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Needham, MA - February 23, 2005 Like legendary trailblazers, James and Camille Hedrick chart the terra incognita that confronts the lone rangers of education. Their survival guides is a silver beacon that lights the formidable terrain that must be traversed by new Latin teachers. Hedrick and Hedrick are this month’s AbleMedia Silver Chalice winners for their The Latin Teacher: A Primer for Survival and Success published on the Classics Technology Center on the Web (CTCWeb, http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb).

Hedrick and Hedrick bundle the benefits of their classroom experiences into an easy-to-use handbook and offer tips to new and veteran teachers on charting successful careers in education. Their survival guide points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of the first-year teacher, who suffer most from a lack of mentoring and practical experience. “The Hedricks are sterling examples of teachers helping teachers on CTCWeb,” said Wendy E. Owens, CTCWeb Editor-in-Chief. “Packed with information and tempered with humor, their ‘primer for survival and success’ offers veteran educators precious guidance for nurturing the careers of adventurous new educators.”

Dr. James Hedrick, a teacher, administrator, and current principal at Millbrook High School in Frederick County, Virginia, and Camille Hedrick, a Latin teacher with over 20 years of classroom experience, have created a shining model of educational know-how that other educators can learn from at any stage in their professional careers. Suggesting a community-focused model made up of college instructors, school administrators, and veteran teachers, Hedrick and Hedrick delineate the components that contribute to retaining teachers in the field. Success is difficult when teachers feel isolated, but when supported by their school communities, those teachers can help themselves and their students have an outstanding year.

Each week AbleOne’s sponsor, AbleMedia, salutes contributors for outstanding submissions to the AbleOne Consortium (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/), the CTCWeb Showcase (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/), and CTCWeb Netshots™ (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots.html). Each receives the Bronze Chalice award. AbleMedia awards Silver Chalices for the outstanding submissions of the month. At the end of each year, AbleMedia awards Gold Chalices for the outstanding submissions of the year.

AbleOne serves millions of educators, students, and other users in over 100 countries and the number of users is tripling annually. AbleOne’s CTCWeb is a repository of practical tools, for classicists and other educators, to enhance the use of computer technology in Classics education. At CTCWeb, students, educators and others find the free dissemination and open exchange of practical educational materials, systems, and applications by individuals and organizations involved in the Classics community. AbleMedia sponsors CTCWeb as part its AbleOne Education Network.

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