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Coaching connections NEWS NOTES NETWORKING Notes June 2014 Volume 17 News Engagement Engagement Advocacy Support Collaboration National Board Certification Upcoming Events National Board Certification Teachers interested in National Board Certification for Initial, Retake, and Renewal Candidates Registration Link Upcoming Events July 2, 2014 3:00-4:00 PM Alice Walker Workshop August 5, 2014 9:00-10:30 AM Elementary Principals’ Meeting August 7, 2014 9:00-10:30 AM Middle & High School Principals’ Meeting August 26, 2014 9:00-10:30 AM EYC Directors’ Meeting Professional Learning Days Spring 2014 The PDS Office hosted two professional learning days on March 11 and 13. On March 11, Dr. Clara M. Chu, a Professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, delivered the keynote presentation. She talked about fostering innovation in the classroom through the creation of makerspaces. We partnered with UNCW faculty as well as teachers from the community presenting workshops on implementing music in the classroom, childhood obesity, teaching writing, weather, integration and engineering with fairy tales. On March 13, Laura Hunter, the Professional Development Coordinator for Brunswick County Schools, deliv- ered the keynote presentation entitled “From Lecturn to Labcoat.” Some of the featured workshops, were Inquiry: Student-Centered and Teacher-Guided, Formative Assessment, Socratic Seminars, Assessing Social Studies, and Flipped Classroom Integration. Middle and High School teachers had an exciting Q &A with community members – Ms. Elizabeth Redenbaugh, Mr. Lucas McLawhorn and Ms. Lynn Shoemaker. Thank you to all that gave their time and shared terrific ideas to use in the classroom.
Transcript of June 2014 Volume 17 Engagement Coaching connections › ed › pds › documents ›...
Coaching connections NEWS NOTES NETWORKING
Notes
June 2014 Volume 17
News
Engagement Engagement
Advocacy
Support Collaboration
National Board Certification
Upcoming Events
National Board Certification
Teachers interested in National
Board Certification for Initial
Retake and Renewal Candidates
Registration Link
Upcoming Events
July 2 2014
300-400 PM
Alice Walker Workshop
August 5 2014
900-1030 AM
Elementary Principalsrsquo Meeting
August 7 2014
900-1030 AM
Middle amp High School Principalsrsquo
Meeting
August 26 2014
900-1030 AM
EYC Directorsrsquo Meeting
Professional Learning Days Spring 2014
The PDS Office hosted two professional learning days on March 11 and 13
On March 11 Dr Clara M Chu a Professor in the Department of Library
and Information Studies at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
delivered the keynote presentation She talked about fostering innovation in the
classroom through the creation of makerspaces We partnered with UNCW
faculty as well as teachers from the community presenting workshops on
implementing music in the classroom childhood obesity teaching writing
weather integration and engineering with fairy tales On March 13 Laura Hunter
the Professional Development Coordinator for Brunswick County Schools deliv-
ered the keynote presentation entitled ldquoFrom Lecturn to Labcoatrdquo Some of the
featured workshops were Inquiry Student-Centered and Teacher-Guided
Formative Assessment Socratic Seminars Assessing Social Studies and Flipped
Classroom Integration Middle and High School teachers had an exciting Q ampA
with community members ndash Ms Elizabeth Redenbaugh Mr Lucas McLawhorn
and Ms Lynn Shoemaker Thank you to all that gave their time and shared
terrific ideas to use in the classroom
The UNCW AIG program hosted its annual conference
on May 8 2014 The keynote speaker was Rick Courtright
PhD Rick is a gifted education Research Specialist at Duke
University Talent Identification Program Dr Courtrightrsquos
presentation was on ldquoIssues in the Social and Emotional
World of GiftedTalented Children and Youthrdquo There was
also an additional presentation on AIG students across grade
levels that talked about how their social-emotional needs were
addressed by their instructional or school experiences to what
extent the school community may have been involved in meet-
ing their social and emotional needs and offered some recom-
mendations for improvement Participants discussed state
standards differentiation and assessment Approximately 45
participants attended to discuss the design and use of rigorous
activities and assessments for students identified as academi-
cally gifted For a copy of the conference presentation please
visit the presentation link
Spring Site Coordinator Meetings and Partnership Teacher Workshops
This spring the PDS office hosted two site coordinator meetings In the meetings the PDS Director and site
coordinators discussed the varieties of lesson plans that schools use as well as the use of online programs that allow
principals to have access to everyonersquos lesson plans Using online planning tools teachers can link sites to their
lesson plan books and have an easier time collaborating Site coordinators also discussed leadership opportunities for
interns by having them lead a PTA night facilitate a PLC meeting or assist the partnership teacher with a school-wide
initiative The PDS office also hosted two partnership teacher workshops this spring For this academic year 79 teach-
ers have completed the online partnership teacher preparation modules 143 partnership teachers attended a face-to-
face workshop and 43 site coordinators attended a site coordinator meeting The PDS office has established web pag-
es for site coordinators and partnership teachers The site coordinator page is located at httpwwwuncweduedpds
sitecordinfohtml and the partnership teacher page is located at httpwwwuncweduedpdsorientationhtml
WCErsquos Professional Development System Receives
2014 NAPDS Exemplary Achievement Award
The Watson College of Educationrsquos Professional
Development System (PDS) Partnership has received
a national award for exemplary achievement The award
given by the National Association for Professional
Development Schools (NAPDS) was announced March 28
at the 15th annual PDS National Conference in Las Vegas
The NAPDS Award for Exemplary PDS Achievement was
created in 2009 to recognize school-university partnerships
that successfully prepare teacher candidates for the classroom
by embracing active engagement in P-12 schools Selection for
the award is based on significant advancements in the nine
essentials of PDS work detailed in the April 2008 NAPDS
