M.Ed. Partnerships Cohort 3 Governance Team Meeting - May 6, 1999 > Present: Barb Olson, Sue Janson, Karen Keenan, Tom Boman, Jean Sramek, > Karin Jacobson, and Mary Jean Menzel. > > The following topics were discusses: > Reminder to all who wish to use the UMD computer labs this summer: you need to purchase an unlimited UMD computing pass for approx. $36.00 (good all summer; Unlimited UMD computing pass will be $38.50 next Fall Semester. UCD will continue to pay the minimum computer access fee for us which is going up from $2.50 per credit to $23.10/FS. Email Tom and Karen (tboman or kkeenan1) and make an appointment for 5/26 to discuss your research project and submit your formal research project proposal. If you need to see one of the instructors for scheduling summer meetings, please post your request via email at least two weeks in advance. Mont. 111 will be open for any teams who wish to meet. > > Mary Jean and Terry Anderson are working with the M.Ed. Director to > approve the Program Plans. They met last Friday with Dr. Lundstrom. > On Tuesday, 5/11/99, the Program Plan goes forward to CEHSP's > Academic Affairs Committee. Hopefully, it will be approved and > ready for distribution to the Cohort on Wednesday. (update: The Program Plan is being reformatted in the Dean's office...as soon as they are available, we will distribute them to you. > > Note the following deadline changes: > > a. Annotated Bibliography for Kate and Karin (submitted as a > team) due June 15th via e-mail both and copy mmenzel. > > b. Reflection paper (5 pages pulling together all we learned > including Toxic Child, any presentations, Great Books, our personal > projects, Utne and other journal > articles, etc.) due May 28th. > > c. A and B Contract projects due June 18th. > > d. Final Revised Portfolio (only include a collection of your > BEST works from the year's assignments) due June 18th. > > e. Writing Skills & APA Style Class Session > Kate and Karin are planning to have a session 2nd Saturday in > June, 6/12/99, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. E-mail them if you will > attend. They can help with english skills, APA style notation, > research questions, grammar, etc. If they don't have at least 6 students, the offering will be cancelled. Email your specific writing questions to Kate and Karin. kmaurer@d.umn.edu and kjacobs1@d.umn.edu > P.S. 6/12/99 is Karin's Birthday--we will have cake. > > Kate & Karin will post a great example of an APA Style Bibliography. > f. The FORMAL Research Project Proposal is DUE 5/26/99. Your proposal must be APPROVED before you begin your research this summer.

Someone had asked if there were any examples of "good" Research > Project/Thesis papers available to look at. Tom is going to arrange for a selection of "Very Good" research projects to be on Library Reserve in the UMD Library. All thesis are currectly available at the Circulation Desk for checkout. Just ask! > > Someone also asked about deals on magazine subscriptions since we are students. Yes, all you have to do is check student on the subscription card. STUDENT SUBSCRIPTION. You will receive a student rate. Also, you are eligible for other "STUDENT RATES" around town. Just tell them that you are a UMD student. > > We're still trying to decide which professional journal to select to > replace the Utne Reader. Phi Delta Kappan is at the top of the list. > Feedback? > > CESA 12 in Wisconsin is offering a program called: Facilitating the > Future. > > UMD's Educator's Institute brochure will be available soon--64 > workshops/courses/condensed formats will be offered during July and Aug. > > The M.Ed. Partnerships Cohort 4 is now forming. If a friend would like an application, ask them to call Jean at 726-6797, for questions, call Mary Jean at 726-6938. Cohort 4 will be limited to 33 students. > > Thats all folks!! See you Wednesday night. Respectfully submitted, > > Barb Olson > mjm.5/12/99

Note: UMD basic computer access is included in our cohort flat-rate tuition. Only certain labs are available for our use, but for the remainder of the labs we need to purchase the unlimited pass. Note, use your Ucard/Debit card to pay for your printing. 5 cents per page for black and white. 85 cents per page for color. >

M.Ed. Partnerships Cohort 3 REVISED Agenda/Calendar 5/99

May 12th Agenda 4:30-5:30 Mont 209 with Scott Fitzsimmons presenting INSPIRATION, organizational, planning, webbing software. 5:30-6 Tom reviews the expectations and format of the FORMAL Research Project Proposal due 5/26/99. 6-15 Dinner in Mont 111 6:15-30 Gov. Team reports - highlights these minutes. 6:30-8:30 back to Mont 209 computing lab to write FORMAL Research Project Proposal. Be sure to use proper cover sheet. Copies in Cohort 3 box. Consult with Tom and Karen as needed.

> All teams need to turn in the following by the end of the evening (8:20) > on May 12: Thesis Title, Hypothesis, and team members (hard copy and email mmenzel). Topics may be forwarded to certain individuals > who may have input for our research. > All of the teams who have not yet turned in their research proposal > need to do so ASAP. > ITV to Chisholm has been cancelled for 5/12/99; No more ITV for the > remainder of May. > > > On May 19, Mont 111 Tom will be covering some information on surveys and research design. Deluxe dinner at 6 in Mont 111 catered by Bulldog Pizza (but it's not pizza...) Leanne Rutherford will also be there from 7-8:20 p.m. to conduct the end of year one evaluation. Please email mmenzel if you will not be able to participate in the live evaluation, a written version will be mailed to you. > > There will be NO formal class on May 26. This is a time for groups to organize for the summer and submit Formal Research Project by the end of the evening. If you'd like to consult with Tom and Karen, email them to reserve a time slot.

LAST Gov. Team meeting on June 3, 4 p.m. at Bixby's. Everyone welcome!

-- Anonymous, May 12, 1999