Unit 5 News and Special Events
April 21, 2008
Summer Music Program Information
October 5, 2007
Fox Creek Named 2007 NCLB - Blue Ribbon School
Unit 5 is proud to announce that Fox Creek Elementary School
has been named as a 2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon
School by the U.S. Department of Education.
Fox Creek Elementary School is one of only 287 schools in
the United States and 19 schools in the State of Illinois
that have been recognized with prestigious 2007 No Child
Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School honors. Awarded to schools
demonstrating high levels of academic achievement and
significant progress towards closing the achievement gap,
the No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School designation
reflects the academic excellence demonstrated by the Fox
Creek Elementary School community.
Student achievement criteria that address academic success
and improved educational performance are used to select
applicant schools as No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon
School recipients. In addition to a recognition assembly
that will be held at Fox Creek Elementary School on Friday,
October 5, 2007, representatives of 2007 No Child Left
Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools will be honored at an awards
ceremony in Washington, D.C. on November 12 and 13, 2007.
Adventure of the Mind
An Adventure of the American Mind (AAM) four-day institute
was offered at Illinois State University this summer. This
project provides professional development opportunity for
classroom teachers, librarians, and support personnel. AAM
enables educators to incorporate the Library of Congress digital
collections into school curricula and provides access to an
incredible wealth of information and knowledge for various
school projects.
Unit 5 had eight (8) schools and 44 teachers participate. All
participants submitted a lesson plan which demonstrated
effective, efficient, and wise use of the Library of Congress.
Lesson Plan Database is available: http://www.aamprogram.org/resources/lesson_plans.aspx
For their participation, each individual received a graduate
credit, CPDUs, and USB flash drives. In addition, each school
qualified for a $2000 voucher for the purchase of technology
equipment.
Chiddix Jr. High
Jim Cantrell
Cheryl Corbitt
Michelle Glatt
Rhonda Klockenga
Susan Mastronardi
David Schumacher |
Fox
Creek Elementary
Rita Gyires
(Technology Training Coordinator)
Nicole Henderson
Susan Layden
Angela Mahoney
Kjersten Woodward |
Glenn Elementary
Jacque Bethmann
Mary Dullard
Donna Matlock
Robin Nihiser
Emily Preckwinkle
Angela Trask |
Grove
Elementary
Susan Cantrell
Kathy Dawson
Nancy Goelitz
Tim Nave
Margaret Watson |
Hudson
Elementary
Sharon Abner
Joan Beattie
Lori Beemer
Lynette Bixby
Lynn Fisher (formerly Vaughn)
Holly Tindall |
Normal Community High School
Cathy Barnes
Heather Budak
Kari Hennenfent
Michael McManis
Ariane Ort |
Northpoint Elementary
Shelley Arns
Annie Cunningham
Sue Hospelhorn
Jodi Kinzinger
Michelle Kraft
Dee Dee Sanders |
Prairieland Elementary
Debra Foster
Nancy Harp
Gloria Jameson
Carol Johnson
Ben Matthews
Mary Renollet |
Sugar Creek
Bridget Caldwell
Polly Swearingen
Pam Eaton
Lynne Roberts
Katie Nelson
Priscilla Steers |
Participating teachers and librarians summed up their experience
with the following comments:
“This was an awesome experience. The wealth of information
available is unbelievable. Thank you so much for the materials
provided.”
“Thank you for opening up a whole new set of resources for my
students and me! I am ready to do more and I am excited about
how my students will use these primary sources. Thank you for
the wonderful learning experience.”
This institute was a unique learning opportunity for our
teachers. In addition, this opportunity has also created
educational bridges between ISU and Unit
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