statement titled ldquoWhat it Means to be a Professional
Development Schoolrdquo
The Elementary Block Network Schools who won the
award with the Watson College From Left to Right
Ogden Castle Hayne Blair and Pine Valley Elemen-
tary School representatives
6th Annual AIG Mini-Conference
AIG students discussed their educational experiences
Directorrsquos Report for 2013-14
The selection of our Professional Development System for a national award was a fitting end to this year and to
my tenure as PDS Director This award represents more than twenty years of dedicated work to build and
sustain our P-12 partnerships across the region and in so doing to improve the quality of teaching and learning
in our partnership schools In 2013-2014 11032 partnership teachers school administrators university faculty
interns and other school partners participated in 13 professional development conferences 345 seminars 48
partnership orientations teacher intern preparation (online session developed for each and now offered
continuously) and 45 professional initiatives for a total of 451 sessions with 18553 contact hours These
numbers are collected annually by Candace Blanke our administrative associate in PDS The numbers include
all partnership teacher workshops offered directly through PDS professional learning days site seminars
facilitated by our site coordinators partnership meetings attended by the PDS Director conferences sponsored
andor supported by PDS and cultural arts events for educators (sponsored by the office of Cultural Arts in
partnership with PDS)
This year we continued several initiatives Our Master Teachers created a Twitter hashtag (tealTeach) We
have disseminated that hashtag several times It provides a space for teachers to share teaching ideas The group
also is maintaining a blog site located at httpuncwmasterteacherblogspotcom In our meetings we discussed
current issues facing teacher educators and ways for the Watson College to provide support for new and veteran
teachers The Partnership in Action Schools Program started its first full year Six faculty worked with three
schools Amy Garrett-Dikkers and Eddie Caropreso worked with Trask High School in Pender County Denise
Ousley-Exum and Marsha Carr worked with Cedar Grove Middle School in Brunswick County Jeanne
Swafford and David Gill worked with Carolina Forest Elementary in Onslow County Partners and faculty are
currently providing feedback on the program and process We will use that information to improve the program
for next year We also started hosting meetings on campus with School Board members This year we hosted
members from the New Hanover County Schools Board of Education and Brunswick County Board of
Education We discussed Watsonrsquos academic programs and current issues facing educators today
This year we have also tried to extend our collaborations with CESTEM We facilitated a conversation with
representatives from the Education Outreach Team at NASA Langley and interested public school partners
Approximately 20 people participated in this conversation (including Mr Roger Hathaway the Director of
NASA Langleyrsquos Education Outreach Program) From this conversation we hope to connect our P-12 schools
with the outstanding resources and personnel at NASA Our next conversation will include a demonstration of
NASArsquos Digital Learning Network In addition Brian Brinkley the Education Lab Director Dennis Kubasko
CESTEM Director Chris Gordon Assistant Director of CESTEM and I have been discussing ways to create a
Makerspace affiliated with the Watson College of Education A MakerSpace is a space that facilitates the
design engineering and construction of varied products Though these spaces can house a variety of
equipment many makerspaces include 3d printers ShopBots 3d scanners and laser cutters We visited the
FabLab in Baltimore (httpwwwfablabbaltimoreorg) the Digital Media Center and Makerspace at Johns
Hopkins University (httpdigitalmediajhuedu) and the Maker Faire in Raleigh NC (http
wwwmakerfairenccom) In the fall we plan to hold an open meeting to share our preliminary thoughts about
creating a makerspace We will invite interested faculty and staff to discuss the idea
Partnership Teacher Celebration On Wednesday April 30 2014 PDS celebrated 20 years of collaborative work with our partnership schools and
interns Thank you to our Watson faculty and staff who gave their time to share their inspiring storiesmdash Dean
Kenneth Teitelbaum Education Lab Director Brian Brinkley and Director of Professional Experiences Cindy
Wiseman Thank you to our University-School Partnership Schools Brunswick County Camp Lejeune Carteret
County Clinton City Columbus County Duplin County Jones County New Hanover County Onslow County
Pender County Sampson County Whiteville City Cape Fear Center for Inquiry Charter Day School and Island
Montessori Charter School
2014 Roy E Harkin Award Winner Congratulations to Debra Bryant partnership teacher at Lejeune High School in Camp Lejeune for being the
spring 2014 recipient of the Roy E Harkin Teacher Recognition Award The award was established in 2008 in
memory of Dr Roy E Harkin who served as the chair of the Education Department at UNCW from 1976 to 1979
and then as Dean of the School of Education until 1991 This award is funded by the family and friends of Dr
Harkin in recognition of his commitment to partnerships with public schools and his appreciation for the
contributions of public school educators to the preparation of prospective teachers Nominations for this award are
accepted on a rotational basis from our 12 PDS partnership systems and charter schools The award is designed to
recognize a public school teacher who has contributed to the preparation of future teachers by demonstrating
excellence as a partnership teacher andor site coordinator
Her nominators had this to say about Debrsquos work ldquoDeb has been
teaching Health amp Physical Education for the past 29 years
including the last 9 years at Lejeune High School She has been an
outstanding Partnership Teacher for multiple UNCW Interns Her
interns serve an invaluable apprenticeship where they learn how to
effectively plan teach and assess students in high school health and
physical education In the program that Deb has created at
Lejeune High School the UNCW Interns have learned about
the ldquonew PErdquo that focuses on lifetime physical activity and
wellness Her interns have had the opportunity to teach
creative units including kayaking racquetball pickleball
and other inclusive activitiesrdquo
