FSU HOSTS TEACHERS'
ACADEMY
By Dr. Wynton Hadley and Dr.
Valencia Fields
Fayetteville State University was
among the first UNC system
universities to host the new
Teacher Academy, an unusual
training opportunity designed to
give teachers all across North
Carolina up-to-date information
on successful teaching
techniques. The North Carolina
Teacher Academy was an
intensive, one-week package of
training tailored to meet the
professional and developmental
needs as expressed most often by
North Carolina teachers.
The Teacher Academy was a
residential program conducted
during the summer at ten college/
university sites across North
Carolina. All North Carolina
teachers were eligible to attend
either individually or as a part of
a team. The Academy schedule
and structure permitted three-
thousand teachers to participate
with two-hundred and seventy-
seven participating at FSU.
Participants received renewal
credit and certificates of
participation.
Dr. Bertha Miller, Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
stated that the Teacher Academy
will provide educational and
leadership experiences for
teachers and administrators
throughout the state of North
Carolina. Site manager Sue
Florence said, “The experience
of the Teacher Academy was the
most innovative practical
program for teachers in North
Carolina, because teachers are
teaching teachers. No one has a
better daily understanding of
teaching than teachers
themselves. The collaborative
efforts to include universities and
school administrators in the
process enhanced opportunities
for teachers in the present as well
as future educators. We must
continue to work as a team to
ensure that the program
continues.” The 1994 Teacher
Academy focused on creating
collaborative workplaces in
schools and classrooms. The
Academy curriculum was
designed to enhance teaching and
school leadership skills, and be
“classroom ready” for
application. Several leadership
skills were designed to enable
teachers to create opportunities,
forms, and structures to apply in
their schools and classrooms and
to share their expertise and
knowledge with colleagues. The
skills were team building, group
dynamics, managing stress,
conflict management, negotiation
skills, communication skills,
interpersonal relations, group
problem solving, decision making
strategies, and running
effective meetings.
A team of Fayetteville State
University staff members led by
Dr. Wynton Hadley, team
director, and Dr. Peggy Green,
assistant team director and,
planned a variety of extra
curricular activities that included
swimming; open recreation; and
visiting the planetarium, dinner
theater, and and Governor
Hunt’s task force on education
(town meeting). The evening
snack time was highlighted with
Mexican, Hawaiian, and Patriotic
themes.
State Superintendent Bob
Etheridge said, “teachers and
principals tell us that the best staff
development is offered by
teachers who have been
successful in the classroom. The
Teacher Academy gives us an
opportunity to provide this
experience for teachers.”
Delights
continued from pg. 5
the Hard Rock Cafe and
Planet Hollywood, but the
lines on this particular
weekend were
extraordinary with waits
of up to 2 hours for
seating. There is a
countless number of
eating establishments,
but none of the food was
particularly memorable on
this visit. Perhaps
someone could recommend
to me a good place to
visit for my next visit
to the capitol.
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
Located in downtown
Hampton is a quaint
restaurant named Sorry
Sara's. It was very busy
when Tommy and I arrived
so I never had a chance
to ask the waiter the
origins of its name. On
the left side of the
restaurant, upon entering
the building, is a bar,
and to the right is the
dining area. The tables
were too close in
proximity to each other,
but it was bearable. I
had a baked potato and
house salad. The waiter
recommended the house
dressing which was a
raspberry vinaigrette. I
asked for it on the side
along with a side of
ranch. The house dressing
was ok, but what made my
meal was the homemade
ranch dressing. It tasted
just like my the kind my
Aunt Linda takes the time
to make. Tommy had a
grilled chicken salad
which he said was good,
but I don't think it was
big enough. Bread and
butter are served with the
meal, and I don't think
it was baked fresh.
Service was good for being
as busy as it was. Sorry
Sara's is nestled in among
a row of shops on Queens
way. You can walk there
from the Hampton Air and
Space Museum, but you do
have to look for it or
you will pass right by.