Addison Northwest Supervisory Union
Summer '08 Course Offerings
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NEW! Keeping Tracks Course for Educators
Open to ARC teachers
Willowell will sponsor a series of workshops during the 2008-2009 school year
Host: Susan Morse will help teachers take students into wild spaces and engage in authentic wildlife monitoring.
Cost: $150 30+ hours of workshop instruction and classroom resources
To register contact Matt Schlein For more information contact Alyson Cota or call 877-3332
NEW! Bridges in Mathematics, Support and Ongoing Study
Location: Vergennes/Ferrisburgh/Addison/ TBD
Date(s): Tuesdays, October 21, 2008, November 18, 2008, January 20 2009, February 24, 2009,
March 17, 2009
Time: 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Facilitator: Sue Dula
1 Graduate Credit
Description:
This course is designed for those who have participated in the Getting Started Bridges Workshops and those in the second or third years of implementation of the Bridges in Mathematics program. Participants will be given on-going support throughout the school year as they implement Bridges in Mathematics in their classrooms. Participants will:
1) have time to share what is working and what is not in their classroom and brainstorm solutions to challenges,
2) collaborate with other teachers to plan upcoming units,
3) explore the underlying mathematical principles in the units they are teaching
NEW! Getting to the Heart of Learning
Date: August 6, 2008
Time: 8:30 -3:30
Location: F.H. Tuttle Middle School Library S. Burlington
Cost: $125
Registration: CVEDC or call Darlene Worth 651-5933 or email
Courage & Renewel Sampler Retreat
Dates: August 10-12
Location: Bishop Booth Conference Center, Burlington, VT
Cost: $250
For more information contact David Leo-Nyquist or contact Alyson Cota or call 877-3332
Exploring the Depth of Education
3 St. Michael's Credits
Dates: Wednesdays, September 3-December 10, 2008
Time: 3:30-6:00
Location: F.H. Tuttle Middle School S. Burlington
Cost: $375
Registration: CVEDC or call Aostre Johnson 654-2436 or email
Self-Calming Practices for Elementary School Teachers
1 smc credit
2 smc credit (includes Linda Lantieri's - 2-day workshop and an additional assignment)
Dates: Tuesdays, September 16-October 21,2008
Times: 3:30-6:00
Location: South Burlington School District
Registration: CVEDC or Darlene Worth 651-5933 or email
NEW! UVM- August Courses for Teachers and School Counselors
3 credits in one week! Registration is available online at UVM
Intro to Curriculum
Designed to cover selected educational problems in depth. The major emphasis will be on intensive and critical analysis of the literature and practice in a given area.
Instructor(s): Kathleen Ruth Kesson
Location and Class Time:
Course Notes:
Maximum Enrollment: 15 Current Enrollment 5
Take Learning Center Stage
This course explores how theater and creative movement can be used in your classroom to engage students in learning, improve literacy, enrich and enliven the curriculum, and deepen students understanding of complex subject areas. Participants will engage in hands-on activities that will increase their knowledge of the performing arts and improve their comfort level in participating and leading arts based activities. All activities are standard based and can be taken directly into the classroom.
Instructor(s): Kelly Mancini Becker
Location and Class Time:
Maximum Enrollment: 30 Current Enrollment 3
students responsible to purchase ticket to one show
Aquatic Botany Lake Champlain
The ecology of aquatic plant communities in lakes, wetlands, and streams is explored through lecture/discussion and field experience. Students gain familiarity with the major functional groups of algae and aquatic vascular plants, with an emphasis on algal diversity and community ecology. Students should be comfortable in the water. A field trip on UVM's research vessel Melosira is planned. Summer academic housing is available for interested students.
Instructor(s): James P. Hoffmann
Location and Class Time:
Course Notes:
Maximum Enrollment: 20 Current Enrollment 11
Introductory Biology or permission Lab fee: $25 Rubenstein Ecosystem Ctr Lab #207, 1 College St, Burlington Field Course
ndepth examination of cognitive learning theory and its background in behavioral and other learning theories, with application to teaching in a middle or secondary setting. Pre/co-requisites: Acceptance to licensing program. (Crosslisted with EDSC 207).
Adolescent Learning, Behavioral & Cognitive Perspectives
Instructor(s): Penny Anne Bishop
Location and Class Time:
Course Notes:
Maximum Enrollment: 25 Current Enrollment 3
Prerequisites: Admission to the Middle Level Teacher Education or instructor permission; Instructor permission required: penny.bishop@uvm.edu : XC course / follow up on October 10, 2008
Adolescent Development: Educational/Psychological Perspective
In depth examination of developmental and learning theory with applications for teaching in secondary settings. Core activities: exploration of personalization in education and service learning. Co-requisites: EDFS 203/EDSC 209. PLEASE NOTE: Summer housing is available on campus beginning May 19. Unless you currently reside in a UVM residence hall (on-campus) for Spring 2008, you will be unable to live on campus for a portion of this course. SEE: http://uvm.edu/summer/syllabus/Prue_Jennifer_EDSC_207.pdf
Instructor(s): Jennifer Freifeld Prue
Location and Class Time:
Course Notes:
Maximum Enrollment: 20 Current Enrollment 18
The course will run 8/13/08 - 8/19/08
S.P.O.K.E.S. A Metacognitive Approach to Reading Comprehension for middle and high school level educators
Dates: August 4-7 and 11-14 (9am-12) and 6 Thursday sessions (4:30-6:30) TBD Sept.-Nov.
