Last day of class at Kris Stanec’s house to view digital storytelling movies.
Kris Stanec’s ED220 class
ED220 Power of the Arts in Education 2013
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Completed MR Papers
Elementary MAT candidates Mickelle Spendlove and Ronit Pitrone were elated to drop off their MR papers at Mierow House yesterday. Congratulations!
Mickelle Spendlove with her completed MR paper
…and Ronit Pitrone with hers
Joyce Hanagan Completes Half Marathon Run
Congratulations to K-12 Music Supervisor Joyce Hanagan on the completion of her first half marathon race! Pictured: Joyce (right) and daughter Rebecca Atkinson after the Disney’s Princess Half Marathon at Disney World Orlando, Florida on February 24, 2013.
Field Test Opportunity for Grades 9-12 Science Teachers
BSCS is still accepting applications for field-test teachers for Energy: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Teachers (EMAT), an NSF-funded, graduate-level professional development course for teachers that is focused on energy-related concepts.
Application Deadline March 31, 2013
For more information, visit http://bscs.org//emat.
Visit http://www.bscs.org/ematftapp for the application. 
ED Department Represented at New Year’s Eve Celebration
Gerri Anne Reed and Diane Comstock represented Colorado College’s Education Department’s WhizBang Science Children’s Summer Program on New Year’s Eve at the “Noon Year’s Eve” celebration at the City Auditorium in Downtown Colorado Springs. The turn-out was amazing. The children were so excited and Diane and Gerri Anne had as much fun as anyone helping children create their own science experiments. Check out the Ed. Dept. web pages for all of the Ed. Dept. children’s summer programs at http://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/education/childrens-summer-programs for full information and registration details and pass it on!
Sandie Gilliam Appointed Editor of the Colorado Math Teacher
Education Department math supervisor Sandie Gilliam was appointed the new editor of the Colorado Math Teacher journal, published four times a year by the Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Congratulations, Sandie!
Education Department launches new Environmental Education Certification Program
The Education and Environmental Science Departments are launching a new program for students to become certified as environmental educators.
Click here for the full text of the article in this week’s Catalyst.
ED Department Panel: Issues Facing Teachers Under High Stakes Testing
The Education Department hosted a panel on Friday, October 12 as part of Homecoming Weekend. The discussion topic was “Issues Facing Teachers Under High Stakes Testing.” Click on each photo for full display.
Featured Panelists:
- Victor Fitzjarrald, Technology Teacher and STEM Program Director at Denver Center for 21st Century Learning and CC alumnus (undergraduate and MAT)
- Dr. Nicholas Gledich, Superintendent at Colorado Springs School District 11
- Antonio “Tony” Rosendo, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Atlas Preparatory School and CC alumnus
Education Department Chair Mike Taber was the host and moderator.
Saverio Greto is President-Elect of the Colorado Association of Science Teachers
Elementary Supervisor Saverio Greto recently became President-Elect (2012-2013) of the Colorado Association of Science Teachers. For more information on CAST, visit http://www.coloradocast.org/. Congratulations, Saverio!
Exploring the Waldo Canyon Fire Through Art
Anna Nelson, MAT candidate in K-12 Art taught her 8th graders at Eagleview Middle School how artists express emotion through color, expressive line
and form. They then went to the burn site a few minutes from the school
by bus to create expressive landscapes “en plein air.” Anna is working this whole year with Vanessa Scott, Art Teacher extraordinaire at Eagleview MS.
To view the television feature on the field trip, visit http://www.kktv.com/video and search the keyword “art” to locate the clip “Art Class Visits Mtn. Shadows Neighborhood.”
