Faculty/Department Highlights
International Honors
Pamela Godt, Curriculum & Instruction, was presented with the O.L. Davis, Jr. "Counselor of Distinction" Award at the Biennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, held in Orlando, Florida. This award is the highest honor that Kappa Delta Pi presents to its Counselors. To earn this distinction, one had to meet stringent criteria for excellence in Chapter Leadership, Scholarship, Service, and Professional Development over the past five years. At the same conference, she was also honored for fifteen years of service to Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education as a Chapter Counselor.
Workshop
Melissa Stinnett and Pamela Godt, Curriculum and Instruction, presented the workshop, Coping with Stress, Burnout, and Anxieties in the Classroom at the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education's 47th Biennial Convocation in Orlando.
Presentations
On Friday, November 13, a group of WIU science education methods students attended the 2009 Illinois Science Teachers Conference in Peoria.
SCED Center Faculty presenting at the conference and their topics were:
Dr. Abha Singh, "Movement to Engage Learners for Science"
Dr. Barbara Sandall, "That's Pretty Slick" and "One Well"
Dr. LaVerne Logan, "Color Wheels, Color Investigations for Early
Childhood" and
Megan Yocum, a WIU C&I student, & Dr. Don Powers, "Science Inquiry
Activities & Assessments for the Elementary Classroom"
During the conference, ISTA honored the association's past presidents. Three of the 23 past presidents were from WIU; 3rd President (1971-72) Dr. Maurice Kellogg, 5th President (1975-76) Dr. Don Hamilton, and 18th President (1999-2000) Dr. Don Nelson.
L-R: Jennifer Turn, Dr. Don Hamilton, Lindsey Muur (back), Mark
Gregory (front), Leigh Edwards (back), Dr. Maurice Kellogg (back),
Rachel Harvey & Megan Yocum (front), Dr. LaVerne Logan (back)