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Dublin City Schools Partnership Celebrates 10th Anniversary
人兽性交 University and the Dublin City Schools recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of their partnership program, which provides Dublin鈥檚 teaching staff with professional development and graduate credit opportunities.
The partnership includes two annual conferences. Attendees prepare written reflections on what they have learned, which are adjudicated and evaluated for graduate level credit by 人兽性交 educator preparation faculty.
鈥淒ublin City Schools is an innovative and creative district on the cutting edge of education,鈥 said Nancy Bradley, 惭耻蝉办颈苍驳耻尘鈥檚 Director of Graduate Teacher Education. 鈥淲e are enormously proud to partner with them and provide graduate education credit to their teachers. 人兽性交 benefits from the relationships we build with practicing educators in the field, and we learn what is in their hearts and minds as they reflect on their own experiences and on trends within their profession.鈥
During LEADublin, the August kick-off to the district鈥檚 school year, national and regional keynote speakers share critical educational trends with Dublin鈥檚 600 teachers.
Each February, the Dublin Literacy Conference attracts 1,100 teachers from 5 states for keynote presentations and break-out sessions with leading children鈥檚 authors from across the country.
The ninth largest public school district in the state of Ohio and one of the state鈥檚 highest-achieving districts, enrolls more than 16,000 students annually and employs more than 2,500 staff members in a diverse urban environment. The district includes part of Dublin, Columbus, Hilliard, and Upper Arlington, and the student body represents more than 100 countries and speaks more than 70 different languages.
惭耻蝉办颈苍驳耻尘鈥檚 graduate teacher education program offers a variety of degrees, licensures and endorsements, professional development, accelerated programs, and education leadership options for credentialed teachers, as well as degrees for those seeking to enter the teaching field. Dr. Timothy Slekar is the Executive Director of the Education Studies Department.