PA Academy on Urban Education

Are you concerned about what goes on in K-8 urban classrooms in Pennsylvania? Then sign up by April 22 for the Governor's Academy for Urban Education, to be held June 23-28, 2002 at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. This annual academy is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of Teaching and Learning of the PA State System of Higher Education.  

Classroom teachers and administrators will participate jointly in sessions to develop a Teaching and Learning Improvement Plan. Other joint topics include the alignment of curricula with Pennsylvania's academic standards, a successful program that motivates all students, and appropriate technology applications.

Successful participants will be refunded the $35 registration fee, which includes room and board, and will earn graduate credits, which may be applied to Act 48 recertification requirements if all established requirements are met. First priority for admittance will be extended to Pennsylvania teams of educators, which include a school administrator, from urban and empowerment districts. The registration deadline is April 22, 2002.

Additional academy content and registration details are available at http://www.pa-academy.org/gua or by e-mailing Stephen Pavlak at [email protected].