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The Kremen Newsletter May 2015 Message from the Dean Dr. Paul Beare My recent sabbatical provided an opportunity to visit schools in North Carolina, Florida, and Ecuador. Seven manuscripts concerning educator preparation were wholly or partially written and submitted, one was accepted so far, one rejected. Perhaps the most profound experience however was living with and caring for the young lady in the attached picture, our granddaughter, Riley Jae Torgerson. Having just experienced her first birthday, Riley is a voracious learner, all day every day. She loves books and reading (obviously meaning being read to) and is fascinated by electronic devices, looking at pictures and video clips, and listening and dancing to music. A family that plays with her, reads to her, and exposes her to stimulating environments surrounding her. Grandparents include three with doctorates, one who is an engineer. At age one she owns over 50 books… along with many Mickey, Minnie, Donald, etc. figurines. Her dad is a high school music teacher and her mom a university advisor; both have Masters degrees. Riley undoubtedly will play multiple instruments and already copies her mom doing ballet spins. I am confident Riley will be successful in school, when that time arises. While in Florida, North Carolina, and Ecuador, and particularly while volunteering with the Miami schools I met dozens to hundreds of students and parents. All parents want the same success for their children that we want for Riley and the students want to achieve a bright future through education. Most of those I met live in very challenging if not impoverished conditions. Although they attended school performances and activities and want the best for their children, they lack the resources and the knowledge that assists in high achievement by children. They love their children just as we love Riley. In Ecuador, we met many teachers and administrators dedicated to their students. Bilingualism was seen as an asset and a responsibility of the schools to promote, while equity issues were often based on gender, and not on culture. They also shared concerns about meeting the needs of all students. Many of the schools had a tremendous lack of resources. Just an example, at a vocational school the students were using lathes and welding with no eye protection. In the auto shop class the students were learning to repair carburetors, while cars are no longer made with carburetors. The reoccurring theme for me was that, poverty makes a difference. Resources, exposure and experiences, knowledge of child development, and school services make a difference. Instead of bringing equality through reducing poverty, our society is continually consolidating wealth in the hands of a few. As an example, a single family, the Walton family of Walmart ownership, has a net worth equal to the totality of the lowest 40% of American families combined. That 40% love their children as much as we love Riley, but often do not have the resources to provide them with the same opportunities that we do and will provide to her. Educators nationally and globally strive for social justice and equality in and through education. I am so fortunate to work with my colleagues in the Kremen School who continually put these issues related to social justice in the forefront both through research and presentations, but most importantly through the preparation of future educators. My concern is that the rest of society needs to follow suit before we can attain the type of society that I would like and that we all deserve. Dr. Beare’s Granddaughter Staff and Faculty News Ivy Fitzpatrick named her baby boy Eli. He was born on April 27, 2015 at 2:58pm. Dr. Elisa Jamgochian named her baby girl Emilia. She was born on March 17, 2015 at 1:24am. Dr. Hong Shen and Dr. Juan Garcia retired this spring.

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Page 1: The Kremen Newsletter - California State University, Fresno · Susan Schlievert and Jacques Benninga. The keynote speaker this year was Eduardo Briceno, CEO of Mindset Works. Mindset

The Kremen Newsletter

May 2015

Message from the Dean

Dr. Paul Beare

My recent sabbatical provided an opportunity to visit schools

in North Carolina, Florida, and Ecuador. Seven manuscripts

concerning educator preparation were wholly or partially written

and submitted, one was accepted so far, one rejected.

Perhaps the most profound experience however was living

with and caring for the young lady in the attached picture, our

granddaughter, Riley Jae Torgerson.

Having just experienced her first

birthday, Riley is a voracious learner,

all day every day. She loves books

and reading (obviously meaning

being read to) and is fascinated by

electronic devices, looking at pictures

and video clips, and listening

and dancing to music. A family that

plays with her, reads to her,

and exposes her to stimulating

environments surrounding her.

Grandparents include three with

doctorates, one who is an engineer.

At age one she owns over 50 books…

along with many Mickey, Minnie,

Donald, etc. figurines. Her dad is a

high school music teacher and her

mom a university advisor; both have Masters degrees. Riley

undoubtedly will play multiple instruments and already copies

her mom doing ballet spins. I am confident Riley will be

successful in school, when that time arises.