We extend a special thank you to Mrs Sandra Harkin
for her attendance as we also honor her late husbandrsquos legacy
Dean Teitelbaum delivers opening remarks Brian Brinkley shares the history of our partnerships
Mrs Sandra Harkin poses with Deb Bryant
and Professor Sue Combs Program Coordina-
tor for PE amp Health Teacher Licensure
PDS Office
2014-15 Workshops
Principalsrsquo Meetings
August 5th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 7th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 6th EB 266 amp 337 900-1030 AM
Site Coordinator Meetings September 16th EB 162 400-530 PM
September 18th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 20th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 22nd EB 162 400-530 PM
Superintendentsrsquo Meeting November 6th EB 266 amp 162 330-500 PM
Partnership Teacher Orientations September 9th EB 162 500-700 PM
November 13th EB 162 500-700 PM
January 15th EB 162amp 266 500-700 PM
April 14th EB 162 amp 266 500-700 PM
Professional Learning Days October 17th EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 25th Elementary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 20th Secondary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
Master Teacher Workshops September 2nd EB 162 500-700 PM
October 28th EB 162 500-700 PM
March 24th EB 162 500-700 PM
PDS Office Welcomes New Director
Ms Somer Lewis currently serves as the Teacher-in-
Residence for the Watson College of Education
at UNCW where she coordinates both the First Years of
Teaching Support Program and the National Board Certifica-
tion Support Program Her professional teaching background
began in the fall of 2003 as an English educator at New
Hanover High School in Wilmington North Carolina During
her career Lewis has served as a partnership teacher and a
beginning teacher mentor Ms Lewis received her MA from
the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2007
and achieved her National Board Certification in
2008 Since 2009 she has also worked for North Carolina Vir-
tual Public School as a teacher course lead and course devel-
oper in the Credit Recovery Program As the Teacher-in-Residence she has facilitated workshops for beginning
teachers organized the Promise of Leadership Award Program and facilitated National Board sessions to support
teachers as they prepare to apply for National Board Certification Lewis can be reached at lewissuncwedu
She will begin her term as PDS Director on July 15
Spotlight on Selected Partners
Brunswick Countyrsquos Cedar Grove Middle School students visited UNCW in April as part of the Watson College
of Educationrsquos Partnership in Action Schoolsrsquo Program
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry welcomed three new teachers Kristen Gray Jennifer LaFleur and Canesha Hewett
Camp Lejeune Schools DoDEA has adopted the Common Core Standards and is working towards implementing
those standards
Carteret County Schools was ranked 7th in Education by the NC Center for Afterschool Programs
Clinton City Schoolsrsquo Zulma Marin was a CenturyLink $5000 grant winner
Duplin County Schoolsrsquo teacher Jessica Fields was selected to be a part of the NEArsquos Master Teacher project
Jones County Schools Senior High School students Symone Brooks Raeqwon Brown Adrianna Fields and
Cyede Hill visited the State capital to meet with their representatives NC House Rep Pat McElraft and
NC Senator Harry Brown
Onslow County Schools welcomed new superintendent Rick Stout in March Mr Stout was formerly
superintendent in Scotland County Schools
Pender County High School JROTC were champions at the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Competition in
May
Sampson County welcomed new superintendent Dr Eric Bracy in February Dr Bracy was formerly
superintendent in Northampton County Schools
The UNCW AIG program hosted its annual conference
on May 8 2014 The keynote speaker was Rick Courtright
PhD Rick is a gifted education Research Specialist at Duke
University Talent Identification Program Dr Courtrightrsquos
presentation was on ldquoIssues in the Social and Emotional
World of GiftedTalented Children and Youthrdquo There was
also an additional presentation on AIG students across grade
levels that talked about how their social-emotional needs were
addressed by their instructional or school experiences to what
extent the school community may have been involved in meet-
ing their social and emotional needs and offered some recom-
mendations for improvement Participants discussed state
standards differentiation and assessment Approximately 45
participants attended to discuss the design and use of rigorous
activities and assessments for students identified as academi-
cally gifted For a copy of the conference presentation please
visit the presentation link
Spring Site Coordinator Meetings and Partnership Teacher Workshops
This spring the PDS office hosted two site coordinator meetings In the meetings the PDS Director and site
coordinators discussed the varieties of lesson plans that schools use as well as the use of online programs that allow
principals to have access to everyonersquos lesson plans Using online planning tools teachers can link sites to their
lesson plan books and have an easier time collaborating Site coordinators also discussed leadership opportunities for
interns by having them lead a PTA night facilitate a PLC meeting or assist the partnership teacher with a school-wide
initiative The PDS office also hosted two partnership teacher workshops this spring For this academic year 79 teach-
ers have completed the online partnership teacher preparation modules 143 partnership teachers attended a face-to-
face workshop and 43 site coordinators attended a site coordinator meeting The PDS office has established web pag-
es for site coordinators and partnership teachers The site coordinator page is located at httpwwwuncweduedpds
sitecordinfohtml and the partnership teacher page is located at httpwwwuncweduedpdsorientationhtml
WCErsquos Professional Development System Receives
2014 NAPDS Exemplary Achievement Award
The Watson College of Educationrsquos Professional
Development System (PDS) Partnership has received
a national award for exemplary achievement The award
given by the National Association for Professional
Development Schools (NAPDS) was announced March 28
at the 15th annual PDS National Conference in Las Vegas
The NAPDS Award for Exemplary PDS Achievement was
created in 2009 to recognize school-university partnerships
