The Kremen Newsletter
January 2015
Fresno State Nationally Accredited
for Educator Preparation
California State University, Fresno recently
received accreditation for 2014-2021 under the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE) standards. NCATE’s
performance-based accreditation system for teacher
preparation ensures that teacher candidates are
prepared to make a difference in P-12 student learning.
Fresno State was evaluated by a team of 14 professionals from both
NCATE and the California Commission on Teacher Credentials last spring
with the final results announced in November. The University’s success
was exceptional; it passed all standards and all levels for all programs. The
team cited no areas for improvement and delivered six commendations to
the school. Three of the six overall standards were not just met, they were
deemed to have achieved the “target” level, meaning the campus meets it at
the highest conceived level.
The Central Valley Partnership
for Exemplary Teachers Receives
Honor
Paul Beare, Dean of the Kremen School and the campus’s Director of
Teacher Education said, “Fresno State is proud to be recognized at this
level of accomplishment. It is a rare thing to have no areas needing
improvement and rarer to be at the target level on half the overall standards.
It is totally due to the hard work of our faculty and our strong partnerships
with the school districts of the central valley.”
Fresno State credentials approximately 800 education professionals
per year. They are all prepared with the disposition to be dedicated to
improving the achievement of the students they will help to educate.
Providers accredited under NCATE standards, as well as those
accredited under the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
Quality Principles, are now served by the single specialized accreditation
system for educator preparation in the United States, the Council for the
Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). More than 900 educator
preparation providers participate in the CAEP accreditation system.
More information about CAEP: http://caepnet.org/
the Bechtel Foundation.
“The Kremen School is one of the largest
educators of K-12 teachers in the state,” says
Fresno State’s Central Valley Partnership for Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro. “We are
Exemplary Teachers, also known as Partner
so proud that our programs are now gaining
Schools, earned the Christa McAuliffe
widespread attention for quality and innovation.”
Excellence in Teacher Education Award from the
American Association of State Colleges
Sanger Unified superintendent Matt Navo
and Universities. Operated by the Kremen
said the partnership better prepares teachers for
School of Education and Human Development
the education work force.
and coordinated by Dr. Colleen Torgerson,
Partner Schools is a collaborative venture
“Over the last 10 years Sanger has been able
between Fresno State and regional public school to make tremendous strides in improving student
districts (Fresno, Clovis, Central, Porterville,
achievement. This is partly due to the
Washington, and Sanger).
partnership with the Kremen School that helps
prepare teachers to help close the achievement
gap of students,” Navo says. “I believe this is
The program allows future teachers to take
their credential courses on-site at a school in the the way to prepare new teachers to meet the
needs of students as we face the 21st century
partner districts, giving them practical
experience while they learn. Courses are taught and embrace the college and career educational
expectations.”
through the district’s lens. Research published
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President Castro and Dean Beare receive the
McAuliffe trophy at a ceremony in
Washington, DC.
Dr. Kenneth Magdaleno is now the
Director of the Doctoral program
Staff News
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by Kremen faculty has shown that teachers
prepared through partner schools feel better prepared than those going through more
traditional programs.
The program was recently bolstered by a
$7.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of
Education to continue a teacher residency
program with the Fresno Unified School District
with an emphasis on science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) education. The
program is currently operated with the support of
Faculty News
Ivy Fitzpatrick is now an Academic
Advisor for the Education Student
Services Center
Mediator Mentors Leaders Receive National Award
Mediator Mentors’ leaders were recently
honored with a national award recognizing their
outstanding work in Conflict Resolution
Education. Karen DeVoogd, Project Director
and Faculty in the Kremen School of Education
and Human Development, with CalState
TEACH and Christina Cassinerio-Wilson,
Project Coordinator and Fresno Unified Teacher
on Special Assignment, Office of Department of
Prevention and Intervention, School Climate
were both awarded the William J. Kreidler
Award by the Association for Conflict
Resolution (ACR). They received their awards
during the Presidential luncheon at the annual
conference of the association in Cincinnati, Ohio
on October 8th, 2014.
Each year, the Education Section of the
ACR presents the William J. Kreidler Award to
an individual who has shown “Distinguished
Service to the Field of Conflict Resolution
Education.” This national award is the highest
honor for scholars working in the Education
Sector. The recipient must show continued
dedication and accomplishment in increasing the
reach and impact of conflict resolution in
and outside the classroom. Established in 2007,
the award is named after the late teacher, author,
trainer, and Quaker, William J. Kriedler, whose
conflict resolution curriculum materials were in
use in more than 50,000 classrooms by the time
of his passing in 2000.