While in Florida, North Carolina, and Ecuador,

and particularly while volunteering with the Miami schools I met

dozens to hundreds of students and parents. All parents want the

same success for their children that we want for Riley and the

students want to achieve a bright future through education. Most

of those I met live in very challenging if not impoverished

conditions. Although they attended school performances

and activities and want the best for their children, they lack the

resources and the knowledge that assists in high achievement by

children. They love their children just as we love Riley.

In Ecuador, we met many teachers and administrators

dedicated to their students. Bilingualism was seen as an asset

and a responsibility of the schools to promote, while equity

issues were often based on gender, and not on culture. They also

shared concerns about meeting the needs of all students. Many of

the schools had a tremendous lack of resources. Just an example,

at a vocational school the students were using lathes and welding

with no eye protection. In the auto shop class the students were

learning to repair carburetors, while cars are no longer made with

carburetors.

The reoccurring theme for me was that, poverty makes a

difference. Resources, exposure and experiences, knowledge of

child development, and school services make a difference.

Instead of bringing equality through reducing poverty, our

society is continually consolidating wealth in the hands of a few.

As an example, a single family, the Walton family of Walmart

ownership, has a net worth equal to the totality of the lowest 40%

of American families combined. That 40% love their children as

much as we love Riley, but often do not have the resources to

provide them with the same opportunities that we do and will

provide to her.

Educators nationally and globally strive for social justice

and equality in and through education. I am so fortunate to work

with my colleagues in the Kremen School who continually put

these issues related to social justice in the forefront both through

research and presentations, but most importantly through the

preparation of future educators. My concern is that the rest of

society needs to follow suit before we can attain the type of

society that I would like and that we all deserve.

Dr. Beare’s

Granddaughter

Staff and Faculty News

Ivy Fitzpatrick named her

baby boy Eli. He was born

on April 27, 2015 at 2:58pm.

Dr. Elisa Jamgochian named her

baby girl Emilia. She was born on

March 17, 2015 at 1:24am.

Dr. Hong Shen and Dr. Juan Garcia

retired this spring.

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Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative

(MSTI)

Since its inception in 2006, the Mathematics and Science

Teacher Initiative (MSTI) has actively supported the production

of math and science teachers for Central Valley classrooms

through numerous programs and partnerships, helping to support

an increase in the number of math and science teachers produced

annually at Fresno State from 25 to 92 during MSTI’s first 7

years. MSTI supported the development and delivery of middle

school mathematics and science teaching methods courses

and has offered 116 inexpensive or free CSET courses/workshops

for prospective math and science teachers since 2008. (For the

current schedule of workshops, visit www.fresnostate.edu/

kremen/teachmathscience/). MSTI also reimburses CSET

and Single Subject credential application fees for math or science

credential applicants.

To encourage early professional engagement and promote

lifelong learning, MSTI actively encourages and supports

undergraduate and credential student attendance at a variety of

STEM conferences and workshops (e.g., California STEM

Summit, CSTA/NSTA and CMC conferences, Central Valley

CUE conference, Central Valley Science Project, San Joaquin

Valley Mathematics Project, etc.).

MSTI also provides free memberships in state and national

math and science education organizations to students enrolled in

math/science teaching methodology courses. MSTI provides

funding for the Early [Math/Science Classroom] Field

Experience, coordinated by SMEC. To entice Liberal Studies

majors to pursue a STEM concentration, MSTI provides

scholarships for enrollment in the concentration’s innovative

science and engineering courses. One of these courses is Physics

Pedagogy and Outreach, where our preservice teachers gain

important experience and confidence in teaching science to K-16

students at over a dozen different school sites and other venues

(e.g., hospitals, television stations, and STEM conferences) each

semester.

MSTI supports a number of

exciting STEM-related experiences for K-8 students in

afterschool, weekend, and summer programs coordinated by the

Office of Community-Based Learning. Many prospective

teachers are involved as instructors and receive valuable training

and experience teaching STEM-related topics such as robotics,

aeronautics, programming, and Web page design. MSTI also

defrays the registration fees of preservice teachers for workshops

where they learn new content and pedagogy that is used to teach

middle school students in (a) the Math Department’s Summer

STEM Academy or (b) the Earth and Environmental Science

Department’s Earth Science Academy.

