Past Webinars
Mindfulness Webinar
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 -- 10:30 a.m. CST
Welcome to the third installment of Peru State Webinars. Join Dr. Kelly Kingsley and
Dr. Frank Lynott as they discuss the research behind mindfulness, share some techniques
and examine how mindfulness can help alleviate stress in educator's everyday lives.
Dr. Kelly Kingsley
Dr. Kingsley is an Assistant Professor for the School of Education at Peru State College.
She started her educational career in 1988 in the Bellevue Public School District
(Bellevue, Nebraska), where she taught second through sixth grades, focusing on third
grade, for 26 years.
Kingsley completed her doctoral work at the University of Nebraska Lincoln as part
of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate in 2012 with an emphasis in Teaching,
Learning, and Teacher Education. Her doctoral emphasis was on word work with elementary
students.
Dr. Frank Lynott
Frank J. Lynott III, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at
Peru State College. Dr. Lynott’s area of expertise is in the development and delivery
of Quality Physical Education. Dr. Lynott has extensive experience teaching in the
K-12 environment. His experiences include teaching in The Republic of South Korea,
Kuwait, rural Alaska, and domestic suburban settings in California. Dr. Lynott also
has extensive experience teaching at the university level. Dr. Lynott aspires to help
foster Physical Educators who are dedicated to providing all students with Quality
Physical Education.
Lynott completed his doctoral work in Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Science
at the University of New Mexico.
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Performance-based Assessments Webinar
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -- 3:30 pm CST
Join Dr. Judith Ruskamp as she presents Performance-based Assessments in our second installment of Peru State Webinars.
Dr. Judith Ruskamp is a Professor for the School of Education at Peru State College.
Prior to her arrival at Peru State College in August of 2002, Ruskamp was employed
for thirteen years with the Johnson-Brock Public School District as a 10-through-12-grade
language arts instructor, one-act play production director and speech and drama coach.
Ruskamp received her bachelors in Secondary Education from the University of South
Dakota and Masters in Secondary Education from Peru State College. She received her
Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Co-Teaching Webinar
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 -- 3:45 pm CDT
Building on their own classroom experiences, Dr. Kelly Kingsley, Dr. Judith Ruskamp
and Pat Rippe will present the inaugural Peru State Webinar on co-teaching. In addition
to their extensive experience, Kingsley, Ruskamp and Rippe have received additional
training in the principles and value of co-teaching for teacher candidates during
field experience.
Dr. Kelly Kingsley, professor of education, writes, "The School of Education trains
our teacher candidates and their cooperating teachers, so they can co-teach during
student teaching."
The co-teaching webinar builds on the broad idea of two teachers working with a group
of students together to include planning, assessment and more. The webinar will also
present the research benefits of adopting various approaches to this shared experience.
Dr. Judith Ruskamp
Dr. Judith Ruskamp is a Professor for the School of Education at Peru State College.
Prior to her arrival at Peru State College in August of 2002, Ruskamp was employed
for thirteen years with the Johnson-Brock Public School District as a 10-through-12-grade
language arts instructor, one-act play production director and speech and drama coach.
Ruskamp received her bachelors in Secondary Education from the University of South
Dakota and Masters in Secondary Education from Peru State College. She received her
Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Dr. Kelly Kingsley
Dr. Kingsley is an Assistant Professor for the School of Education at Peru State College.
She started her educational career in 1988 in the Bellevue Public School District
(Bellevue, Nebraska), where she taught second through sixth grades, focusing on third
grade, for 26 years.
Kingsley completed her doctoral work at the University of Nebraska Lincoln as part
of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate in 2012 with an emphasis in Teaching,
Learning, and Teacher Education. Her doctoral emphasis was on word work with elementary
students.
Pat Rippe
Rippe has recently retired as the Director of Field Experience for the School of Education
at Peru State College. Rippe served as the Director of Field Experience for most of
her 18 years at Peru State. Previously she had served 14 years as an elementary teacher
and special education teacher at Johnson-Brock Public Schools. Rippe started her education
career as a language arts instructor at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children
who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI).
Rippe earned her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln with an additional endorsement for Birth through 12th Grade Special
Education Visual Impairment.
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