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  • ACSR Fall 2023 Activities and Events

    Check out ACSR Chair Dr. Robin Fuxa's Fall Message for important ACSR activities and events.

  • Scheduling Congressional Visits

    We are excited to welcome you all to Washington in just a few short weeks. As you schedule visits with your Congressional representatives please be sure to update the "2023 Day on the Hill Congressional Meeting Status" tracker which can be found under the Library tab with your other Washington Week materials. All attendees are responsible for scheduling their own visits with their Congressional Representatives in the House while state leads will schedule Senate visits for the state delegation. 

    A few additional reminders:

    If you are a state lead you are responsible for scheduling the Senate visits for your state and communicating the schedule to your state delegation. You can find the list of registrants  from your state under the Library tab on the sheet entitled "WW Attendee List". 

    Doctoral scholars are not responsible for scheduling their own visits but rather should attend visits with their faculty sponsor. If you are a doctoral scholar attending Washington Week without a faculty representative from your institution please contact me directly for assistance with scheduling and preparing for your visits. 

    If you are having any problems scheduling please do not hesitate to contact me directly at kbrennan@aacte.org. I am here for you! Thank you for all you do and your ongoing dedication and commitment to this very important work. 

  • Welcome to Washington Week 2023

    We are excited to welcome you to Washington in a few short weeks.  In this community's library, you will find the materials you will need to plan and prepare for your congressional visits on June 7, AACTE's Day on the Hill.  If you can't find something or need any assistance, please reach out to Kait Brennan (kbrennan@aacte.org). 

  • AACTE Survey: AI Tools in EPPs

    The AACTE Innovation & Technology Committee is interested in learning more about your knowledge and experience with using AI tools for education. As these tools continue to develop, we would like to know more about your familiarity with them and if and how you have been using them. We are conducting a brief survey to better understand your experience with these technologies and to identify potential webinar topics to support your professional development in this area. Your input is crucial in helping us determine the areas of most interest to you. 

    The survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete, and your responses will remain anonymous. Thank you for your participation in this important effort. 

    Here it is: https://forms.gle/NtEm5juoKZRPftj16

  • AACTE Survey: AI Tools in EPPs

    The AACTE Innovation & Technology Committee is interested in learning more about your knowledge and experience with using AI tools for education. As these tools continue to develop, we would like to know more about your familiarity with them and if and how you have been using them. We are conducting a brief survey to better understand your experience with these technologies and to identify potential webinar topics to support your professional development in this area. Your input is crucial in helping us determine the areas of most interest to you. 

    The survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete, and your responses will remain anonymous. Thank you for your participation in this important effort. 

    Here it is: https://forms.gle/NtEm5juoKZRPftj16

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  • Thursday
    12
    October

    Leveraging Technology and Digital Advances to Develop Global Competencies in Teacher Educators and C

    Oct 12, 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM (ET)
    As part of the Global Education Faculty PLC Professional Development Series, join us as we explore different perspectives on how recent world events have led to an even greater need for global citizenship through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology. Panelists also will make the case for learning to learn with technology rather than trying to control its evolution. The session will showcase examples of pedagogy, practice, and actions teachers can employ with students in developing global competencies. Moderator: Lin Wu, Ph.D., Western Oregon University Panelists: Michael Kopish, Ph.D., Ohio University Iveta Silova, Ph.D., Arizona State University Yong Zhao, Ph.D., University of Kansas The Global Education Faculty Professional Development Series is supported by the Longview Foundation. Moderator: Lin Wu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Western Oregon University 吴林 Lin Wu, a first-generation college student and immigrant from China, is an assistant professor of teacher education at Western Oregon University. He taught primarily working-class Mexican-American students in southern Arizona for 7 years and earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Washington-Seattle. His dissertation, informed by his K–12 teaching experiences along the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, won the 2022 AACTE Outstanding Dissertation Award. Wu’s research interests include race and empire, Asian diasporas, and multicultural teacher education. Wu has published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Social Studies and the Young Learner, The Educational Forum, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, and Urban Education. Outside of academia, Wu enjoys traveling with and cooking for his family, and reading bilingual (Mandarin Chinese and English) stories to his daughter. Panelists: Michael Kopish, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Adolescent Young Adult & Middle Childhood Social Studies Patton College of Education Ohio University Michael Kopish is an associate professor of teacher education at Ohio University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in social studies education, global education, and teacher education. He designs courses to prepare teacher candidates and graduate students through frequent, high-quality, and equitable civic and community engagement opportunities to advance the democratic purposes of schooling. In addition, he serves as a faculty fellow for the Center for Campus and Community Engagement. He offers professional development and support to faculty who endeavor to infuse service learning and community engagement opportunities in their courses. Kopish is an author or co-author of several book chapters and peer-reviewed articles based on his research interests, including service learning, global citizenship education, civic engagement, and social studies teacher preparation. Iveta Silova, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean of Global Engagement, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Senior Global Future Scientist, Julie Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory Arizona State University Iveta Silova is professor and associate dean of global engagement at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University (ASU). She is a member of the ASU’s Global Futures Scientists and Scholars Network, which comprises an interdisciplinary group of scientists and scholars working together to solve existing and emerging challenges of planetary health. Silova’s research focuses on building transcultural and transdisciplinary foundations for re-envisioning education futures toward planetary sustainability and ecological justice. Since 2020, Silova has been co-leading a Mastercard Foundation-funded digital education transformation initiative, which supports a network of 10 universities globally to deliver high-quality and inclusive online instruction and provide virtual support to all students. Silova is an associate editor of a peer-reviewed, open access journal Education Policy Analysis Archives and past president of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). Yong Zhao, Ph.D. Foundation Distinguished Professor University of Kansas Professor in Educational Leadership University of Melbourne Zhao is a foundation distinguished professor in the school of education at the University of Kansas. He is also a professorial fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy, Victoria University in Australia. He previously served as the presidential chair and director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has published over 100 articles and 30 books, including Counting What Counts: Reframing Education Outcomes (2016), Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job: Correcting Top 5 Ed Tech Mistakes (2015), Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon: Why China has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World (2014), Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization (2009) and World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students (2012). He is a recipient of the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association and an elected fellow of the International Academy for Education.

  • Thursday
    26
    October

    AACTE Lunch & Learn-Leveraging AI for Rubric Design

    Oct 26, 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM (ET)
    Rubrics are widely used in education to improve the consistency and transparency of grading. Well-designed rubrics communicate expectations, facilitate self-evaluation, and help streamline grading. However, creating a detailed and concise rubric can be time-consuming. This Lunch and Learn session will examine how to utilize AI to efficiently develop robust rubrics. We will also explore an AI-powered rubric builder. By the end of the session, participants will be able to • Describe how AI can be used to generate rubrics. • Recognize the potential benefits and challenges of using AI for rubric development. • Design a rubric using AI. Speaker: Laurie Bobley, Ed.D. Chair/Associate Professor Alternative Programs and University Partnerships Graduate School of Education Touro University Laurie Bobley serves as chair of alternative Certification Programs and University Partnerships in the Graduate School of Education at Touro University, New York. Prior to transitioning into higher education, she was a middle and high school science teacher. Her career at Touro began as a faculty member, but her proficiency with instructional technology led to her appointment to the position of director of GSE (Graduate School of Education) Online Education. She is passionate about ensuring that all teachers have the skills, competencies, and knowledge they need to impact student learning. Her research interests include teacher education, distance education, faculty development, and leadership. Bobley is also a member of the AACTE Committee on Innovation and Technology.

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