ALERT FOR SUMMER SESSION STUDENTS!
Students we are trusting that you and your family are doing well during these challenging and unusual times. Due to the uncertainty of the timeline for moving around MA, Graduate Education will continue to hold
virtual classes
for the summer session on-campus scheduled classes as we did for the spring so you can continue to make progress in your program. We look forward to returning to a sense of normalcy as soon as we can with new protocols in place. Classes will begin on the same date as originally scheduled and posted on the website. For these classes your professor will send you the
zoom
link that you will use to log into your first class. Your professor will orient you to the class going forward.
Previously scheduled online classes will continue as usual with professors contacting you prior to the start of the class
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Graduation Postponed
The May 2020 Commencement ceremony
is
postponed until October 3, 2020 due to COVID-19. More information is forthcoming for graduating students. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sara Warmuth Sennott at
sara.warmuth@gordon.edu
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MTELS Testing Sites
INFORMATION FROM DESE- For the safety of all candidates and in alignment with the
state Stay at Home advisory
, DESE has
extended the MTEL testing
site closures through 5/18
.
They are continuing to work closely with Pearson to ensure that when testing sites reopen, it will be done with the utmost safety for educator candidates and test site employees. DESE will continue to provide updates on the DESE
website
.
Please know that as MTEL testing site closures are extended, DESE is continuing to explore test administration options, like online testing and will keep you updated on these options.
Individuals seeking licensure may be impacted due to test center and PK-12 school closings. DESE is actively pursuing proposals that would limit the impact of these extended closures on the quantity and quality of teaching and administrator pipelines. Given the impact associated with these closures, the Department is exploring flexibilities around these licensure requirements and will keep you updated.
We understand that these extended closures are impacting candidates. We continue to analyze
the impact on candidates and will release more information as it becomes available.
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Education Leadership Practicum
Students enrolled in EDU781, EDU782, EDU784, EDU785 or EDU786 beginning Fall 2020-2021 will have an online preliminary meeting on June 19 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Please register prior to this date and plan to be available for this meeting. Dr. Kathleen Mort will be in contact with all registered participants. Questions may be addressed to her at
Kathleen.Mort@gordon.edu
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Acronyms and Tricky Words
On Wednesday, September 30 the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (
DESE
) will be on-campus to interview current students, graduates, teacher completers who have been teaching for 3 or less years and professors. In addition, the groups will include leadership students and specialist teachers. The education culture has many acronyms and tricky words that everyone needs to learn in order to communicate in the field. Here are some that you should familiarize yourself with:
SO
= Sponsor Organization (Gordon College);
FBE
= Field-Based Experience (observing and prepracticum hours);
CAP
= Candidate Assessment Performance;
SEL
= Social Emotional Learning;
PST
= Professional Standards for Teachers ( Pedagogy requirements teachers should know;
SMK
= Subject Matter Knowledge (Students must know Curriculum Frameworks 2 years below and above the grade levels of their license);
LO
= Licensure Office;
Initial license
- Beginning teacher license;
Professional License
- able to earn after working 3 years until initial license with master’s degree;
Prepracticum
= field based experiences prior to the practicum;
Practicum
= completing the CAP in the role of a teacher in a school under the supervision of a supervising practitioner;
SP
= supervising practitioner (cooperating teacher);
PS
= Program Supervisor from the college;
EPP
= Educator Preparation Program ( Gordon’s program that covers all licenses);
TPP
= Teacher Preparation Program (refers to teacher training at Gordon);
TC
= Teacher Candidate (student teacher);
Preservice teacher
= All students in the Gordon Ed preparation program;
SEI
=
Sheltering English Immersion.
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Self-Care Resources for Educators
Because teaching is such an intensive job and especially due to the challenges of this time, educators can greatly benefit from learning about practicing self-care. In fact, practicing self-care can be in the best interest of everyone in your classroom. Self-care is all about taking care of your health and making sure that you have everything you need to thrive as a teacher. Without taking care of yourself, you won’t have the energy to help your students. (Waterford.org)
Articles
Why It’s So hard for Teachers to Take Care of Themselves (and 4 Ways to Start)
The A-Z of self care for teachers: 26 tips to use today
Self-Care for Teaches of Traumatized Students
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Eye Health Curriculum for Educators and Public Health Groups
A quality, no-cost educational material to support remote learning for children is available from Prevent Blindness. The
Star Pupils Children’s Eye Health and Safety
curricula is offered for educators of children in Grades K-2, Grades 3-5 & Grades 6-8.
The curriculum of interactive materials help students learn the importance of sight, components of the eye and how we see, and how to identify objects and situations that can be dangerous to eyes. Each curriculum includes teacher presentation guides & grade-specific worksheets.
The curriculum is free.
