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Professional Learning Days Spring 2013

The PDS Office hosted two professional learning days this spring on March 12th

& 14th. On March 12th we partnered with the CESTEM office to provide a day of

professional development focused on science, engineering, and mathematics.

Presentations included the NC Aquarium, Old River Farms, and Cape Fear

Museum and others on robotics, engineering, mathematics vocabulary and music.

Dr. Sue Kezios, the Director of UNCWs Youth Programs delivered the keynote

presentation. For a complete program listing, please visit this link. On March 12th,

the focus was on inquiry and participants had a host of sessions from which to

choose. Dr. Sonia Nieto was the keynote speaker. She spoke about the importance

of multicultural education and the power of teachers to reach students of diverse

backgrounds.

June, 2013 Volume 15

News

Engagement Engagement

Advocacy

Support Collaboration

National Board

Certification

Teachers interested in

National Board

Certification for Initial,

Retake, and Renewal

Candidates

Link

ELMS Project Co-Teaching

Workshop

Guest Speakers: Andrea

Hoingsfeld and Maria Dove

How co-teaching can

effectively support positive

learning outcomes for

ELLs. Archived link

coming soon!

1st Annual Coastal North

Carolina Writing

Conference

June 23-25, 2013

Conference will support

teachers and community

members interested in:

Writing Workshop, the

Writing Process, and

Teaching Strategies for

Writing in the Common

Core.

Link

2013 Roy E Harkin Award Winner

Congratulations to Lisa Turlington, Site Coordinator, at Butler Avenue Elementary School in Clinton City for

being the spring 2013 recipient of the Roy E. Harkin Teacher Recognition Award. The award was established in

2008 in memory of Dr. Roy E. Harkin who served as the chair of the Education Department at UNCW from 1976

to 1979, and then as Dean of the School of Education until 1991. This award is funded by the family and friends

of Dr. Harkin in recognition of his commitment to partnerships with public schools and his appreciation for the

contributions of public school educators to the preparation of prospective teachers. Nominations for this award are

accepted on a rotational basis from our 12 PDS partnership systems and charter schools. The award is designed to

recognize a public school teacher who has contributed to the preparation of future teachers by demonstrating

excellence as a partnership teacher and/or site coordinator. Ms. Turlington is a long-time partner and site

coordinator with a very strong commitment to the preparation of our prospective teachers. Her work has enabled

us to place 18 field experience students and 8 teacher interns in quality placements at Butler Avenue Elementary

since 2010. She takes great care in welcoming and orienting our students to her school and her enthusiasm for

teacher education is always evident. Ms. Turlington is in her 29th year of teaching and has taught 21 of those years

at Butler Avenue Elementary School. She teaches second grade academic enrichment and third grade content

replacement reading and math for academically gifted students. She earned a B.S. degree in intermediate

education from East Carolina University. She earned her National Board certification in 2002 and was just

recently recertified in 2012. She is married to Robert Turlington, a math teacher at Clinton High School.

Partnership Teacher Celebration

On Thursday, April 25th, 2013, the Office of Teacher Education and Outreach hosted a program to honor the

work of our partnership teachers. Approximately 45 partnership teachers and faculty participated in the program.

Selected schools for our 2013-2015 Partnership in Action Schools Program were recognized. Team members

from Cedar Grove Middle School and Carolina Forest International Elementary School along with their faculty

members-in-residence and faculty facilitators met to discuss future collaborative work. We also recognized the

spring 2013 Roy E. Harkin Award winner, Lisa Turlington (see announcement below). Each semester, we will

now have a culminating program to honor the work of our partnership teachers who have hosted interns.

Partnership in Action School Teams

Carolina Forest International Elementary School

(Onslow County) and Cedar Grove Middle School

(Brunswick County).

Roy Harkin Teacher Recognition Award

Spring 2013 Lisa Turlington—Butler

Avenue Elementary Site Coordinator &

Principal Vanessa Brown

Ms. Harkin, Widow of Dr. Roy

Harkin. The Roy Harkin Teacher

Recognition Award was funded by

a generous donation from the

Harkin family.

Partnership Teacher Meetings

This semester, the PDS office facilitated four partnership teach-

er meetings, three on campus and one at Butler Avenue Ele-

mentary School in Clinton City. These meetings are designed to

review cognitive coaching strategies and to discuss the Watson

policies and procedures for field experience and internship

placements. New and returning partnership teachers have a

chance to share success stories and challenges, to think collabo-

ratively with colleagues from other schools, and to provide in-

put about our teacher preparation programs. This semester 32

teachers attended one of our face-to-face meetings. For the year

we facilitated 12 partnership teacher meetings and 157 teachers

have attended! Partnership teachers are now required to attend

at least one face-to-face meeting during each three year district

renewal cycle.