MSTI enthusiastically promotes math and science teaching as

a career option for PK-12 students through co-sponsoring

and providing support for events such as Reedley College’s

STEM Conference (April 25), the regional MATHCOUNTS

competition, Sonia Kovalevsky Day, and Central Valley Robotics

competitions.

MSTI is funded through grants from the CSU Chancellor’s

Office and is directed by Dr. Carol Fry Bohlin. May Lee serves

as Administrative Coordinator and career advisor. MSTI has

provided cost share and in-kind support for a number of grants

supporting our mathematics and science credential candidates

(e.g., FRESTEF--a Noyce scholarship program funded by NSF;

Fresno Unified Teacher Residency Program, funded by the U.S.

Department of Education; and the Liberal Studies STEM

Concentration, funded by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation).

MSTI also supports Fresno State’s STEM website, developed to

provide a “one-stop shop” for the campus’s numerous STEM

activities (www.fresnostate.edu/academics/stem/).

For more information or to share ideas, please email Carol at

[email protected]

March 2015 Fresno State students, one

of the robots, and a young STEM

enthusiast at the Youth Tech Academy

Students from the Fresno Unified

Teacher Residency Program show

their enthusiasm for math symbols

and shapes!

Students in the Physics Pedagogy

and Outreach Class (Physics 168S)

share their enthusiasm about

science with K-12 students in the

Central Valley

The Chávez Conference

The Chávez Conference on Literacy and Educational Policy

was held this year at Fresno State on Friday, May 1, 2015

and Saturday, May 2, 2015. This year the coordinator of the

event was Dr. Glenn DeVoogd.

The first day of the event consisted of a reception for Curtis

Chin and Rebecca Rogers followed by a presentation by Dr.

Rogers on the purpose of critical discourse analysis. The

six workshops began at 5:45pm in the Peters Building followed

by a dinner and presentation by Curtis Chin on his film Tested.

On Saturday, May 2, 2015 Shirin Yim Bridges began the

conference by discussing books that include female

protagonists. The rest of the day involved four workshops,

which included Close Comprehension of Texts, Rethinking

Columbus: Challenging Singular Perspectives, Forgiving

Learning Pedagogy, and Music in the Schools.

www.chavezconference.us

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Fresno State Book Club

All are invited to attend the Fresno State Book Club! The

group is open to anyone and the agenda is simple. Basically

they read one book a month at home and then come together to

share their reactions and impressions of the book on the third

Thursday of the month at 7 pm at Dr. Glenn DeVoogd's house.

According to Dr. DeVoogd, the coordinator of the book club,

people who come to discuss the book generally have passionate

views about the book and that leads to lively discussions. "While

I have my own ideas about books I read, I always learn so much

from the different views of the other members. Being part of the

book club has helped me expand my appreciation for

and understanding of different settings, characters, plots (or no

plots), and especially biases and themes in the books we

read. My work as a teacher and my life has been so

eriched." Many people still seek the kind of deep intellectual

discussion about ideas that they once had at the university

without having to take a class and a book club is perfect for

that. The book club is a part of the California Reading

and Literature Project at Fresno State for the past 14 years. If

you would like more information email Glenn DeVoogd

[email protected] and look up the website at

www.fresnostatebookclub.blogspot.com On May 21, we will

discuss Gods and Kings: Chronicles of the Kings #1: A Novel by

Lynn Austin and on June 18, we will discuss Wild: From Lost to

Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed.

May 21 - Gods and Kings: Chronicles of the Kings #1:

A Novel

by Lynn Austin

June 18 - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific

Crest Trail

by Cheryl Strayed

31 Years of KSOEHD’s

Character Education Conference

March 13, 2015 marked the 31st year of the Kremen School’s

Conference on Character and Civic Education. It was held over

two days at the Fresno Convention Center’s New Exhibit Hall on

Friday, March 13, and in our Education Building on Saturday,

March 14, 2015. All of Fresno State and Fresno Pacific’s student

teachers and many faculty and local educators attended.

