Grant Program Winner

The American Immigration Council is proud to announce Brian Kelley as one of two winners of the 2015-2016 Community Grants Program. The grant program is an initiative to provide educators and/or community organizers with the resources they need to implement a successful immigration curriculum or community-based project. Both winners have developed student-centered storytelling projects that engage students and families in writing and sharing immigration stories, past and present, while also demonstrating the important and varied contributions of immigrants to our country. Congratulations to Brian! Read all about it here.

Patton Presenters

Congratulations to Patton 8th grade Creative Writing teacher Brian Kelley as he co-presented on November 21 at the NCTE National Convention in Minneapolis. The presentation, "Seeking Authenticity: Student-Produced Media in a Participatory Culture" is a panel presentation to advance the composition and wide distribution of student-generated media. We are Patton Proud!

On October 16, Patton social studies teachers Janice Lear and Josh Thomas co-presented a workshop at the Pennsylvania Council for Social Studies annual meeting in Harrisburg. Their presentation is titled, "Using DBQ's to Drive Deeper Understanding". DBQ's are document-based questions, where students are given opportunities to practice analyzing primary source documents, and synthesizing what they have learned into a cohesive writing piece. Patton was represented at our state capital!

Patton math teachers Stacy Remphrey and Glen Lewis presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference on October 23. Their presentation was entitled "Desmos + Algebra 1 = Deep Understanding x Fun" and is all about the awesome Desmos graphing software they use in their classes. Patton Proud in AC!

Pie In The Face!

The annual Unionville Relay for Life raised lots of money to combat cancer and Team Patton Power raised close to $5,000. And 7th grade made a big contribution to that with the Pie A Teacher Contest! Here's how it looked -- up close!

Guest Blogger!

8th grade Creative Writing teacher, Mr. Kelley, was invited to be a guest blogger at "The Nerdy Book Club"-- a piece about the classroom novel the kids wrote. The post was published today! Check it out right here.

Inside The Dunk Tank!

A BIG thank you to all the Patton teachers, Mr. Hoffman, our elementary school principals and Dr. Sanville for taking their turn in the Dunk Tank at the recent Patton Spring Carnival. The tank was the place to be as lines formed as students from all over the district took a turn to dunk their favorite staff member. Want a closer look from inside the tank? Check out the video!

Mrs. Quinn at the Marathon!

Did you know that Patton Physical Education teacher, Mandi Quinn, finished first in her category at the Run for Our Sons? And, since she didn't get enough running in on Saturday she traveled to Boston to run in the BOSTON MARATHON on Monday!! The weather in Boston was terrible but volunteers and spectators enthusiastically lined the streets all day standing in the cold, rain and wind for hours to cheer on the participants. AND  she got to meet Kathrine Switzer, the first female to run Boston in 1967 -- women were not allowed to run in the Marathon in 1967 and officials tried to pull Katherine off the race course! Since then, Katherine has championed equal rights for female athletes!! Mrs. Quinn got to meet her and was very excited. Way to go Mrs. Quinn!

Spring Break at Temple

Spring Break? WHAT Spring Break?! Patton's Brian Kelley spoke with future teachers about his experiences as a writing teacher on March 31 at Temple University's College of Education. Brian spoke to more than 25 aspiring teachers at his alma mater about Nanci Attwell's Workshop Approach in a writing classroom. It was a great evening of sharing and learning. Patton Proud at Temple!