Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Hosting Education Seminars

The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host a series of education clinics. 

"How to Construct a High Performance School Program: Developing Specific Strategies for Success" is scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 23, from 4-6:30 p.m. including dinner in the Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.

 Dr. Charles Gorman, executive secretary of the Tri-State Area School Study Council from the University of Pittsburgh, will present this workshop, which is a research-based approach.  His talk will focus on how building and district leaders can achieve a high performance school that will increase standards-based academic results for all students, including those with sub groups who are not now proficient. 

Several other programs are scheduled in the coming months.  They include: Science Literacy lunch, Jan. 20; School Law Update lunch, March 17; and Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum dinner, April 7.

 The event is sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council Department of Administrative Policy Studies at the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Westminster College.

 All clinics offer Act 48 hours, and are open all interested parties.  For registration, contact Carol Fiumara at the Tri-State Area School Study Council at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fuimara@pitt.edu.  Applications can also be mailed to: 4H01 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA  15260. 

 For more information, contact Dr. Chet Kent at (412) 648-7169 or e-mail ckent@pitt.edu.

The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at Westminster and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators.

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