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
CAS 610: Gender and Education: P-12 (2) OC July 27 - 31
Workshop will equip elementary and secondary school teachers better to meet the learning needs of boys (as boys) and girls (as girls), with specific attention to the impact of race and class on gender. Current research into the origins and ongoing development of gender identity will inform discussion and construction of teaching strategies across the curriculum that capitalize on the strengths of both girls and boys as learners. There will be some pre-course readings assigned by the professor so sign up early!
Educ 605 Immersion Education: Best Practices, Research, and Strategies (2) OC June 22- 26
This workshop addresses theoretical and practical questions related to second language acquisition in a variety of immersion settings. Provides a research-based introduction to immersion education and will showcase teacher practice and strategies that will enable participants to address the challenges of promoting language acquisition while teaching content. Topics will include oral language development, language assessment, lesson planning, content and language objectives, and literacy. Participants will engage in activities to deepen their understanding of these topics and how to implement them effectively in their classroom. This workshop would benefit a variety of educators: those new to immersion education, experienced immersion educators, and educators of English Language Learners.
Educ 606 Social Context in Education: Students as Dis/Abled, a critical investigation (2) OC July 6-10
The content of this workshop will challenge participants to investigate disability in the context of schooling. Participants will construct an understanding of historical and contemporaneous models of special education and the students served by special education programs. Conceptualizations of disability will be confronted, particularly as they impact formation of schooling practices for those considered disabled. Emphasis will be given to structural arrangements of schools based on models of special education, including instructional practices, interactions among students and among students and teachers, and administrative function.
Using presentations, readings, case study investigation and class activities, workshop participants will construct an understanding of special education practices, a personal conceptualization of disability and a vision for enhancing structures within they work on behalf of students identified as disabled.
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Educ 610 Immersion Education II: Implementing Best Practices, Research and Strategies (1) Hybrid
This workshop provides a continuation of the Immersion Education I: Best Practices, Research and Strategies workshop centering on development of an application and/or implementation project (to be agreed upon by instructor and participant). Enrollment prerequisite is completion of Immersion Education I: Best Practices, Research and Strategies workshop which will be held June 22- 26, 2009. The workshop requires 3 hours on campus: June 27, 9:00 – 12:00 or July 8, 9:00 – 12:00; 8 – 10 hours of small group or individual time, one 2 hour session on campus: September 23, 6:00 – 8:00.
Engl 607 Teaching the Movies: Using film in Middle and High School Classrooms (2) OC July 6 - 10
This workshop seeks to guide teachers in the use of film in the classroom. It will focus on helping their students understand the strategies of filmmakers, how films work to create meaning, and the personal and social consequences of “the movies’” specifically how they argue ideas and issues and shape emotional responses. The course will develop understanding of film technique and interpretation and the role these might play in a variety of disciplines ranging from literature to religion, history, and media studies, to name but a few. This specifically designed for those who wish to understand film for meaningful classroom use.
Hist 600, 601 and 602 Making Sense of the Reformation (each workshop is worth 2 semester hours) OC
This three week summer institute for high school teachers, funded by the National Endowment for Humanities, will enable instructors from across the country to engage with the best and most accessible scholarship on the 16th century Reformation and to develop teaching materials that help their students make sense of this important movement and its social, political and religious ramifications. Three key topics are belief systems as expressed by the Reformation’s different confessional groups, practices, and conflicts and resolutions. Participants will interact with each other and with experts in the field and will build portfolios of aural, visual, and written primary sources to stimulate class discussion and enrich their students’ understanding of this era’s significance. More information about registration is located at www.calvin.edu/meeter/NEH/makingsenseofthereformation.htm
Music 605: The Art of Conducting: A Workshop for Music Educators (2) OC July 6 - 10
Workshop for music educators will focus on developing participants’ ability to conduct school bands, orchestras, and choirs. Participants will develop musicality and precision in their conducting, rehearsal strategies and a podium presence which will enable them to be more effective conductors and teachers, an appreciation for conducting as an art, especially in the context of teaching middle school and high school ensembles, and an understanding of the connections and applications between the art of conducting, rehearsal techniques, and repertoire selection in the middle school and high school music classroom. Participants are expected to have had a basic conducting course in their undergraduate training, as this workshop focuses on more advanced techniques.
PE 602 City as Classroom: A Wealth of Curriculum Opportunities (2) OC July 20 - 24
Using the theoretical foundations of experiential education, participants will explore ways to integrate our urban and natural environments into our curriculums at the middle school and high school level. Special emphasis will be placed on working in inter disciplinary teams to design and implement experiential curriculum. In addition, we will explore how to process experiential activities to meet specific learning objectives. There is a $50 class fee related to the two field trips which include experiential activities (including a urban bike tour and a urban kayak/canoe trip) as well as lectures, class discussions and projects. Students with special needs should contact the instructors to assure appropriate accommodations can be made to meet specific needs.
Spanish 602: Bringing Life to the Spanish Classroom: Creating Materials Using Personal Narrative (2) OC July 6 - 10
Biographical narrative functions as a structuring device to refocus language curriculum incorporating moral and spiritual values. Using video clips from an interview with a Cuban refugee, participants will learn the process of developing materials for classroom use. Participants will consider the value of biographical narrative through a variety of readings; investigate Cuban history and culture through readings and research; learn to subtitle video clips in Spanish and in English; create curricular materials based on the video clips; review materials created by fellow participants; and revise materials for possible (web) publication. Participants will receive a copy of all materials created during the workshop.