Registration takes no more than 30-60 seconds. Your downloadable link will be available immediately. For more information or to request a free download, please click
here
.
For parents and caregivers: the
Star Pupils Activity Book
will help children learn about their eyes and healthy vision. The activity book can be downloaded for free
here
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Bookstore
Currently, the bookstore will be OPEN from 9am - 2pm Monday through Friday. Right now they are offering FREE shipping on ANY orders placed on the website
www.gordoncshop.com.
Also, they have partnered with their digital book provider and are offering FREE e-books that can be used until May 25th.
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Gordon College Library Resources
The Library staff is ready to work with faculty and students to find online resources (e-books, databases, etc.) to support teaching and learning.
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Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-Term Program
The
F
ulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-Term Program (Fulbright DAST)
sends expert U.S. K–12 educators to participating countries for two-six weeks to support projects in schools, teacher training colleges, government ministries, or educational nongovernmental organizations, as identified by U.S. Embassies and Fulbright Commissions. For more information on the program and to apply go to their website
here
. The updated application deadline is May 11, 2020.
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Sam Haskell Scholarship
The Sam Haskell Scholarship will award one high school senior, current college, or graduate student with a $1,000 scholarship. An
essay and form must be completed in order to be considered eligible for the scholarship.
You can view more details here:
samhaskellscholarship.com
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Massachusetts Partnership for Diversity in Education Job Fair
The MPDE annual Diversity Job Fair has been cancelled due to precautionary action around COVID-19, however, a virtual alternative has been provided. In order to connect applicants with public school district personnel during this time of social distancing, an online database for MPDE member districts to review resumes has been created. If you are interested in working with any member districts, please forward your resume to
lindsayk92@mac.com
.
Resumes will then be made available to our MPDE districts so that their representatives may reach out to applicants. For more information about the MPDE, please visit
https://www.mpde.org/
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Southern Teachers Agency
With many on-campus recruiting events cancelled across the nation, the Southern Teachers Agency offers virtual information sessions to help students learn about teaching opportunities at K-12 schools around the South.
If you are interested in speaking with a recruiter, a Zoom meeting can be scheduled to connect either with a group of students gathered in one place or individual students joining the meeting remotely. Southern Teachers offers a free service to candidates. For more information,
click here
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Degree Conferral and Graduation Application
Gordon employs an online application for degree conferrals and graduation. All students are required to fill out an application regardless if he/she is participating in graduation. N
ew applicants will be eligible to participate in the May 2021 commencement. Inf
ormation from this form is used to cross-check program information, generate a degree audit, confirm diploma name, and collect money for regalia (master's hood) and diploma. Click
here
to access the application. When you fill out the application, there is an opportunity to review the degree and program you are in. If there are any discrepancies, there is a place on the application to explain any changes. Once you fill out and submit the application, Sara Warmuth Sennott will perform a degree audit, make any necessary changes to your student account, and confirm your final requirements and degree conferral period. Any questions can be emailed to her directly at
Sara.Warmuth@gordon.edu
.
Degree Conferral dates are:
-April 15 *Requirements met by March 31st
-June 30 *Requirements met by June 30th
-September 15 *Requirements met by August 31st
-December 31 *Requirements met by December 31st
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Wilson Reading Systems® Level 1 Certification
Gordon College is offering an online, year-long, 10-credit Wilson Reading Systems® Level 1 Certification in the upcoming
2020-2021
school year. Wilson is dedicated to providing educators with the resources they need to help students become fluent, independent readers. Wilson is a provider of professional learning and research-based reading and spelling curricula for all ages. Its multisensory, structured curricula have proven highly effective for children who have reading difficulties.
Wilson Reading Systems® Level 1 Certification is as follows:
EDU695 Introduction to Multisensory Structured Language Instruction with the Wilson Reading System® (1 credit)
Overview of WRS® approach
EDU696 WRS® Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader: Online Course (Steps 1-6) (6 credits)
Provides practical application of reading research in the areas of phonological awareness, phonics, spelling, fluency, and reading comprehension
EDU697 Clinical Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader Practicum Using the Wilson Reading System® (3 credits)
Supervised practicum
Cohort I
EDU695 June 29-July 1 (TBD) OR July 1 -31 (Online)
EDU696/697 Begin with a live webinar on September 17, 2020 (plus 7 follow up webinars over the course of the school year)
Cohort II
EDU695 November 1-30 (Online)
EDU696/697 Begin with a live webinar on January 7, 2021 (plus 7 follow up webinars over the course of the calendar year)
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New England Association of Teachers of English
The New England Association of Teachers of English invites educators and graduate students at all levels to submit workshop proposals for our fall conference October 23-24. This year’s theme is Empowering Authentic Voices and Identity: Fostering Inquiry and Engagement Through Culturally Responsive Literacy.
