Snohomish
Course # and Title: EDUC 917N S10 -"Unlock Your Teaching Potential"
Pacific Lutheran Credits: 3 or 4 Semester units option ( 3 semester units = 4.5 quarter units, 4 semester units = 6 quarter units)
Three unit class is a forty-five hour week. Four units option requires working lunch assignments and an additional five hours of independent work.
(Professional growth units only, not for PLU degree - Check with your school district and local union for salary advancement)
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
* Early Bird Registration and/or Group rates: SAVE YOU MORE MONEY! Register by May 15, 2009 and save $150. See rate chart at the bottom of page.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Everything you’ve grown to expect from SI and more!
- Relevant Washington Standards Based Presentations
- Important Wellness Activities
- Interesting PLC Collaboration Component
- Exciting Field-based Learning opportunities
- Innovative Technology
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2010 Outside the Classroom learning opportunities:
Everett Naval Station
Spend time with the United States Navy at Naval Station Everett. Hear from Navy personnel about life in the Navy, challenges to family and students and hear of the increased educational opportunities for today's Navy Families.
Historic La Conner, Washington
Spend time in La Conner at the Skagit County Historical Museum and the Museum of Northwest Art. Guided tours and docents will accompany you as they discuss the varied facets of each site. Educational programs for your students will be highlighted.
Northwest ESD 189
Ever wonder about all the great things your Educational Service District offers? Spend time getting to know the many varied educational services offered by ESD189 in Anacortes, Washington. From the Autism Outreach Program to the ESD"s Young Authors opportunites, getting to know the ESD will only enhance student opportunites next year.
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2010 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS:
Addressing Today’s Standards:
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Professional Learning Community (PLC)
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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.
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| Peter Scott, Keynote Speaker |
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Your Competitive Edge: Education Initiatives = Revitalized Teachers
John Fitzgerald Kennedy once said that "efforts and courage were not enough without purpose and direction. "
Education Initiatives = a revitalization of teachers passions and purposes regardless of experience, seniority, and expertise. This course is most appropriate for educators, administrators, guidance counselors, and mental health counselors. Educators who have been in the field for more than five years have been introduced to Inclusion, Differentiated Instruction, Response to Intervention, Evidence Based Practice, to name a few. Each initiative brings with it a shift in paradigm, beliefs, talents, and expectations. This often produces a sense of complacency that inhibits student’s complete learning experience?
Peter Scott brings to his clients over two decades of experience in the field of professional and personal development. From the streets of Boston to the top of his field, Peter brings his powerful and inspiring life lessons to you. Passionate and articulate, Peter has educated and inspired audiences all over the world. He is committed to living a life defined by personal accountability and he strives for excellence each day. His services include a variety of consulting programs, dynamic personal and professional growth seminars and workshops.
Peter Scott motivates others to "step up" by overcoming their limitations and tapping into their personal and professional power. His highly interactive seminars and keynote presentations are content driven and are extremely motivational. Peter designs each program to meet the unique challenges of his clients and when appropriate, Peter often includes magic and additional interactive learning tools in order to maximize participants' long-term retention. More than telling people what to do or showing them how to do it, Peter actually involves participants in the learning process. The results speak for themselves. Improved performance, which increases bottom-line productivity, is what separates Peter's programs from the pack. Those who participate in this experiential workshop will be offered several opportunities to rediscover and when deemed important re-calibrate their levels of integrity, ethics, sense of purpose, values, depth of empathy, strengths…
Peter's workshops are very intense! They are highly experiential and completely solution driven.
“This is a rare opportunity for any individual, but especially an educator, to re-ignite a sense of purpose.” Brett Acebo – Mt. Mansfield High School
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Wellness Activities: Walking, Jogging, Biking, Personal Wellness Awareness
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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
- Seeadditional info below!
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| Dottie Coven CIM Tech Solutions, www.cimtechsolutions.com, |
Keynote Speaker
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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.
