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2020 UConn ECE Political Science Workshop

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UConn Early College Experience Political Science Workshop

On Friday, October 16th UConn Early College Experience and UConn ECE Faculty Coordinator for Political Science, Prof. Fred Turner met with ECE Political Science Instructors for their annual professional development conference.

First, David Yalof, Professor and Department Head with UConn’s Department of Political Science chaired a group discussed about teaching political science courses in the current global climate, and later we were fortunate to have Dr. Meira Levinson, Professor of Education Harvard Graduate School of Education share her talk "Teacher Speech and Dilemmas of "Partisanship" in K-12 Classrooms". Participants broke into groups to discuss a case study: “Talking Out of Turn: Teacher Speech for Hire” by Ellis Reid, Meira Levinson, and Jacob Fay.

Resources can be referenced at: http://justiceinschools.org

    UConn Political Science classes offered through UConn ECE.

    2020 UConn ECE SPSS Workshop

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    UConn Early College Experience Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems (SPSS) Workshop

    On Wednesday, October 14th UConn Early College Experience and UConn ECE Faculty Coordinator for SPSS, Prof. Julia Kuzovkina met with ECE SPSS Instructors for their annual professional development conference.

    The group discussed Phytotechnology (the use of plants for ecosystem services) and Phytoremediation (the practice of using living plants to clean up soil, air and water). Participants also received a free copy of Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy which was discussed as a part of the professional development conference.

      UConn Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems classes offered through UConn ECE.

      2020 UConn ECE Chinese Workshop

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      UConn Early College Experience Chinese Workshop and NACCL-32

      On Friday September 18th UConn Early College Experience and the UConn ECE Chinese faculty invited all certified UConn ECE Chinese Instructors to attend their annual professional development meeting via Zoom. This year's meeting was held in conjunction with the 32nd North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics.

      The theme of NACCL-32 is collaborativity and interdisciplinarity in Chinese linguistic studies.

      9:00 – 9:05 Welcome remarks 

      NACCL-32 Program Chair, Professor Chunsheng Yang

      Dr. Juli Wade, Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UConn
      9:05 – 10:05 Keynote 1 – Professor James Huang, Harvard University

      Chair: Professor Zeljko Boskovic

      Title: More on Locality, Focus and Covert Movement 
      10:15-11:15 Keynote  2 –  Professor Yi Xu, University College London 

      Chair: Professor Jisheng Zhang

      Title: Toward modeling-based linguistic research
      11:20-12:20 Keynote 3 – Professor Nan Jiang, University of Maryland 

      Chair: Professor Chunsheng Yang

      Title: The stroke number effect in visual word recognition among CSL learners

      The session was recorded and can be referenced here.

       

        UConn Chinese classes offered through UConn ECE.

        2019 Math Professional Development Workshop

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        On Wednesday, December 18th UConn Early College Experience and the Math Department invited all certified Math Instructors to campus for their professional development workshop.

        UConn ECE Faculty Coordinator for Math, Anthony Rizzie coordinated the day which included, a general program overview and updates, class discussions (specific to each UConn Math class offered through ECE 1030Q, 1131Q and 1132Q) and both an individual and group math competition.  Congratulations to the group competition winners on Team Enjoying Calculus Everyday (ECE): John Tedesco (East Granby), James Tierinni (Manchester), Cathy Mazzotta (Manchester), Mike Escedy (Joel Barlow), Mari O'Rourke (Masuk), Ryan Corcoran (Windham), and Irina Lavruk (STMHS New London)!

         

          UConn Math classes offered through UConn ECE.

          Music Professional Development Workshop

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          On Thursday, November 2st UConn Early College Experience and the Music Department invited all certified Music Instructors to campus for their professional development workshop.

          The group started their day with a class visit to Prof. Eric Rice's Music History class after which he spoke to the Instructors about Early Music in the High School Curriculum and gave an engaging lecture on musical modes and how to teach the concept to students.  Later, ECE Faculty Coordinator, Glenn Stanley, chaired a Seminar on J.S. Bach's  Cantata BWV 140 “Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme.” During lunch, UConn Music Professors Cara Bernhard (music education), Daniel Goldberg (music theory), and Alain Frogley (music history) joined the conversation.

