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I Hfc P ortland O bserver « N ovember 15, 1995 Education P age A5 Volunteers Bring Discovery | Redmond Teacher Named 1996 Oregon Teacher Of The Year T e a c h e rs a n d vo lun teers attend a B o n n e v ille Pow er A dm inistration se m in a r in P ortlan d a im e d at bringing excitin g n ew s c ie n c e ed ucation a n d d isc o v e ry tools to area children. B P A C h ie f Operating O fficer Sue Hickey helped present B P A ’s new science outreach program to Portland Public Schools Superin- [ tendent Jack Bierwirth and Beaver ton School District Assistant Su- | perintendent H. Mack C lark on Tuesday, Oct, 17. forty B P A em ployees who volunteer to help teach ers implement the science outreach program also attended. S O L D , S c ie n c e O utreach Learning Through Discovery, of fers professionally designed cur riculum with hands-on activities to demonstrate issues in energy, the watercycle and fish and w ildlife for students in grades K - l, 2-3, and 4- 5. Some o f the captivating activi ties within the curriculum include having students race water drops. separate ink colors, construct a water cycle model and make salt and pep per dance with static electricity. “ A llo w in g child ren to lean through their own discovery makes science much more exciting and the information has a greater impact,” says Joel Haugen, education consult ant. “That’s what it’s all about for us- -showing kids that science and tech nology are fun and exciting, and that these fields offer great opportunities for their future.” For more information on B P A ’s S O L D Program and how your school or class can learn about electricity and the water cycle through captivat ing experiments call Joel Haugen, (503) 872-7861. Bonneville is involved in com munity education as an investment tow ard the r e g io n ’s future) workforce; particularly those inter ested in math, science and engineer ing. I hrough education programs, B P A provides opportunities and) work-related experience. The Bonneville Power Adm in istrât ion markets and transm its pow er throughout the Northwest, coor dinates operation o f the Federal C o lumbia River Power System and) manages a large portion o f the Pa cific Northwest-Pacific Southwest! Intertie. Bonneville owns and oper ates the nation’s largest network of) long-distance, high voltage trans mission lines. Unlike most federal agencies, B P A does not receive annual appropriations o f tax dol-1 lars. It covers its costs through elec tricity sales. American Education Week November 12-18 is American Education. ME/U Viewers have been asked to thank cable companies for carryingeducational T V . What does American Education Week have to do with watching televi sion? It’s a great time to call your local cable company and thank them for carrying the educational T V programs you watch all year long. That's what MR/U (Mind Extension University) believes; and the educational cable channel will begin airing a public ser vice announcement next week asking its viewers to do just that. “Channels like ME/U are an oa sis for viewers who are thirsting for knowledge and we often get over looked in the day-to-day emphasis on pure entertainment programming,” stated Wally Griffin, president of Jones Education Networks. “ We hear di rectly from thousands of viewers each week who are watching our channel and now we’re asking them to take a minute and tell their local cable com pany about M E/U’s role in satisfying their appetite for learning.” M E/U, a subsidiary o f Jones Education Networks Inc., is the only basic cable television network de voted to distance education and cur rently reaches 26 million households. ME/U works in conjunction with more than 30 universities and the nation’s leading providers o f dis tance education, offering a board range o f professional development, skills based and college credit pro gramming, including achoiceofeight degree programs. ME/U also features programming from Jones Computer Network (JC N ) from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight E T . J C N ’s programs help individuals become more knowledgeable about comput ers, communications, multimedia, soft ware and microcomputer-based tech nologies. ME/U and JC N are operated by Jones Education Networks (JE N ), a subsidiary o f Jones International, Ltd. For more information, call 1-800- 777-M IND or visit the Internet Web site ( http://www.meu.edu) Industrial technology teacher Ray Hasart, who played a pivotal role in the design and construction o f a $3.5 million technology wing which opened this fall at Redmond High School, is the 1996 Oregon Teacher o f the year. Hasart was notified o f the award today through a phone call from State School Supt. Norm