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SEA/KDP 2019 Teacher Panel

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The SEA and KDP Teacher Panel is here for another year!

Join us on: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 

Do you have questions about teaching? Come to our teacher panel

The Student Education Association (SEA) at Governors State University (GSU) is part of a network of state organizations that promote education and support teachers, social workers, school counselors and others working in the field of education. SEA hosts and takes part in many events each semester.

On Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 from 4:30-6:30 pm, SEA leader, Katie Zalkowski will lead a teacher panel in the E-Lounge at GSU.  Dr. Katy E. Hisrich, SEA faculty advisor, is organizing and marketing our event to students and faculty across the university. Students with any major are welcome to RSVP and attend this informative event. Event attendees can hear from first-year teachers, student teachers, current teachers, principals, and educational specialists. Topics covered at the event include, but are not limited to: edTPA, student teaching, first year teaching, job applications, specialty fields in education. Attendees can ask questions and receive informed advice. Attendees who are members of the Student Education Association can receive free pizza. The event will be a great opportunity to meet SEA members, enjoy food, and gain helpful insights for success in the field of education. Students are required to RSVP to Caitlin Rich by September 16th with their name, email, and major.

To RSVP or for inquiries on membership, contact Caitlin Rich crich@student.govst.edu or Dr. Katy Hisrich khisrich@govst.edu.

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Growing Up Wild Training

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The Student Education Association (SEA) and Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society (KDP) hosted the Growing Up Wild training workshop on Monday, February 4th, 2019 from 4:30- 8pm at Governor State University (GSU).  The training workshop was facilitated by GSU’s very own Associate Provost, Dr. Colleen Sexton. The seventeen attendees received the Growing Up Wild book that includes twenty-seven field-tested, hands-on, nature-based activities for children, ages 3-7. Dr. Sexton presented four of the activities from the Growing Up Wild guide and then participants used materials provided to make the activities. The activities were both fun and informative. The future educators who attended this workshop have an amazing science resource they will be able to use in their classrooms.

The leaders of SEA/ KDP would like to thank Dr. Sexton for her time and commitment to making this event a success!

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Featured: attendees working hard on their Project Wild crafts.

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Don’t Miss the Registration Deadline!

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Hurry up and register for SEA’s first event of the semester!
The RSVP and payment deadline is January 30 and seats are limited!

On Monday, February 4th from 4:30-8pm, SEA & KDP will be hosting a training workshop in the Literacy Zone called Project Wild.  This training, taught by Dr. Sexton, will provide educators with information and skills to better implement science concepts across other disciplines.  Attendees will receive training certificates and materials after completing the workshop!

A fee of $26 is required to attend the workshop.  The fee will cover the workshop materials and certificate.  Members of SEA/ KDP have priority registration. Educators in the community are encouraged to sign up and can earn CPDUs for attending.

Any questions or to RSVP, please email Aimee York, aminette@student.govst.edu.
For more information, please visit the project wild website here.

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Project Wild Workshop

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Project Wild

The Student Education Association (SEA) and Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society (KDP) are hosting a training workshop on Monday, February 4th from 4:30-8pm at Governor State University (GSU) in the Literacy Zone.  This training, taught by Dr. Sexton, will provide educators with information and skills to better implement science concepts across other disciplines.  Attendees will receive training certificates and materials after completing the workshop!

In order to attend the workshop a fee of $25 must be paid.  The fee will cover the workshop materials and certificate.  Members of SEA/ KDP have priority registration. Educators in the community are encouraged to sign up and can earn CPDUs for attending.

Space is limited, so please RSVP to Aimee York by January 25th.  Payments are due by January 30th and must be turned into the SEA office (G226) in an envelope labeled “PLT Workshop” and your name.

Any questions or to RSVP, please email Aimee York, aminette@student.govst.edu.
For more information, please visit the project wild website here.

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New Media Workshop

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SEA & KDP are, once again, hosting a media workshop in the GSU library.
Please join us on Monday, November 12th @ 3:30-5pm in D2430B.

Cari Didion, GSU’s Science Librarian and Assistant Professor, will inform students on the best Google Chrome extensions/plugins for education. Whether you are a teacher or a student, these extensions will help you make your online time more productive and enhance your information literacy tool belt!

Students in any major are welcome to attend.
Educators will receive a CPDU for free upon attendance.

Space is limited!
Please RSVP to Aimee York at aminette@student.govst.edu by November 9th.

We hope to see you there!

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Safe Use of Social Media for Educators

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Student Education Association (SEA) and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) teamed up with the GSU library staff to host an exciting professional development workshop about how to safely use social media. This event is geared towards those individuals pursuing an education degree; however, it’s open to anyone.
Come join us:

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 from 3:00-4:15pm
D2401A (Library) Governors State University

During this event, speakers will review best practices for using social media to connect safely with parents and students. Those who attend will be informed of the guidelines educators are required to follow.

To attend, please RSVP by April 16 to Hannah Gruben, hgruben@student.govst.edu. 

For more information, contact Alexis Sarkisian, asarkisian@govst.edu.

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PLT Training Success!

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On Monday February 19th in the Literacy Zone, a Project Learning Tree training workshop was held by associate provost Dr. Colleen Sexton to 28 GSU students from several majors including early childhood, elementary education, secondary education, and social work.

Throughout the workshop, Dr. Sexton distributed Environmental Education textbooks to every participant that provided detailed descriptions of over 90 activities! She demonstrated appropriate demo lessons from the textbook to make students aware of their usefulness in an educational setting. In addition, those present at the workshop received a certificate of professional development for successfully completing the educator training.

Thank you very to all those who attended! SEA hopes that you benefited greatly from this workshop. A special thanks goes to Dr. Sexton for all the time and effort it took her to provide this training, especially considering she did it on her day off! Her passion and enthusiasm about environmental science was clearly evident and appreciated.

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Project Learning Tree Training Workshop to be February 19, 2018

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Screen Shot 2018-01-29 at 11.57.39 AMA Project Learning Tree (PLT) training workshop will be held at Governors State University on February 19, 2018 from 8:30am-12:00pm in the Literacy Zone. This is hosted by the Student Education Association and Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education.  Project Learning Tree is the environmental education program of the American Forest Foundation and is sponsored in Illinois by the Environmental Education Association of Illinois. Elementary & Early Childhood Educators & Teacher Candidates (undergraduate and graduate students) are invited to attend this hands-on workshop investigating environmental topics through indoor and outdoor activities. Educators will learn to integrate environmental education, literature, math and social sciences into an existing curriculum with nature as the medium.

Dr. Colleen Sexton (Associate Provost) is the trainer for this workshop. She was a National PLT Educator and an Ohio PLT Educator. The cost for this workshop is $22 per person, which includes materials, an activity guide, resources, training, certification, and a snack. Seats are limited and will be first filled by members of the Student Education Association and Kappa Delta Pi. To RSVP for this workshop, please contact Dr. Colleen Sexton (csexton@govst.edu) or Michelle Westergaard (mwestergaard@student.govst.edu).