that successfully prepare teacher candidates for the classroom
by embracing active engagement in P-12 schools Selection for
the award is based on significant advancements in the nine
essentials of PDS work detailed in the April 2008 NAPDS
statement titled ldquoWhat it Means to be a Professional
Development Schoolrdquo
The Elementary Block Network Schools who won the
award with the Watson College From Left to Right
Ogden Castle Hayne Blair and Pine Valley Elemen-
tary School representatives
6th Annual AIG Mini-Conference
AIG students discussed their educational experiences
Directorrsquos Report for 2013-14
The selection of our Professional Development System for a national award was a fitting end to this year and to
my tenure as PDS Director This award represents more than twenty years of dedicated work to build and
sustain our P-12 partnerships across the region and in so doing to improve the quality of teaching and learning
in our partnership schools In 2013-2014 11032 partnership teachers school administrators university faculty
interns and other school partners participated in 13 professional development conferences 345 seminars 48
partnership orientations teacher intern preparation (online session developed for each and now offered
continuously) and 45 professional initiatives for a total of 451 sessions with 18553 contact hours These
numbers are collected annually by Candace Blanke our administrative associate in PDS The numbers include
all partnership teacher workshops offered directly through PDS professional learning days site seminars
facilitated by our site coordinators partnership meetings attended by the PDS Director conferences sponsored
andor supported by PDS and cultural arts events for educators (sponsored by the office of Cultural Arts in
partnership with PDS)
This year we continued several initiatives Our Master Teachers created a Twitter hashtag (tealTeach) We
have disseminated that hashtag several times It provides a space for teachers to share teaching ideas The group
also is maintaining a blog site located at httpuncwmasterteacherblogspotcom In our meetings we discussed
current issues facing teacher educators and ways for the Watson College to provide support for new and veteran
teachers The Partnership in Action Schools Program started its first full year Six faculty worked with three
schools Amy Garrett-Dikkers and Eddie Caropreso worked with Trask High School in Pender County Denise
Ousley-Exum and Marsha Carr worked with Cedar Grove Middle School in Brunswick County Jeanne
Swafford and David Gill worked with Carolina Forest Elementary in Onslow County Partners and faculty are
currently providing feedback on the program and process We will use that information to improve the program
for next year We also started hosting meetings on campus with School Board members This year we hosted
members from the New Hanover County Schools Board of Education and Brunswick County Board of
Education We discussed Watsonrsquos academic programs and current issues facing educators today
This year we have also tried to extend our collaborations with CESTEM We facilitated a conversation with
representatives from the Education Outreach Team at NASA Langley and interested public school partners
Approximately 20 people participated in this conversation (including Mr Roger Hathaway the Director of
NASA Langleyrsquos Education Outreach Program) From this conversation we hope to connect our P-12 schools
with the outstanding resources and personnel at NASA Our next conversation will include a demonstration of
NASArsquos Digital Learning Network In addition Brian Brinkley the Education Lab Director Dennis Kubasko
CESTEM Director Chris Gordon Assistant Director of CESTEM and I have been discussing ways to create a
Makerspace affiliated with the Watson College of Education A MakerSpace is a space that facilitates the
design engineering and construction of varied products Though these spaces can house a variety of
equipment many makerspaces include 3d printers ShopBots 3d scanners and laser cutters We visited the
FabLab in Baltimore (httpwwwfablabbaltimoreorg) the Digital Media Center and Makerspace at Johns
Hopkins University (httpdigitalmediajhuedu) and the Maker Faire in Raleigh NC (http
wwwmakerfairenccom) In the fall we plan to hold an open meeting to share our preliminary thoughts about
creating a makerspace We will invite interested faculty and staff to discuss the idea
Partnership Teacher Celebration On Wednesday April 30 2014 PDS celebrated 20 years of collaborative work with our partnership schools and
interns Thank you to our Watson faculty and staff who gave their time to share their inspiring storiesmdash Dean
Kenneth Teitelbaum Education Lab Director Brian Brinkley and Director of Professional Experiences Cindy
Wiseman Thank you to our University-School Partnership Schools Brunswick County Camp Lejeune Carteret
County Clinton City Columbus County Duplin County Jones County New Hanover County Onslow County
Pender County Sampson County Whiteville City Cape Fear Center for Inquiry Charter Day School and Island
Montessori Charter School
2014 Roy E Harkin Award Winner Congratulations to Debra Bryant partnership teacher at Lejeune High School in Camp Lejeune for being the
spring 2014 recipient of the Roy E Harkin Teacher Recognition Award The award was established in 2008 in
memory of Dr Roy E Harkin who served as the chair of the Education Department at UNCW from 1976 to 1979
and then as Dean of the School of Education until 1991 This award is funded by the family and friends of Dr
Harkin in recognition of his commitment to partnerships with public schools and his appreciation for the
contributions of public school educators to the preparation of prospective teachers Nominations for this award are
accepted on a rotational basis from our 12 PDS partnership systems and charter schools The award is designed to
recognize a public school teacher who has contributed to the preparation of future teachers by demonstrating
excellence as a partnership teacher andor site coordinator
Her nominators had this to say about Debrsquos work ldquoDeb has been
teaching Health amp Physical Education for the past 29 years
including the last 9 years at Lejeune High School She has been an
outstanding Partnership Teacher for multiple UNCW Interns Her
interns serve an invaluable apprenticeship where they learn how to
effectively plan teach and assess students in high school health and
physical education In the program that Deb has created at
Lejeune High School the UNCW Interns have learned about
