Dr. Williams to Join Affirmative Action Advisory Committee

Dr. Brenda Williams has accepted a three-year appointment to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee for the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. Dr. Williams and doctoral fellow La Tanya Gillis have published an article entitled “Collaborating for Transition and Career Planning for African American Adolescents with Disabilities” in the Counseling Interviewer .

Dr. Williams is serving as convener of the Diversity Group of the William and Mary Teaching Project. The group is comprised of the following faculty from the School of Education : Dr. James Patton, Dr. Denise Johnson, Dr. Dot Finnegan, and Dr. Julia Bryan.

Dr. Gareis Presents at the
National Evaluation Institute

Dr. Gareis recently gave two presentations at the National Evaluation Institute this summer, the first titled “Fighting the ‘Rising Tide' of the Deprofessionalization of Teaching: The Clinical Faculty Program at The College of William and Mary” and the second titled, “Can You Grow a Teacher Leader in the Greenhouse, or Do They Only Exist in the Wild?” Both presentations grew out of work that Dr. Gareis had done during the past four years as Associate Dean for Professional Services in the School of Education . This August, Dr. Gareis stepped out of that role in order to serve as a full-time faculty member in the EPPL program, teaching two of the core instructional leadership courses in the master's program and two of the core courses in the new Curriculum Leadership doctoral strand.
He and Dr. Stronge have a forthcoming book published by Corwin Press, which is co-authored with Dr. Catherine Little, titled “Teacher Pay and Teacher Quality: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the Best”.

Dr. Van Tassel-Baska Elected President
National Association for Gifted Children

After two years as President-Elect of the National Association for Gifted Children, Dr. Joyce Van Tassel-Baska ascended to the organization's presidency.

She has identified four major initiatives to be addressed during her presidency: new NCATE teacher education standards and the creation of a university network of scholars in the field, a renewed emphasis on state policy development and strengthening state and local program efforts, a focus on promising students of poverty, and an increased emphasis on multiple perspectives on issues in the field.

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National Association for Gifted Children

Hot off the Printing Press

Dr. Stronge has three new books for publication:

1. Evaluating Teaching: A Guide to Current Thinking and Best Practice (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks , CA : Corwin Press.
2. Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Learning. Alexandria , VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. By Tucker, P. & Stronge, J.
3. Handbook for Qualities of Effective Teachers . Alexandria , VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. By Stronge, J. Tucker, P. & Hindman, J.

Collaboration is Common Among EPPL Professors & Alumni

Tschannen-Moran, M., Parrish, J., & DiPaola. M. F. (in press). School Climate and State Standards: How Interpersonal Relationships Influence Student Achievement. Journal of School Leadership.

Goddard, Y., Goddard, R. D. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (in press). A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of Teacher Collaboration for School Improvement and Student Achievement in Public Elementary Schools, Teachers College Record .

DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005). Bridging or Buffering: The Impact of Schools' Adaptive Strategies on Student Achievement. Journal of Educational Administration. 43, 60 - 71.

DiPaola, M., Tschannen-Moran, M., & Walther-Thomas, C. (2004). Principals and Special Education: The Critical Role of School Leaders. Focus on Exceptional Children .

Gareis, C. R. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, Nov.). Cultivating Principals' Sense of Efficacy: Supports That Matter. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville , TN.

McDonald, J., Tschannen-Moran, M., & Parks, D. (2005, July). Speaking Up in the Policy Arena: The Influences and Challenges of a State-wide Organization of Professors of Education Leadership. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, Arlington , VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, April). Cultivating a Culture of Trust in Schools: Principals and Teachers Working Together. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal , Canada .

DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, April). Organizational Bridging or Buffering: The Impact of Schools' Responses to Parent/Community Involvement on Student Achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal , Canada .

Schechter, C. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, April). Teachers' Sense of Collective Efficacy: An International View . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal , Canada .