National Field Directors Forum Minutes, ATE 2004, Dallas, Texas

   

 

 National Field Directors Forum President Mike Perl of Kansas State University called the annual business meeting to order on Monday, February 16, 2004 at 4:15 P.M. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dallas, Texas.

 

     President Perl welcomed Field Directors and shared information regarding membership.  Proposals for the Summer ATE Conference must be submitted by March 15, 2004.  The format may be accessed through the ATE web page, which is ATE1.org.   Field Directors attending the forum were provided a free copy of the book:  Teaching & Learning in the New Millennium edited by Dr. Barbara Day and published by Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education.

 

     Marlene Bachman, from the University of Montana requested a committee of interested Field Directors be formed to review the proposed “Case Studies with Legal Implications for Field Directors.”  Tammie Brown, Middle Tennessee State University , provided information for nominating student teachers for  “The National Student Teacher of the Year Award for 2003-2004.” 

 

     The Winner for 2002-2003, Marta Galindo was introduced and spoke to Forum members. 

 

     President Perl asked for a committee to volunteer to review and update the NFDF’s By-laws. 

Janice Thompson, University of Southern Mississippi, will serve as chair.  Other committees to be established are:

 

Research Committee-  Teresa Washut Heck, St. Cloud State University & Mike Perl, Kansas State University

 

                Program/Hospitality Committee  Bob Blanchard, Ashland University 

 

                Membership Committee  Morgan Simpson, Auburn University-Montgomery

 

Publications & Newsletter Committee  Ellie Herman, University of Iowa & Nancy Norris-Bauer, William Patterson University

 

                NCATE Committee  Linda Holdman, University of North Dakota

 

 

 

     During the Summer NFDFmeeting 2003 members attending proposed awarding  the Student Teacher of the Year $250.00  This was presented as a motion at the business meeting in Dallas.  Ellie Herman, University of Iowa, amended the motion to increase the award to $300.00.  The motion was seconded by Teresa Washut Heck, St. Cloud State University.  The motion passed.

 

               

      Tammie Brown, Middle Tennessee State University and former president elect will begin serving as President following this conference. The following NFDF officers were elected:

 

                President Elect- (Bob) Robert D. Blanchard

 Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio

               (Program chair for 2005-Feb. Mtg.)

 

                Secretary- Nancy Norris Bauer

                William Paterson University

                Wayne, New Jersey  

 

               

 

Treasurer- F. Morgan Simpson

                Auburn University-Montgomery

                Montgomery, Al.

                (was re-elected)

 

 

 

Following the election of officers there were three presentations by NFDF members. 

The presentations were:

 

The Promise of Rubric Assessments by Dee McCollum, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Improving the Quality of Teacher Candidates by Janice Thompson, Lisa Williams and Donna Garvey, 

                         University of Southern Missippi

A Three University Collaboration to Enhance Cooperating Teacher Development by Kathy Connor, Gayle

                         Huey, Iowa State University and Bev Reiss and Ellie Herman, University of Northern Iowa

 

 

A subsequent meeting of the NFDF was held on Tuesday, February 17th from 4:15-6:15.  At this time an additional presentation was made by Linda Oldenkamp, South Dakota Board of Regents on Selecting High Quality Teacher Candidates.  Discussion followed on many issues of common concern to Forum members such as the consequences of NCLB, evaluation of cooperating teachers and training for field directors.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Nancy Norris-Bauer

Secretary

National Field Directors Forum