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TEACHER EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP KINESIOLOGY HOSPITALITY RECREATION & TOURISM CREDENTIALS EDD PROGRAM HAYWARD PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD EARLY ASSESSMENT COMMUNITY COUNSELING

IN THIS ISSUE

Welcome to the inaugural

edition of the College of Education and Allied Studies newsletter, the CEAS Chronicles. The purpose of our newsletter is to communicate the many ways in which our faculty, staff, and students collaborate on their scholarship and teaching—both on our campus and in the greater community. It also serves as a venue for disseminating information about college activities, upcoming events, and faculty kudos, and provides an opportunity to meet some of our talented staff. Our College strategic goals include: (1) fostering collaboration within the college and without, (2) improving service to students, and (3) excellence in teaching & learning. That is, we provide an increasingly relevant, rigorous, and equitable learning experience—one worthy of both our students’ and our faculty’s investment. These goals are at the core of our faculty’s research, their collaborations with community partners and in their educating and mentoring of students. The teaching, scholarship, and community service learning that our faculty and students undertake represent more than significant individual achievements. Their work is animated by a deep sense of commitment to equity, social justice, accessibility, and academic excellence, and as a “collective

experience” helps create a more vibrant, successful, and engaged community. As colleges and universities evolve to stay relevant in a rapidly changing diverse and complex society, the debates about what constitutes an excellent college education are legion. A popular theme within these debates is the juxtaposition of traditional university teaching methods—typically characterized by lecture format and multiple choice exams—with alternative approaches to learning, which focus on problem-solving, critical thinking, hands-on lab activities, exposure to real life learning contexts through internship programs, online learning opportunities that offer 24/7 accessibility, peer mentoring and service learning opportunities. These alternative approaches, referred to as “high impact” practices, motivate and augment student learning by providing an educational experience that is contextualized, engaging, and relevant to students’ career goals. When combined with traditional methods these approaches help equip students with the knowledge to make a difference and the motivation to action—the goal of a social justice curriculum.

Faculty Spotlights Keep up on some of our outstanding faculty. Page 2 Department & Program News Read what’s new within CEAS. Page 5 CEAS Focus Check out who has joined the FERP ranks! Page 9 Staff Highlights Meet some of the very people we depend on. Page 9 Alumni Corner Featured alum: Lianne Aubert, ’10 Page 11

Dean’s Column by Dr. Carolyn Nelson

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As you peruse the pages of this newsletter, I hope you will be inspired by the creative ways our faculty incorporate rigor, relevance, and relationships in support of students. As students learn to collaborate, communicate, and think critically about real life challenges in our diverse ever-changing society, they will be better prepared to realize their personal goals and in many cases provide the leadership necessary to address broader societal challenges. Here are just a few examples, found throughout these pages, of how faculty are incorporating these alternative approaches in their work.

• The GANAS Project serves to better understand the challenges and barriers that exist for first generation college students and to provide more effective systems of support.

• The Kinesiology Research Group serves as an example of how to scale-up teaching research to 50 undergraduate students.

• The Hayward Promise Neighborhood Day of Service at Park Elementary School led by Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Department’s faculty and students.

• Ground-breaking study on dyslexia from faculty in the Educational Psychology Department, including their work in crisis counseling in public schools.

• The new Center for Research, Equity, and Collaborative Engagement, (CRECE) that supports and disseminates candidates’ research findings related to local and regional educational issues.

• The Center for Sport and Social Justice which examines and critiques the role of sport in society and the ways in which groups of people can be disenfranchised and disempowered given current economic, cultural, and societal frameworks.

• Faculty grant awards to support: (1) accessibility and success for high school English learners in STEM (2) early learning literacy program that supports students and their parents.

If you would like additional information on any of the topics in our newsletter, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We would love to hear from you.

Dean Nelson

John (Jack) M. Davis, PhD

Chair, Department of Educational Psychology

2013 has been a productive publication year. With my editor/colleague Jessica Broitman we finished our book Treating NVLD in Children: Professional Collaborations for Positive

Outcomes to which we both edited and contributed chapters. The book explored a full range of professionals that may be used to help a child-to-young adult with a nonverbal learning disability (NVLD), a type of specific learning disability. Our premise was that with a learning disability as complicated as NVLD many professionals will become engaged with the student and these professionals will need to be able to collaborate so that the child and his/her parents will be able to make the most informed decisions about how to best help the student with NVLD. It also goes into detail about “best practice” in each of the

areas showcased. With my collaborators Dorothy Marshall and Catherine Christo, from Sacramento State, we published Performance of School Age Reading disabled Students on the Phonological Awareness Subtests of the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP). This study examined the performance of reading disabled children, also known as children with dyslexia, on the two Phonological Awareness subtests of the CTOPP. Participants performed significantly different on these two subtests suggesting that students with dyslexia may present in ways not thought through by the authors of the CTOPP. Finally, with my CSU East Bay colleague, Oanh Tran, and a graduate student from University of the Pacific, Alexis Pham, we completed a chapter in the third edition of Jonathan Sandoval’s Crisis Counseling, Intervention, and Prevention in the Schools.

