WELCOME Teacher Practitioners F2020

Writing Prompt:

Rhiannon Giddens singin I'm On My Way

The following quotes are excerpted from Fall 2011 Emerging Photographer (The Documentary Issue). Do you find any correlations to the work you are doing as teacher practitioners as you look more closely within your classrooms and how you will portray and share this with others?

"The good photograph is not the object; the consequences of the photograph are the objects. So that no one would say, how did you do it, where did you find it, but they would say that such things could be."   Grotte, M. (Fall 2011). Emerging Photographer (The Documentary Issue), p. 37.

What does it take to be a great documentary photographer? "For starters, the projects you pursue should be, first and foremost, personal. "There should be a deep caring for both the subject and the making of beautiful photographs," notes acclaimed documentary photographer Darcy Padilla. "A photograph should have a certain honesty and personal conviction that resonates. To care is to take risks."

"Absorb the work of others and deeply examine how they did what they did."

"Documentary photography chooses you, not the other way around. It's a calling hard to ignore. And ultimately, it's heart that matters. Be daring. Be genuine. ANything less, and it will show."

Witty, P. (Fall 2011). A photo Editor's Insights. Emerging Photographer (The Documentary Issue), p. 45-46.

Bronx Boys by Stephen Shames chronicles the lives of young boys coming of age in a community ravaged by drugs, violence and gangs. 

Thank you, Dori Molletti, SJC Reference Librarian, (June 26,2012) for sharing your research strategies and skills with our teacher practitioners. Frances

Graduate Student Colloquium, March 20, 2012

Graduate Student Colloquium information from Dr. Rifenbary:
Hello Everyone, (12/14/11)
I know this is a busy time for all of you, but I wanted to touch base with you about the upcoming Graduate Student Colloquium to be held on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 before you leave for the semester. The colloquium is a series of concurrent, break-out sessions (including individual paper presentations, panel and round table discussions and poster sessions) followed by a buffet dinner and keynote speaker.

As in the past, I would ask you to encourage your graduate students, both master's and doctoral, to participate as a presenter, attendee or both. This has been done in a variety of ways including incorporating a presentation as part of a class assignment, taking classes to the colloquium during class time, or requiring students to attend and write a short paper about their experience and impressions.

Faculty participation will again be welcome. Once the schedule is finalized we will need faculty to chair individual sessions. Sessions are scheduled from 1:00 until 6:00 in 50 minute blocks. In the spirit of collaboration, if you are working with a graduate student or a group of students on a research related activity we would ask that you present with your student (s) and/or work closely with them in preparing their submissions.

The call for proposals will be sent in mid-January to all graduate students. This is a wonderful opportunity to support and engage students in research activities. More information will be forthcoming at the beginning of next semester but I wanted to encourage you to think about your and your students' participation as you prepare for the spring semester.

If you have questions please feel free to contact me. Have a good break!

Deborah Rifenbary
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Faculty Development
Office of the Dean
College of Education
University of New Mexico
505-277-8933
riffer@unm.edu

Welcome back to our Research Seminar Capstone Experience (Spring 2012)

Teacher Practitioner
Fall 2011 Overview


January 23, 2012 Family Get-together

Sneak preview of what the semester has in store for Teacher Researchers and how family members can support them during this intense time of writing, thinking, reflecting, writing, thinking, reflecting and the final oral presentation on April 6, 2012 at SJC CTX.
Thank you for taking the time to support these teacher scholars!

Appreciatively, Frances Vitali, Ph.D.

Tentative Agenda JSC CTX at 5:30pm
Potluck Meal

Movie for children to view while adults talk after dinner
...Animoto Photo display (above)
...Introductions
...Words from Frances
...Video
...Research Inquiry Questions (artifacts)
...Questions
Thank you for your continued support!
Frances