114 Implementing a PEP Grant: Promoting Sustained Reform and Teacher Development

Tuesday, March 29, 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Convention Center: Room 30A
NASPE/Research/Curriculum and Instruction
Presider: Darla Castelli, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Speakers: Helen Boehrnesen1; Thomas J. Templin2; Darla M. Castelli3; Kevin Patton4; Melissa Parker5; Christina Sinclair5; Nate McCaughtry6; Kevin A. Richards2; John Layton7; Dave Minnear8; Doug Barclay1; Karla Drury9; Michael A. Hemphill2; Liz Ginger9; Nancy McNamee9; and Erica Cory10, (1)Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School, Urbana, IL, (2)Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (3)The University of TexasAustin, Austin, TX, (4)California State UniversityChico, Chico, CA, (5)University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, (6)Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, (7)Lafayette School Corporation, West Lafayette, IN, (8)Tecumseh Junior High School, Lafayette, IN, (9)Weld Co. (CO) School District #6, Greeley, CO, (10)Sunnyside Middle School, Lafayette, IN
This seminar will focus on the dynamics of implementing a PEP Grant focused on promoting sustained PE program reform and teacher development. Representatives from three schools and collaborating universities will present their perspectives on the efficacy of the grants. Teachers, administrators, and university faculty who are interested in applying for a PEP Grant and those who have received one are encouraged to attend in order to learn from the experiences of these three grant recipients.