The original idea for such a conference was suggested in

1984 to the then KSOEHD dean, Dr. Homer Johnson, by a group

of local attorneys who believed that future teachers should know

more about our constitution, its derived laws, and how those laws

impact the lives of teachers and students. Over the years the

conference has grown in sophistication and content.

The coordinators of the conference were Jane Moosoolian,

Susan Schlievert and Jacques Benninga. The keynote

speaker this year was Eduardo Briceno, CEO of Mindset

Works. Mindset Works is based on the work of Stanford

University professor Dr. Carol Dweck’s lifetime research in

social psychology culminating in her book Mindset: The New

Psychology of Success. According to Dweck, individuals can be

placed on a continuum according to their implicit views of

ability. Some believe their success is based on innate ability;

these are said to have a "fixed" theory of intelligence (fixed

mindset). Others, who believe their success is based on hard

work, learning, training and doggedness are said to have a

"growth" or an "incremental" theory of intelligence (growth

mindset). Mindset Works helps schools build learner capacity

and success through practices that instill growth mindset beliefs

and foundational learning skills in students, teachers and the

schooling process. As well, 28 conference breakout sessions were

offered.

On Saturday the day focused on social media and its

implications for teachers. Key presenters included Dr. Andrew

Fiala (Philosophy Department), Dr. Libbi Miller (Curriculum

and Instruction), and Otto Benavides (Curriculum

and Instruction). This day was interactive, with lots of new

information on the positive and cautionary uses of a variety of

social media.

A special feature of the conference was an awards ceremony

recognizing excellent Central Valley schools of character. The

advisory board of the KSOEHD’s Bonner Center administers the

award program, “Virtues and Character Recognition Award,”

which is the longest-running character education award program

in the United States, now in its 28th year. This year 19 exemplary

middle and high schools were publicly recognized and awarded.

The Conference on Character and Civic Education is

supported by Dean Beare and the KSOEHD as well as by

Bonner Family Foundation, the Educational Employees Credit

Union, the Fresno, Kings, and Madera County Offices of

Education, California Mini-Corps, and CSUF’s Teaching

Fellows Program.

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Liberal Studies STEM

Concentration

Look for the students wearing red/white/blue braided

honor cords at the KSOEHD Convocation on May 15! These

11 students—including Elizabeth “Ludie” Olenchalk,

KSOEHD’s Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist—­are the most

recent graduates of the Liberal Studies-STEM Concentration

program. They comprise of the second graduating class of a

rapidly growing number of students who are pursuing our

newest concentration, one that incorporates the Next

Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State

Standards in a new engineering literacy course and three

redesigned science courses. The Mathematics and Science

Teacher Initiative (MSTI) provides students with STEM

Fellowships, conference scholarships, and other incentives to

help support this new concentration.

On April 8, 2015, Curriculum and Instruction Department

professors Drs. Carol Fry Bohlin and Fred Nelson joined

College of Science and Mathematics Dean Andrew Lawson

and six CSM faculty/staff members at the CSU STEM

Collaboratives Summit at Cal Poly Pomona. The Summit

was designed to bring together STEM faculty from all CSU

campuses to share ideas for improving student success in the

STEM majors. This effort will also strengthen the

preparation of our future K-12 math and science teachers.

Drs. Bohlin and Nelson, along with Dr. Mara Brady,

showcased the Liberal Studies STEM concentration in a

poster presentation. They have collectively given over 30

presentations during the

past two years to share

information about

various aspects of this

innovative and timely

concentration.

For more information on the Liberal Studies STEM

concentration, see the overview at www.tinyurl.com/

fresnostate-STEM-LibStudies and an informational flyer at

www.fresnostate.edu/academics/stem/documents/

LS_STEM_Top10Reasons.pdf

Members of the interdisciplinary team that produced

and support the Liberal Studies STEM Concentration

Liberal Studies graduate Phillips Her and student

Sherrianna Scott with one of their projects and display

from the Engineering Literacy course

Credential Candidates Attend the Annual

Teacher Recruitment Fair

The annual Teacher Recruitment Fair was held on Thursday,

March 12, 2015 at the Exhibit Hall of the Fresno Convention

Center. This year Jessica Choy was in charge of the preparation

for the event. Ninety districts and two hundred and two teacher

candidates attended the Teacher Recruitment Fair. A few of the

many districts that attended the fair included Clovis, Fresno,

Central, San Francisco, Sanger, Riverdale, Los Angeles,

and Madera.