          Many thanks to UConn ECE Music Faculty Coordinator Glenn Stanley, and the Faculty from the Music department for spending their day and sharing their knowledge with UConn Early College Experience Instructors.

            UConn Music classes offered through UConn ECE.

            Sociology Professional Development Workshop

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            On Wednesday, November 20th, UConn Early College Experience and the Sociology Department invited all certified SOCI 1001 instructors to campus for their professional development workshop. The theme was:

            Teaching, Researching, and Publishing Sociology in a Global World

            There was a panel discussion on publishing international (global, comparative) research by Andrew Deener, Editor Qualitative Sociology  and David Weakliem, Editor Comparative Sociology. Later Professors Phoebe Godfrey and Darrell Irwin spoke to the group about incorporating international perspectives into teaching sociology courses.  After lunch there was a second panel discussion with Professors, Manisha Desai, Bandana Purkayastha, and Fumilayo Showers.

            Many thanks to UConn ECE Sociology Faculty Coordinator Mary Bernstein for coordinating for planning the day.

              UConn Sociology classes offered through UConn ECE.

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              American Studies and Maritime Studies Professional Development Workshop

              On Thursday, November 14th, UConn Early College Experience and the American Studies and Maritime Studies departments invited all certified UConn ECE AMST and MAST instructors to campus for their professional development workshop. The theme was:

              Integrating Visual Arts in the Interdisciplinary Classroom

              Special Guest Speakers:

              • Jeanne Ciravolo, Adjunct Faculty, UConn discussing Contemporary Art
              • Betsy Athens, Assistant Professor Art and Art History, UConn spoke about Winslow Homer’s Art
              • Amanda Douberley, Art Museum Registrar, Benton Museum of Art, provided a tour of the museum and work with the instructors at three stations.
              1. Winslow Homer wood engravings
              2. Martin Johnson Heade painting in the permanent collection gallery as the basis for a close looking exercise (The painting can be used to teach several American Studies topics – Civil War, the sublime in American landscape painting, and environment/land use.)
              3. Drawing after Thoreau

              Many thanks to Faculty Coordinators Matthew McKenzie and Laurie Wolfley for coordinating the speakers and museum visit for the day.

                UConn American Studies and Maritime Studies classes offered through UConn ECE.

                2019 Economics Professional Development Workshop

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                Economics Professional Development Workshop

                On Wednesday, October 30th, UConn Early College Experience and the Economics department invited all certified UConn ECE Economics instructors to campus for their professional development workshop. The instructors listened to presentations by:

                • Professor Mikhael Shor, University of Connecticut, Economics: Economics: “Patent Holdup - a classroom demonstration of monopoly power?
                • Professor Natalia Smirnova, University of Connecticut, Economics: “Using Data in the Classroom: FRED Database”
                • Professor, William Alpert, University of Connecticut, Economics: “Prediction -- Really?”
                • Professor Steven Lanza, University of Connecticut, Economics: "Economic Indicators: Rediscovering Lost Arts"
                • Professor Nishith Prakash, University of Connecticut, Economics: “Street Police Patrols and Violence Against Women in Public Spaces: Experimental Evidence from India: Update!”

                Many thanks to Faculty Coordinator Bill Alpert for coordinating the speakers for the day.

                UConn Economics classes offered through UConn ECE.

                Fall 2019 English Conference

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                Fall 2019 UConn ECE English Conference

                On Friday, October 25th UConn Early College Experience and the English department invite all certified UConn ECE English instructors to campus for their professional development conference. This year's theme was Connecting Literature and Composition Pedagogies--Writing Through Literature: Not Just for 1011. 

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                Many thanks to Faculty Coordinators, Scott Campbell and Jason Courtmanche and Graduate Assistant Hannah Taylor for their efforts putting together the scholarly day.

                UConn English classes offered through ECE.

