Elementary Education Retreat

Produces Results

Secondary Ed Program Changes

Approved by the STLL Curriculum

Committee

Read for the Record Promotes Love

of Reading in Children

“Splash Pals” at UCF Seeks

Volunteers

Important Career Info Highlighted at

KnightED Talks

Calendar of Events

Elementary Education Retreat Produces Results

On Friday October 27, 2017, the Elementary Education faculty

held a retreat for program management. Over 30 faculty

members assembled for a day of revising and updating the

generic syllabi for each course in the B.S. in Elementary

Education. Program Coordinator Elizabeth Hoffman led the

session and provided the faculty members with a program

matrix, a reference that covered one wall of TA 103. In the

afternoon faculty members used the matrix to show where

diversity and technology concepts and skills were infused into

the program courses after the Florida Department of Education

removed the requirement of having courses in those subjects.

Secondary Ed Program Changes Approved by the STLL Curriculum Committee On Wednesday November 1, 2017, the STLL Curriculum

Committee met to consider changes to the Secondary Program

and its various content tracks. Faculty members have been

working diligently to revise and update their respective

programs tracks in the B.S. in Secondary Education. Most

importantly, the faculty members increased the number of

CEDHP courses in the programs without going beyond 120

student credit hours. By adding 2 or 3 STLL courses to their

programs, they increased the potential for increased

enrollment in their courses for the college.

Read for the Record Pro-motes Love of Reading in Children

Elementary education students and young chil-

dren from the UCF Creative School for Children

and Academic Center for Excellence gathered to

help set a world reading record last Thursday.

Early literacy organization Jumpstart has been

organizing its international campaign Read for

the Record for the past 12 years. The event pro-

motes the importance of building early literacy

skills through shared reading.

Adults and children from around the world read

the same book on the same day. In 2016, more

than 2.35 million children and adults participated

in Jumpstart’s program.

College of Education and Human Performance

associate lecturer Dr. Lee-Anne Spalding has

been organizing Read for the Record for the past

eight years. The event provides education stu-

dents with an opportunity to interact and assist

children with reading in an interdisciplinary set-

ting.

“I want our education

students to experience

planning events that are

exciting, engaging and

motivating and really

foster a love of learn-

ing,” said Spalding. “The students need to under-

stand how to integrate the curriculum where the

children can truly comprehend and understand

what they’re learning. It’s experiential learning at its

best.”

Thanks to PNC Bank’s $25,000 Grow Up Great

grant, Spalding can purchase books and lunch and

provide children with bus transportation to Read for

the Record for the next three years.

More than 180 Pre-K and kindergarten children

read this year’s campaign book “Quackers” by Liz

Wong, a story about a cat who grows up believing

it’s a duck. The book also teaches children about

friendship, acceptance of others and diversity.

Besides reading the book, children engaged in

learning activities based on the story and characters

that integrated math and science skills with litera-

cy. Kids jumped and landed on duck feet while call-

ing out the letter of the alphabet or number, held

ducklings and examined worms, duckweed and oth-

er things ducks eat in the wild.

Elementary education student Katelynn Lawson

felt Read for the Record was beneficial.

“The event promotes children’s literacy and pre-

pares me to work with so many kids who are all

different in their own way,” she said. “In a class-

room, the teacher is exposed to teaching each child

and adapting to their unique needs.”

Another elementary education student was

touched and glad she participated in Read for the

Record.

“My heart is so full and happy,” said Natasha

Vinson. “This wonderful event is a reminder of why I

want to be a teacher.”

Retrieved from https://

edcollege.ucf.edu/2017/10/23/read-for-the-record-

promotes-love-of-reading-in-children/

“Splash Pals” at UCF Seeks Volunteers

Jenna Gold-

smith with Splash

Pals at UCF, the

Splash Pals

Adapted Aquatics

program here at

the University of

Central Florida is looking to fill volunteer posi-

tions for the adapted aquatics pool sessions. She

writes:

“At Splash Pals at UCF, we provide an aquatic ac-

tivity program for children, and others, with phys-

ical and developmental disabilities, focusing on

swimming, exercise, social interaction and play.

We work with various disabilities including: mus-

cular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, au-

tism, down syndrome, and others. It’s a great en-

vironment where our volunteers learn and gain

meaningful experience working with individuals

with these disabilities. Currently, our pool ses-

sions are on Tuesday's from 6-8pm at the Oviedo

Aquatic Center's Big Kahuna pool.

We have an amazing team of volunteers already

and are very excited to bring new volunteers into

our program! We are looking for dedicated indi-

viduals who love working with others and strive

to make a difference in the world around them.

At our adapted aquatics pool sessions, you will

Important Career Info Highlighted at KnightED Talks

"FTCE: Keys to Success"

will be held from 4:30-5:30

pm on Tuesday, November

7, 2017 in TA 203 on the

Orlando Campus.

Presenter: Dr. Erin Mander,

UCF Continuing Education.

"Teacher Certification in Florida" will be held from

4:30-5:30 pm on Thursday, November 9, 2017 in

TA 203 on the Orlando Campus. Presenters: Keri

Moynihan, Hardy Davis, and Bonnie Toffoli,

OCPS.

Pre-register at:

https://ucfknightedtalks.eventbrite.com

have the opportunity to learn about common disa-

bilities and their benefit from aquatic activities, en-

gage directly with children with these disabilities,

and network with like-minded students and field

professionals including: physicians, therapists,

medical and therapy students, and others. You will

also have the opportunity to gain real hands-on ex-

perience, earn leadership roles and letters of rec-

ommendation, attend team building and sponsor-

ship events, build confidence and self-esteem, de-

velop meaningful relationships, and gain a wealth

of skills and experience to bolster your professional

resume, and much, much more. In most cases, vol-

unteer hours can even be logged on your tran-

scripts!”

Check out the website at www.SplashPals.com for

more information.

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= New Item this Week

NOVEMBER

November 7 KnightED Talks :"FTCE: Keys to Success"; 4:30-5:30 pm; TA 203

November 9 KnightED Talks :"Teacher Certification in Florida" ; 4:30-5:30 pm; TA 203

November 10 Veteran’s Day (No classes)

November 11 UCF vs. UConn

November 18 UCF Heart Walk; Memory Mall; 8:00am

November 19 KDP Fall Initiation and Cording Ceremony; MIRC; 2:00pm

November 23-25 Thanksgiving Break

November 24 UCF vs. USF

November 30 Micro-Credential meeting; ED 208; 1:30-3:30pm

DECEMBER

December 15 CEDHP Commencement; 9:00am

JANUARY

January 27 Teaching with Primary Sources Conference

FEBRUARY

February 3 KnightED Talks Student Showcase; 9:00am to 3:00 pm; MIRC and TA

February 22-23 The International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference

MARCH

APRIL

April 6 Literacy Symposium

April 21 UCF ADAGE Gifted Conference

MAY

May 23-25 TeachLivE Annual conference