Emma Hatfield-Sidden named principal of App State's ...

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Gmail. BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has appointed alumna Emma Hatfield-Sidden '08 '19 as ... Skiptomaincontent AppalachianToday NewsandeventsatAppalachianStateUniversity Forthemedia COVIDupdates Contact Events Webcams Galleries IntheMedia Grants Speakers AllPosts Topics AccoladesAlumniArtsandHumanitiesAthleticsAwardsandHonorsCommunityEngagementDiversityEventsFacultyandStaffGiftsandGrantsGlobalHealthandWellnessPublicationsResearchSafetyScholarshipsStudentsSustainability ☰Menu Events Webcams Galleries IntheMedia Grants Speakers AllPosts Topics Forthemedia COVIDupdates Contact EmmaHatfield-Sidden’08’19hasbeenappointedprincipaloftheAppalachianStateUniversityAcademyatElkin,effectiveMay31.Photosubmitted “InWalkertown,AppState’slaboratoryschoolischangingthetrajectoryofthelivesofyoungchildren,andthatreachwillbeextendedwhenweopentheAppStateAcademyinElkinthisfall.” AppStateChancellorSheriEverts “TheAcademyatElkinwillprovidebenefitsforstudentsinoureducatorandleadershippreparationprogramsthroughauthenticandseamlessexperiencesintheclassroomandthroughouttheschool.” Dr.MelbaSpooner,deanofAppState’sReichCollegeofEducation ByJessicaStump PostedApril21,2022at1:53p.m. BOONE,N.C.—AppalachianStateUniversityhasappointedalumnaEmmaHatfield-Sidden’08’19asprincipalofitsnewestlabschool,theAcademyatElkin,slatedtoopenthisfall.HerappointmentwilltakeeffectMay31. “InWalkertown,AppState’slaboratoryschoolischangingthetrajectoryofthelivesofyoungchildren,andthatreachwillbeextendedwhenweopentheAppStateAcademyinElkinthisfall.” AppStateChancellorSheriEverts “StudentsuccessisalwaysattheforefrontofeverythingIdo,”Hatfield-Siddensaid.“WiththecollaborationandsupportfrombothAppalachianStateUniversityandElkinCitySchools,theAcademyatElkinwillmovemountains,andIcan’twaittowelcomeourfuturemini-MountaineersinAugust!” TheAcademyatElkin’sschool-within-a-schoolmodelwillserveapproximately100studentsinsecondthroughfourthgrades.ItwillbeoneofninelabschoolsinthestateaspartoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaSystemLabSchoolinitiative,whichwasestablishedbytheNorthCarolinaGeneralAssemblyin2016toimprovestudentperformanceandprovidereal-worldexperienceforthepreparationoffutureteachersandschooladministrators. “TheAcademyatElkinwillprovidebenefitsforstudentsinoureducatorandleadershippreparationprogramsthroughauthenticandseamlessexperiencesintheclassroomandthroughouttheschool.” Dr.MelbaSpooner,deanofAppState’sReichCollegeofEducation “WehaveseenstrongandsteadysupportfromtheBoardofGovernorsfortheAppStateAcademyatMiddleForklabschool,andweappreciatethetrusttheboardhasplacedinustoreplicatethismodelinotherNorthCarolinaschooldistricts,”AppStateChancellorSheriEvertssaid.“InWalkertown,AppState’slaboratoryschoolischangingthetrajectoryofyoungchildren’slives,andthislife-changingworkwillbeexpandedwhenweopentheAppStateAcademyinElkinthisfall.” “BuildingandsustainingpartnershipswithourPre-K-12schoolsarecrucialtothefoundationandfuturegrowthofeducation,”saidDr.MelbaSpooner,deanofAppState’sReichCollegeofEducation(RCOE).“TheAcademyatElkinwillprovidebenefitsforstudentsinoureducatorandleadershippreparationprogramsthroughauthenticandseamlessexperiencesintheclassroomandthroughouttheschool.” Hatfield-Sidden’svisionfortheschool?“Astrongacademicforceinthecommunity,theAcademyatElkinwillreducebarriers,opendoorsforstudentsandserveasaresourcecenterforfamilies—providingsupportaswellaswaysforthemtobemeaningfulparticipantsintheirchildren’sschooling,”sheshared. AsprincipaloftheAcademyatElkin,Hatfield-Siddenwillprovideleadership,managementandsupervisiontopromoteandsupporttheschool’scorecommitments: Utilizestudents’strengths,interestsandknowledgetodeveloprelevantandintegratedcontentwhileembracinggrowthmindsetpractices. Promotediscovery,inquiryandcriticalthinkingthroughauthenticlearningexperiences. Incorporateservice-learningthroughmeaningfulpartnershipswiththeuniversityandlocalcommunity. Fosterleadershipopportunitiesandincreasestudentagencytodevelopresponsiblecitizens. Sheisalsotaskedwithbuildinganinclusiveschoolculturewhilebeingcommittedtodata-drivendecision-making,thechangeprocessandaccountability.Shewillalsoworktoensurethehealth,safetyandwelfareofallstudentsandstaffthroughherguidancefortheschool’sday-to-dayoperations. “Withherstrongbackgroundinworkingwithexceptionalchildren’sprograms,Emmarecognizestheneedtoreducebarrierstosupportstudents,familiesandstaff,”saidDr.HannahReeder,assistantdeanoftheReichCollegeofEducationanddirectoroftheuniversity’slabschools.