Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal

The Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal is offering the MSUNER Teacher Incentive Grant for the 2007-2008 school year. The purpose of this grant is to encourage teachers to enhance student learning. To accomplish this, a teacher can experiment with new teaching strategies, improve skills, develop a class project, etc. This grant is for a teacher who would like to work on a specific short-term project.

Projects will be funded in the range of $100 – $200, depending on the project. Funding will only be used for resources. The grant will give you a chance to try out a new initiative. If you think about it, you try out new ideas every year. Why not take this opportunity to receive some funding for your idea.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) outlines the requirements for Network funding. If you have any questions after reading this, please call Cheryl Hopper at 973-655-7641.

Proposals will be submitted electronically. There will be two submission dates for the 2007 – 2008 school year:
Early submission: proposals will be accepted through June 23, 2007, with notification of awards made by July 17, 2007.
Regular submission: proposals will be accepted through September 21, 2007, with notification of awards made by October 2, 2007.

We are offering two submission dates to accommodate everyone. If you already have an idea and want to work on it over the summer, the early submission date should be considered. If you think of an idea over the summer, you can apply in September.

A committee will review all proposals. Selection will be based on how strongly the project affects student learning and achievement. Grants will be distributed throughout the Network.

Proposal requirements:
Active Clinical Faculty status is required.
A brief written report will be due at the completion of the project, but no later than June 1, 2008. The report will include a log of expenditures and receipts.

Apply online at
http://cehs5.montclair.edu/html/php/njner-tig/njner-tig.htm

The Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal promotes the simultaneous renewal of schools and the education of educators through a collaboration between and among Montclair State University and member school districts as equal partners. The Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal seeks to balance self-interest and selflessness in the provision of teacher preparation, professional development, curricular development and research. Through an emphasis on critical thinking, the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal strives to provide the best possible education for all students, enabling them to make good judgments and to become contributing citizens in a social and political democracy.

Goal 1: We will move forward in our commitment to teaching for critical thinking as an educational ideal.

Goal 2: We will consider what it means to make a commitment for all teachers to work to enculturate the young as citizens in our political and social democracy and to examine the moral implications of teaching.

Goal 3: We will work to prepare teachers who see themselves as stewards of best practice and who understand the nature of change within the institutions in which they work.

Visit the MSUNER website for more detail:
http://cehs.montclair.edu/academic/cop/njner.shtml

Please join me in congratulating some very deserving award winners:

At the College of Education and Human Services Awards Ceremony, Dean Ada Beth Cutler presented the following awards to our own MSUNER Executive Committee members:

Rosemary Clerico, principal of Spring Garden Elementary School in Nutley, received the Allan Morehead Memorial Award

Jim Aquavia, English supervisor at Montclair High School, received the William A. Cuff Award

Bill Hahn, principal of Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Clifton received, the Ercell I. Watson Award

Bette DaGiau, Director of Counseling and Student Assessment in Teaneck, received the Teacher Education in a Democracy Award

Clinical Faculty member, Peter Renwick, Montclair High School Assistant Principal, received an award for Outstanding Professional Achievement in Administration and Supervision from the Department of Counseling, Human Development, and Educational Leadership

MSU’s Gregg Festa, Director of the ADP Center for Teacher Preparation and Learning Technologies, was named the NJ Association for Educational Technology’s (NJAET) Educational Technologist of the Year. Visit the website www.njaet.org.

Two MSU student teachers received the New Jersey Commissioner’s Distinguished Teacher Candidate Award:

Tara James, Elementary Education, completed her student teaching at Lincoln Elementary School in Englewood

Tania Rodriguez, Spanish Education, completed her student teaching at Hazel Avenue Elementary School in West Orange