Faculty members recognized on International Women's Day
.jpg "Zonta presentations") Two School of Education faculty members at St. Bonaventure University were recognized by the Olean Area Zonta Club Friday on the observance of International Women’s Day.
In a surprise presentation outside their offices in Plassmann Hall, Dr. René Garrison and Elizabeth Cashing were applauded by colleagues and friends as they were cited as role models for the advancement of women.
Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Zonta’s annual Yellow Rose Day coincides with International Women’s Day, celebrated March 8 each year, and is marked by recognizing women in Zonta chapters around the world. Read more.
~ March 2013
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SBU to host National Girls and Women in Sports Day
St. Bonaventure University will host the National Girls and Women in Sports Day on April 23.
Local high school girls and their coaches will participate with St. Bonaventure’s female student-athletes and staff in sporting event programs throughout the day.
Students will listen to a keynote address from Mary Jane Telford, director of constituent relations in the Admissions Office at SBU. Read more.
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Scraba co-presents at convention
Dr. Paula Scraba, associate professor of physical education, and Dr. Marybeth Miller of Slippery Rock University co-presented at the Eastern District Convention of AAHPERD (American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance). The convention was held Feb. 19-23, 2012, at Valley Forge Convention Center, Valley Forge, Pa.
 The theme was “Are we up to PAR? Professionalism, Advocacy and Relevance." The title of the presentation was "A Model for Student Initiated Leadership: St. Bonaventure University SIFE International Service Learning Program."
Miller is former chair of the Department of Physical Education at St. Bonaventure and co-editor of the book "Service Learning in Physical Education and Related Professions: A Global Perspective" (2012, Jones & Bartlett, Publishers). Scraba is a contributor to this text. The presentation combined Scraba’s experiences conducting international service-learning programs in physical activities with Special Olympics through SIFE in the Bahamas and Miller’s explanation of the Seven Elements of High Quality Service Learning in physical activities.
Following the presentation, an elementary physical education teacher from Rochester, N.Y., expressed interest in collaborating with St. Bonaventure to implement the SIFE service learning model in programs in public school settings.
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Students attend international conference on multicultural education
Jacob Witter, a senior childhood studies major, was among three students who attended the 22nd annual National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) International Conference in Philadelphia.
The conference explored the role of multicultural education in movements toward equity and social justice at local, national and global levels.
Witter, along with Angell Benjamin, a junior psychology and English double-major, and Tiffany Nunez, a senior sociology major, gave a presentation titled “Back to the Future: Travels of St. Francis, Slamming “Thisness,” and a Diversity Workshop for Student Teachers.”
The student presenters shared their experiences with “Thisness,” or individual uniqueness, to the panel through skits, prose, poetry and dance. “Thisness” is the title of St. Bonaventure’s anti-bullying campaign, and it calls for unique individuality to be celebrated, not chastised. Read more.
~ December 2012
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Physical education students present at state conference
 For the fourth year, physical education students and faculty from St. Bonaventure University partnered with Bill Collins, director of training for Special Olympics of New York, to present at a state conference.
The team presented at the New York State Association for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Conference Nov. 14 and 15 at Turning Stone Convention Center. St. Bonaventure was represented by graduate assistant Tim Gallagher and members of the Physical Activity Club Leadership Team: Matthew Acquilano, Jessenia Andujar, Lauren Capotorto, Logan Dewe, Jessica Petruzzi, Ryan Winchip, Jillian Rowe, and faculty advisers Dr. Paula Scraba and Allison Barnes. Read more.
~ November 2012
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Bohen one of eight SBU alumni listed among 40 rising business leaders
Erik Bohen, a 2004 St. Bonaventure graduate with a BA in elementary education, is one of eight SBU alumni who will be honored at a Nov 9. luncheon at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center for making Business First’s list of 40 rising business leaders under the age of 40.
