Previous Events
‘The First 18 Months’
- Event was hosted on Monday, February 24th 2020 at 5:00PM in Anderson 211 on the first year and a half of someone’s new first professional teaching position.
- Event was hosted by the Community Service Ambassador Program and was open to all students, faculty, and staff in the Professional Teacher Education Unit.
- Many thanks to student teaching supervisors and other faculty in the department for helping to advertise out the event to their students.
- Panelists included:
- Mr. Kolby Gonzalez – 8th Grade Teacher Peirce Middle School
- Ms. Rachel Harris – 3rd Grade Teacher Pocopson Elementary School
- Ms. Allison Morris – 2nd Grade Teacher Starkweather Elementary School
- Ms. Katlyn Yost – 9-12th Grade Teacher Villa Maria Academy High School
- Ms. Caroline Poore – 7-12th Grade Teacher Fred S. Engle Middle School
‘A Conversation on Technology in the Classroom’
- Event was hosted on Thursday, February 28th 2019 at 3:30PM in Brandywine 033 on different topics related to the use of technology in teacher education.
- Event was hosted by the Community Service Ambassador Program and was open to all students, faculty, and staff in the Professional Teacher Education Unit.
- Panelists included:
- Dr. Christian Penny – Professor, Education Foundations & Policy Studies
- Mr. Steve Mancini – Supervisor of Information & Instructional Technology at New Castle Vocational Technical School
- Mr. Dan Maguire -= Supervisor of Technology Services at Kennett Consolidated
‘EdTalks: Culturally Responsive Practices’
- Event was hosted on Tuesday, October 15th 2019 at 3:30PM in Sykes 252 on Culturally Responsive Practices; topics related to how to better be able to understand and support students and others teachers might interact with from different socio-cultural-economic backgrounds.
- Event was co-hosted by the Community Service Ambassador Program and the Department of Special Education with special guest speaker Dr. Lesley Siegel.
‘October Social: Pumpkin Carving’
- Event was hosted on Saturday, October 12th 2019 in Wayne 107.
- Event was one of the ‘social’ opportunities hosted by the Community Service Ambassador Program exclusively offered to student Ambassadors participating in the Program.
‘November Social: West Chester Excape Room’
- Event was hosted on Saturday, November 16th 2019.
- Event was one of the ‘social’ opportunities hosted by the Community Service Ambassador Program exclusively offered to student Ambassadors participating in the Program.
‘Holiday Social: Pollyanna Gift Exchange, Scavenger Hunt w/Prizes, & Plenty of Holiday Treats’
- Event was hosted on Saturday, December 7th 2019.
- Event was one of the ‘social’ opportunities hosted by the Community Service Ambassador Program exclusively offered to student Ambassadors participating in the Program.
‘Reading at Primrose’
- Event was hosted on Friday, November 15th 2019 at 8AM.
- Event was a travel and service excursion opportunity for student Ambassadors participating in the Program.
- Students designed a short reading from a book with an accompanying activity for students aged 3-6 in a preschool.
‘Technology in the Classroom: A Look at 1:1 and Active Learning’
- Event was hosted on Thursday, October 3rd 2019 at 1:00PM in Recitation Hall Rm 301 with topics related to how schools in the WCASD utilized different technology resources in their classrooms.
- Event was co-hosted by the WCU Technology Center and the Community Service Ambassador Program.
‘EdTalks: A Panel Conversation on The Unified Arts Classrooms: Art, Music, Health & Physical Education, & Stem’
- Event was hosted on Monday, November 4th 2019 in at 3:30PM in Sykes 117B on topics surrounding how teachers in these classrooms see their subject complimenting goals of their school/building, what works well in reaching children in their classrooms, what they think K-5 teachers in other subjects should know about the content they teach, and similar topics.
- Event was hosted by the Community Service Ambassador Program with panelists including:
- Ms. Joanne Trombley – Fugett – STEM Teacher
- Angela Guerriero – WCU – Associate Professor in Music Ed
- Maryanne Uhl – Kennett – Art Teacher
- Matthew Cummiskey – WCU – Associate Professor in Kinesiology
- Ryan Battin – New Garden – Music Teacher
‘A Conversation on Current Topics in Special Education’
- Event was hosted on Thursday, April 25th at 5:30PM in Brandywine 033 on different topics affecting Special Education currently in surrounding school districts including LRE, inclusion, technology as a support for students with diabilities, etc.
- Panelists included:
- Tiffany Bendistis – Transition Coordinator
- Thomas Fitti – Supervisor of Special Education
- Melissa Hardas – Supervisor of Special Education
- Victoria Domingo-Whitfield – LTS Special Education Teacher