Re: Teacher Enhancement: Present and as a Legacy
Suzanne P. Weber (sueweber@oswego.Oswego.EDU <sueweber@oswego.Oswego.EDU>)
Thu, 22 Feb 1996 23:37:51 -0500 (EST)
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TEECH "LEAVING A LEGACY: Sustaining a Project After the Funding Ends"
Sent by: "Suzanne P. Weber" <sueweber@oswego.Oswego.EDU <sueweber@oswego.Oswego.EDU>>
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I'm very interested in a summary of how to structure this kind of
business presence in schools. Please respond with more details.
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Suzanne Weber Phone 315-341-2591 (Work)
Curriculum & Instruction Department 315-343-6754 (Home)
SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126 FAX 315-341-3259
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On Thu, 22 Feb 1996 FayeR@ccmail.edc.org <FayeR@ccmail.edc.org> wrote:
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> TEECH "LEAVING A LEGACY: Sustaining a Project After the Funding Ends"
> Sent by: FayeR@ccmail.edc.org <FayeR@ccmail.edc.org>
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> One cost effective way of providing coverage for teachers during the day is an
> industry replacement model which has been in use for the past five years in
> mathematics professional development projects I direct at EDC. As part of the
> most recent project, Teachers, Time and Transformations, we developed a manual
> entitled, "Industry Volunteers in the Classroom: Freeing Teachers' Time for
> Professional Development" which describes in detail the components necessary to
> establish a program where volunteers from local industries regularly replace
> teachers in their classrooms. We have found it highly successful, with the
> added benefit of creating support for the hard work that teachers do. (Comments
> such as, "I never knew how hard it was to teach!" were not uncommon from
> volunteers...) I would be happy to share any of this information with you.
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> Faye Ruopp
> Education Development Center
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