SPEDNET NEWS (VOL. 2, ISSUE 4 1997-1998)
January 24, 1998
Le Ganschow, Coordinator of Special Education
([log in to unmask]) (529-6621)
Student Teachers: Fall, 1998:
Student teaching applications for fall of 1998 may be picked up in the student
teaching office, 2nd floor of McGuffey. Please also fill out the special ed
form, which you should attach to your student teaching application. You may
ask your advisor for this form or pick up a copy in 201 McGuffey. Though you
are encouraged to preference a site, our student teaching supervisors and I
will make the final determination. As indicated on the application,
applications should be turned in to the student teaching office by February 4
or 5. Remember that we do not place you in the same site as your practica.
Also, you are encouraged to seek diverse settings, including a variety of
age/grade levels, as the special ed certification covers K-12.
Graduate students who plan to do their field experience in the fall should
obtain a student teaching application and an independent study form (from 201
McGuffey) to take their student teaching as a 5-credit EDP 605. Indicate on
the application that you are doing a 5-credit student teaching stint at the
graduate level.
Student Teachers: Summer 1998
A reminder to students who plan to student teach this summer: Let me know
a.s.a.p. if you have not already contacted me. Because of limited special ed
student teaching sites, we restrict summer student teaching to graduate
students (first) and students who seek 3 special ed certifications (if spaces
are available) Positions depend upon available spaces in year-around schools
and schools that have summer programs in special education. We therefore
encourage double majors to do their summer student teaching in general
education. If you are considering student teaching in special education this
coming summer and haven't let me know, please contact me immediately. Let me
know number of weeks, certification area, and preferred dates. We will send
out summer student teaching applications as soon as they become available.
Student Teaching Abroad
Several of you have expressed concern that special ed majors are not accepted
for the STEP program. I am currently finding out more about this. The STEP
program is highly competitive; for the fall 1998 program there were 27
applicants, from which 18 were selected. This year SBH student teaching is
not available within the STEP program. I'll update you further in the next
SPEDNET news.
Advising Issues
If you don't know who your advisor is, contact the EDP office and ask one or
our secretaries. Students are assigned to an advisor once they apply to be a
major/minor and fill out the forms in the EDP office.
Students who plan to take reading (EDT 316) and/or math (EDT 318) methods next
semester should fill out a green form in 301B McGuffey. Students cannot
register for these classes through MUCARES. For special education majors to
be accepted into EDT 316/318 you must have completed EDP 201, 256, 220 and
have junior standing.
To register for courses on branch campuses from the Oxford campus, call the
Registrar and tell them you want to take a course on the branch campus. They
will put a permit on the computer to let you register for classes. Then call
MUCARES. We generally offer one or two special ed classes on the branch
campus each semester.
Students are encouraged to take their NTE's the semester before student
teaching. For more information, go to 201 McGuffey.
Web Sites
Miami's Institute for Educational Renewal has its own website. If you want to
be kept up-to-date on the latest news about our partnerships for education,
children, and families, the website is http://www.muohio.edu/IER/
For up-to-date information on jobs for college students, check www.jobtrak.com
Career Placement Office lists their job interview schedule; check CPO home
page, http://www.muohio.edu/careers/
Job Openings: Schools
Branch Intermediate School District in Coldwater, MI, is looking for
substitute teachers. Contact Diane Longrey, 517-279-5730.
Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools is looking for substitute teachers.
Contact Central Office at 937-698-4136 for application.
SLD tutor wanted in Dayton. Contact Alex Dinino, Asst. Superintendent,
Personnel, 937-259-6602.
Directors or Assistant Directors to assist on-site before and after school
programs in Cincinnati area. Contact Leslie Haar, 513-677-2723.
SBH position in junior high school, Middletown. Contact Rod Hilterbran,
513-423-0781.
Positions in all fields in Las Vegas schools; apply: Clark School District,
2832 East Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89121.
Parent Involvement Specialist; Lori Thesken, Human Resources Manager, Head
Start Search Committee, Butler County Educational Service Center, 025 Dixie
Highway, Suite 300, Fairfield, OH 45014 (position open now)
Severe Behavior Handicapped. Apply: Office of the Assistant Superintendent,
Zanesville City Schools, 740-454-9751.
Special Education positions, 1998-1999. Apply: Mike Miller, Director of
Certificate Personnel, Garden Grove, CA. 714-663-6387.
CHECK with Miami University CPPO office regularly for additional listings.
Also check with the CPPO for on-site job interviews. Peace Corp will be
recruiting on February 4; Centerville School District on February 25. You may
obtain information on positions by looking up CPPO home page,
http://www.muohio.edu/careers/.
JOBTRAK is a job listing service on the Internet that lists jobs for Miami
students and alumni exclusively. To obtain the password which is necessary to
access JOBTRAK, e-mail the CPPO office at [log in to unmask] or call CPPO at
529-3831.
Summer Jobs
Summer camp jobs are opening. Contact CPPO office. Also check NY Times
Sunday Magazine, back pages.
Volunteer Needed
Dr. Everington is looking for a student to assist on a project involving
working with the Butler County Board of Mental Retardation on a study of
individuals in the prison system who have exceptionalities. The project
involves working collaboratively with a team and visiting and interviewing
offenders. Here is a possible capstone project to get started on this
semester. Contact Dr. Everington.