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| David Creech, Keynote Speaker |
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“Investing in Turbulent Markets”
District Manager, VALIC
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
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Note: Speakers and topics subject to change without notice.
See 2009 line-up examples below:
Janice Perino, English Teacher, HUS |
Keynote Speaker
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"Due Monday"
Janice will facilitate an instructional program for new and seasoned teachers who are interested in learning and teaching a unique technique for critical thinking and expository writing. All grade level teachers can benefit from Ms Perino’s writing techniques and teaching strategies
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| Kelly Graham, |
Keynote Speaker
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Abolish "Cottage Industry" Discipline Plans or Hug 'em or Hang 'em...What To Do With Noncompliant Students?
Kelly Graham is a lifelong educator, active duty principal, and former high school athletic director. Additionally, Kelly is the Executive Director of The Center For Teacher Effectiveness and brings researched based, common sense strategies to "in the trench teachers". Thousands of educators across the United States have engaged and participated in Kelly's presentations, leaving with realistic tools that can implemented the next day. Kelly holds a Masters in Education from the University of La Verne and has received numerous teaching as well as administrator awards, but the true test of his leadership abilities is proven daily in the real world of a junior high school campus. Staff, students, and parents are drawn to his philosophy of always doing what is best for students. You will enjoy big belly laughs as well as reflective moments as Kelly's seminars leave you a more effective educator the minute you return to your school!
Abolish "Cottage Industry" Discipline Plans!
Learn how traditional discipline plans create more work for you, the teacher, as your students learn how to play the game and not how to take ownership of their own behavior. Have you ever really thought about the message you are sending when using the common "3 strikes" or "checks on the board" method of tracking poor student behavior? The message is clear; go ahead and misbehave three times, the first two are free! By letting this occur two times, teachers are strengthening the pattern of events they were trying to eliminate to begin with, as well as giving away their authority by sending the message they don't really mean what they say. Let us show you a much more powerful strategy.
Hug 'em or Hang 'em...What To Do With Noncompliant Students?
Be careful which approach you use in your classroom as there are drawbacks to both the authoritarian (heavy handed) and the permissive (wishy-washy) style of classroom management. In the authoritarian classroom the teacher response is typically to "hang," or punish, the student for noncompliant behavior. This type of environment can lead to resistant and rebellious behavior. On the other hand, in the permissive classroom the teacher believes that giving big, warm hugs will cure every child's ills. Ignoring misbehavior, however, can lead to chaos and disrespect in the classroom. There is a better alternative. We believe that caring can be orderly and the Time To Teach approach gives kids choices and then
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Daily Wellness Options Information
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!
Facilitated and Self guided activities available:
- Weight Training
- Centennial Trail Nature Walk
- Golf
- Morning Track Walks
- Tennis
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
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Earn Multiple Credits!
ONE ADDITIONAL WEEK = 4 or 3 semester units (6.5 quarter or 4.5 quarter)
EXPAND YOUR 09 “SI EXPERIENCE ”
BY ATTENDING OTHER SI WORKSHOPS
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Earn Multiple Credits! Other Summer Institutes in your area:
- Bow, WA, July 12 - 16, 2010, EDUC 501 "In Pursuitof Teaching Excellence"
Each venue offers unique geographic opportunities: Check website for more info… 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.
Registration and Payment Instructions:
College Credit
• The course fee includes Summer Institutes’ workshop fee
• Group rate discount is for three or more teachers from same school
Washington Clock Hours:
• You must register with Summer Institutes by clicking workshop fee only
• Your $2 clock hour fee ($100, 50 hours) is paid directly to NCESD
• Registration online with NCESD must be completed by the last day of the course. Click here to register: www.ncesd.org then on the left hand side, click on esdWorks (Class Registration).
• $2 per clock hour payment fee is paid online to NCESD after the course is completed and the instructor has submitted your total hours of attendance. Participants have one year to pay NCESD fees. After one year of unpaid fees, participants will lose their clock hours. Click here to pay fees. www.ncesd.org .
Note: Speakers and topics subject to change without notice.
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