the ldquonew PErdquo that focuses on lifetime physical activity and
wellness Her interns have had the opportunity to teach
creative units including kayaking racquetball pickleball
and other inclusive activitiesrdquo
We extend a special thank you to Mrs Sandra Harkin
for her attendance as we also honor her late husbandrsquos legacy
Dean Teitelbaum delivers opening remarks Brian Brinkley shares the history of our partnerships
Mrs Sandra Harkin poses with Deb Bryant
and Professor Sue Combs Program Coordina-
tor for PE amp Health Teacher Licensure
PDS Office
2014-15 Workshops
Principalsrsquo Meetings
August 5th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 7th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 6th EB 266 amp 337 900-1030 AM
Site Coordinator Meetings September 16th EB 162 400-530 PM
September 18th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 20th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 22nd EB 162 400-530 PM
Superintendentsrsquo Meeting November 6th EB 266 amp 162 330-500 PM
Partnership Teacher Orientations September 9th EB 162 500-700 PM
November 13th EB 162 500-700 PM
January 15th EB 162amp 266 500-700 PM
April 14th EB 162 amp 266 500-700 PM
Professional Learning Days October 17th EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 25th Elementary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 20th Secondary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
Master Teacher Workshops September 2nd EB 162 500-700 PM
October 28th EB 162 500-700 PM
March 24th EB 162 500-700 PM
PDS Office Welcomes New Director
Ms Somer Lewis currently serves as the Teacher-in-
Residence for the Watson College of Education
at UNCW where she coordinates both the First Years of
Teaching Support Program and the National Board Certifica-
tion Support Program Her professional teaching background
began in the fall of 2003 as an English educator at New
Hanover High School in Wilmington North Carolina During
her career Lewis has served as a partnership teacher and a
beginning teacher mentor Ms Lewis received her MA from
the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2007
and achieved her National Board Certification in
2008 Since 2009 she has also worked for North Carolina Vir-
tual Public School as a teacher course lead and course devel-
oper in the Credit Recovery Program As the Teacher-in-Residence she has facilitated workshops for beginning
teachers organized the Promise of Leadership Award Program and facilitated National Board sessions to support
teachers as they prepare to apply for National Board Certification Lewis can be reached at lewissuncwedu
She will begin her term as PDS Director on July 15
Spotlight on Selected Partners
Brunswick Countyrsquos Cedar Grove Middle School students visited UNCW in April as part of the Watson College
of Educationrsquos Partnership in Action Schoolsrsquo Program
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry welcomed three new teachers Kristen Gray Jennifer LaFleur and Canesha Hewett
Camp Lejeune Schools DoDEA has adopted the Common Core Standards and is working towards implementing
those standards
Carteret County Schools was ranked 7th in Education by the NC Center for Afterschool Programs
Clinton City Schoolsrsquo Zulma Marin was a CenturyLink $5000 grant winner
Duplin County Schoolsrsquo teacher Jessica Fields was selected to be a part of the NEArsquos Master Teacher project
Jones County Schools Senior High School students Symone Brooks Raeqwon Brown Adrianna Fields and
Cyede Hill visited the State capital to meet with their representatives NC House Rep Pat McElraft and
NC Senator Harry Brown
Onslow County Schools welcomed new superintendent Rick Stout in March Mr Stout was formerly
superintendent in Scotland County Schools
Pender County High School JROTC were champions at the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Competition in
May
Sampson County welcomed new superintendent Dr Eric Bracy in February Dr Bracy was formerly
superintendent in Northampton County Schools
Directorrsquos Report for 2013-14
The selection of our Professional Development System for a national award was a fitting end to this year and to
my tenure as PDS Director This award represents more than twenty years of dedicated work to build and
sustain our P-12 partnerships across the region and in so doing to improve the quality of teaching and learning
in our partnership schools In 2013-2014 11032 partnership teachers school administrators university faculty
interns and other school partners participated in 13 professional development conferences 345 seminars 48
partnership orientations teacher intern preparation (online session developed for each and now offered
continuously) and 45 professional initiatives for a total of 451 sessions with 18553 contact hours These
numbers are collected annually by Candace Blanke our administrative associate in PDS The numbers include
all partnership teacher workshops offered directly through PDS professional learning days site seminars
facilitated by our site coordinators partnership meetings attended by the PDS Director conferences sponsored
andor supported by PDS and cultural arts events for educators (sponsored by the office of Cultural Arts in
partnership with PDS)
This year we continued several initiatives Our Master Teachers created a Twitter hashtag (tealTeach) We
have disseminated that hashtag several times It provides a space for teachers to share teaching ideas The group
also is maintaining a blog site located at httpuncwmasterteacherblogspotcom In our meetings we discussed
current issues facing teacher educators and ways for the Watson College to provide support for new and veteran
teachers The Partnership in Action Schools Program started its first full year Six faculty worked with three
schools Amy Garrett-Dikkers and Eddie Caropreso worked with Trask High School in Pender County Denise
Ousley-Exum and Marsha Carr worked with Cedar Grove Middle School in Brunswick County Jeanne
Swafford and David Gill worked with Carolina Forest Elementary in Onslow County Partners and faculty are
currently providing feedback on the program and process We will use that information to improve the program
for next year We also started hosting meetings on campus with School Board members This year we hosted
members from the New Hanover County Schools Board of Education and Brunswick County Board of
Education We discussed Watsonrsquos academic programs and current issues facing educators today
