Miami University

EDP 697E (2 Credits)
Better Teaching via Assessment
Workshop Dates: 7/19, 20, 21, & 22 9 am - 4:15 pm
Location: VOALC

This workshop provides teachers and other school educators with a comprehensive and practical review of classroom assessment and its significant role in documenting student learning and teaching effectiveness. Formative, summative, and self-assessment practices are discussed along with the variety of student work and evidence that can be used for accountability purposes. All participants will construct their own assessment system or be able to improve and refine their existing system and practices. In addition, all participants will be provided chapters from the presenter’s textbook on classroom assessment. Please call Sharron Roberts at 529-6317 regarding possible eligibility of the TEAM scholarship for this workshop.

Contact: Raymond Witte, witter@muohio.edu

This workshop provides teachers and school personnel with an extensive review of the major components and issues surrounding evidence-based intervention and Response to Intervention models. Due to legislative mandates and professional expectations, educators need to be able to provide academic and behavioral intervention for their students and the use of the RTI model provides for the needs of all students. A multi-tiered intervention approach that allows for the provision of help and support at all levels is examined. The hallmark of this approach is that direct student evidence is used in deciding which interventions are effective and used within the classroom setting. RTI serves as an intervention “safety net” that has really never existed for regular classroom teachers. It provides a mechanism by which all students can be served, and teachers supported and assisted, within the regular classroom setting.

Please call Sharron Roberts at 529-6317 regarding possible eligibility of the TEAM scholarship for this workshop.

Contact: Dr. Raymond Witte, 513-529-6611, witter@muohio.edu

EDP697F (2 credits)
Psychopathology in the Schools
Meeting Dates: July 12, 13, 14, & 15; 9 am - 4:15 pm
Location: VOALC

Psychopathology in the Schools

This workshop provides teachers and school personnel with an extensive review of the major psychological diagnoses and disorders that are found in schools today. Along with the psychological and behavioral characteristics of the conditions, information on learning and instructional issues, effective intervention techniques/procedures, medication approaches, therapy and family support needs, as well as additional factors will be examined and reviewed. All participants will be provided a resource booklet and the opportunity to discuss cases and issues is built into the workshop.

Please call Sharron Roberts at 529-6317 regarding possible eligibility of the TEAM scholarship for this workshop.

Contact: Dr. Raymond Witte, 513-529-6611, witter@muohio.edu

EDT 199.A (2 Credits)
Seminar for STEM Educators
08/24/09 – 12/11/09
Tuesdays from 4:00 - 5:40 p.m.
Location: Oxford

A seminar for first-year students interested in becoming a math or science teacher. Opportunities will be provided to interact with current math and science teachers, to interact with math and science education faculty, and to discuss topics of importance to math and science teachers.

Contact: John Skillings, 529-0435, skillijh@muohio.edu

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EDP 572W (3 credits)
Literacy Seminar: Practicum
Meeting Dates: 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/21, 12/12
Location: Oxford
This course applies what you have learned about reading assessment and the five elements of reading instruction. All of the assignments in this course are designed to help maximize your success and support you in your efforts to teach literacy now and in the future. All of your work will be data-based, in that it will be guided by assessments of students' strengths and weaknesses in literacy.

Contact: Dr. Jane Cole, 513-529-6629, coleje@muohio.edu / Dr. Tom Southern, 513-529-6634, southewt@muohio.edu

EDP 650C (3 credits)
Theory, Models, Trends/Intervention
Meeting Dates: 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/21, 12/12
Location: Oxford
The content of this course is required by the state of Ohio for all teacher candidates eligible for licensure in Mild/Moderate Disabilities. This requirement has developed as a response to the increasing focus in the United States on providing interventions to students with mild/moderate exceptionalities. It is guided further by standards for improving instructional practices as set forth by the professional organization Council for Exceptional Children.

Contact: Dr. Jane Cole, 513-529-6629, coleje@muohio.edu / Dr. Tom Southern, 513-529-6634, southewt@muohio.edu

ZOO 699D (2 Credits)
Museum Resources for Teachers
09/07/09, 12/11/09, 2 Saturdays, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Oxford

This workshop will:
1) Provide professional development experience
2) Increase knowledge of biology, ecology and environmental science
3) Impart confidence in using hands-on, inquiry-based teaching methods
4) Provide experience working in an informal museum setting
5) Enhance experience designing hands-on science and environmental science activities
6) Develop teacher leaders and mentors

Prerequisites: Applicants must be preK-8 teachers who demonstrate a commitment to inquiry-based instruction and must be recommended by their administration.
Contact: Donald G. Kaufman, kaufmadg@muohio.edu

ZOO 699Q (2 Credits)
A People and Their Homeland
09/07/09, 12/11/09, 2 Saturdays, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Oxford

This workshop will:
1) To examine the natural history of the Myaamia ancestral land, its plants animals and ecosystems
2) To develop an understanding of the Myaamia worldview, language and traditional foods and customs; tribal concepts of time and history, and the impact of the tribe's removal from their ancestral land
3) To create a collection of grade-level appropriate lessons of science and social studies activities that can be used by a broad range of educators
4) To provide a model for a broader understanding of American Indians. Participants can apply their newfound knowledge and perspectives to a study of other native cultures
5) To foster an appreciation of the connections between the Myaamia Tribe and Miami University
6) To increase knowledge of Myaamia as a living people, with a living culture, a people with a past, present, and future

Prerequisites: Applicants must be preK-8 teachers who demonstrate a commitment to inquiry-based instruction and must be recommended by their administration.
Contact: Donald G. Kaufman, kaufmadg@muohio.edu

EDP 650A (3 credits)
Literacy Seminar: Practicum
Meeting Dates: 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/21, 12/12
Location: Middletown
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the genesis and evolution of current legal requirements of special education in the United States. It will describe the legislative and judicial history of the field, including a depiction of the current judicial structures that oversee provisions and the interconnection of those structures with legislative initiatives. The development and rationale behind major provisions will be provided.

Contact: Dr. Jane Cole, 513-529-6629, coleje@muohio.edu / Dr. Tom Southern, 513-529-6634, southewt@muohio.edu

EDP 656A (3 credits)
Education of Individuals with Exceptionalities
Meeting Dates: 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/21, 12/12
Location: Middletown
Students will:

1. Gain an understanding of the characteristics and etiologies of various exceptionalities and the educational, social, cultural, emotional implications for the learner. This would include characteristics and etiologies of mental retardation, learning disabilities, developmental handicapped, severe behavior handicapped, early childhood special education and gifted/talented.
   
2. Critically examine issues and trends in the definition and the identification of culturally diverse learners with exceptionalities, including principles of normalization, LER, and inclusive practices.
   
3. Critically examine developmentally appropriate instructional approaches and service delivery options for children and youth with exceptionalities.
4. Examine the due process procedures that pertain directly to the identification, labeling and placement of students with exceptionalities, including gifted, into educational settings.
   
5. Critically examine issues, trends, barriers, and challenges pertaining to the development and learning potential of students with a range of exceptionalities.
   
6. Explore the role of collaborative professional teams in working with children having varying degrees of exceptionalities.
   
7. Demonstrate an understanding of exceptional children in relation to family and community and societal demands, linguistic and cultural variations and an understanding of how these impact the development of the exceptional child.
   
8. Gain understanding of the developmental stages of the exceptional young child and the value of developing a thorough understanding of developmentally appropriate practices and their importance in developing individualized education plans for young children.
   
9. Learn value of technology in assessment, evaluation, record keeping, and instructional programming.
   
10. Gain an understanding of the ethical considerations surrounding the labeling diagnosis and treatment of learners with exceptionalities.
    
11. Be familiar with legislation and litigation surrounding public policy as related to learners with exceptionalities.
    
12. Explore issues and trends in the field; journals, articles and books, and resources accessible through computer technology.
    
