CEAS Bulletin First 2009 edition

News and Events

CSU East Bay Team Member Wins First Place Award at 23th Annual CSU Research Competition

 
A member of the CSU East Bay team won a First Place Award at the 23st Annual CSU Research Competition held at California State University, Los Angeles on May 1 and 2, 2009.  
 

• Bryan Brandow won first place in the Education category for his research presentation on "Cultural Transmission of Latino Families:  Bridging the Achievement Gap."  Bryan is in the M.A. in Education program.  His faculty sponsor is Dr. Jeannette Bicais.

Over 180 CSU students participated in 18 categories. Each campus was allowed to enter a maximum of 10 presentations.  CSU East Bay entered 8 students in 5 categories. Only 6 campuses won more first place awards, so our team did well, which is an indication of the great job our undergraduate and graduate students do with research and the excellent preparation in research skills they receive from our faculty.  


All of the CSUEB students who participated in the CSU Research Competition did an outstanding job of representing the university.  The other student presenters were
 
·        Khaldeyah Awwad, M.S. Chemistry

·        Eric Bahr, B.S. Physics

·        Adithay Chandregowda, M.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology

·        Anna Desai, M.S. Chemistry

·        Nyles Harris, M.S. Engineering Management

·        Susan Ingram, M.A. Sociology

·        Lori Walker, B.A. Human Development

Accreditation Visit April 19-22, 2009

In order to work as a teacher, counselor, school psychologist, audiologist or school administrator in California, candidates must meet requirements outlined by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). In order to ensure the quality of those programs and to encourage continual program improvement, the CTC works in conjunction with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) to conduct on-site visits. A team of 24 reviewers will be on campus between April 19 and April 22 to observe in classes, talk with current and former students, interview employers, review student work and have discussions with professors.

Spotlight on Faculty

The Department of Educational Leadership co-sponsored the Hawaii International Conference on Education held from January 4th -7th, 2009. Associate Professor Peg Winkelman presented a session titled: “A Case Study of Case Studies Developed by Educational Leadership Students” and had the honor of introducing the keynote speaker, Kathryn H. Au, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership, Michael Fanning also presented a paper at this conference: "Developing a Perspective on the Global Achievement Gap." Dr. Fanning also served as program facilitator for the concurrent, annual meeting of The Association for the Study of the Global Achievement Gap. This association does not have a membership fee and CEAS faculty are welcome to join and to submit articles to its online journal.

Assistant Professor Eric Engdahl in the Department of Teacher Education...is, "...exploring how the concepts of Alternate Reality Gaming can be utilized to increase the efficacy of professional development for teachers."

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Felipe Razo is working with teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward to infuse their Math Standards implementation with a series of interactive multimedia activities. Activities such as "Smart Boards," allow children to play, touch and learn key curricular concepts right in their classrooms, any time.

Oanh Tran, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology specializes in Child Clinical/School Psychology. Her current research interests include: Promoting social and emotional learning through class-wide and school-wide supports by implementing research-based curricula. She is also supporting schools in using the Strong Kids curricula (developed by researchers from University of Oregon) to enhance emotional literacy skills. See Strong Kids website.