Friday, December 4, 2009

End of the Year Update



CU SOEA/Kappa Delta Pi Officer Meeting


The SOEA/KDP officers met today, December 4, 2009. Here is a tentative schedule for the spring: ( the Bookmark will have the confirmed dates, times, and places to come soon along with an updated blog)

Spring 2010:

· Community Service at Swinney Elementary School Lawton, OK: six small morals on the gym walls: February 18-20, February 22 will be in the school’s morning assembly to present the gym to the school. PEAL and the Pre-Education from the Vo-Tech here in Lawton, have volunteered their time to help with the project. The school will have two ladders for us to use, 3 over head projectors, and have the walls wash down before hand. TBA

· Meetings to look forward to:

o Classroom Management with Bonnie from OEA in January 14-CETES Conference Room-12:30-1:45pm

o David Williams from OEA-Legal Issues-March 10-CETES Conference Room-12:30-1:45pm

o First Year Teacher Panel in April 29 and Mentee awards-4:30-6pm-Room TBA

o State SOEA Out Reach to Teach: March 5 (Crooked Oak Public Schools PreK building)

o State SOEA Spring Convention: March 6 (Edmond-UCO: 7:30-8:29am sign in, 8:30-3:30pm convention)

  • The hotel that will probably be used will be: Comfort Suites 200 Meline Drive , Edmond, OK, US, 73034
  • Free book for everyone
  • Great door prizes
  • Great Sessions:
  • Principal Panel
  • Advocacy
  • Ruby Payne
  • Social Networking
  • Parent Teacher communication
  • Classroom management
Please check back, more information to come in January ASAP! Please check for a bookmark in January! Any questions please contact Mrs. Rogers (SOEA/KDP) at lorindar@cameron.edu or CUSOEA at our email: soea_cameron@hotmail.com or you can post your questions on our myspace, facebook page, or this blog!

You can also contact Dr. Vanderslice (KDP) with any questions at rvanderslice@cameron.edu

***OGET/OSAT/OPTE Study PREP: Room TBA-4to 6pm, Jan 19, 2010**

**Book and Bake Sale to come**

**Attention: January 9, 2010 at 8:30-3:30pm Cleveland Elementary has invited you to attend their professional development training. Learning with movement with Jean Blaydes. Will be in their gym. Will break for lunch. Wear shoes that you can be active in! If you have any questions contact us or Mrs. Dara Gee. Plus its Free! If you plan on going, email Mrs. Gee or contact us so Mrs. Gee can have a count for snacks!**

Thank you and have a great break and a Merry Christmas!


Thursday, November 12, 2009

Student Teacher Panel and Phonics Update!








The meeting today went well. Thank you to all who came and helped with it! Thank you to the student teachers and Dr. Robinson! We had 19 people in attendance and a new member join! If you were unable to go to the meeting or if you know anyone who has any questions about the Phonics test just email Mrs. Rogers, Dr. Robinson, or they can watch the video of Dr. Robinson (sorry for the quality). This video can help clear up any rumors that you may hear.


Here is the link to the video:


***After this video was taped Dr. Robinson came back, she had received an email saying that vocabulary needed to be added to the test. The ones who have taken and passed the test this fall are fine! The ones who have not taken the test or need to retake the test the only thing that is different now will be that there are a few added questions over vocabulary. Remember if you have already passed the test with 80%, you do not have to take it again. If you have any other questions or need something cleared up please feel free to email Mrs. Rogers at lorindar@cameron.edu and she will help you from there put you in contact with Dr. Robinson! Plus you are free to take the workshop even if you have already taken the test or don't need the test.***


You may also post questions on here, myspace, facebook, or email us at soea_cameron@hotmail.com


Kappa Delta Pi will be joining in, so it the spring our events will be SOEA/KDP!

Will have more information on meetings and community service after December 4th!


Thanks and have a great weekend







Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Fall coming to an End






Top two pictures: what is going on around campus
Third picture: Bulletin
Fourth Picture: OEA Convention in Tulsa
Last picture: Halloween Carnival


Halloween Carnival table with CEC went great. We had lots of kids come by!

