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3 - 4 Semester Graduate Level Credits or 50 Professional Clock Hours

 Rejuvenate and Retool

You gave them 180 days, now take 5 for yourself!

Registration now open for 2012 - Payment costs/options at the bottom of the page!

Course # and Title: EDUC 500 - "Simplifying the Approach to Education"

Pacific Lutheran University 3 - 4 Semester Graduate Level Continuing Education Credits - NWCCU Approved 

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) This option requires working lunch assignments and ten hours of independent work or one extra day.
Check with your school district and/or local union for professional growth contract agreement.

Clock hours: 50 clock hours through North Central ESD. Clock hour participants need to register with Summer Institutes' and pay workshop fee only. NCESD $2 per clock hour fee is paid on-line, through NCESD's website, AFTER the class is completed.  After the last day of class, the SI site coordinators will go into the NCESD system and document total clock hours attended. Once marked, attended participants will get an automatic email from the NCESD system. After the NCESD notification, participants will have seven days to fill out the evaluation and purchase their clock hours on-line. After seven days, NCESD might not award clock hours. Please check with NCESD for further information. On-line registration @ www.ncesd.org

SPECIAL FEATURES: Everything you’ve grown to expect from Summer Institutes and more

• Relevant Washington Standards Based Presentations
• Interesting PLC Collaboration Component
• Exciting Field-based Learning opportunities
• Important Wellness Activities
• Innovative Technology  

Total wellness includes financial security! AIG-Valic teacher retirement seminars will be available for free financial consulting at all sites.  

 2012 speaker line up coming soon!

Last year's line up:

Alex Bryan,
Keynote Speaker	Bullies are people, too! In this thought-provoking and interactive presentation you will discover the surprising definition of bullying, what we all have in common with bullies and how current school practices and policies actually encourage this behavior. Alex has been implementing the principles and practices of Intentional Communication and Dynamic Governance to support social and emotional intelligence in schools as a radical (literally, root) approach to rewiring the power structures and attitudes that model and support bullying in the first place. Alex's anti-bullying system has been implemented at Spectrum School, Kingston, WA, Quilcene School District, North Kitsap High School, & Blue Heron Middle School Port Townsend, WA Learn more about Alex Bryan

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.

Matt Dochow,

Keynote Speaker

Integrating learning communities activities and concepts into current curriculum. Presentations address: • Experiential learning • Behavior management • Building classroom learning communities • De-escalation technique • Physical safety (when a student is physically aggressive) • Counseling technique • Effective activity sequencing • Games for learning and effective activity debrief to maximize learning • I have also taught entire semester courses on a variety of subjects for counselors and psychologists   More about Matt

Dr. Whitney Meissner,

Keynote Speaker

Resiliency: As teachers, how often do we actually take the time to recover from the stress of an unforeseen event? Where do we prioritize our own health and wellness? In what ways do we make time for friends, family, and build our own skills in personal relationships? This session will emphasize the importance of taking care of ourselves, nurturning our relationships, and relearning out to debrief and let go so we can move forward. We can help others best when we nurture our own minds, bodies, hearts, and spirits. BIO: Whitney's passion is to spread democracy, kindness, and a little bit of fun into each and every day on the job. In her 19 years in education -- as a math & English teacher in Federal Way, an assistant principal at Snohomish High School, and now principal of Chimacum's secondary and alternative programs -- she has done it wrong a lot! Weaving compassion, forgiveness, and laughter in the workplace is not always easy, but it is important. Read more about Whitney

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.

David Creech,

Keynote Speaker

“Investing in Turbulent Markets” District Manager, VALIC Total wellness includes financial security! Valic teacher retirement seminars will be available for free financial consulting at all sites As District Manager for the Sierra Pacific District, David supervises operations for VALIC in the Bay Area, Central Valley and Central Sierra Mountains . David focuses on providing comprehensive retirement planning solutions to clients and assist and develop new group and individual clients who have pension and financial planning needs. VALIC has more than half a century of experience helping Americans plan for and enjoy a secure retirement. VALIC provides real solutions for real lives by consistently offering products and services that are innovative, simple to understand and easy to use. VALIC takes a personal approach to retire

 **SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 CPR/FIRST AID TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION - only if enough participants are interested. * Additional fees apply      

 EUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP: TBD

Subject Specific Breakout Sessions

• Writing
• Reading
• Technology
• Science
• Math

Same Great Site!

