21 March 2008

Parent Partner


Title I funding provides for a Parent Partner position at SHE. This position acts as a liaison between the community of parents and Spring Hill Elementary. Our own Karin B. resigned from the position this year to pursue a career elsewhere. We wish her the best of luck; she will be missed. Together with Karin, her replacement Jake Boltz, and a number of parent volunteers I was able to work on a variety of projects. Much of what I was able to do with this team involved photographs, video, and graphics work. I enjoyed these projects as an opportunity to utilize my creativity. Additionally, I was able to offer technical assistance and mentor training to those working and volunteering in the Parent Room. Below are links to a couple of brochures that have been created in order to provide SHE parents a general overview of Adequate Yearly Progress and the No Child Left Behind Act and Title I Services and Programs. I hope to adapt these documents so that they might be made available to a wider audience of parents at other Title I schools in Cabell County.

06 March 2008

WV Essentials


Early in March, Karen and I were invited to become Master Traines in the Intel Teach to the Future Essentials Course. Our good friend at the state department, Bodie Fulford recognized our interest in the Intel initiative when we worked with her to become Master Trainers in the Thinking with Technology course. The newly renovated Essentials course utilizes Web 2.0 resources as a method for classroom implementation of the Intel units. Instructor Dan Morris from Colorado, along with participants from Wyoming, New York, and from across West Virginia gathered together in a small room at the Marriott in Charleston. We had a truly great experience; and Bodie's lunch selections were the best ever! Feel free to visit the WV Essentials wiki to view all of the units created during this week. To read more about my Intel experiences, please access the link on this page under Web Index.