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Monday, February 06, 2012
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Sparking Teacher Excellence
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Educator 500 Spotlight – Christine DiPaulo and Michael Bland Help Students Integrate Mathematics and Technical Programs with iMovies
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Christine DiPaulo, an Honors Algebra II teacher and Michael Bland, a carpentry instructor at the Center for Arts and Technology in Phoenixville, PA, collaborated with additional Career and Technical Program Instructors on an exciting student project.
The project enabled Honors Algebra II students to use iMovies to demonstrate how math is an integral part of the performance tasks required in their career and technical programs. Students learned more in depth how technology can be used as an effective presentation tool. They also learned about planning and managing a complex project. Read more...
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What’s New at 3E This Summer? Teachers as Leaders
“So, why are you taking this course?” An interviewer asked teachers nearing the conclusion of “Teachers as Leaders,” the new 3E course that has become a requirement for the graduate certificate in Entrepreneurial Education. In addition to the professional aspirations of earning a graduate certificate or stepping up on a salary schedule to a new level, teachers gave these reasons:
“Well, it was interesting!”
“I needed inspiration. I have taught for 15 years and I needed something else.”
“For empowerment. In my city school I know I must lead and set the standards high so my students come through, so they succeed.”
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WCU Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurial Education
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A new and unique educational credential has emerged at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Thanks to the pioneering work of the Institute for Educational Excellence and Entrepreneurship (3e Institute). WCU’s College of Education now offers a 12 credit graduate certificate in Entrepreneurial Education for educators who meet its requirements.
Dr. Joseph Malak, Dean of the College of Education cites the program as an exemplary model of program sustainability: “The 3E Institute originated under a grant from the U. S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. It developed a concept and refined its model over a period of six years of course and program development. With the new graduate certificate we have institutionalized our 3E commitment to helping educators inspire, innovate, collaborate and connect to the world outside the classroom.”
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21st Century Skills: Two 3E Science Experts Reflect
 Two of the expert speakers who inform and dialog with teachers participating in the 3E Institute Emerging Science and Technologies course are Dr. William Wunner and Dr. Don Bergmann. Both offer presentations in their scientific specialties and answer questions for teams of educators researching possible solutions to a human disease problem that has been posed in a problem based learning (PBL) scenario.
Dr. Wunner is Director of Educational Outreach at Philadelphia’s Wistar Institute, the oldest biomedical institution in the United States. Wistar’s researchers have developed treatments or cures for rabies, rubella, cancers and other diseases. Earlier in his career Wunner did extensive research to develop improved rabies vaccinations for wildlife.
Dr. Don Bergmann is Senior Vice President of Technical Operations at Tengion, a Philadelphia area clinical stage biotech company that is a leader in the field of regenerative medicine. Although Tengion is not a large company, Bergman names a long list of job opportunities in the firm, from bench research to facilities engineering to manufacturing specialties, legal team, and accounting, for example. Of course, each type of job has its own formal credentials, ranging from associate’s degree to Ph.D.
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Problem Based Learning - Teachers Tackle Emerging Science and Technologies Challenge
This summer teachers participated in 3E Institute’s Emerging Science and Technologies (EST) courses at Fred Engle Middle School in West Grove, PA, and at Phoenixville Area High School in Phoenixville, PA.
Not only did they learn about cutting edge technologies and science, but they also explored science using problem based learning methodologies. Rather than focusing on science content itself, problem based learning (PBL) uses real world issues – a bird flu pandemic, an outbreak of puumala virus, or a community land use and environmental scenario – to engage and immerse the learner in solving a problem. In this learning model, the student becomes an active problem solver rather than a passive, “spoon-fed” learner, and in so doing, really learns how to learn. Read more... |
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College of Education Flashpoints
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Welcome to Dr. Joyce Munro, our new Associate Dean for Partnerships/Grants and Faculty Development. Dr. Munro earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with cognates in Educational Philosophy and Educational Leadership from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in education at several institutions of higher learning. Most recently she served as Dean of the School of Graduate Studies of Chestnut Hill College.
3E Institute thanks the instructors and training assistants of our Summer 2008 faculty:
- Dr. Gary Coutu
- Ms. Ann Davidheiser
- Dr. Constance DiLucchio
- Ms. Rosemarie Krygowski
- Ms. Linda Levy
- Ms. Rashmi Kumar
- Dr. Lisa Marano
- Ms. Lynne Monarch
- Mr. Pat Parris
- Dr. Christian Penny
- Ms. Terri Sullivan
- Dr. Greg Turner
- Ms. Sue Yocum
- Ms. Lynn Monarch
Thank you to our business and community volunteers in 2008 3E Summer Institutes, who served as externship partners, guest speakers, panelists, and one-on-one consultants with educators attending five summer professional development courses:
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Apple
Mr. Brent D. Frey
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Centocor
Mr. Fred Delvechio |
Charles F. Patton Middle School
Mr. Bruce Vosburgh |
Chester County Economic Development Council
Ms. Marybeth DiVicenzo |
Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association
Ms. Anne Murphy |
Coatesville School District
Mr. John Hall |
Downingtown Area S.D.
Ms. Linda Levey
Ms. Lynn Monarch |
East Whiteland Township
Mr. Terry Woodman |
Great Valley School District
Ms. Nikki Salvatico |
IMC Construction, Inc.
