Last Updated: 3/13/13
1. Studies Abroad: Great Britain
1 or 2 credits Instructor: Stan Harstine Course #: HIST 610-09 Level: K-12 Dates: 1/15-7/15 Location: BTB 200 th Come learn in historical surroundings that date back to the 11 Century – The Tower of London, and even back to the 2nd Century – The Roman Ruins at Bath. This will be true learning in context! There are few instructional methods for learning the social sciences as effective as actually being in the presence of primary sources. The cost for the Graduate Credit portion of this workshop is $145 per credit with the option of earning one or two credits. For more information regarding trip and trip costs, please contact Stan Harstine at harstine@friends.edu.
2. Unwrapping the Read Aloud
1 credit Instructor: Sue Farag Course #: EDUC 4967-03 Level: K-5 Dates: 2/8 (5 pm-9 pm) and 2/9 (8 am-5:30 pm) Location: DAV 109B This workshop will provide opportunities to make every read aloud intentional, inspiring students with the magic of a story while helping them become skilled and passionate readers and writers. Learn to use read-aloud books as additional connections that directly affect state-assessed indicators. You will be provided ideas to use across the curriculum and given the keys to making the most of wonderful stories begging to be read aloud. Participants need to bring four picture books for reading aloud. Two books should be fiction and two books should be non-fiction, all of which fit with their grade-level curriculum.
3. Instructional Strategies that Work for All Disciplines
2 credits Instructors: R. Racunas & J. Worley Course #: EDUC 4070-14 Level: K-12 Dates: 2/8, 2/9, 2/22, and 2/23 (Fridays 5pm-9pm, Saturdays 8 am-5:30 pm) Location: DAV 109C Teachers: Come learn practical applications of a variety of research-based instructional strategies. All strategies will have hands on and/or cooperative learning activities for you to apply in the classroom. It’s true—you can instruct and have fun! There is a $5 materials fee due to instructor on 1st day of workshop.
4. The Way They Learn-The Way We Teach
1 credit Instructor: Beverly Hilton Course #: EDUC 4574-02 Level: K-12 Dates: 2/15 (5 pm-9 pm) and 2/16 (8 am-5:30 pm) Location: DAV 107 As a teacher, you are well aware that all of your students are different people. But, what does that mean as to the way they learn and, as a result, the way you need to teach? Did you know that there are eight different learning styles and four basic temperaments? Do you know your own, let alone your students? Instead of just having questions, come get the answers! Be able to modify instructional techniques in order to teach each student most effectively.
5. Making Learning Last: Using Brain Research in the Classroom
1 credit Instructor: Lori Gunzelman Course #: EDUC 5065-02 Level: K-12 Dates: 2/16 and 2/23 (9 am-4:30 pm) Location: DAV 111 Do you sometimes “teach” a lesson, but your students don’t retain the information in the long term? Are you yearning for a more dynamic learning environment and ways to engage your students, but keep finding yourself stuck in a “teaching rut?” If so, come learn what brain researchers have discovered that you can immediately put to use in your classroom. You can help your students retain material, create an exciting learning environment, and motivate yourself at the same time! Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop to class and will be asked during the second class session to share ideas for implementing brain-based strategies.
6. *NEW* Publisher Projects in the Classroom
2 credits Instructor: Rachel Nally Course #: ITEC 2919-01 Level: K-12 Dates: 2/23 (9 am-4:30 pm) Blended Course Location: BTB Lab 2 Discover new ways to use Microsoft Publisher templates. We will spend time exploring the following templates: business cards, postcards, certificates (award & gift), flyers, calendars, newsletters, brochures, posters, and others. No more fumbling around trying to figure out how to do that next publishing project! This course is a blended class; participants will meet on site one time and work the remainder of the time using Moodle.
7. *NEW* Overcoming Dysfunction
1 credit Instructor: Blaire Birdsong Course #: EDUC 5097-01 Level: K-12 Dates: 2/23 and 3/2 (9 am-4:30 pm) Location: BTB 100 Isn’t it discouraging when you are part of a dysfunctional team – don’t we all really just want to get along? Teachers and students alike have difficulty functioning as a team sometimes. In this workshop we will discuss Patrick Lencioni’s model of dysfunction, taking an effective business-based approach and applying it to your classroom team scenarios. A mixture of models, discussions, and hands-on activities will be ready for classroom use. There is a $10 materials fee due to instructor on 1st day of workshop. Bring your laptop, if you have one available.