On Thursday the day began

with a continental breakfast for

the district administrators

followed by interviewing

credential students from

9:30am-12:00pm, lunch,

and more interviews from

1:00pm-4:00pm.

The districts were able to identify the type of credential a

student obtained or planned on completing in May by the

lanyards that were provided for the students the day of the

Teacher Recruitment Fair. A student who identified with the

multiple subject or the dual credential wore a red lanyard,

students completing a special education credential wore a green

lanyard, and students who identified with the single subject

credential wore a yellow lanyard.

The overall impression of the Teacher Recruitment Fair was

that it was well organized. The students in the credential

program and alumni from Fresno State enjoyed the opportunity to

interview with many districts in one location.

California Online Mathematics Education Times

(COMET)

Are you interested in the latest state and national STEM

education news, information, and professional opportunities? If

so, join the nearly 10,000 readers of COMET! Encourage your

students and interested colleagues to sign up on the COMET

website (www.comet.cmpso.org/), which also contains a

searchable archive of all 425 issues. COMET is supported by a

grant from the California Mathematics Project to Dr. Carol Fry

Bohlin, who has produced COMET for the past 15 years.

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Staff Retreat Photos - Disneyland The Kremen staff enjoyed a day at Disneyland on Friday, January 30, 2015.

We are all excited to get on some rides Socializing with Goofy

Disneyland spirit Group picture

Staff Retreat Photos - Zoo Trip The Kremen staff enjoyed a day at the Zoo on Friday, March 20, 2015.

The Kremen Staff enjoyed feeding the giraffes

Ivy’s surprise baby shower at the zoo

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Central California STEM Collaborative

President Joseph Castro and Lyles College of

Engineering Dean Ram Nunna braved a bed of 2000 nails at

the Central California STEM Collaborative (CCSC)

Symposium, which was held at Fresno State’s Center for

Irrigation Technology on March 5, 2015. Assisted by Liberal

Studies students enrolled in Don Williams’ “Physics Pedagogy

and Outreach” course, Vice Provost Dennis Nef and Dean

Nunna also showed how “well-balanced” they were on the

seesaw. All three administrators gave addresses at the

Symposium, as did Dr. Yongsheng Gao (broadcasting from

CERN in Switzerland), Dr. Steve Price, and Dr. Carol Fry

Bohlin, who coordinated the event.

Dr. Bohlin is a co-founder of the CCSC and serves on its

Steering Committee. She and Alyssia Aguilar created

and maintain the CCSC webpages, which also contain a

calendar of regional STEM education events for teachers,

preservice teachers, and K-12 students.

The CCSC is an emerging affiliate of the California STEM

Learning Network and supports PK-18 STEM education in

Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Tulare counties.

Quarterly meetings provide information about regional STEM

education activities and informative STEM-related

presentations, as well as facilitate collaborations

and partnerships among education, business/industry,

and nonprofit sectors. Visit www.tinyurl.com

centralcaliforniastem to learn more about the CCSC and past

meetings.

Visit www.tinyurl.com/ccsc-030514 for information about

the March 5 Symposium, as well as for links to over a dozen

STEM-related summer professional learning opportunities for

preservice and classroom teachers. If you have additional

STEM events to share, or if you’d like to be on the CCSC

edistribution list, please email Carol at [email protected]

Fresno State President Joseph Castro holds LCOE Dean

Ram Nunna’s jacket while he lies on the bed of nails

under the watchful eyes of Liberal Studies students

enrolled in Don Williams’ Physics Pedagogy

and Outreach course.