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                Marine Sciences Professional Development Workshop

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                On Wednesday, October 23rd, UConn Early College Experience and UConn's Marine Sciences Department hosted their annual professional development training.  This year the group met at the Credabel Coral Lab in New London for the day.  In the morning they heard from Michael Gerdes and ECE Faculty Coordinator for Marine Sciences, Claudia Koerting about coral lab research and high school student projects.  Later, there was a discussion about MARN 1001 and 1002 syllabi and content including the new "E" (Environmental Literacy) course designation.

                In the afternoon, the teachers discussed the  UConn Avery Point Cardboard Boat Race and how they use this event (ex. building cardboard boats to race) as a teaching tool.  Lastly, Prof. Koerting discussed the Marine Science Symposium held each spring and encouraged more participation for 2020.

                Marine Science classes offered through UConn ECE.

                Educational Leadership and Human Rights Professional Development Workshop

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                On Monday, October 21st, UConn Early College Experience and UConn's Educational Leadership and Human Rights Departments hosted their annual professional development training.  This year the theme was "Centering Youth Voices in Human Rights Education and Advocacy."  Certified ECE Human Rights and Educational Leadership instructors were joined by other educators and community-based practitioners for a day of discussions and activities. A group of UConn student activists held a panel discussion led by ECE Faculty Coordinator for Educational Leadership, Danielle DeRosa, and the group discussed how to integrate these topics and conversations into their classrooms.

                Many thanks to ECE Faculty Coordinators, Glenn Mitoma (Human Rights) and Danielle DeRosa (Educational Leadership) for putting together such an informative day.

                Human Rights and Educational Leadership classes offered through UConn ECE.

                European History Professional Development Day

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                On Wednesday, October 16th, UConn Early College Experience and UConn's History Department invited Assistant Professor, Sarah Silverstein (UConn, Department of History)  to speak with UConn ECE History 1400 instructors. The title of her talk was "Rediscovering the History of Interwar Internationalism". She also led a discussion with instructors, analyzing primary documents.

                Later in the day,  ECE Faculty Coordinator, Kenneth Gouwens  discussed two new initiatives with the instructors.  The HIST 1400 new course reader and a spring graduate History courses which will be offered on the Hartford Campus.

                UConn History classes offered through UConn ECE.

                Political Science Professional Development Day

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                On Tuesday, October 15th, UConn Early College Experience and UConn's Political Science Department invited Prof. Sanford  Levinson (Law Professor from University of Texas) and his wife, children's book author Cynthia Levinson to Storrs to speak with UConn ECE Political Science instructors and UConn Political Science students. Prof. Levinson is a notable legal scholar, most known for books and publications about constitutional law.

                Prof. Levinson spoke at length during the morning session about "Why the Impeachment Clause Is a Failure” and was most was recently quoted in a article posted to Vox: "Are we in a constitutional crisis yet? ".  The Levinson's blog "Fault Lines in the Constitution" is a valuable teaching resource for political science instructors.

                After lunch the group of instructors met to discuss their UConn courses and exchanged ideas and best practices. Many thanks to the Political Science Department (Department Head, Prof. David Yalof and Prof. Matt Singer),  ECE Faculty Coordinator, Fred Turner and ECE instructor Aaron Hull -Greenwich High School) for their hard work in planning this exceptional professional development day.

                 

                UConn Political Science classes offered through UConn ECE.

                 

                Library Media Specialists Training

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                On October 3rd, UConn Early College Experience Library Liaison, Shelia Lafferty welcomed a group of 25 UConn ECE affiliated Library Media Specialists at their professional development workshop. With more than 200 partner schools across the state, our library media specialists are an integral part of the ECE community. They assist over 1,400 ECE instructors utilizing University library resources in their courses.

                Morning sessions included, Borrowing and Library Cards, Computer Services and an overview of the UConn Library Website and Research Guides.  After lunch more small group sessions included Identifying Real News Resources, Science, English, and a tutorial of Google tools including Google Scholar and RefWorks.  Many thanks to Babbidge Library staff members: Kim Wilk, Erika McNeil, Donovan Reinwald, Steve Batt, and Carolyn Mills for spending their day sharing valuable information with the group.

