BSE Middle Level Education Program - Georgia State University

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Congrats to our Spring 2017 graduates!! We are so proud of this knowledgeable, reflective, and social justice-oriented group of educators.

Summer internship!

CEISMC Educational Research & Program Evaluation Internship

Job Purpose:
Provide professional level support to the CEISMC’s Educational Research & Evaluation Team in conducting and reporting results of educational research studies associated with program evaluation. Includes coordination and organization of research documents, collection of data through surveys and classroom observations, coding of qualitative data, and basic level of statistical analysis of data.

Impact & Influence:
This position will interact on a consistent basis with CEISMC’s Evaluation Team, research faculty, and K-12 school personnel.

Key Responsibilities:
Duties may include but are not limited to:
• Assisting with collecting research data through classroom observations, interviews, surveys, tests, etc.
• Compiling, organizing, and inputting research data in the form of K-12 student work, audio and videotaped interviews, surveys and test results.
• Assisting with conducting basic statistical analyses of quantitative research data.
• Participating in preparation of reports, presentations and manuscripts
• Assisting when needed with coordination and implementation of evaluation/data collection plans
• Performing other related duties as assigned

Education, Specialized Knowledge and Experience:
Degree required for this job: Master’s degree
Years of experience required for this job: Entry Level

Specialized Skills:
Specialized skills required for this job:
• Highly organized with close attention to detail
• Working knowledge and experience with the principles and practices of social science research
• Basic understanding of qualitative data collection and analysis
• Skill in data organization, management and evaluation
• Understanding of basic statistics and experience with statistical analysis of data
• Basic Understanding of SPSS software, or other related statistical software (i.e. SAS, R, etc.)
• Competence with Microsoft Excel

Specialized skills preferred:
• Experience working in a research lab or group, especially working with human subjects and/or behavioral research.

The position will be available during summer 2017, starting June 1st, ending August 1st. This position is contingent upon funding. If you are interested in the position, please forward your resume and a cover letter to Dr. Meltem Alemdar, [email protected]

**A background check is required for this position. The Georgia Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity employer.

You may be interacting with minors and must adhere to all regulatory compliance issues while working with CEISMC including but not limited to a criminal background check, appropriate pre-screening and training on working with minors.

Application for Powerful Writing Pedagogy Fellowship in Atlanta Public Schools

Hello former and current BSEers! Please share widely and consider applying!!
Powerful Writing Pedagogy Fellowship in APS
Application deadline: November 30, 2016
Award amount: $1000 per teacher
**APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSex_bvtmSgSRmjadDoMmN48b4A6-IHQt109T0VMFZ7_ZfEezA/viewform

Are you a middle school English language arts teacher (grades 6-8) working in Atlanta Public Schools? Are you interested in or engaged in writing instruction that is culturally relevant, meaningful, and seeks to address social injustices? If so, please consider applying to be a Powerful Writing Pedagogy Fellow for the 2017 calendar year! This fellowship is part of a research study sponsored by the Spencer Foundation and Georgia State University’s Department of Middle and Secondary Education.

Benefits include:
• a combination of Amazon and/or Visa gift cards for participation in the study, totaling $1000;
• opportunities to reflect on and improve teaching practice;
• co-development of curriculum with Dr. Behizadeh, a former middle school teacher and current assistant professor of adolescent literacy;
• potentially co-teaching classes with Dr. Behizadeh;
• opportunities to present your work at regional and national conferences;
• potentially co-writing an article about the fellowship experience;
• access to community and university partners.

Basics of the Fellowship:
• Participants will be selected from all qualified applicants to represent a diverse group in terms of race, gender, years of experience, and school setting.
• The fellowship will run for two semesters, January-May and September-December of 2017 (8 months total) and require approximately 11 hours of your time.
• During each semester, you will participate in approximately 2 interviews and a researcher will visit your classroom for periodic observations (approximately 1-2 times a month).
• You will also write a reflection on your teaching each month.
• In the second semester, there will be opportunities to co-develop and/or co-teach lessons with Dr. Behizadeh, as well as co-write about the experience.

TO APPLY: Please apply at the link. You will answer a few questions about who you are and your current teaching. If selected as a Powerful Writing Pedagogy Fellow, you be notified in early to mid-December and will be emailed a consent form for your review and will have an opportunity to ask any questions.

docs.google.com Are you a middle school English language arts teacher (grades 6-8) working in Atlanta Public Schools? Are you interested in or engaged in writing instruction that is culturally relevant, meaningful, and seeks to address social injustices? If so, please fill out this form to be considered for a Power...

New Applicants / Careers @ APS

Looking for a job? Atlanta Public Schools is hiring! Apply at http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/Page/41618. You can also talk to a human at 404-802-2312 or e-mail questions to [email protected].

atlanta.k12.ga.us

Volusia County in Florida is hiring!

Class of 2016: Alice Ejemole - CEHD

Meet Alice Ejemole, one of our many outstanding graduates for Spring 2016. Congratulations, Alice!

http://education.gsu.edu/news-and-events/class-of-2016-alice-ejemole/

education.gsu.edu A first-generation college student, Alice Ejemole (B.S.E. '16) found her place in Georgia State University’s College of Education & Human Development.

