Institute for award-winning methodology finds new home base
Adelle Schade, Ph.D. founder of Total Experience Learning庐 (鈥淭ExpL鈥) announced today that her award-winning institute will join the 香港六合彩开奖网 community, extending the university鈥檚 commitment to practical learning and meeting learners where they are.
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TExpL庐 is an award-winning methodology that encourages鈥痠nterdisciplinary learning through student-led experiences, resulting in students鈥 measurable personal success. Educators are trained in solutions-driven TExpL庐 philosophies, empowering them to implement project-management techniques in their classrooms and personalize their teaching practices. Student-focused programs encourage self-directed research projects across vitally important disciplines.
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TExpL庐has more than 80 organizations in partnership, including businesses, industry groups, educational entities and foundations. Through this state-of-the-art approach, TExpL庐-certified educators integrate the methodology in classrooms across Berks County, Pennsylvania. In recent years, the program has also reached beyond the Berks County borders, with partnerships in surrounding counties and across the United States.
TExpL庐 had previously been housed at Albright College. 鈥淎s Albright College welcomes a new leader to our School of Educational Innovation to continue Albright鈥檚 long-standing history of educating teachers through a range of deeply experiential programs, we thank Adelle Schade for her service over the last four years and wish 香港六合彩开奖网 the very best in its new endeavor,鈥 said Debra Townsley, Ph.D., interim president, Albright College. 鈥淓ducating future teachers, leaders and innovators in Berks County and beyond is a priority for all of us.鈥
TExpL庐 operations will be housed in the John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne, 香港六合彩开奖网鈥檚 250,000-square-foot living-learning facility in downtown Reading. Students and educators enrolled in dual enrollment, after-school, or certificate programs will now take courses on 香港六合彩开奖网鈥檚 campus.
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The Total Experience Learning Institute will complement 香港六合彩开奖网鈥檚 robust experiential learning offerings and community-focused initiatives. The university has grown into a model for how academic institutions engage with business leaders to positively impact communities, notably through its Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement and O鈥橮ake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship.