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PURDUE FORT WAYNE HAS BEEN

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RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST

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UNIVERSITIES BY THE NATIONAL

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COUNCIL ON TEACHER QUALITY TO

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PREPARE FUTURE ELEMENTARY

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EDUCATORS TO TEACH MATH.

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PFW IS ONE OF ONLY 79 IN NATION

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TO EARN "EXEMPLAR" DISTINCTION.

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IN OUR (I) ON EDUCATION, I'M

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PLEASED TO WELCOME TO THE SHOW

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THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF

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EDUCATION ISABEL NUNEZ. WELCOME!

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AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS

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HONOR.

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK

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YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO BE

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HERE.

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>> YEAH, THIS IS NOTE WORTHY

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BECAUSE AS WE DISCUSSED ON THIS

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SHOW MANY, MANY TIMES, IT'S ONE

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OF THE BIG ISSUES FACING THE

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STATE.

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,

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ENGINEERING, AND MATH, STEM

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EDUCATION AND A SHORTAGE OF

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TEACHERS, A LOT OF ASPECTS TO

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THAT, BUT A REAL SHORTAGE OF

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TEACHERS ESPECIALLY AT THE

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ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A SHORTAGE OF

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STEM TEACHERS AT THE SECONDARY

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LEVEL, BUT NOW EVEN ELEMENTARY

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TEACHERS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

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LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY

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TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM.

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TALK ABOUT WHAT MAKES THIS

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PROGRAM DIFFERENT AND WHY IT'S

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BEING RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY.

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>> WE ARE ABSOLUTELY BLESSED

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WITH THE STRENGTH OF OUR MATH

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EDUCATION FACULTY.

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WE HAVE THREE FULL SEMESTERS OF

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CONTENT COURSES FOR ELEMENTARY

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TEACHERS.

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MOST UNIVERSITIES WILL HAVE TWO

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CONTENT COURSES, AS WELL AS A

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METHODS CLASS.

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WE HAVE THREE SEMESTERS, ALSO

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METHODS.

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AND THESE CLASSES ARE NOT JUST

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ABOUT THE WHAT AND THE HOW TO DO

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MATH.

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THEY REALLY DO EMPHASIZE DEEP,

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CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING.

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SO, WHY?

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WHY IS MATH?

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>> I ASSUME THAT'S GOING TO BE

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KEY.

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ANOTHER PIECE IS HAVING THE

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TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO REALLY

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INTEGRATE INTO THE PROGRAM AND

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GIVE STUDENTS THAT REALLY FULL,

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RICH EXPERIENCE.

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>> OH, YEAH.

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ANOTHER WAY THAT WE'RE REALLY

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LUCKY IS THAT OUR MATH EDUCATION

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FACULTY DESIGNED AND SECURED THE

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RESOURCES FOR AN ACTIVE LEARNING

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CLASSROOM JUST FOR ELEMENTARY

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MATHEMATICS.

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SO, THIS CLASSROOM ALLOWS FOR

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COLLABORATIVE LEARNING BOTH

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WHILE STUDENTS ARE IN THE

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PHYSICAL SPACE, BUT ALSO WHEN

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SOMEONE NEEDS TO JOIN VIRTUALLY.

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SO, THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL

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PROJECTORS AND DOCUMENT CAMERAS

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AND STATIONS AT EACH TABLE THAT

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WILL ALLOW FOR THIS KIND OF

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COLLABORATION, AND IT WAS

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ABSOLUTELY PERFECT DURING THE

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PANDEMIC.

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>> YEAH.

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AND I'VE GOT TO BELIEVE BECAUSE

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THERE'S SUCH A FOCUS ON

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ATTRACTING AND KEEPING TALENT.

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NORTHEAST INDIANA IS CERTAINLY

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ONE OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE

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REGIONS IN TERMS OF STRATEGY AND

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GOING AFTER THAT.

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TO HAVE A PROGRAM LIKE THAT AT

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PURDUE FORT WAYNE I WOULD ASSUME

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HAS TO BE A REAL ASSET FOR THE

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REGION AS IT LOOKS TO GROW THE

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ECONOMY THERE.

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>> IT IS WONDERFUL.

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MATH IS CRITICAL.

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IF ALL ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS ARE

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PREPARED AT A HIGH LEVEL TO

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TEACH MATH, THEN THE ENTIRE

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REGION BENEFITS.

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WE ALSO HAVE THE DISTINCTION AS

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BEING THE VERY FIRST INSTITUTION

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IN INDIANA TO OFFER THE

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ELEMENTARY STEM LICENSURE.

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WE WERE THE FIRST APPROVED IN

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DECEMBER.

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WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST GRADUATES

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IN MAY, AND THEY WILL BE

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ELEMENTARY STEM SPECIALIST

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TEACHERS.

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>> A BIG HONOR FOR THE PROGRAM

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THERE, THE UNDERGRAD ELEMENTARY

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TEACHER PROGRAM AT PURDUE FORT

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WAYNE.

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ISABEL, THE DIRECTOR OF THE

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THERE.