Using Our Imaginations!

Suzanne & Lynn!

Do you know this poem?

The gleam of an heroic act
Such strange illumination
The Possible's slow fuse is lit
By the Imagination. - Emily Dickinson

Thanks to both of you for using your imagination and developing our growing list of resources for out purposes here ... And as John Christensen offers the majority of CCV's education courses online... I've asked him to join us as we develop a comprehensive list. Suzanne, would you be willing to send John the details for signing into our CCV-Collaboration blog?

The course on Teaching in a Global Community will replace our course: Multiculturalism in Education, but will retain much of the same flavor and essential learning objectives (in 2010) and will count in the student degree plan as also meeting their "global" perspective... an important general education piece. CCV's Intercultural Communication course you mention is separate from the new education course (and is also a good one!). I think both of you have a wealth of experience to bring in the "global" view and resources to the new Global course. Many of the materials used in the Multiculturalism course will be helpful in this context. Including the Teaching for Tolerance materials is a good idea- I have used them too! What other materials would be helpful to include for faculty to choose from?

As to NCLB ... yes Suzanne ... a thorny issue at best because it is a moving target!... Students who I've had in Foundations of Education always are nervous and anxious about what is expected or should I say... what will be expected- so any current resources might be helpful here?... The new Assessment course is designed to familiarize students with assessment from a wide perspective... and also from the more narrow point of view that each student in the CCV Education program must take and pass the Praxis I examination. I'll be interested to hear what you come up with in terms of resources?