Upper St. Clair Teacher Wins National Accolade

UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA - Upper St. Clair High School science teacher Douglas Petrick has been selected as a 2018 WileyPLUS Nexty Award Winner in the category of best overall course.

WileyPLUS is a research-based online environment for effective teaching and learning. Those enrolled can access a wide range of content, including online courses, self-study tools, online textbooks and assessment questions.

Upper St. Clair utilizes the WileyPLUS course management software for the school’s Advanced Placement Physics 1 course. Originally developed by Petrick and John Irwin, a retired teacher and USC Halls of Fame Inductee, the course supplements the traditional classroom experience.

“Before the district implemented the one-to-one initiative, my mentor John Irwin and I had a lot of discussions about different ways to customize learning based upon emerging technologies. As a result, we have been using WileyPLUS for the past seven to eight years.,” Petrick said in a district release. “The school district was very supportive of seeing the vision for the future when we adopted WileyPLUS, and John Irwin was instrumental in understanding the value of this type of shift in education."

The best overall course award recognizes instructors who have developed exemplary courses that are evaluated on four major areas: course design, assessment, integration of adaptive practice, and overall usage metrics.

Photo via Upper St. Clair School District.

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