This year we have also tried to extend our collaborations with CESTEM We facilitated a conversation with
representatives from the Education Outreach Team at NASA Langley and interested public school partners
Approximately 20 people participated in this conversation (including Mr Roger Hathaway the Director of
NASA Langleyrsquos Education Outreach Program) From this conversation we hope to connect our P-12 schools
with the outstanding resources and personnel at NASA Our next conversation will include a demonstration of
NASArsquos Digital Learning Network In addition Brian Brinkley the Education Lab Director Dennis Kubasko
CESTEM Director Chris Gordon Assistant Director of CESTEM and I have been discussing ways to create a
Makerspace affiliated with the Watson College of Education A MakerSpace is a space that facilitates the
design engineering and construction of varied products Though these spaces can house a variety of
equipment many makerspaces include 3d printers ShopBots 3d scanners and laser cutters We visited the
FabLab in Baltimore (httpwwwfablabbaltimoreorg) the Digital Media Center and Makerspace at Johns
Hopkins University (httpdigitalmediajhuedu) and the Maker Faire in Raleigh NC (http
wwwmakerfairenccom) In the fall we plan to hold an open meeting to share our preliminary thoughts about
creating a makerspace We will invite interested faculty and staff to discuss the idea
Partnership Teacher Celebration On Wednesday April 30 2014 PDS celebrated 20 years of collaborative work with our partnership schools and
interns Thank you to our Watson faculty and staff who gave their time to share their inspiring storiesmdash Dean
Kenneth Teitelbaum Education Lab Director Brian Brinkley and Director of Professional Experiences Cindy
Wiseman Thank you to our University-School Partnership Schools Brunswick County Camp Lejeune Carteret
County Clinton City Columbus County Duplin County Jones County New Hanover County Onslow County
Pender County Sampson County Whiteville City Cape Fear Center for Inquiry Charter Day School and Island
Montessori Charter School
2014 Roy E Harkin Award Winner Congratulations to Debra Bryant partnership teacher at Lejeune High School in Camp Lejeune for being the
spring 2014 recipient of the Roy E Harkin Teacher Recognition Award The award was established in 2008 in
memory of Dr Roy E Harkin who served as the chair of the Education Department at UNCW from 1976 to 1979
and then as Dean of the School of Education until 1991 This award is funded by the family and friends of Dr
Harkin in recognition of his commitment to partnerships with public schools and his appreciation for the
contributions of public school educators to the preparation of prospective teachers Nominations for this award are
accepted on a rotational basis from our 12 PDS partnership systems and charter schools The award is designed to
recognize a public school teacher who has contributed to the preparation of future teachers by demonstrating
excellence as a partnership teacher andor site coordinator
Her nominators had this to say about Debrsquos work ldquoDeb has been
teaching Health amp Physical Education for the past 29 years
including the last 9 years at Lejeune High School She has been an
outstanding Partnership Teacher for multiple UNCW Interns Her
interns serve an invaluable apprenticeship where they learn how to
effectively plan teach and assess students in high school health and
physical education In the program that Deb has created at
Lejeune High School the UNCW Interns have learned about
the ldquonew PErdquo that focuses on lifetime physical activity and
wellness Her interns have had the opportunity to teach
creative units including kayaking racquetball pickleball
and other inclusive activitiesrdquo
We extend a special thank you to Mrs Sandra Harkin
for her attendance as we also honor her late husbandrsquos legacy
Dean Teitelbaum delivers opening remarks Brian Brinkley shares the history of our partnerships
Mrs Sandra Harkin poses with Deb Bryant
and Professor Sue Combs Program Coordina-
tor for PE amp Health Teacher Licensure
PDS Office
2014-15 Workshops
Principalsrsquo Meetings
August 5th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 7th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 6th EB 266 amp 337 900-1030 AM
Site Coordinator Meetings September 16th EB 162 400-530 PM
September 18th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 20th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 22nd EB 162 400-530 PM
Superintendentsrsquo Meeting November 6th EB 266 amp 162 330-500 PM
Partnership Teacher Orientations September 9th EB 162 500-700 PM
November 13th EB 162 500-700 PM
January 15th EB 162amp 266 500-700 PM
April 14th EB 162 amp 266 500-700 PM
Professional Learning Days October 17th EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 25th Elementary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 20th Secondary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
Master Teacher Workshops September 2nd EB 162 500-700 PM
October 28th EB 162 500-700 PM
March 24th EB 162 500-700 PM
PDS Office Welcomes New Director
Ms Somer Lewis currently serves as the Teacher-in-
Residence for the Watson College of Education
at UNCW where she coordinates both the First Years of
Teaching Support Program and the National Board Certifica-
tion Support Program Her professional teaching background
began in the fall of 2003 as an English educator at New
Hanover High School in Wilmington North Carolina During
her career Lewis has served as a partnership teacher and a
beginning teacher mentor Ms Lewis received her MA from
the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2007
and achieved her National Board Certification in
2008 Since 2009 she has also worked for North Carolina Vir-
tual Public School as a teacher course lead and course devel-
oper in the Credit Recovery Program As the Teacher-in-Residence she has facilitated workshops for beginning
teachers organized the Promise of Leadership Award Program and facilitated National Board sessions to support
teachers as they prepare to apply for National Board Certification Lewis can be reached at lewissuncwedu
She will begin her term as PDS Director on July 15
Spotlight on Selected Partners
Brunswick Countyrsquos Cedar Grove Middle School students visited UNCW in April as part of the Watson College
of Educationrsquos Partnership in Action Schoolsrsquo Program
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry welcomed three new teachers Kristen Gray Jennifer LaFleur and Canesha Hewett
