Tag: Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice

The Fischler Academy Hosts Inaugural Schooling Sharks Showcase

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The Schooling Sharks Showcase is the culmination of the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE), Fischler Academy’s Schooling Sharks Project, in which the first year undergraduate students presented their original lesson plans to a team of panelists, including NSU University School’s Associate Head of Academic Affairs, Dr. Elizabeth Brennan, Head of School at North Broward Preparatory and Fischler College Alumna Elise Ecoff, and Kathleen Howard, Science Teacher at Tropical Elementary.

The Schooling Sharks Project is a co-curricular experiential learning project designed to connect aspiring educators to the art and science of teaching. Through this unique program, students had the opportunity to work closely with teacher mentors, develop positive relationships with fellow Fischler Academy teammates, and share their love of learning with students throughout South Florida.

In addition to partnering with Broward County Public Schools and NSU University School on the Schooling Sharks Project, The Fischler Academy’s students were able to spend additional time in the classroom through field placement. FCE’s special partnership with NSU University School allowed the Fischler Academy students the opportunity to work in an innovative JK-12 environment during their first semester as undergraduates. This partnership would not be possible without NSU’s University School commitment to developing meaningful experiential learning opportunities and the dedication of its faculty and Samantha Nelson, Director of Experiential Learning at the NSU University School.

The winner of the Schooling Sharks Showcase was team “LITerature”, and their teacher advisor was Ms. Elizabeth Scarborough of NSU University School.  The members of the group are as follows: Vanessa Montes Castro, Tianna Harris, Akshitha Balachandar, Giselle Perez, Alexandra Hoffman, Bianca Oliveira. The team created a lesson plan featuring an escape room activity where students would need to unlock various types of figurative language in order to achieve their ultimate goal. The team will travel to San Diego and present their lesson plan at the Sanford Inspire Summit at National University in the Spring of 2019.

For more information on the Fischler Academy, please contact, Luke Williams at lw715@nova.edu.

 

FCE Distinguished Alums Open a School for At Risk Youth in Las Vegas

20160120-anderson1-600Drs. Duane and Tamara Anderson, graduates of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) opened the Anderson Academy of Mathematics and Science four years ago in Las Vegas. The school, the only licensed low income non-religious black owned school in Nevada, was established to help at risk elementary and middle school students succeed with their education. It relies on the support of private donations, while offering minimal tuition rates. The Anderson Academy of Mathematics and Science focuses on building student self-respect, self-reliance and empowerment through an innovative curriculum.

The husband and wife team started their education career in Detroit over 20 years ago. In addition to Detroit and Las Vegas, they have held educational positions in Charlotte, NC, Florida and Los Angeles, California.

Both earned their Masters (2003) and Doctorate (2006) degrees with the Fischler College of Education and were honored as FCE’s Distinguished Alumni by the NSU Alumni Association in 2008.

 

FCE Graduate Honored by the Concordia Historical Institute

robert-stevensRobert A. Stevens, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE), was honored with the 2018 Award of Commendation from Concordia Historical Institute on November 8, 2018 in recognition of his excellent publication entitled: Anticipation Exceeded Realization: Saga of an Antebellum College. The Story of the Original Illinois State University.

The Institute recognizes individual service, publications, and projects that advance the study and appreciation of Lutheran archives and history.  Dr. Stevens was selected from over one hundred participants.

Dr. Stevens is a current Academic Advisor at the Fischler Academy; he earned his doctorate degree with FCE in 2015.

NSU Alumni Spotlight: FCE Graduate Elected to the Anderson County School District Two Board of Trustees

Julia-2018Julia Barnes, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fichler College of Education (FCE)  was elected to serve on the Anderson County School District Two Board of Trustees (South Carolina).

Barnes retired from School District Two and continues to keep her teaching credential updated.  As a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians, community service is important to her, and she currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Anderson County Museum Advisory Committee.  Additionally, she is a student teacher supervisor-evaluator for Converse College and teaches in the online education program for NSU.

She earned a BA from Presbyterian College (1972), MA from Winthrop University (1973), and earned her doctorate of education with FCE in 1993.

Fischler College of Education and the Office of International Affairs Host Educators from São Sebastião Brazil

Brazilian Educators Visist NSU

NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) and the Office of International Affairs hosted a group of educators and a City Hall Member from São Sebastião, Brazil. São Sebastião is one of the 18 sister cities of Fort Lauderdale. The educators were met by Anthony DeNapoli, Ed.D., Interim Executive Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Dean of International Affairs and Vanaja Nethi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at FCE.

