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Lake Middle School teachers use 'blended learning' in the classroom |
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Written by DEBBIE ROGERS Sentinel Staff Writer
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 07:53 |
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| Lake teachers Ken Mysinger, left, and Aaron Bailey. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) |
MILLBURY - Aaron Bailey is a young middle school teacher, eagerly embracing YouTube, Moodle, My Big Campus and podcasts in his Lake School District classroom.
Colleague Ken Mysinger is, well, a little bit older.
But Mysinger, also a middle school teacher, is just as interested in incorporating technology in his lessons.
The two social studies teachers teamed up to talk technology to their peers, giving a "How to Find the Techie in You" presentation at the Ohio eTech Conference in Columbus in February. Jay Ackerman, Lake Middle School principal, said Bailey and Mysinger had one of the only presentations out of 100 to get a rousing round of applause from fellow educators at the conference.
The teachers gave an abbreviated talk at the April Lake Board of Education meeting.
"Blended learning," they said, combines traditional ways of teaching with technology.
Both teachers like to give a good, old lecture in class.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 11 May 2013 08:44 |
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Student of the Month: 05-11-13 |
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Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 07:50 |
Elmwood High School
Lorne Strausbaugh was named the April Student of the Month at Elmwood, while Jessica Murlin earned the honor in May.
Strausbaugh is the son of Dale and Joan Strausbaugh, Fostoria.
He is vice president of National Honor Roll as has been named Student of the Year in ag education I, II and III.
He's a four-year letter winner is cross country and track and served as captain of both teams. He has won numerous regional and district awards in both sports.
Strausbaugh also participates in student council, art club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and is president of the FFA chapter.
He is president of the Perry Go-Getters 4-H club and participates in the youth group of Christ's Church in Bowling Green.
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BGSU gives tenure, promotions |
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Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 07:52 |
Bowling Green State University celebrated the scholarly and artistic achievements of its faculty with promotions and the granting of tenure. The board of trustees at its May 3 meeting approved the following:
Promotion to full professor:
Savilla Banister, School of Teaching and Learning; Michael Buerger, criminal justice; Paul Cesarini, visual communication and technology education; Yiwei Chen, psychology; John Fischer, School of Teaching and Learning; James Foust, journalism and public relations; Mikel Kuehn, musicology/composition/theory; Elainie Lillios, musicology/composition/theory; Lesa Lockford, theatre and film; William Mathis, music performance studies; Victor Odafe, mathematics/natural and social sciences, BGSU Firelands; William O'Brien, psychology; Nancy Orel, gerontology; Patrick Pauken, educational foundations, leadership and policy; Nathan Richardson, romance and classical studies; Hans Schmalzried, public and allied health; Tong Sun, mathematics and statistics; Kenneth Snead, accounting and management of information systems; and Philip Xie, human movement, sport and leisure studies.
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Perrysburg students to get laptops as part of pilot program |
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Written by PETER KUEBECK Sentinel Staff Writer
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 09:29 |
PERRYSBURG - Classes in the district are about to get more technical.
Next year, Perrysburg students in grades five, eight and nine will be issued laptops as part of a new "One-to-One" pilot program.
One-to-One refers to the ratio of digital devices to students.
"Several districts are working to make that transition, and we're looking at entering into that as well," said Superintendent Tom Hosler at Tuesday's school board work session.
The new initiative, which will be slowly rolled out to more grades, was instigated by upcoming changes to standardized testing mandated by the State of Ohio. Among other things, students will be required to take the tests online.
"Our teachers will be evaluated on how well students do on these standardized tests," Hosler said, and the schools themselves will receive accolades or sanctions based on the results.
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