adrian college institute for education
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Adrian College
Institute for Education
Summer Excitement…continues into the Fall.
In this issue:
Planets & Moons Camp
Zoo Snooze
MIS Partnership
YMCA Preschool at Lincoln
Technology Seminars
September 27, 2012 Volume 2, Issue 1
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
This summer, Dr. Andrea R.
Milner hosted the Planets
and Moons Camp for local
students. The Institute for
Education collaborated with
Robinson Planetarium
Director, Dr. Sarah Hanson,
Astronomer, Mark Fair-
clough, Dr. Vanessa
Morrison, Professor TED,
and Adrian Public School
Teacher, Natahsa Wetzel.
The students focused on the
solar system and the
movement of the planets and
moon. Students were better able
to understand how science and
technology advance our
knowledge of the solar system.
Throughout the camp, the
students learned scientific
vocabulary and used these skills
to read and write scientific
explanations. During the camp,
the students became familiar with
vocabulary such as orbit, gravity,
evidence and model.
View the Planets and Moons
website at:
www.scienceandliteracy.org/units/pm
Planets
&Moons Page 2
Zoo Snoozin’
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The Institute for Education
sponsored with the Toledo
Zoo this summer so local
students could attend “Zoo
Snoozin” at the Toledo Zoo.
This opportunity gave
students a different and new
experience since they were
there at night when the zoo
is normally closed. Students
learned about the animals
from the zoo keepers and had
a great time being able to see
the animals close up and feel
their skin. It was quite a
treat for the students to see
nocturnal behavior.
Visit the Toledo zoo’s website:
http://www.toledozoo.org/
edzoocation/zoosnooz.html
Elizabeth, pictured
here, said, “I liked
walking at night to
see the elephants.
The baby elephant,
Louie was playing
with the tire. We
made snacks for the
gorillas and then we
were able to watch
them eat what we
made for them.”
MIS Par tner sh ip
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This summer, Adrian College began a partnership with MIS in the form
of a Science Outreach Program. Professor Penny Cobau-Smith and Dr.
Jeff Lake led the program at MIS. Students from secondary science in
the Teacher Education Department as well as students from the Biolo-
gy Department worked together to study the invasive species in the
Graves Campsite area of MIS and to develop lessons and activities for
area school children. On May 24, 2012, 140 Onsted fifth grade
students enjoyed a day at MIS which included a guided trail walk and
water quality lessons and labs. This fall the program continues with
field trips planned through early November. Funding is provided by
Adrian College and MIS and associated partners to provide work study
opportunities and field experience opportunities for TED students and
science students at Adrian. Currently, 5 TED students participate but
increased interest and funding will expand the program.
This is a washout area
during rain storms.
Deer hoof prints are
often visible, as this is
a popular watering
hole.
YMCA Preschool at Lincoln The Teacher Educa-tion Department at Adrian College is partnering with the YMCA and Adrian Public Schools to offer the first ever educational preschool class housed at Lin-coln Elementary. The YMCA preschool at Lincoln is a laborato-ry classroom for the Education students at Adrian College. The program is designed for children in the community and also for the children of faculty at Adrian College. Lincoln Elementary is an In-ternational Baccalau-reate® Primary Years Program candidate
school. Sara Rober, the preschool teach-er, is an Adrian Col-lege graduate where she earned her degree in Elementary Edu-cation. Sara’s expe-rience includes teaching Kindergar-ten, 4th grade, and 5 years as a preschool teacher. Adrian students working with the children include Taylor Hudson, Jenny Wend and Jessica Raymor. The Adrian College students are pursuing certification in ele-mentary education. Some will add an endorsement in Early Childhood Education.
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The preschoolers participate in many ac-tivities. For instance, an Adrian College teacher candidate from the Educational Technology class used an iPad with the children. The activity correlated with the Michigan Department of Education
Early Childhood Education, Technology Standard #1. Students were asked to draw a spider on the iPad from their previous lesson and to talk about what they remembered.
Visit the classes website at:
http://ymcalincoln.shutterfly.com/
Visit the IB website at:
https://www.ibo.org/pyp/
Institute for education
On Friday, September 21 Professor Michelle Hiscock of the Department of Teacher Education hosted the first
in a series of technology seminars for faculty and staff at Adrian College. Professor Hiscock detailed the use of Prezi as a web-based instructional tool for class presentations. Renee Collins, Assistant Professor of
Journalism, an attendee, said, “The tech class on developing and using Prezi was excellent. By the time we
finished the class, I felt confident I could make my own Prezi presentations for class, and have successfully
done so.” Throughout the series, Professor Hiscock’s primary focus is to enhance and advance instructional
technology. All classes are held on Fridays from 2:00-5:30pm in Valade 202. All faculty and staff are welcome.
Upcoming Dates October 5: Assessment Tools
October 19: Web Site Creation October 26: Online Interactive Tools November 9: Communication Tools November 30: Organizational Tools
December 7: Collaborative Tools
Te chno logy Semi na r s w i th
P r o fe s so r H i s co ck