Bohen, a special education teacher at Hamlin Park Public School, is a board member of the General Educational Development Program, and co-chair of the Buffalo City Bration 5K Run to benefit the Wellness Program of Buffalo Public Schools. In 2010, he received the Mount Mercy Academy Civic Pride Award. In 2009, the city of Buffalo proclaimed one day “Erik Bohen Day.” ~ September 2012
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Friends since freshman year, two 2012 grads get jobs in the same school
.jpg "Lindsey James (left) and Shelly Seeger.")
Shelly Seeger and Lindsey James have been friends since their freshman year at SBU in 2007. So as they were about to earn their master's degrees in childhood literacy in May of 2012, they joked about how cool it would be if they landed teaching jobs in the same town. Yeah, right.
Well, not only did both get jobs in Maryland's Anne Arundel County Public School system, but they were hired to teach at the same school. Seeger is teaching third grade and James is a first-grade teacher this year at Tyler Heights Elementary School in Annapolis. Read more.
August 2012
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Faculty, students present at teaching conference
Faculty and students from the School of Education presented at the National Student Teaching Conference in Slippery Rock, Pa., during a two-day conference April 23-24, 2012. Dr. Greg Gibbs and Dr. Darlene McDonough presented on the hybrid format of the Educational Leadership program.
Dr. Richard Lipka (Distinguished Professor), Dr. Chris Hunt, Julie Hall, and Frank Marzullo, psychology student, also presented on the “Long-Term Effects Study” looking at the use of reflection and teaching professional dispositions in teacher development.
Four student teachers also participated in the Teacher Candidate Poster Session. The four student teachers were Brittany Beasock, Kayla Crosby, Courtney Kempski and Abigail Shaaf. Kayla Crosby and Abigail Shaaf were chosen as two of the three winners of this session.
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Brawdy and Fisher present paper at AERA in Vancouver
Dr. Paul Brawdy and Dr. Anne-Claire Fisher presented a paper at the American Education Research Association (AERA) in Vancouver, BC, on April 15, 2012. The paper was titled “Putting critical pedagogy into practice: The challenges and opportunities of a racially-diverse student teaching placement."
Abstract: This qualitative study examined the critical perceptions and interpretations of power discourses in schools by three student teachers who were placed in a racially-diverse setting. Prior to their placement, teacher candidates participated in a capstone course focused on critical and culturally-responsive pedagogy for Native Americans. Student teaching journals and transcribed interviews were analyzed for themes associated with critical pedagogy.
Themes supported by the data include:
- the experience of dysconsciousness
- the contours of hegemony
- the emerging critical consciousness
- making the pedagogical political and
- threats to the intellectual life of the (teacher’s) mind.
The results suggest that focused coursework prior to student teaching may enhance a teacher candidate’s ability to name and frame inequity in schools, but being able to anchor such experiences in interpersonal relationships may be equally important when attempting to imagine a transformative, culturally responsive pedagogy.
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SBU physical education majors pilot New York State Teacher Performance Assessment
Four physical education majors and two faculty members in the Physical Education Elementary Field Block program at St. Bonaventure University successfully completed the research pilot for the Fall 2011 Field Test of the New York State Teacher Performance Assessment for Initial Certification (NYSTCE).
 Students Matt Acquilano, Jessenia Andujar, Logan Dewe, and Amanda Cizenski, under the guidance of associate professor Dr. Paula Scraba and adjunct professor Allison Barnes were notified by New York State Department of Education that they had successfully completed all the research requirements for this pilot assessment. Education majors who were student teaching and in Field Block were selected to participate.
The physical education students were also assisted by graduate assistant Tim Gallagher for technical consulting and additional data collection, and videotaping by Jesse Petruzzi, Lauren Capotorto, Laura Ross and Trevor Herzog, who are students in the Physical Education Elementary Field Block at Allegany-Limestone Elementary School.
