Tag Archives: Pre-Teacher

Volunteers Needed for Head Start

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Champaign County Head Start/Early Head Start is looking for volunteers to help in their classrooms for up to 10 hours per week or more.  Volunteers must go through the DCFS licensing fingerprinting and background checks and have a current physical.  Training is provided and volunteers are never left alone or asked to supervise children by themselves.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the following person for more information:

Kelly Russell

Child Development Services Manager

Champaign County Head Start/Early Head Start

1776 E. Washington Ave.,, Urbana, IL    61801

Email:  krussell@ccrpc.org

Office:  217-328-3313

Cell: 217-493-8410

College of Media 2nd 8 Week Course

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The College of Media is offering a new class for the second eight week term of the Fall ‘13 semester.

 MDIA 199 Envisioning Information is a unique experimental course, developed with input from advertising and journalism faculty, that seeks to instill in students of all majors the hands-on skills and critical thinking needed to display information more quickly, more powerfully, more memorably and more believably using charts, graphs and other visual techniques. These skills are not only useful academic skills, they are clearly professional skills as well.

Taught by Eric Meyer, author of the book “Designing Infographics” and winner of numerous design awards, the course will explore data visualization processes and techniques suitable for a wide range of media, from newspapers, magazines, websites and broadcasts to newsletters, advertisements, institutional reports and corporate presentations.

Students will explore both theory and practice, visual and statistic literacy, while working in a computer lab with Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint, Adobe Illustrator and Flash and HTML 5/CSS 3 in a slower paced, more generic version of Meyer’s Multimedia Editing and Design course.

The course will meet 3:00- 5:50 Tue and Thur. It will be a 3 credit hour course.

Uni High Coaching Positions

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Assistant Coach Positions

Girls’ Basketball and Jr. High Boys’ Basketball

             Urbana University Laboratory High School

The following assistant coaching positions are open for the 2013-2014 school year at Urbana University Laboratory High School:   Girls’ Basketball(2 positions) and Jr. High Boys’ Basketball.  Qualified candidates must be 19 years old and must have the ASEP coaching certification.  The Jr. High boys’ basketball season will start on Oct. 14 and conclude Feb. 7.  The girls’ basketball season will start on November 4, 2012 and conclude the third week of February in 2014.

If the ASEP certification is needed by a candidate, University Laboratory High School will cover the cost of the certification class.

 

Interested candidates should contact athletic director Sally Walker at swalker6@illinois.edu for more information or to apply.

 

Literacy Volunteers Needed for Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club

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boys&girlsclub

Make a Difference! 

Become a literacy volunteer at the

Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club

201 East Park Street

Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 355-5437

We are starting a new reading program in which each child has been assessed and is matched with a book that is at his or her reading level and on a topic of interest to that child.

We need enthusiastic and committed volunteers who will read one-on-one with those children who are most behind.

Volunteers will receive training on ways to support the students with whom they are working and will have opportunities for regular feedback and support.

Requirements:

  • Willingness to go through a formal background check
  • Availability of at least one hour between 2:30-4:30 on one or more days, Monday – Friday
  • Commitment to coming regularly on the particular day or days they have scheduled

 

For additional information email Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley at ElizGC@aol.com or call the club (217) 355-5437.  You can also check out the club website at www.dmbgc-cu.org and note the forms at the bottom of that page.

Illini Reading Council Meet and Greet

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1st annual Meet and Greet

Tuesday October 1, 2013

The Corkscrew’s

(urbana@thecorkscrew.com)

Buvon Wine Bar

203 North Vine Street

Urbana, Illinois

  • Please join members of The Illini Reading Council for a stress free after school event to network with coworkers and other local teachers and to learn a little bit about what the Illini Reading Council has to offer!

~ Free appetizers  ~ Wine, beer, libations for purchase (21 years and older) non alcoholic beverages also available for purchase

 

Tutoring at Urbana High School

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Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Urbana High School.  We appreciate your willingness to support our students and community.  Please read the information below.  If you have questions or need additional information, contact: Lori Ellinger, loriellinger@usd116.org .

