INSIDE COEHS Vol 8, No 5 College of Education and Human Services e-news March 2016 DEPARTMENT OF LEADERSHIP, SCHOOL COUNSELING AND SPORT MANAGEMENT Drs. Jennifer Kane, Liz Gregg, Jason Lee and Terence Cavanaugh had a presentation accepted at the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) on Thursday, February 11 th in Tampa, Florida. The presentation was titled "Think Globally, Act Pedagogically" which has also been submitted for publication to the Sport Education Journal. Dr. Megan Possinger, Dr. Matthew Ohlson, Ali Badibanga (doctoral student) presented their K-20 leadership mentoring program research at the Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA) annual conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Dr. Matthew Ohlson also presented with Dr. Chris Pryor from NEFEC about their research examining Florida Standards aligned instructional leadership practices along with our new UNF/NEFEC graduate program recruitment and retention partnership.
P a g e 2 Dr. Terence Cavanaugh also presented at the EERA conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina and his presentation was titled The Phone Call as a New Form of Disruptive Technology in Asynchronous Distance Learning. On behalf of the U.S. Department of State s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the Institute of International Education s Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), Dr. Cavanaugh has been recommended for the Fulbright Specialist Roster. Camp Osprey leadership mentors and mentees focusing on teamwork and public speaking at Tiger Academy. Our UNF mentors also had the chance to meeting with author and leadership speaker, Jonathan Catherman.
P a g e 3 Jennifer Perkins, Associate Director of Alumni Engagement and current Educational Leadership Doctoral Student, was instrumental in helping to bring renowned character and leadership development coach, Jonathan Catherman, to UNF to work with the men s basketball players and coaches. In collaboration with LSCSM faculty member, Dr. Matthew Ohlson, Jonathan helped the team fortify their collective vision and determine the individual strengths that will lead to current/future successes off the court. The theme that emerged from the conversations was the idea of a family- #UNFamily. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, LITERACY, AND TESOL Dr. Christian Winterbottom presented at the British Early Childhood Education Research Association conference in Birmingham, England. He presented his research on service-learning in early childhood, with the title of his presentation being, "A Picture-Perfect Fit: Re-Connecting Praxeological-learning and STEAM in an early childhood classroom."
P a g e 4 DEPARTMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL, DEAF, AND INTERPRETER EDUCATION To continue with the development of the UNF International Professional Development School (IPDS) partnership with the University of Belize and Kuxlin Ha Government Primary School, Drs. Susan Syverud and Deborah Reed provided two workshops for faculty, teachers, and teacher candidates at the University of Belize in Belmopan on February 2, Literacy Achievement for Young Primary Learners and Special Education. COBEC Cafe Workshop On February 3, Drs. Deborah Reed and Susan Syverud provided a CAFÉ (College Administration/Faculty Experience) workshop on Quality Assurance in Education for tertiary institution stakeholders at the University of West Indies in Belize City. The Consortium for Belize Educational Cooperation (COBEC) developed CAFÉ in 2002 with the purpose of faculty development and instructional improvement. On February 5, Drs. Susan Syverud, Deborah Reed, and John Kemppainen gave a progress report on the development of the UNF and Belize IPDS Partnership at the COBEC Winter Conference in Placencia, Belize.
P a g e 5 UNF was well represented at COBEC 2016 Winter Conference in Placencia, Belize. UNF Honorary Doctorate His Excellency Sir Colville Young and UNF Emeritus Professor Dr. Betty Flinchum with Drs. John Kemppainen, Susan Syverud, and Debbie Reed at an evening showcasing the culture of Belize. DEPARTMENT OF FOUNDATIONS AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Dr. Luciana Braga recently published an article with co-authors, Eloise Elliott, Emily Jones, and Sean Bulger. The article is titled Middle School Students Perceptions of Culturally and Geographically Relevant Content in Physical Education published in the International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Sciences. The link to the article can be found here: http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/ijkss/article/view/2015. Drs. Brian Zoellner and Rick Chant presented a paper at the 68 th Annual Southeast Philosophy of Education Society Conference (jointly held with the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society) in Asheville, North Carolina on February 4. In their session, they presented their analysis of data derived from internship professional development plans (PDP), as utilized by secondary education majors. Based on this examination, they shared their recommendations for a revised PDP to better support Dewey s reflective disposition of open-mindedness.