Staying the Course- Overview

Christy Sullivan, a high school English teacher attends a process writing workshop and transforms her practice from grammar drills and diagramming sentences to a process writing approach. She is gratified by the improvement in students' writing and their active engagement in class assignments...but all does not go smoothly.

Post-It Notes: Classroom Applications

This is a free form discussion. Case readers can post relevant comments regarding how they have applied approaches to their practice, issues that relate to the case or any aspects or implementation, standards, or change.

Case Mentors

The following teachers have volunteered to act as mentors to instructors who may be trying to use approaches described in the case such as cooperative learning or thematic teaching.

Case Facilitators

The following teachers are trained case facilitators. This forum is for facilitators to share experiences such as questions that worked particularly well or side-tracks that proved very fruitful in professional case discussions. Teachers considering becoming a case facilitator may wish to contact facilitators for further information on case facilitation.

David Barrett
Rowan County Schools
121 E. Second St.
Morehead, KY 40351
606-784-8928
E-Mail dbarrett@msmail.rowan.k12.ky.us
Traci Bliss, Project Director
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
335 Dickey Hall
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
606-257-4127
E-Mail tblis00@ukcc.uky.edu
Marsha Franklin - English, French, Drama
Mason Co. High School
1320 US 68 
Maysville, KY 41056
606-564-3393
E-Mail mfranklin@msmail.rowan.k12.ky.us
Rosemarie Gold
Educational Clearinghouse
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY  40351
E-Mail r.gold@morehead-st.edu
Tyra Hellard - Teacher
Mason Co. High School
1320 US 68 
Maysville, KY 41056
606-564-3393
E-Mail thellard@msmail.rowan.k12.ky.us
Karen Helterbrand
Elementary Principal
Bath County Schools
E-Mail khelterbrand@msmail.bath.k12.ky.us
Kris Lambert - Home Ec/ KTIP
Mason Co. High School
1320 US 68 
Maysville, KY 41056
606-564-3393
E-Mail klambert@msmail.rowan.k12.ky.us
Wanda LeTendre
Morehead State Teacher Education Program
Morehead, KY 40351
606-783-2856
E-Mail w.letend@morehead-st.edu
Terry Marshall
Carter County Schools
228 S. Carol Malone Blvd.
Grayson, KY  41143
606-474-6696
E-Mail tmarschall@msmail.carter.k12.ky.us
Joan Mazur, Case Technology Director
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
114 Taylor Education Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
606-257-4896
E-Mail jmazur@pop.uky.edu
Joyce Minor - Gifted Teacher
Bath County High School
459 W. Main Street
Owingsville, KY  40360
606-674-6314
E-Mail jminor@msmail.bath.k12.ky.us
Lucy Moore- 
Rowan County Schools
121 E. Second Street
Morehead, KY 40351
606-784-8428
E-Mail lmoore@msmail.rowan.k12.ky.us
Phyllis Oakes
Morehead State Teacher Education Program
Morehead, KY 40351
606-783-2834
E-Mail p.oakes@morehead-st.edu
Valerie Rivers
Carter County Schools
228 S. Carol Malone Blvd
Grayson, KY 41143
606-474-6696
E-Mail vrivers@msmail.k12.carter.ky.us
Dr. Robert Royer
UPO 635 
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY 40351
606-783-2734
E-Mail r.royar@morehead-st.edu
Helen Smith
Lewis County Schools
Dist. Professional Development Coordinator
E-Mail hsmith@msmail.lewis.k12.ky.us

Study Groups

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