Kelley Butler Receives
National Certification
Congratulations to Kelley Butler, Loveless Academic
Magnet Program, Montgomery. Kelley recently achieved the status of
National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescence and Young Adult Math. There
are currently 6 NBCT in Montgomery and 148 statewide. Alabama now ranks
in the top 10 states with the certification.
There are nearly 10,000 teachers nationwide who hold the certification.
According to Kelley, "The process of becomming
board certified was the most challenging and rewarding professional development
experience I've ever had. I feel lucky to have passed the first time! I
spent somewhere around 130 hours working on it... and many, many more worrying
about it!
For more information about how to become a
National Board Certified Teacher look at www.nbpts.org |
ASPIRE Statewide
Computational Science EXPO
The Twelfth annual Statewide ASPIRE EXPO will
be held at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile, on May 5, 2001.
The EXPO will be hosted by the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
(Albert Lilly, teacher), Andalusia High School (Donna Cauley, teacher),
UMS-Wright Preparatory School (Tim Burgess and Sam Comly, teachers) and
UAH. We are expecting the largest turnout of projects ever!
See the EXPO site at http://aspire.cs.uah.edu/aspire/expo/
expo2001/expo01.html
for more information about the 2001 EXPO. |
Dr. Davis Retires and
Becomes a Grandfather
Dr. Carl Davis, the ASPIRE Project Director has
retired from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. We appreciate
the guidance he has given the university for the past 18 years. Even
though Dr. Davis retired from the university, he will remain as the ASPIRE
Project Director. We are so pleased that he will be able to continue
in that capacity. Dr. Davis' retirement was effective in November
2000.
More recently, in fact January 22, 2001, Benjamin
McGuire Davis, Dr. Davis and Joallen's first grandson, was born to their
son and daughter-in-law, Allen and Annette. Congratulations to the
Davis Family! Allen sent pictures in email, isn't technology fun. |
Spring Follow-Up
Workshop
The ASPIRE Spring Follow-Up Workshop will be held
on March 5, 2001, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM. The morning session of the workshop
will be held at five Intercampus Interactive Telecommunications System
(IITS) Centers. The afternoon session will be held at the RTC Schools.
For more information about the spring workshop, including an agenda and
directions to the IITS Center closest to you, go to the Spring Workshop
site. You should receive a packet this week with instructions and
directions to the IITS sites. If you do not receive yours, please
contact us at the ASPIRE office by email
or phone (256-824-5176). |
Regional EXPO
That's right, it almost EXPO time again!
Students all over the state are getting ready for the statewide EXPO, which
will be held at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile, on
May 5, 2001.
In preparation for the statewide EXPO each
RTC will host a Regional EXPO for all the students in the ASPIRE program.
The Regional EXPO is a great opportunity for your students to practice
presenting their projects without the added pressure of judges listening.
See a detailed description of the dates, times, and locations for the Regional
EXPOs. You should also receive a packet with all the required information
this week. |
ASPIRE Teachers Selected
to Attend SC2000
Three teams of ASPIRE teachers were selected to
attend the SC 2000 conference that was held during November 2000.
The three Alabama teacher teams were: Aleta Garrison and Phillip Holley,
Shades Valley High School, Birmingham; Victor Nichols and Jeff Johnson,
Hoover High School, Hoover; Ruth Borden, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham;
Donna Ware, Oneonta High School, Oneonta; John Mayer and Tommy Smith, UAB,
Birmingham; and from Sparkman High School, Toney Margaret Roberts, Teresa
Poole, David Tonn, and Deanna Roberts. Congratulations to these teachers!
See the SC2000
Education Program website for more information about the SC2000 program.
The same opportunity will be given to teachers
to attend the SC2001 conference which will be held in Denver, November
10-15, 2001. The information and application is online at http://www.sc2001.org
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