August 2018 E-Newsletter
Volume 14 Number 1
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Two Grant Opportunities!
September 21 Deadline
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P-12 Professional Development
Outreach Projects
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The Francis Marion University Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty
is pleased to announce that funds are available and will be awarded this Fall semester for
P-12 Professional Development Projects
that address issues related to the education of under-resourced learners.
Successful projects will be awarded on a competitive basis to public school educators (P-12) in Center Partner Districts. Successful projects will be funded at amounts of up to
$2,000
for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Fall 2018
deadline
for submitting completed project applications is
September 21, 2018.
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N
ational Network of Partnership Schools
Outreach Projects
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The Center is p
leased to announce that funds will be awarded this academic year for
National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) Outreach Projects
that address issues related to
school, family, and community partnerships
and the education of children in and of poverty.
School, Family, and Community Partnership Outreach funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to Public School Educators (PK-12) in Center Partner District schools
that are also members of the National Network of Partnership Schools
. Successful projects will be funded at amounts up to
$1000
for the 2018-19 academic year.
The Fall 2018
deadline
for submitting completed outreach applications is
September 21, 2018
. Awards will be determined by availability of funding. Click
HERE
to view the application and guidelines or visit the Center's website at:
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July and August: Busy months for teachers!
The Center regularly partners with schools, districts, and organizations to facilitate professional study events focused on serving the needs of children of poverty, and ALL learners.
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Poverty Simulations
--Florence District 3 Leadership Team--
--Kingston Elementary School--
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The
Florence District 3
Leadership Team, including 40 administrators and district level officials, participated in the
Missouri Community Acton Poverty Simulation
as a part of their professional summer learning.
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Dolls represent babies in the simulation, and this participant, playing the role of a young child named 'Kirby,' assumes responsibility for his baby brother while his parents work.
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Kingston Elementary School
in Horry County also hosted a simulation event. 52 educators engaged in authentic and intentional professional study in preparation for students' arrival for the new year.
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Professional study events were held in five
Arkansas
districts, one each in
Tennessee
and
Michigan,
and nine
South Carolina
schools and districts.
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Riverview teachers
learned about the brain and its impact on learning. #changethe brain #teachersmattermore
York District 4, Fort Mill, South Carolina
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Saluda County Middle and High Schools
, in partnership with the SC Department of Education, began a year-long study focused on social-emotional development of all learners.
Saluda, South Carolina
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Hal Henard School
. is changing the experience for their students.
#changethebrain
Greeneville, Tennessee
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Lexington-Richland District 5
offered multiple study events centered on understanding the needs of all students.
Irmo, South Carolina
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Ecorse School District
teachers convened on their first day back to think about the needs of every learner.
Ecorse, Michigan
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University of South Carolina Master Teacher Fellows Conference
attendees considered the potential impact of poverty on learning and development.
Columbia, South Carolina
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McLauren Elementary School
educators began their year by studying the needs of students and the power of neuroscience.
Florence, South Carolina
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Berkeley, Cross, Cane Bay,
and
Timberland High Schools
began a year-long study centered on neuroscience and the impact of resources.
Berkeley School District, South Carolina
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September 12, 2018 - Francis Marion Campus
The Center of Excellence
in partnership with
Carolina Teachers of English
to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
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2018 NNPS Fall Leadership Institute
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The intensive 2-day NNPS Leadership Institute prepares district, organization, and state leaders in their work with pre-primary, elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Participants explore ways to organize, implement, and evaluate goal-linked programs for family and community engagement and partnership. Leaders learn NNPS research-based approaches that can be used to engage all families in ways that contribute to student success in school.
Don't miss YOUR opportunity to participate in outstanding professional study focused on organizing, strengthening, and sustaining your programs for partnership. Click the button below for the agenda and registration materials.
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K-20 Educators and Administrators are invited!
Speakers will include
Jerry Marshall
, professor at Tri-County Technical College,
Stephanie DiStasio
, Director of the Office of Personalized Learning for the SC Department of Education, and
Jill Dowdy
from Lower Richland High School.
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Make Learning FUN!
Capitalize on the Power of
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Looking for
RESOURCES
?
We may have what you need!
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Did you know the Center has a collection of
more than 500 books
available for your use?
Visit our new electronic catalog of resources:
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Check out these recent addition
s to our Resource Library:
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