Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host a series of education clinics.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at ¾¨Ó㴫ý and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators.
"First Math Literacy Coaches Network Shop" is scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 4-7 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center. The speaker is Barbara Mehalov, principal of the Frazer Middle School, a small resource district with a large disadvantaged population in Fayette County. This school has been successful in creating a district culture of achievement in their schools, which is reflected in their track record over the years of high student achievement on the PSSA. Mehalov and her team will discuss their achievement strategies specifically focusing on mathematics. This seminar offers three hours of Act 48 hours and costs $49, which includes dinner.
"The First Science Literacy Network Meeting," the second seminar in this series, is scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 4-7 p.m. at the McKelvey Campus Center. This event features Dr. Michele Cheney, assistant professor of science at the University of Pittsburgh. This session on the K-12 science assessment anchors and eligible content will serve as an analysis of the recently released document from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Participants will become familiar with the content and organization of the Pennsylvania Science Assessment Anchors and will discuss strategies for their use in curriculum course planning for their district and strategies for teachers to guide work in their classrooms. The seminar offers three Act 48 hours and costs $49, which includes dinner.
The second "Vice Principals Survival Dialogue: Faculty Discipline Issues" is scheduled Thursday, Dec. 8, from 4-7 p.m. at the Edgewood Country Club, 100 Churchill Road, Pittsburgh. This seminar features Dr. Chester Kent, associate executive secretary of Tri-State Area School Study Council, who will address faculty discipline issues in grades K-12 where board policy and administrative procedures may be ambiguous or absent, the professional contract may be silent and a grievance or employee lawsuit exists. The program offers three Act 48 hours and costs $49, which includes dinner.
"School Law – Issues and Answers for Decision-Making" is scheduled Monday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the McKelvey Campus Center. This seminar features Dr. Bernard Hoffmann, consultant to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Community and Students Services, Division of Student and Safe School Services. Hoffmann has served as a teacher and administrator in the Neshaminy School District from 1958 to 1997. He was a commissioned officer from 1976-1997, served on numerous commissions, and has been recognized at the state and national level for his programs to address the needs of students. Hoffman has done consulting work for universities, schools, and corporations throughout the country. This seminar offers four Act 48 hours and costs $49.
The events are sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council Department of Administrative and Policy School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.
All clinics offer Act 48 hours, and are open all interested parties. For registration, contact Carol Fiumara at the Tri-State Area School Study Council at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fuimara@pitt.edu. Applications can also be mailed to: 4302 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260.
