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| December 3rd, 2009 Meeting Minutes |
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Just a reminder! The Pizza Ranch fundraiser will be this coming Monday, December 7 from 5-7 pm. Invite all your friends and come eat at the buffet! We receive 10% of the profits. Angel Tree -Crystal has let us borrow a Christmas tree for this event -There have been many donations so far, but some of the items have been stolen -Signs are posted by the tree directing everyone to bring all donations to the office so we do not need to worry about the gifts to the needy “walking off” -tree will be up until December 17 -Thank you to anyone who has donated so far! If you would still like to donate, there is still time!
National Convention -Registration early bird costs are $119 for students if the payment is received by January 15; after January 15, the registration cost is $169, so if you know you want to go to this event, please register early and take advantage of this opportunity! -We will be fund raising to help anyone who is going with their expenses -Tami will explain the Allison’s Pantry fund raiser at our January meeting please attend if you are available! We also have new officers for the Spring 2010 semester! A special congratulations to Martha, who will step in as president, and Abby, who will step in as vice president. Thank you to all members who ran for an office position!!
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| November 19th, 2009 Meeting Minutes |
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CEC Meeting Minutes 11-19-09 December Events---Mark your calendars! We will be putting up the Angel Tree the week after Thanksgiving. · Any gloves, mittens, hats, or health products (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, tooth brush, toilet paper, etc) donations will be appreciated. · All hat, glove, etc donations will be asked to be hung on the tree for decorations and any health products stored underneath the tree. · This is a school-wide event, so anyone is encouraged to donate. · Some professors help us out by asking their students to donate to the tree, so this is usually a very successful event. · In the past we have borrowed trees, but this year we plan to invest in a tree. We are planning to by a $30 prelit tree within the next two weeks so we have the tree in the future. · Amber Sherman has posters for the event ready to go; if you would like any more information, please contact Amber.
December 7-Pizza Ranch Fundraiser!! Please join us on December 7th between 5-7 pm at the Madison Pizza Ranch! · To participate, all you need to do is come and eat at the Pizza Ranch buffet between 5-7. Bring your friends!! · We will receive 10% of the profits during this time frame. In the past we have ranged in earnings between $100-200 from this event! · Kali and Kim will be working on posters for this event next week to post around campus. Everyone is invited to come! Bring or invite as many people as you can!
We also discussed officer elections during this meeting: · Tara (Treasurer) and Kim (Secretary) will stay in their current officer positions for the remainder of the school year unless either decides to step down by the December meeting. · Martha has been nominated as president and Tami has been nominated vice president. If anyone would like to nominate a person for either office, please email Kali! · We also need a web developer! Kali is willing to take this position if there are no other nominations I forgot to include that elections for officers will not be official until our December meeting when we have a vote! So if you would like to run or if you would like to nominate someone, please email Kali or me and we will make sure they are included in our upcoming election!Also, here are some websites for possible fund raisers for the National Conference in April. We will also be deciding on this in December so we can be ready to fund raise for the conference next semester.
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| September 17, 2009 Meeting Minutes |
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September 17th, 2009
KC 117, 12:15pm CEC Minutes
CEC Membership dues this year will be $39. This membership includes three publication subscriptions of resources and strategies teachers are using today. Membership Application and Fee are due October 26 What is CEC? The Council for Exceptional Children
(CEC) is “the largest international professional organization dedicated to
improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or
gifts and talents.” In other words, CEC is an education organization that is supported by DSU to further enhance future teachers’ knowledge about the education field of study. The DSU chapter of CEC provides its members with opportunities to not only get involved in the DSU community, but also provides members with hands-on experiences in working with children and other educators. Membership Qualifications and Benefits: · Any education major can be a member of CEC-even if you are not a special education major, these students will be in your classrooms, so CEC will provide you with great experience as well! · To become a member, all you need to do is pay the membership due of $39 and fill out an application · This organization is a great way to meet other education majors · CEC provides you with opportunities to work with children in Madison and the surrounding area · The time you spend during our activities with children can be counted towards your 30 hours required community service you need to apply for the teacher education program · Becoming a member of CEC is great for your career development and looks great on your resume!
***Remember to look at the divisions’ portion of the CEC membership application! It pays to be members of specific area groups that you are interested in. Events and Opportunities: · Homecoming Parade Float Building and Parade-September 21-26 · Autism Walk-October 3 at the Sioux Falls stadium-raise money for Autism · Children’s Care Hospital and School (CCHS) Nights- Our first CCHS night will be October 8 · Haunted House-October 31st- we will need volunteers to decorate, participate, clean up, and chair the event · Angel Tree-December · Adopt a Classroom-anytime throughout the semester/year-this activity is held at St. Thomas-we plan and teach group lessons that are about 30 to 45 minutes long-you set up time with the cooperating teacher-crafts, reading activities, learning games, etc are a couple examples of activities you could do-1st through 5th grade are willing to participate in the program · Pizza Ranch fundraisers-once a semester-come and eat at pizza ranch and we get money for CEC events! · “Walk and Roll” Mallwalk in the Empire Mall, Sioux Falls-February 6-walk around the mall, visit with people, raise money for CCHS · Dr. Seuss Night-at the Madison community center is our biggest event of the school year! We celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with SDEA and Madison/surrounding area · State Convention-This year it is in Pierre March 14-16 2010**you can put any conventions you go to on your resume because they count for career development · National Convention **we are in the process of seeing if we will be able to send a few people to Nashville, TN for this event April 21-25. This is a great career development opportunity and could be a lot of fun as we plan to drive there in Ursula’s van and do some sight-seeing as well, so if you are interested or would like more information, please contact me! kecarmichael@pluto.dsu.edu · Tutoring and volunteering in a classroom-anytime throughout the semester/year ** We are always up for new ideas! If you would like to share one, please do so during one of our meetings or contact an officer! Do you like building websites? We need a web developer! If you are interested, please contact an officer! We are also in the process of linking this site to the College of Ed website soon! Any comments, suggestions, or need of clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact me at kecarmichael@pluto.dsu.edu Have a great semester! :) |
| February 4th, 2009 Meeting Minutes |
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February 4th, 2009 CEC Meeting Minutes
Note:
Our next meeting will be February 10th, 2009 at 12:15 pm in KC 120 Side note: We will not be having meetings Wednesdays anymore due to Kali’s lab Please let her know if Thursdays or Mondays during the noon hour works best for you.
