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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-05-08, Page 20 (2)Development day gives Huron teachers new ideas Teachers, like all other professionals in a creative field, sometimes run out of gas. You've probably experienced the same feeling yourself; "same old stuff, same old way, need some ideas." On Wednesday, elementary and secondary teachers throughout Huron County were offered new ideas and ap- proaches to problems as they held a teacher development day. Programs were offered in Exeter, Clinton, Seaforth and Goderich. Superintendent of education R. Allan was in attendance at the programstaged at Exeter Public School and explained the function of the teacher development day. Teachers throughout the county were divided into four groups Stewart at CCAT event Annual graduation ceremonies at the Centralia College of Agriculture Technology will be held Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. In order to accommodate the large number of students and visitors graduation exercises will be held in the Huron Park recreation centre. The guest speaker will be the Hon. William A Stewart, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture. A total of 111 students will be graduating in the four courses offered at . Centralia. They are animal health technology. food service management, fashions and agricultural business management. 4OLET'S NOT FORGET N HER DAY with the primary teachers gathering in Seaforth, the junior division (grades 4-6) in Exeter, the intermediate (7-10) in Goderich and the senior (11-13) in Clinton. At Exeter Public School, Mr. Allan said that 130 teachers had the opportunity of attending two of the four sessions offered. The sessions covered were art, a simulation of Sir Alec Clegg, utlization of space in the classroom, and development of teaching strategy in English. The sessions were held first in the morning and repeated in the afternoon to allow teachers to choose any two topics. In the art sessions, conducted by Bill Van Wieren of Exeter Public School, teachers were advised of techniques in balance and design. Mr. Van Wieren stressed that much of the art work done in elementary classes is of excellent quality and con- sidering the age and development level of the student, is truly beautiful art. One theme Mr. Van Wieren pursued was the theory that too much stress was placed on drawing and painting in art classes. He demonstrated how teachers could use their own imaginations and motivate their students to use imagination in such divisersities as sculpturing with plaster of paris, block printing, paper and paper mache sculpturing, tissue paper designs, mounting and multi -media designs. The simulation of SirAlec Clegg, a noted British educator, was' done by Warren Robinson of Goderich District Collegiate Institute. Mr. Robinson, in the garb of Mr. Clegg and in fact wearing a tag bearing his name, delivered an address which Mr. Clegg had prepared. The object of the session was to demonstrate to teachers how the presentation of facts could be made more interesting by having SPRING BOX PLANTS and GERANIUMS Full Variety WILLIAM BAKER 160 William St. Exeter the person presenting them actually take on the personality of the author. The method also gives the students an opportunity , for self-expression in this form of theatre. The method can be extended to a group in the classroom each assuming the role of an individual in any given situation. In addition to the method, teachers attending the session IDEAS FOR ART TEACHERS were presented by Bill Von Wieren, art teacher and librarian at the Exeter Public School, at the professional development day for junior grade teachers held at the school Wednesday. Watching Bill demonstrate finger pointing variations are Marion Triebner of Exeter Public School and Philip Parsons of Howick Centra School. T -A photo. Sansivera blooms in Crediton .Enjoy slides of Holy Land By MISS ELLA MORLOCK CREDITON The UCW of Crediton United Church met Thursday evening in the Sunday School rooms. Members of the Centralia UCW and of the local Explorers group were present as guests. Mrs. Douglas Gill was chair- man for the program. Mrs. Ross Pickering read the scripture. Mrs. Lloyd Hey read a poem and led in prayer. Doris Schwartz sang "Bless This House," Mrs. Gordon Finkbeiner • ac- companying her on the piano. For Mother For The Grad tt For the Bride Three Nice Reasons To Buy Special Gifts . .. It's a busy time, but they're all extra special and you want to tell them so. Make shopping easy with ONE STOP at Earl Campbell's • Rings • Watches • China • Silver Sets • Charms • Hostess Gifts • Clocks Let Our Friendly Staff Help `.immiim • MAIN ST. EXETER JEWELLER I Clare McGowan, Goderich, entertained with slides taken on a Holy Land tour, and with the fine array of souvenirs she had brought back with her. Ella Miorlock introduced the speaker. Mrs. Cliff Russell thanked her and presented a gift in ap- preciation. Mrs. Gordon Finkbeiner, Mrs. Ed Hendrick, Mrs. Cliff Kenney, Mrs. Aaron Wein, Mrs. Jack Galloway. Doris Schwartz, Mrs. Nelson Lamport, Mrs. Armin Schlenker and Mrs. Emerson Wein served lunch. Following lunch, a business session was conducted for the Crediton group.