Doctoral Program

Candidates Participate

in Conferences on

Education

For many, a doctoral

program serves as a catalyst to

transform how educators

envision their work from that of

a consumer of information to a

creator of information. Our

doctoral students at Fresno State

are creating information by

experimenting with new

pedagogies in PK-12 schools,

writing up the research,

and disseminating that

information in conferences

and publications. Recently, a

group of 8 students with the

support of the doctoral program

are building on their class

research and readings to present

at the annual meeting of the

Society of Instructional

Technology and Teacher

Education in Las Vegas in

March, the conference for

Global Learning in Berlin,

Germany, (www.aace.org) the

Outlawed Conference at the

Arne Nixon Center for Research

in Children’s Literature at

Fresno State

(www.outlawed2015.com)

and the Chavez Conference for

Literacy and Educational Policy

at Fresno State

(www.chavezconference.us).

In a class on literacy

and technology, conference

presentation topics included the

use of Twitter to engage high

school students in critical

perspectives on early 19th

century American romanticists

such as Henry David Thoreau

and Walt Whitman. Other

papers addressed teacher

readiness to teach using

pedagogy appropriate for 1:1

technology classrooms.

Another explored the support of

Latino students through the use

of storytelling and critical race

theory. This transformation

from consumer to creator of

knowledge, the culture of

scholars that is developed,

and the mental habits are

formed are likely to last well

beyond their time of graduation.

Patiane Shimizu is not only one of

the supervisors for the multiple subject

students completing student teaching

hours, but also a business owner of a

place called The Cottage Baker.

Shimizu spends part of her time

baking cookies so that she can fund

charities through her business. One of

the many charities that she has helped includes children’s

hospital.

The link below provides an article from the Cottage Roundup.

www.theclovisroundup.com/cottage-baker-whips-up-cookies-for

-a-cause/

Fresno State Supervisor for Student

Teachers Bakes Cookies for a Cause

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Inequities Conference

The Kremen School of Education

and Human Development Inequities in

Teacher Education, Higher Education,

and Mental Health Conference was on

February 28, 2015. It was a huge success.

There was over 120 in attendance and the

feedback was outstanding. The day was

filled with outstanding presentations

and entertainment from Najmah 53, a

spoken word/hip hop artist from Brooklyn

NY. The day began with the keynote

address, Dr. Malik Aqueel Raheem

Presentation: Perceptions of Black

Faculty, Staff, and Counseling Students on

Racial Microaggressions at a Hispanic

Serving Institution. This research was

funded by the Dandoy grant. During the

presentation, he discussed how the system

of inequity is embedded in history, culture,

and identity.

The presentations included out of town

guest: Nicole Najmah Abraham, Donna

Auston, Namira Islam, Marc Manley,

Margari Aziz, Kameelah Rashad, Qasim

Rashad, and Orie Medicinebull. The

conference also showcased Kremen

Faculty and students presenting: Dr Alicia

Brown, Dr. Sarah Lam, Dr. Christian

Wandeler, Dr. Laura Pierce, Jessica Bloom

and the GSA, Brandi Collins, Harvey

Peters, Analicia Rangel, and Marissa

Webber. There was also a student poster

competition. While all the students did an

outstanding job, we had three who

performed above and were awarded the

prize: Melissa Vang, Stephanie

Ingvaldson, and Eric Rosen. We look

forward to next year.

The California Reading

and Literature Project

and Arne Nixon Center

Spring 2015 Selections

Good books good friends is a

book discussion group for teachers

and librarians dedicated to

deepening his/her knowledge of

quality literature to enrich the

lives of students and address the

need to understand complex text

“50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom” Best Seller

Dr. Miller and Alice Keeler wrote a book titled "50 Things You Can Do

With Google Classroom." It came up for sale on Amazon on Friday, May 8,

2015. It is a #1 best seller in the computers and technology education

category. It is hugely popular, it sold out on Monday, May 11, 2015. More

copies are being shipped to Amazon and will be available soon.

Click on the link to get information on the cost of the book and where to

purchase it. www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%

3Daps&fieldkeywords=50+things+you+can+do+with+google+classroom+

The Power of Questioning: Guiding Student Investigations

By: Julie V. McGough and Lisa M. Nyberg

Click on the link to get information about the book. "Why Does Skill in Questioning

Engage Students in Purposeful Standards-Based Learning?" (www.static.nsta.org/files/

PB358Xweb.pdf)

Collective Unravelings of the Hegemonic Web

Libbi Miller is one of the five editors of the publication Collective

Unravelings of the Hegemonic Web.