Urbana High School Tutoring FAQs

1. What do I need to do before I begin tutoring?

Before working with students, School District #116 policy requires that all volunteers:

1.) Complete a (free) fingerprint background check,

2.) Attend a volunteer orientation

3.) Fill out a volunteer application

2. How do I get a fingerprint background check?

Free fingerprint background checks are available through the USD #116 office.  Call 384-3600 to schedule an appointment.

3. When is orientation?

There are two orientation sessions scheduled for fall semester. Choose one of the following to attend:

Monday, September 9th, 7pm, Room 426, Mumford Hall, U of I campus

Or

Wednesday, October 2nd, 7pm, Room 426, Mumford Hall, U of I campus

4. How will I get a tutoring assignment?

At the end of each of the orientation meetings, listings of teacher-requested tutor positions will be available.  Students attending orientation will be able to sign up for slots which fit their schedules. (If you are a Math 199 student, see your instructor about arranging your tutoring assignment.)

 5. I tutored last year and have already been fingerprinted and attended orientation.  What should I do if I want to tutor again this year?

Thank you for your help last year and thank you for wanting to come back!

You do not need to repeat your fingerprint check or orientation.  However, you may need to attend an orientation meeting in order to sign up for a tutoring position.  Please email Mrs. Ellinger for more information.

 6. I might not be able to attend either of the orientation meetings.  How do I sign up for tutoring?

Attendance at an orientation session is mandatory for UHS tutors.  If you are unable to attend either session, you can try to schedule a time the following week to have an individual orientation at UHS.  This can be tricky as I have only a few hours per week allotted for managing the UHS tutoring program.  Also remember that many of the tutoring positions will be filled after the second orientation. If this is your first semester tutoring at UHS, it is strongly recommended that you make arrangements to attend one of the two scheduled orientation sessions.

7. What should I do with my application?

Please bring a hard copy of your completed application to your orientation meeting. If you prefer, you may email your completed application to Mrs. Ellinger at lellinger@usd116.org

8. Will I be able choose the time and the subject I tutor?

You will be able to choose from lists of available tutoring positions. These tutoring positions are created by teacher request.  In the past three semesters, there have been many requests for math tutors and multiple subject tutors (study hall, study support, Saturday school), some requests for ESL and foreign language tutors, English tutors and social studies tutors and a few requests for science and assorted other subjects.  Most tutoring requests are for tutor support during the school day with some opportunities immediately after school and some on Saturdays.

9. My U of I instructor is working with a UHS faculty member and they will assign me a time to tutor.  Do I still need to go through fingerprinting and orientation?

Yes. However you will not need to sign up for tutoring slots unless you would like to volunteer additional tutoring hours.

10.Will I like tutoring at UHS?

We certainly hope so!  A survey completed by some of last year’s tutors showed that most tutors had a very good experience at Urbana High School.  Tutors felt they benefited from their experiences with a diverse student body and many cited learning a great deal from working with excellent teachers.

 

Thank you for your interest in supporting our students! I am looking forward to helping you find the tutoring placement that best fits your schedule.

                                    Lori Ellinger, UHS Community Involvement Specialist

                                    lellinger@usd116.org  School phone – 384-3505

Tutoring needs:

  • Tutors in almost all classroom subject during school hours: math, English, Algebra, Geometry, Chemisty, Physics, Biology, Physical Science, Zoology, Anatomy, Government, Psychology, History, etc.
  • Tutors in elective classes: art, mechanics, child development, foods, etc.
  • Tutors for ESL and French, Spanish and German classes
  • Tutors for study hall/study support/ ALS classes
  • Tutors for after school program
  • Tutors for Saturday School
  • Tutors for afterschool athletic study hall
  • Tutors for any band or orchestra instrument
  • Tutors for Minority Enrichment Program
  • Tutors to support Special Education students
  • Volunteers to help with UHS fall musical “ The Wiz” (singing, dancing, scenery, tech, acting)
  • Tutors in any subject area who speak Spanish

 

Interested in Spanish as a Minor?

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Department of Spanish, Italian, & Portuguese

Fall 2013 Information meetings

Avoid waiting in line at the advising office during peak periods!  