13. Critically examine the value of developing a philosophical perspective on teaching all learners. These would include self evaluative skills, locating sources for new information, developing new training, information and techniques, understanding alternative environments, and exploring how these efforts aid in the growth of intervention specialists and prepare them to meet the needs of all children.
    
14. Gain knowledge of the historical foundations and classic studies, including the major contributors that under gird the growth and improvement of knowledge and practices for individuals with exceptionalities.
    
15. Articulate the teacher's ethical responsibility to non-identified individuals who function similarly to individuals who exceptionalities.
    
16. Know the terminology of the field (i.e., IEP, IFSP, WEP, SECTION 504).
    
17. Understand the social construction of (dis)ability.
    
18. Be able to write an appropriate IEP and know who should be a part of the team.
    
19. Identify the steps of Conflict Resolution and how they may be used in education settings (i.e., in classroom lessons; collaboration with families, administrators or other educator
    

Contact: Dr. Jane Cole, 513-529-6629, coleje@muohio.edu / Dr. Tom Southern, 513-529-6634, southewt@muohio.edu

ART 499 / ART 599 (1/1.5 credits)
Craftsummer 2009
06/12/2009 – 07/10/2009
Location: Oxford
Explore techniques in a variety of art and craft disciplines in one-week or weekend workshops: ceramics, metals, fibers, sculpture, painting, photography, illustration, and computer graphics. You must register through the CraftSummer office located in Rowan Hall.
Contact: Ron Stevens, 513/529-7395, craftsummer@muohio.edu, www.craftsummer.org

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Canceled Summer 2009

ATH 381.W (8 credits)
Archaeological Field Methods-2009
05/18/2009 – 06/26/2009
Location: Oxford
This workshop is open to undergraduate students who wish to explore the field of archaeology through participation in a “dig.” Emphasis is placed on “hands-on” involvement in the conduct of an excavation while simultaneously developing the necessary skills for data recovery, recording, and interpretation. There are no pre-requisites except a willingness to work with others and a desire to uncover the past.
Contact: Ronald Spielbauer, 529-1556, spielbrh@muohio.edu

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BOT 630.W (4 credits)
Advanced Dendrology for Teachers
07/13/2009 – 07/24/2009
Application Deadline: July 1, 2009
Location: Oxford
Objectives of BOT630W are to provide teachers with an intensive and broad experience with respect to knowledge of trees (Dendrology). This experience will include identification, distribution, and utilization of native and introduced trees and their products. Teachers will customize a Miami University Dendrology Expert System (MUDES) CD and develop lesson plans for incorporation of it into their own individual curricula as an independent project during the course. Please consult the Ohio Educational Department Science Learning Outcomes for your grade level(s) to begin contemplation of your project. 2 h Lecture; 5 h Field Laboratory on Oxford campus each day; Saturday and Sunday Field Trips to Arboreta located in Cincinnati.
Program Cost (non-tuition) $150
Contact: Roger D. Meicenheimer, 529-7012, MeicenRD@MUOhio.edu, www.cas.muohio.edu/~meicenrd/BOT630/syllabus.htm

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BOT 699.A (2 Credits)
Plants, Protists, and Fungi in the Classroom
Location: Oxford
06/22/09 – 07/2/09
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9:00am - 4:00pm

This hands-on workshop for teachers will provide detailed instruction on how to maintain a variety of plants, protists, and fungi. Special emphasis will be placed on using these organisms in activities that illustrate diverse physiological, behavioral, and ecological principles.

Prerequisites: Background in education or permission of the instructor.
Contact: Richard Lee, 529-3141, leere@muohio.edu, http://www.units.muohio.edu/cryolab/education/index.htm

Summer 2009

COM 499.F (3 Credits)
Practicum in Community Television
Location: Oxford
05/18/2009 – 06/28/2009
M/W 4:30-6:30; remaining 4 1/2 hours each week individually scheduled.

In this six-week summer workshop, students will work collaboratively in applying prior coursework in such areas as video production, copywriting, audience analysis, media law, and media management to the actual operation of a community educational cable access channel, MUTV. This course is designed for students who are majors in Mass Communication, Strategic Communication, and Journalism who have successfully completed some major level coursework and who seek a learning environment that will allow them to apply outcomes from those courses.

Prerequisites: You must have junior or senior status by the start of Fall Semester to qualify. Preference will be given to those having completed at least one of the following courses: COM 211, COM 258, COM 259, COM 311, COM 312, COM 353, COM 359, COM 443, COM 445.

Non-tuition program fee: $100
Contact: Bruce E. Drushel, (513)529-3526, drushebe@muohio.edu

EDL 499.B / EDL 599.B (3 credits)
Freedom Summer
Learning from the past to empower the future:
Creating Curriculum for Civic Engagement & Social Activism

06/22/2009 - 06/26/2009
Location: Oxford
Workshop participants will use primary archival sources to understand the content and context of Freedom Summer and create a curriculum appropriate for your grade level and subject areas. You will learn about the role the Miami University community played in the Civil Rights Movement in the summer of 1964 and how you can apply those lessons in social activism in your own classroom. Participants will take an all-day field trip to local Civil Rights sites and learn from guest experts about varied aspects of the Freedom Summer Experience.
Contact: Frances Yates, 529-0430, yatesf@muohio.edu

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EDP 499P / EDP 599P (3 Credits)
Game-Based Learning
June 15 – 26, Monday – Thursday 1:00-5:00pm
Location: Oxford

Game-based Learning: This three credit-hour workshop is open to all educators and instructional designers interested in the use and design of games and game-based learning environments education and training. Participants will explore both educational and commercial games to look at how they have been integrated for teaching and learning. Participants will also learn to use tools and low-cost, low-tech options for creating their own game-based learning environments.

Contact: Dr. Michele Dickey, 529-3741, dickeymd@muohio.edu, http://mchel.com/GBL

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EDP 499Q / EDP 599Q (3 Credits)
Flash Interactive Design
June 15 – 19, Monday –Thursday 8:00-12:00
June 22 – 26, Monday – Thursday 8:00-12:00
Location: Oxford
Flash! Interactive Design: This three credit-hour workshop is open to all educators and instructional designers interested in interactive media for education and training. Students will create animations, interactive webpages, and educational games using Macromedia Flash. Although the focus is on hands-on production, relevant research and theories related to instructional design and interactive learning environments will be presented.
Contact: Dr. Michele Dickey, 529-3741, dickeymd@muohio.edu, http://mchel.com/flashworkshop

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EDP 699.S (3 credits)
SPSS Series I: Starting SPSS & Simple Statistics
07/04/2009 – 07/18/2009
Hybrid Workshop (online and classroom)
Location: Oxford
The goal of this workshop is to help student develop Basic SPSS skills, conducting descriptive analysis, and reporting analysis results. It covers everything from creating a data file, to tips and tricks working with variables and files, and conducting all types of descriptive statistics. For both beginners and experienced users.
Contact: Aimin Wang, 529-2432, wanga@muohio.edu

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EDP 699.T (3 credits)
SPSS Series II: Advanced Analyses & Intro to SEM
07/04/2009 – 07/18/2009
Hybrid Workshop (online and classroom)
Location: Oxford
The goal of this workshop is to help student develop Basic SPSS skills, conducting descriptive analysis, and reporting analysis results. It covers everything from creating a data file, to tips and tricks working with variables and files, and conducting all types of descriptive statistics. For both beginners and experienced users.
Pre-requisites: SPSS I or Working knowledge of SPSS I.
Contact: Aimin Wang, 529-2432, wanga@muohio.edu

