SUNY Potsdam Students Attend 2012 Best Practices in Teaching Seminar

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The student participants of the 2012 Best Practices in Teaching Seminar at SUNY Potsdam gathered with the presenter, Carol Rossi-Fries. For a full caption, see the release.

POTSDAM, NY (03/23/2012)(readMedia)-- Twenty-four SUNY Potsdam students majoring in education recently participated in the 2012 Best Practices in Teaching Seminar, "Keys to Effective Teaching." The Teacher Opportunity Corps and SUNY Potsdam's School of Education and Professional Studies sponsored the event.

Carol Rossi-Fries, clinical faculty member at The School of Education and Professional Studies, presented the engaging and interactive seminar. Rossi-Fries is a former social studies teacher at A.A. Kingston Middle School, Potsdam, and was named the 2003 New York State Teacher of the Year.

Through the use of illustrated instructional guidelines, handouts, discussions, demonstrations of artifacts and modeling, Rossi-Fries involved participants in learning the elements, principles and strategies of the effective teaching model.

Rossi-Fries provided an analysis of Bloom's Taxonomy, and a thorough presentation and evaluation of the most effective principles and strategies proven valuable in promoting equitable classroom management, developing rewarding lessons and maintaining student interest and participation in the classroom.

"The students enjoyed this seminar and found it an excellent presentation of the best methods and strategies to help them become effective teachers of all students," said Diana Fisher, director of TOC and Student Support Services at SUNY Potsdam.

At the end of the seminar, participants gathered for a photo. Seen from left to right are: (top row) William Govan, Rebecca Hourihan, Latesha Fussell, Felicia Marlow, Ryan Denner, Rob Lyon, Maggie Whalen, Miriam Johnson, Stephanie Vlad and Emily Seresky; (middle row) Emma Leahy, Teanna Smith, Beth Sanford, Marlena Lovaglio, Caitlin Moreno, Angela Matthews, Ashley Walbroehl, Michelle Amann and presenter Carol Rossi-Fries, and (front row) Colleen Fullerton, Nicole Bougie, Nicole Brasie, Kassie Averill, Katie Denny and Karen Kennison.

The TOC grant is funded by the New York State Education Department Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs Teacher Development Programs Unit and SUNY Potsdam.

To learn more about the Teacher Opportunity Corps at SUNY Potsdam, visit www.potsdam.edu/support/toc/.

Founded in 1816, and located on the outskirts of the beautiful Adirondack Park, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges. SUNY Potsdam currently enrolls approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its handcrafted education, challenging liberal arts and sciences core, excellence in teacher training and leadership in the performing and visual arts.

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