Grand Opening of the RISE Library

November 15, 2006
3:00-5:00pm
Aymer J Hamilton room 124 (behind Bidwell Mansion)

Refreshments Provided

Call 530-89804015 for more information

Introducing our New Co-Directors

Maureen Fredrickson spent 37 years as an elementary and junior high English and world history teacher. Among her international experiences are a Fullbright-Hays seminar in China and a professional presentation at a conference in Nairobi, Kenya.

Virginia Sherman worked for Chico Unified School District for 30 years as both an elementary and a junior high English and Social Studies teacher. In addition, she taught in an international school in Addis Abba, Ethiopia and participated in a NATO workshop in Europe as a RISE participant.

Together, Maureen and Virginia have developed curriculum and presented workshops for RISE participants, including

• Teaching about the Middle Ages: Simulated Feudal Society (with Sandy Shepard)
• The Cowtail Switch: A Teaching Unit for World History (with Nacy)
• The Sign of the Chrysanthemum: A supplemental teaching unit for 7th Grade History (Japan unit)

Both Maureen and Virginia are very current on K-12 curriculum, as they regularly serve as university supervisors for both elementary and secondary teacher candidates, and they are adept at guiding teachers in the integration of multicultural literature and artifacts into their teaching.