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November 2010

Volume 1, Issue 2

Teaching Hilltoppers

Contents

Welcome Back! 1

A Note From Your

President 2

Kelly Autism

Program 2

NEA-SP New Orleans

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Upcoming Events4

President: Ashlee Clark

Vice-Pres ident Sarah Jess i e

November is a time of leaves falling on the ground, pumpkin piescooking in the oven, and political signs littering the sides of roads.Many drive by and cant help but think of all the annoyances of thepolitics. So many of us ask, Why should I care? However, when youthink about it, as teachers, politics decide a great deal about our

future.

Things like budgets, programs, standardized testing and pay are alldecided through political actions. As teachers, we experience firsthand what does and doesnt work in our classrooms. Who better todecide what is mandated and practiced in schools than us?

It is not anyones place to tell a person what side one should take inpolitics and legal issues. It is however, a right and a responsibility asa teacher to look up the issues and decide how you can stand up foreducation and your career.

Are you interested in voicing your opinion and learning about politicswhen it comes to education? KEA members are taking action in theKentucky Educators Political Action Committee to influence theelections and policies that impact public education in Kentucky. To

join KEPAC contact Trish Shackleford at [email protected]

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Dr. Pamela Jukes has been a WKU KEASP advisor for BLANKyears. This isher last year as one of our advisors, as she is passing along her torch to

Dr. Huss after the Spring semester. Dr. Jukes has been teaching as aprofessor as WKU since INSERT DATE HERE and spent INSERT NUMBERHERE years in the classroom with students. She is the mother of a happylittle BLANK GRADERnamed INSERT NAME HERE. So, why wouldsomeone doing so much devote their time to KEA? Dr. Jukes says,INSERT QUOTE HERE.

What do you like about KEA?

What advice do you have for pre-service teachers?

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KEA-SP WKU Chapter

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Each year the Education University Experience class (EDU175) puts together a program incollaboration with the Kelly Autism Program to provide autistic children and their families a fun andappropriate environment to celebrate Fall. The Kelly Autism Fall Festival allows autistic students toenjoy games, crafts, foods and dancing with their friends, family and WKU students.

The WKU KEASP is invited each year to participate with the program by providing the food and asmiling face. This year was no different, with the help of Jennifer Hendi, Sarah Jessie and SaraHeath, KEA provided students with pizza, lemonade and enthusiasm that Thursday night. Of course,we cant forget Dr. Jukes and Dr. Huss with their families who joined us as well! All in all, the night

was successful for all parties involved. The students enjoyed themselves and KEA looks forward toparticipating in such a great event again next year. Thank you Ms. Fryman for the opportunity!


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professional KEA members as well as other student members from across the state. Throughoutthe experience student members were given suggestions on how to improve their chapter andwhat resources were available to them.

This year WKU had 6 students attend the conference; Sarah Jessie (Sr), Gabriela Smit (Jr), KaraDobbs (Jr), Adam Spinks (Soph), Bethany Riggs (Jr) and Maddie Manley (Jr). WKU KEA Advisor, Dr.Bob Otto, accompanied the group. WKU was happy to attend the largest New SLOT to date with

180 students present.

The weekend was filled with great presentations, brainstorming, games, dancing and discussions.

This past September, WKU

attended the KentuckyEducation Associations NewStudent Leader Orientationand Training (New SLOT) inGeorgetown, Kentucky. NewSLOT is a yearly event hostedby the KEA Student Programthat gives KEA members thechance to learn more aboutthe KEA program and becomemore connected with otherswho are involved. This is agreat opportunity for studentmembers to meet with thestate executive board,

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The key-note speaker for theevent was educator, KristenLampe, one of the founding

teachers for the Newton-

Conover Health ScienceHigh School in Newton,North Carolina. The school has

a simple mission; To provide

a small learning communityenvironment for students

who would thrive in this

type of school. Kristin

spoke to KEA membersabout the importance of

relationships in the

classroom and how theschool thrives on meetingstudents individual needs.

Learn more about the school at http://www.nccs.k12.nc.us

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Prezi- http://prezi.comTired of the same old power points? Try Prezi! Preziis the zooming presentation editor. Prezi is unique,easy and fun to use! All you have to do is sign up (forfree), add your points wherever youd like on thepresentation, and then connect your paths.

Glogster- http://www.glogster.com/In the classroom its not enough to just use technology anymore,

administrators are looking for student use of technology. Heres oneway to do just that. Glogster is a website that is used to make onlineposters. The easy to use program allows students to use images, textand videos to create an online, interactive presentation of a topic.

Study Stack- http://www.studystack.com/Use this for review for your class, recommend it to your students oruse it now for your classes! Virtual study cards that help you studykey terms and concepts online.

Poll Everywhere- http://www.polleverywhere.com/

Tired of fighting with your students to keep their phones put away?Then dont fight it! With Poll Everywhere, you set up a poll online,which gives the students the number and message to text in and the

results of the poll show up right in front of your eyes on the website!MMOONNTTHHLLYY

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"Teaching is the greatestact of optimism."

-ColleenWilcox

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Search; KEA-StudentProgram WKU

Contact Information

[email protected]@wku.edu

Advisors:Pamela Jukes- Room 313Jeanine Huss- Room 311Robert Otto- Room 307

KEA Website:http://www.kea.org

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Technology in the classroom is not only engaging and helpful these dbut becoming mandatory! Here are some great websites to check out

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