Athabasca Rotarians welcomed Rotarian Team Leader Maria Jose and her team of 4 from Brazil.
Their stay included a pot luck Barbeque hosted by Wally and Jeannie Cummings, historical tours of town , tour of Athabasca University, Whispering Hills Primary School, Red Roof Gallery and a new 'green' house under construction. The team helped out at a street sale (club fundraiser)...after a brunch at the Hobals' at Island Lake the team is heading to Lac La Biche for 4 days.
This premier Rotary program truly does make the world a smaller and better place.
Sunny skies and over 100 golfers were in attendance for the annual charity golf tournament. Funds were raised for polioplus, outbound Youth Exchange student Stephanie and local community projects.
Athabasca Rotarians are looking forward to hosting our GSE visitors from Brazil...here they are with DG Terry Drader who welcomed the team to our District.
What a weekend...congratulations to District Governor Terry Drader and Mary for hosting an outstanding weekend in Drayton Valley. Conference discussions provided participants with opportunities to consider the environment from many perspectives as community and International Service projects are designed...other hightlights included:
a warm welcome by Drayton Valley Rotarians
Rotary Idol..there was even an appearance by Wayne (Hank) Hobal
RI Representative Ken Boulton and Pam from California
Youth Exchange students
John Eberhart, CRCID
great music and fellowship - House of Friendship
Awards - ...so much to celebrate in District 5370
I was honored to receive the District Governor pin from DG Terry.
Great job Terry and Mary! See you in Athabasca in June 2011
24 teachers from across District 5370 communities and District 5360 met for the first of two days of preparation for summer 2010 workshops in Belize.
The four priorities identified by Belize Ministry officials include:
GOAL ONE: CAPS - A FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
• Recognize the essential elements in effective instruction to inform teacher planning with effective pedagogy in the areas of CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT, PYRAMID OF INTERVENTIONS AND SPIRITUALITY.
GOAL TWO: BALANCED LITERACY
• Identify essential knowledge and skills to implement a balanced literacy approach in teaching in all primary classrooms (pre K – grade 8)
• Expand awareness of the value of a basic understanding of literacy by all teachers.
• Explore possibilities to strengthen existing literacy approaches in Belize.
GOAL THREE: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
• Identify effective strategies for managing student behavior with classroom management skills at the school and classroom level that honors the new legislation on corporal punishment and the work of the Belize task force on this area.
GOAL FOUR: STRATEGIC PLANNING (PRINCIPALS) OR PLANNING FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION (LEARNING COACHES)
• Awareness and development of purposeful planning strategies, involving all stakeholders, to focus on a manageable number of initiatives for increasing student achievement utilizing appropriate strategies and measures.
Next meeting will be held June 5th. Containers of school and workshop supplies, computers and resources collected to support teaching and learning will be shipped via container early June. Donations are welcome.
Thanks to Rotarians Jennifer Lawley, Lynne Paradis (Red Deer) and Donna Barrett