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EDP 699.U (3 Credits)
Assessment & Intervention in Pediatric Psychology
Location: Oxford Campus
June 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
This advanced, intensive workshop will focus on assessing and treating the most common problems in the birth to twelve year old age range. The emphasis will be on behavioral treatment methods and empirically-based protocol.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDP 496/596 (3 Credits)
Behavioral Interventions: Theory, Principles, and Techniques
Location: Oxford Campus
May 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
This workshop will teach students basic knowledge and skills in applied behavior analysis (ABA) and how to use these to change behavior. Special emphasis will be placed on using ABA in the classroom and for students with special needs. The instructor will be T. Steuart Watson, Professor of School Psychology at Miami University.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDT 199.A (A)/(B) (1 Credit)
Math and Science Inquiry
6/14 (5-8p); 6/15-19 (8:30-noon)
Location: Oxford
This course designed for high school juniors or seniors will engage future teachers in an experience of learning mathematics and science by inquiry, and reflecting upon that experience to explore supporting educational theories and best practices with regards to the teaching and learning of mathematics and science.
Contact: Iris DeLoach Johnson, 513-529-6437, johnsoid@muohio.edu

EDT 405.W (A) / EDT 405.W (B) / EDT 505.W (A) / EDT 505.W (B) (3 credits)
Advanced Science Studies for Elementary School Teachers
06/15/2009 – 07/17/2009
Location: Oxford
This course is designed to cover the science content that will be taught in Ohio classrooms for Grades 4-5. Early Childhood Education pre-service teachers and current teachers with an Early Childhood Education teaching license who successfully complete this course and two other courses (EDT 465/565 for math; and EDT 499Q/599Q for social studies) will be able to apply for an Ohio teaching endorsement to permit them to teach Grades 4-5 in Ohio schools. Middle Childhood Education pre-service teachers and current teachers may also use this course as a part of the Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement to gain permission to teach science for Grades 4-6.
Pre-requisites: At least 90 hours of Early or Middle Chilhdood Education coursework or an Early or Middle Childhood Education license.
Contact: Iris DeLoach Johnson, 529-6437, johnsoid@muohio.edu

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EDT 499.P / EDT 599.P (1.5 credits)
Stamps of Approval: Letterboxing as a Treasure Hunt for Student Motivation & Success
06/22/2009 – 06/26/2009
Location: Oxford
Nothing excites curiosity like a treasure hunt. Letterboxing, a cryptic form of treasure hunting, requires learners to carefully interpret and follow clues to a hidden destination where they record their discovery with a specially-carved rubber stamp and logbook. For educators, the treasure is a chest full of ways to stimulate learner motivation and success.
Contact: Dr. Tom Kopp, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu, www.curiouspursuits.com

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EDT 499.R / EDT 599.R (3 credits)
Reading Other People’s Mail: Exploring Life Through Historic Letters & Diaries
06/15/2009 – 06/26/2009
Location: Oxford
The Miami University’s Walter Havighurst Special Collections Library houses a bounty of rare, intriguing historical letters and diaries. The mere look of most of them, with embellished script, yellowed paper, and other vestiges of age, radiates a special kind of novelty that can spark and sustain learner curiosity. Participants will explore the educational potential of this phenomenon through the “decoding” of authentic handwritten documents and the re-creation of them using historic equipment and techniques.
Contact: Dr. Tom Kopp, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu, www.curiouspursuits.com

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EDT 699.7 (3 credits)
Grant Writing Made Easy
06/15/2009 – 06/26/2009
Hybrid Workshop (online and classroom)
Location: Oxford
This hybrid, 3 graduate hour level course is designed for graduate students, classroom teachers and administrators interested in creating authentic grant applications for real funding opportunities. This very successful course features a mixture of regular class meetings and online collaborative work that introduces participants to GrantSuccess, a very successful process for creating successful grant applications. The course uses the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation website as a resource for grant writing training. The goal of the course is to have participants create a successful grant application for their classroom or school. School districts are invited to enroll teams of faculty and staff to create district level, grant writing capacity. This is an excellent course for graduate students who may be required to pursue and secure grants at colleges, universities or service agencies, post doctorate.
Contact: Douglas Brooks, 523-8045, brooksdm@muohio.edu, http://performancepyramid.muohio.edu

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EDT 499.5 (A), (B), (C) / EDT 499.5 (A), (B), (C)
Practicum and Praxis in the Intermediate Grades
5/18/2009 - 7/17/2009
Location: Oxford – Online and field practicum
This workshop has two major purposes: provisions for field practicum in Grades 4-5 and content intervention for topics to be addressed on the Praxis II Elementary Content Knowledge examination (Test code 10014). The content coverage will be available in modules as needed for additional support determined by a pre-assessment in the mathematics, science, and social studies courses for the Early Childhood Generalist endorsement (for Grades 4-5): EDT 405/505 for science, EDT 499Q/599Q for social studies, and EDT4993/5993 for mathematics.
Pre-requisites: At least 90 hours of Early or Middle Chilhdood Education coursework or an Early or Middle Childhood Education license.
Contact: Iris DeLoach Johnson, 513-529-6437, johnsoid@muohio.edu

EDT 698.F (3 credits)
Embracing Global Literature and Technology in the Classroom
06/15/2009 – 06/19/2009
Location: Oxford
The purpose of this 5-day literacy workshop is for students to gain a better understanding of the world’s cultures through children literature, related literacy activities, and technologies that are closely connected to the Ohio curricular standards.
Contact: Paula Saine, sainep@muohio.edu

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EDT 499.Q (A) / 499.Q (B) / 599.Q (A) / 599.Q (B) (3 credits)
Teaching Social Studies in the Intermediate Grades
Offered at two locations:
Oxford: 5/18/09 - 6/18/09; Tues/Thurs, 4-7:00 pm and 2 Sat 5/30/09 & 6/6/09 1-4PM
VOA: 6/20/09 - 7/18/09; Mon/Tue/Thur 10:30-1 p.m.
This course is designed to cover the social studies content that will be taught in Ohio classrooms for Grades 4-5. Early Childhood Education pre-service teachers and current teachers with an Early Childhood Education teaching license who successfully complete this course and two other courses (EDT 405/505 for science; and EDT 465/565 for math) will be able to apply for an Ohio teaching endorsement to permit them to teach Grades 4-5 in Ohio schools. Middle Childhood Education pre-service teachers and current teachers may also use this course as a part of the Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement to gain permission to teach social studies for Grades 4-6.
Contact: James M. Shiveley, 513-529-6443, shivejm@muohio.edu

ENG 699.3 (6 Credits)
OWP The Teaching of Writing
06/15/2009 – 07/10/2009
Location: Oxford
This OWP workshop is a four-week program for elementary and secondary school teachers on writing and the teaching of writing. Objectives are to improve teachers’ knowledge about composition theory, recent developments in composition research; enable teachers to improve their writing skills; to share their knowledge about successful techniques for teaching writing; and to prepare teachers to conduct inservice programs on the teaching of writing for their colleagues in Ohio schools.
Contact: Helane Androne, adamshd@muohio.edu

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ENG 698.U (3 credits)
Reading, Writing, and Art
06/15/2009 – 06/25/2009
Location: Oxford
Participants will read and write about integrating art into their classrooms in a variety of forms, genre, and styles. they will consider a variety of age-and class-appropriate activities in which art stimulates and connects to writing and literacy.
Contact: Mary Fuller, fullermj@muohio.edu

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ENG 698.Z (2 credits)
Teacher as Professional
06/19/2009 – 07/25/2009
Location: Oxford
Participants will look at the need for professional presentations in a teaching community. Participants will explore aspects of effective presentations including organization, group dynamics, audience awareness, active learning, purpose, materials, format, and evaluation. Participants will also design a presentation based on their own teacher research or teaching experience.
Contact: Mary Fuller, fullermj@muohio.edu

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ENG 698.E (3 credits)
OWP Teaching & Writing Fiction & Creative Nonfiction
06/29/2009 – 07/09/2009
Location: Oxford
Participants will develop and share their own fiction and nonfiction writing; will create creative writing assignments/units that meet with state standards; will discuss ways to design an open and respectful writing community within their own classrooms; will discuss how to encourage creative voice in analytical assignments and will develop a fair and reasonable system of grading and assessing creative work.
Contact: Eric Goodman, goodmaek@muohio.edu

