{"id":24887,"date":"2026-04-28T09:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=24887"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:31:10","slug":"esu-educations-majors-hold-two-collaborative-events-with-local-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/esu-educations-majors-hold-two-collaborative-events-with-local-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"ESU Educations Majors Hold Two Collaborative Events with Local Districts"},"content":{"rendered":"

East Stroudsburg University students studying special education<\/a> hosted two events with local school districts this month.<\/p>\n

Frist, students taking Low Incidence Disabilities (SPED 314) and High Incidence Disabilities (SPED 313) welcomed students from East Stroudsburg High School South to campus on Thursday, April 16. The students in SPED 314 created four different stations for the high school students to visit: advocacy, simulation stations involving different disabilities, role playing groups simulating common scenarios in school and work, and a social emotional learning group. The students in SPED 313 then took the high school students to lunch in Dansbury Commons where they held a book club.<\/p>\n

The high school and college students have been corresponding with each other this semester via letter regarding the book, “The Unteachables” by Gordon Kormon. The project was supported through a grant from the ESU Foundation and fostered a supportive environment for both high school and college students. It allows college students studying to become educators to learn strategies to form professional relationships with students and allows high school students the ability to see writing skills modeled appropriately. Both groups have been reading the book about how certain students were deemed “Unteachable,” and throughout the story (told through different perspectives) we are able to see how they are not actually unteachable, and their growth.<\/p>\n

ESU students who prepared and participated in this event are Kayley Boyle, Georgeanne Cardona, Bri Cobourn, Hunter Crouse, Mac Curcio, Nicole Debus, Bayleigh Goff, Emily Gunuskey, Jacob Hazen, Belle Hnasko, Mia LaBarca, Lindsay Langella, Paige Loch, Ashlee Lunden, Cole Miller, Hope Pearn, Allison Reduzzi, Ari Rosario, Sydney Seyler, Andrew Tierney, Tami Transue, and Amya Torres<\/p>\n

The second event, held on Saturday, April 18, welcomed 64 gifted students from local and regional school districts to the once-a-semester \u201cWhat If: Super Saturday Gifted Event.\u201d ESU students taking Instructional Planning in Special Education (SPED 215) created a day of hands-on learning for elementary and middle school aged children (grades 2-8).<\/p>\n

This semester ESU’s future educators worked in groups of three, and each student gave a 45-minute lesson specific to one of their topics \u2013 Rube Goldberg, 3 simple machines, and the remaining simple machines. The gifted students in attendance used the lessons to create a Rube Goldberg machine that did a simple task.<\/p>\n

ESU SPED 215 students who prepared and participated in Super Saturday are Lauren Benfer, Maggie Carpenter, Bri Cobourn, Jake Cohen, Emily Gelnett, Angelina Glynn, Cassie Gorman, Jacob Hazen, Hayley Johnson, Kaleighanne Panaro, Ari Rosario, and Olivia Zemenak.<\/p>\n

ESU\u2019s Saturday Gifted Institute program is the only program of its kind in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Dr. Brooke Langan, dean of ESU\u2019s College of Education by calling (570) 422-3377 or email blangan1@esu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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