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Summer 2009

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July , 2009 --- Marsha Gladhart

• Congratulations to the 2008-2009 Master in Education Graduates
• Fall 2009 Courses
• Keeping in touch!
• ED 634 On Juneau Campus
• UAS on Parade
• New UAS ED Tech Facebook Page

The following candidates completed their MEd in Educational Technology during the 2008-2009 academic year.

July 2008 Graduates

Carol Eiben
Benjamin Elbow
Gayle Nixon
Kirk Thompson

May 2009 Graduates

Jason Daniels
Jason Potsander
Renee Wood

For more information on enrolling in summer courses, see http://www.uas.alaska.edu/schedule.

ED 628 Technology in Instructional Design (3 cr. hrs)
Instructor: Cheryl Johnson
Web-based

ED 635 Thinking about Technology (3 cr. hrs)
Instructor: Marsha Gladhart
Web-based

ED 670 Planning for Technology (3 cr. hrs)
Instructor: Tony Baylinson
Web-based

ED 626 Classroom Research (3 cr. hrs)
Instructor: Thomas Duke
Audio conference

Let me know if you move, change jobs, get a promotion, have a baby, or have any other life changes that you want to pass on to your classmates and me.

Naomi Piehl has a new daughter, Hannah, who was born in April and who attended ED 634 this summer with her mom. A real charmer!

Ron Synder is currently working as a Secondary Principal at Kyiv International School.  He has put the skills he learned at UAS to good use at his current school by implementing the KISMET (Kyiv International School Mobile Education Technology) initiative.  All classes are being equipped with interactive whiteboards, classes are migrating into the virtual world with an active Moodle experience and the Middle School is beginning a 1:1 laptop program.

In the summer, Ron will begin an EdD program at the University of Bath.  His focus will be on Education Technology and its impact in International Schools.

Sarah Peterson has accepted a new position as edTech teacher with the Anchorage School District.  She will be working with 5-8 schools providing support and teacher training to integrate technology into the curriculum.

Nine ED tech candidates attended ED 634 Classroom Integration of Audio-Video this summer on the Juneau campus.  It was great fun to have them on campus, sharing experiences and getting to know each other. Pictured below in top row from left to right: Instructor Alan Degener, Jon Kludt-Painter, Thad Henry. Middle row: Lindsey Glenn and Robin Gilcrist. Front row: Matthew Stark, Alma Elia, Kevin Lauscher. Kneeling: Naomi and Baby Hannah Piehl. Not pictured: Sarah Petersen.  Thanks to Alan for photoshoping the group into one photo. They were too busy to stay still long enough for a group photo!

Since most of you don't live in Juneau, you don't get to see our presence in the community. One of the fun things UAS does is to march in the Juneau July 4th parade.  We toss out candy, give away pennants, and have a great time. I never miss it, and this year was a really sunny, warm day and an especially long parade--2 hours to watch it all go by!  UAS won the Best Spirit Award and the Best Custom Car Award.  Here is the front line photo. I'm on the right holding the banner. Little blonde in red dress waving her pennant is my granddaughter who also marches with us.

If you are a Facebook user, become a fan of our new UAS ED Tech Facebook page.  Keep in touch, share resources, links, and ideas.

All education programs through the School of Education at University of Alaska Southeast are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, a performance-based teacher accrediting body for schools, colleges, and departments of education recognized by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.