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Educators Learn from Mexico

Pictured above: Sharryl Hagerman and the Ortega Family in Irapuato
Sharryl Hagerman
was the 2008 recipient of the James G.K. McClure Fund Teacher Award to
participate with the Latino Initiative Program in Mexico and represent Yancey
County Schools.
Thirty-three educators from all over North Carolina just returned from a Latino
Initiative program in Mexico to better understand the education system, history,
and culture, as well as the current socio-economic conditions as they may relate
to students of Latino/Hispanic heritage in NC schools. The Latino Initiative
for Educators is a study program to Mexico designed for vertical teams of public
school teachers, counselors, board members, and administrators from school
systems with high or increasing numbers of Latino/Hispanic students. The ten
day program in Mexico City and Guanajuato was sponsored by the Center for
International Understanding and took place June 16-25. The exploration in
Mexico included school visits, lectures and discussions with Mexican educators,
museum visits, guided tours of archaeological, historical sites and a weekend
home stay visit with a Mexican family.
“We provide educators with a unique first-hand experience which ultimately
benefits students in their classrooms,” said Latino Initiative Assistant Manager
Lindsey Molusky. “We look forward to working with participants as they create
and implement new programs, policies and/or lesson plans which improve
Latino/Hispanic achievement levels.”
The educators who participated in the program will use what they learned to
better teach their students about Mexico, improve Latino/Hispanic student
achievement, and find ways to utilize the presence of Latino/Hispanic students
for the benefit of all students.
Box Tops For Education
Calling
all Burnsville past, present and future Bobcats! We are collecting box tops
which are worth 10 cents each. It is our goal to use this money to help
classroom teachers and students. Our school is asking for every one in our
community to pull together and collect these box tops. We are asking for you to
send them or drop them off at Burnsville Elementary. Students need to collect
them all summer and the class that has the most will win a party at the end of
September. We thank everyone in advance for your support!
Burnsville
Elementary
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