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                Physics Professional Development Workshop

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                On September 30th, UConn Early College Experience Faculty Coordinator for Physics, David Perry welcomed his group of 40 UConn ECE certified Physics instructors to attend their annual professional development training. This year, Dr. Cara Battersby from UConn's Physics Department shared an interactive presentation with the group,  titled“The Milky Way Laboratory”.  During the afternoon a conversation was had between instructors and staff from UConn ECE regarding instructor responsibilities and the updated grading policy.

                UConn Physics courses offered through Early College Experience

                United States History Professional Development Workshop

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                On September 13th, UConn Early College Experience Faculty Coordinator for United States History, Prof. Matthew McKenzie welcomed his group of 40 UConn ECE certified HIST 1501 and 1502 instructors to attend their annual professional development training. This year Prof. McKenzie spent the morning leading the group in a discussion about The Myth of Objectivity, The Omnipresence (and Therefore Irrelevance) of “Bias,” and "Teaching History as Discursive Process. Later they discussed Teaching History in a Politically Polarized Age: Where are the Bonds of Civility."

                UConn U.S. History courses offered through Early College Experience

                Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems (SPSS) Professional Development Workshop

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                9-12-19 SPSS Professional Development

                On September 12th, UConn Early College Experience Faculty Coordinator for SPSS, Prof. Julia Kuzovkina welcomed her group of UConn ECE certified SPSS instructors to attend their annual professional development training. This year the instructors were able to meet with Professor Pamela Ronald from the University of California-Davis and later heard her lecture titled Serving up Science: Plant Genetics and the Future of Food. Dr. Ronald explained how genomic approaches are being used to produce the next generation of crops.

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                Philosophy Professional Development Workshop

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                9-6-19 UConn ECE Philosophy Workshop

                On September 6th, UConn Early College Experience Faculty Coordinator for Philosophy, Prof. Mitch Green welcomed a group of about ten UConn ECE certified PHIL 1001 instructors to attend their annual professional development training.  This year, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rebecca Stangl from the University of Virginia joined the event to speak to instructors about recent trends in Ethics and her forthcoming book.

                UConn Philosophy Courses through UConn ECE

                Art Professional Development Workshop

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                Along with ECE Faculty Coordinator, Cora Lynn Deibler, certified UConn ECE ART 1030: Drawing I instructors were able to visit the Thomas J. Dodd Center on the Storrs campus at to take a firsthand look at the Maurice Sendak archives.  Recently, the Maurice Sendak Foundation chose to share Sendak’s archives with the University of Connecticut who are now housing and stewarding the Collection.  Project Archivist, Clara Nguyen shared her knowledge with the group who were able to learn more about Sendak’s life, and view his original artwork, sketches, books and other materials.

                UConn Art Courses through UConn ECE

                Animal Science Professional Development Workshop

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                Our certified Animal Science instructors along with Faculty Coordinators Dr. Jenifer Nadeu and Dr. Amy Safran met with Dr. Julia Wilkinson from Tufts Veterinary Field Service to learn about equine aging and dentistry in a hands on science lab. The group of 12 certified animal science instructors were able to tour the horse barns and observe Dr. Wilkinson floating a horse’s teeth.  This routine procedure involves filing a horse’s teeth to make the chewing surfaces relatively flat or smooth as a part of overall equine health.

                UConn Animal Science Courses through UConn ECE

                Biology Professional Development Workshop

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                Dr. Thomas Abbott, faculty coordinator for UConn ECE Biology and a group of fifty certified instructors discussed all things insects. Special guest speaker, from UConn’s EEB department, Professor David L. Wagner shared his research on caterpillars with the group in an interactive presentation during the morning. In the afternoon, instructors were able to tour UConn’s Research greenhouses under guidance by Living Plant Collections Manager, Clinton Morse.  Instructors walked through each zone getting to take a close look at the thousands of plants thriving in the greenhouses. Later groups of instructors were able to visit the Biodiversity Research Collections with Dr. Sarah Taylor and Dr. Jane O’Donnell who shared a variety of samples from the Collections with the instructors.

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