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ENG 698.H (3 Credits)
OWP Critical Reading Strategies
07/13/2009 – 07/23/2009
Location: Oxford
Participants will explore critical reading practices and develop strategies for better cultivating these practices in K-12 students. Workshop sessions will help participants identify their own reading strategies, assess recent scholarship on critical thinking, and develop methods of cultivating more sophisticated and rigorous student engagement with literature.
Contact: Tim Melley, melleytd@muohio.edu

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ENG 698.F (3 credits)
OWP Learning the Global World
06/29/2009 – 07/09/2009
Location: Oxford
Participants will explore a variety of approaches for bringing the international world into the classroom. This exploration will include looking closely at how we define ourselves and others in the world and how to foster connections with the international classrooms. The focus will be on reading, writing, and learning with a transnational lense.
Contact: Susan Morgan, morgansj@muohio.edu

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ENG 699.I (3 credits)
Multigenre Writing
06/15/2009 – 06/25/2009
Location: Oxford
This workshop will help participants become adept at writing in multiple genres; read current research and teaching texts about purposefully breaking standard rules of grammar, punctuation, and format; to read a variety of literature written in a multigenre format; to broaden and deepen their view of what constitutes appropriate writing in K-12 schools and universities.
Contact: Tom Romano, romanots@muohio.edu

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ENG 698.Y (3 credits)
OWP Children’s Literature
07/13/2009 – 07/23/2009
Location: Oxford
Participants will read widely from self-selected children’s books, seeking fresh new titles, various genres, cutting-edge authors and illustrators, and other books that stimulate their interests and curricular needs. They will discuss the books formally and informally with other participants.
Contact: Mary Fuller, fullermj@muohio.edu

ENG 701.1 (4 Credits)
Traveling Discourses: Rhetoric
6/18/09 - 6/4/09, Monday - Thursday, 9:30-12:30
Location: Oxford
The seminar will have three major areas of concern, a week on each. Each will include readings, engaged discussion and class presentations. The first area will be particular discourses that move historically, considering a central practice of literary studies: recreating past cultures. Our concern here is not only with interrogating historical/cultural studies but also explicitly looking at the question of ethics. How do we judge, what rights have we to judge, and how do we teach the materials of the past?
Our second area of interest will be particular discourses that move from place to place, taking up the question of relations between the domestic and the foreign, the national and the international, focusing on ways discourses change as they travel from one culture to another, one nation to another. Our third area of interest is teaching, both in terms of traveling discourses on pedagogy and in terms of relations between scholarly and pedagogical discourses. The move from the discourse of research to the discourse of teaching is one of the central activities of our profession.
Perquisites: Approval of Director of Graduate Studies, Department of English
Contact: Dr. Susan Morgan, 513-529-7540, morgansj@muohio.edu

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FSW 499 B / FSW 599 B
Stress and Coping
06/15/09 – 06/19/09
Location: Oxford
This workshop will examine the scope, problems, and issues related to causes of stress and coping strategies within the context of the family and society. Emphasis will be on problem identification and service implications for family, educators, and social service professionals. Class will be conducted in an "informal" lecture/seminar/activity format. It is a week-long workshop (6/15-6/19). The workshop is designed to be a undergraduate/graduate class with no prerequisites. (3 credits, 20 students Max.)
Contact: Dr. Carolyn Slotten, 529-2339, slottect@muohio.edu

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FSW 499.F / FSW 599.F (3 credits)
Child Abuse and Neglect
07/13/2009 – 07/17/2009
Location: Oxford
This course is a seminar course on the literature, statistics, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. The basic framework of the course is ecological: that is, an emphasis is placed on examination of child abuse and neglect within the broader historical, social, political, patriarchal and economic contexts as well as within the home. Many types of abuse and neglect will be examined, including child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, child neglect. In addition, prevention and intervention will be explored. (7/13-7/17, 2009)
Contact: Dr. Carolyn Slotten, 529-2339, slottect@muohio.edu

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FSW 499.M / FSW 599.M (3 credits)
Mean Girls: Causes, Consequences & Prevention of Aggressive Interactions in Girls
08/03/2009 – 08/07/2009
Location: Oxford
This course is an exploration of female aggressive behaviors in children and adolescents from a systems/societal perspective. This has culturally been termed ”mean girls”. Causes, consequences, and prevention of female aggressive behaviors will be examined from the perspectives of victims, family members, perpetrators, and societal impacts. The basic framework of the course is “ecological”: that is, an emphasis is placed on examination of these behaviors within the broader historical, social, political, and economic contexts within the home and school settings.
Classes will be conducted in an informal manner, with emphasis placed on discussion and sharing of information, opinions, hypotheses, and insight among the students and the instructor. (9/3-9/7, 09)
Contact: Dr. Carolyn Slotten, 529-2339, slottect@muohio.edu

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Canceled Summer 2009

GEO 437.W/537.W (3 Credits)
Land Use Capability Analysis
6/29/09 - 8/7/09, M,T,W,R 10:30-12:05
Location: Oxford
Students will develop skills in using geographic tools for the interpretation of landscapes and for understanding the capability of those landscapes for varying land uses.
Contact: Jerry E. Green, greenje@muohio.edu

IES 499.R (MA) / IES 499.R (NA) / IES 499.R (OA) / IES 499.R (PA) / IES 599.R / IES 599.R / IES 599.R / IES 599.R (1-7 credits)
Practical Experience in Environmental Sciences
05/18/2009 – 08/21/2009
Location: Oxford
Independent Study (arranged assignments)
Independent study involving individually designed research on topics of environmental concern.
Contact: Mark Boardman, 529-5811, boardmmr@muohio.edu

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IES 699.R (MA) / IES 699.R (NA) / IES 699.R (OA) / IES 699.R (PA) (1-7 credits)
Practical Research in Environmental Sciences
05/18/2009 – 08/21/2009
Location: Oxford
Independent Study (arranged assignments)
Independent study involving individually designed research on topics of environmental concern.
Contact: Mark Boardman, 529-5811, boardmmr@muohio.edu

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KNH 499.G / KNH 599.G (3 credits)
Contemporary Topics in Sport and Exercise Psychology
05/18/2009 – 06/12/2009
Location: Oxford
This workshop provides the latest in sport/exercise psychology research and practice. It is designed for coaches, athletes, exercise leaders, teachers and sport psychology students. Topics include burnout/overtraining, mental toughness, substance abuse, moral development, ethics, eating disorders, exercise adherence, practicing sport psychology, team building, and the psychologof injury. More topics ill be added based on student needs and interests.
Contact: Dr. Robert Weinberg, 529-2728, weinber@muohio.edu

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KNH 499.H 599.H (3 credits)
Psychological Principles of Effective Coaching
06/19/2009 – 07/15/2009
Location: Oxford
This seminar course will focus on the science of effective coaching. Specifically, we will use the research published to date to discuss issues surrounding the coaching practices and techniques that can be used to enhance athletes’ performance, self-confidence, motivation, and work ethic and/or to decrease feelings of staleness and burnout. Because this course is structured in a seminar format, there will be no examinations. Enrolled students will complete observation projects, develop action plans, and conduct interviews with coaches and athletes. Graduate students will additionally work on more research-oriented projects. Specific course topics will/could include the following: techniques to facilitate athletes’ attentional focus and information-processing skills; guidelines for giving effective performance feedback; creating autonomous and intrinsically motivated athletes through effective coaching behaviors; identifying and discussing various leadership styles and their influence on athletes’ performance and psychosocial growth. This course should be of interest to current and prospective coaches as well as to students interested in studying how coaches’ behaviors and leadership styles can affect athletes’ performance and behavior.
Program Cost (non-tuition) $30
Contact: Thelma S. Horn, 529-2723, hornts@muohio.edu

