive experience for qualified senior level students. The two-semester experience provides an immersion setting for senior level Teacher Preparation Program candidates to demonstrate many competencies

During YLSTP each candidate works directly with a collaborating teacher in a school setting five days a week. Candidates are also mentored by an on-site Anderson University School of Education supervisor. The 12 students in the program describe it as "intense but well worth it." Several replied that they could never have learned this much in a single semester of student teaching. Interviews for the 2008-2009 cohort will begin in January.