Dr. Trisha Jones of Temple University made the
presentation during the conference. In her
remarks she described the exemplary success of
the leaders of Mediator Mentors. DeVoogd
and Cassinerio-Wilson were commended for
their outstanding commitment to bringing peer
mediation to students and teachers in the Central
Valley of California and for their countless
hours of being involved in every phase or
program development in schools. Jones
outlined the enduring impact their program has
by connecting the local university and public
schools as partners. Said Jones, “Mediator
Mentors is the most respected program of its
kind in the US.”
The mission of Mediator Mentors Project is
to teach and nurture respectful conflict
resolution skills in youth and in future helping
professionals through direct instruction, guided
practice and cross-age mentoring relationships.
The program vision is focused on supporting
conflict resolution education at all
developmental levels for the purpose of affecting
peaceful and productive problem-solving in our
communities and world. Specifically, Mediator
Mentors engages university students who are
interested in teaching, counseling, and other
helping professions in the development of school
-based peer mediation programs. Mentors
and mediators, site teacher leaders
and administrators are trained (ten to twelve
hours) of communication and conflict resolution
skills and strategies. The resulting
University-Public School partnerships currently
number 90 throughout Sanger, Clovis, Fresno,
Chowchilla, Central, Madera, Cutler Orossi,
Dinuba, Le Grand, Planada, Woodlake
and Soulsbyville. Students in grades 3-8 come
to Fresno State for at least one day of the two
days of training and again in May for a yearly
celebration of their service to their schools. The
Mediator Mentors Project has been in existence
since 1998 and has served over 7,000 teachers
and children since its inception.
Dr. Pamela Lane-Garon and Karen
DeVoogd receive special recognition for
the Mediator Mentor Program
Master Teacher Conference
The Master Teacher Conference is a professional development conference that the Kremen School offers our Central Valley master
teachers to show appreciation for their dedication to the profession and our students. The Multiple Subject and Special Education Master
Teacher Conference had 145 attendees on October 18, 2014 and the Single Subject Master Teacher Conference had 98 attendees
November 15, 2014. The conference consisted of a continental breakfast, a keynote speaker, presenters, and a luncheon.
Staff Retreat Photos - Ropes Course
The Kremen staff were invited to the ropes course at Fresno State on
Thursday, November 20, 2014. They participated in several team building
activities.
Collaborative work. The objective is to
balance as a group.
Everyone made it to the island.
Joanne caught the
chicken!
Dr. Beare caught the chicken!
Shapes activity
Team Spirit—Batman Team
Kirby Activity
Earthquake activity
Earthquake activity! We made it
to the island.
Maria reaching for the chicken
Sanger Partnership 2015 – 2016
Twelve Month, Field-Base Cohort Option
Central Valley Partnership for Exemplary Teachers Program
2014 Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award
BENEFITS OF THE SANGER PARTNERSHIP:
*Candidates in the 12-month, Sanger Partnership option take Phase 1 in the summer, Phase 2 in the fall
and Phase 3 in the spring to complete the Multiple Subject Coursework.
*All credential courses are held at Reagan Elementary School in Sanger Unified School District. Field
placements are in Sanger schools.
*University professors and Sanger teachers collaborate, co-teach, and present demonstration lessons to connect
theory and practice. This is a unique opportunity found within Partnerships!
*The Partnership provides opportunities to build strong connections with Sanger Unified School District
personnel and students in the cohort.
TIME COMMITMENT:
*The schedule of coursework and field experiences for this option will
require students to commit to Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
during summer session only – May 18 - July 24, 2015.
*Fall and Spring semesters follow the regular semester calendar.
ELIGIBILITY:
Collaboration
Professional Dialogue
Theory to Practice
QUESTIONS & ADMISSION
INTERVIEW:
Jane Moosoolian
Sanger Partnership Coordinator
janem@csufresno.edu
559.278.0115
*Applications are reviewed in the order they are cleared for admission to
the Multiple Subject Program. Admittance into the Multiple Subject
Program does not guarantee admittance into the 12-month partnership.
