Immediate Special Ed OPENING - Long Term

I would like to let you know that A+ Teachers has a long-term substitute position at Premier Arts and Charter School in Harrisburg for PK-4 Special Education Students.  The pay is $125 per day.  If you know of any well-qualified and available candidates, please have them contact me via e-mail at: ngundy at abelteachers.com, or via telephone at: 717-561-2222.

Submitted by:  Nancy Gundy

Nancy Gundy

Education Services Director

Division of Abel Personnel

School Staffing Solution

3356 Paxton Street

Harrisburg, PA 17111

717-561-2222 Harrisburg

717-561-0134 Fax

Kappa Delta Pi Conference

You are invited to…

                            

Gannon University's

Kappa Delta Pi Conference

at Gannon University on March 28, 2015

from 12pm to 5:30pm

This year's theme is "The Difference is You!" 

Colleen Holmes, vice principal at Lincoln Elementary, will be the event's keynote speaker addressing the topic of Common Core. 

We will also have workshops of various topics relating to our theme.

There will be cost of $5 to attend the conference. 

To attend, please fill out the information in the link below:

  http://goo.gl/forms/R9paeWh5Vk  

We look forward to seeing you in March!

Job Postings

HEAD START TEACHER and TEACHER ASSISTANT

Needed for Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC). 

Full time, the successful candidate will have an understanding of good Early Childhood practices to promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of preschool age children.  (For Teacher) A Bachelor or Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field with a minimum of twenty-four (24) credits in Early Childhood Education is required.  Must have PA Driver's license, full-time access to private automobile and required auto insurance. 

(For Teacher Assistant) Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or a minimum of fifteen (15) college credits in Early Childhood Education and one year of experience working in a preschool environment.  Bring to interview: original/current Act 33, 34 & FBI Clearances, three (3) written references from someone you have known for five (5) or more years and an official, unopened college transcript. 

Both positions require a physical exam, and TB Mantoux test/chest x-ray.  Must meet Immigration Law Requirements. 

Interested applicants may apply at or send resume to:

GECAC, Human Resources Department, 18 West 9th Street, Erie, PA 16501 or hr@gecac.org. 

Deadline: January 30, 2015.

Submitted by:  Janet Armbruster

Employment Coordinator

Career Development & Employment Services

Gannon University

Kappa Delta Pi

Hello Gannon SOE!

There will be a full School of Education KDP social on Thursday, February 12^th from 5:00-6:30.  The location is TBD but we will let you know before the event.  We will have fun Valentine snacks, a Valentine making station, and best of all, you will get the chance to iron on the logos of your clubs to your School of Education t shirt.  If you are interested, the logos will be $1 each and you need to let Ashley Cusick (cusick004@knights.gannon.edu) know by February 2^nd.  You will email her and tell her which logos you are interested in having and then bring the appropriate amount of money to the social to get your logos.  We really look forward to seeing all of you soon.  Have a wonderful week!

KDP Social Committee

SOE Meet and Greet

Hello Gannon School of Education!

Are you a freshman or transfer student?  Or would you just like to know more about the education clubs that you could join on campus?  Come to the SOE Club Meet and Greet on January 29^th at 5:00 in Palumbo.  There will be food and games and you will be able to talk to representatives from Student Pennsylvania State Education Association (SPSEA), Gannon University Society for Exceptional Children (GUSEC), Future Educators Association (FEA), and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP).  This is a great chance to learn about all the clubs and find out which one would work for you!  The exact room number will be sent out to you soon. 

We look forward to seeing all of you there on January 29^th at 5:00pm in Palumbo!

K-12 Teaching Jobs!

From the Southern Teachers Agency:

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Jobs for EDUCATION Students:  Sign up for the 2015 Teacher Recruitment Season!

Schools have started recruiting teachers, coaches, and administrators for 2015-16.  It's not too late to become an STA candidate and be included in the upcoming season of Recruitment Fairs: 

Math Masters (Virtual Fair for Math teachers) Thursday, January 29

Science Stars (Virtual Fair for Science Teachers) Thursday, February 5

Charlottesville Teachers Fair (interviews in person) Saturday, February 14

Texas Roundup (Virtual Fair for schools in Texas) Thursday, March 12

Florida's Finest (Virtual Fair for schools in Florida) Thursday, March 19

Best of the South, Atlanta (interviews in person) Saturday, March 28

Season Finale (Virtual Fair for all teachers, schools in all states) Thursday, April 23

STA helps nearly 600 private and independent schools in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states hire enthusiastic learners, communicators, and role models for their classrooms, playing fields, service activities, and co-curricular programs.   These schools offer small classes, supportive and collegial faculty cultures, opportunities to innovate, create, and inspire.

STA's services are personal, proven, and free for candidates.

Click here to apply.   Because we interview all of our candidates, it can take several weeks to become an active STA candidate.  So start your application today!

Cindy Cammarn Southern Teachers Agency SouthernTeachers.com STA . . . because your students deserve the best

GenerationOn challenges you!