We will be starting up CCHS nights again soon. Please sign up and let Kali know what days work for you.
March 3-Dr. Seuss night with SDEA. This is our biggest event of the year! If you would like to help at a game, with the dirt cup snacks, crafts, etc, please either sign up at the February 10th meeting or let Kali know. Some games include: pin the hat on the cat, ring toss, cake walk. We also need people that are willing to face paint and dress up as the Cat in the Hat, Thing 1, and Thing 2.
March 23-We will be hosting another Pizza Ranch fundraiser night. Last fall, we made $83.57 at this event.
Adopt a classroom will also be starting up again soon. If you are interested in this event, please let Kali know. To participate in this activity, you can either go as a group or go by yourself and do a short lesson with the class. Most groups prepare a lesson for their classroom that is around 30-45 minutes. You can do as many lessons as you can that is convenient for both you and the classroom teacher (Most groups try for either once or twice a month). This is a great way to get classroom experience!!
Dr. Fiegen also joined our meeting online to discuss the CEC State and National Conventions that are coming up in March and April.
March 26-28 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
The CEC State Convention will be held in Sioux Falls.
The registration for this event is $55, but if you preregister
before March 13th, this fee will be fully reimbursed to you.
If you can, please attend! This is a great
experience to see what we’re all about! This event
will be held at the downtown Holiday Inn in Sioux Falls.
More information will be provided as the event gets closer.
For more information, please talk to Ursula Garrett. Her email is
ursula.garrett@dsu.edu
April 1-4 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
The CEC National Convention will take place in Seattle, WA this
year. Registration is $169 for CEC student members,
meal, transportation, and hotel cost is separate. If
you are interested in this event, it may be a good idea for a group of
you to go together to save on the hotel expense. DSU
CEC will help with some of the expenses. If you are
willing and able to go, this is an amazing experience! Please go
to the link below for more information. There will be an event in April called Arms around Autism. We will be talking about it more as the event gets closer. |
| November 17, 2008 Meeting Minutes |
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November 17, 2008 CEC Meeting Minutes
Note:
Our next meeting will be November 25, 2008 at 12:15 pm in KC 117
Old Business:
Haunted house
-went really well -230 children total-99 more children than last year! -thank you to everyone that helped New games/activities were a great success!!!
Note for next time: we need a tall ladder to hang the decorations! Autism walk Dues are all paid, membership cards will be coming in the mail New Business: REMINDER: In order for your community service hours to be counted for the College of Education, you must work with children! Adopt a classroom CCHS T-shirts Pizza Ranch fundraiser Amber Sherman will be in charge of the angel tree Dr. Seuss night-March 3-day after Dr. Seuss’s birthday Sam will be resigning as president after this semester; our new president will be elected at the November 25th meeting If you are interested in running to be the president or would like to try for another officer position, go for it! It is a great opportunity! |
| October 9, 2008 Meeting Minutes |
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October 9, 2008
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| September 15, 2008 Meeting Minutes |
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Hey everyone,
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| September 8, 2008 Meeting Minutes |
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CEC
Minutes-First Meeting of the 2008-09 school year
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| Email from Crystal Pauli |
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Hi, Just a little clarification on the proposed changes to the eled/sped program. When the program changes are approved, ELED/SPED majors will have a choice of either ELED/K-8 SPED or ELED/K-12 SPED. The elementary portion of the composite major will remain the same for both choices. SPECIAL NOTE: The program has NOT been approved yet. Program changes involve a long process starting with approval within the College of Education, then the DSU Curriculum Committee, on to DSU administration...then it goes off campus for approval at the Academic Vice Presidents Council, the Council of Presidents, and finally to the Board of Regents. We will make an announcement once we receive notification from the BOR. I was at the Teacher Job Fair last week with the spring student teachers looking for jobs for next year. I talked to several administrators and recruiters. Samantha is correct; they are inundated with elementary education applicants and look for something to make an applicant stand out. Over and over I heard that anyone with special education is of interest to them, even though they are hiring elementary teachers. The special education background is so helpful in the classroom. Something to keep in mind. If you are not presently an ELED/SPED major, but would like to talk about the possibilities, please contact me. I'd be happy to visit with you about the program requirements and answer your questions. Let me know if you have questions regarding the proposed changes to the eled/sped program. We are excited about the possibilities and anxiously await the Board of Regents decision. Thank you. |