NEATE values literacy and its essential role in our interactions with the world. We are looking for dynamic and interactive presentations that fit the needs of today’s educators and students.
We seek workshops that address the conference theme and/or fit into the following strands:
- Using writing to explore and develop identity
- Text as a medium for social justice and civic engagement
- Media literacy as a platform for engaging students
- Social emotional learning that encourages student voice in the classroom
- Additional topics relevant to the conference theme
Seventy- five minute concurrent workshops will be held on Friday and Saturday. There will also be one session each day that will contain three 25 minute round table discussions. Conference participants are appreciative of interactive presentations that can be easily adapted to the classroom.
Presenters (including multiple presenters) are required to register for the conference, at a $25 discount, and are encouraged to participate in all conference activities.
Please use this
link
to submit your proposal by June 1.
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Summer and Fall Graduate Registrations are OPEN!
We are currently accepting summer session registrations. Please register at least one week before a course starts.
View Summer 2020 Course Schedule:
View Fall 2020 Course Schedule:
If you are ready for courses in specific content areas, please email Dr. Janet Arndt with your areas of interest at
Janet.Arndt@gordon.edu
.
Withdrawal notifications: All withdrawal notifications can be sent to our general email at
graduate-education@gordon.edu
. Please reference the course number and title, year and session, with a brief explanation as to why the withdrawal is being sent. A confirmation will be sent within 2-3 days.
Be sure to check the google calendar which can be found
here
.
This tells you the location, date, and time for your class.
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Reading Program Seeks Re-certification with the International Dyslexia Association
In 2014, Gordon College’s reading program (M.Ed. and Ed.S. degrees) joined one of seventeen schools to be certified by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), a top honor which solidified how effective our scientifically-based reading program is for preparing our students to successfully support students who have reading/language disabilities. Fast forward to 2019 where Gordon College’s reading professors have been dedicating their time and expertise toward recertification this year. One of the many benefits of having IDA certification is its ability to keep our program in line with important scientifically-based shifts that happen in the field of literacy. As a result, our program adapts to these shifts by updating course content and program requirements. EDU613 Assistive Technology, Augmentation and Alternative Forms of Communication is a one-credit, online technology course and now a co-requisite with EDU640 Differentiation and Remediation of Reading/Language Difficulties course beginning this winter. This course will help support the reading specialist with how to use technology as a support to students who have reading/language difficulties and can also be used toward a Moderate Disabilities add-on license. Once our recertification process is complete, we will be able to promote our reading students to receive additional individual certifications and memberships through IDA.
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Digital Literacy/Computer Science
Graduate Education has been given approval to offer the Digital Literacy/Computer Science teaching license.
The graduate student should have intermediate skills in this area to start the program. Within the graduate program, students complete the pedagogy courses to earn the initial license. Then they take the DLCS courses to earn the master's degree, which can be used to move the initial license to the professional license after working 3 years under their initial DLCS license. For more information, contact Janet Arndt at
Janet.Arndt@gordon.edu
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Moderate Disabilities or Social Learning Content Courses
Do you need a one-credit course to meet the relicensing requirements in special education or in social emotional learning? Sign up for these self-paced courses.
EDU613 Assistive Technology, Augmentative, and Alternative Forms of Communication (1) This course reviews common assistive technology, augmentative communication and alternative forms of communication for the classroom. Throughout the course, participants have the opportunity to observe and identify various ways to help their students access curriculum using these techniques. Students will also build a personal library of resources to assist their work in the classroom.
This is a Self-guided Online Course.
EDU764 Developing Social Emotional Competencies Through Self-Awareness (1) This course in social and emotional learning proposes to advance the professional teacher's self-assessment to meet standards that require an inherent ability to connect with students on a human/personal level and consequently demonstrate the ability to be receptive to the social, emotional, and academic engagement of all children (Keystone Center, 2014). This is a Self-guided Online Course.
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MEPID Numbers
All students are required to submit their MEPID numbers (MA state teacher number, not license number) to Gordon College for reporting purposes. Please navigate to
my.gordon.edu
> Grad Ed Students tab > MEPID Number Submission to submit your number. If you are a current teacher, you may find your MEPID number on your Educator Licensure And Renewal (ELAR) account.
If you are new to teaching, then you will want to open up a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) account as a first step toward your teaching career. This account will give you a teacher identification number and a location to check your teacher documents such as the MTELs and more as you move forward. To create an account go to
www.doe.mass.edu/educators
. On that webpage, click on ELAR, then choose "Create ELAR profile." There is no cost to create an account. Please send your MEPID number to
Linda.Ramsdell@gordon.edu
or by accessing your
my.gordon.edu
account and submitting it through the MEPID module (see directions above).
