Rhonda Rabbitt, dean of the School of Education at Wilkes University, visited Wilkes-Barre area school district Dodson Elementary School with special guest— Wilkes University mascot, the Colonel—for Read Across America Day. Rabbitt read to an elementary class. Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually …
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Brooke Giarratano Continues Colonel Tradition While Pursuing Goal To Become an Educator
by Web ServicesBrooke Ariel Giarratano of Mountain Top, Pa., is part of a family of colonels. Her grandfather, Anthony Michael ’74, mother, Barbara Michael Giarratano ’89, and sister Tara Giarratano Morrison ’17 all attended Wilkes. When Giarratano was thinking of her college future, they encouraged her to wear blue and gold. But …
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Wilkes doctor of education student Marilyn Pryle has been named the 2019 Teacher of the Year. Pryle received the honor during the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s annual professional development conference in Hershey. Pryle is currently pursuing her Ed.D. degree at Wilkes University. She teaches English at Abington Heights High School. …
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Wilkes University awarded Sandy Pesavento the Diane Place Doctoral Dissertation Award and named James Casey the Educator of the Year at the fourth annual Celebration of Education event on Nov. 7 for their outstanding contributions on campus and in the community. The Wilkes University Educator of the Year Award recognizes …
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Wilkes Partners with Discovery Education to Offer STEM Endorsement Program for Teachers
by Web ServicesWilkes University and Discovery Education have teamed up to offer a new program designed to prepare educators to incorporate STEM strategies into their instructional practice and foster a culture of STEM in their school system. Called the STEM Letter of Endorsement, this program provides a pathway through which educators can …
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