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Welcome Dear Friends of generationOn Schools,  We hope that the first weeks of school have set you off to continue developing a culture of service at your school.  As you plan your academic year, look for opportunities that will allow you to tie together academics with real world service experiences. One of the goals of service learning is to facilitate academic learning through meaningful service experiences, which allows students to feel more connected to their local and global community. As an educator, you can help students determine their passions by planning hands-on experiences with diverse issues, from the environment to animal welfare.  This newsletter highlights resources and opportunities in our generationOn Schools program.  Please contact us with questions and comments at schools@generationon.org  In service,   The generationOn Schools Team  Moments of Service Moments of Service are real-world teachable moments that are the perfect entry point to combine academic content and service. This fall, challenge students to find creative ways to give and serve others, get creative ways to that promote peace and engage students in making a difference. Find lesson plans, teaching ideas and more related to these themes here. International Day of Non-Violence (October 2) This day of peace and non-violence provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. This is a great time to explore themes of anti-bullying and community building.  Check out the generationOn "Actions of Peace" Curriculum for a set of activities. Make a Difference Day: (October 25)  "Make your Mark on the World." Engage youth in selecting issues of interest in their community, and doing small acts or service projects that add up to making a big difference. Find 65 fun project ideas here. Family Volunteer Day: (November 22) Family Volunteer Day is a day of service that demonWe hope that the first weeks of school have set you off to continue developing a culture of service at your school. Additional resources:  October Moments of Service Toolkit for service project ideas and resources. Featured Lesson Plans and Resources Learning to Give educates students as philanthropists with knowledge, skills, and action to make a better world. The lessons give a meaningful start to the service-learning process by infusing civic purpose into academic subjects, and promoting autonomy and purpose for student learning. Learning to give lessons have been shown to promote caring attitudes and compassion in the school and community. All lessons are aligned with common core standards.  Good Citizenship and Philanthropy: Students analyze the relationship between "community need" and "private action". They will also identify a need that exists in his or her home, school or community and identify at least one act they would like to undertake to make the world a better place.  Kids Can Make a Difference:  In this unit, the students develop a pen-pal relationship with a classroom in a community that is supposedly very different from their own. As they communicate about their community, interests and other issues, they learn that they have much in common. The two groups work cooperatively to collect canned goods for their local communities. Then they each plan and implement a service-learning project. The students reflect on the role of long distance and communication through writing on the success of their project. Stories From the Field This story is from Silvana Morgan a fifth grade teacher of advanced students at Hal E. Clark Middle School in St. John, Indiana. She has been teaching for twenty-one years.  "Inspired by the lessons they learned, students wrote an original play called So Close Yet So Far. The play highlighted the fact that while we take a few steps to a water faucet, many people walk at least five miles to obtain purified water."  This project began after learning about Dots in Blue Water, a science lab project that helped develop and test sustainable ways to purify local water and make it drinkable.   Read the entire story on the generationOn website  Other Ways to Get Involved    generationOn Clubs provide kids and teens with the knowledge, access to resources, adult support, project ideas, and opportunities for action that they need in order to discover their power to make a difference. The generationOn Kids Care Clubs program provides resources for adult facilitators to conduct service clubs for elementary school-age children (ages 5-10). As an adult facilitator, you will work with kids in your club to do service projects in your community. You could even be recognized as our Club of the Month! Learn more about Kids Care Clubs here. The generationOn Service Clubs program provides the tools for middle and high school youth (ages 11-18) to start, lead or join their own service clubs, supported by an adult advisor. You can help a student start a club with friends, at your school. generationOn Clubs provide members with the opportunity to build life and leadership skills and to implement meaningful hands-on service projects, locally, nationally and globally. Learn more about generationOn Service Clubs here. Empower Young People to Become Community Changemakers and Leaders with the generationOn goLEAD Program!  Attend a goLEAD Facilitator Training in Newark, NJ, November 12-13th, 2014 and Get Certified! The goLEAD(generationOn Leadership, Education, and Development) program inspires young people to engage in meaningful service-learning and leadership skill building to effect real community change. Originally developed by the Center for Creative Leadership and recently revised by leaders in the youth development field, this program provides the caliber of leadership training typically available only to corporate executives and government leaders. goLEAD equips youth to become stronger leaders, conscientious communicators, and community-minded citizens through a series of hands on activities, interactive modules, and ongoing service project planning. goLEAD incorporates elements of STEM and is in line with many 21st Century competencies. Using a train-the-trainer model, adults who wish to engage youth in the goLEAD program MUST attend a two day goLEAD Facilitator Training to receive the goLEAD Program Guide and learn how to implement a goLEAD Institute.  After completing the Facilitator Training, you will receive a copy of the goLEAD Program Guide and will be required to host at least one goLEAD Institute for youth per year to maintain your certification.  Adults who become certified goLEAD Facilitators:   •             Join a growing network of hundreds of dedicated adults with nearly two decades of successful youth development.  •             Inspire youth to take action that changes the world and themselves through service. •             Equip youth with critical leadership and communication skills. •             Mobilize youth to plan a capstone service project to benefit the community. •             Develop young leaders who are prepared to continue making positive change in their local and global communities after the goLEAD Institute is complete.    •             Generate organizational income through attendance fees and grant opportunities.  Youth who complete a goLEAD Institute hosted by a goLEAD Facilitator:  •             Attend a 30 hour goLEAD Institute during which they complete leadership development activities, team building exercises, and practice self- and group-reflection.  •             Develop 21st Century competencies, gain a global perspective and engage with elements of STEM.  •             Engage in creative service work with your organization for the benefit of the community using the steps of service-learning and the goLEAD program.  •             Become a service-learning ambassador in their region by playing a leadership role in engaging youth in service and service-learning.    Discounts and scholarships are available! Email goLEAD@generationOn.org with questions. Is your School a generationOn School? A generationOn School is a place where academic learning comes alive through real-world service experience to guide students in becoming engaged, responsible global citizens. Don't forget to join the member community of service-learning schools for the 2014-2015 school year. It's free and easy to register your school for the generationOn Schools program. Plus, registering your school will ensure that you and your colleagues continue to receive the great benefits of being part of generationOn, including information concerning mini-grants, e-newsletters, professional development and more.  Click here to learn more and register your school today!

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Submitted by:

Leighann S. Forbes, Ed.D., Associate Professor

Program Coordinator, Middle Level and Secondary Education

Gannon University

109 University Square

Erie, PA 16541