Camp Lejeune Schools DoDEA has adopted the Common Core Standards and is working towards implementing
those standards
Carteret County Schools was ranked 7th in Education by the NC Center for Afterschool Programs
Clinton City Schoolsrsquo Zulma Marin was a CenturyLink $5000 grant winner
Duplin County Schoolsrsquo teacher Jessica Fields was selected to be a part of the NEArsquos Master Teacher project
Jones County Schools Senior High School students Symone Brooks Raeqwon Brown Adrianna Fields and
Cyede Hill visited the State capital to meet with their representatives NC House Rep Pat McElraft and
NC Senator Harry Brown
Onslow County Schools welcomed new superintendent Rick Stout in March Mr Stout was formerly
superintendent in Scotland County Schools
Pender County High School JROTC were champions at the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Competition in
May
Sampson County welcomed new superintendent Dr Eric Bracy in February Dr Bracy was formerly
superintendent in Northampton County Schools
Partnership Teacher Celebration On Wednesday April 30 2014 PDS celebrated 20 years of collaborative work with our partnership schools and
interns Thank you to our Watson faculty and staff who gave their time to share their inspiring storiesmdash Dean
Kenneth Teitelbaum Education Lab Director Brian Brinkley and Director of Professional Experiences Cindy
Wiseman Thank you to our University-School Partnership Schools Brunswick County Camp Lejeune Carteret
County Clinton City Columbus County Duplin County Jones County New Hanover County Onslow County
Pender County Sampson County Whiteville City Cape Fear Center for Inquiry Charter Day School and Island
Montessori Charter School
2014 Roy E Harkin Award Winner Congratulations to Debra Bryant partnership teacher at Lejeune High School in Camp Lejeune for being the
spring 2014 recipient of the Roy E Harkin Teacher Recognition Award The award was established in 2008 in
memory of Dr Roy E Harkin who served as the chair of the Education Department at UNCW from 1976 to 1979
and then as Dean of the School of Education until 1991 This award is funded by the family and friends of Dr
Harkin in recognition of his commitment to partnerships with public schools and his appreciation for the
contributions of public school educators to the preparation of prospective teachers Nominations for this award are
accepted on a rotational basis from our 12 PDS partnership systems and charter schools The award is designed to
recognize a public school teacher who has contributed to the preparation of future teachers by demonstrating
excellence as a partnership teacher andor site coordinator
Her nominators had this to say about Debrsquos work ldquoDeb has been
teaching Health amp Physical Education for the past 29 years
including the last 9 years at Lejeune High School She has been an
outstanding Partnership Teacher for multiple UNCW Interns Her
interns serve an invaluable apprenticeship where they learn how to
effectively plan teach and assess students in high school health and
physical education In the program that Deb has created at
Lejeune High School the UNCW Interns have learned about
the ldquonew PErdquo that focuses on lifetime physical activity and
wellness Her interns have had the opportunity to teach
creative units including kayaking racquetball pickleball
and other inclusive activitiesrdquo
We extend a special thank you to Mrs Sandra Harkin
for her attendance as we also honor her late husbandrsquos legacy
Dean Teitelbaum delivers opening remarks Brian Brinkley shares the history of our partnerships
Mrs Sandra Harkin poses with Deb Bryant
and Professor Sue Combs Program Coordina-
tor for PE amp Health Teacher Licensure
PDS Office
2014-15 Workshops
Principalsrsquo Meetings
August 5th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 7th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 6th EB 266 amp 337 900-1030 AM
Site Coordinator Meetings September 16th EB 162 400-530 PM
September 18th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 20th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 22nd EB 162 400-530 PM
Superintendentsrsquo Meeting November 6th EB 266 amp 162 330-500 PM
Partnership Teacher Orientations September 9th EB 162 500-700 PM
November 13th EB 162 500-700 PM
January 15th EB 162amp 266 500-700 PM
April 14th EB 162 amp 266 500-700 PM
Professional Learning Days October 17th EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 25th Elementary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 20th Secondary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
Master Teacher Workshops September 2nd EB 162 500-700 PM
October 28th EB 162 500-700 PM
March 24th EB 162 500-700 PM
PDS Office Welcomes New Director
Ms Somer Lewis currently serves as the Teacher-in-
Residence for the Watson College of Education
at UNCW where she coordinates both the First Years of
Teaching Support Program and the National Board Certifica-
tion Support Program Her professional teaching background
began in the fall of 2003 as an English educator at New
Hanover High School in Wilmington North Carolina During
her career Lewis has served as a partnership teacher and a
beginning teacher mentor Ms Lewis received her MA from
the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2007
and achieved her National Board Certification in
2008 Since 2009 she has also worked for North Carolina Vir-
tual Public School as a teacher course lead and course devel-
oper in the Credit Recovery Program As the Teacher-in-Residence she has facilitated workshops for beginning
teachers organized the Promise of Leadership Award Program and facilitated National Board sessions to support
teachers as they prepare to apply for National Board Certification Lewis can be reached at lewissuncwedu
She will begin her term as PDS Director on July 15
Spotlight on Selected Partners
Brunswick Countyrsquos Cedar Grove Middle School students visited UNCW in April as part of the Watson College
of Educationrsquos Partnership in Action Schoolsrsquo Program
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry welcomed three new teachers Kristen Gray Jennifer LaFleur and Canesha Hewett
Camp Lejeune Schools DoDEA has adopted the Common Core Standards and is working towards implementing
those standards
Carteret County Schools was ranked 7th in Education by the NC Center for Afterschool Programs
Clinton City Schoolsrsquo Zulma Marin was a CenturyLink $5000 grant winner
Duplin County Schoolsrsquo teacher Jessica Fields was selected to be a part of the NEArsquos Master Teacher project
