2009 Summer Institutes - Teachers
Updated 5/19/2009
Application Summer 2009(.pdf)
Frequently Asked Questions
Learning & Teaching with Web 2.0 Tools
Grades K-12
Waiting List - 3/25/2009
May 29 - July 24, Online
The Internet as we know it has been constantly changing and improving over the past several years and these changes have been so numerous and so dramatic as to inspire people to refer to this "new" internet as Web 2.0 or the Read/Write Web. The content of the Read/Write Web, as we will call it, is characterized by open communication, freedom to share and re-use content, and dynamic interactivity among users of varying technical abilities around the globe. There are now a multitude of web-based tools available that can allow people to organize their favorite bookmarks, write online documents, and share information with others through social software like blogs and wikis. These tools can positively impact teaching and learning and the implications are significant. Students can be empowered to see how their ideas can be shared easily with the world and students around the globe can easily collaborate and communicate with each other to build knowledge communities that are not dependent on time and space. In this workshop, participants will be exposed to many of the tools of the Read/Write Web and will get the chance to experiment with new tools each week. The final session will focus on how educators can help students to use these new tools safely. Discussions will help participants focus on how these tools can be integrated into the classroom to make the most of their potential to enhance student learning. Although the workshop takes place online, required face-to-face meetings will take place on May 29 (9:00 - 12:00) and July 24 (9:00 - 12:00) at Crestview Middle School. Participants will receive a $300 stipend. (25 seats)
AIMS Math, Grades 3-5
Multiplication/Division & Problem Solving
June 2-4, Central Office Board Room (8:00 am to 3:00 pm)
This institute for grades 3-5 math teachers will address Multiplication and Division on Day 1 to help students master the concepts and operations of multiplication and division. Day 2 will address Problem Solving which assists in recognizing when various strategies are appropriate and building the "usefulness and power of mathematical ideas, knowledge, and skills." [NCTM] Day 3 will involve working with the strategies from Days 1 & 2 to place them appropriately in the new TN Math Standards and the Tipton County Curriculum Maps. Those who attended last summer's AIMS Institute are not eligible for this summer because of the duplication in content. (30 seats)
Creating Conditions for Learning:
Classroom Organization and Management (COMP)
Waiting List 3/25/2009
June16-18, Central Office, (8:00 am to 3:00 pm)
COMP is a research-based professional development program that can help you learn to create and manage an effective learning environment in your classroom. Its goal is to help teachers improve their overall instructional and behavioral management skills through planning, implementing, and maintaining effective classroom practices. There will be a follow-up one hour meeting in the fall with the date TBA. (27 seats)
Inclusion
K-12
Waiting List 3/23/2009
June 16-18, MES, (8:00 am- 3:00 pm)
This in-service will provide you an opportunity to review the data and determine if special needs children will be able to maintain in the regular class with modifications and support services in place. Actual cases will be discussed as to placement of special education students in the regular program as they demonstrated proficiency in the classroom and on state mandated tests. (30 seats)
Response to Intervention Training (RTI)
Grades K-4
Waiting List 3/23/2009
July 21-23, CES (8:00 am to 3:00 pm)
Response to Intervention (RTI) Training is for the regular education teacher as well as the special education teacher in grades K-4. This training will explain the four modules - the overview, assessment, reading strategies, and putting it ALL together. RTI is the way of the future for referring students for special education services. (20 seats)
Reading Institute
Grades K-5
Waiting List 3/19/2009
July 21-23, Central Office (8:00 am to 3:00 pm)
Dr. Laurie MacGillivray will lead a three day Reading Institute. Dr. MacGillivray is currently an associate professor in the Department for Instruction, Curriculum and Leadership at the University of Memphis. Her research over the past dozen years has focused on literacy practices in and out of schools in urban areas. She has worked with elementary children in traditional and multiage classrooms, the families of these ethnically diverse students, first generation Latina teachers and other school-based educators, multiethnic teen-agers, and mothers and children living in homeless shelters. Her chapter on emergent literacy in the Handbook of Reading Research, Volume III reflects a comprehensive understanding of the field of research with young children. (25 seats)
Technology Academies
*Technology Academy I: Tools and Integration in the Classroom
June 16-18, (8:00 am to 3:00 pm) Location(s): PC - MHS; mac - TBA
Technology Academy I is a beginner level technology workshop that addresses resources readily available to integrate technology into the classroom. Topics that will be covered are basic web page design, basic classroom integration, online tools for teachers, GroupWise Calendar and much more. Each participant will receive a multimedia CD upon completion. (25 seats)
*Technology Academy II: Tools and Integration in the Classroom
PC Waiting List 4/6/2009
June 9-11, (8:00 am to 3:00 pm) Location(s): PC - MHS; mac - TBA
Technology Academy II is an extension of Tech Academy I. It is geared toward those who completed Tech Academy I last summer OR those with intermediate/advanced technology skill levels. Topics on the agenda include web page design, locating and creating online games and reviews, creating interactive PowerPoint presentations, online tools for teachers, using shortcuts and much more. Each participant will receive a multimedia and resource CD upon completion. Prerequisite: Technology Academy I or permission of the instructor. (25 seats)
*Technology Academy III: Tools and Integration in the Classroom
June 2-4, (8:00 am to 3:00 pm) Location(s): PC - MHS; mac - TBA
Technology Academy III is an extension of Tech Academy II. It is geared toward those who completed Tech Academy II last summer OR those with advanced technology skill levels. Topics on the agenda include web page design, creating online games and reviews, creating forms with Adobe Acrobat, using Web 2.0 tools and much more. Each participant will receive a multimedia and resource CD upon completion. Prerequisite: Technology Academy II or permission of the instructor. (25 seats)
Enrollment in each Academy will determine if multiple formats will be offered.
* Multiple Technology Academies may NOT be taken in the same summer.
Topics are similar, but skill levels are different.
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