*Acceptance to the partnership will be based on:
 Date of clearance for admittance to the Multiple Subject Program
 Availability for summer schedule
 Commitment to all 3 phases in Sanger
For blended students, preference is given to those who have passed at
least 2 parts of the CSET and who need to take no more than 1 additional
non-credential course to complete their degree.
PRIORITY SANGER SUMMER DEADLINE – FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
The Multilingual Multicultural Education Program
Multilingual Multicultural Education Program just completed its first year with two cohorts. This exciting program provides
an advanced course of study devoted to the critical examination of theory, practice, and policy in the education of linguistically and
culturally diverse learners. Dr. Teresa Huerta, who initiated the MME program, hit the ground running by promoting the program
at various events. The events consisted of:
Paulo Freire Conference
BAP & MME Reception
with President Castro
In & Out of Shadows
by Gary Soto
The MME will begin recruiting this spring for Cohort 3 in Fall
2015, starting with the Fresno Hmong International New Year
on Dec. 26th at the Fresno Fairgrounds. For further information
on the MME, please contact Dr. Tony Vang at
tvang@csufresno.edu.
End-of-Year Potluck
YOUTH TECH ACADEMY
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING  MATH SCIENCE TEACHER INITIATIVE  CALIFORNIA TEACHING FELLOWS FOUNDATION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Tech Academy is a four-session course, taught on
Saturday mornings, using the latest technology, software,
and equipment.
The class is limited to 20 students to maximize individual
attention and to allow adequate time for practice.
Learners will develop skills in technology, as they explore
WEB DESIGN
ROBOTICS
FLIGHT
3D Design
and problem solve with hands-on activities.
Learners will participate in two 90-minute classes each
Saturday and select courses from the list below.
1) Lego Robotics
2) Flight for Future Pilots
3) Web Design
4) 3D Design and Printing
NOW ENROLLING ALL FUTURE TECHS!
When
January 10, 17, 24 and 31 (Saturdays) 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where
Fresno State – Kremen School of Education
Who
Students 5th – 8th grade
Fee
Paid by program sponsors
TO REGISTER CONTACT: Kasey Vang | kavang@csufresno.edu
Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership at Fresno State Faculty Research
Colloquium 2014
The Faculty Research Colloquium was held on Saturday, November 8, 2014.
Dr. Paul Beare presented The Conspiracy Against Educator Preparation and the Selectivity
Factor: The Use of Data in Educational Decision Making
Recent Publications
Beare, P., Torgerson, C., Marshall, J., Tracz, S., & Chiero, R. (2014). Examination for bias in principal ratings of teachers’
preparation. The Teacher Educator, 49, 75-88.
Beare, P., Torgerson, C., Marshall, J., Tracz, S., & Chiero, R. (2013). Surveys of teacher education graduates and their principals:
The value of the data for program improvement. Teacher Education Quarterly, 40(3), 143-161.
Beare, P., Torgerson, C., Marshall, J., Tracz, S., & Chiero, R. (2012). Examination of alternative programs of teacher preparation
on a single campus. Teacher Education Quarterly, 39(4), 55-74.
Dr. Glenn DeVoogd presented Rigor
and Engagement in Online
Instruction
Recent Publication
Bathina, J. & DeVoogd, G. L. (2011). Samanjasya
staff development: Adaptive praxis
through building on teacher context
and knowledge. International Education. ISSN: 01605429
Permalink: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=ehh&AN=70220644&site=ehost-live
DeVoogd, G. & DeVoogd, K. (2011). Epistemological Reflections in
Online Discussion Boards for Preservice Teacher Education. In M.
Koehler & P. Mishra (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information
Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011
(pp. 1455-1459). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Available at
http://www.editlib.org/j/SITE/v/2011/n/1
McLaughlin, M. & DeVoogd, G. L. (2011). Critical Literacy as
Comprehension. Handbook of Research on Teaching the English
Language Arts. New York: Erlbaum.
Dr. Juan Carlos Gonzalez presented
Embracing your HSI status:
Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention of
Faculty of Color
Recent Publications
Peguero, A. A., Portillos, E. L., & González, J. C.
(2013, submitted). School securitization and Latina/o educational progress. Urban Education.
Peguero, A. A., Portillos, E. L., Sung Hong, J., González, J. C., Kahle,
L., & Shekarkhar, Z. (2013). Victimization, urbanicity, and the
relevance of context: School routines, race and ethnicity,
and adolescent violence. Journal of Criminology, 1-14. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/240637
González, J. C., & Immekus, J. (2013). Experiences of Central California
Latino male youth: Recollecting despair and success in barrios
and schools. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education,
7(2), 180-197. DOI: 10.1080/15595692.2013.787063.
