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ROSEBURG

3 - 4 Semester Graduate Level Credits 

 Rejuvenate and Retool

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

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An Oregon University TBA

Course # and Title: PDSI 9000 "Preparing Educators for the Challenges of Education!" 

 3 - 4 Semester Graduate Level Continuing Education Credits - NWCCU Accredited
Three credit class = 45 hours during the week, Monday - Friday (3 semester units = 4.5 quarter credits) 
Four credit class = 60 hours during the week, Monday - Saturday (4 semester units = 6 quarter units). This option requires working lunch assignments and the additional day (Saturday).   

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

Keynote Presenters for the Week

Dr. Johnny Lake

Title: Diversity: More than Just a Word...Culture, Context, and Communication

This training will begin identifying and building a Practical Framework of Skills, Strategies and Methods for teachers and schools respecting Diversity and Multiculturalism. These are critical and essential skills and tools for effectively understanding, engaging and utilizing diversity, as it exists and develops, in our classrooms, schools and communities. This training focuses on personal understanding and making Practical application of concepts, ideas and tools to support implementation.

Effective leadership, awareness of our own contexts and perspectives, understanding of other diverse perspectives, cross-cultural communication and cultural competency skills are key components to positive and productive working relationships with employees and clients alike and necessary in productive, effective working and living environments. Clear definitions of what we mean and what is expected are important. Culture, race, gender and multiculturalism are often used as code words or catchwords, but they are important words employed to describe the richness and challenges represented by or increasing diversity. We often talk about these issues, but we all need to develop practical and effective tools to understand and utilize the increasing diversity, to develop effective communication and interaction skills and to address significant institutional and historic challenges. Our future success depends on how well we develop and utilize practical skills and abilities to understand and address the increasing issues of diversity and change.

Erik Jespersen (on right)

Title: Instructional Strategies that Work; Connecting Theory to PracticalStrategies for Everyday Use in the Classroom

This presentation will be based on the book Classroom Instruction that Works (Marzano, Pickering and Pollock) 2003. We will examine nine strategies that research has found to be most effective in classroom instruction for K-12 teachers. With each strategy participants will be exposed to some practical and specific methods that can be embedded into their classrooms next Fall.

 Challenge Masters - Gil Chapa & Nancy Nelson

 The idea of Experiential Learning was conceived at the turn of the Twentieth Century. John Dewey recognized that learning is a process where students gain insights from their experiences. From his teachings, the philosophy of experiential learning continues to grow. In spite of trends in education, experiential learning has never been abandoned. Rather, it has been nurtured and developed by leaders in learning: David Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, and Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence.

It is current brain research that recognizes experiential education's impact on learning. In his book Learning with the Body in Mind, Eric Jensen reports, "Researchers know that 'play' plays an integral role in learning." He cites adventure play, non-competitive group play and exercise play as recommended programs. In Super Teaching, he further states, "Recent findings in brain research have validated the use of many types of games which were previously dismissed as play." Those findings recognize the importance of emotions, body memory, low threat and high challenge exercise. Play embodies each of those elements.

Most recent research points specifically to adventure education: Adventure Education has lasting impact on the social-emotional development of students.

Dr. Frank Ricci

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.

Alex Bryan

 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.

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,

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.

 LOOK FOR MORE SPEAKERS TO BE ADDED SOON!

Note: Speakers and topics subject to change without notice.

 Wellness Options*

• Jogging/walking (both track and urban loop provided)
• Yoga
• Fitness Facility
• Dance
• Frisbee
• Basketball
• Tennis (bring equipment)
• Putt-putt golf (self-pay)
• Bowling (self-pay)
• Golf (self-pay, bring equipment)
• Swimming (self-pay)
• Biking, hiking, fishing, etc.

* Wellness options vary from site to site.

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

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.

Class Rates Group Rate 3 credits Before May 27 $385.00 Group Rate 3 credits May 27 and prior to June 4 $415.00 Group Rate 3 credits June 4 and prior to June 22 $535.00 Group Rate 4 credits Before May 27 $505.00 Group Rate 4 credits May 27 and prior to June 4 $535.00 Group Rate 4 credits June 4 and prior to June 22 $655.00 Individual Rate 3 credits Before May 27 $405.00 Individual Rate 3 credits May 27 and prior to June 4 $435.00 Individual Rate 3 credits June 4 and prior to June 22 $555.00 Individual Rate 4 credits Before May 27 $525.00 Individual Rate 4 credits May 27 and prior to June 4 $555.00 Individual Rate 4 credits June 4 and prior to June 22 $670.00 Workshop Fee Before May 27 $290.00 Workshop Fee May 27 and prior to June 4 $320.00 Workshop Fee June 4 and prior to June 22 $445.00 Click Here to Sign Up

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