The National Network for the Study of Educator Dispositions (NNSED) was created to tackle one of the most pressing current problems in the preparation of future teacher and other educators--defining and measuring the dispositions associated with effectiveness and integrating them into the recruitment, admissions and training programs for future educators.
I am sorry to announce that we have canceled this year’s Symposium. Due to a significant reduction in proposals and pre-registrants, we have made the difficult decision that there would be insufficient numbers to make a viable event. Our suspicion is that the economy, higher airfares, and what seems to be a de-emphasis on dispositions has caused the decline.
We are, however, thinking of other ways to continue this important dialogue. One that comes to mind is to do a webinar this spring. A second idea is to move forward with our plan of publishing an online journal. We will get more information to you about these possibilities as we learn more how best to do them. Please check the website for more information on these options. If you are interested in working on one or more of these projects, please let me know at wasicskom1@nku.edu.
If you have paid your registration, we will be in touch to determine how best to refund your payment.
Thanks for your continued interest and support. I hope and expect that we will continue our important work in this area and that the climate next year will be more conducive to hosting our Symposium.
Mark Wasicsko
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON EDUCATOR DISPOSITIONS
IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPING, AND NURTURING THE DISPOSITIONS TO TEACH
A SYMPOSIUM FOR TEACHER EDUCATORS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPING, AND NURTURING THE DISPOSITIONS TO TEACH AMONG PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION CANDIDATES AND PRACTICING EDUCATORS AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF THOSE DISPOSITIONS UPON P-12 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
Conference Registration fee: $275
PRE-CONFERENCE DISPOSITION TRAINING When: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Time: 9 am to 3 pm Where: Holiday Inn at Cincinnati Airport
Northern Kentucky University
A daylong training session on the use of Perceptual Dispositions Model for determining educators' dispositions.
Participants will receive training in the use of a research-based dispositions measurement instrument along with materials and procedures used by NNSED institutions to integrate dispositions into NCATE conceptual frameworks and education admissions and teacher selection processes. All assignments and materials used in an introductory education course as well as materials for use in admissions and selection processes will be provided.
The training session will be led by Mark Wasicsko, Ph.D., Professor and Bank of Kentucky Chair, Northern Kentucky University.
Pre-Conference Registration fee: $200 per participant - All materials, continental breakfast and lunch provided.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 3, 2008.
SPONSORED BY The Colleges of Education and Human Services, Northern Kentucky University and The National Network for the Study of Educator Dispositions
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by Mark Wasicsko - Sunday, 4 December 2005, 08:24 PM
The National Network for the Study of Educator Dispositions is soliciting and compiling stories of great teachers and the qualities that made them memorable. Your recollections and those of your students about favorite teachers can help contribute to a large-scale, nationwide study sponsored by NNSED.
The goal is to collect more than 5,000 accounts of great teachers, glean the characteristics that made them so successful, and study the implications for preparing the next generation of educators. In addition, we plan to publish studies, articles and a book about what we discover so it can be shared with educator preparation programs around the country.
You can help by telling about your favorite teacher online at the Great Teachers, Great Memories website (www.favoriteteachers.org) or by mailing your submission to Great Teachers/Great Memories, College of Education and Human Services, BEP 203B, Northern Kentucky University, Nunn Drive, Highland Height, Kentucky, 41099. Respondents should include the teacher?s name, school(s) where he or she taught, the first characteristic that distinguishes that teacher, a specific memory about him or her and a description of how that teacher treated them as a student. For more information, call 859-572-6942 or email wasicskom1@nku.edu.
Dispositions Training Post-Test (ver. 1.3)(After completing the Self-instructional Manual, you may recieve a rater reliability score by taking the post-test. Instructions are on the test form.)Â
Grants for Doctoral Student Research (The Field Psych Trust offers grants to doctoral students who use the research and methodologies developed by Arthur W. Combs.)
