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Course # and Title: EDUC 501 S09 – "Enriching Teacher Education"
Credits: 3 or 4 Semester Units Option - (3 Semester Credits = 4.5 Term Credits. 4.Semester Credits = 6 Term Credits) 
The three unit class is a forty-five hour week. The four units option requires working lunch assignments and an additional five hours of independent work.
(Professional growth units only, not for Pacific degree - Check with your school district and local union for salary advancement)

* 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.

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 Oregon Standards Based Presentations
• Intersting Curriculum Collaboration Component
• Field-based Learning Day Trips
• Important Wellness Activities
• Innovative Technology

2009 line-up:

Presentations That Address Today’s Standards:

How Often Do You Get To Share and Absorb Successful Teaching Practices, that are Standards-Based, 
in Specific Subjects With Your Peers?...Now You Can! Buzz sessions will be included in weekly schedule.

Wellness Options:

• Jogging/walking (both track and urban loop provided)
• Putt-putt golf
• Bowling
• Yoga
• Fitness/Health Club
• Swimming

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, June 22-26, 2009, EDUC 501 S09 “Motivating the Unmotivated Students"
• Hillsboro, July 20 -25, EDUC 501 S09 "Teacher - Student Connections"

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.

2009 Keynote Presentations:

Dr. Ken Briggs, Central Washington University – "Getting the Snooze Out of Your Classroom,"
Learning outcomes for Summer Institutes, Learners will:

 Feel more empowered to design, create, and present new and exciting lessons that engage students in brain based learning.
Be more convinced that they have the creativity to implement exciting and innovative ways of accomplishing learning outcomes.
Be able to list from memory over 30 new methods that will engage students in brain based learning
List at least 20 different trust builders, energizers, or ice breakers for use in the K-12 classroom.
List and describe different learning styles and select new methods that accommodate the different styles.
Develop at least 5 attitude assessment strategies that will help students to make informed decisions.
List characteristics of brain based learning and the constructivist theory of learning.
Become more excited about teaching and will desire to apply what’s learning in the workshop to become better teachers.

Cristal McGill, Ph.D. - "Why Try?"
cristal@whytry.org

Dr. Cristal McGill has been a sought-after presenter internationally for over 10 years and has been working with WhyTry for the last three years.   Her dynamic (and frequently hilarious) trainings combine her intensive understanding of learning modalities with her blazing personal energy to create a powerful learning experience for educators.
Cristal’s WhyTry trainings demonstrate how to influence the chemistry of the learner’s brain to boost attention, learning, and recall, as well as improve discipline and create a non-threatening learning climate.    The multi-sensory approach of WhyTry has fit perfectly into the context of her academic and professional experience.
Cristal received her doctorate in education from Arizona State University, where she continues to teach when she is not presenting somewhere in the world for WhyTry or Impact Learning.

Dottie Coven CIM Tech Solutions, http://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.

Colin McDonnell, Financial Advisor, VALIC
*Investing in Turbulent Markets*
 
Colin specializes in retirement planning, but also helps his clients with college, insurance and investment planning.  Colin helps his clients design and maintain an investment program customized to their individual 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 retirement plans and programs, offering customized solutions for individual needs. 
 
Colin will be discussing investing in turbulent markets.  Are you concerned about the state of the market? Are you wondering how your nest egg might be affected by market downturns? During this presentation, you will learn financial tips to help you weather market downturns and gain a better understanding of both the challenges and opportunities within today*s market.
 

Educational Field-Trip Based Learning

EXCITING OPTIONS!

Helfrich Outfitter
You'll be joining Helfrich Outfitter on a full-day rafting trip on the beautiful McKenzie River. We will be rafting from Hamlin to Helfrich boat landings, a 15.5-mile trip. This is the most popular stretch of the McKenzie. It starts with a roller-coaster-like rapid. Then, there's time to get used to sitting on the raft and to feel how it moves on the water and in the rapids, and to get used to team paddling. Our first test comes within a mile at Redside Rapid, a straight shot through some fantastic breaking waves and a hydraulic. A few miles and many rapids later, we get into another wet, wild ride, Riverside Rapid, a long series of big breaking waves, followed by two similar rapids. Then, it's lunch with a special guest who will make an educational presentation. Most of the biggest rapids follow. By then, we're paddling well as a team. We maneuver through several rapids, most notably Bear Creek Rapids, Brown's Hole and Marten's, dodging rocks and crashing waves like veterans. An area photographer frequently comes out to record our adventure at this point. Our Helfrich Landing take-out is then only minutes away. Join your colleagues for a fun, educational day on the river!

* Additional $55 dollar fee to participate.  Wear clothing and footwear that can get wet.  Pack your lunch, water, sunglasses, a hat, and sunscreen.  Bring along a change of dry clothes and shoes.

Food for Lane County

Eweb and the Courthouse

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