The group toured campus, visited the Fischer Academy Active Learning Center and learned about the Fischler College’s degree programs. Dual language presentations in Portuguese and English of the teacher preparation and graduate education programs were given by Lenny Jacokskind, Ed.D., Director of Graduate Admissions and Lucas Williams, Director of Fischler Academy, with the assistance of an FCE student proficient in Portuguese. Members of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Sister Cities International organization accompanied the educators while on NSU’s campus.

To learn more about the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Sister Cities International Organization, please visit:  (www.gflsci.org).

FCE Professor named VP of Higher Education for the Florida Council of Teachers Mathematics

Angie Sue_Nadine)Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE ) has been named Vice President for Higher Education, Florida Council of Teachers and Mathematics (FCTM).

Dr. Su recently presented at the FCTM Conference in Daytona Beach, Florida, together with one of her former doctoral students, Dr. Nadine Anderson.  She also presented to approximately 500 mathematics teachers regarding the Florida Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (FAMTE).

Dr. Su was named the 2017-2018 Abraham S. Fischler college of Education Professor of the Year.

 To learn more about the Florida Council of Teacher and Mathematics, please visit: https://fctm.net/

FCE Hosts an Employee Appreciation Fiesta and Celebrates a New Faculty Emeritus

NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) held an employee appreciation “fiesta” on Wednesday, May 2. It was an opportunity to celebrate everyone’s contribution to the organization. Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs stopped by to join the celebration and kicked off the piñata fun!

At the fiesta, FCE celebrated Robert Hill, Ed.D., a new member of the college’s Faculty Emeriti. Hill was with Fischler College for many years, starting in 1993 as a graduate fellow. He earned his doctorate degree with FCE, eventually becoming a full time professor from 2006-2017. Dr. Hill is currently working as a consultant and will forever be a part of the Shark family!

To view the images from the fiesta, click here.

Alumni Spotlight: FCE Graduate Named Department Chair at Virginia Union University


Monekka Munroe, Ed.D., graduate of Nova Southeastern University’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education was appointed Department Chair of Virginia Union University’s Criminal Justice Program.

Munroe has been teaching criminal justice courses for 10 years and has been an advocate for criminal justice reform, specifically for female inmates. She was selected as a TED Talk presenter in 2016 because of that advocacy, where she spoke about the injustices of the criminal justice system. Munroe was FCE’s keynote speaker at the 2017 Summer Institute.

This spring, she taught and developed a course that explains the correlation between childhood trauma and adult criminality, it will be taught in a local Virginia jail in the fall of 2018. Additionally, she is currently in the process of writing her very first criminal justice textbook.

Munroe earned her doctorate of education, with a major in higher education leadership in 2016.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/fce-graduate-named-department-chair-at-virginia-union-university/

FCE Thanks Professors for Their Assistance with New Recruitment Efforts


NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, recently thanked a few of its Professors for their help with new recruiting efforts at the college.

Michael Simonson, Ph.D., and Gina Peyton, Ed.D., Associate Professors, Department of Higher Education Leadership and Instructional Technology, were each acknowledged with a gift card for their support to the FCE Recruitment team in launching the inaugural Facebook Live sessions. These sessions among various topics, discussed and promoted popular graduate level education programs, and the job opportunities that could be available with a degree in these areas. It was also a time to highlight two of the FCE esteemed faculty members.

Silvia Orta, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education Leadership and Instructional Technology, was also recognized with a gift card for her countless support of Fischler initiatives to recruit prospective students at events, which included the NSU 2018 Spring Open House where she spoke about her experiences as a doctoral student and professional opportunities the degree brought her. In addition, Dr. Orta played an integral part in the FCE summer 2018 call campaign to current students that had not yet registered offering her assistance with enrolling for this term.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/fce-thanks-professors-for-their-assistance-with-new-recruitment-efforts/

Fischler College of Education and the Office of International Affairs Host Graduation Reception

NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and the Office of International Affairs hosted a commencement reception on June 15 in the Sales Institute for students graduating from the Asia doctoral cohorts. The event was attended by the graduating students, their families, and many faculty and staff members of the Fischler College of Education, as well as Anthony DeNapoli, Ed.D., Associate Dean, Office of International Affairs. At the reception, students thanked the group of faculty who had traveled to Asia to teach the blended classes, and everyone who had guided them along their doctoral journey.

This is the first time the Office of International Affairs has held a reception for a graduating group of students. It was such a positive experience that OIA hopes to collaborate with other academic units to do the same in the future.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/fischler-college-of-education-and-the-office-of-international-affairs-host-graduation-reception/

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