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Marcy Vancil

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Class of 1969

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First Name Marcy
Last Name Vancil
Graduation Year Class of 1969
Gender Female
City N/A
State/Province IL
Country United States
Occupation Kdg - 4th grade teacher (retired)
Married Yes
Favorite School Memory The people - NOT sitting in an ivory tower.
About Me I was a classroom teacher for 34 years (K-4) at three diverse schools in Urbana. My classroom practice centered on in-depth integrated investigations, encompassing a year of "travel" to a different time/place. The yearlong inquiry involved collaborations with each group of children/families. Each theme took on a unique focus dependent on interests, needs, standards & family /community resources as we co-created hands-on project oriented units, allowing children from all backgrounds to live out experiences of traveling to another time/place. Constructing authentic experiences demanded extensive research. I traveled to Britain, Japan & throughout the U.S. to procure books, artifacts, & documents I frequently taught in multiage classrooms or looped with students in order to stay with students for multiple years. I also had many opportunities to travel and work with other educators throughout the country. My classroom practice was the primary focus of nine U of I doctoral theses / early research projects focusing on science teaching, literacy and early childhood education. Since 2002. I have been a Regional Coordinator of the Illinois NBPTS Comprehensive Support System. In June of 2008. I retired from classroom teaching. After having a reunion with many of my 600 plus former students, I began teaching educational methods classes at ISU and supervising student teachers at EIU. I was a classroom teacher for 34 years (K-4) at three diverse schools in Urbana. My classroom practice centered on in-depth integrated investigations, encompassing a year of "travel" to a different time/place. The yearlong inquiry involved collaborations with each group of children/families. Each theme took on a unique focus dependent on interests, needs, standards & family /community resources as we co-created hands-on project oriented units, allowing children from all backgrounds to live out experiences of traveling to another time/place. Constructing authentic experiences demanded extensive research. I traveled to Britain, Japan & throughout the U.S. to procure books, artifacts, & documents I frequently taught in multiage classrooms or looped with students in order to stay with students for multiple years. I also had many opportunities to travel and work with other educators throughout the country. My classroom practice was the primary focus of nine U of I doctoral theses / early research projects focusing on science teaching, literacy and early childhood education. Since 2002. I have been a Regional Coordinator of the Illinois NBPTS Comprehensive Support System. In June of 2008. I retired from classroom teaching. After having a reunion with many of my 600 plus former students, I began teaching educational methods classes at ISU, supervising student teachers at EIU, continuing my work as the Regional Coordinator for NBPTS. My schedule is now flexibl...(read more)
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