Bobbie Plough, EdD

Assoc. Prof., Department of Educational Leadership

New faculty for 2012-13 Dr. Plough serves as the new Director of CRECE (Center for Research, Equity and Collaborative Engagement), the Department of Educational Leadership’s collaboration with school districts to research and implement meaningful and sustainable change

Faculty at the Winter Forum 2014 – Check out Faculty Profiles on the University website here. Faculty Spotlights

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in K-12 education. Prior to her fall, 2013 appointment as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Educational Leadership, Dr. Plough was the Superintendent for Santa Clara Unified School District. She previously served as superintendent for the Natomas Unified School District in Sacramento, and the Romoland School District, Riverside County, leading that district out of Program Improvement status. Dr. Plough’s depth and breadth of experience includes Pre-K to adult education, spanning almost 40 years in public education. Her assignments ranged from secondary social science teacher, elementary and high school principal, district-level administrator, and the San Diego County Office of Education staff where she worked with four public agencies to design and serve as principal of San Pasqual Academy, the nation’s first public residential high school for foster youth. Dr. Plough’s work in public education has been recognized by the California State Assembly, Santa Clara and San Jose City Councils, the County of San Diego, PTA – Santa Clara Council, and the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA). Having earned her undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from San Diego State University, Dr. Plough is a proud Aztec and lifetime member of the SDSU Alumni Association. Her extensive experience in K-12 education led to her service as a lecturer in the Department’s doctoral program and informs her current work with doctoral students as a full-time faculty member. It also supports her collaboration with school districts in her role as the CRECE director. Her research agenda includes educational reform, public school governance and alternative education, including innovative practices to meet the needs of all students.

Lettie Ramirez, PhD

Professor, Department of Teacher Education

Dr. Ramirez is a prolific grant writer. She currently serves as PI on 3 funded projects, which she describes below.

Project STEM, US Department of Education grant for $1,542,000

Project STEM spans a five (5) year period, May 2012- 2017. The primary purpose of the grant is to provide teachers in partnership districts (Fremont and Castro Valley Unified School District) as well as CSUEB student teachers the

opportunity to introduce specifically designed lessons for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to support the instruction of English Language Learners. The grant will fund a total of 150 secondary teachers to receive this special training. In addition, 150 student teachers can also receive financial support if they participate in this training. Other activities provided by this grant include STEM Clubs in the high school, a Project GLAD conference at East Bay, and building a “trainer-of-trainers” model. Once the funding is over these trainers have the expertise to continue providing support to the school districts.

Project GANAS: Gaining Access and Academic Success, PEIL and Chancellor’s grant

GANAS, in its second year at East Bay, is an innovative program that aims to smooth the transition for community college transfer students to CSUEB. Together with a $70,000 PEIL (Programmatic Excellence & Innovation and Learning) grant and a $127,245 Chancellor’s grant, Project GANAS provides students with additional advising and counseling, peer mentoring, and culturally relevant classes and seminars to increase their graduation rate.

Kellogg Grant is a 3 year grant (2012-2015) for approximately $900,000

Support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation enabled the Hayward Promise Neighborhood (HPN) partnership to make significant progress on two of its goals: (1) Children enter Kindergarten ready to succeed, (2) Families and community members support learning in HPN schools.

Numerous activities/programs (e.g. Backpack Scholars, Project 2 INSPIRE, Early Childhood Conference) have been implemented to inspire teachers and parents to increase meaningful academic support for their children.

The backpack scholars program helps students develop vocabulary and literacy through reading. Students take home 3 books per week to read with their families. Parents are asked to record reading activity on a log and return it back at the end of the week. Data from last year indicated that students were reading more books than those provided, and their test scores increased. For example:

Cognitive and Math development increased 48%; English Language development increased 31%; Literacy and Language

development increased 40%; Self and Social Development increased 31%.

Project 2INSPIRE is a 12-module program that provides education, resources, leadership and professional development to parents, with an emphasis on how they can help support their children’s academic achievement.

Of 44 parents that participated at Harder Elementary, 100% stated they increased their knowledge of early childhood development and literacy, were more engaged in their children’s education and learned so much they wanted to become more involved in other school activities. This year, 27 parents participated in the latest training at Park Elementary. In February (2014), a new training also began at Park Elementary.

