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To:
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Program Development,
Planning and Review Steering Committee
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From:
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Standing Committee on Faculty
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Committee
Members:
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- Caryn T. Davis, Dean of
Academic Affairs
- Dr. Nori Panganiban,
Intensive English Language Division, English Chair
- Freddie Ann Bush,
Intensive English Language Division, Business Chair
- Melvin Marcus, Faculty
Member
- Svetlana Shcheglova,
Faculty Student-Services Associate
- Yana
Kiryeva, Faculty Member
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RE:
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Faculty Standards
- Standard 1: Faculty members have education and training
commensurate with their teaching assignments
- Standard 2: Faculty demonstrate an ongoing commitment to
professional development
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Date:
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August 5 , 2013
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FACULTY STANDARDS 1 and 2
Tasks: To demonstrate that:
1.
language teaching faculty members have a specific
knowledge base and skill set in cases where their bachelor’s or master’s degree
is not in ESL/EFL which includes the following:
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Language teaching methodology
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Nature of language/languages (e.g., introduction
to linguistics)
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Structure of English (e.g., syntax, phonology,
morphology, discourse)
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Intercultural competence
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Practicum experience
2.
faculty demonstrates an ongoing commitment to
professional development.
The committee's activities include the creation, implementation
and evaluation of a “package” of training and professional development activities
for all faculty and staff that includes on-site professional development
workshops with a focus on ESL theory and practice. In addition, on-going
opportunities for faculty and staff to participate in NYSTESOL salons,
workshops and conferences, as well as, other events, such as TESOL and IATFL
are offered, with partial reimbursement for fees made available by the
Institute . The Institute provides faculty and staff with NYSTESOL membership.
Process: Dean Davis will reach out to the Director of the Language Studies Department at the New School for Public Engagement in Manhattan and the Director of the MATESOL program at the New School (with whom she has an established relationship). The Institute proposes an ongoing collaboration to provide enhanced in-house ESL foundation training activities for faculty and staff to strengthen longstanding workshops and activities in this area.
Caryn T. Davis, Dean of Academic Affairs, locates and notifies faculty and staff of NYSTESOL and other events that are pertinent to professional development.
Responsible Parties: Initial
outreach and discussions with New
School: Caryn T. Davis, Dean of Academic Affairs and Dante V. Ferraro.
Subsequent follow through: Dr. Nori Panganiban, Chair of the Intensive
English Language Division, Libertad
Grajo, English Chair, Career Program Division
Members of this committee, as
well as other committees, will also notify Dean Davis of potential professional
development opportunities to be made available to faculty and staff.
Timeline: currently on-going
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July 2013
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collaboration
proposed to Steering Committee
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August 2013
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collaboration
outreach approved by Steering Committee
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September 2013
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Dean Davis makes
proposal to New
School contacts
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October 2013
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Dean Davis,
Chairs and New School contacts devise activities
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November 2013
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Faculty and
staff advised of December 2013 Workshop
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December 2013
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First
collaborative professional development activity presented at December Faculty
Meeting and Workshop
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2014
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Collaboration
evaluated, modified and further activities scheduled or replaced as
determined by evaluation
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Documentation: Meeting
minutes and memos for professional development events document progress. In
addition, faculty and staff who attend outside events are scheduled to report
on their experiences, insights and information at Saturday faculty and staff
workshops.
Assessment: Workshop and
professional development participant surveys.
Current and graduate student surveys.
Student course satisfaction survey
Thank you