Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Westminster College's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is hosting a tri-state network and development meeting Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 4-6 p.m. (including dinner) in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.
This network meeting is designed to use a "problem-based learning" strategy. Participants will be organized into groups to analyze the problem and identify potential solutions. All participants will be actively engaged in problem solving to address the specific issue related to data-based decision making.
Most school districts are addressing data-based decision making process because of the expectations of the Pennsylvania Accountability System. The data most emphasized is student academic performance and how it should be used in the evaluation of teachers and administrators. This meeting will expect participants to "look down the road" and consider how to anticipate beliefs and attitudes about the specific problem selected for this network meeting.
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.
Contact Amelia Loman at the Tri-State Area School Study Council, 4302 Westley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260; or e-mail aloman@pitt.edu; or fax (412) 648-7185 for registration information.
