As is required of all educational institutions receiving federal funding and to enhance our Social Studies and Multicultural Education (SOM 203) courses, three course sections visited the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA. The SOM 203-01, -02, and -03 sections, along with faculty members Drs. Hinitz, Ammentorp, Conte, Prince, and Burroughs, participated in the annual celebration of “Constitution… Continue Reading
Jillian Manzo (Early Childhood Education/History ’15, Phi Kappa Phi ’15) has won the the New Jersey Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators award: Outstanding Early Childhood Student for 2015. The award was presented to Manzo by Dr. Louise Ammentorp at the Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 Panel on Faculty-Student Research Engagement on Wednesday, March 30th. At the Pelson… Continue Reading
Jennifer Liang, a senior Early Childhood Education and Psychology Major recently presented at the United Nations as part of the CTUAN Conference. Ms. Liang worked with Dr. Madden through the MUSE program during the summer of 2015 to investigate early childhood environmental education. Dr. Hinitz encouraged Jennifer to submit a proposal to present at CTUAN.… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Michaela Curtis, Jaclyn Douglas, and Danielle Andreula! Continue Reading
On November 5th and 6th, education students from Professors Maureen Nosal and Judith Winogron’s Math (MTT 202) and Science (MST 202) Teaching Methods courses (respectively) attended the 2015 NJEA Convention in Atlantic City. Most of these students attended as members of the NJ Student Education Association, which allowed them to take advantage of all… Continue Reading
We’re pleased to announce that three of our students (Rachel DiVanno, ELE/iSTEM; Briana Dioses, ECE Urban/WGS; and Mariah Scott, Special Education/Biology) have won The New Jersey Science Teachers Association’s prestigious Doris White Scholarship Award at the NJ Science Convention (October 14-15, 2015). These students distinguished themselves by composing an original science lesson in accordance… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Chelsea Collins on being named the 2015-2016 New Jersey Teacher of the Year! Chelsea is a graduate of the EECE department’s Elementary MAT program and currently teaches 6th grade English in the Pilesgrove Regional School District. Among her other accomplishments, Chelsea co-authored a feature article on education expert Steve Barkley’s blog and presented best practices at the… Continue Reading
The Department of Elementary & Early Childhood Education is pleased to announce that two of our own faculty, Dr. Brenda Leake and Dr. Karen Prince, have won the TCNJ Civility Award. The Civility Award is meant to recognize those faculty, staff, and students who truly make a difference through their compassion and dedication to the… Continue Reading
October is Bullying Prevention Month in the U.S. Almost everyone has been bullied at some point in their life, often for an actual or perceived characteristic over which they have no control, such as race; color; religion; ancestry; national origin; gender; sexual orientation; gender identity and expression; or a mental, physical, or sensory disability. Read… Continue Reading
On October 16th , Lauren Madden, a faculty member in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department gave a presentation at the New Jersey Science Convention in Princeton, NJ. She shared a favorite lesson using iodine to test apples for the presence of starch–thesame procedure orchards use to determine ripeness. This lesson engages children in authentic scientific… Continue Reading