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KNH 699.D (3 credits)
Advanced Data Analyses in the Exercise, Health, & Sport Sciences
06/29/2009 – 07/16/2009
Location: Oxford
This workshop has been designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to code, collate, organize, input, and analyze data obtained from research projects commonly conducted in the exercise, health, education, and sport science fields. Specifically, this course will focus on more advanced statistical procedures. Thus, this workshop will serve as an extension of the topics covered in more basic quantitative classes. There will be no examinations, but enrolled students will be expected to work with a data set (either their own or obtained from a faculty member or the course instructor) in order to conduct and interpret the statistical procedures examined in this course. Main course topics will/could include: organizing, collating and inputting data; modifying data; “screening” data; assessing relationships between variables (e.g., multivariate multiple regression, canonical correlation); group comparisons (e..g., MANOVA, repeated measures); assessing group membership (e.g., discriminant analysis); structural assessment (e.g., factor analysis). Although this workshop is primarily targeted toward students from the exercise, health, and sport sciences, students from graduate programs in education, and the physical and social sciences may also benefit from the course material.
Pre-requisites: KNH 622 or comparable quantitative course.
Program Cost (non-tuition) $30
Contact: Thelma S. Horn, 529-2723, hornts@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

MBI 640.W (3 credits)
Infectious Disease Microbiology for Teachers

7/6/09 - 7/24/09
Location: Oxford
The goal of this course is to familiarize you, as primary and secondary school teachers, with the microorganisms that cause human diseases, the diseases themselves, the host defense system, and the personal and social impacts of these diseases so you can more effectively teach microbiology in your biology courses. Therefore, this course will introduce you to principles and issues in infectious disease microbiology so that you understand disease processes and learn how they are relevant to your students' health. You will learn what microorganisms are, how they function, how they have been important in shaping human history, how they are important in your life and your students' lives, both now and in the future.

Pre-requistes: Students should have taken at least one biological science course, and it is preferred that they are certified to teach primary or secondary school.
Contact: John R. Stevenson, stevenjr@muohio.edu

Canceled Summer 2009

MBI MBI 699.L (1 credit)
Infectious Disease Microbiology Lab for Teachers

7/27/09 - 7/31/09
Location: Oxford
This laboratory course was designed to accompany the lecture course Infectious Disease Microbiology for Teachers. As such, it will amplify topics discussed in lecture by focusing on the theory and practice of the laboratory aspects of infectious disease microbiology. You will experience how infectious diseases can be transmitted by direct contact and via food, then you will learn how we can control the growth of microbes and about some of our bodily host defense mechanisms. Further, you will learn how clinical microbiologists diagnose infectious diseases in the laboratory and why they use this approach. Finally, you will also learn how clinical microbiologists determine which antibiotics would be most suitable for therapy, and about the ways that microbes sometimes thwart our attempts at chemotherapy.

Pre-requistes: Students should have taken at least one biological science course, and it is preferred that they are certified to teach primary or secondary school.
Contact: John R. Stevenson, stevenjr@muohio.edu

Summer 2009

MTH 123W (3 Credits)
Precalculus
6/21/09 - 7/17/09
Location: Oxford
Prerequisites: Students should be high school juniors or seniors for the 2009-10 academic year.

Contact: Iris DeLoach Johnson, johnsoid@muohio.edu

Summer 2009

MUS 699 (2 Credits)
TI:ME 1A Electronic Instrument
07/20/09 - 07/24/09
Location: Oxford
In the area of Electronic Musical Instruments, music educators completing this course will learn to:
a. Operate electronic instruments and understand their unique characteristics and applications
b. Create layered and split keyboard sounds for performances, and choose and edit sounds from stored libraries
c. Create simple to complex musical pieces, as well as create sounds using an electronic instrument
d. Teach musical processes with electronic keyboards and integrate the use of electronic instruments in the K-12 music curriculum
e. Create entirely new electronic ensembles, as well as integrating electronic instruments in traditional music ensembles
f. Operate sound reinforcement equipment and connect a variety of electronic instruments for use in concerts in the school environment.

In the area of Music Production, music educators completing this course will learn to:
a. Understand the various processes and procedures used for recording and editing music including sequencing, looping, signal processing, and sound design
b. Develop competence in music sequencing software (Logic Express)
c. Teach musical concepts using music production software and hardware
d. Understand the types of data involved in music production, including storing and converting digital audio data
e. Demonstrate orchestration and arranging techniques to allow K-12 students to immediately hear an example
f. Teach performance on traditional acoustic instruments using the MIDI sequencer as accompaniment
g. Use music production techniques to improve the sound quality in recordings of student performances.

In the area of Music Notation Software, music educators taking the course will learn to:
a. Integrate notation software into classroom activities
b. Guide students in the use of notation software as a creative tool for composition.
c. Create a score for any musical ensemble or instrument
d. Edited scores, transpose songs, and create a layout for a complete musical score
e. Integrate notation files into word processing software for text handouts and exams
f. Demonstrate relationships between symbol and sound, and teach students to hear what they write.

Contact: Judith Delzell, delzeljk@muohio.edu

Summer 2009

MUS 499.A / 599.A (3 Credits)
Orff-Schulwerk Level 1
August 3 - August 14, M-F 9am - 4pm
Location: Oxford

The purpose of this course is to prepare participants to use the materials and procedures that are part of the Orff-Schulwerk instructional model in public and private school classrooms and educational settings.
Prerequisite: Bachelor of Music Degree (B.M.)

Contact: Kay Edwards, edwardk1@muohio.edu

Summer 2009

MUS 499.B / 599.B (3 Credits)
Orff-Schulwerk Level II
August 3 - August 14, M-F 9am - 4pm
Location: Oxford

The purpose of this course is to prepare participants to use the materials and procedures that are part of the Orff-Schulwerk instructional model in public and private school classrooms and educational settings.
Prerequisite: Level I Certification, Bachelor of Music degree (B.M.); previous music teaching experience strongly recommended.

Contact: Kay Edwards, edwardk1@muohio.edu

Cancelled Summer 2009

PSY 699.T (3 credits)
Writing for School Success
08/17/09 - 08/20/09
M-TH 8am-2pm
Location: Oxford
Writing offers a very unique view into students’ learning processes. Writing is highly personal and can aims toward positive educational development; unfortunately sometimes the opposite occurs. Written work students compose for classes may be very limited compared to the writing they do outside of academic constrictions. Technology has created a new writing universe, one that may offer a better glimpse of students' learning process than the typical academic essay or report. Attempting to access this universe is problematic: personal writing is a borderland in the classroom, and educators have to know where their presence is and is not welcome and appropriate. This workshop will explore the liminality of student writing and offer teachers the necessary tools to craft assignments that will lead to positive youth development. By looking at the various student-writing modes, such as blogs and social networking, the course aims to find ways to re-purpose these modes to lead to positive youth development and school success.

Non-tuition program cost: $55.00
Contact: Amy Wilms,wilmsab@muohio.edu, 513-529-2450, www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/workshops.html

Canceled Summer 2009

SOC 499.B / SOC 599.B (1 credits)
Teaching Sociological Concepts: Focus on Social Inequalities
06/29/2009 – 06/30/2009
Location: Oxford
This workshop is designed to provide participants with the resources, active learning instructional strategies, and content information for teaching high school students about social inequality.
Social inequality examines how rewards and opportunities are differentially assigned to individuals and groups. Using a variety of instructional strategies, this workshop examines how ranking systems (systems that group people together based on such characteristics as social class, gender, race, ethnicity, and/or age) relate to the distribution of power and resources in society. Participants will also learn how these ranking systems influence individuals’ opportunities and life experiences using games and computer exercises
Contact: Dr. Margaret Platt Jendrek, 529-2636, jendremp@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

SPA 691 (3 Credits)
Voice Disorders
7/20/09 - 8/21/09
Location: Oxford
Wednesday (9:00-12:00 & 1:00-4:00 and Thursday (9:00-12:00)

Workshop to provide students with an in-depth understanding of voice disorders including normal anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, etiological correlates, and evaluation and management techniques for a wide range of voice disorders including alaryngeal voice.