Dr. Bruce Friedman presented Keep them so you can teach them: Alternatives to exclusionary discipline
Recent Publication
Friedman, BD & Allen, KM (2014) Systems Theory in Jerrold Brandell: Essentials of Clinical Social Work. Los Angeles, CA:
Sage.
Friedman, BD; Reifel, B; Reed, A; Cloud, D (2014) “Overcoming barriers to mental health services for foster children,” Journal of
Child Health and Human Development. Vol. 7(1).
Friedman, Bruce D. (2013) How to Teach Effectively: a brief guide, 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books, Inc.
Dr. Kenneth R. Magdaleno presented The Role of Critical Race Theory in Education
Recent Publications
Tollefson, K. & Magdaleno, K. R. (2014). Educational Leaders and the Acknowledgement Gap. Unpublished manuscript
Magdaleno, K. R. (2013, September/October). Recognizing the cultural values students bring to school. Leadership Magazine, 43
(1), 30-32.
Continued DPELFS Faculty Research Colloquium 2014
Dr. Nancy Akhavan presented The Effects of Coaching on Teacher Efficacy, Academic Optimism and Student
Achievement
Recent Publications
Akhavan, N. (2014). The Nonfiction Now Lesson Bank: Strategies and routines to meet today’s demands for higher-level
content-area reading, grades 4-8. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.
Akhavan, N. (2013). "Teaching Long-Term English Learners to Write in Content Areas." in Pytash, K., Rasinski, T., & Ferdig,
R., Eds. Preparing Teachers to Teach Writing Using Technology. ETC Press.
Akhavan, N. (2013). “Information Nation: What the mind needs to do to read nonfiction”. ASCD Express. November, 2013.
Dr. James Mullooly presented Mixing
Methods: Qualitative Field Techniques that
Reveal Student Life at Fresno State
Recent Publications
(Forthcoming) (with R. M. DeLugan, et al.).
Partnerships Across Campuses
and Throughout Communities: Community
Engaged Research in California’s Central
San Joaquin Valley. In M. J. Sirgy, R. Phillips & D. Rahtz.) (Eds.).
Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases VI
(SpringerLink).
Mullooly, J. (2013). Anthropology Applied to Everyday Life. Great River
Technologies, Dubuque, IA Mullooly, J. and Sturges, K. (Spring
2008) “What is Applied Educational Anthropology?”. Practicing
Anthropology.
Mullooly, J. (2007) “Regrading the Eighth Grade: Disciplining those who
Discipline in a Jesuit Middle School of the American Midwest.”
Teachers College Record, 109 (7).
Dr. Jianjun Wang presented Logistic Regression
and Propensity Score Computing: Practical Guide
to Support Doctoral Research
Recent Publications
Wang, J. (2014). A comparative evaluation of STEM
education indicators in the era of
accountability. International Journal of
Education, 6 (1), 1-20.
Wang, J. (2013). An assessment of education quality beyond dinner table
discussion. International Education Studies, 6 (1), 111- 116.
Wang, J., Henderson, J., & Harniman, J. (2013). An empirical study of
coexisting relationships between area-specific support and early
childhood development. Journal of Social Service Research, 39
(2), 141-158.
Dr. Susan Tracz presented What supervisor
and graduate ratings can tell us about teacher
training programs: Issues, impasses
and improvements
Recent Publications
Beare, P., Torgerson, C., Marshall, J., Tracz, S., &
Chiero, R. (2014). Examination of bias in principal
ratings of teacher’s preparation. The Teacher Educator, 49(1), 75-88. DOI
10.1080/08878730.2013.848005.
Beare, P., Torgerson, C., Marshal, J., Tracz, S., & Chiero, R. (2014).
Surveys of teacher education graduates and their principals: The
value of the data for program improvement. Teacher Education
Quarterly, 40(3), 143-161.
McCarthy, M. A., Harris, D., & Tracz, S. M. (2014). Academic
and nursing aptitude and the NCLEX-RN in baccalaureate
programs. Journal of Nursing Education, 53(1), 151-160.
Dr. Colleen Torgerson presented Dissertation
Advice, Research Possibilities, Sources of
Data
Recent Publications
Beare, P., Torgerson, C., Marshall, J., Tracz, S., &
Chiero, R. (2014). Examination for bias in
principal ratings of teachers’ preparation.
