The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host an education seminar, "Differentiated Instructional Strategies to Reach All Students: Application to Literacy Content Areas," Thursday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. in Lakeview Room located in the McKelvey Campus Center

 Barbara Seni, who is an educational consultant and trainer in the area of literacy in grades K-12, is the featured speaker at this seminar.  The goal of this workshop is to inspire teachers, whether novice or veteran, to examine their instructional practices in light of what is known about the bond between content area literacy and differentiated instructional application.  Participants will be presented with a number of strategies that support all the ways a differentiated classroom can offer a variety of learning options designed to tap into different readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles of their students.  Participants will also be provided with opportunities to engage in these interactive and collaborative strategies.

The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at Westminster and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators.

 The event is sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council Department of Administrative and Policy School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Westminster College.

 All clinics offer Act 48 hours and are open to all interested parties.  For registration, contact Carol Fiumara at the Tri-State Area School Study Council at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fuimara@pitt.edu.  Applications can also be mailed to: 4302 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA  15260.

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