If you have been considering a major or minor in Spanish and you would like more information about how and when to declare, the requirements, and how study abroad can be incorporated, you are invited to attend one of these information meetings.  Come meet the undergraduate Spanish advisor, Beth Chasco, as she explains the curriculum and answers student questions. In this way you can avoid the long lines at the advising office during peak periods. *Bring the Intent to Declare a Campus Minor form and a print out of your academic history if you believe you will want to declare a minor at the end of the meeting.

Spanish Minor

Information/*Declaration Meetings

Lucy Ellis Lounge FLB (1st floor behind elevators)

Bring the Intent to Declare a Campus Minor form and a print out of your academic history if you believe you will want to declare a minor at the end of the meeting.

Thursday, September 26, 4:00-5:00 PM

Wednesday, October 23, 5:00-6:00 PM 

Tuesday, November 5, 4:00-5:00

If you are unable to attend any of these meeting, please visit the advising webpage and view the links to Minor Requirements: http://www.sip.uiuc.edu/spanish/undergraduate/advising. Or, you may visit me during my walk-in hours also found at this URL

Carnegie Mellon Professional Masters Program

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Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is offering a one-year interdisciplinary professional Masters in Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science (METALS).

Applicants to apply for consideration for the fall 2014 class by January 31, 2014.

This one-year interdisciplinary masters jointly taught by the Human Computer Interaction Institute and the Psychology Department is designed for individuals with backgrounds in education, psychology, computer science, design, information technology, and business. It trains students to design, develop and evaluate evidenced-based programs for learning in settings that range from schools to homes, workplaces to museums, and online to offline learning environments.

Students will challenge the future of learning by re-examining the goals of education and assessment and making innovative change. Through case studies and confronting real world problems, students will learn to engineer and implement effective educational solutions. Student will employ “in vivo” experiments and educational data mining techniques and be trained in how to develop continuous improvement programs that reliably identify both best practices and opportunities for change.  Students will gain expertise in psychometric and educational data mining methods, interaction design, cognitive and social psychology principles, design, implementation, and evaluation of educational interventions.

Graduates of the program are expected to become leaders in the educational technology revolution. They will be ready to take key positions in corporations, schools, private and public universities.  Graduates will be prepared to become designers, developers, and evaluators of educational technologies as well as learning engineers, curriculum developers, learning technology policy-makers, and even chief learning officers.

The application and more information about this exciting program can be found at http://www.metals.cs.cmu.edu.

UNITE/COE Chicago School/Neighborhood Bus Trip

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UIUC Bus Trip Itinerary 10-11-13

Dear students,

On Friday, October 11, 2013, the College of Education and UNITE (a campus RSO) is proud to sponsor a all-expense paid trip to Chicago for students who are interested in learning more about the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the impact of community agencies and neighborhoods on urban education, and future opportunities for placements/employment in the CPS system.

Attached to this e-mail is a proposed itinerary for the day-long trip.  In addition, I am including a list of likely school sites where we will have morning visits.  Please note that not all school sites will be used when the final trip arrangements are made but opportunities for K-12 visits in various content areas/programs will be assured.

If you are interested in participating in this trip, please consider the following:

1. You must attend a mandatory pre-trip meeting on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at 8:30PM on the 3rd Floor of the Levis Faculty Center.  Permission to go on the trip without attending this meeting must be requested directly from Jay Mann (jaymann@illinois.edu).

2. You must commit to attend the trip on October 11th, barring documented illness by the Emergency Dean.  If you sign up for the trip and do not attend (cancellation or no show after October 2nd), you will be responsible for a $50-$75 cancellation fee to reimburse the College for expenses paid on your behalf.

3. This trip occurs on a Friday during normal class session.  As a result, this voluntary trip is intended only for those students whose schedules permit and/or those who have instructor support to attend.  The Office of Clinical Experiences cannot excuse you from any classes that meet that day.

To register for the trip, please visit the link below:

https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/6277565 [sign in and complete the form online].

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Thank you!

Jay A. Mann

Director, Office of Clinical Experiences

Phone: 217-333-2561     Fax: 217-244-4572

E-mail: jaymann@illinois.edu