2008 Woodie Awards
Future Teachers Travel to Learn
International Organization Educates Educators
Michelle Wood: Muleskinner
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: Features
Some members from the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) have traveled across the state, and will soon go across the country, to learn how to become better teachers.
ACEI's mission is to promote and support optimal education and development in the global community and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society.
Early childhood and elementary education majors junior Kelly Quade, president, senior Fenae Fenton, membership chairman and senior Denise Segelhorst, secretary, attended a conference of the Southeastern Region of Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE) in November in St. Louis. The purpose of the annual conference is to improve teacher education.
"There were a wide variety of presentation topics, such as childhood obesity, a new program for an electronic grade book and incorporating science into fun games and activities," Quade said. "We also did a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff."
Jennifer Aldrich, faculty advisor for ACEI and associate professor of curriculum and instruction, said the students were put to work.
"They not only attended sessions, but were assistants and took pictures," Aldrich said.
Fenton said although they were gophers, they learned a lot by sitting in on presentations and remembered one of her favorites.
"There was a presentation about helping students become better readers," Fenton said.
"After the girls came back at the first ACEI meeting, they shared what they learned with the rest of the group," Aldrich said.
The Office of Campus Activities helped support ACEI and provided money for hotel rooms while at the conference.
Fenton also said the group, plus Kara McCorkle, a junior education major, will attend the ACEI Annual International Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, in March.
Aldrich said whereas the presentations at SRATE were more about general education, presentations at the national conference will be geared more toward the students.
ACEI's mission is to promote and support optimal education and development in the global community and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society.
Early childhood and elementary education majors junior Kelly Quade, president, senior Fenae Fenton, membership chairman and senior Denise Segelhorst, secretary, attended a conference of the Southeastern Region of Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE) in November in St. Louis. The purpose of the annual conference is to improve teacher education.
"There were a wide variety of presentation topics, such as childhood obesity, a new program for an electronic grade book and incorporating science into fun games and activities," Quade said. "We also did a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff."
Jennifer Aldrich, faculty advisor for ACEI and associate professor of curriculum and instruction, said the students were put to work.
"They not only attended sessions, but were assistants and took pictures," Aldrich said.
Fenton said although they were gophers, they learned a lot by sitting in on presentations and remembered one of her favorites.
"There was a presentation about helping students become better readers," Fenton said.
"After the girls came back at the first ACEI meeting, they shared what they learned with the rest of the group," Aldrich said.
The Office of Campus Activities helped support ACEI and provided money for hotel rooms while at the conference.
Fenton also said the group, plus Kara McCorkle, a junior education major, will attend the ACEI Annual International Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, in March.
Aldrich said whereas the presentations at SRATE were more about general education, presentations at the national conference will be geared more toward the students.
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