Jones County Schools Senior High School students Symone Brooks Raeqwon Brown Adrianna Fields and
Cyede Hill visited the State capital to meet with their representatives NC House Rep Pat McElraft and
NC Senator Harry Brown
Onslow County Schools welcomed new superintendent Rick Stout in March Mr Stout was formerly
superintendent in Scotland County Schools
Pender County High School JROTC were champions at the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Competition in
May
Sampson County welcomed new superintendent Dr Eric Bracy in February Dr Bracy was formerly
superintendent in Northampton County Schools
PDS Office
2014-15 Workshops
Principalsrsquo Meetings
August 5th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 7th EB 266 900-1030 AM
August 6th EB 266 amp 337 900-1030 AM
Site Coordinator Meetings September 16th EB 162 400-530 PM
September 18th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 20th EB 266 amp 162 400-530 PM
January 22nd EB 162 400-530 PM
Superintendentsrsquo Meeting November 6th EB 266 amp 162 330-500 PM
Partnership Teacher Orientations September 9th EB 162 500-700 PM
November 13th EB 162 500-700 PM
January 15th EB 162amp 266 500-700 PM
April 14th EB 162 amp 266 500-700 PM
Professional Learning Days October 17th EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 25th Elementary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
March 20th Secondary EB 162 amp Atrium 800 AM-500 PM
Master Teacher Workshops September 2nd EB 162 500-700 PM
October 28th EB 162 500-700 PM
March 24th EB 162 500-700 PM
PDS Office Welcomes New Director
Ms Somer Lewis currently serves as the Teacher-in-
Residence for the Watson College of Education
at UNCW where she coordinates both the First Years of
Teaching Support Program and the National Board Certifica-
tion Support Program Her professional teaching background
began in the fall of 2003 as an English educator at New
Hanover High School in Wilmington North Carolina During
her career Lewis has served as a partnership teacher and a
beginning teacher mentor Ms Lewis received her MA from
the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2007
and achieved her National Board Certification in
2008 Since 2009 she has also worked for North Carolina Vir-
tual Public School as a teacher course lead and course devel-
oper in the Credit Recovery Program As the Teacher-in-Residence she has facilitated workshops for beginning
teachers organized the Promise of Leadership Award Program and facilitated National Board sessions to support
teachers as they prepare to apply for National Board Certification Lewis can be reached at lewissuncwedu
She will begin her term as PDS Director on July 15
Spotlight on Selected Partners
Brunswick Countyrsquos Cedar Grove Middle School students visited UNCW in April as part of the Watson College
of Educationrsquos Partnership in Action Schoolsrsquo Program
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry welcomed three new teachers Kristen Gray Jennifer LaFleur and Canesha Hewett
Camp Lejeune Schools DoDEA has adopted the Common Core Standards and is working towards implementing
those standards
Carteret County Schools was ranked 7th in Education by the NC Center for Afterschool Programs
Clinton City Schoolsrsquo Zulma Marin was a CenturyLink $5000 grant winner
Duplin County Schoolsrsquo teacher Jessica Fields was selected to be a part of the NEArsquos Master Teacher project
Jones County Schools Senior High School students Symone Brooks Raeqwon Brown Adrianna Fields and
Cyede Hill visited the State capital to meet with their representatives NC House Rep Pat McElraft and
NC Senator Harry Brown
Onslow County Schools welcomed new superintendent Rick Stout in March Mr Stout was formerly
superintendent in Scotland County Schools
Pender County High School JROTC were champions at the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Competition in
May
Sampson County welcomed new superintendent Dr Eric Bracy in February Dr Bracy was formerly
superintendent in Northampton County Schools
PDS Office Welcomes New Director
Ms Somer Lewis currently serves as the Teacher-in-
Residence for the Watson College of Education
at UNCW where she coordinates both the First Years of
Teaching Support Program and the National Board Certifica-
tion Support Program Her professional teaching background
began in the fall of 2003 as an English educator at New
Hanover High School in Wilmington North Carolina During
her career Lewis has served as a partnership teacher and a
beginning teacher mentor Ms Lewis received her MA from
the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2007
and achieved her National Board Certification in
2008 Since 2009 she has also worked for North Carolina Vir-
tual Public School as a teacher course lead and course devel-
oper in the Credit Recovery Program As the Teacher-in-Residence she has facilitated workshops for beginning
teachers organized the Promise of Leadership Award Program and facilitated National Board sessions to support
teachers as they prepare to apply for National Board Certification Lewis can be reached at lewissuncwedu
She will begin her term as PDS Director on July 15
Spotlight on Selected Partners
Brunswick Countyrsquos Cedar Grove Middle School students visited UNCW in April as part of the Watson College
of Educationrsquos Partnership in Action Schoolsrsquo Program
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry welcomed three new teachers Kristen Gray Jennifer LaFleur and Canesha Hewett
Camp Lejeune Schools DoDEA has adopted the Common Core Standards and is working towards implementing
those standards
Carteret County Schools was ranked 7th in Education by the NC Center for Afterschool Programs
Clinton City Schoolsrsquo Zulma Marin was a CenturyLink $5000 grant winner
Duplin County Schoolsrsquo teacher Jessica Fields was selected to be a part of the NEArsquos Master Teacher project
Jones County Schools Senior High School students Symone Brooks Raeqwon Brown Adrianna Fields and
Cyede Hill visited the State capital to meet with their representatives NC House Rep Pat McElraft and
NC Senator Harry Brown
Onslow County Schools welcomed new superintendent Rick Stout in March Mr Stout was formerly
superintendent in Scotland County Schools
Pender County High School JROTC were champions at the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Competition in
May
Sampson County welcomed new superintendent Dr Eric Bracy in February Dr Bracy was formerly
superintendent in Northampton County Schools