DATE CHANGE: Due to conflicts Student Teacher Panel moved to November 12, same place and time (4-5pm, NB1068)
Plus Dr. Robinson will be there to clear up any rumors about how the new Education laws affect you (either before the panel or after the panel) Hope to see you there.

In the middle of talking with a school principal about a community service.

Officers will be planning the Spring and the date for the community service on December 4. Bookmark to come!

Have a great last couple months of your Fall Semester! Good Luck on finals!

If you have anything that you would like to donate to SOEA that can be used for the bulletin board you can give it to Mrs. Rogers. Thank you.

Check out the following site to receive more information on SQ744:
www.hope4ourkids.org

OEA and Hope 4 Our Kids both on Twitter and Facebook




Monday, October 26, 2009

DATES and Events

The meeting on the 22nd of October went well. We had 9 people attend. Great refreshments, door prizes, and lots of interesting and helpful information from Mr. Bob Travis.

Halloween Carnival: October 29, 2009, Fitness Center, 6:30-8:30pm, sharinig a table with CEC. Hope to see you there!

DATE CHANGE: Due to conflicts Student Teacher Panel moved to November 12, same place and time (4-5pm, NB1068) Plus Dr. Vanderslice or Dr. Robinson will be there to clear up any rumors about how the new Education laws affect you (either before the panel or after the panel)Hope to see you there.

Officers will be planning the Spring on December 4. Bookmark to come!

Have a great last couple months of your Fall Semester! Good Luck on finals!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Recap of the Fall Conference

A Note from Jennifer:
SOEA held its annual Fall Conference at UCO on Saturday October 3. We had 110 participants.
Great professional development opportunities were offered in six breakout sessions including: True Colors, NEA Member Benefits, Grants & Other Opportunities for Educators, Inclusive Practices: Supporting ALL Students in Their Learning, The Five Components of Reading, and Classroom Management. Lunch was provided by the Oklahoma Educators Credit Union. Dr. James Machell, the Dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies at UCO, welcomed all the SOEA members to UCO’s campus. Students work on building local membership and capacity by collaborating with other locals. Senator Kenneth Corn conducted the closing session which focused on getting involved in politics and education at a young age. The conference was a huge success! Thanks for coming out and supporting SOEA! Feedback from the building local membership and capacity session will be sent out electronically next week

Thanks again!
Jennifer

Jennifer Smith
OEA Administrative Assistant Center for Teaching and Learning/Communications
fax: 405-524-0350
telephone: 405-523-4316 or 800-522-8091
Great Public Schools Are A Basic Right For Every Child

Some picture from the conference:



Thursday, October 1, 2009

Make a Difference




Hi All!

Looking for another great volunteer opportunity? Make a Difference Day is October 24, and Cameron has committed to help Lawton Parks and Recreation set up for Holiday in the Park at Elmer Thomas Park!

The event will be from 9am-2pm on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Elmer Thomas Park. We will be helping to light the trails, as well as setting up a few of the displays. Everyone is invited, including family and friends, and lunch will be provided.

Please sign up to volunteer by October 14! Reply to this email to sign up, or contact Jennifer Luckenbill: ext. 7974, Jluckenb@cameron.edu, NS 415.

Come enjoy this great event and get in the spirit of the holiday season!

I should add if you are signing up, please give me a name, a phone number, and an email address. If you are signing up more than one person (such as a family or organization), please give a name for each person attending and a contact person. Also, if you are bringing children, please let me know how old they are so we have an idea of where to place them.

Thanks!
Jennifer Luckenbill
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Volunteerism and Service-Learning
NS 415
Ext. 7974
Jluckenb@cameron.edu





Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Larry Bell

2009 OEA Convention
October 15
Tulsa Convention Center

Presenter

Larry Bell
Educational Consultant, Motivational
Speaker & Author

Larry BellLarry Bell is a 25 year veteran in education.

Fifteen of those years were spent as a classroom teacher where he was nominated for the National Agnes Mayer Outstanding Teacher Award.

Larry Bell has been the keynote speaker at many conferences across the country such as the National ASCD Conference, the National Association of Multicultural Education Conference, numerous state NEA affiliates and hundreds of local and regional conferences.