Mr. Jim Kerr |
Interboro School District
Ms. Rosemary Krygowski |
Kennett Symphony
Ms. Christine Seager |
Life Sciences Career Alliance
Mr. James Logan |
Lockheed-Martin
Mr. Robert Corry |
MIPPS/NPDES
Mr. Scott Gantt |
Octorara Area School District
Mr. Scott Rohrer |
PA Department of Health
Ms. Mary McCormick
Ms. Rebecca E. Zeeger |
Penn State University
Dr. David Elderkin |
Phoenixville Area S.D.
Dr. Terry Sullivan
Mr. Thomas Ramsey |
QVC
Mr. Larry Denny |
State Farm Insurance
Mr. Bill Martin
Ms. Alexandra Thurston
Ms. Tracy McCarty
Ms. Alexandra Thurston |
Stetson Middle School
Dr. Charles Cognato |
Sungard Higher Education
Ms. Susan Patterson |
Tengion
Dr. Don Bergmann |
The PA Academy of Music
Dr. Patricia Pacifico |
The Wistar Institute
Dr. William Wunner |
Tourism Economics
Mr. Adam Sacks |
Verizon Business Solutions
Mr. Joe Melloy |
West Chester University
Dr. Ellen Bryson
Dr. Gary Coutu
Dr. Winfield Fairchild
Mr. Scott Rohrer Dr. Gerry Hertel
Ms. Melanie Josephs
Dr. Steve Zimniski |
WHYY
Ms. Susan Knoble
Other Volunteers
Ms. Sandra Claus
Mr. Gary Cooper
Ms. Barbara DeCarlo
Mr. Larry Denny
Mr. Daniel DiLucchio
Mr. David Jarvie
Mr. James Kerr
Ms. Nadine Lomakin
Ms. Anne Murphy
Ms. Sandy Snyder
Mr. Terry Woodman
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Nortel LearniT An initiative of Nortel Community Relations to prepare teachers, students, and learners of all ages to develop 21st century skills that will provide a basis for their ongoing engagement in learning and personal achievement. The goal is to reach learners around the world and share with them the skills and opportunities that Technology can bring to learning and their future. By creating innovative online learning opportunities and resources for teachers, students, and learners of all ages, Nortel LearniT provides a new level of engagement that promotes enhanced levels of interest and academic success.
Pageflakes Community-driven personalized home page uses Web 2.0 technology to support a process known as “pagecasting.” This is a fast way to create an online learning environment with no programming expertise and no budget. This is done be arranging “Flakes” small, moveable versions of web sites, interactive research tools, and applications on a customized web page. This technique can be uses to create multi-user Flakes for the classroom, including Grade Tracker, Class Schedule, To-Do-List, etc., as well as popular online reference tools such as Wikipedia and a dictionary.
New Teacher Hotline Produced by Michael Kelley and Glen Moulton, “New Teacher Hotline” is a bi-weekly podcast dealing with classroom-management challenges of educators, especially new ones. Sample topics include being ready for anything with backup lesson plans; dealing with parent phone calls; and what it means “not to smile before December.”
Doing What Works Site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. It is dedicated to helping educators identify and make use of effective teaching practices. Its Practice Guides reflect teaching practices that the Institute for Educational Services finds effective. Both the website and its digital workshops discuss examples of how educators might apply research findings on effective practice.
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Mathematics Education Trust Established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Mathematics Education Trust (MET) offers educators opportunities to expand their professional horizons. MET supports the improvement of mathematics teaching and learning at the classroom level through the funding of grants, awards, honors, and other projects. Focus areas include improving classroom practices and increasing teachers' mathematical knowledge. The NCTM Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented annually following a nomination and selection process. Other awards are available through a competitive process based on proposals submitted by individual applicants.
- Deadline for most MET 2009–2010 grant program applications is a postmark by November 14, 2008.
2008 Kids In Need Teacher Grants The grants provide funds for classroom teachers to implement innovative ideas. Projects for funding should make creative use of common teaching aids, approach the curriculum from an imaginative angle, or tie nontraditional concepts together to illustrate commonalities. The applicant must be a K-12 certified teacher working at a public, private, or parochial school. The program should be the sole funding agent for your project. Grants range between $100 and $500. The state standards by which the project activities are driven are requested. Teachers may fill out the application online after July 15. Official applications are available through the following retail sponsors Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores; Office Depot; Fred Meyer; Publix Supermarkets; Sav-On Office Supplies.
- Deadline for applications to be submitted to the Kids In Need Foundation is midnight, September 30, 2008, submitted by mail, fax, email, or online application.
Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. Assists organizations in their efforts to provide books to children who might otherwise lack access to children's literature. The foundation was established by Lois Lenski, the 1946 Newbery medalist for Strawberry Girl, had a life-long concern that good books be available to all children. The foundation annually awards grants to rural and urban, public and school libraries serving at-risk children. Funds are earmarked for purchasing books for young people. Previously awarded grants have ranged from $500 to $3000. Successful applicants have proposed purchases to update their children's book collections generally or to expand their holdings in specific areas. An application form for the year 2008 can be acquired by writing to: Michael Covey, The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc., P. O. Box 255366,Sacramento, CA 95865. Or download the PDF form on the website.
- Deadline: completed application form must be received at the address indicated on the application no later than 15 September 2008.
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