The New York State Education Department, assisted by the Evaluation Systems group of Pearson, began work on this assessment in 2009. The assessment is a part of the Board of Regents actions to transform teaching. Individuals graduating from existing, approved teacher preparation programs in May 2013 or after will be required to pass the new assessment.
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Fisher receives Mental Health Service Award
Assistant Professor Dr. Anne-Claire Fisher received the Mental Health Service Award from the Mental Health Association of Cattaraugus County for creating internships with parents of children with exceptionalities for graduate students from the Differentiated Instruction Master’s program. This effort was considered innovative and leading to systems change, as future teachers are nudged to experience with the parents problems they might have with the school, and offer insight and assistance. This hopefully leads to a different stance on how to foster collaboration with parents, a requirement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004).
- December 2011
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Education candidates present at science conference
Adolescence Education candidates Jill McAndrew and Jack Fuller, along with Dr. Paula Kenneson, presented at the Science Teachers Association of New York State Conference in Rochester on Nov. 8. Kenneson is the program director for Adolescence Education.
The presentation, titled “Pre-Service Teacher Candidates and the Challenge of Teaching and Learning Standards,” discussed how pre-service teachers document their evidence and competence in planning. The presentation also highlighted the ability to teach to multiple standards, including the National Science Teachers Association, The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium, and the International Society for Technology in Education.
Leading the presentation, Kenneson provided an overview of the program process and documents. McAndrew demonstrated the documentation process of her lesson planning and NSTA activities she completed during her Methods courses and intern placement. Fuller concluded the presentation discussing his exit E-folio that summarized his lessons, activities and documents from his internship and student teaching placements.
McAndrew is completing her internship at Olean High School and Fuller is completing his student teaching experience at Portville Central School.
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Adekson delivers keynote address at Rochester Nigerian Association dinner
Dr. Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson was the keynote speaker at the Nigerian Association of Greater Rochester’s annual awards dinner, held Oct. 22 at the Rochester Museum and Science Center.
An associate professor of education at St. Bonaventure University since 1998, Adekson’s address was “Raising a Culturally Aware Nigerian Child in Diaspora.”
Adekson earned her bachelor’s degree in English and American Literature from Brandeis University, her master’s in Guidance and Counseling from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Ohio University.
Adekson teaches graduate courses in counseling at both the main campus and SBU’s Buffalo Center at Hilbert College.
Adekson is a member of the American Counseling Association, Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and Chi Sigma Iota, the Counselor Education International Honor Society. She is the faculty adviser for Phi Rho, the St. Bonaventure chapter of Chi Sigma Iota.
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Education faculty member, students attend conference
Dr. Anne-Claire Fisher attended the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) in Rochester Oct. 21-22, 2011, with two graduate students from the Differentiated Instruction Master’s Program, Alexander Palmquist and Kritin Schmick, as well as Dodi McIntyre, youth and family services director of the Mental Health Association in Cattaraugus County. Their presentation was on “University-Agency collaboration: Creating the space for parents to educate teachers,” and it detailed the experience of a community-based learning grant received in spring 2011.
 In addition, two elementary education undergraduate students, who are also seeking certification in special education, Kayla Crosby and Abby Schaaf, presented a poster titled “From writing a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) to professional development: An undergraduate’s journey.”
This poster detailed experiences they had writing a BIP and learning about Positive Behavior Intervention Supports.
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Dr. Paula Scraba conducts Building With Living Stones workshop
Dr. Paula Scraba, associate professor of physical education, conducted a Build With Living Stones workshop Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, for the Allegany Franciscan Associates and Sisters at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany. The theme was “Inculturation as a Franciscan Perspective.” Build With Living Stones is a resource based upon the internationally recognized Comprehensive Course on the Franciscan Mission Charism.
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Dr. Claudette Thompson publishes article on critical thinking
Dr. Claudette Thompson, assistant professor in the School of Education, has published an article, “Critical Thinking across the Curriculum: Process over Output,” in the International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS) volume 1, number 9. (Special Issue).
-- August 2011
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