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Sorry, we are not offering a Conference in Medford in 2012

3 - 4 Graduate Level Semester Credits 

 Rejuvenate and Retool

 Payment costs/options at the bottom of the page!

or

An Oregon University TBA

Course # and Title: TBA

3 - 4 Graduate Level Semester Continuing Education Credits - NWCCU Accredited

Three credit class is a forty-five hour week (3 semester units = 4.5 quarter credits)
Four credit class is a 60 hour week (4 semester units = 6 quarter units) 

Check with your school district and/or local union for professional growth contract agreement.

Three credit class is a five-day week. Four credit option requires one extra day, daily summaries & reflection paper.

* Early Bird Registration and/or Group rates: 3 or more from the same school save you money!

SPECIAL FEATURES: Everything you’ve grown to expect from SI and more!

• Relevant Oregon Standards Based Presentations
• Interesting PLC Collaboration Component
• Field-based Learning Day Trips
• Important Wellness Activities
• Innovative Technology

 Michael Geisen has been helping students experience science at Crook County Middle School in Prineville, Oregon, for the past nine years. In his former career as a professional forester, legend has it that he scared away a charging black bear by hitting himself in the head with a stick. There have been no documented accounts of 7th graders charging him yet (at least not without permission.)

After a year as a full-time spokesperson for education, he still teaches adolescents in rural Oregon, but now also teaches educators, policy-makers, and businesspeople around the world about high quality teaching and learning. His creative and humorous approach has been widely acclaimed for helping people of all ages understand and apply big concepts in education and science.

@ Risk - How Our Aversion to Change Has Put American Schools and Their Students at Risk
The world is a rapidly changing place. New technology, shifting demographics and globalization offer incredible opportunities, but also threaten to make our traditional school system irrelevant and our students ill-prepared for the realities they will face during their lifetimes. The term “at-risk” now applies to all students, not just those on the fringes. In order to become a truly world-class education system we must keep up with the times, adapt our methods of instruction, and adopt a more balanced view of achievement. Michael Geisen, 2008 National Teacher of the Year, shares how he and his colleagues strive to make their students’ educational experience relevant, engaging, and balanced. It involves allowing educators to innovate and take risks, and then collaboratively learn from the experience if it doesn’t work as planned. In turn, this models the learning process for our students, helping them become more adaptable, innovative, and prepared for the changing world.

 

Steve Sanchez, School Counselor / District Trauma & Crisis Counselor

Successful Intelligence, Good Grief, and Asset Education

Enjoy three mini-sessions with Steve Sanchez, a retired district and school counselor, who will greatly benefit teachers with his research on eduction today.

"Good Grief" - Teacher's help in supporting students through grief/loss
Asset education - The 40 assets research says are necessary for individual success
"Successful Intelligence" - What it means to students and it's characteristics

Dr. Frank Ricci, Keynote Presenter

A comprehensive session that consists of a fascinating education on mind/body wellness. How the mind influences the body to create a healthy or unhealthy lifestyle and positive psychology.
Attendees learn about the theory of the mind, pain/pleasure principle, progressive relaxation, positive visualization and reinforcement and how the cause and effect of stress can lead to unhealthy behavior such as smoking, excess weight, pain, insomnia and much more.
Attendees experience first of two enjoyable relaxation exercises designed to eliminate stress and associated pain in minutes.

PLC ,
Professional Learning Community (PLC)	Professional Learning Community   How often do you get to share and absorb successful teaching practices, in specific subjects, with your peers through Professional Learning Communities (PLC)?...Now you can! SI has facilitated popular PLC's since 1987! PLC Peer group horizontal and vertical sessions will be included in the weekly schedule.

Wellness Activities,
	Why Wellness Options are Relevant: National Health Epidemic NEA Magazine claims the leading health issue for women teachers is heart disease – stress Teachers operate at top performance levels when they are healthy & content Teachers modeling wellness for our next generation School Districts save money with healthy teachers

Dottie Coven CIM Tech Solutions, www.cimtechsolutions.com,

Keynote Speaker

Tying Together Curriculum and Technology   Being engaged in the classroom is one of the keys to deep learning. Come spend some time to focus on how and why we use technology to enhance delivery and assessment of curriculum. The session will discuss the paradigm shift teachers and districts are making when choosing technology tools to assist in the delivery of content and will also explore how Mobi's and eInstruction Classroom Response Systems can be used to help with classroom management and delivery of curriculum. See examples of how using these tools can help teachers to actively engage all students in classrooms with ever increasing numbers, check student understanding throughout a lesson, provide on-going real-time feedback during lessons, differentiate instruction based on student understanding, and efficiently assess and record student knowledge. See examples of how teachers can use these tools to make learning visible and take learning to a deeper level using quality questioning strategies during instruction. Dottie Coven - Dottie has a Masters in Teaching and taught elementary school for 13 years. Dottie has worked as a consultant and technology trainer since 1992 and joined CIM Technology Solutions Group as they expanded into the Western Region in 2007.

 Wellness Options:

• Jogging/walking (both track and urban loop provided)
• Putt-putt golf
• Bowling

Why Wellness Options are Relevant:

• National Health Epidemic
• NEA Magazine claims the leading health issue for women teachers is heart disease – stress
• Teachers operate at top performance levels when they are healthy & content
• Teachers modeling wellness for our next generation

 Earn Multiple Credits!

Other Summer Institutes in your area:

Redmond             Portland
Hillsboro               Eugene

Each venue offers unique geographic opportunities: Check website for more info…

What to Bring:
Casual attire, comfortable walking shoes AND a good attitude for learning, improving your wellness and building relationships! We’ll provide everything else! Note: Staff development funds may be used for these classes (check with your school district). Also, Treasury Regulation Schedule I-162 permits income tax deduction. Be sure to save your receipt. There will be a $100 non refundable deposit and no refunds after June 1. Class sizes are limited-based on facility capacity.

 What others have to say about our workshops:

“The summer institute has allowed me to form stronger bonds with my co-workers that attended and other teachers in the area.” Jessica Scott, Crooked River Elementary, Prineville, OR“

This class is truly an opportunity to learn and play. Come with a desire to try something new!"  Mandy Felton, Redmond High School, Redmond, OR.

“What a wonderful way to rejuvenate and inspire teachers after a long school year!” Laurie Edmonds, Ferguson School, Klamath Falls, OR.

“This class is awesome! I am ready for my next year’s students with new tools to teach with.” Brian Broaddus, Obsidian Middle School, Redmond, OR.

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