Congratulations to the 2016 BSE in Middle Level Graduates!! We cannot wait to hear about the amazing things you do!

Alemu, Tsion A.
Bean, Amber G.
Bennett, Vinencia D.
Blades, Latricia
Booker, Faith L.
Brown, Morgan T.
Bryant, Allison M.
Clemons, Aleah
Cole, Keonna J.
Cunningham, Seantel D.
Desdune, Jeffery P.
Dunn, Kailyn M.
Edwards, Antoine
Ejemole, Alice C.
Ewing, Briana S.
Favors, Alaia
Field, Malka S.
Howard, Chance C.
Hurst, Sidney N.
Jackson, Mercedes D.
Lim,Ji hea
Johnson, Bianca D.
Lowe, Micheala K.
McCraw, Tynetta C.
Moalim, Dunia M.
Nguyen, Alynna T.
Parker, Leatrice L.
Peterson, Crayton Z.
Pike, Amanda J.
Potapchuk, Dina P.
Roberts, Rebecca K.
Scofield, Crystal D.
Streeter, Brittany M.
Stroble, Andrew K.
Suarez, Daniel P.
Thomas, Tiffany L.
Wazir, Nadir N.
White, Micheaux L.
Wood, Rachelle O.

Passing along a job opportunity: Volusia County School District in Florida is currently recruiting for the 2016-17 school year. Go to myvolusiaschool.org and click on employment or email Bonnie Turner in Human Resources at [email protected]. Hiring in ELA, Math, Science, Special Ed, Reading, Tech Ed, and Elementary Ed.

Private Tutoring For Academic Subjects & Test Prep With Top-Rated In-Home Tutors | FrogTutoring

Tutoring opportunity; I'm just passing this on, so don't have any details on the company:

My name is LaQuesia Gorins and I’m the hiring manager here at FrogTutoring. FrogTutoring is an educational technology platform that facilitate 1-on-1 private tutoring offering the full range of academic courses and test prep. Our company has been featured on CNN and other media outlets.

We’re looking to hire some of your students to work not just as tutors but also as mentors to students in the community. We have found that when students (K - 12 & College) are tutored by college students, then they will be more receptive and enthusiastic about the subject. I think this will be a great opportunity for your students to encourage and engage local youths, and enhance their resume while making $$$$$$.

Benefits:
Great pay- Minimum of $30 per session, tutor chooses which grade level and subjects to tutor, as well as having the opportunity to create their own schedule, get driving compensation, periodic bonus and referral bonus.

How to apply:
http://frogtutoring.com/jobs

Learn More:
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Teaching Tolerance opens award application

The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project is accepting applications for its 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching – a biennial award that recognizes five teachers from across the country who excel at promoting respect, acceptance and appreciation for the nation’s growing diversity.

Winners will each receive a $2,500 cash award and an expense-paid trip to historic Montgomery, Alabama, to be honored at the Awardee Summit.

https://www.splcenter.org/news/2015/09/22/teaching-tolerance-opens-award-application

splcenter.org Award honors five teachers preparing students for diverse society.

Hey ya'll, your BSE professors are busy writing! Here is a recent publication that may interest those of you teaching ELA (or planning to teach ELA) by Drs. Muhammad and Behizadeh. It describes desired writing instruction based on interviews with African American adolescents. It's available free at the link below!

Authentic for Whom?: An Interview Study of Desired Writing Practices for African American Adolescent Learners

http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/mgreview/vol1/iss2/5/

Behizadeh & Abubakar - Ubiquity

Check out this piece on assessing multimodal writing written by Dr. Nadia Behizadeh, a professor in the BSE program, and Muno Abubakar, a recent alum from the BSE program. Happy learning and teaching to all!

http://ed-ubiquity.gsu.edu/wordpress/behizadeh-abubakar-pdf-2-1/

ed-ubiquity.gsu.edu Praxis Index (2.1) Multimedia Writing in the Classroom and Beyond: Volume 2, Issue 1, Spring 2015 Abstract | PDF For whom are students composing? A reflection on multimodal assessment Nadia Behizadeh, Muno Abubakar PDF Footnotes 1. http://www.jfn.ac.lk/OBESCL/MOHE/SCL-articles/Academic-articles/16…

Dear BSE alums and current students, check out an opportunity to work in Turkey in 2016-2017 sent out from GSU's Office of International Initiatives. See contact info below:

Bahcesehir University in Istanbul (Foundation University) is looking to increase the number of native English speakers who are teachers in their language programs (currently at about 20%) and are looking to their partner institutions to see if they will promote the opportunity. They are not looking for career teachers, but rather young, newly-graduated teachers who would like to have an international experience for a year or two.

They are also looking for Early Grades Teachers to teach in Bilingual KG/Elementary Programme (Grades 1-3), as well as Elementary (Grades 1-4) and Secondary (Grades 5-8) ESL Teachers for their K-12 schools in Turkey.

The remuneration isn’t much, but certainly enough to live in Turkey.

Those who are interested in these opportunities for 2016-17 academic year may contact me at [email protected].

Best wishes,

Ahu

Ahu Kostak-Bulat
International Programs Manager
Office of International Initiatives
Georgia State University
30 Courtland Street, 3rd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Ph: 404-413-2551