Events such as the Early Childhood Conference are specifically geared towards educating teachers and parents. Through professional development workshops teachers learned to use music to develop phonemic awareness and vocabulary that leads to reading. Last year parents and community members were invited to the conference at Helen Turner State Preschool. Jose Luis Orozco gave a highly interactive presentation. He specializes in promoting multicultural education and developing positive self-esteem through music. All participants sang songs while practicing rhymes that develop phonics and literacy skills.

This year we expect to expand programs to foster even more learning and engagement.

Rolla E. Lewis, PhD

Professor, Department of Educational Psychology During the past few months, two book chapters and one article in a peer-reviewed journal have rolled off the presses. Rolla’s chapter, “Resilience in individuals, families, and communities,” appears in David Capuzzi and Doug Gross’s best-selling Youth at risk published by the American Counseling Association. Rolla’s second chapter, “What is the color of your heart? Personalizing humanism,” appears in Rose Borunda’s What is the color of your heart? A humanist approach to diversity (2nd ed) published by Kendall/Hunt.

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Diana Wakimoto, a CSUEB Librarian, has been collaborating and coaching Rolla to overcome his inner-Luddite and develop e-portfolios with graduate students in School Counseling and School Psychology. Diana and Rolla have been collaborating since 2009 on the e-portfolio project and research. Both are excited about breaking out of institutional silos and helping graduate students create platforms where they will be able to share their data-driven, results-based interventions with each other and with prospective employers. To say the least, Rolla feels grateful to be working with talented and compassionate colleagues like Dr. Wakimoto. Search for their article: Wakimoto, D. & Lewis, R. E. “Graduate student perceptions of e-portfolios: Uses for reflection, development, and assessment” in The Internet and Higher Education. Rolla is currently collaborating with Dr. Peg Winkelman in writing a book titled Promoting Relational Wellness and Learning Power in Schools: An Ecological Approach. His School Counseling colleagues and students have been instrumental in shaping the thought in the text. Students continue to be engaged in numerous activities found in the text that are designed to develop confidence and competence in the participatory inquiry process. He feels profound gratitude to Peg, his colleagues, his students, and the CEAS learning community for helping the conversations, lectures, activities, and action research projects to evolve toward a publication grounded in elegant and successful practices. He is especially moved by the action research conducted four years ago by two School Counseling graduates, Gizelle Roberson and Molly Weston Griffin. The two students adapted Rolla’s Write Way lessons that were designed to help ninth graders make a more successful transition into high school. Gizelle and Molly delivered the six Write Way lessons to an entire ninth-grade class at a local high school. Those students who participated in their research are now in the twelfth grade; current data show there are fewer dropouts and more students from that class of ninth-graders meeting the college entrance requirements.

E. Missy Wright, PhD

Asst. Professor, Department of Kinesiology New Faculty 2012-13 Birthplace: Burlington, Ontario, Canada Education: BA in Psychology from Purdue University, MS and PhD in Kinesiology from Michigan State University

What are your areas of interest? My areas of interest and research are in sport and exercise psychology. Specifically, I examine various

barriers girls encounter with sport participation and how they navigate these barriers in their sport involvement. Another area of interest is in examining parent and child beliefs and values in non-traditional sport, specifically looking at the role that gender plays. What or who aroused your interest in this field? I initially became interested in this area when I was involved with an evaluation project with a large youth sport organization in Detroit, Michigan. I was then able to work closely with this program over the next few years, bridging research with practice in targeting a girls’ sport initiative that has been quite successful. What other topics within your general area interest you? I am also interested in examining effective teaching and coaching practices. What courses do you enjoy teaching the most? Critical Inquiry with Kinesiology (previously called Measurement and Evaluation) Are there any courses you would like to develop? In the future, I would like to develop two courses; Positive Youth Development through Sport and Psychosocial Aspects of Coaching Youth Sport What aspect of living in the Bay Area interests or surprises you the most? The number of people that live here! Another aspect is the fact that there is always something to do; great restaurants and fun places to see and explore. If there were one thing you could do to improve the quality of life for your community or the world at large, what would it be? It would be great to have sustainable programs and initiatives that would provide various quality physical activity offerings for all people working in state-funded institutions. I think an excellent example of this is happening here at CSUEB already with the Get Fit Stay Fit! program, which is so exciting to see.

Penny McCullagh, PhD

Chair, Department of Kinesiology Penny McCullagh assumed her role as President of the American Kinesiology Association (AKA) on Jan 1, 2014. (americankinesiology.org). The Association’s annual Workshop in San Jose (Jan 26-28) focused on the Future of Teaching and Learning in an Online World. Gerald Hanley- Executive Director of MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) and Assistant Vice Chancellor of CSU was the highlighted introductory speaker and workshop participant. Dr. McCullagh gave a presentation on Approaches to Delivering Online Programs and also hosted a panel on What the American Kinesiology Association can do to assist programs. In her role as President of AKA she attended the National Academy of Kinesiology in Higher Education in San Diego in early January.

