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Adrian College
Institute for Education FEBRUARY 21, 2013 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3
MAHPERD Cup
KDP
YMCA Preschool Early Registration and Open House
Institute for Education Summer Camp 2013
New Alumni Night
Professional Educational Services Group Meeting
News and Notes
Teaching and Learning in 2013
Inside This Issue:
Adrian College President Jeffrey R. Docking, AC Teacher Education student, Taylor Hudson with students at the YMCA Preschool at Lincoln Elementary
Dr. Andrea R. Milner, Director
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education [email protected], 517.265.5161 ext 4625
Kristen Miller, Administrative Assistant [email protected], 517.265.5161 ext 3880
www.adrian.edu/institutes/Education/index/php
system. The annual
conference includes
health and physical ed-
ucators from across the
state of Michigan. Many
of our students hope to
attend the national con-
ference in Charlotte, NC
in the spring.
2012. Assistant Profes-
sors Al Craven and Kathy
Conway accompanied the
students. The students
attended numerous pro-
fessional development
workshops on teaching
health and physical edu-
cation in the K-12 school
Adrian College Health
and Physical Education
students attended the
annual Michigan Associ-
ation for Health, Physi-
cal Education, Recrea-
tion and Dance conven-
tion in Traverse City
from November 15-17,
Adrian Health & Physical Education Students
attend MAHPERD Convention
Page 2 FEBRUARY 21, 2013
L-R Back Row: Assistant Professor Al Craven, Eric Schmidt, R.J. Rios, Chris Primley, Craig Steadman, Assistant Professor Kathy Conway
L-R Front Row: Chad Williams, Danny Taylor, Jen Warrack, Elizabeth Szymanski
Adrian College students not only attended
the MAHPERD Convention in November,
but a group of four Adrian College Teacher
Education students won the MAHPERD
Cup at the Annual Convention. The winning
team was comprised of Chris Primley, Dan-
ny Taylor, Elizabeth Szymanski, and Craig
Steadman (pictured L-R). Although Adrian
College students have attended past
MAHPERD Conventions, this was the first
time Adrian College students competed for
the MAHPERD Cup. Congratulations to
these students!
Kappa Delta Pi
The Lambda Upsilon
chapter of Kappa Delta
Pi, an International
Honor Society in Edu-
cation, initiated twelve
new members this past
December. This honor
society is available to
students pursuing a de-
gree in education.
Their adviser, Michelle
Hiscock, Assistant Pro-
fessor in the Teacher
Education department
and Brittanie Kuhr, the
current chapter presi-
dent, have worked to-
gether to restructure
Kappa Delta Pi and
bring it back to the
Adrian Campus. Their
goal this semester is to
help foster excellence
in education and pro-
mote fellowship among
students within the
Teacher Education de-
partment.
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MAHPERD Convention Winning Team
Back Row: Julianna Whiteman, Michelle Hiscock, Michelle
Hunsaker, Rebecca Knight, Loren Hayes, Malory Stoel, Brittany
Griebe, Madeline Thomas,
Front: Lindsey Cote, Brittanie Kuhr, Brittany Basch
YMCA Preschool at Lincoln Elementary Open House and Early Registration
Page 4 FEBRUARY 21, 2013
You are invited to attend an open house at the YMCA preschool at Lincoln Elementary.
158 S. Scott St. Adrian MI
Open House Dates:
Thursday, March 14 from 5:00pm-6:30pm
Thursday, May 9 from 5:00pm-6:30pm
Thursday, August 22 from 5:00pm-6:30pm
Register at the open house and we will waive the $15 registration fee!
Full Day/Full Time 4-5 days 5 or more hours Members $110 Non Members $130
Half Day/Full Time 4-5 days 5 or less hours Members $80 Non Members $95
Full Day/Part Time 3 or less days for 5 or more hours Members $85 Non Members $100
Half Day Part Time 3 or less days for 5 or less hours Members $55 Non Members $70
Rates are weekly
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and snack provided by the Adrian Public School Food Program.
Program Length: Year Round
Hours: 7:00am-6:00pm
Vice President and
Dean of Adrian
College, Dr. Cald-
well and Director
for the Institute
for Education, Dr.
Milner at the
YMCA Preschool.
In Partnership:
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Institute for Education 2013 Summer Camp:
Weather & Water Monday-Friday, June 17-June 21
9:00am-3:00pm Adrian College Campus
Cost: $99 2nd-6th Grade
Your child will experience a week of researched based, inquiry science cur-
riculum and instruction.
Included in this price, each child will receive: all materials, supplies, daily
snacks and beverage, camp t-shirt, certificate of completion, and a camp
souvenir.
Please email the Institute for Education with any questions at
student Andrew Miller,
said it was “eye opening”
to hear the panel speak
in regard to their post-
graduate job opportuni-
ties and expectations to
participate in extra-
curricular activities.
the panel discussed their
experiences, they opened it
up to questions from the
students in attendance.
The panel provided insight-
ful thoughts regarding their
experiences and their ad-
vice was well received by
our current students. TED
The Institute for Educa-
tion and the Teacher Edu-
cation Department spon-
sored the “New Alumni
Night” on Wednesday,
February 6. Recent grad-
uates of Adrian College in
Teacher Education com-
prised a panel of speakers
that spoke to current
Adrian College students.
The panel shared their
post-graduate experiences
as they transitioned into
the workforce. Recent
graduates on the panel,
pictured left to right were:
Andy Ford, Brian Bain,
Pete Konieczki, Lindsey
Day and Anne Hersman.
The alumni panel all had
different experiences post-
graduation which gave
our current students
great perspective. After
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New Alumni Night
Professional Educational Services
Group Meeting There is an applicant meeting for PESG to accept substitute teaching applications. PESG is a
company that supplies guest teachers to a large number of Michigan school districts. The ses-
sion is open only to current Adrian College TED students and will be held on Friday, April 5 in
Valade Hall from 11:00am-1:00pm. Completing this session will allow students to be eligible
to substitute teach for their mentor teacher and substitute teach beyond their internship. Please
see Mary Betzoldt for more information.
News and Notes
Page 7 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3
Zac Zeka and Josh Ranalli in the health education minor
actively participate in classroom strategies to learn the
functional knowledge and skills that affect behavioral
change.
D’ante Thompson in our health education minor gains
valuable teaching experience at Adrian Middle School as he
teaches health education classes about nutrition and tobacco
use.
Andrew Miller, Hilary Hannigan, Carrie Kruger, and
Julianna Whiteman in the capstone class, 471 Social Foun-
dations in Teacher Education role played in a group ac-
tivity to design a homework policy for a fictional school
district.
Assistant Professor Al Craven was selected by the Le-
nawee Substance Abuse Coalition to attend “The
American Athletic Institute’s Life of an Athlete” train-
ing at the United States Olympic Training Center in
Lake Placid, New York from December 6-9. April
Demers from Monroe County and Jeff Thompson from
Onsted Schools were also selected to attend. Both Al
and Jeff will conduct in-service training for local high
school and college athletes.
