SOE Communiqué. Welcome Back to the Spring 2019 Semester! Writing Workshops 3-4. In This Issue:

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1 January 18, 2019 SOE Communiqué In This Issue: Welcome Back. 1 Important Dates. 2 Welcome Back to the Spring 2019 Semester! Writing Workshops 3-4 What s Happening..5-7 Contributors: Dr. Judy Beck judyb@usca.edu Monica Martin monicam@usca.edu We hope that you had a wonderful winter break! We wish you the best of luck during this exciting new semester. Faculty and staff are here to help you succeed so do not hesitate to reach out to us. SOE Communiqué January

2 IMPORTANT DATES MLK Jr. Day-University Closed: Monday, January 21 st Last Day to Add/Drop: Tuesday, January 22 nd Writing Proficiency Portfolio Due: Wednesday, January 30 th Spring Break: March 11 th -March 15 th Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with a W : Sunday, March 31 st Advisement for Summer & Fall Begins: Monday, March 18 th Priority Registration for Summer & Fall Begins: Monday, March 25 th Deadline for Spring 2020 Internship Application: Advisement Spring 2019 Deadline for Fall 2019 Professional Program Application: Advisement Spring 2019 SOE Communiqué January

3 SPRING 2019 WRITING ROOM WORKSHOPS PRAXIS Core Support Workshop PRAXIS Core Specific Workshop TOPIC DATE TIME LOCATION PRESENTER WPP Workshop Friday 1/18 1:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Collins Reflective Writing for WPP Tuesday 1/22 12:15pm H&SS 119 Madeline Thibault WPP Workshop Tuesday 1/22 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Collins Writing for Professors: An Wednesday 1/23 2:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Bruzina Insider s Guide Transitioning from High Friday 1/25 1:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Saine School to University Writing Writing for History Classes Monday 1/28 1:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Pierce Understanding Sentence Monday 1/28 4:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Hampton Structure Literary Elements Tuesday 1/29 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Collins Grammar Review Wednesday 1/30 2:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Saine Writing Thesis Statements Wednesday 1/30 4:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Bruzina Comma Splices, Fragments, Friday 2/1 1:00pm H&SS 119 Ms. Hawcroft & Fused Sentences Organizing an Essay Monday 2/4 1:00pm H&SS 119 Jamal Lopez Citing Short Stories, Poems, Monday 2/4 3:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Warren and Plays Writing Nursing Papers Tuesday 2/5 1:00pm H&SS119 Dr. Lawrence Formal Writing Tuesday 2/5 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Collins APA Documentation Thursday 2/7 2:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Harmon Library Databases & Friday 2/8 1:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Krein Research Guides MLA Documentation Monday 2/11 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Horne The Annotated Bibliography Tuesday 2/12 1:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Gibbs Zotero Tuesday 2/12 3:00pm Library 218 Professor Harmon Tying Topic Sentences to Wednesday 2/13 2:00pm H&& 119 Dr. Hampton Thesis Statements I Love Outlining! Thursday 2/14 3:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Munsell Endnote Friday 2/15 1:00pm Library 218 Professor Bowdoin Developing Paragraphs Friday 2/15 2:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Bruzina Character Analysis Monday 2/18 3:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Warren Primary & Secondary Tuesday 2/19 2:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Collins Sources Active Reading Wednesday 2/20 3:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Bruzina Incorporating Scholarly Thursday 2/21 2:00pm H&SS 119 Madeline Thibault Sources Active Reading Friday 2/22 1:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Bruzina SOE Communiqué January

