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Fall 2007/Spring 2008 e-Bulletin Board Newsletter
Volume 18
Continuing Technical and Professional Development News
Curriculum Workshops
A Curriculum and Program Planning Workshop on integrating the Academic Standards for Career Education and Work was delivered on May 25, 2007 at the Lehigh Carbon Community College. There were 56 in attendance.
The first morning session included an introduction to the standards and the implementation tool kit by Jay Cannon, PDE Career Guidance Specialist. The second morning session was on the use of community resources to support the implementation of the standards by Betty Holmboe, Executive Director, Capital Region Partnership for Career Education and Mike Thompson, Director of Counseling and Career Development, Middletown School District.
The afternoon session featured a presentation on the electronic career exploration
materials developed by the Lancaster Career & Technology Center. Included in this presentation was an interactive demonstration exploring non-traditional occupation gender roles designed for an audience of middle school students. The presentation was delivered by Ms. Beth Ann Haas, Project Coordinator, Lancaster Career & Technology Center - Willow Street Campus. Dr. Wichowski coordinated this workshop.
On Friday, May 30, 2008 the Curriculum and Program Planning Workshop focused on an update on PA Program of Studies, an overview of V-TECS and an overview of O*Net. Among attendees were Program Planners, Curriculum Coordinators, Tech Prep Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Community College Administrators, and Workforce Investment Board Members. Once again the workshop was held at Lehigh Carbon Community College. The agenda included an update on PA Program of Studies presented by Ms. Sue Will, Tech Prep Coordinator, PA Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education. Following this an overview of the V-TECS occupational information system was presented by Ms. Brenda Hattaway, Assistant Director, V-TECS, Decatur, GA. The day concluded with an overview of the O*NET occupational information system presented by Ms. Sandra Himes, Assistant Director, Lehigh County Technical Institute and Ms. Elsie Bell, Curriculum Coordinator, Lehigh County Technical Institute.
TU Reading Project
The Temple Center, in co-operation with the School District of Philadelphia, planned and delivered a summer reading workshop, fashioned after another similar project conducted the previous year. Forty-two CTE teachers from the SDP took part in the activity, based on the original research from the Temple Reading Project, on June 21, 22, 25, 2007. Mr. David C. Garnes was the principle presenter for this workshop. Dr Gloria Heberley coordinated the logistical support for this workshop. Dr. Wichowski developed the proposal for this activity. CPW
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FCS Academy
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Family and Consumer Sciences educators in eastern PA celebrated twenty years of coming together for their annual Temple Academy. This past summer, the academy was conducted in two segments; Part 1 was held June 21 and 22, 2007 at Lehigh Carbon Community College. The focus of the academy was on relationship education training based on curriculum developed by the Dibble Foundation. Funding for this portion of the Academy was from a special grant from the Bureau of Career and Technical Education. Lydia Hess, was instrumental in the planning and delivery of this event. The curriculum training session was also hosted by the IUP Center.
Part 2 of the Temple Academy was held August 6 and 7, 2007. Monday’s sessions were held at the new Temple Ambler campus Learning Center. Roger Collins, Executive Director of the Bucks County Opportunity Council, began the day by talking about “Creating Opportunities for Women and Families in Distress.” Dr. Jeannette Fraser Carter, from the PA College of Technology, addressed “Integrating the PA Career Education and Work Standards into FCS.” Lydia Hess, FCS Program Specialist from PDE/BCTE, gave an update of information from PDE. Dr. Olguta Vilceanu, from the Teaching and Learning Center at Temple University, spoke about “Genetically Modified Food: Individual and Societal Issues” and “Food Science and Communication: Strategies to Teach Biotechnology.” On Tuesday, the group visited Henry Mercer’s home, Fonthill; his Tile and Pottery Works; and the Henry Mercer Museum in Doylestown. Over 60 educators participated in both segments of the academy. Nancy Erwin, who has coordinated this annual event the last two years, thanked previous FCS Academy coordinators. Anne Kozik began conducting the annual summer workshop in 1988 on the Ambler campus and later moved the event to Penn State Great Valley to accommodate the growing population of attendees. Dr. Kozik retired as coordinator in 1997. Mary Kaye Rhude-Faust followed as the coordinator from 1998-2003 and successfully moved the academy again, this time to North Montco Technical Career Center. Julie Clapp took over as coordinator from 2004 -05. During her term, Julie moved the group to Temple Fort Washington and added the popular one-day educational excursion to the agenda. As interim coordinator, Nancy Erwin added one day of curriculum training funded in a supplemental PDE grant that has been conducted at Lehigh Carbon Community College. Peggy Lehnen has been designated as the new FCS Academy coordinator for the 2008 academy. The 21st Annual FCS Academy will be held Monday, August 4 – Thursday, August 7, 2008. Check the Center Website under Calendar for more details. NBE
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Governor’s Institute
The Temple Center for Professional Development in Career and Technical Education hosted another well-received Governor's Institute, “Integrating PA Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening into CTE Programs.” The event was held July 23 to 27, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in the Lehigh Valley. Gloria Heberley was site director for the activity attended by over 80 educators, presenters, staff and guests. Nancy Erwin, along with a group of experienced facilitators, guided participants in developing data-based action and training plans to implement the reading strategies they had learned from the Institute’s key presenter, Dave Garnes. The program of strategy training and implementation was derived from the Temple Center Reading Project, conducted under the direction of Chet Wichowski.
In addition, participants learned how to motivate students with special needs, how to integrate math and reading, and how to train their colleagues when they returned to their schools. US Constitution Center personnel presented a session based on PA First Lady Judge Marjorie Rendell’s initiative to embed information about the US Constitution into curricula. A variety of these and other presentations were conducted by the Institute facilitators, Barbara Dowdall, Bob Lacivita, Gloria Lowell, Dolores Mason, and Cathleen Plesnarski. Attendees also participated in business round table discussions and off-site visits to Lehigh Valley Hospital and Nestle Waters. The entire business day program, coordinated and delivered by Ed Lyba, in cooperation with Nancy Dischinat, Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley WIB, was recorded for future broadcast by LVTV in Allentown. You can view this video by clicking on this link: http://www.temple.edu/cte/about/Events/GI2007/GI2007.html
Onsite and follow-up evaluations, conducted by Dr. Mary Ann Heverly, were overwhelmingly positive. The PDE Institute facilitator was Sue Will from the Bureau of Career and Technical Education.
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Women in Education Leadership Workshop
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On April 3, 2008 the Center for Professional Development in Career & Technical Education held its third annual “Women in Educational Leadership” conference. Concetta Stewart, Dean of the Temple School of Communications and Theater opened the session by sharing highlights of her pathway to and experience in educational leadership roles. Round table follow-up discussions were hosted by Valerie Gay of the Temple College of Education; Karen Cherwony, Associate Vice President of Temple’s Human Resources Department; and Kathy Strouse, Principal at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology. Nancy Erwin coordinated the activity. |
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Seventh Annual Director's Academy
Following the Center’s 30th anniversary celebratory luncheon, a panel of local, regional, and national experts opened the Seventh Annual Director’s Academy with a presentation on Workforce Development Issues & Challenges for CTE. Another panel brought together Regional Site Coordinators for the Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership program. The new requirements for system leaders in PA schools and IUs were explained. Friday sessions were led by the directors, who shared best practices in their schools including integration experiences, learning community configurations, utilization of math and reading coaches, salary scale issues, and the use of data to improve student performance. Ed Lyba and Nancy Erwin coordinated the activity.
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