Tumwater High School - close to walking and jogging parks, State Capital Buildings and the beautiful grounds,  restaurants and shopping malls.

Self guided activities available:

• Weight Training
• Spa
• Golf
• Racquetball
• Volleyball
• Tennis

NEW! FOUR SEMESTER UNITS OPTION REQUIREMENTS:

• Working Lunch Assignments
• Required: Digital video or Power point

Earn Multiple Credits! Other Summer Institutes in your area:

• Montesan/Elma, WA,
• Port Townsend, WA
• Check with your school district and local union for salary advancement.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.

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

What to Bring:
Washington casual attire, comfortable walking shoes AND a good attitude for learning, improving your wellness and building relationships! We’ll provide everything else!

New!   Four or Three semester credits are available through Pacific Lutheran University 

SAVE $150 by registering prior to May 27, 2012

*Staff rates (3 or more from same school) SAVE YOU MONEY! 

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.  

 2008 Testimonials

 Thanks for a fun week!  I enjoyed meeting new people, hearing the excellent speakers, and being trusted and treated as a professional.  Thanks to the wellness component, this has been one of the few workshops when I haven't felt exhausted at the end of the day.- Melinda Mulcahy, Black Hills H.S. 

Great Workshop!  I feel healthier than the beginning of the week.  Thank you for the wellness options.  The speakers were excellent, and the buzz sessions are great for collaborating with teachers in our grade level. 

 2009 Testimonials

"This institute is a great place to learn new technigues for my classroom." - Toni Stray, Rochester (Grand Mound Elem.)

"Thank you for the opportunity to spend one week of intensive learning in exchange for a good number of clock hours. I didn't have give up my whole summer!"

"Thank you! This was my third Summer Institute and each time I have gone away with ideas that I could implement in my classroom." - Kimberly Seay, Woodland High School

"Buzz sessions were awesome! Very informative and full of relevant info from other teachers." - Dave Hopf, Toledo Middle School

"SI was a fun & kickback way to learn the latest in the education field. We'll be back next year, and the year after...and so on!"

 2010 Testimonials

"What a great week to get inspired by being with top notch educators, motivational speakers, a variety of topics and relevant content to inspire students." Roxanne P. Armstrong, Johnson Music Academy of Olympia.

"I loved the diversity of the guest speakers. It was great to have topics that were relevant to my particular grade level, but it was also good to be exposed to topics pertaining to upper grade levels. It’s good to know the road my kids will be traveling down in the future. I loved the interaction between teachers all week long. It was energizing." Lindsey Knutzen, Peter G. Schmidt School

"Summer Institutes forced us to work together and get to know people outside of our comfort zones. We had to use each other’s strengths to complete the task!" Amber Keith, Griffin Middle School

"The seminar was great. All the speakers were very informative and had useful information that I could use in my classroom and within my PLC’s." Amy Danibery, Shelton Oakland Bay Jr. High

 2011 Testimonials

"This was my first Summer Institute and I was impressed with the variety of classes and the speakers.  I really enjoyed this experience." Katie, Lakeview Elementary

"SI is always a great way to network with other teachers and have a great time doing it. Lots of fun and informational at the same time!" Shannon Wayt, Ground Mound Elem.

"As always, a great time and pertinent information."

"Thank you for the great opportunity to gather more resources for my classoom and providing time for me to collaborate with other local teachers." Jody Ashton, Grand Mound Elem.
 

Class Rates Group Rate 3 credits Before May 27 $375.00 Group Rate 3 credits May 27 and prior to July 4 $405.00 Group Rate 3 credits July 4 and prior to July 10 $525.00 Group Rate 4 credits Before May 27 $495.00 Group Rate 4 credits May 27 and prior to July 4 $525.00 Group Rate 4 credits July 4 and prior to July 10 $645.00 Individual Rate 3 credits Before May 27 $395.00 Individual Rate 3 credits May 27 and prior to July 4 $425.00 Individual Rate 3 credits July 4 and prior to July 10 $545.00 Individual Rate 4 credits Before May 27 $515.00 Individual Rate 4 credits May 27 and prior to July 4 $545.00 Individual Rate 4 credits July 4 and prior to July 10 $665.00 Workshop Fee Before May 27 $290.00 Workshop Fee May 27 and prior to July 4 $320.00 Workshop Fee July 4 and prior to July 10 $440.00 Click Here to Sign Up

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