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BRADLEY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCES MOLLY CLUSKEY, INTERIM DEAN BRADLEY PDS PARTNERSHIP POST SPRING 2016 PARTICIPATE IN THE KEMPER STATE READING, MATH, & SCIENCE CONFERENCES: COMING TO PEORIA! HISTORY PROJECT! Again in fall 2016, Peoria, Illinois will be the location of two major Did you participate in Bradley’s statewide conferences for teachers. The 2016 Illinois Reading Council (IRC) PDS work between 1995 and Conference “Reading: Unlocking Opportunities” will be held September 2016? If so, we’d like to hear 29th through October 1st. The 2016 Illinois Science Teachers Association from you. See page 3 to learn (ISTA)/Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) Joint Annual more about participating in the Conference “Laying the Foundation for Success” will be held October 7th Kemper History Project! and 8th. Both conferences will convene at the Peoria Civic Center and the Peoria Pere Marquette Hotel, less than one mile from Bradley’s campus. PDS NEWS The Bradley PDS Partnership will pay the registration for one teacher from each Bradley PDS site to attend the ISTA/ICTM Conference. In addition, the registration for all fall 2016 Bradley student teachers will be Kemper History Project 3 paid to attend either the ISEC/ICTM or the IRC Conference. Look for more 2016 Spring Celebration 4-5 details soon! The Skin I’m In at Manual 6-7 SPRING CELEBRATION Glen Oak Campus Visit 9, 16 FEATURES TWO ILLINOIS TEACHERS Whittier National Lab Day 10 OF THE YEAR! Books and Dogs at 11 Not one but two Illinois Teachers Roosevelt of the Year joined the 2016 Bradley Danielson’s Framework 12 PDS Partnership Spring Celebration on April 21st. 2016 Illinois Teacher of Trewyn Road Scholars 13 the Year Kim Thomas, a mathematics teacher at Woodruff Career and Social Emotional Learning 14 Technical Center in Peoria, gave the keynote presentation. 1997 Illinois Healthy Eating at Harrison 15 Teacher of the Year Dr. Valeria Pierce and Manual participated in the event as a university supervisor for Bradley student teachers. Read more about Kim Thomas’ keynote on page 4. PAGE 2 BRADLEY PDS KEMPER HISTORY PROJECT CO-AUTHORS 1994-1995: Joan L. Sattler 1995-1996: Joan L. Sattler 1996-1997: Lori Russell-Chapin 1997-1998: Rosalyn Anstine Templeton During a National Lab Day visit to Bradley on April 22nd, 1998-1999: Rosalyn Anstine Templeton Whittier fourth grade students made boats out of tin foil 1999-2000: Therese Kiley and tested them to see if they would float. Read more about the day’s scientific endeavors on page 13. 2000-2001: Bob Wolffe 2001-2002: Helja Antola Crowe Today’s event sparked a fire in me. 2002-2003: Helja Antola Crowe Our community has many powerful 2003-2004: Janet Jackson teachers and it’s good to have time to share with them. ~ Anonymous 2004-2005: Janet Jackson 2005-2006: Bob Wolffe 2006-2007: Cecile Arquette 2007-2008: Sherri Pardieck 2008-2009: Patty Nugent 2009-2010: Regina Bridges 2010-2011: Regina Bridges 2011-2012: Helja Antola Crowe & Jana Hunzicker 2012-2013: Noreen Dillon 2013-2014: Jana Hunzicker At the 2016 Spring Celebration, Fabian Daniels and Chetni 2014-2015: Jane Cushing Cobb from Harrison presented a roundtable discussion 2015-2016: Jenny Tripses titled “Best Practices for Working in High Poverty 2016-2017: Jana Hunzicker Schools.” Read more on pages 4 and 5. Spring 2016 Bradley PDS Partnership Post Authors The articles in this issue were written and/or edited by Thomas Brewer, Jane Cushing, Jana Hunzicker, Janet Jackson, Sally Miller, Jenny Tripses, and Bob Wolffe. Many thanks to our spring guest authors as well! SPRING 2016 PAGE 3 PARTICIPATE IN THE KEMPER HISTORY PROJECT! KHP BY DR. JANA HUNZICKER 1995-2016 In March, Bradley’s College of Education and Health Sciences launched the Kemper History Project, a collaborative writing project being undertaken for the purpose of compiling and documenting the College’s professional development school (PDS) initiatives, programs, and projects from 1995 to 2016 in partnership with the William T. Kemper Foundation-Commerce Bank, Trustee. The final out- come of the project will be a detailed, chronological history of Bradley’s Kemper PDS work over its 22 years in existence. Co-authorship of the Kemper History Project will take place between April 1, 2016 and July 31, 2016. Each of the project’s 15 co-authors (see the list on page 2) will take responsibility for writing a comprehensive account of key events that occurred during the academic year (or years) about which they are writing. Proofreading will take place between August 1, 2016 and October 31, 2016. Once the chronological history is drafted, each of the pro- ject’s eight proofreaders (see the list on this page) will offer a critical eye to historical accuracy and details, such as correct spelling of names. How to Participate The chronological history will be supplemented with stakeholder reflections, direct quotations, and additional information. This is where Bradley PDS