Contact: Barbara Weinrich, weinribd@muohio.edu

ZOO 630.G (3 credits)
Evolution for Teachers
07/06/2009 – 07/24/2009
Location: Oxford
A major goal of this course is to familiarize MAT students with the evidence for evolution and the mechanisms of evolutionary change, especially as they relate to anti-evolutionary arguments put forward by creationists. This will emphasize evolution as the major unifying principle of biology and better prepare teachers to to teach evolution as the major unifying principle in an intellectual climate in which it is often difficult to teach evolution at all. It is also a goal, in this computer age, to familiarize the students with several computer models that illustrate some of the basic mechanisms of evolutionary change.
Pre-requisite: An introductory course in biology
Contact: Thomas Gregg, 523 3527, greggtg@muohio.edu

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ZOO 608 (3 Credits)
Biological Diversity
Location: Oxford
06/08/09 – 06/30/09
Mon, Tues, and Thur 9am-4pm

This course provides an introduction to the diversity and classification of microorganisms, plants, and animals for teachers with a limited background in the biological sciences. Local field trips and laboratories will illustrate these subjects and also provide activities and techniques that can be used in the classroom.

Prerequisites: Background in education or permission of the instructor.
Contact: Richard Lee, 529-3141, leere@muohio.edu, http://www.units.muohio.edu/cryolab/education/index.htm

ZOO 697 (3 Credits)
Genetics, Evolution, Ecology
Location: Oxford
06/08/09 – 06/19/09
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri; 9:00am-4:00pm

This course aims to provide a basic understanding of several core concepts in genetics, evolution, and ecology for elementary and middle schoolteachers with limited background in biology. Lectures and laboratories will focus on heredity, natural selection, biodiversity and its value, and ecosystem structure and function. Laboratories will supplement the lectures, help reinforce concepts, and illustrate applications of these concepts. The laboratory component will be designed to facilitate the transfer of exercises into the elementary and middle school classroom.

Prerequisites: Background in education or permission of the instructor.
Contact: Richard Lee, 529-3141, leere@muohio.edu, http://www.units.muohio.edu/cryolab/education/index.htm

ZOO 698.H (2 Credits)
Using Animals in the Classroom
Location: Oxford
06/10/09 – 06/26/09
Wednesday and Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm

This hands-on workshop for teachers will provide detailed instruction on how to maintain a variety of animals including protozoans, invertebrates, and vertebrates. Special emphasis will be placed on using these animals in activities that illustrate diverse physiological, behavioral, and ecological principles.

Prerequisites: Background in education or permission of the instructor.
Contact: Richard Lee, 529-3141, leere@muohio.edu, http://www.units.muohio.edu/cryolab/education/index.htm

Summer 2009

ZOO 340S (9-12 Credits) / ZOO 419S (3 Credits)
Research in Applied Ecology
5/11/09 - 8/14/09
Location: Oxford
Contact: David J. Berg, 785-3246, bergdj@muohio.edu

ZOO 408 / 508 (4 Credits)
Ornithology ZOO 408/508
Location: Oxford
June 15,17,19; 22-26; 29-July2 7:30 am -3:30 pm
Ornithology (ZOO 408/508) is an upper-level course devoted to developing a broad understanding of avian biology. Strongly field oriented, the foci of this course are to establish field competency and to develop an understanding of bird biology. The goals of the lectures are to provide a foundation in major topics in avian life history, behavior, physiology, and conservation in their ecological and evolutionary contexts. It is intended for students with a strong interest in zoology and field biology.
Prerequisite: At least one college science class
Non-tuition program fee; $320.00
Contact: David E. Russell, 529-3179, russeld@muohio.edu

Summer 2009

ZOO 699.Q (4 Credits)
A People and Their Homeland
Location: Oxford
07/06/09 – 06/17/09
M-F, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm

Prerequisites: Applicants must be preK-8 teachers who demonstrate a commitment to inquiry-based instruction and must be recommended by their administration.

Contact: Donald G. Kaufman, kaufmadg@muohio.edu

Canceled Summer 2009

EDP 698K (1 Credit)
Analysis of Special Education in the Popular Media: Addressing Myths, Misperceptions, and Realities
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
June 25-26, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
This workshop will analyze special education and students in special education as they are depicted in popular media sources. Some of the most popular myths as they are presented in popular media will also be explored. The information from this analysis will then be related to how students in special education and the process of special education are perceived. The instructor will be Dr. Jane Cole, Assistant Professor of Special Education at Miami University.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDP 698M (1 Credit)
Bullyproofing Your Classroom and School
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
June 22-23, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Bullying is one of the leading causes of emotional and psychological distress in school children. This workshop will describe practical, step-by-step strategies for combating bullying at the school, classroom, and individual levels. Special topics will include cyber-bullying, and addressing the root causes of bullying and victimization.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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Canceled Summer 2009

EDP 698X (1 Credit)
Crisis Intervention in the Schools
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
July 13-14, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
The purpose of this workshop is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to be an active member of a crisis response team, and/or to develop a crisis response team designed to intervene in school settings in the aftermath of traumatic events.  Additional topics will include dealing with the media, and special considerations for suicide.  As a result of the growing concern and critical nature of suicidal behavior, a major emphasis will be in-depth discussion of school-based suicide prevention, intervention, and post-vention strategies. The instructor will be Dr. Randy Siler, School Psychology Supervisor and Special Education Consultant, Clermont County Schools.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDP 698J (1 Credit)
Evidence-Based Interventions for Struggling and At-Risk Learners
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
June 15th and 16th, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Many students struggle in school and are at-risk for experiencing academic difficulties or are in need of intensive remediation to help them get back on track.  To ensure success and meet these students’ needs, it is important to use interventions that have been based in research.  Participants in this workshop will actually look at and review effective, evidence-based interventions in the areas of reading, writing, math, and organization/study skills.  We will also learn how to realistically judge the evidence for and quality of such interventions for use in individual classrooms or schools.  The instructor will be Dr. Michael Woodin, Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at Miami University.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDP 698S (1 Credit)
HELP! For Teachers
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
July 16-17, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
This workshop will focus on three topics: 1) techniques and strategies for invigorating learners at all grade levels, 2) the 25 biggest mistakes teachers make and how to avoid them, and 3) how to handle the “hard-to-handle” student. Proven strategies and techniques will be presented that benefit teachers at all grade levels.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDP 699X (1 Credit)
Math Mayhem: Making Math Fun for Struggling Students
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
June 18-19, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
The goal of this workshop is to provide strategies for teaching mathematics to students who are hard to teach. Learn to sequence mathematics lessons to provide the most effective instruction. Strategies for teaching mathematics content up through geometry in K-12 schools will be provided. Participants will come away knowing tips and tricks to avoid common problems that can lead students to struggle with mathematics. Help your students overcome math anxiety and have fun with math! The instructor will be Dr. Jane Cole, Assistant Professor of Special Education at Miami University.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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Canceled Summer 2009

EDP 698U (1 Credut)
Supporting the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student in the Classroom
Locaton: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
July 15-16, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
This workshop focuses on evidence-based strategies for helping culturally and linguistically diverse students succeed in the classroom. Special emphasis will be given to basic academic skills, social development, and promoting home-school collaboration. The instructor is Patti Lopez, Ed.S, School Psychologist with Hamilton City Schools.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDP 698R (1 Credit)
The A-B-C Program (Achieving-Behaving-Caring)
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
June 29-30, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
This workshop presents the Achieving-Behaving-Caring program that is an evidence-based approach for addressing the needs of elementary students at risk for emotional and behavioral difficulties. The focus will be on strategies for promoting home-school collaboration to boost children’s strengths, reduce problems that interfere with learning, and provide classwide social skills training.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDP 698Y (1 Credit)
Understanding Pediatric and Adolescent Medical Problems in the Classroom
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus
July 20th and 22nd , 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Many children and teens experience medical problems that impact their academic, behavioral, and social functioning. In some instances, medications that are prescribed for these conditions contribute to academic and/or behavioral difficulties. This workshop will explore select chronic and/or recurrent medical conditions in children and adolescents and provide strategies for accommodating and the effects of medical problems, an initial working knowledge of the prescribed medical regimens, and effective interventions for use with such students in the classroom. The instructor will be Dr. Michael Woodin, Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at Miami University.
Contact: T. Steuart Watson, 201 McGuffey Hall, Miami  Oxford, 529-6621; watsonts@muohio.edu

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EDP 698W (1 Credit)
Effective Mentoring and Hosting of Teacher Education Interns
Location: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton Campus
June 11 - 12, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Participants will be introduced to mentoring strategies and requirements specific to hosting student teachers. Participants will be given special consideration for hosting future student teachers.