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Student Memberships
The following organizations have discounted memberships available for students. The cost and links are given if you would like more information regarding the membership benefits.
-National Association of Young Children | Cost: $33 | Click
here
for more information.
-National Council of Teachers of English | Cost: $25 | Click
here
for more information.
-Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL) (ESL) | Cost: $25 | Click
here
for more information.
-Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (the International version of MATSOL) | Cost $35 Click
here
for more information.
-National Council of Teachers of Mathematics | Cost: $48 | Click
here
for more information.
-Council for Exceptional Children (special education) | Cost: $52 | Click
here
for more information.
-National Science Teachers Association | Cost: $39 | Click
here
for more information.
-National Council for Social Studies | Cost: $46 | Click
here
for more information.
-Society for the Scientific Study of Reading | Cost: $65 | Click
here
for more information.
-International Dyslexia Association | Cost: $45 | Click
here
for more information.
-International Literacy Association | Cost: $30 | Click
here
for more information.
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Conferences
1. Deeper Learning in Christian Schools Institute | North Andover, MA | June 21-26, 2020. Focus on deeper learning in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and spiritual formation | Contact Steve at
Slevy@eleducation.org.
2. New England Association of Teachers of English | October 23-24, 2020 | Danvers, MA Empowering Authentic Voices and Identity: Fostering Inquiry and Engagement Through Culturally Responsive Literacy. Check
here
for more information.
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Job Board
1.
Rowan-Salisbury School System, NC | Many openings for 2020-2021 school year | L
earn more about the Rowan-Salisbury School System
here.
2.
Jackson Hole Classical Academy | 12
th
Grade Calculus, 10
th
Grade Chemistry, 10
th
Grade Algebra II, and 6
th
Grade Physical Science for the 2020-2021 school year.
Submit a cover letter and resume to
careers@jhclassical.org
along with a completed teacher application found on
www.jhclassical.org.
3. SEEM Collaborative | Aide/Paraprofessional | Openings in several locations | For more details check out their website
here
.
4. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School | Positions for 2020-2021 School Year | Read more about them
here
.
5. Malden Public Schools | Many positions open | For more information check
here
.
6. Children's Center for Communication | Beverly, MA | Intensive Special Needs Teacher and Assistant Teacher and Licensed Teacher of the Deaf | Contact: Kristen Humber, CCC Program Director -
kristenhumber@cccbsd.org
.
7. Salem, MA | 2020-2021 School Year | Several Vacancies, All Levels | For more information look
here
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Agencies/International Opportunities
1.
Council on Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA) | Openings at Christian schools around the country | Go to their website
here
to get more information.
2. Nicaragua Christian Academy | NCA International (English-language) | Openings for August 2020 | Detailed descriptions are available on their
website
.
3. Maddeas Early Childhood Work
Experience in Spanish Schools | 8-9 Months | Check out their website
here
.
4. Southern Teachers | Helps teachers find jobs in K-12 private/independent schools around the South| Seeking candidates for teaching jobs for the 2020-21 school year. For more information check out
5. International School of Tegucigalpa | Honduras | Bilingual Christian School | Elementary and Social Studies positions | Contact Bethany Saulnier at
bjsaulnier@internationalschool.hn
6. Christian Alliance International School (Hong Kong) | Several vacancies for licensed Teachers | Check
here
f
or the school's website and
here
for the list of openings.
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Tax Information
To find your information for tuition, log into my.gordon, click on Student Accounts and download your 1098T form.
Also, if you took EDU 615, you will get a 1098-T form because scholarships/grants are reported on the form.
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Parking Stickers
Parking stickers are required as a student at Gordon College for your vehicle if you are driving to Gordon's campus. The sticker is free and Gordon Police is open 24x7x365, so you can stop by the main entrance booth any time and register your car with Gordon Police.
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Student IDs
Student IDs are required as a student at Gordon College. Students who have IDs can check out materials in the library and access online library resources. They can also load printer points to print documents in the library. ID cards may be obtained by sending a photo to
linda.ramsdell@gordon.edu.
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Transcript Requests
The Registrar's Office does not offer a PDF transcript request form. All transcripts will be processed through our secure online transcript ordering system (
https://www.gordon.edu/transcripts
) or my.gordon.
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Library, CTS, & Bookstore Hours
Library Hours:
CLOSED
CTS Hours:
OFFICE CLOSED
CALL 978-867-4500
The Bookstore:
Monday-Friday 9:00-2:00
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed
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Graduate Student Resources on the Web
Student Resources Website:
Graduate Education Student Blackboard Page:
Directions on how to self-enroll are located
here
.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30am-6:30pm
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Best Regards, Janet, Priscilla, Mary, Renie, Sara, and Linda | Gordon College School of Education
schoolofeducation@gordon.edu | www.gordon.edu/education | 978-867-4315
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