News Briefs, Dec. 9, 2004
Background check required
Students enrolled in the Intro to Ed. course will be required to have 15 hours of clinic experience for the Spring 2005 semester. A Clinical Experience Handbook is available for students enrolled in this course.
Students completing a clinical experience/observation will need to complete a background check as per Illinois state law. It is noted such on the syllabus. At this time, EDC 1000: Intro to Ed in Spring 2005 and EDC 2003
Clinical Experience are the only two courses that include direct contact w/ children and require background checks.
Teacher Aid Testing Offered
IVCC and the ROE will be offering the ACT Work keys Paraprofessional Training and
Certification Workshops and exam Feb. 16, 19, and March 18, 2005. Anyone interested in registering can contact the ROE 815-434-0780. As of Nov 1, 2004 there has been a pass rate of 100 percent by those who completed the workshop and the exam.
In addition, there is a Paraprofessional Preparation Workshop manual on reserve in Jacob’s Library. This manual contains refresher information on Math, English, Reading, Test taking skills, and Test anxiety. It is available to anyone who has an IVCC. I.D. to check out or without an I.D. it is available for review in the library.
New Writing Class Offered
A new online course, ENG 2000, Technical and Business Writing, a transfer level course, will be offered for Spring 2005 and will be taught by Kirk Lockwood.
The course will focus on the types of writing students are likely to write in a business or technical setting—reports, proposals, abstracts, letters, e-mails and instructions. The course will also focus on problem-solving skills.
The course is accepted by all Illinois state schools as an elective.
The course is also ideal for students already in the workplace who want to improve their writing skills and increase their chances for advancement.
The course will be delivered entirely online. The class is not self—paced; there will be deadlines. However, students can work at times convenient to them and from home.