Space is Limited:  RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW!

If you said YES to any of the questions listed above, we invite you to join us for a series of professional development opportunities on our campus this summer. All eyes are on the issue of college readiness and the challenges as a result of Senate Bill 1. WKU is on-board in the rush to serve our students with the best possible educational experiences and help bridge the gaps that exist between secondary and post-secondary reading, literacy, and learning requirements.  To that end, we know that our faculty are KEY in student success and invite you to be a part of this professional development initiative.    

Sponsored by a grant from the Council on Postsecondary Education with further support from WKU, we are offering four opportunities that allow us to partner with high school teachers. For each professional development session WKU faculty members attend they will receive $200 in their professional development accounts.  Faculty attending ALL FOUR sessions will receive $1,000 in their professional development accounts.  Additionally, faculty will receive free materials and books from the grant providing these learning opportunities.

Purpose:  The goals for the proposed initiative target three groups:  high school students; teachers from partner high schools; and WKU faculty who teach “text-heavy” general education courses.  The hypothetical stance is that student success hinges on all three target groups being better prepared to address the lag in reading comprehension, vocabulary, fluency and critical thinking skills that indicates students are underprepared to be successful with text at the university level.  WKU faculty will attend and participate in professional development sessions that include 50 teachers from partner high schools.  The purpose is to ensure cohesive connections among students, high school teachers, and WKU faculty who teach freshmen level courses. 

 A sampling of topics includes:

• Connections and disconnections between high school reading and college reading
  • Analyze and discuss survey findings from WKU faculty and high school teachers
     
• College expectations for rigor in reading and learning - what does the research say?
   
• High-utility strategies that work for disciplinary reading every single time
   
• Ways to promote ACTIVE and ENGAGING classroom experiences

To reserve a space in any of the four professional development sessions, please fill in the form below:
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Place a check mark beside all dates you plan to attend: 

  Friday, June 19, 2009 - 9:00 - 4:00 TPH 132

Friday, June 26, 2009 - 9:00 - 4:00 TPH 132

Friday, July 10, 2009 - 9:00 - 4:00 TPH 132

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 9:00 - 4:00 TPH 132

Comments or questions: 

Person Responsible:  Dr. Pamela Petty, Associate Professor of Literacy, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Tate Page Hall 363, Bowling Green, KY 42101, pamela.petty@wku.edu, 270-745-2922