European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday april 20, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9 education meeting in Darmstadt to discuss gifted pupils Wiesbaden Germany a underachieving gifted children and primary aged gifted youngsters will be the dual focus at the annual conference of the Germany chapter of the National association of gifted children this year. The conference will be held May 2 at Darmstadt Middle school in Darmstadt. Registration starts at 8 ., and the conference will run from 9 To 3 . The Cost of the conference including lunch is $25 for non members but is included in the organizations $20 membership fee. Susan Baum assistant professor of gifted education at the College of new Rochelle in new York and an expert in learning disabled and underachieving sifted children will be the morning keynote speaker. Greg Klaes a science teacher in the department of defense dependents schools Atlantic Region will speak about experiential Field trips at the afternoon session. The conference is designed for parents secondary and elementary teachers and specialists in the talented and gifted tag program. More information is available from Barbara Cluver at Gen. . Arnold High school in Wiesbaden by phoning civilian 0611-718131, or ets 339-3701.storytelling festival set Wiesbaden Germany about 40 students from military overseas schools throughout Germany Are expected to participate in the annual fifth Grade Oral Reading and sixth Grade storytelling festival scheduled for Friday at a Kamm elementary school in Wiesbaden. The festival in its fifth year begins at 9 30 With the Oral Reading portion which will be held in the school auditorium. The storytelling session begins at 12 30 . School Calendar 1992-93 school administrators report on aug. 5. The Region has suggested aug. 10 to 14 As registration week. Teachers report to work aug. 19. A mandatory total of 190 duty Days of which a minimum 175 must be instructional Days has been established for the school year. Tor Day Umid slav period .d0u\rs\afk�n9p� ache workday veterans recess 7. Thank sign to of less beg is ructionre3u�3 upe Oodteacher workday,n,5sr�?esfw t5 profit s6mbster begins sr6s,dents Day y is 2 7eajf ma/n91 a h 12 in Start 9 is june 10 a. Day student teacher getting an education at Dodds by Jimi Jones education writer Izmir Turkey Anna Vaughan a professional life will most often take her to the head of the class. The Young woman has spent the last couple of months there at least. A i heard. That if you have the Opportunity to gain an education you should want to share it with others a she said. A a in be always wanted to be a Vaughan a senior at Longwood College in Virginia is learning the abcs of actual teaching at Izmir High school in Turkey As part of department of defense dependents schools student teaching program. About 70 graduating College seniors Are scattered across Europe this school year fulfilling their student teaching requirements at Dodds facilities. Nearly 50 colleges and universities participate in Dodds student teacher program which requires students to teach Between six and 10 weeks. The Dodds student teacher program is in its fifth year but Vaughan 21, is the first student teacher at Izmir. It is the first year that Longwood a teachers College in Farmville has participated in the program. In addition to Vaughan Mediterranean Region officials have assigned student teachers to Torrejon elementary school in Spain and Simonella elementary High school in Italy. There Are 53 student teachers in Germany Region schools and 15 in Atlantic Region schools. The Success of student teaching probably rests More on the relationship Between the master teacher and the student than any other Factor school officials say. John Taylor a social studies and English teacher at Izmir and Vaughan a Mentor said he is impressed with her. A it takes a lot of bravery and a certain amount of character for that Young woman not Only to set up the whole thing but then when she Learned that she had been released from a school in Heidelberg Germany to be willing to come to such an outlying area As Turkey a Taylor said. A that says a lot about during her Izmir assignment Vaughan was to take Over Taylor a two world history classes for five weeks teach . History with another teacher and observe in other classrooms Taylor said. Vaughan a student teaching Slot was originally targeted for Germany but was switched to Izmir a decision that brought no protest from is a an Ideal place for a history major a Vaughan said. A amps Mike Abrams Anna Vaughan Heads a class at Izmir Turkey. The program allows Dodds to share in developing mutually beneficial growth opportunities for students in intercultural settings. In addition the program is used to recruit teachers. A a it a Good for All of us a Dodds colleges and students Taylor said. Observing fledgling teachers is a a healthy a for longtime faculty members said Taylor a 23-Ycar Dodds Veteran who has been at Izmir for 16 years. A it keeps us on our Vaughan he said a brings a freshness and a change to us Here that a interesting and fun. And in be Learned a few things too. Its always Good to try to steal a few Good ideas from somebody in school s health awareness Day lets teens study alternative topics a amps by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Lan Stuhl Germany a Lan Stuhl Middle school pupils skipped their routine of math English and science for one Day earlier this month to tackle other subjects during teen health awareness Day. Topics such As sex first Aid and aerobics replaced the usual curriculum for All the schools sixth seventh and eighth graders. Youngsters chose their one Day curriculum which offered sessions on cancer and first Aid dating relationships and sex aerobic exercise and dental health. It was the second consecutive year that the school has held a teen health awareness Day designed to educate pupils about subjects not usually discussed in Junior High curricula. The special Day is the brainchild of school nurse Donna Hartung. Lindsay Hilbus and Carol Rhye both 13, said they enjoyed the aerobics demonstration. Concerning the other sessions Hilbus said that she and her Peers a need to learn More stuff. Each year there a More to Rhye said she chose to attend the aerobics session because a it sounded like she picked first Aid a because i baby sit a lot and selected the stress management class because a a in be been stressed out a lot with Hartung lined up speakers from Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center As Well As other agencies in the Kaiserslautern area to talk about their specialities. Shanna Moore Best from land Stuhle a army Community Center had the youngsters play roles As if they were on a Date. At first a they were so embarrassed a she said but after a few minutes they began to understand the purpose behind the game. A i told them that Date rape acquaintance rape does occur a Moore Best said. A i told them to say a no a in a forceful she added that children in sixth through eighth grades Arentt too Young for such information. These pupils Are already attending dances she said. The talks became even More personal when Young people entered sessions designated a for boys Only and a for girls the boys session was led by or. Maj elder Granger the chief of the department of Medicine at the Center. The girls session was directed by or. Maj Cathy Nace chief of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Center. In both of the segregated classes the topics of the most interest were How girls get pregnant sexually transmitted diseases and aids. Although pupils were hesitant to talk about the details of the segregated sessions other sessions prompted questions that surprised the speakers. In a session on dental health or. Capt Walter Collazo a dentist at the Lan Stuhl clinic said that smokeless tobacco was a hot topic. A most kids thought that it was harmless a said Collazo but a one can of smokeless tobacco is equal to 60 Collazo said he does not know How the students obtain the rationed product but he has seen teen age patients using it. The tobacco causes Teeth and gum problems As Well As cancer he said