Larry, who taught at Gar-field High School, a school with over 3,000 students speaking 36 different languages, was recognized for his innovative classroom strategies that allowed his so called “Tough Kids” as well as his “Gifted and Talented” to excel!

For seven years, Larry Bell served as the Supervisor of Multicultural Education for Prince William County which meant providing hands-on workshops for teachers and students in 67 schools with 3000+ teachers and 50,000 students.

Larry’s efforts in this position were recognized when he was given a $550,000 grant by the federal government to pilot his ideas in 1996, and again when he was selected as the Mary Hatwood Futrell Award winner by the Virginia Education Association in 1998. He was also invited, and traveled, to South Africa to share ideas in 1996.

Larry, a Citadel graduate, is now a full time consultant who owns his own company.

http://www.larry-bell.com/



For more information:
http://www.okea.org/convention/index.html



For additional information on booth rental at the 2009 OEA Convention please contact Maureen Peters at 800.522.8091 or at mpeters@okea.org.



Admission free with your OEA membership.
Non-members - $25

Friday, September 25, 2009

Fall Conference Update

SOEA Fall Conference Update Just wanted to send an update and remind you that the fall conference is coming up this Saturday and there is still time to register! There will be some GREAT breakout sessions and AWESOME door prizes as always!! SOEA State Fall Conference: Oct3, 8:30-3:30 at UCO in Edmond. Sign up with Mrs. Rogers, NB1046. Car pooling available. It is free to SOEA members. There will be door prizes, free lunch, and great workshops: True Colors, grant writing, member benefits, special education, and classroom management. I hope everyone can make it! If you have any questions you can e-mail the State SOEA officers at studentoea@gmail.com The options to register are: You can sign up with Mrs. Rogers by Tuesday (Sept 29) or Wednesday to Friday go by Mrs. Mott's office NB1012. Fill out the form there and she will fax it in for you (please sign up no later than 3pm on Friday Oct 2) You must be a member of SOEA to attend the conference free. If you are not a member you can go by Mrs. Roger's office to join, go to www.okea.org to join, or you can join at the conference. The Dues are $35: 25 state and 10 local.

You can find more information and the registration sheet here: http://www.okea.org/student/conference.html

PLUS check out this:

check it out RSU-CU SOEA on the web: http://www.okea.org/student/rsu.html


OEA: Cameron/RSU Chapter of SOEA
Source: www.okea.org
The Cameron/RSU chapter of SOEA was formed in the Fall of 2007. Since that time, the chapter has grown in numbers and has participated in campus service projects as well as providing professional related programs to SOEA members.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Update


Well our Book and Bake sale went great! Thanks to all of your who came by, donated, and helped out with it.

The next event will be the SOEA State Fall Conference: Oct3, 8:30-3:30 at UCO in Edmond. Sign up with Mrs. Rogers. Car pooling will be formed. It is free to SOEA members. There will be door prizes, free lunch, and great workshops: true colors, grant writing, member benefits, special education, and classroom management. I hope to see you there!

Up coming events:
Past, Present, and Future-Bob Travis-NB1068 at 4pm-Oct 22 (refreshments and door prizes)

CEC invites you to their meeting on Oct 28 at 4:30, there will be a guest speaker from ACI-place TBA (maybe CETES)-watch for flyers. for more information on ACI: http://www.autism-concepts.com/index.html


Student Teacher Panel: Nov 10 at 4 NB 1068 (refreshments and door prizes)

Community service and spring bookmark to come, keep an eye and ear out for these up coming events and information.

Remember the Early Bird Special (35 dues and 5 shirt or just 35 for no shirt) l is coming to an end on Sept 30. Oct 1, the dues will be 35 and shirt 10. If you just want a shirt it is 10. Old shirt from past years $5.

The shirts have arrived. Pass the word on!

Don't forget your membership card and calendar when you join.

Thanks to all who have attended our meeting and joined!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Plans 2009-2010

I hope this finds you having a great fall semester so far.

