Above: Sen. Franken talks with students in CDEV 1340, Planning and Implementing Curriculum.
Senator Al Franken visited and toured Pine Technical College today, a stop the senator made during his full day of touring East Central Minnesota educational institutions to talk to students and educators about innovative programs and schools’ experiences with the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
At PTC, the senator was greeted by President Robert Musgrove and Pine City Mayor Jane Robbins who led the tour, which included a meet-and-greet with college administrators and faculty, a demonstration of equipment and serious games developed by the Johnson Center for Simulation, a tour of the manufacturing lab and demonstration of rapid prototyping, and a tour of the gunsmithing lab. Students in Melissa Felland's early childhood development course, CDEV 1340 -- Planning and Implementing Curriculum, got a chance to talk with the senator when he stopped in for an impromptu chat.
"Minnesota ideas and innovations in education continue to be a model for the rest of the country," said Sen. Franken. "With the upcoming reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, we will expand on the work being done and continue to improve education for all Minnesotans," Franken added.
While in Pine City, Sen. Franken also visited Pine City Elementary where he saw the Response to Intervention (RTI) education model in action -- a model that measures progress at frequent intervals so teachers are able to use data to make regular instructional adjustments, and at Finlayson East Central Senior Secondary School, a high-needs school, Sen. Franken met and talked with the superintendent and acting principal.
Above: Sen. Franken tries his hand at virtual spray-painting in the Johnson Center for Simulation.
Above: PTC Gunsmithing Instructor Dave Defenbaugh shows off the gunsmithing technology lab to Sen. Franken.
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