Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Hosting Education Seminar

The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host an education seminar, "Best Practices for Math Literacy: Comprehensive Strategies that Produced a Culture of Math Achievement in the South Fayette School District," Monday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m.  in Lakeview Room located in the McKelvey Campus Center.

 The Best Practices for Math Literacy workshop features several educators from the South Fayette School District, which has been recognized as having one of the highest overall math achievement levels on the PSSA in Western Pennsylvania over the past three years.  The District team, which includes elementary, middle, and high school teachers, will share the district's vision and strategies around curriculum, instruction, and assessment that insure all students meet proficiency in the area of mathematics.

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.

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

This clinic offers Act 48 hours and are open to 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: 4302 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA  15260.

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