Summer 2008 Professional Development Academy Courses
All courses may be taken for three undergraduate (U) or graduate (G) credits.Each course may also be taken as a (non-credit) workshop.
Improving Science Teaching & Learning: Middle School Science
Instructors: Ray Scolavino & Lori Voelker
Currins 570 Lec 151 Class #35214
How do you get more students actively involved in your science lessons? This course will address the planning and implementation of inquiry-based, student-centered, science teaching strategies. This course will improve the knowledge and classroom practice of teachers in any grade level.
Improving Social Studies Teaching & Learning Current Topics in Curriculum & Instruction: Teaching Citizenship through a Social Justice and Equity Framework
Instructors: Stephen Percy & Linda Tiezzi Waldera
Currins 579 Lec 152 Class #35215
This course will facilitate educators’ understanding of citizenship education models within a social justice and equity framework. Participants will explore content knowledge of the founding of our country as it relates to concepts of freedom, democracy, participation, and the constitution and bill of rights embedded in our government and political system. Participants will develop meaningful learning opportunities to help students become active citizens.
Improving Mathematics Teaching & Learning
Instructors: Mary Mooney & TBD
Currins 560 Lec 151 Class #35216
This course will explore the issues facing mathematics instructors at the middle and high school level: What should be taught? How should it be taught? How do we assess it?
Teaching of English Pedagogies
Telling our Li(v)es: Using Story in the Writing Classroom
Instructors: Tom Scott & Debora Wisneski
Currins 551 Lec 151 Class #35231
Whether arising from experience or created in the imagination, narrative writing has many applications in the writing-intensive classroom. This workshop will explore teaching strategies to help our students write their stories with clarity and force. It will also examine how narrative can be interwoven in expository and persuasive texts to strengthen impact.
Drama, Theatre and Learning:
Pedagogies and Practices for Content Learning K-12
Instructors: Robin Mello & Jennifer Vitrano
Currins 664 Lec 152 Class #35240
Engagement in the performing arts supports achievement in core academic subjects. This workshop will explore theatre arts and creative dramatics and related approaches with an emphasis on teaching literacy in urban school settings. Participants will have opportunities to experiment with storytelling, process and applied drama, playwriting, role-playing and improvisation’s connections to inquiry and arts-based pedagogies.
SPECIAL COURSES
Supervision of Student Teaching
Instructor: Linda Post
Currins 593 Lec 151 Class #352171 credit U/GThis course will prepare practicing teachers with the skills necessary for supporting student teachers in their classrooms. Teachers will learn about and practice strategies in observation, conducting conferences with student teachers and giving effective feedback. Participants will also be introduced to the developmental stages of student teachers and the challenges that can occur at each stage. Course meets Monday, 8am-4pm & Tuesday, 8am-noon.
Professional Development Plan (PDP)
Thursday, June 26, 4:15-5 pm - FREE
Do you need support in developing and implementing your PDP? This time has been set aside to provide participants with resources and answers to key questions.