stakeholders, past and present, who are interested in participating in the project come in. Contributions to the Kemper History Project will be accepted between April 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016. Contributors may offer one or more of the following: Informal, first-hand recollections or reflections of their involvement in Bradley’s Kemper Project. Selected contributions will be paraphrased or directly quoted within the chronological history. Photographs or other primary documents, accompanied with a detailed explanation of who, when, where, and why. Selected contributions will be used to supplement the chronological history. Brief (300 to 1,000 words) narratives of specific experiences or events related to the Kemper Project, with accompanying photos if possible. Selected narratives will be published as independent sidebar stories throughout the chronological history and will include the byline of the contributor(s). All contributions will be collected through an online survey link called Kemper History Project, which is accessible via the Kemper History Project webpage. Upon completion, the history will be published on the Bradley University Professional Development Schools website. All contributors, co-authors, and proofreaders will be recognized in the final publication. Help us Spread the Word! Kemper History Project We encourage anyone who has been involved Proofreaders in Bradley’s PDS work over the past 21 years to make a contribution. And please help us spread 1994-1999: Celia Johnson & Joan L. Sattler the word. If you know of someone who might like 2000-2005: Bob Wolffe & Janet Jackson to submit a reflection, a narrative, or simply make a comment about their involvement in the project 2006-2011: Helja Antola Crowe & Sherrie Pardieck over the years, please direct them to the Kemper 2012-2016: Jana Hunzicker & Sally Miller History Project website. For more information, please contact Dr. Jana Hunzicker at [email protected] or 309-677-3201. PAGE 4 BRADLEY PDS 2016 BRADLEY PDS PARTNERSHIP SPRING CELEBRATION BY EMMA OWDOM, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION This year, the annual Bradley PDS Partnership Spring Celebration was held on April 21st. The celebration began with snacks and refreshments, continued with a keynote address from the 2016 Illinois Teacher of the Year, and ended with roundtable discussions and door prizes. The Illinois Teacher of the Year for 2016 is Kim Thomas, who is a middle school math teacher at Woodruff Career and Technical Center in Peoria. Mrs. Thomas was very energetic and truly had a passion for teaching math to students. If you ever get the chance to speak with her, Mrs. Thomas will waste no time in telling you about her Mathlicious classroom! After the keynote address, I was able to attend three roundtable discussions. There were 19 total discussion tables with different schools and organiza- tions presenting at each. The first discussion I attended was “Teacher Evaluation: What You Need to Know” by Revonda Johnson, the Academic Instructional Officer at Peoria School District 150. She had a lot of information to cover in a short amount of time on how teachers in District 150 are I wish I had more time. evaluated each there is just so much to year, as well as learn from these contractual excellent presentations. information Thank you to all for about which all Revonda Johnson, Peoria Public Schools, presents a presenting! teachers should roundtable discussion on teacher evaluation. be aware. The ~ Andrea Barr, next roundtable discussion I attended was “The Importance of Classroom Elementary Education Management” by Shabre Jones and SerToria Johnson, who are both teachers at Glen Oak. Both teachers commented on what has worked and what doesn’t work in their classroom management plans. The last roundtable was led by students from Dr. Celia Johnson’s class, Claire Annes and Emily LaCost. Their presentation “Connecting Parents and Teachers” was about parent and teacher communica- tion and connections. Dr. Jana Hunzicker and the entire Bradley PDS Council did a great job organizing the event to make it a success. I was able to network with others who attend- ed and presented at the celebra- tion, as well as learn a lot of helpful information which will benefit me in my future teaching career. I would highly recommend any Bradley student, current or former, interested in hearing about our PDS Program to attend next year’s celebration, as I’m Shabre Jones and SerToria Johnson, teachers at Glen Oak, presented a sure it will not disappoint! roundtable discussion titled “The Importance of Classroom Management.” SPRING 2016 PAGE 5 KEYNOTE SPEAKER KIM THOMAS DOOR PRIZE BY SARA WHITE, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WINNERS On Thursday April 21, 2016, the Bradley PDS Partnership held its annual Spring Jaime Peterson, Jay Mehta, Celebration. The celebration began with keynote Nicole Wesolowicz, Teresa speaker, Mrs. Kim Thomas, the 2016 Illinois Teacher Drake, May Borges, Susie of the Year.