- October 15 was chosen as the date for the regional rally. Samples of stacking chairs are to be ready for inspection at the next meeting. Preparations were made for catering for weddings in May and in August and volunteers were requested for ARC Industries. Institute convention attended Mrs. Cliff Kenney attended the Women's Institute convention at the University of Waterloo, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The theme of the conference was "Undertake something that is difficult. It will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered. you will never grow." The Hon. William Stewart, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, brought greetings Tuesday evening. Mrs. John McLean, president of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, spoke on "You and Your Organization". She stated, "Your family comes first. In second place is your community and the organizations you attend." Wednesday relays of buses took the delegates to the Erlin Lee Homestead at Stoney Creek. Those not on tour entered into group discussions. Wednesday evening the women were entertained by the Kit- chener Waterloo Harmonizers. Thursday Robert Corbett outlined plans for the 92 -acre agricultural museum at Milton. There were 606 delegates at the conference. Personals Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Outram, Lindsay, spent several days last week with Mr. & Mrs. William Oestricher. Mrs. Chris Dinney has returned after spending two weeks with Mr. & Mrs. Don Winter, Toronto. and Mr. & Mrs. Jim Taylor, Georgetown. Bill Taylor, grandson, brought her home. Lloyd Lamport returned home Saturday from St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Robert Lambie, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is spending some time with relatives in the area. Have you ever seen a Sansivera in flower? Mrs. Vera Bullock has one with a spine of delicate white flowers that open each day at sunset. EXETER TRAVEL CENTRE The Devon Building 476 Main St. Exeter Hours of Business 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday PHONE 235-0571 At Your Service for: * Rail Reservations CN or CP * Airline Reservations All Carriers Schedule or Charter * Coach Tours Domestic and Foreign * Steamship Cruises and Trans Ocean Voyages Exeter Travel Centre is a branch of the Coach House Travel Service, Goderich. A fully appointed travel service and member of A.S.T.A. (American Society of Travel Agents. ) heard the address which held as its main theme that teachers should be giving more support to the student who has a disad- vantage in background. Three representatives from the Ministry of Education's London office conducted the workshop on space utlization, demonstrating how teachers could make the most use of the classroom space available to them and also the utilization of space for display purposes. Workshop leaders were John Hopper, Ed Goddard and Dennis Kinchlea. The fourth session, develop- ment of teaching strategy for English teachers, was conducted by Ken Browne, a consultant with the London Board of Education. Mr. Browne showed teachers the advantages of using stimulation to encourage creative writing. An example was asking students to write their experiences while eating an apple or opening a drawer. The resulting compositions showed how principles applied to any subject could result in an in- teresting product. Using pictures of anonymous persons to develop fictional characters was suggested as a means of developing biographical skills. The touching of an unseen object and at- tempting to relate its smell, colour and identity were said to sharpen the sensory awareness. The use of audio and visual stimulation, pictures and sounds, was also demonstrated ef- fectively. In Goderich, teachers of senior grades witnessed a panel discussion on the expectations of the school system. Parents, teachers and industrial rep- 'resentatives made up the panel. In the afternoon, teachers met in groups determined by the sub- jects of interest to them. A panel on post -secondary expectations with business, in- dustry and university representatives on the panel, was held for intermediate grade teachers at Clinton. They also divided into subject interest groups in the afternoon. Primary grade teachers who met in Seaforth took part in a day long workshop planning session which included an address by Miss Barbara Leslie, primary consultant with the Ministry of Education. FISHERMAN'S COVE GRAND BEND 63 RIVER ROAD UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT CHICKEN & CHIPS FISH & CHIPS SHRIMP & CHIPS etc. TAKE OUT ORDERS Phone: 238-2025 `� COMPLETE 'y �►COVERAGE FOR �G �►' * Home * Farm �j� * Life yee * Commercial * Automobile * Registered Retirement Plans CONTACT Bev Morgan Insurance Agency Ltd. 238 Main St. Phone 235-2544 Across From Beaver Lumber Exeter BETTER FOR YOUR FAMILY. 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