WEAC Wins Awards for Teaching & Learning, PR

WEAC has won two national awards for teaching and learning projects.

The National Staff Association for the Improvement of Instruction awarded WEAC teaching and learning consultant Ron Jetty first place for a guide for members seeking National Board certification. The “Guide for Documents Accomplished” was developed by Jetty and member Cathy Anderson, who is a nationally certified teacher from Eau Claire.

WEAC teaching and learning consultant Russ Allen was awarded first place for the “Understanding Your Child’s Test Results” brochure.

Also this fall, WEAC won six awards at the annual conference of the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association.

WEAC won Spectrum Awards of Excellence for OnWEAC, its Web site; OnWEAC Direct, its weekly electronic newsletter for all members; OnWEAC Update, its weekly electronic newsletter for local association and UniServ leaders; the WEAC pocket calendar; the Great Schools cultural exhibit; and Bea Badger animations, which were sent to members and others via e-mail and made available on OnWEAC.

The seven Bea Badger animations cover issues including salaries and bargaining, health benefits, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, school funding, education support professionals, and the importance of voting.

The OnWEAC Home Page has a link to the Bea Badger animations under Quick Clicks, or you can go directly to this page: www.weac.org/
GreatSchools/meetbea.htm.

The OnWEAC Home Page also has a link, under Quick Clicks, to a page of information about OnWEAC Direct, including a form to immediately sign up. Although information in OnWEAC Direct is geared specifically to the interests of members, and some of the links go to the Members Only section, you do not have to be a member to sign up for OnWEAC Direct. Update is available only to members identified as local or UniServ leaders.

Posted November 19, 2004