A word
from your CUSOEA President and state OEA Delegate: As a state officer I met with the others Saturday to finish up plans for the fall conference. I hope you are able to go, it will be a good one. We have and are still working hard on the meeting. It is October 3 at 8 to 3:30 at UCO! There will be break out sessions over true colors, classroom management, special education, grants, and member benefits! Sign up with Mrs. Rogers if you want to go and if you want to car pool! It is paid for if you are a member! Lots of door prizes, information,people to meet, and lunch provided!

Early Bird Special
The Early Bird Special is going on now. You can join for $40: (dues) $35 and get a shirt for $5 (now until Sept 30). Starting Oct 1, 2009 the price will be $45 (dues 35 and shirt $10). Stop by Mrs. Rogers office to join or go to www.okea.org/student and join, then print out a form to show Mrs. Rogers you joined so you can get your shirt for $5.

Dates to mark:
  • OGET/OSAT/OPTE Prep: Sept 8, 09 4-6pm in NB1068
  • September SOEA Meeting
    CU campus, CETES Conference
    Wednesday, September 9 at 2:00pm
  • SOEA Book and Bake Sale
    CU Campus, NB North Lobby
    Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday Sept 16 at 9am-1pm
  • Fall Conference: 8-3:30 at UCO Oct 3, 2009
  • SOEA Speaker: Bob Travis
    Nance Boyer 1068
    Thursday, October 22 at 3:30pm
  • Student Teacher Panel: NB1068 Nov 10 @ 4pm
  • Spring Conference: March 5-6, 2010 TBA
First Year Teachers:

SOEA members who are now teaching and going to join OEA make sure to go to okea.org go to student box and get the rebate application!

Emails and sites to keep:

soea_cameron@hotmail.com
studentoea@gmail.com (state)
www.studentoea.tumblr.com (state)
CUSOEA is on facebook and myspace!
www.okea.org/student
www.nea.org

If you see Mrs. Rogers or an officer tell them THANK-YOU for all their hard work they had done so far for the fall semester. (post from May shows the officers if you have not heard who they are yet)

Tips for the Year

Tips for the Year:
From the neatoday go! magazine Fall 2009: August/September issue
First Day To-Do’s:
1. Suit up
a. Don’t dress to look like them or one of their friends.
b. Kids notice dress
2. Smile
a. Greet them
b. Shake their hands, smile, show some enthusiasm
3. Set the Rules
a. Veteran teachers agree that four or five basic rules work
b. Let the kids decide and have ownership
c. Once rules have been created go over each and talk about what that might include or look like
4. Make a friend
5. Write it all down
6. Start a feel-good file (Why I am a Teacher folder)
7. Have questions or need more advise visit: www.nea.org/help
What’s in my Bag?

1. NEA /OEA membership card
2. A notepad that makes carbonless copies when you can’t get to the copier machine.
3. A grading scale
4. Colored pens
5. A digital camera (if have permission to use)
6. Flash drive
7. A flashlight
8. magnets
9. stain-remover sticks
10. a tool belt: stapler, big marker, needle nose pliers, pencil, string/thread, stapler remover, tape, scissors
11. www.nea.org/mybag
Websites
www.kmart.com/teachers
www.moneyskills.org
www.practicalmoneyskills.c
om
www.nea.org/homevisits
www.google.com
www.schooltube.com
http://twitterforteachers.wetpaint.com
http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com
http://schools-wikipedia.org
www.nea.org/groups
www.near.org/freetech
www.neafoundations.org
www.target.com/fieldtrips

Monday, May 11, 2009

Our Centennial Year is complete! CU SOEA finished the Centennial Celebration with our final meeting of the year on May 6th, 2009. We said good bye to our old officers (**sniff**sniff**), welcomed in a new group (Howdy Ya'll), and recognized the great efforts of our Spring 09 student teachers (You Rock!).

The new officers for the 09-10 academic year are:

Melissa, President
Brittany, Vice-President
Renee, Co Vice-President
Sandy, Treasurer
Vickie, Co-Treasurer
Angie, Secretary

Welcome Aboard! Thank you in advance for you hard work!



We are gearing up for another upcoming year of fun, community projects, and valuable experiences.

We want all you Cameron Education majors to join in with us!





Stay tuned for our upcoming dates for the Fall semester....
We're coming to FaceBook soon too......stay tuned for more detail!