Ambassador Program Events

‘The First 18 Months’

Event was hosted on Monday, February 24^th 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:

‘A Conversation on Technology in the Classroom’

Event was hosted on Thursday, February 28^th 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 15^th 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 12^th 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 16^th 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 7^th 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 15^th 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 3^rd 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 4^th 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:

‘A Conversation on Current Topics in Special Education’

Event was hosted on Thursday, April 25^th 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:

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