Pre-requisites: 3 years of successful teaching experience, Masters Degree.
The instructor will be Ellen Hill, Director of Clinical Experiences at Miami University
Contact: Ellen Hill, hille@muohio.edu

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EDT 499.N / EDT 599.N (3 credits)
The Bluegrass Exp.: A Web-Based Cultural Learning Adventure
Hybrid Workshop (online and classroom)
5/18/2009 - 6/11, 12 or 13/2009

Welcome Session: 5/18, 7-9 in 112 University Hall at Miami Hamilton

Festival Participation: All day either June 11.12 or 13 at Festival of the Bluegrass, Georgetown, KY.

All other work is online

Here is real-life intellectual curiosity in action! From a rousing welcome session, through a series of web-based lessons, to the culminating experience of in-person participation at one of America’s premier bluegrass festivals (Festival of the Bluegrass), this workshop provides unique insight into using bluegrass-based topics in education, as well as a avid example of curiosity-inspired learning.
Contact: Dr. Tom Kopp, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu, www.curiouspursuits.com

EDT 698.R (1 credit)
A Crash Course In Curiosity
06/18/2009 – 06/19/2009
Location: Hamilton
Explore the curious nature of curiosity and its potential for stimulating learning and intellectual growth. Instructor is author of forthcoming book, Go There, Do That: Curiosity and the Life Worth Living. Open to all educators. See www.muohio.edu/icic for details.
Contact: Dr. Tom Kopp, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu, www.curiouspursuits.com

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EDT 698.S (1 credit)
Cultivating Curiosity
06/29/2009 – 06/30/2009
Location: Hamilton
Curiosity, by itself, is not a magic cure for every motivational problem. But, skillfully introduced and implemented, its energizing powers can be tapped by any teacher. This workshop shows you how.
Contact: Dr. Tom Kopp, 529-7278, kopptw@muohio.edu, www.curiouspursuits.com

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EDT 698.U (3 credits)
Transforming the Reading & Writing Curriculum With Informational Texts & Documentary Film
06/22/2009 – 06/26/2009
Location: 304 Phelps Hall, Miami Hamilton
Advanced course in literacy teaching and learning. The purpose of this course is for students to survey and analyze the genre of informational texts and to develop instructional strategies and related activities to use this genre in literacy learning across the curriculum.

Contact: Paula Webster,webstepp@muohio.edu

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EDT 699.W (1 credit)
Battling Bullies With Books
06/19/2009 – 06/20/2009
Location: Hamilton
A bullied student was awarded $900,000 when a school district did not protect him from student harassment. If you want to create a happy, healthy learning community in your classroom, this is the workshop for you. Participants will learn about books and activities that can be implemented in their K-12 classrooms to combat bullying.
Contact: Margaret T. Sacco, 523-3565, saccomt@muohio.edu

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EDT 698.G (1 credit)
Healing Kids Through Engaging Books & Activities
07/16/2009 – 07/17/2009
Location: Hamilton
Today classrooms are filled with troubled kids that do not know how to cope with their problems The purpose of this workshop will be to teach participants how to heal kids using bibliotherapy, engaging art and literacy activities that research has identified as being very successful when implemented in schools.
Contact: Margaret T. Sacco, 523-3565, saccomt@muohio.edu

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EDT 698.U (1 credits)
Upping Test Scores by Engaging Students
07/09/2009 - 07/10/2009
Location: Hamilton
Learn proven ways to increase test scores suggested by the number one expert and how to engage students in learning through reading, art, and writing activities suggested by 20,000 students and 1000 teachers.
Contact: Margaret T. Sacco, 523-3565, saccomt@muohio.edu

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PSY 699.R (2 credits)
Promoting Effective Classroom Management: Addressing Issues in Student Behavior
08/03/2009 – 08/07/2009
Location: Hamilton
School professionals will develop effective classroom management plans, learn strategies for dealing with classroom and individual problem behaviors, and address current issues in classroom management. An exploration of the specific experiences of bullying that are relevant and pertinent to classroom settings will be discussed.
Contact: Cricket Meehan, meehandc@muohio.edu

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PSY 699.R (2 credits)
Behavior Management: 6th-12th grade
08/3/09 - 08/07/09
M-F 9am-3pm
Location: MUH
Middle and high school teachers will develop effective classroom management plans, learn strategies for dealing with classroom and individual problem behaviors, and address current issues in classroom management. An exploration of the specific experiences of bullying that are relevant and pertinent to middle and high school classroom settings will be discussed. Specific effective and evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies will be introduced, and participants will be asked to participate in in-vivo demonstrations of those techniques. School professionals will learn current strategies in addressing problem behaviors, such as positive behavior support and functional behavior assessments. School professional will learn how to develop and implement effective classroom and individual reward systems, such as point sheets and token economies. School professionals will research and discuss current issues in behavior management, such as signs of depression and suicide, ADHD, and the inclusion of students of students with disabilities in the general education classroom.

Non-tuition program cost: $100.00
Contact: Erin Kraan, paternem@muohio.edu, 529-4248, www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/workshops.html

Canceled
EDT 499 / EDT 599 (2 credits)
Facilitating Content Learning With Literacy
07/20/2009 – 07/28/2009
Location: Middletown
This workshop is for K-12 teachers and preservice teachers who would love to develop means to use the Language Arts: a wide variety of texts, pop culture, and diverse elements of communication to enhance student learning in Science, Social Studies and Mathematics. With a deeper understanding of National and State content standards, and with careful consideration of student’s interests and abilities, wonderful connections can be made to and among the content standards via applications to literacy and language arts. In this workshop, participants will look deeply at essential concepts in the content areas in order to build bibliographies of a range of texts that support content learning and will develop multiple methods for students to express their learning in literate ways such as poetry, dramatization, presentation, journaling, mapping, narrative, role-playing, and more.
Program Cost (non-tuition) $35
Contact: Sheri Leafgren, 529-0254, leafgrs@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

CHM 627.G (1-7 Credits)
Applying Chemistry across the Curriculum
Hybrid
06/16/09 - 06/26/09 and 05/15/10; Norwalk High School, Norwalk, OH
06/22/09 - 07/12/09 and 05/15/10; Middletown

The course is designed for K-12 educators who want:

1. To develop an increased understanding of the fundamentals of physical science and chemistry while exploring its centrality across the curriculum
2. Undertake resarch and design activities to enhance their understanding in this area
3. Apply active-learning thechniques to the development of new physical science and chemistry-based lessons

Prerequistes: The course is designed for inservice K-9 teachers. Permission of instructor is required for participation to assure that funding requirements are satisfied.
Contact A.M. Sarquis, sarquiam@muohio.edu