a Paulus. Described as a “real visionary” by Dan Purple, principal o f Redmond High School, Hasart, realizing that the days of teaching repetitive skills so common to industrial arts classes were over, began researching curric ulum but also for a new technology wing. “No public school in Oregon has the aerodynamic testing, hydro ponic gardening, video production capabilities, laser/fiber-optic sys tems, microelectron ic subsystems and robotics program that Mr. Hasart has brought to our high school," said Redm ond S ch o o l Supt. Je rry Colonna. “Our students need to be pre pared for tomorrow’s workforce with strong skills in team building, prob lem solving and hands-on learning, said Hasart, who believes that bring ing relevancy to the classroom is the key to successful learning. “Students work harder and achieve higher ex pectations when they can see that the lessons learned are relevant to their everyday lives.” Students in Hasart’s manufac turing lab work in teams, becoming individual companies with the entire class asthemajorcorporation. Teams keep budget and accounting books, develop a product and create a mar keting plan. Once the product is sold, teams meet to evaluate and analyze the process to determine what mod ifications are necessary. Com pany report are shared with other teams at corporate meetings. Hasart has earned strong sup port from the Redmond business com- inunity. The Redmond Chamber o f Commerce named him its 1995 Out standing Educator o f the Year. “ Ray is an outstanding educator who looks beyond the boundaries to make things happen,” said Linda Swearington, executive director o f the Redmond chamber. “ He is a gift ed dreamer. Unlike many other indi viduals who just talk about changes and making a difference, Ray puts his hands and feet to his dreams.” Hasart has been at Redmond High School since 1987. H is 14-year career includes Bend and G ilchrist High Schools and Battle Mountain High School in Nevada. Hasart was honored by the Ore gon Scho o l Boards A sso cia tio n Nov 11 at 9 a m. at the Marriott Ho tel in Portland With the award, he becomes a candidate for national teacher o f the year competition con ducted by the Counc i I o f Ch ief State School O fficers and sponsored by Scholastic, Inc. PAID ADVERTISEMENT tloh n n ie C och ran K e y n o te s B la c k s The Puget Sound Education Chapter o f B la c k s in G o v e rn ments w ill host their first annu al fu nd raising dinner in re c o g nition o f the C e ntral A rea M o tivation Pro gram ’s 30th A n n i versary. T h is e x citin g event w ill be held on Saturday, Jan. 13, be g in n in g at 6 p .m . at the M eydenbauer C o n fe ren ce C e n ter, I I 102 N .E . 8th Street in B ellevu e. T h is ye a r’s theme is: “ We hold these truths to be s e lf e v i dent that all men are created e q u al.” C A M P is the oldest African American community action agen cy serving low-income residents in the greater Seattle area. T o assist C A M P in meeting the needs o f the community, proceeds w ill support C A M P ’s efforts to raise $2,000,000 to secure and renovate a facility to house their youth and employment programs. Keynote speaker is A tto r- Jo h n n ie C o c h ra n ney Jo h n n ie L . C o ch ra n , Jr., the in te rn atio n a lly fam ous attorney. C o ch ran is fo u n d e ro f the Lo s A n g e le s and W ashington, D C . based legal firm s o f C o ch ra n , A tk in s & E va n s and C o ch ra n , M itch e ll & L o tk in s. An astute attorney, Cochran is an inspiring positive African Amer ican role model. He has been the recipient o f numerous awards in recognition o f this achievements and community service. Cochran V illa, a 10-unit, low- income family housingcomplex, is just one o f his notable achieve ments o f community support. F rid a y, A p ril 28, 1995, was designated “ Jo h n n ie C o ch ra n D a ,” in h is h o m e to w n o f S h re ve p o rt, L o u is ia n a O ther d istin gu ish e d achievem ents in clude: Pioneer o f B la c k L e g a l Lead ership A w ard from the L o s A n g e le s B rotherhood C rusade, D istin g u ish e d A lu m n i A w ard from the U C L A B la c k A lu m n i A w ard for E x c e lle n c e in P ro fessional Achievem ent from the U C L A A lu m n i A sso cia tio n , and a L ife tim e A ch ie ve m e n t A w ard from the Pasadena B ranch o f the N A A C P For tickets and reserve table seating you can call (503) 282- 9547. T hanksgiving with S afeway Prices Effective November 15 through November 22 ,1 9 9 5 at your nearby Safeway store. Safeway will be OPEN until 4:00 PM Thanksgiving Day ...to a llo w o u r s to re e m p lo y e e s to s p e n d tim e w ith t h e ir fa m ilie s ALL STORES WILL BE OPEN REGULAR H O U R S F R ID A Y . 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