Matthew Atencio, PhD

Assist. Professor, Department of Kinesiology

New faculty for 2012-2013

Matthew Atencio was recently an invited guest at the National Institute of Education in Singapore in January 2014, where he led research workshops for one week with sport and physical education faculty, international scholars, and policy makers. He was then invited to provide a guest lecture to a Master’s course pertaining to physical activity pedagogy in diverse multi-cultural communities. This lecture was based on his experiences working with Kinesiology students at CSU-East Bay. In conjunction with other invited scholars, Dr. Atencio subsequently provided a research presentation to 100 physical education teachers and faculty. His talk highlighted the place of outdoor learning within urban communities. This event was coordinated by Dr. Atencio and was hosted by the Singapore Ministry of Education.

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Department & Program News

Jenny O, PhD

Asst. Professor, Department of Kinesiology Dr. Jenny O (along with a Kinesiology faculty colleague, Dr. Vanessa Yingling) was heavily involved with the conceptualization and implementation of the Kinesiology Research Group (KRG)

this past academic year. The program has had great success with approximately 50 student members, 15 of whom have recently been advanced to ‘KRG peer mentor’ status. Dr. O has 3 graduate students involved in the KRG, each of whom are working on developing expertise in a specific topic area of sport psychology. These students will be conceptualizing their own research questions for which they will employ multidisciplinary kinesiology evaluation and analysis methods. Two students will be completing a University Thesis in preparation for advancement to a Doctoral Degree program. Dr. O has also engaged several students in her own research programs, with three students presenting at international conferences this past academic year. In addition, Dr. O has three students involved in the Research

Fellowship Program at CSUEB.

Ann Halvorsen, EdD Professor, Department of Educational Psychology; Special Education This fall 2014, I was invited by the State Board of Education, with the Special Education Division of the California Department of Education and the CA Teacher Credentialing Commission to Chair one of the five subcommittees of the newly formed Statewide Special Education Task Force. This taskforce is charged with making recommendations that will positively reform special education services and their delivery as well as educator preparation, to reflect evidence-based practices and improve student outcomes. As chair, my first request of the Task Force Directors was to expand the taskforce to include significantly more general educators as statewide members. The Education Preparedness Committee and full taskforce will be seeking input from a variety of groups and organizations along the

way, and the initial input sessions are scheduled to occur in Southern CA. A link to the task force can be found at: http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/spedtf/Pages/default.aspx Continuing in a role I was appointed to in 2012 as a stakeholder on the San Francisco Unified School District Committee, I review the Early Intervening Plan developed to address the district's significant disproportionally of African American students in SFUSD special education services.

Teacher Education:

From Eric Engdahl, PhD Field Work Report Candidates working toward their multiple or single subject credentials appear on campus for classes around 4:30 p.m. several days a week. This may seem to be a leisurely schedule, but they have been hard at work all day. For example, Latiya Pryor-Knell starts her Monday through Friday as an art candidate at Skyline High School in Oakland at about 7:30 a.m., when she meets with her master teacher Jamie Treacy (a CSUEB alum) to plan their daily lessons. She co-teaches with him for three periods and sits in daily on the Visual Art Department planning meetings. Leaving Skyline around 2:00 p.m., she either comes to campus for class or goes home to do coursework and class planning. Gianni Banda gets to Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton before students or parents arrive so she is can plan with her master teacher, and then prepare to greet students and talk to parents - usually while taking yard or traffic duty. Once the bell rings she settles her first graders on the carpet, reviews activities for the day, modeling a positive attitude, and then instruction can begin. Three days a week she leaves after lunch and heads for campus or home, but on the other two days she is there to say good-bye to her students and talk to parents – usually while taking yard or traffic duty.

So field work is at the heart of our candidates’ experience. It makes for long days, but they consistently report that it is the hands-on student teaching that prepares them best for their own classroom and provides the laboratory in which they can apply their coursework. Working alongside a master teacher, they experience how to grapple with the complexity of teaching a class in 21st Century California. In the future, look for items in the newsletter on the different models of fieldwork we use and to hear from the candidates themselves on how they have learned from the field placements. Report on Recruitment This year the Department of Teacher Education has seen an increase in the number of applicants for our multiple subject, single subject and special education credential programs. When applications closed we had 335 applicants for the 210 slots available. While applications are no longer being accepted, we are still interviewing the applicants. If you would like to assist with interviews, either this year or next, please contact eric.engdahl@csueastbay.edu. We are always looking for alumni who want to volunteer with the interviews. Alums who have participated in the past always say how enjoyable it is to meet the next generation of California teachers! We can always use help in recruiting applicants to our programs. The redesigned Teacher Education website, including recruitment videos is due to be unveiled shortly. CSU East Bay is a regional leader in STEM education and we are actively seeking applicants in those fields. We have also been getting calls from a number of our partner K-12 school districts looking for Spanish teachers, which unfortunately we have not been able to help with. If you know of anyone considering becoming a Spanish teacher, now is a good time to start.

