November 16, 2007
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University’s SKyTeach program is one of 12 funded by the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) to improve teacher education in math and science.
Here are some details about WKU’s program:
SKyTeach: The name acknowledges three facets of the program: the sciences, the location (southern Kentucky) and the implication of potential (the sky).
Program leaders: Dr. Scott Bonham, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the principal investigator. Dr. Richard Gelderman, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Dr. Tony Norman, associate dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, are the co-directors.
Other collaborators: Numerous faculty members in the Ogden College of Science and Engineering and the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences as well as the Potter College of Arts & Letters.
Project partners: 10 of 31 school districts in the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) -- Bowling Green, Warren County, Glasgow, Grayson County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Hart County, LaRue County, Logan County and Russellville.
What others are saying (from letters of recommendation to NMSI):
“SKyTeach will provide a new avenue to ensure our brightest science and math undergraduates become our most passionate and dedicated teachers. We simply must succeed, and we have every confidence we will do so.” – Laura Emberton Owens, secretary of Kentucky’s Education Cabinet.
“The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board stands ready to support this initiative. We look forward to working with WKU in its effort to increase the number of highly qualified math and science teachers in Kentucky.” – Phillip S. Rogers, executive director of EPSB.
“Our school district looks forward to the opportunity to partner with WKU to raise the quantity and quality of math and science teachers.” – Joseph Tinius, superintendent of Bowling Green City Schools.
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