Part-Time Jobs
Tutor needed in Cincinnati one or two days a week for 5th grader. Fee is
negotiable. Call Calvin Hubbell, parent, 513-661-9046.
Tutor needed to assist with 4th grader with developmental handicap. Contact
Dr. Ganschow.
The Searcy family in Palm Beach, Florida, is looking for a graduating, mature
male or female special ed, general ed, or psychology major who is interested
in a full-time job with their family. They have an adult son with autism (in
his early 20's), who has been in inclusion settings since childhood. We have
sent Miami graduates to them for over a dozen years now. One of our
graduates stayed 7 years with the family! Most recently, Ron DeMuesy, a Miami
grad in psychology, has spent a couple of years with them. They live several
blocks from the ocean and provide private live-in accommodations, a car, and
part-time graduate schooling, plus a salary. Last summer the family held a
reunion for all of the Miami graduates who have worked with their son. Should
you be interested, please contact Dr. Ganschow, who can put you in touch with
one of their former tutors and would be pleased to show you a video on the
young man and his family.
Possible Graduate Assistantship in EDP
A graduate assistantship may be available to an individual who has MH
background, is interested in working with adults, and wishes to enter our
masters program in the fall.
Phone or e-mail me ([log in to unmask]).
Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC)
First meeting of SCEC for the new semester is Monday, January 26, 7:00 p.m.
Call Tina Obradovik for further information, 524-1439. SCEC, in conjunction
with Special Ed, now has two bulletin boards on the first floor of McGuffey.
Check them for information about upcoming events! SCEC is an active
interdisciplinary student organization on campus that addresses the needs of
parents and their children with exceptionalities.
Inclusion Resource Room (100A McGuffey)
Office hours second semester are 1-3:00 Monday, 11-12:00 and 1-2:00 Tuesday;
1-3:00 Wed., and 11-12:00 and 1-2:00 Thursday. New videos continue to
trickle. Our latest video is on lesson plans and modifications for inclusion
and collaborative classrooms. Students are encouraged to come and view our
videos in 100A McGuffey.
Update on Upcoming Licensure Standards in Special Education
The new standards for teacher training programs will go into effect for
freshman who enter in the fall of 1998. Instead of categorical certifications
(SBH, DH, LD, MH), we will offer "generic" Intervention Specialist licensures:
Mild/Moderate; Moderate/Intensive; Early Childhood Intervention; and Gifted.
General education licensures will include Early Childhood, Middle Childhood,
Adolescence, and Multi-Age.
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
The Ohio Valley Branch of The International Dyslexia Association, Dr. Joyce
Steeves, "language and Mathematics" and "Technology and Mathematics,"
Cincinnati, Saturday, February 28. Student rates (includes lunch) are $20.
For more information, call Geri Walsh at 941-4129 (H) or 961-3410, ext. 135.
See SCEC Bulletin Board for more details.
Dyslexia: Progress and Promise, 10th Anniversary Dyslexia Symposium, sponsored
by the Northern Ohio Branch of The International Dyslexia Association. Hilton
Inn, Cleveland South, Wednesday, March 11. Call 330-864-2313 for details.
Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) Annual Convention, Minneapolis,
Tuesday-Saturday, April 14-18. See CEC Bulletin Board for details.
Learning Disabilities Association International Conference, March 11-14,
Washington, D.C.
See SCEC Bulletin Board for details.
Miami University Presentations:
Monday, January 26 -- Ronald Takaki, "A different Mirror, A History of
Multicultural America," 8:00 p.m. Hall Auditorium.
Miami will host the 7th annual Ohio Future Educators of American State
Conference in April. Contact Dr. Lawrence at 529-2531.
Free Printing
EAP Computer Lab will offer laser printing services for students. Each
student will b granted 100 print credits at no charge at the beginning of each
semester. Once you use your 100 free pages, you can purchase pint credits in
increments of 50 pages at .07 each ($3.50 for 50 print credits, $7.00 for 1--,
etc. You can purchase these credits at the Copy Center, Shriver Center
Information desk, Library, or Bursar. For more information, use these web
sites: http:/www.muohio.edu/munet/print/ and/or
http://www.muohio.edu/munet/printing.
Did you know?
o The average Ohio teacher's salary in Ohio in 1996-1997 was $38,948
o The highest population group of school-age children the year 2000 in Ohio
will be children ages 5-9.
o Turnover patterns by field of education show that the brightest prospects
for new and experienced teachers are in the areas of music, special education,
Spanish, and vocational education.
o Supply and demand outlooks suggest a decline in the overall supply of
teachers in Ohio as a result of retirements.
o Supply and demand outlooks nationally on a 1 (considerable surplus) to 5
(considerable shortage) indicate these ranges by region of the country:
SBH -- 4.00 - 5.00
LD -- 3.79 to 5.00
DH -- 3.95-5.00
MH 4.00 to 5.00
Student from SCEC To Help with SPEDNET NEWS
Jessoca Grotevant from SCEC will be assisting Dr. Ganschow on the newsletter
this semester. Contact either one of us if you have items to contribute to
the SPEDNET news.
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