We are excited to offer a wide variety of workshops this summer. If you would like to register for one of these please fill out the guest application. Workshops are $265 per semester hour or $530 per workshop unless indicated with special pricing.
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EDUC 615 Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools (2) OC July 23 - 27
This workshop will begin with examining the construct of race and culture, offering self identification and assessment opportunities for all participants. A tour of the history of American education will uncover the injustice that has been perpetuated for decades in our schools, linked to issues of race and culture. Participants will pursue and examine the evolution of the concepts of racial integration and equal educational opportunity in the 50 years since Brown v. Board of Education, and the impact of recent Supreme Court affirmative action jurisprudence on integration in public schools.
The workshop will culminate with strategic plans to equip teachers and schools in understanding the socio-cultural context of multicultural education, and to appreciate a range of strategies for reforming and equalizing education.
EDUC 616 Your School 2.0: Returning to Crucial Conversations (2)
OC July 16 - 20
Participants will discuss 12 Affirmations 2.0, a publication thatarticulates some core understandings of the nature and task of Christian schooling. Participants will explore the affirmations by asking, “Do we think this is true?” and “If so, what would it mean for our practice?” Individuals and small groups will probe deeper into chosen specifics from topics included in the 12 Affirmations text such as functional community, school goals, social context, literacy, social justice, cultural engagement, assessment, and organizational change. Each participant will prepare, present, and return to their school with a specific individual or corporate action plan for school improvement. This workshop fulfills the social context requirement in the MEd program.
EDUC 620 Reading the Media: Critical Literacy for the 21st Century Classroom (2) OC June 25 - 29
This workshop addresses the ever-growing need for critical media literacy education in our schools today. Through a variety of learning experiences, the participants (teachers and leaders of all levels and content areas) will engage in the integration of critical media literacies with school curricula. As we make connections between life experiences and school experiences, our hope is that the academic investigation of critical media literacy will help teachers and leaders discern opportunities to use media education to promote social healing, inside the classroom and out, in an effort to make the world a more loving and just place. This workshop fulfills the social context requirement in the MEd program.
HIST 604 - 606 American Frontiers in Global Perspectives (2 - 6) OC in partnership with History and NEH Grant June 24 - July 14 Special application process Cost: $300 for 6 sem. hrs. per grant funding.
The very word “frontier” calls out historical and mythic images for Americans and people around the world. The U.S. story undoubtedly is unique in its own ways, and it often has overshadowed similar stories from other parts of the world in popular culture. But have frontiers made U.S. history exceptional and beyond comparison, as Frederick Jackson Turner claimed in his famous “frontier thesis”? This institute focuses on reconsidering the uniqueness and nature of U.S. frontiers and closely associated ideas of American “exceptionalism.” We will look at U.S. frontiers from various regions on their own terms and from global comparative perspectives.
This institute will offer you dynamic new material for your social studies and U.S. and world history classes. As teachers we can better meet our goal of educating the next generation if our students learn about U.S. history in a global context and see how world history relates to that of their own nation. Participants will develop curricular materials and share their work with each other, bringing home a body of classroom appropriate material.
We encourage you to consider topics for these projects that we have not been able to fit in the institute schedule
IDIS 602 Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities Who Struggle to Learn World Languages (2) OC July 16 - 20
This workshop will help world language instructors (in all languages and at all levels) learn how to teach a second language to students who struggle due to learning disabilities or other issues. During the week long workshop, participants will discover how to incorporate strategies into their teaching practice which are multisensory, structured, and lave a strong metacognitive component.
Irene Konyndyk will be the instructor.