ELMS Project Co-Teaching Workshop

On June 12, the ELMS Project hosted a workshop on

Co-Teaching with renowned co-teachers and authors

Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove of Molloy College,

New York. Thirty-five teachers from New Hanover,

Bladen, Forsyth, Pender, Carteret, Clinton, Pitt, Gran-

ville, and Durham school districts were in attendance at

the Watson College of Education to learn about one of

the most innovative practices in teaching. Co-teachers,

Amelia Siebold and Michelle Manis from Bradley

Creek Elementary, New Hanover County, and James

Laramee and Jessica Croson from Heide Trask High

School, Pender County, presented their co-teaching ex-

periences and strategies in afternoon sessions. For more

information about the ELMS Project, visit

www.uncw.edu/ed/elms/

Digital Storytelling

Our annual Digital Storytelling Day brings English

Language Learners and their teachers on to

UNCW’s campus. At this event, students present

digital stories that they have designed and produced

along with the help of their teachers. The purpose

of this event is to give ELLs the opportunity to

demonstrate their mastery of a school topic without

having to rely completely on language. In the DST

projects, they scaffold language and visuals to cre-

ate a more complete picture of their learning. Each

year, judges from the various schools and UNCW

judge the entries and pick the best stories. This year

the event attracted approximately 80 ELLs and

their teachers.

New Partnership Schools

This semester we welcomed two new

partnership schools—Brunswick County

Academy (top left) and Heroes Elementary (top

right). Brunswick County Academy is an

alternative school serving students in grades 6-

12. To learn more about the school, please visit

their website at the following link.

We officially welcomed Heroes Elementary at

Camp Lejeune into the Partnership on

December 5th. Heroes serves students from Pre-

K to fifth grade. The school officially opened on

September 6, 2011. To learn more about the

school, please visit their website at the

following link. Brunswick County Academy principal

Stephanie Smith, Assistant Principal

Kevin CearFoss, Curriculum Specialist

Kristi Swain, and Secondary Social

Studies Teacher Kristen Hewett.

Principal Dewanda Sholar, Assistant

Superintendent Harriet Hunter-Boykin,

and Mary Hendrickson, Instructional

Systems Specialist.

Career Fairs This semester, PDS Director Dr. Donyell Roseboro participated in two Career Fairs; one was at Acme Delco

Middle School in Columbus County and another was at Pender High School in Pender County. At both career

fairs, Dr. Roseboro talked about being a teacher in the P-12 setting and at the university/college level. Students

came with lots of questions about the teaching profession. They wanted to know more about the salaries of teach-

ers and the job responsibilities. Other professions represented included: culinary arts, farming, banking, military,

athletics, dentistry, veterinary, and cosmetology (among others). Some colleges and universities were represented

as well. Principal Christie Brown at Acme Delco Middle and Craig Baker at Pender High engaged and encour-

aged students to visit all booths throughout the day. Our thanks go out to Dyann Rowell and Ann Jones at Pender

High School and Yvonne Lewis at Acme Delco Middle School for organizing the career fairs and inviting the PDS

office to participate.

Our thanks to Graduate Assistant Cassee Stem for creating

the PDS “Be at Teacher” Display Board.

Dr. Edelmira Segovia, the Director of UNCW’s Centro His-

pano, shared information at the Pender High School Career

Fair.

5th Annual AIG Conference

The UNCW AIG program hosted its annual conference

on April 23, 2013. Elin Reuben, New Hanover County

Schools, Karma Maples, New Hanover County Schools,

and Shelley Hollingsworth, Wake County Schools, delivered

a presentation entitled “Mapping Rigor.” They discussed

how to identify rigor in specific learning contexts. Shelley

discussed Common Core and differentiation in the regular

Classroom; including issues related to assessment and testing.

Together, they considered how to support elementary and

middle grades AIG learners in the regular classroom in the

era of Common Core Standards. Approximately 45 participants

attended to discuss the design and use of rigorous activities

and assessments for students identified as academically gifted.

For a copy of the conference presentation, please visit the

presentation link. To view the conference in its entirety,

please visit the following webinar link.