The Center for Sport & Social Justice: From Rita Liberti, PhD

In 2011 faculty in the Department of Kinesiology and others throughout the University were eager to create a space in which we could encourage and promote exchanges

about sport and the various social, cultural, economic, and political issues that surround it. Whether you consider yourself a “fan” of sport or not, it is hard to ignore its central

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place in our society. The Center for Sport & Social Justice was created as a way to bring critical discussion to the issues within and around sport. At the core of our mission is to question and challenge existing structures and practices within sport and physical activity settings that disenfranchise individuals and groups. We seek, through our programming and other activities, to bring attention to these injustices and strategize in providing solutions to problems that disempower people in and through sport participation. In the past two years our programming has drawn over 1,000 people to our campus events where speakers have offered thoughtful, provocative discussions on sport’s place in relation to political issues and political resistance, women’s issues, fitness philanthropy, and student-athlete rights on college campuses. Though established as a University center, the CSSJ carries out its programs and activities in association with the Department of Kinesiology and the College of Education and Allied Studies. CSSJ’s aims and goals blend so well with the broader department and college commitment to social justice that we are fortunate and grateful to be part of a larger organization in which respect for all persons is central to the work we do.

SPARC: From Rolla Lewis

The Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC) is an opportunity to document the impact a school’s Student Support Team is having in supporting the preparation of students for career and college readiness. It is a voluntary, continuous improvement process that provides Student Support Teams, with the assistance of their principal, an opportunity to publish a document that identifies key student outcomes achieved through collaborative work and to publicize their plans for continued success.

Modeled after the School Accountability Report Card (SARC), the SPARC was initially developed by an advisory group of Los Angeles County counselors, counselor supervisors, counselor educators, and the

California Department of Education staff. More than 1,000 SPARCs have been developed and published.

In 2013, eight out of our 10 CSUEB school counselors-in-training developed California Department of Education award winning SPARCs.

The 2013 school counselors-in-training and their schools are: Jessica Calderon and Tania Resendiz for Hayward High; Amanda Rosauer for Tennyson High; Adreanna Raefield and Vanessa Varrelman for Foothill High; Vicki von Brauch for Livermore High; Amalia Kim for American High; Joyce So for Mission San Jose.

In 2014 both our first- and second-year school counselors-in-training completed SPARCs. They have turned in their SPARCs for review by the CDE. That means CSUEB SCs-in-training could be getting up to 26 SPARC awards in 2014.

Kinesiology: Get Fit! Stay Fit! From Jennifer Sherwood, PhD The Get Fit! Stay Fit! Program is designed to be like a work-site wellness program for CSUEB Faculty and Staff. This Program is a partnership between the CSUEB Kinesiology Department and the Leadership Employee Enrichment Program (LEEP) to provide upper division Kinesiology students with on-campus experiential learning opportunities

and to improve employee health and wellness at CSUEB. Since its inception in winter 2013, this program has nearly doubled in size from eight students and twelve faculty and staff participants to twenty students and approximately forty participants. In addition, we have hired a recent (Winter 2013) Kinesiology Graduate, Bryson Nakamura, to work with the Program Faculty Coordinator, Jennifer Sherwood, Ph.D., to manage the daily operations of the Program.

Pioneer Chalk Talks: From Drs. O and Wright Launched in fall 2013, monthly presentations to our CSUEB Pioneer student-athletes focused on discussing relevant topics from sport psychology. The talks are intended to get student-athletes “thinking about their thinking,” and in particular, how their thoughts and cognitions may be helping or hurting their sport performance and experience. The talks have been well-attended and feedback from the student- athletes to the Athletic Director has been extremely positive. Topics have included: achievement motivation, focused practice and competition preparation, and, self-confidence.

Educational Technology Leadership: From Drs. Gillani & Chen In 1996 the Educational Technology Leadership program was established at the California State University, East Bay and was the first graduate program of its kind in the U.S. For the last eighteen years faculty, students, administrators as well as other university staff have lauded the success of this program. There are four main factors for such success: support of administrators, well-qualified faculty, use and creation of cutting-edge technology with sound pedagogy, and, of course, fantastic students. A variety of administrators, deans, provosts, and presidents of the university, have been extremely supportive of this highly regarded program. This support has not only allowed Dr. Gillani to be instrumental in the

implementation of virtually all instructional technology at CSUEB today, but also allowed the Educational Technology Leadership program to be one of the first graduate programs in

the nation to utilize videocast, podcast, broadcast, social media, google+, and other instructional technologies to deliver instruction. All faculty in the Educational Technology Leadership program have doctorates in the field of educational technology. Dr. Gillani’s pioneering work in using the application of learning theories to the design of e-learning environments earned him the prestigious George and Miriam Phillips Award as the 'Outstanding Professor' at California State

