Schuylkill County’s VISION has a new incentive for local teachers to teach students about the county — an honorary title of Schuylkill County Teacher of the Year and a $1,000 prize. “That’s $500 for the w
inning teacher and $500 for the winning school,” Joanne M. Parulis, executive director of Schuylkill County’s VISION, said at a press conference at her Pottsville office Wednesday afternoon. It is the first time such a variety of organizations in Schuylkill County have come together to present an honorary title, according to Parulis and Evelyn Wassel, supervisor of professional development at Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29. “We’re looking for the teacher who goes above and beyond to teach students about Schuylkill County,” said Parulis, who came up with the concept, an initiative that is part of VISION’s Schuylkill Community Education Project. “The goal is to bridge the gap between business and education, and to educate all residents of our community about our businesses, quality of life, accomplishments and heritage,” Parulis said. The contest is open to the more than 2,200 pre-K through 12th-grade teachers in the public and parochial schools in Schuylkill County. There are about 25,000 students in the county, according to Parulis and Wassel. To be eligible to enter, Parulis said local teachers must develop and put into practice lesson plans focusing on the county. These plans could address the county’s agriculture and natural environment, people, economic development, energy, history, products made in the county or arts and culture. “We teach about all these other things that happen across the country but forget about our own backyard,” said Lori Kane, executive director of the Schuylkill Chamber Foundation. Wassel said she heard some schools were using books written by novelists Conrad Richter and John O’Hara. The lesson plans can be for either the 2008-09 or 2009-10 school year. Entries can be sent to Wassel via e-mail at wasse@iu29.org by Sept. 14.
inning teacher and $500 for the winning school,” Joanne M. Parulis, executive director of Schuylkill County’s VISION, said at a press conference at her Pottsville office Wednesday afternoon. It is the first time such a variety of organizations in Schuylkill County have come together to present an honorary title, according to Parulis and Evelyn Wassel, supervisor of professional development at Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29. “We’re looking for the teacher who goes above and beyond to teach students about Schuylkill County,” said Parulis, who came up with the concept, an initiative that is part of VISION’s Schuylkill Community Education Project. “The goal is to bridge the gap between business and education, and to educate all residents of our community about our businesses, quality of life, accomplishments and heritage,” Parulis said. The contest is open to the more than 2,200 pre-K through 12th-grade teachers in the public and parochial schools in Schuylkill County. There are about 25,000 students in the county, according to Parulis and Wassel. To be eligible to enter, Parulis said local teachers must develop and put into practice lesson plans focusing on the county. These plans could address the county’s agriculture and natural environment, people, economic development, energy, history, products made in the county or arts and culture. “We teach about all these other things that happen across the country but forget about our own backyard,” said Lori Kane, executive director of the Schuylkill Chamber Foundation. Wassel said she heard some schools were using books written by novelists Conrad Richter and John O’Hara. The lesson plans can be for either the 2008-09 or 2009-10 school year. Entries can be sent to Wassel via e-mail at wasse@iu29.org by Sept. 14.For further details visit as : www.republicanherald.com/articles/2009/06/20/news/local_news/pr_republican.20090620.a.pg3.pr20vision_s1.2607353_loc.txt
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