4 The Research Process Tuesday 2/26 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Horne Writing for Philosophy Wednesday 2/27 11:00am H&WSS 119 Professor Burrus Courses Metaphors & Figures of Wednesday 2/27 4:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Warren Speech Grammar Review Thursday 2/28 1:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Gibbs Pronoun & Antecedent Friday 3/1 1:00pm H&SS 119 Ms. Hawcroft Agreement Chicago Documentation Wednesday 3/6 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Krein Evaluating Web Sources Tuesday 3/7 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Horne Zotero Tuesday 3/19 3:00pm Library 218 Professor Harmon Writing Lesson Plans Wednesday 3/20 1:00pm H&SS 119 Van Jones Finding and Using Ebooks Wednesday 3/20 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Krein Writing for History Classes Thursday 3/21 12:15pm H&SS 119 Dr. Pierce Proofreading & Editing Monday 3/25 4:00pm H&SS 119 Madeline Thibault Writing for Broadcast Media Monday 3/25 5:00pm H&SS 119 Christine Rhodes Evaluating Scholarly Sources Tuesday 3/26 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Horne Praxis Preparation Monday 4/1 4:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. McMurtrie APA Documentation Wednesday 4/3 2:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Harmon The Long Research Paper Wednesday 4/3 4:00pm H&SS 119 Christine Rhodes Government Documents Thursday 4/4 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Krein Paraphrasing/Avoiding Tuesday 4/9 3:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Horne Plagiarism Using Transitions Effectively Wednesday 4/10 3:00pm H&SS 119 Van Jones Diction Friday 4/12 2:00pm H&SS 119 Tequila Hightower Writing a Resume Monday 4/15 3:00pm H&SS 119 Mr. Feraldi Tips & Tricks for Microsoft Tuesday 4/16 4:00pm H&SS 119 Mrs. Williamson Word Business Writing Wednesday 4/17 4:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Hauer English After ENG 102 Thursday 4/18 2:00pm H&SS 119 Dr. Wise GRE - Graduate School Friday 4/19 1:00pm H&SS 119 Ms. Hawcroft Application Process Transitioning from ENG 101 Monday 4/22 2:00pm H&SS 119 Professor Saine to ENG 102 MLA Documentation Tuesday 4/23 3:00pm H&SS 103 Professor Horne Grammar Review Thursday 4/25 3:00pm H&SS 103 Professor Collins SOE Communiqué January

5 What s happening in the School of Education SCCTM Dr. Gwen Johnson and Ms. Gloria Allen each received the Outstanding Contribution to Mathematics Education Award for This is the highest honor from SCCTM recognizing high impact and longevity of service to our state. Dawn Bryant, SOE Alum, received a $500 SCCTM Classroom Grant for math materials including fraction tiles. SOE Communiqué January

6 SCCTM (cont.) Thirteen education majors participated in the 2018 Annual Conference of the SC Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Columbia, SC on November 15 and 16. Presentations: Sarah Moore and Natalie Hornsby, Secondary Math Education majors co-presented a session for future math teachers. They facilitated a discussion with around 25 college students from around the state. Elementary and Middle Level Education majors presented their research on Interdisciplinary Learning Centers in a poster session. Congratulations to Xiomarra Beverly, Jasmine Edwards, Kayla Marshall, Ayanna Brown, Hannah Dykes, and Ashley Shelton for showcasing their research for teachers across our state. USC Aiken was well-represented with the following students volunteering at the conference as Student Pages: Xiomarra Beverly, Ayanna Brown, Hannah Dykes, Jasmine Edwards, Shannon Karn, Adara Mancine, Kayla Marshall, Morgan Mims, Ashley Pope, Ashley Shelton, and Faith Smith SOE Communiqué January

7 What s happening in the School of Education Opportunity for free professional development on teaching the Holocaust! Please consider attending one or both upcoming professional development sessions for teaching about the Holocaust. The sessions will be offered, free of charge, to teachers, pre-service teachers, and professors by the USC Shoah Foundation in California. Both sessions will be offered at Aiken High School. Registration is limited to the first 25 participants. The registration links are below. The first PD session will be: Teaching the Holocaust on February 23rd from 9am-3pm at Aiken High School. The second PD session will be: Creating Context for Teaching Night on March 22nd from 9am-3pm at Aiken High School. For more information, please contact Mrs. Kayla Hostetler at khostetler@acpsd.net. Meredith McElmurray, early childhood education major, reads to the 2 and 3 year olds at USC Aiken s Children s Center to celebrate the approach of Halloween. SOE Communiqué January

8 471 University Parkway Aiken, South Carolina, USCA School of Education 471 University Parkway, B&E 210 Aiken, SC Connect with us! Please feel free to contact the School of Education at with any questions that you may have. Go Pacers! SOE Communiqué January