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Inquiry-based Teaching

University, East Bay for 2007-2008. He has published two textbooks and over twenty refereed papers in other books and journals. Because of Dr. Gillani’s publications and local, national, and international presentations, his name has circulated widely. He is well-known in such far-flung places as Australia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia and other countries. Over the years he has worked very closely with NASA Ames, IBM, CISCO, and Google to develop cutting-edge

technology. He was the CSU digital ambassador to Google and is currently an explorer for Google glass. His

project with Google glass, called Virtual Remote Supervision, is designed to eliminate supervisorial visits of student-teachers in faraway schools like Pittsburg Unified School District. This project can potentially result in considerable savings in personnel-time and fuel reimbursements for student teachers and supervisors.

Dr. Li-Ling Chen’s research interests include instructional design, online instruction, and technology integration in any educational settings. She has numerous

publications and presentations regarding educational technology. She received awards from California State University system-wide Quality of Online Teaching and Learning (QOLT) competition program for one totally online class in 2012-2013 and one hybrid class in 2013-2014. One of the major factors for the success of the Educational Technology program has been the talents of the students who are hand-picked, interviewed, and mentored continuously while they are in the program. These students are the cream of the crop. Virtually all graduates have received job offers or promotions in their current positions. Graduates of this program now work for Google, Yahoo, WhatsApp,

Facebook, school districts, county offices of education, junior colleges and CSUEB. Some of the international students who graduated are now professors in their respective home countries such as Norway. The program is proud of providing support for both American as well as international students. Many of them have continued on to pursue a doctorate in Educational Technology. Editor’s Post Script: the Educational Technology Leadership is an option of Teacher Education: Masters of Science degree. Their website is highlighted here: http://www20.csueastbay.edu/ceas/departments/ted/Masters%20Degree/ed-tech/index.html

Leaf Lesson

Protein Structure Lesson

Phases of the Moon Lesson

Stop Waste Lesson

Dr. Korb’s Science Methods students engaged in inquiry-based

teaching.

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Hayward Unified School District Superintendent and CEO Stan Dobbs and CSUEB President Leroy

Morishita greet one another at Park’s Day of Service

Dean Carolyn Nelson re-painting basketball court lines on the playground at the Day of Service

Dr. Melany Spielman helping students with paint at the Day of Service

Hayward Promise Neighborhood (HPN): From Lauren Pitcher

With resolve and tools in hand, nearly 150 CSUEB students joined others on the playground at Park Elementary School in Hayward in January and left a visible mark for their efforts: freshly

painted and repaired play areas, athletic equipment, and backstops; weed-free planters, and the removal of the Grade K-3 play structure.

The students were part of a large group of school and community members participating in a Day of Service at Park Elementary, one of six schools that are a part of the Hayward Promise Neighborhood (HPN) initiative. HPN, now in its third year, was among the first five in the nation to receive one of President Obama’s Promise Neighborhood grants. The U.S. Department of Education’s investment of $25 million over five years provides an amazing opportunity to make long-lasting changes that will improve the educational outcomes and lives of all Hayward Promise Neighborhood residents. HPN specifically focuses on the “Jackson Triangle” neighborhood bounded

by Jackson Street, Harder Road, and Whitman Street and the students who attend Park and Harder elementary schools, Winton and Cesar Chavez middle schools, and Hayward and Tennyson high schools. California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) leads the Hayward Promise Neighborhood initiative in collaboration with a wide range of local educators, government agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations. Carolyn Nelson, Dean of the College of Education and Allied Studies, is also the Principal Investigator for the HPN initiative.

Dr. Melany Spielman, Professor and Chair of the Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism (HRT) Department at CSUEB, and numerous HRT faculty with their students, coordinated the Day of Service at Park Elementary. As a result of that effort Park students are now playing on a new $45,000 playground structure donated by Lowe’s and Carter’s Kid’s. The new structure was unveiled on February 5th 2014 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Day of Service is a shining example of bringing HPN partners together with parents and community members to support Hayward students. From vision to reality Hayward Promise Neighborhood is committed to providing targeted programs and services to ensure all children growing up in the HPN have access

to effective schools and strong systems of family and community support. This network of support will prepare them to attain an excellent education, to transition to college or post-secondary training, and to enter successful and rewarding careers. HPN also helps schools to provide education, health information, and parent support in locations that are accessible to all HPN residents.

