=Athletic Training Faculty and Student Taught Third Graders about Body=
Dr. David R. Hanna, Athletic Training Program Director and Kelsey Hardman, junior AT student, spent an hour with the West Liberty Elementary third graders teaching them about the body. The class was learning about the skeleton and Dr. Hanna and Kelsey visited the class with some of the program’s anatomy models and a special guest “Buckey the Skeleton” to educate the pupils about bones and answer lots of questions.
=Parents’ Night Out=
The students in Autism I sponsored a “Parents’ Night Out” event at the Highlands Campus this Tuesday. This event provided free childcare services to parents of children with autism and their siblings. It afforded parents a much needed opportunity to shop, watch a movie, or go out to dinner. It also afforded our West Liberty University students a chance for hands-on experience with children with autism. It also allowed WLU students to apply what they have learned in class to a real world setting. “We hope to offer this program and other community awareness, training, and service events more frequently next semester,” Ms. Nicole Davis, Instructor of Early/Special Education, said.
=The Center Hosted the CREATE Satellite Network Advisory Board Meeting=
The Center for Arts and Education is a satellite of the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University; as a Satellite, the Center, located in Main Hall on the campus of WLU, has access to the latest pro-typed technologies and research. Our Center hosted the first meeting of the CREATE Satellite Network Advisory Board. “Thank you to the CREATE Lab staff for all that you do for us throughout the year,” Ms. Lou Karas, the Director of Center for Arts and Education, said. PIctured on the left below is the Director of the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. Illah Nourbaksh. As described the website, “The CREATE Lab is both a technology breeding ground and a community partner. It is this unique combination that enables a new form of local change: one that empowers the citizens to chart their technology future and, most important of all, their community’s prospects for quality of life. ” Pictured on the far right is Dr. Jim DeNova, Vice President of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. The Benedum Foundation has been instrumental in the funding of CREATE Lab projects and our Center for Arts and Education.
=The Great American Smokeout=
The American Cancer Society marks the third Thursday in November each year as the Great American Smokeout encouraging smokers and all tobacco users to quit or make a plan to become tobacco free. The HE 466 Method for Elementary Health class was in the Union this Thursday advocating a tobacco free lifestyle. Displays were set up from 11:00 till 1:30. Mrs. Catherine Monteroso, Assistant Professor of Physical Education & Health, stated, “This event is for all to learn about the advantages of a tobacco free life style and how to be an advocate for those around them.”
=Elementary Block Students Learned about Population Connection/Population Education=
Population Education, a program of Population Connection, is the only national program with a strong emphasis on curriculum and professional development for K-12 educators that focuses on human population trends and their impact on natural resources, environmental quality, and human well-being. The emphasis of the program is on hands-on-learning and discussion of different viewpoints concerning the environment. The Elementary Block students participated in several of the K-5 classroom activities facilitated by Dr. Judy Stechly, Professor of Elementary Education: Crowding Can be Seedy, The Stork and Grim Reaper, Who Polluted the River, Panther Hunt, Go Fish, and Mining for Chocolate. Each of the students was given a CD with over fifty cross-curricular lessons for future use. Chelsey John, Elementary Block student, commented, “Everything we do makes a difference in the world, from saving energy, preventing pollution, etc. Every decision made impacts the world in some way. We
can make a difference in the world. The activities demonstrated were great to use in the classroom grades K-5. I am a college student and loved the activities so I know elementary students would.”
=1st Instructional Technology Competition=
The College of Education hosted the 1st Instructional Technology Competition during the Instructional Technology Month for students to showcase their technology strengths. Congratulations on receiving the award for the contest.
1st Place: Kylie Greathouse
2nd Place: Nur Masarwa
3rd Place: Andrew Leaptrot
=Bake Sale Fundraiser=
The West Liberty University Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is having a bake sale. The funds will benefit Fitness and Fun Day. There are all kinds of homemade cookies, muffins, rice crispy treats, granola, chips, chocolate bars, Reese Cups, and Kit Kats! They are all $1 each. Please stop by 112A Shotwell to get your sweet or salty fix! The CEC members will be selling in the Catalyst Café.
=hAPPy Friday Tools/Apps Learning=
Like to burn fat, lose weight, get relaxed, or relieve stress at home or teach your students how to nourish their health and help them achieve fitness goals in your PE class? is the yoga coaching app, providing more than 50 yoga exercises and more than 400 yoga poses, HD videos, live voice guide, and soothing music for routine and extended yoga exercise. Please watch the Tutorial Video to learn a quick how-to.