The Teacher Educator, 49, 75-88.
Beare, P., Torgerson, C., Marshall, J., Tracz, S., & Chiero, R. (2013).
Surveys of teacher education graduates and their principals:
The value of the data for program improvement. Teacher
Education Quarterly, 40(3), 143-161.
Beare, P., Torgerson, C., Marshall, J., Tracz, S., & Chiero, R. (2012).
Examination of alternative programs of teacher preparation on
a single campus. Teacher Education Quarterly, 39(4), 55-74.
Dr. Albert Valencia presented Domestic Violence - Intimate Partner Abuse: Historical Perspectives, Current
Trends, PTSD, and Power and Control
Recent Publications
Lee, S. & Valencia, A. (2012). Counseling Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Book chapter In Multicultural Issues in
Counseling, New Approaches to Diversity (4th ed.), Courtland Lee (Editor). Publisher: American Counseling
Association. ISBN: 978-1-55620-313-8
Valencia, A. (2008). The Evolutionary, Historical, and Flourishing Presence of Culture in Psychology. Contemporary Psychology:
January Issue; Published by the American Psychological Association; Washington, DC. ISSN: 00107549
Valencia, A. (2007). Fulfilling the University Promise: Enriching The Art of Mentoring with Counseling Methods and Empirical
Evidence. The Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE), November 2007, p. 14-25,
Published by AMAE
Faculty Awards and Research
Fresno State Selected as University of
Pennsylvania’s Center for Minority Serving
Institutions Recipient of Capacity Building Grants
to Bolster Teacher Education at Minority Serving
Institutions
Dr. Laura Alamillo, Dr. Lisa Bennett, and Dr. Cathy Yun
were awarded a $50,000 capacity-building grant to participate
in a study of teacher education and culturally relevant curricula
aimed at increasing future K-8 teachers of color at Minority
Serving Institutions. Fresno State was one of four colleges and
universities, nationwide, selected by The Penn Center for
Minority Serving Institutions to receive this grant, which is
funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Fresno State's
capacity-building grant will allow revision of one of the
courses in the California Mini-Corps Program, a statewide
program on multiple college campuses throughout California.
We aim to ensure that the Mini-Corps program course is better
aligned with new state standards as well as the California
English Language Development Standards. To address the
issue of standardized testing as a barrier for students from
migrant backgrounds, we hope to develop an additional course
module that will include critical analysis of testing bias.
Current Research Studies and Website Production
Dr. Alamillo is working on a research study investigating the
educational and literacy experiences of Latina moms in the Huggins
Center. This study is looking at how Latina moms navigate higher
education and at the same time foster the language and literacy
development of their children who attend the Huggins Center. This study
is led by Dr. Alamillo, Dr. Susana Hernandez, and Dr. Ignacio Hernandez.
Dr. Steven Koobatian is currently doing research on two topics. The
two topics are :
Forensic Rehabilitation– Attorney Perceptions and Needs in Selecting
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors as Expert Witnesses in Civil
Litigation cases
Disability Management– Technology Transfer to Rehabilitation
Counseling Students Learning the Art of Developing Job Analyses for
Corporate Clients.
Dr. Walter Ullrich is working with graduate students to update the
Companion Website for the book, Zeichner, K. M., & Liston, D. P. (2014)
Reflective Teaching: An Introduction (2nd. Ed.).
Link to the Student Companion Website: http://www.routledge.com/cw/
zeichner-9780415826617/
Dr. Ullrich continues to update the Companion Website for Instructors for
RT: http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415826617/instructorManual/
Upcoming Events
Teacher Recruitment Fair
Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 8:00-4:00pm
Fresno Convention Center– New Exhibit Hall
For more information contact Jessica 559.278.0262
or Ana 559.278.0314
Carolyn Dobbs Special Education
Teacher of the Year
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 6:00pm
Residence Dining Hall– Fresno State
For more information contact Carrie 559.278.0278
If you would like to submit a story for the
next newsletter please contact
Ana Espinosa
anae@csufresno.edu
KSEE 24 Educator of the Week Event
Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 5:30-7:30pm
In front of the Kremen School –Fresno State
For more information contact 559.278.0205
Kremen School of Education
and Human Development
California State University, Fresno
5005 N Maple Ave
Fresno, CA 93740
559.278.0300