“SheiswellpositionedtoservethefamiliesoftheAcademyatElkin.” AppState’sfirstlabschool,theAcademyatMiddleFork,openedinWalkertownin2018inpartnershipwithWinston-Salem/ForsythCountySchools.WiththeopeningoftheElkinlabschool,AppStatewillbetheonlyUNCSysteminstitutiontooperatetwolabschoolprograms. “Astrongacademicforceinthecommunity,theAcademyatElkinwillreducebarriers,opendoorsforstudentsandserveasaresourcecenterforfamilies.” EmmaHatfield-Sidden’08’19,principalappointeeofAppState’sAcademyatElkin AboutEmmaHatfield-Sidden AgraduateofAppState,Hatfield-SiddencomestotheuniversityfromCatawbaCountySchools,whereshehasservedasauxiliaryprogramscoordinatorsinceJuly2021.Hercareeralsoincludesservingasanexceptionalchildren’steacher,adistrictcoachandadistrictadministrator. “Astrongacademicforceinthecommunity,theAcademyatElkinwillreducebarriers,opendoorsforstudentsandserveasaresourcecenterforfamilies.” EmmaHatfield-Sidden’08’19,principalappointeeofAppState’sAcademyatElkin Shehasexperience—inandoutsidetheclassroom—indesigningandprovidingenrichingexperiencestodiversegroupsofstudentsandteachersthroughteaching,assessing,coaching,supervisingandleadingprofessionaldevelopment. Hatfield-Siddensaidshebelievesinbuildingpositiveandproductiverelationshipswithstudents,staffandfamilieswhilereducingbarriersandstayingcommittedtolifelongstudentandstaffachievement. ShewasaNorthCarolinaTeachingFellowandgraduatedfromAppStatein2008withanundergraduatedegreeinspecialeducation.Shereceivedhermaster’sdegreeinschooladministrationfromAppStatein2019. OriginallyfromLenoir,Hatfield-SiddencurrentlylivesinJonesville,whichislocatedintheYadkinValleyarea. Whatdoyouthink? Shareyourfeedbackonthisstory. AbouttheAcademyatElkinApartnershipbetweenAppalachianStateUniversityandElkinCitySchools,AppState’sAcademyatElkinisafree,publiclabschoollocatedonthecampusofElkinElementarySchool.Theacademy,scheduledtoopeninAugust2022,willbeoneofnineUniversityofNorthCarolinaSystemlabschoolsinthestateandwillservestudentsinsecondthroughfourthgrades.TheAcademyatElkinwillbealearner-centeredcommunitythatpromotesexploration-basedlearning,withanemphasisonimprovingandenrichingstudents’literacyasaprimaryfocus.Learnmoreathttps://elkin.appstate.edu. AbouttheReichCollegeofEducationAppalachianStateUniversityoffersoneofthelargestundergraduateteacherpreparationprogramsinNorthCarolina,graduatingabout500teachersayear.TheReichCollegeofEducationenrollsmorethan2,000studentsinitsbachelor's,master's,educationspecialistanddoctoraldegreeprograms.Withsomanyteachereducationgraduatesworkinginthestate,thereisatleastoneRCOEgraduateteachingineverycountyinNorthCarolina.Learnmoreathttps://rcoe.appstate.edu. AboutAppalachianStateUniversityAsthepremierpublicundergraduateinstitutioninthestateofNorthCarolina,AppalachianStateUniversitypreparesstudentstoleadpurposefullivesasglobalcitizenswhounderstandandengagetheirresponsibilitiesincreatingasustainablefutureforall.TheAppalachianExperiencepromotesaspiritofinclusionthatbringspeopletogetherininspiringwaystoacquireandcreateknowledge,togrowholistically,toactwithpassionanddetermination,andtoembracediversityanddifference.LocatedintheBlueRidgeMountains,Appalachianisoneof17campusesintheUniversityofNorthCarolinaSystem.Appalachianenrollsmorethan20,000students,hasalowstudent-to-facultyratioandoffersmorethan150undergraduateandgraduatemajors. “InWalkertown,AppState’slaboratoryschoolischangingthetrajectoryofthelivesofyoungchildren,andthatreachwillbeextendedwhenweopentheAppStateAcademyinElkinthisfall.” AppStateChancellorSheriEverts “TheAcademyatElkinwillprovidebenefitsforstudentsinoureducatorandleadershippreparationprogramsthroughauthenticandseamlessexperiencesintheclassroomandthroughouttheschool.” Dr.MelbaSpooner,deanofAppState’sReichCollegeofEducation “Astrongacademicforceinthecommunity,theAcademyatElkinwillreducebarriers,opendoorsforstudentsandserveasaresourcecenterforfamilies.” EmmaHatfield-Sidden’08’19,principalappointeeofAppState’sAcademyatElkin AppStatetoopenlabschoolatElkinElementaryUniversitywillbeonlyUNCSysteminstitutiontooperatetwolabschoolprogramsJan.10,2022AppStateispartneringwithElkinCitySchoolstoopentheuniversity’ssecondlaboratoryschoolaimedatenhancingstudenteducation,improvingoutcomesandprovidinghigh-qualityteacherandprincipaltraining.Theprogramwillserveapproximately100studentsinsecondthroughfourthgrades.Readthestory AppalachianStateUniversityAcademyatElkinAppalachianStateUniversityAcademyatElkinwillbealearner-centeredcommunitythatpromotesexploration-basedlearning.Studentswillbeencouragedtothinkdeeplyandcriticallyaboutlearningthatismeaningfulandrelevanttotheirculture,lives,andfuture.Learnmore AppalachianStateUniversityAcademyatMiddleForkAppalachianStateUniversityAcademyatMiddleForkprovidesabalancededucationforchildren,teachers,principals,andfamiliesthroughtheimplementationofresearch-basedpractices,stateoftheartliteracyinstruction,andexemplaryclassroominstructionandadministration.Learnmore Share Topics AlumniCommunityEngagementFacultyandStaffStudents Whatdoyouthink? 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