Standard 5. Element Three: Modeling Best Professional Practices in ScholarshipUnit faculty members belong to a wide range of professional organizations that encourage professional growth through participation in conferences and convocations, the reading of publications, and the observation of professional standards stipulated by their membership. Additional scholarship activities include serving on editorial boards, reviewing books, publishing books and articles, proposals and grant applications. Through these activities, faculty collaborate with members of the university and professional community to improve teaching and learning in PK-12 schools and teacher education (Exhibit 5.2). A variety of scholarly work conducted by most faculty is incorporated in a quarterly revision of their syllabi, including research and publications. VSU faculty have been increasingly successful in receiving financial support through the Provost’s Office for their scholarly efforts. Consistent with the Unit’s commitment to teaching and service, Unit faculty are active in scholarly projects that impact the local PK-12 schools. Many faculty members serve as coordinators and presenters at school and district level in-service meetings, and a growing number of faculty members are being asked to serve as outside consultants to local school districts. Table 58 illustrates a sample of the range of scholarly activity among the Unit faculty: Table 58: Scholarly Activity among Unit Faculty | Publications | Local, State & National Presentations | Article & Book Reviews | Research and Grant Proposals | Conference Facilitators | | Budget Priorities of Selected Principles: Reallocation of State Funds NASSP Bulletin – 2005 | VA Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Dance State Convention | The Tracking Ware: STATE Reform MeetsSchool Reform. American School Board Journal – 7/200 | NCLB Reading and Language Standards in licensed PK-12 Center in the State of West VA. 2005 | Regional Conference on Disproportional Literacy Presentation – Spring 2004 | | The Cost of Being Poor: Poverty, Lead Poisoning and Policy Implementation – 2005 | American School Counselor Association Conference – 6/2004 – Co-presenter “Renovating School Practices and programs in VA” | Member of Publication Committee – The Virginia Alliance for Health , Physical Education and Recreation | Qualitative Study of Returning Adult Graduate Students 2003 | 2005 Professional Practices Institute | | An Introduction to the Pre-colonial History of the Mende of Sierra Leone - 2003 | “Training School Counseling Student to work in New Ways”, 6/2004, The Education Trust Annual School Counseling Summer Academy | Journal of Negro Education. Editorial Board, 2004-2007 | Study of six conference area businesses – 2002 | | | STATE Complicity as a factor in Perpetuating the Sierra Leone Civil War, Chapter 5 – 2004 | Responsible Parents/Responsible Children, “Family as the Cornerstone of Lifelong Learning,” – November 2002 | Education and Urban Society, Reviewer 2005 | Reading First Grant VSU – 2005 | | | Contribution to a book 2005 entitled, What Makes African American Students Succeed in History: Black Colleges and Other Universities | Guest Conductor Richmond All-City High School Concert Band – 2001 Workshop on “Partnership in Education” at VACTE | Southern Regional Council of Ed. Administration Public E., Review Board 2003-2006 | VA. Dept. of Ed. – Special Ed., Disproportional Workshop and School Improvement Grant - Literacy Content Continuum – Hanover Schools | | | ETS PATHWISE – A Framework for School Leaders - 2006 Standard 5 – “Demonstrating A Personal and Professional Code of Ethics” Linking ISLLC Standards to Practice | | Editorial Board International Journal of Instructional Media | | |
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