Room Renovated To Aid Teachers

By Brian Ash
Room 1325 is undergoing renovation, and it will become the Center for Teaching Excellence. According to Cindy Kelley, Chairperson of Education Division the renovation was made possible by a $120,000 grant. This grant was received from the Benedum Foundation and West Virginia Secretary of Education and the Arts.

The grant will be used to support professional development school initiatives across the schools of West Virginia. There will be resource materials for math, science, history, reading, English, and physical education. The Education Division will be using SMART Technology in Room 1325 to help public school teachers in training and to help elementary teacher candidates. This will be a springboard for teacher candidates preparing to enter the public school system by giving them the needed training and tools to practice teaching in public schools.

The Education Division wants to start a program in Early Childhood Education, and they would be able to certify teachers through this new program to teach pre-school. This opens up more opportunities on campus for teachers. The goal is to offer it sometime next year.