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News & Events
2009 Professional Development Schools National Conference
March 12-15, 2009 Daytona Beach, FL
Integrating Subject Areas As A Basis For Literacy Development For English Language Learner ELL) Students: An Emphasis On Co-Teaching And Collaboration
Marna Armbrister, Paradise Professional Development School
Karon Lee, Paradise Professional Development School
Expanding Professional Development Schools In Las Vegas, Nevada: The Process and Structures For Moving Forward
Pam Campbell, Cyndi Giorgis, and Sherri Strawser, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kimberly Izumo and Antonio Rael, Fremont Professional Development Middle School
Maureen Stout, Paradise Professional Development School
Eva White, Clark County School District
Sue Steaffans, Dean Petersen Professional Development School
Building Bridges For English Language Learners With Academic Vocabulary Instruction
Angela Angers, April Hoffman, Tiffany Nay, and Shannon Puglisi
Dean Petersen Professional Development School
Leonardo - Art, Math & Science Explorations 2.0. How The Visual Arts Can Contribute To Advancing Math And Science In Professional Development Schools: A Workshop Presentation
Michael Henry, Paradise Professional Development School
Pam Campbell, Paradise Professional Development School
Managing The Complexities Of A Professional Development School As A New Principal
Sue Steaffens, Dean Petersen Professional Development School
Maureen Stout, Paradise Professional Development School
Antonio Rael, Fremont Professional Development Middle School
Eva White, Clark County School District
Sherri Strawser, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Multi-tasking to the Max: Functions, Frustrations, and Rewards of First-year PDS Coordinators
Sherri Strawser, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kimberly Izumo, Fremont Professional Development Middle School
The Roles Of Student Leadership
Carrie Allen, Paradise Professional Development School
Maureen Stout, Paradise Professional Development School
Using NCATE Standards To Improve Your PDS
Sue Steaffens, Dean Petersen Professional Development School
Maureen Stout, Paradise Professional Development School
Pam Campbell, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
English in Engineering? Collaboration for Motivation in the Language Arts
René Segler, Fremont Professional Development Middle School
Kimberly Izumo, Fremont Professional Development Middle School
Cultivating Confident Professional in an At-Risk Setting
Angela Angers, April Hoffman, Tiffany Nay, and Shannon Puglisi, Dean Petersen
Professional Development School
Use Of Paraprofessionals To Support Inclusive Education
Dustin Mancl, Paradise Professional Development School
Aligning NCATE, NCLB And The 9 Essentials Of A PDS
Pam Campbell and Cyndi Giorgis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Susan Steaffens, Dean Petersen Professional Development School
Maureen Stout, Paradise Professional Development School
Eva White, Clark County School District
Additional Resource: Workshop Document
Triple E = Excellence: A Mental Health Prevention Model “Saturday School”
Dollye T. James, Paradise Professional Development School
Patricia Marquez, Petersen Professional Development School
Marty Kulesza, Fremont Professional Development Middle School
The Dream Team: Challenges And Lessons Learned Establishing A New PDS At The Middle Level
Antonio Rael and Kimberly Izumo, Fremont Professional Development Middle School
Sherri Strawser, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Involving All PDS Stakeholders In Creating A Friendship Garden
Nichola Perillo, Paradise Professional Development School
Pam Campbell, Paradise Professional Development School
Unfolding Drama In The Classroom: Developing Thinking And Learning Styles Through The Use of Opera
Dollye James, Paradise Professional Development School
Tyra Tripp, Paradise Professional Development School
2009 Holmes Partnership Conference
Jacksonville, FL February 26-28, 2009
Shared Responsibility for Closing the Achievement Gap: Lessons Learned from Las Vegas
Dr. M. Christopher Brown II, Dr. Pamela Campbell, Dr. Cyndi Giorgis, Dr. David Grant, Dr. Sherri Strawser
Listen to Me: The Voices of Black Male Students
Dr. David Grant
Paradise or Petersen Professional Development Schools Cohort Program
Elementary Teaching Majors: Interested in knowing more about the Paradise/Petersen Elementary Schools Cohort Program for Fall 2009?
Come to CEB 141 (Gayle Zeiter Literacy Dev. Center) Open House 2:30 – 4:30p.m. Thursday Nov. 20, 2008
Free food, drinks and Information!!!!
The following requirements need to be completed before the start of the Professional Development School cohort program in Fall 2009:
- College of Education Core Requirements
- EDU 210 Nevada School Law
- EPY 303 Educational Psychology
- EPY 451 Foundations of Ed. Assessment
- EPY 452 Counseling Education
- EDU 280 Valuing Cultural Diversity
- EDSP 411 Students with Disabilities in General Education Settings
- Elementary Methods and Materials Requirements
- EDU 201 Intro to Elementary Education
- EDU 214E Preparing Teachers to Use Technology
- PED 337 Movement Experiences for Children
- EDEL 331 Teaching Elementary School Art OR MUS 453 Music Skills for Classroom Teachers
- EDRL 471 Language Acquisition, Development & Learning
- HED 424 Teaching Elementary School Health
- EDRL 401 Children's Lit. Elementary School Curriculum
- Complete and pass the Praxis I (PPST).
- Required pre-cohort classes may be taken over any of three 2009 summer sessions.
- Apply online at the College of Education Field Experience website for Practicum 1 for Fall 2009 and get fingerprinted during Spring 2009, by posted deadlines (go to http://education.unlv.edu/ofe/ for full details).
- Fill out a PDS application (available in the Gayle Zeiter Literacy Development Center or the Advising Center).
- Make an appointment (call 702-895-1537) and take the application to the College of Education Advising Center for review and approval.
- Applications will begin to be processed in February 2009 and interviews scheduled during the month of March/April 2009.
- Block 1 (P-1), Block 2 (P-2), and Block 3 (Student-teaching) courses will taken as part of the cohort program.
Download the Paradise or Petersen Professional Development Schools Cohort Program Application in PDF format. Application deadline for the program beginning Fall 2009 is March 31, 2009
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