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TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS:  Professional Development Sessions

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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 indicate students are underprepared to be successful with text at the university level.  WKU faculty will attend and participate in professional development sessions on Friday of each week for the duration of the courses.  These sessions will also 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. 

Benefits to Participants:

1)  Each teacher attending will receive $50 from the sponsoring grant that supports this initiative. 

2)  Each teacher will receive books, materials, and software so that they can immediately participate in the professional development sessions and be ready to start with their students when school resumes in the fall. 

3)  Teachers will have access to on-line support modules and materials once they have attended the professional development sessions within this initiative.

Dates and Times:  9:00 am – 4:00 pm  -- Friday, June 19 – Friday, June 26 – Friday, July 10 – Friday, July 17

Partners:  GRREC, Western Kentucky University, Warren County Public Schools and the Bowling Green Independent School District

To Participate: 

1)  Teachers must be employed at one of the high schools within the GRREC region.

2)  Teachers must teach content courses.

3)  Priority will be given to teachers who can attend all four Friday sessions.  Secondary priority will be given to teachers who can attend three Friday sessions and so forth as number of planned attended sessions descend.

To reserve a space in any of the four professional development sessions, please fill in the form below:
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NAME: 

Email Address: 

High School: 

Content/Teaching Area: 

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