Dr. Jeff Ertzberger and Ms. Salena

Rabidoux facilitated a technology

workshop for partnership teachers

on February 11, 2013. There were

26 teachers present from Brunswick,

Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover,

and Pender Counties as well as Cape

Fear Center for Inquiry. Teachers

learned how to integrate these tools

into their curricula, received sample

lessons that aligned with Common

Core and began designing lessons

using the tools. Teachers were able

to collaborate across districts and to

work on designing instruction that

effectively integrates technology to

enhance the teaching of the content.

Integrating Technology Workshop: “Get Your FACTS

(Free Academic and Collaborative Technology Tools)”

3rd Conference on African Americans and Education: The Rosenwald

School Legacy

On Friday, March 22, 2013 the History Department, Watson College of Education, and Upperman African

American Cultural Center sponsored a conference to examine the historical legacy of Rosenwald Schools , segre-

gated schools for African Americans funded, in part, by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Approximately 100 commu-

nity members, faculty, and students attended the conference. Dr. John Haley, UNCW professor emeritus in Histo-

ry and Stephanie Deutsche, author of You Need a Schoolhouse, Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald and the

Building of Schools for the Segregated South, were the featured speakers. For more information about the panel-

ists and speakers and to view archives of past conference presentations, please visit http://uncw.edu/ed/

rosenwald/

Spotlight on our Partners Columbus County Schools Columbus County Press Release….

Two Columbus County teachers have been named 2013-14 Kenan Fellows.

The teachers — LaTanya Pattillo and Jennifer Spivey — are two of 49 Kenan

Fellows statewide who were selected from a competitive pool of more than

230 North Carolina public school teachers. The newest cohort of Kenan Fellows

will tackle summer research projects in a variety of fields including curriculum

design, renewable energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture. From their

research, the Fellows will develop innovative classroom resources and lesson plans

designed to enrich the educational experience for kindergarteners through high school

seniors. These resources are shared with other educators at the regional, state and

national level via workshops, conferences and online platforms. The Fellows and

their projects are:

LaTanya Pattillo, a business education teacher at East Columbus High School and Master Teacher with the Watson College of

Education will partner with PlyGem, a manufacturer of eco-friendly home exterior products. As part of her Fellowship, Pattillo

will shadow PlyGem workers to learn what skills students will need to enter the workforce.

Pender County Schools Announcement from Kris Justice with TNTP….

TNTP (http://tntp.org/) annually honors some of the best teachers in the country

with the Fishman Prize. The prize recognizes exceptionally effective teachers

working in high-poverty public schools. Winners receive $25,000 and participate

in a special summer residency. The selection process is incredibly competitive,

with an intense focus on identifying high-impact teachers that get game changing

results for their students.

This year, nearly 600 teachers from 44 states applied. Nakita Thomas, a Master

Teacher with the Watson College of Education and teacher at Cape Fear Middle School,

was one of just 10 finalists for the prize. While she unfortunately was not selected as

one of the four Fishman Prize winners, she is truly a phenomenal teacher and even

making it to the finalist stage is an accomplishment worthy of celebration.

Jones County Schools: Over 30 volunteer parents and community members came together at North Jones Elemen-

tary to become science teachers for a day! Volunteers were trained and led through 30 Science workstations by NJE 4th, 5th,

and 6th grade science teachers and Dr. John Hunt, professor at Mississippi College and owner of P.E.A.R.L. Science Fun Day

events. They were also given cue cards with questions and science concept information about the experiments to help guide the

students’ thinking. Students rotated in groups of 4 every 4 minutes to work through all 30 workstations. The culminating sci-

ence station was a 2-liter bottle rocket launched outside. Students in the 4th – 6th grades demonstrated their learning by taking

a pre and post-test.

New Hanover County Schools: New Hanover County Schools received grants to fund free family support classes for parents and children. New Hanover

County Schools, in partnership with the Child Advocacy and Parenting Place (CAPP Center), has been granted two multi-year

grants from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to provide family-centered services to

children and families aimed at achieving optimal health and well-being. The grants are valued at $190,000 and will provide

funding for the development, operation and expansion of community-based, family support programs in New Hanover County

Schools next year.

Sampson County Schools: Sampson County Schools are featured in an article in the Middle School Journal. Citation information for the article is: L'E-

sperance, Mark E.; Lenker, Ethan; Bullock, Ann; Lockamy, Becky; Mason, Cathy. Creating a middle grades environment that

significantly improves student achievement. 44(5), p. 32-39.

LaTanya Pattillo

Nakita Thomas