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Workshops
A Crash Course In Curiosity
Note: This is part of a series on curiosity for educators that includes: EDT 698.S Cultivating Curiosity and EDT 698.T Un-Covering Content Through Curiosity
EDT 698.R (1 semester hour)
Dr. Tom Kopp
June 16 and 17
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Miami Hamilton University Hall
Explores the curious nature of curiosity and its potential for stimulating learning and intellectual growth. The instructor is Dr. Tom Kopp, Miami professor and Coordinator of the Initiative to Cultivate Intellectual Curiosity (I.C.I.C!). Open to all educators. See www.muohio.edu/icic for details. Contact Dr. Tom Kopp: Dept of Teacher Education, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu.
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.
African American Literature Project: Creative Uses of Children's Literature for Cultural discovery
EDL 699.N (3 to 6 Credit Hours)
EDT 699.N (3 to 6 Credit Hours)
06/16/2008 - 06/27/2008
The workshop is designed to expose K-12 educators to the extensive body of African American children's literature that has become increasingly available since the 1960s. Educators will be introduced to a wide range of themes within African-American Children's literature including topics such as: music, art, and scientific accomplishments; regional environments; multiracial identities; intergenerational families; the "Black experience;" African and African American history and culture; and positive male and female role models. A facilitative workshop environment will enable participants to develop creative projects that will familiarize them with the African American children's literature available and incorporate the material into their curriculum in a way the meets state and national academic standards. Contact: Frances Yates, 529-3340; yatesf@muohio.edu, Miami Oxford, 019 King Library.
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.
A Balanced Approach to Teaching Reading & Writing in the Primary Grades
EDT 699.C (A) (3 Credit Hours)
EDT 699.C (B) (3 Credit Hours)
Paula Webster
3/6/2008 - 6/5/2008
Locations: Middletown/Lockland/Dayton
Advanced course in literacy teaching. Identifies essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are considered foundational in teaching reading and writing. content organized into components of comprehensive and coherent program. Emphasizes effective instruction rooted in research in literacy education within a standards-based system.
Cultivating Curiosity
Note: This is part of a series on curiosity for educators that includes: EDT 698.R A Crash Course in Curiosity and EDT 698.T Un-Covering Content Through Curiosity
EDT 698.S (1 semester hour)
Dr. Tom Kopp
June 19 and 20
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Miami Hamilton University Hall
Offers advice and information for stimulating curiosity in learners. The instructor is Dr. Tom Kopp, Miami professor and Coordinator of the Initiative to Cultivate Intellectual Curiosity (I.C.I.C!). Open to all educators. See www.muohio.edu/icic for details. Contact Dr. Tom Kopp: Dept of Teacher Education, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu.
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.
Geocaching: Questing for Student Achievement
EDT 499.1/599.1 (1 semester hour)
Dr. Tom Kopp
June 9 and 10
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
218 McGuffey, as well as nearby outdoor learning venues.
Geocaching, the internet/gps adventure game, has remarkable potential for stimulating student motivation and achievement. This hands-on seminar will allow educators to experience geocaching as they develop strategies for utilizing it and other questing strategies in instruction. Contact Dr. Tom Kopp: Dept of Teacher Education, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu.
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.
Grant Writing Made Easy
EDT 699.7 (3 Credit Hours)
Douglas Brooks
06/16/2008 - 06/27/2008
Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
This workshop will introduce participants to a proven 4 stage/32 step model for writing successful grant applications. Participants will be encouraged to work in teams online, and invited to prepare actual grant applications to support school and classroom initiatives. Participants will learn proven, efficient methods for RFP analysis, grant writing guide construction, text development, and budgeting. Contact: Dr. Douglas Brooks, 301D McGuffey Hall, Miami Oxford, 529-8045; brooksdm@muohio.edu; www.performancepyramid.com.
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.
Invitation to the Craft of Storytelling
EDT 499.I (3 Credit Hours)
EDT 599.I (3 Credit Hours)
Phyllis Bailey
07/21/2008 - 07/30/2008 (Hamilton)
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Learn storytelling in this 8-day workshop. Teach it to the students in your classroom. Enhance learning across the curriculum, reinforcing reading/language arts. Experience professional storytellers/teachers sharing their craft and demonstrating personal technique and style. Suitable for all grade levels, from challenged to gifted learner. Contact Phyllis Bailey: (home) (239) 495-5545, (cell) (239) 560-0463, or after June 1, 529-6019, pgbailey@earthlink.net, or Kristy Adams, Department of Teacher Education, 529-6443.
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.
Math and Literature Connection
EDT 499.X (3 Credit Hours)
EDT 599.X (3 Credit Hours)
Phyllis Bailey
06/16/2008 - 06/25/2008 (Hamilton)
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Appropriate K-elementary teachers, graduates, and undergraduates taking or completing field methods, Special Education majors/teachers, would benefit from this interactive workshop.
"Mathematics/Literature Connection" shifts away from isolated math skills toward problem solving and natural mathematics discovered in literature; therefore bridging the gaps between concrete and abstract concepts. Beautiful literature is on display for exploration. Create lesson plans, make materials (included) research, discover, and share. Contact Phyllis Bailey: (home) (239) 495-5545, (cell) (239) 560-0463, or after June 1, 529-6019, pgbailey@earthlink.net, or Kristy Adams, Department of Teacher Education, 529-644
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.
Un-Covering Content through Curiosity
Note: This is part of a series on curiosity for educators that includes: EDT 698.R A Crash Course in Curiosity and EDT 698.S Cultivating Curiosity
EDT 698.T (1 semester hour)
Dr. Tom Kopp
June 23 - 24
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Miami Hamilton University Hall
Helps educators plan and carry out curiosity-based learning experiences. The instructor is Dr. Tom Kopp, Miami professor and Coordinator of the Initiative to Cultivate Intellectual Curiosity (I.C.I.C!). See www.muohio.edu/icic for details. Contact Dr. Tom Kopp: Dept of Teacher Education, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu.
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.
A Web-Based Cultural Learning Adventure: The Bluegrass Experience
EDT 499/599.N (3 credit hours)
Dr. Tom Kopp
May 19 –June 12
-Welcome session: 5/19, 7-9, Miami-Hamilton
-Culminating session 6/12, all day, Festival of the Bluegrass,
Georgetown, Kentucky
-All other work is online
In the culture surrounding bluegrass music, seemingly unremarkable young people often develop very remarkable skill and knowledge. Combining online instruction and in-person participation at one of America's premier bluegrass festivals (Festival of the Bluegrass in Georgetown, KY), this seminar helps teachers recognize and utilize this special form of instructional influence in their classrooms. The instructor is Dr. Tom Kopp, Miami University professor, and Chair for School Programs for The International Bluegrass Music Association. Contact Dr. Tom Kopp: Dept of Teacher Education, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu.
Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.