Connect with Hayward Promise Neighborhood

Park Elementary Day of Service volunteers celebrate at the end of the day

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So long to a great administrator Many of you may already know that Dr. James Zarrillo has decided to FERP (Faculty Early Retirement Program) and as such will no longer be performing the duties of Associate Dean (much to the dismay of faculty and staff!). He will be sorely missed as our Associate

Dean, but the good news is that he will still be here in a part-time capacity.

And now a word from Dr. Zarrillo:

As you may know I entered FERP status beginning with the fall quarter 2013. This was a difficult decision, but I decided it was time to devote more time to family and non-professional pursuits. During the fall ‘13 quarter, I continued to perform

those duties of the Associate Dean position not requiring status as a Management employee. My immediate future will include supporting the newly appointed interim Associate Dean, Dr. Jeanette Bicais and assist Dr. Shira Lubliner, who has assumed the role of Accreditation Coordinator. I will be working at least three days a week during the fall, winter, and spring quarters.

About our new Interim Associate Dean

Dr. Jeanette Bicais, formerly Chair of the Teacher Education Department (TED), has agreed to serve as Interim Associate Dean until a permanent candidate is recruited. Dr. Bicais’ tenure as Chair and collaborative style makes her the perfect choice to step into this critical position. We are thrilled to be working more closely with her during this transitional time. Meanwhile in TED, Dr. Eric Engdahl has smoothly stepped in as the department’s Chair - Kudos to both for their commitment and service to CEAS.

Maricela Garcia-flores Doctoral Program

At this moment I am busy with the Educational Leadership for Social Justice (ELSJ) doctoral program admissions

period and speaking frequently with many excited applicants. This year I signed up for my first full marathon and have been training so that I don't pass out during the actual marathon. :-) It feels great and it's a lot of fun. I did my first 10k last November with the LEEP Program here on campus and it got me hooked. I'll be doing a 5k at the end of January and hoping to do a half marathon before the full marathon as a

warm up. Other than that, I am enjoying my beautiful soon-to-be two year old and still making my all natural bath and body products.

Lisa Gonzales Education Programs Coop

I am the Administrative Support Coordinator (Office Manager) supporting the departments of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Educational Psychology. I love to research, analyze, and problem solve. I am returning to CSU, East Bay as a freshman this year. I

believe there is nothing in this world that

does not hold some fascination. My resolution this year is to stay positive and dance! Favorite quote would be "just keep swimming" from Disney’s Nemo.

CEAS Focus by Sandra Claflin

Staff Highlights

Some of the Credential Student Services Center staff during the CEAS Holiday Fete 2013. From L to R: Recia McCormick-Pearson; Marites Angeles; Norma Williams; Marla Anderson; Erika our Student Assistant;

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Sandra (Sandy) Claflin Deans’ Suite

This past October signaled my two-year anniversary with Cal State East Bay and CEAS. Working in the Deans’ Suite has been and remains a privilege of which I have enjoyed immensely My duties as the College’s human resource liaison, working in curriculum, and, most recently, editor and chief of the CEAS newsletter Chronicles has kept me on my toes and very busy. Being busy is nothing new though, previous to my move to the East Bay I was the Department Secretary for the Department of Art & Art History at CSU Chico. My ten-years there were invaluable and I am glad for the opportunity that paved the way for my tenure here at East Bay. My family and I lived in Chico for 28 years and as you can imagine I miss my long-time friends, and a newly built home! (sigh), but I have made new and wonderful friends

here. Moving here has had the added benefit of living with my two wonderful grandchildren who are the loves of my life. I was present at both of their births

which was a big thrill for me. They have made our necessary move worth every minute.

So what’s in my future? A wedding, a cruise and more travel! This will be a good year. Closer to home, I am hoping that in fall ‘15 I can restart my educational aspirations; a Masters in English, a project that, unfortunately, had to be put on hold these past two years. I miss attending seminars and learning new things – it’s why I enjoy working in the university system and am particularly glad for my position here at East Bay. See you in future issues of the Collaborator!

Matthew Evans Deans’ Suite

I have worked for CEAS since 1995, mostly as the Budget & Data Specialist. This April, I will have worked for Cal State East Bay for thirty years! I have undergraduate and graduate degrees from CSUEB (well, Hayward!) in Vocal Performance. I have been a choir director at my church for over twenty years. I also

sing part-time with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus and have won two Grammy Awards (one in 1995, one in 2010) as a member of the Chorus. To celebrate turning 50 in October 2013, I raced my first triathlon, a half-Ironman, made up of a 1.2 mile ocean swim, a 56 mile bicycle segment, and a half-marathon (13.1 miles). I finished just under my goal of eight hours or less (7:51:50). Since turning 50, I am on the five-year plan and hope to “retire” from Cal State in 2019 and segue gracefully into some other encore career and many fun adventures!