Click on the link to get information about the book. www.infoagepub.com/

products/Collective-Unravelings-of-the-Hegemonic-Web

Dr. Raheem presenting at the

Inequities Conference

Alice Keeler Dr. Libbi Miller

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Faculty Research, Publications, News, and Presentations Research Studies and Publications

Dr. Steven Koobatian was notified by the Editor of the

International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals that his

journal article entitled, "What Do Lawyers Look for in a

Vocational Expert Witness? A Comprehensive Examination of the

Literature" has been accepted and will be published this spring in

the international journal-Rehabilitation Professional. (This

journal is peer reviewed, indexed, and has 60% rejection rate.) In

addition, out of the five articles being published, they are making

his article the "featured article" and they have asked him to

submit questions/answers for continuing education units! The

study focuses on forensic vocational rehabilitation in civil

litigation cases and lawyer perceptions of rehabilitation counselors

serving as expert witnesses.

Dr. Koobatian will have grad student Kyle Campbell in the

literature review and writing process and he will also be the

second author--pretty cool--our Kremen student will be published

in an international journal!

Dr. Malik Raheem is currently focusing on two research

projects, Influence of Trauma and Internalized Stereotypical

Images have on Interpersonal Relationships of African American,

and An Exploratory Study of the Influences of Transactional

Analysis Theory and Critical Muslim Theory on African

American Muslim Mate Selection.

On March 7, 2015 Dr. Barb O’Neill co-presented Supporting

Children’s Play in an Inclusive Reggio-Inspired Early Education

Center at The Association for the Study of Play Conference in San

Antonio, TX with three teachers from the Huggins Center, Jennifer

Andrade, Sharon Arias, and Chamroeun Yann. The session

showcased the teachers development of improv-based play

supports tailored to meet the needs of the preschool children in

their classrooms. Dr. O’Neill also has several recently published

articles on this topic:

O’Neill, B. (2014). Playing and improvising with challenging

behavior: Creating new performances in early childhood special

education. Advances in Early Education & Day Care, 18, 87-112.

O’Neill, B. (2014). Using improvisational play to support social

skills. Teaching Y oung Children, 7(3), 8-10.

O’Neill, B. (2013). Improvisational play interventions: Fostering

social-emotional development in inclusive classrooms. Y oung

Children, 68(3), 62–69.

Faculty News Dr. Susana Hernández from the Department of

Educational Leadership was selected as a Faculty Affiliate

of the Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the

University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

www2.gse.upenn.edu/cmsi/content/center-affiliates

Dr. Ignacio Hernández from the Department of

Educational Leadership was selected as a Faculty Affiliate of

the Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University

of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

www2.gse.upenn.edu/cmsi/content/center-affiliates

He was also selected as a participant for the 2015-2016

Assessment Leadership Academy hosted by the WASC-Senior

College and University Commission and appointed to the

Board of Directors of the NASPA Community College

Division. In this role he will serve as Faculty in Residence

www.naspa.org/constituent-groups/institutions/community-

colleges-division/roster

Presentations Dr. Walter J. Ullrich presented “Unequal Futures:

Education and Class Inequities,” Symposium at the Annual

Meeting of the American Educational Studies Association,

Toronto, CA. October-November 2014, (Chair, Discussant).

Dr. Malik Raheem presented at the Muslim Mental Health

Conference in Dearborn Michigan on March 27, 2015.

Kremen Events

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newsletter please email

Ana Espinosa

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Kremen School of Education and Human Development

California State University, Fresno

5005 N Maple Ave

Fresno, CA 93740

559.278.0300

*Convocation pictures will be on the next newsletter.

KSEE 24 Educator of the Week Event

Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 5:30-7:30pm

In front of the Kremen School–Fresno State

For more information call 559.278.0205

Kremen School Convocation

Friday, May 15, 2015 at 7:00pm

Save Mart Center–Fresno State

Pre-ceremony Reception at 5:00pm

Smittcamp Alumni House–Fresno State