HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 4, 2009 ? High Point University students enrolled in the elementary science methods recently conducted a session, titled “The Green Connection in the Elementary Science Classroom,” at the 40th Annual North Carolina Science Teachers Association?s Professional Development Institute.
The event, held Nov. 19 in Greensboro, was attended by 16 HPU students, as well as teachers and pre-service teachers from across the state.
Dr. Barbara Leonard, associate dean in the School of Education at HPU and past president of the NCSTA, says she has encouraged her students to give presentations at this conference for more than 10 years.
“Participating with experienced teachers helps our students to understand the importance of professional development as a means to learning new teaching strategies and sharing their own ideas,” Leonard says.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at http://www.highpoint.edu/ or on Twitter at @HighPointU.
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