EDT 465.W (A) / EDT 465.W (B) /EDT 565.W (A) / EDT 565.W (3 credits)
Technology applications in Mathematics Education
05/16/2009 – 06/13/2009
Hybrid Workshop (online and classroom)
Location: VOA Learning Center
This course is designed to cover the mathematical content that will be taught in Ohio classrooms for Grades 4-5. Early Childhood Education preservice teachers and current teachers with an Early Childhood Education teaching license who successfully complete this course and two other courses (EDT 405/505 for science; and EDT 499/599 for social studies) will be able to apply for an Ohio teaching endorsement to permit them to teach Grades 4-5 in Ohio schools. Middle Childhood Education preservice teachers and current teachers may also use this course as a part of the Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement to gain permission to teach mathematics for Grades 4-6.
Pre-requisites: At least 90 hours of Early or Middle Chilhdood Education coursework or an Early or Middle Childhood Education license.
Contact: Iris DeLoach Johnson, 529-6437, johnsoid@muohio.edu

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EDT 499.B / EDT 599.B (1 credits)
Writing Books for Children
Location: VOA Learning Center
07/27/2009 – 07/28/2009
Join this 2-day workshop for a crash course in preparing children’s book manuscripts for potential publication and/or to experience a writers’ group along with award-winning children’s author Tracie Vaughn Zimmer. you will be introduced to a wide variety of children’s books and you will participate in writing activities. Students at all levels are invited.
Contact: Dr. Brenda Dales, 513.529.6462, dalesbl@muohio.edu

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EDT 499.Q (A) / 499.Q (B) / 599.Q (A) / 599.Q (B) (3 credits)
Teaching Social Studies in the Intermediate Grades
Offered at two locations:
Oxford: 5/18/09 - 6/18/09; Tues/Thurs, 4-7:00 pm and 2 Sat 5/30/09 & 6/6/09 1-4PM
VOA: 6/20/09 - 7/18/09; Mon/Tue/Thur 10:30-1 p.m.
This course is designed to cover the social studies content that will be taught in Ohio classrooms for Grades 4-5. Early Childhood Education pre-service teachers and current teachers with an Early Childhood Education teaching license who successfully complete this course and two other courses (EDT 405/505 for science; and EDT 465/565 for math) will be able to apply for an Ohio teaching endorsement to permit them to teach Grades 4-5 in Ohio schools. Middle Childhood Education pre-service teachers and current teachers may also use this course as a part of the Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement to gain permission to teach social studies for Grades 4-6.
Contact: James M. Shiveley, 513-529-6443, shivejm@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

EDT 499G / 599G (2 Credits)
Intro to GeoGebra for Teachers
Location: VOA
June 9-12, 2009; 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

In this 4 day workshop, practicing and preservice mathematics teachers gain hands-on experience with one of the most exciting, versatile, cost-effective, and accessible teaching and learning tools available for middle and secondary-level classrooms. Geogebra, a free, open-source dynamic mathematics software, joins geometry, algebra, and calculus seamlessly, intuitively, and visually. The software runs on every computer, is available in 36 languages, and has features that surpass those of commercial alternatives. This workshop - facilitated by Steve Phelps (Madeira High School) and Todd Edwards (Miami University) - is designed specifically to help participants to use GeoGebra software to create and deploy Dynamic Worksheets for their classrooms. We plan to bring current teaching resources to life with dynamic sketches and tour the vast array of existing GeoGebra materials made available by the GeoGebra user community.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of MTH 151 (or equivalent university Calculus course) and demonstrated proficiency with mathematics -oriented software. Familiarity with graphing calculators / spreadsheets is expected (equivalent to completion of MTH 408/508).

Non-Tuition Program cost: $217
Application Deadline: May 20, 2009
Contact: Michael Todd Edwards, 513 529-6320, edwardm2@muohio.edu, http://www.users.muohio.edu/edwardm2/gio.htm

Canceled Summer 2009

KNH 499 /KNH 599 (1.5 credits)
Childhood Obesity: Addressing/Reducing Risk
06/08/2009 – 06/17/2008
Location: VOA Learning Center

This workshop is intended to raise awareness of the severity of the childhood obesity epidemic and its health and financial consequences. Participants will identify causes, disparities among groups, and investigate working solutions that could be implemented in school and community settings.

Intended audience include undergraduate and graduate students in the area of Health Studies, Nursing, Early and Middle Childhood Education, teachers, coaches and school nurses.

Pre-requisites: At least 90 hours of Early or Middle Chilhdood Education coursework or an Early or Middle Childhood Education license.

Contact: Jennifer Sliger, sligerj@muohio.edu

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KNH 499.U / KNH 599.U (3 credits)
Sport Psychology for Coaches
06/15/2009 – 06/25/2009
Location: VOA Learning Center
This workshop will focus on selected aspects of coaching psychology. In particular, we will use the research in sport psychology to identify techniques that coaches can use to enhance motivation in their athletes and to facilitate team cohesion. In addition, the science and research on athlete anxiety and stress will be used to understand how coaches can create athletes who can perform in “clutch” situations. Although this workshop will be based on, or rooted in, the research literature in the sport and social psychology areas, the application of this information for coaches will be emphasized. In particular, students in this workshop will be encouraged to examine how coaching practices that are commonly used in the sport setting can be either detrimental to, or facilitative of, not only athletes’ performance but also their psychosocial well-being and their quality of life. Because this course is structured in seminar format, there will be no examinations. Enrolled students will participate in discussion sessions, video observations, field observations, and interview projects. This course should be of interest and value to current and prospective coaches as well as to teachers and parents of young athletes.
Program Cost (non-tuition) $30
Contact: Thelma S. Horn, 529-2723, hornts@muohio.edu

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PSY 699.D (1 credit)
ADHD: Classroom Best Practices
08/11/09 - 08/12/09
9:30am-4:30pm
Location: VOA
This workshop will provide participants with a two day training on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and best practices for intervention in the classroom setting. The workshop will include sessions focusing on specific topics related to ADHD competency among professionals. The goals/objectives of the workshop will include: increasing competency of participants in being aware of and addressing unique educational and clinical needs of students with ADHD, broadening participant knowledge of salient issues related to ADHD including, but not limited to: symptoms, presentation, prevalence, and interventions, fostering participant awareness of unique issues that may arise in working with these students, engaging participants in discussion around issues related to ADHD and interventions in the classroom setting, and heightening participant skills in problem solving and designing strategies that work and are evidence based for students with ADHD.

Non-tuition program cost: $40.00
Contact: Amy Wilms,wilmsab@muohio.edu, 513-529-2450, www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/workshops.html

PSY 699.A (1 credit)
Bullying and Cyberbullying
06/29/09 - 06/30/09
9:30am-4:30pm
Location: VOA
This workshop will provide participants with a foundational knowledge of the definition of bullying (including cyberbullying), the types of bullying, characteristics of children who bully and who are bullied, the mental health and behavioral impact of bullying, and the role of bystanders in bullying. This workshop will be of particular interest to classroom teachers and other school professionals who work with children in the classroom setting. An exploration of the specific experiences of bullying that are relevant and pertinent to classroom setting will be explored, and each participant will be asked to share information about how bullying impacts his/her classroom. Specific effective and evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies that can be used in the classroom setting will be introduced, and participants will be asked to participate in in-vivo demonstrations of those techniques. Participants will develop a personalized classroom plan outlining how he/she will implement the various strategies in his/her own classroom.

Non-tuition program cost: $85.00
Contact: Cricket Meehan, Ph.D., meehandc@muohio.edu, 529-4247, www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/workshops.html

PSY 699.B (1 credit)
Classroom Management: K-5th
06/9/09 - 06/10/09
9:30am-4:30pm
Location: VOA
This workshop will provide elementary school teachers with knowledge and skills related to addressing behavioral difficulties in the K-5th grade classroom setting. This 2-day workshop with allow participants the opportunities to engage in activities that will foster their ability to generate and design interventions for children with behavioral difficulties. This workshop will increase participants' confidence in approaching behavioral issues in the classroom setting and provide educators with the tools to implement and evaluate programming. Participants will be challenged to problem solve and think about situations critically. Additionally, this workshop will provide the resources and support necessary to help stakeholders implement interventions with integrity and evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions.

Contact: Amy Wilms,wilmsab@muohio.edu, 513-529-2450, www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/workshops.html