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The
Academic Portion of the Short-Term Seminar
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Studying
in the Russian Federation and at Ryazan' State Pedagogical University
in Ryazan' was a tremendous experience. The Federation flag, a symbol
of that great nation, and the university logo, a symbol of that great
university, are shown at left and right, respectively.
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Participants
of the Short-Term Seminar were required to take Russian language and
Russian history courses. These two courses greatly enhanced the Russian
living experience. On the left is Vladimir Rogatin, the language professor,
and on the right is Vladim Abolmasov, the history professor. These two
men were exceptional teachers and scholars. We appreciated their friendship,
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The
photo at the left is the Russian history class on the last day of instruction.
Our classroom was #20, a biology lab in the main building of the university.
This was an exceptional experience to have been taught by one of the brightest
young Russian historians in the Federation - Vadim Abolmasov, third from
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Each participant in the Short-Term Seminar were required to participate in a curriculum development course taught by Dora Bradley. Dora is a 7th grade geography teacher from North Little Rock, Arkansas. Dora guided the participants as they developed three lessons plans (a teaching unit) and a web page describing their experiences. The photo at left shows one of Dora's classes early in the five-week period. |
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Each afternoon, following the curriculum development course, each participant spent an hour and one half or so in the university computer lab. Here they wrote their lesson plans and built their web pages. The photo at left shows Dora talking with one of the teachers about his work. |
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The computer lab contained ten computers with software needed to complete the curriculum development requirements of the Short-Term Seminar. Alexander Pribylov and his lab staff were so helpful and considerate. At the right in this photo is Julia, one member of the lab staff. In the white shirt is Oleg, a geography student at the university who spent a great deal of time with us. He helped in so many ways to make our stay pleasant and comfortable. We could not have been successful without him. |
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Short-Term
Seminar Participants and Their Work
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Betsy
Beacham is a World and American History teacher at St. Joseph High
School in Conway, Arkansas. Betsy had an amazing talent of clearly identifying
distinct cultural differences
between Russia and the United States. You can view her work at: http://www.ttc.ryazan.ru/seminar/beacham/betsy.htm |
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Dora Bradley is a World Regional Geography and Pre-AP Human Geography teacher at Lakewood Middle School in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Dora's technology skills enabled the participants to successfully create their lesson plans and web pages so that other teachers could have access to them via the Internet. Dora went with the group at the request of the director to facilitate the technological part of the Seminar. |
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Lynn Cole is the Chair of the Social Studies Department at Bryant High School in Bryant, Arkansas and teaches Western Civilization and World History. Lynn has an exceptional grasp of world history and enhanced our trip by sharing his knowledge of Russian history as we visited significant sites. You can examine his lesson plans at: http://www.geocities.com/russiantraveller/lynncole.htm |
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Janet Johnson is a World History and AP Comparative Government teacher at Bryant High School in Bryant, Arkansas. Janet was emotionally touched as she told us about the Winter Palace and visited the Piskarovskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg. Her enthusiasm was contagious. You can examine her lessons plans at: http://www.geocities.com/janetj1972/default.htm |
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Jeff Myers is a Geography and American Government teacher at Elkins High School in Elkins, Arkansas. Jeff is a very compassionate man who added a great deal to the Seminar. He became affectionately known as the "whale" because of his love for water. He developed a close relationship with the Russian students who traveled with us. You can view his work at: http:.//www.geocities.com/myers1949/jeffsweb.htm |
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Corey Oliver is an English and Spanish teacher at Bob Courtway Middle School in Conway, Arkansas. Corey was a hit in Russia. Everyone wanted to have their picture taken with him. Corey is a dedicated, devoted teacher. You can view his work at: http://www.geocities.com/cliver1906/arussianex2.htm |
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Joseph Betz had just graduated from the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, when we left for Russia. Whiile we were in Russian, Joe was hired by Woodland Junior High to teach 8th grade history and English. He was a great addition to the Seminar because of his calm, stable personality. You can examine his lesson plans at: http://www.geocities.com/jareb30/ryazan.htm |
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Steve Faught is an undergraduate student, pre-service teacher at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. He is a quite, supportive man who enjoyed his Russian experiences and will skillfully share them with his future students. You can view his work at: http://www.geocities.com/spevef/steve.htm |
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Troy Gardner is an undergraduate student, pre-service teacher at the University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff. Russians found Troy's wonderful smile and happy, outgoing personality very attractive. He got along especially well with one of the cafe waitresses. You can view Troy's lesson plans at: http://www.geocites.com/silentblue42003/index.htm |
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Carmen Maglievaz is an undergraduate student, pre-service teacher at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She will make an excellent teacher because of her love for children and her excitement in preparation for that profession. You can view her work at: http://www.geocities.com/arkgeo2000/carmenseminar.html |
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Sheryl Norwood is an undergraduate student, pre-service teacher at the University of Arkansas - Little Rock. She had an amazing talent of being able to speak to anyone and develop close friendships while in Russia. Sheryl's language skills and her determination to improve them were impressive. Her work can be examined at: http://www.geocities.com/sherylnorwood/default.htm |
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Ashley Seibel is an undergraduate student, pre-service teacher at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. We all enjoyed how Ashley transformed challenging cultural differences and travel experiences into wonderfully humorous situations. Her work can be viewed at: http://www.geocites.com/B1B4UCGOD2000 |