Thursday, December 6, 2007
Blood drive scheduled
Life Skills Center of Springfield will host a blood drive 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 29 run in cooperation with the Community Blood Center.
Food drive being held
Life Skills Center of Springfield is hosting a food drive through Dec. 19 with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Springfield and Caring Kitchen of Urbana. Donations will be given to the two organizations.Canned foods and non-perishables are being collected.
A game day is planned for students who bring in food.
Teacher presents at national conference
Life Skills Center of Dayton English teacher Elizabeth Fogle, a 2007 graduate of Ohio Northern University, recently presented at the annual convention for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in New York City.
She discussed the need for collegiate clubs focused on preservice teachers and also highlighted the need for peer-to-peer communication at the college level to aid in the development of prospective teachers.
"Overall, the trip was a wonderful experience for a first-year teacher," Fogle said. "Presenting at the national level helped to build my confidence in what I was doing and that I 'knew' what I was doing."
Life Skills Center of Dayton Master Teacher Teresa Fife also attended the event.
Fogle founded the Secondary Education Society along with four other students while at Ohio Northern University. One, a teacher in Maryland, and the other three, still students at ONU, also took part in the presentation.
"The workshops covered various topics concerning the teaching of English, and as the District Test Coordinator for the LSC Dayton, I focused many of the sessions I went to in regards to high stakes testing and state testing models," she said. "The networking potential and the ability to talk to others who are out either doing what I am doing as a first-year or gaining insight from those with many years of experience was invaluable."
The society meets on campus but also has an online forum for alumni to respond to student questions.
Fogle has been with Life Skills Center of Dayton for five months and is a University of Dayton graduate student. She graduated from Benjamin Logan High School in 2004 and currently lives in Riverside, Ohio.
She discussed the need for collegiate clubs focused on preservice teachers and also highlighted the need for peer-to-peer communication at the college level to aid in the development of prospective teachers.
"Overall, the trip was a wonderful experience for a first-year teacher," Fogle said. "Presenting at the national level helped to build my confidence in what I was doing and that I 'knew' what I was doing."
Life Skills Center of Dayton Master Teacher Teresa Fife also attended the event.
Fogle founded the Secondary Education Society along with four other students while at Ohio Northern University. One, a teacher in Maryland, and the other three, still students at ONU, also took part in the presentation.
"The workshops covered various topics concerning the teaching of English, and as the District Test Coordinator for the LSC Dayton, I focused many of the sessions I went to in regards to high stakes testing and state testing models," she said. "The networking potential and the ability to talk to others who are out either doing what I am doing as a first-year or gaining insight from those with many years of experience was invaluable."
The society meets on campus but also has an online forum for alumni to respond to student questions.
Fogle has been with Life Skills Center of Dayton for five months and is a University of Dayton graduate student. She graduated from Benjamin Logan High School in 2004 and currently lives in Riverside, Ohio.
School helps students find jobs
Life Skills Center of Orange County Employment Specialist Jamarr Atkins was recently interviewed on the Orlando Job Spot blog.
View interview here
View interview here
School to share Christmas carols
Students and staff members of Life Skills Center of Youngstown will be caroling 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Boardman Speciality Care and Rehabilitation Center, 5665 South Avenue , Boardman, Ohio 44512.
Students, staffers putting together Mason Soup jars for the needy
WHAT: Life Skills Center of Elyria students and staff members will be
putting together Mason Jar soup for those in need. The activity has been
done for the past two years. According to Administrator Kim Sweigart,
the students select a soup recipe from a cookbook, create a shopping
list and assemble the soup into Mason Jars. The students then research
different agencies in our area and deliver the soup so that needy
families can have these available for the holidays.
WHEN: Thursday-Friday, December 6-7, 2007
During the last hour of each school session (10-11 a.m.,
1-2 p.m., 3-4 p.m.)
putting together Mason Jar soup for those in need. The activity has been
done for the past two years. According to Administrator Kim Sweigart,
the students select a soup recipe from a cookbook, create a shopping
list and assemble the soup into Mason Jars. The students then research
different agencies in our area and deliver the soup so that needy
families can have these available for the holidays.
WHEN: Thursday-Friday, December 6-7, 2007
During the last hour of each school session (10-11 a.m.,
1-2 p.m., 3-4 p.m.)
Monday, December 3, 2007
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