IGNITION EXPRESS
February 2011
The e-newsletter of the Institute for Educational Excellence and Entrepreneurship
College of Education, West Chester University of PA
?Cyber Teaming in a Mauve?
Is this phrase a mystery to you? What is a MUVE, anyway? Cyber Teaming denotes the practices and tools that teams - workers, teachers, students, community members - use to create and produce collaboratively in a virtual world. To find out about MUVE’s and Cyber Teaming for Educators and Students in Virtual Worlds, go to the 3E website home page www.3einstitute.org . There you will find short articles by Gingi Wingard on teaching in virtual world environments, including a list of resources.
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Is YOUR Teaching Practice Geared to 21st Century Learning?
Get up to speed with a summer graduate course from the College of Education’s Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurial Education. Meet interesting new colleagues and resource people as you learn and plan in a challenging and highly interactive learning environment. Leave the course recharged and full of new ideas to help your students go deeper into inquiry and shine brighter in school performance. Choose from: Teachers as Leaders, Entrepreneurial Educator, Emerging Science and Technologies, Quantitative Literacy, 21st Century Educator Externship, Applied Learning Seminar. Click here to view the 2011 3E Summer Courses Schedule.
To learn the details and complete the online pre-registration form, click here. Sign up early!
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Calling all Educators with Innovative Projects for the 2011 Educator 500 Cohort
Now accepting application and nomination for Educator 500 innovative learning projects. For more information, click on this link 2011 - Educator 500 .
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Congratulations to the winners of the fall 2010 Student Teacher Educator 500 Award:
| NAME |
PROJECT |
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
WCU SUPERVISOR |
TO READ THE WINNING APPLICATIONS, CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW
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| Melonie Kaczynski |
The Walker Report & Community Day |
Rose Tree Media |
Sara Lamb-Kistler |
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| Monica Simpson |
Homework Help Night |
West Chester Area |
Sally Winterton |
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If you are doing your WCU Student Teaching this spring or know someone who is, click on this link Educator 500 Application – Guidelines (Student – Teacher) to down load the information to enter the spring competition.
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3E and WCU College of Education Get Great Reviews from School Districts
During the fall Laura Heikkila, a consultant with the Chester County Economic Development Council, visited and/or interviewed school district leaders regarding their familiarity with 3E and the College of Education, as well as their staff professional development philosophy, needs and practices. She found:
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72% of district representatives recognized the name of the 3E Institute
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90% of the districts supported online courses as staff development
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63% of those interviewed reported a history of working with West Chester University or 3E Institute
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100% of those interviewed indicated positive impression of teacher education program at WCU
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100% of those interviewed anticipated recent budget challenges will have negative impact on educator professional development
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Bloggers, Anyone? Spotlight on a 3E Entrepreneurial Educator.
Pat Parris, the very first individual to earn the Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurial Education, maintains a very thoughtful blog. It is designed for his secondary students but could interest you personally and as a example for other educator bloggers. Patric is a teacher in the Leadership Department at the Pennsylvania Leadership Cyber Charter School in West Chester, PA. Check out his blog with this link: http://locker.palcs.org/~blog/pparris/
Do you have a good blog that relates to learning, schools, service learning, or education policy ? Send us the link…And…Blog on!