Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Education leaders to talk with faculty about P-12 education changes
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Betty Vawter Senior Editor, News & Information Services 812/480-1873 The Distinguished Speakers Symposium will feature Dr. Vince Bertram, EVSC superintendent, and Patrick W. Mapes, director of the Office of Educator Licensing and Development for the Indiana Department of Education. They will speak on changes in preschool through high school education that will impact higher education. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations. The symposium also will include a videotaped presentation prepared especially for the event by Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana superintendent of public instruction. Dr. Julie H. Edmister, dean of the Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services, said the changing landscape in P-12 education will impact teacher education programs. "Faculty understanding of the changing needs and requirements at the local and state levels is essential to offering programs and services that meet our stakeholder needs," she said. "This will be an excellent opportunity for us to discuss how we can work together to improve student success." Bertram joined EVSC in his present position in 2007. Mapes assumed his present position in March after more than 20 years in K-12 education. He was most recently superintendent of the Delaware Community School Corporation in Muncie, Indiana. USI faculty involved in teacher preparation programs in the Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services, Pott College of Science and Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Business will attend the symposium, which is sponsored by the Department of Teacher Education. |
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