Smithfield Hosts Teacher In-Service Training

The Education Department at SCI Smithfield hosted a Regional Act 80 Day on Feb. 27, for educators from SCI's Smithfield, Benner Township, Somerset, Houtzdale, Forest, Rockview, Huntingdon and Camp Hill. Act 80 is a Department of Education-approved school day for teacher in-service training programs. There were 41 participants from the eight institutions that included academic instructors, vocational instructors and education guidance counselors. There were sessions presented in the areas of Excel for the Corrections Educator presented by SCI Smithfield Business Instructor Emily Wible; Educational Strategies for Coping with ADHD presented by SCI Smithfield ABE Teacher Crystal Gearhart; and The Impact of Trauma on Our Students presented by Genesis Diaz, a Juniata College student majoring in Biological Neuroscience and Philosophy. The day also provided a time for the educators to network and tour SCI Smithfield.