Educator 500 ·Spotlight Educator 500 - Laketa Dumas, a public school teacher in Detroit, Michigan, acknowledged in 2010 for her unique Educator 500 project (click here to view the project write-up), also won the distinguished Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education and a prize from the (national) Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education.  Her project was the first inclusionary entrepreneurship program in the US designed for a mainstreamed class of disabled and general education students, from Kettering West Wing and Marcus Garvey Academy.  Laketa just sent word about her original learning materials, RU Ready 4 BIZness, which are being used in schools in her area.  She is also applying for Educator 500 for a second project implementing her materials with a team of teachers.  Check Laketa’s web site at www.ruready4bizness.com. ·Recognition for YOUR Learning Project-The 3E Institute invites nominations and applications for the 2012 Cohort of Educator 500.  These are educators who implement creative learning projects aligned with school and state learning standards into their teaching practice.  Click here to view the flyer.  Or visit the 3E website to apply  www.3einstitute.org.    Student Teacher Educator 500 ·Fall 2012 Awards - There were two winning WCU Student Teacher Educator 500 projects this fall, one engaging students to interview and host elder citizens, the other connecting children with ways to help hospitalized children in Philadelphia.  To read about Jessica Dunbar’s project, “Senior Friends,” click here.  To learn about the multifaceted project of Megan Glod-Wetzel, Jensin Jose and Christina Rewkowski, “Prescribing Literacy Rx,” click here. To hear their interview podcasts, click here.   Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurial Education  Summer Learning for Entrepreneurial Educators - Plan now for your summer professional development gift to yourself.  Exciting, challenging and inspiring graduate courses that tie real world experience to your professional development and your students’ learning AND keep you seeking more.  Click here to see the schedule, including two ONLINE courses *********************  Advisory Council News On Sunday December 18, founding 3E Advisory Council member Don Leisey was guest speaker at West Chester University for undergraduate commencement of the College of Education, the College of Business and Public Affairs and the College of Visual and Performing Arts.  Don delivered words of reflection, encouragement and inspiration, citing the 3E Institute as a prime example of West Chester University entrepreneurial spirit.  He also encouraged all the new graduates who become teachers to explore the opportunities of the 3E Program.  In closing Don shared his career motto: “DO GOOD! WORK HARD! HAVE FUN!   Don is co-founder of the International Academy for Educational Entrepreneurship (IAEE). He has alerted us that IAEE named Dr. Richard P. Borkowski, a WCU graduate, as their 2011 Educational Entrepreneur of the Year. Check the website  www.edentrepreneurs.org  for an interview with Dr. Borkowski and to learn more about the IAEE, a 3E Institute partner. Maureen Pomeroy, Director of Internal Training at Bentley Systems, Inc., has joined the 3E Advisory Council.  Maureen has participated as a guest business expert in the Entrepreneurial Educator course of the Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurial Education.  Bentley Systems, Inc., is a host company in the 21st Century Educator Externship of the certificate program - click here to see the certification program description. *********************    The Institute for Educational Excellence and Entrepreneurship College of Education West Chester University of PA 703 S. High Street West Chester, PA 19383 610-738-0582 lgilpert@wcupa.edu www.3Einstitute.org