Location: Portals to Learning, Middlebury
Credit: (3) St. Michaels or workshop certificate
*Fosters a common framework for communication among professionals
*Encourages the use of the "language of learning to comprehend"
*Tailors lessons to the specific needs of individuals and contexts
*Provides a guide for choosing, evaluating and modifying strategies
*Offers a plans for formative and summative evaluations of progress
*Includes suggestions on how to sequence instruction
*Encourages student ownership of learning!
For more information e-mail Fran Toomey or call 878-1927
Sustainable Spaces, Urban Places: Exploring the Built Environment Near Our Schools
Dates/times: MT: 8:00am-4:30, Aug 6,7,8 and WTHF: 8am-4 pm Aug 11,12, (Evening mtg: 8/7)
Location: UVM campus and Burlington's North End, King St Area and possibly Winooski.
Description: Amy Demarest will be teaching this course with Jen Cirillo and it will be an exciting look at urban place-based education as well as providing a way to use the lens of sustainability to plan curriculum.
UVM registration info: EDCI 200 (listed as Curriculum and Instruction course; not under general education classes; Section Z11 60570.
Register on-line Contact Alyson Cota for flyer
Algebra for All: Fostering Algebraic Reasoning
A Mathematics Institute for 6th through 10th Grade Educators
August 4 – 8, 2008 ( 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, with one fall 2008 follow-up session, date pending, 4:00 to 7:00 pm)
Instructors: Leslie Ercole, Marny Frantz, & Krisan Stone Geary
CSC 3 Graduate Credits, Course Code: MAT 6710 Cxx, Summer 2008
Tuition: $950 which includes course materials, lunch, and snacks.
We will investigate deeply the Functions and Algebra strand of the Vermont Grade Expectations at our grade level and how the ge's relate to those at other grade levels.We encourage schools to send a team of teachers.
Sign up now! Algebra for All: Fostering Algebraic Reasoning
For registration information and assistance contact Sandra Skeens, Castleton State College, 802-468-1456, sandra.skeens@castleton.edu.
UVM Summer Focus Catalog (click here)
Summer Institutes
(A partnership by Community Works, Shelburne Farms, and the Sustainable Schools Project)
More information, along with a downloadable brochure, is available on the Web at: http://www.TheInstitutes.org
Graduate credit is available for each event
Community Works Institute on Service-Learning
July 21-25, 2008—at Shelburne Farms, Vermont
K-6 teachers, administrators, and community-based educators
A premier national event that has now helped educators from more than 35 states and abroad work together to put service-learning best practices into action within their own programs. Spend an inspiring week with like minded educators in a magnificent setting.
Contact: Joe Brooks at 802-655-5918 • jbrooks@vermontcommunityworks.org http://www.communityworksonline.org
Early registration recommended!
Discovering Community: Students, Digital Media, and Place-Based Learning
July 14-18, 2008—at Vermont Technical College
Sponsored by The Vermont Folklife Center, Discovering Community
Hands on experience with community based research and documentary production.Contact: Greg Sharrow 802-388-4964 gsharrow@vermontfolklifecenter.org A downloadable brochure can be found a http://www.discoveringcommunity.org.
Education for Sustainability Institute
July 31-August 1, 2008—at Shelburne Farms, Vermont
Curriculum development, community partnerships, campus ecology and collaboration. Contact: Jennifer Cirillo 802-985-8686 • jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org More information on the Education for Sustainability Institute and a downloadable brochure can be found at: http://www.sustainableschoolsproject.org Or, contact Jennifer Cirillo at 802-985-8686 jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org
The Importance of Being Geographic
A cross-curricular professional development institute for Vermont educators
Dates: July 28-August 1 2008
Location: Saint Michael's College Colchester, Vermont
For more information contact St. Michael's College
Other Helpful Professional Development Links
21st Century Technology Teams Conference
Bureau of Education and Research
Champlain Valley Educator Development Center (CVEDC)
(VIT) Depression, Suicide Prevention and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
The Center for Health and Learning (ACT 51!!!)
Developing 21st Century Classrooms
Lamoille Area Professional Development Association (LAPDA)
Leadership and Learning Center (Webinars!)
My Historic Lunches Pam Holley
National Writing Project
Online Teaching and Learning in Virtual Words
Online Technology and Leadership for Tech Integration Specialists
SDR (Staff Development Resources)
Vermont Mathematics Partnership
VT Higher Education Collaborative
Writing and Drawing to Learn Across the Curriculum (K-12)