Julie Mielke Deans’ Suite I am an East Bay native. My grandparents on both sides migrated here from Europe and my parents were raised in the East Bay as well.

I have been at CSUEB for 9 years. I started my career here in the Earth Sciences department, and then moved to Psychology. I have been with CEAS for over a year. I enjoy animals, the outdoors, reading, gardening and spending time with my family. I have two adult children; both are CSUEB alums as well as my husband who graduated from CSU Hayward in 1982. I am a lifelong learner and never tire of new useful information. My favorite word is Joy. My mottos: Live, Love and Laugh; laughter is the best medicine and Treat others how you would like your loved ones to be treated.

Laty Johnson Credential Student Services Center

Laty Johnson is a first-generation Lao who immigrated with her family to the United States as refugees in 1979. She completed a master’s degree in Administrative Leadership and a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics with a minor in French from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As an undergraduate, she was the first Southeast Asian American to be elected as vice president and subsequently as president of UWM’s campus student government --

representing over 30,000 students. Johnson was the first Southeast Asian American woman to serve on the Board of Directors for the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee. She has also served as a board member for the Wisconsin Organization of Asian Americans and was a founding member of the Southeast Asian Network for Education and Research. Laty has served as a peer reviewer for federal grants and national scholarship organizations, including the Gates Millennium Scholars Program and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. Johnson served in various roles in higher education in Wisconsin before relocating to the Bay Area in 2005. Laty has been the Director for the Credential Student Service Center at Cal State East Bay since 2008. Laty and her family live in Hayward, California.

Presently, I’m delving deeply into “reporting season with upcoming reports for a variety of agencies including, but not limited to, Title II, PEDS, and CSU CTQ” and getting ready for an upcoming family cruise to the Mexican Riviera including stops in Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta!

Editor’s Post Script: Laty has moved on to the private sector since the final draft of this newsletter. Even though her decision to leave resulted in career advancement for Laty we were sorry to see her leave us, but we wish her the very best. As for her former position, Recia McCormick-Pearson & Norma Williams have graciously agreed to oversee the CSSC office. So we honor Laty and say “Good bye & Good luck” in her native Laotian: “Sok dee!”

Sok dee

Dean Nelson standing next to AE 142’s new podium and Mondopad screen.

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Featured Alum: Lianne Aubert, ’10

BIRTHPLACE: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba CREDENTIAL EARNED: Multiple Subject Teaching with BCLAD (Bilingual Cross-cultural, Language, and Academic Development), emphasis in Spanish CURRENT OCCUPATION: 3rd grade Spanish immersion program co-teacher

What do you love most about teaching? The daily challenge and the fact that the entire population of students is made up of native English speakers whose parents decided they would learn to read in Spanish first. The best part of co-teaching is the opportunity to share ideas with my

partner teacher, and the fact that I get to teach my two favorite subjects (Math and Science). I’ve been able to implement many hands-on activities in both subjects to enrich the required content, and I’m still using many of the ideas from the training I received in California during the Math sessions.

What led you to pursue a BCLAD credential?

After earning a BS in Chemistry in Cuba in 1991, I worked as a college professor and lab researcher. In 1993, I moved to Venezuela to complete my graduate studies in Biotechnology of Microorganisms, then worked as a research associate until 2005, when my son was born. We then moved to the U.S. and I decided to start working in K-12 education. After working at a high school as an English Language development/English Language Learners bilingual teacher assistant, I enrolled in CSUEB’s multiple subject teaching credential program in 2008, helped later on by the Noyce Scholarship for my science background. My immediate goal is to earn my permanent credential and add the bilingual portion in Oklahoma (the state didn’t recognize my California BCLAD) and later on add a certification as a General Science or Science specialist as well as a Spanish/Single Subject teaching credential.

What advice would you offer to current teaching credential candidates? Teaching is a wonderful career, but it is also really tough. The seemingly endless testing process and applying for jobs can break you down easily. Perseverance to pursue your goals of becoming a teacher, and flexibility to take advantage of different opportunities are two important things to keep in mind, and of course faith and many prayers are needed to get the job. So far, it is worth the effort!

Alumni Corner Article provided by CSSC

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Thank You! for taking the time to read our newsletter Chronicles. Your thoughts and input are greatly appreciated. If you’d like us to highlight your successes as a CSUEB / CEAS Alum please feel free to contact me. I hope to hear from you!

Editor & Chief

Sandra (Sandy) Claflin

Many thanks to the following supporters and contributors: College of Education and Allied Studies Dean’s Suite administrators and staff

Credential Student Services Center staff

Education Administration Coop staff

Educational Leadership Doctorial staff

Educational Leadership Faculty

Educational Psychology Faculty

Hayward Promise Neighborhood staff

Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism Faculty

Kinesiology Faculty

Teacher Education Faculty

University Communications & Marketing staff

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