8. Tips, Tricks, & Techniques for Using Microsoft Word
1 credit Instructor: Rachel Nally Course #: ITEC 2864-04 Level: K-12 Dates: 3/1 (5 pm-9 pm) and 3/2 (8 am-5:30 pm) Location: BTB Lab 2 Did you know that there are many shortcuts that can decrease your work time? Are you using Microsoft Word as efficiently as possible? This workshop could be for you, even if you are a regular user. Learn basics and features you never knew how to use including format painter, text boxes, find and replace, re-coloring pictures, etc.
9. Upgrade Your Teacher Toolkit
2 credits Instructor: Davis Laughlin Course #: EDUC 5081-02 Level: K-12 Dates: 3/1, 3/2, 3/8, and 3/9 (Fridays 5 pm-9 pm, Saturdays 8 am-5:30 pm) Location: RFA B3 Feeling stuck in an educational rut? Getting tired of your own teaching? Join us for an exciting look at some of the most current educational trends and research-based best practices. Starting with a look back at the historical purposes for education, workshop participants will follow the path of modern education, debunk some of the more damaging teaching myths, and discover fresh ideas and strategies that will increase the achievement levels of their students. Expect to hear songs and stories, enjoy sharing with other educators, and relish thinking deeply about your career.
10. Get A Clue– Inquiry Labs
1 credit Instructor: Janice Crowley Course #: SCIE 2412-02 Level: 6-12 Dates: 3/8 (5 pm-9 pm) and 3/9 (8 am-5:30 pm) Location: Wichita Collegiate Upper School. Chemistry Room 113 (East side of building) 1221 N. Webb Rd. Wichita, KS 67206 You do not need expensive labs to teach students critical thinking that matches the science CORE standards! Would you like to learn some fast, easy ways that content can be imparted through hands-on, fun, and short labs? Would you like to know about a simple, cheap piece of technology that helps students with learning disabilities and also helps students who are absent from school? This workshop will answer these questions and much more! Come have fun while learning. There is a $15 materials fee due to instructor on 1st day of workshop; bring a flash drive to save your material electronically. Working dinner on Friday/working lunch & dinner on Saturday.
11. iPad + More in Schools
1 credit Instructor: Tim Bumgarner Course #: ITEC 2915-02 Level: K-12 Dates: 3/8 (5 pm-9 pm) and 3/9 (8 am-5:30 pm) Location: DAV 107 New to iPads or just looking for more ways to incorporate them into the classroom? We will go over the basics of the iPad and other technologies, along with ways of using them in the school setting. Participants will have a chance to become more familiar with technologies and programs available for education. Bring your latest tech device (iPhone, iTouch, etc.) and we will explore its use.
12. *NEW* Character Lessons from the Pages of History
1 credit Instructor: Judy Welfelt Course #: HIST 2255-01 Level: K-12 Dates: 3/29 (5 pm-9 pm) and 3/30 (8 am-5:30 pm) Location: DAV 111 Teaching values and character in the classroom will become exciting when students learn about people from our past who demonstrated uncommon character in the face of life’s challenges. Educators will go back to their classrooms with stories of famous and not-so-famous people—from George Washington to Grover Cleveland, from Irena Sendler to Sir Nicholas Winton—who exemplified character qualities such as honesty, humility, optimism, courage, and self-discipline in their lives. There is a $10 materials fee due to instructor on 1st day of workshop. Please bring a laptop.
13. Get Caught in the Web: Websites in the Classroom
2 credits Instructor: Rachel Nally Course #: EDUC 5070-02 Level: K-12 Dates: 3/30 (9 am-4:30 pm) Blended Course Location: BTB Lab 2 So long pencil and paper; start using exciting websites in your classroom! We will look at comic strip creators, word clouds, trading card creators, presentation websites, and additional websites that benefit both teacher and student. Exciting ways to inject new life into your classroom projects will be demonstrated! This course is a blended class; participants will meet on site one time and work the remainder of the time using Moodle.
14. *NEW* Urban Awareness
1 credit Instructor: Bill Allan Course #: SOST 2354-01 Level: K-12 Dates: 4/26 (5 pm-9 pm) and 4/27 (8 am-5:30 pm) Location: DAV 109B Have you ever considered the city of Wichita a classroom? You will learn the perspective of inner city issues like poverty, lack of status and power, discrimination, and injustice. This will be unlike any workshop or “classroom” in which you have ever been! Join us – you will learn to see life from a completely different viewpoint.
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Ready to be noticed? Licensed teachers ready to take the next step in advancing your career, come earn an MAT degree from Friends University! You will exit the program with maximized classroom and leadership skills, thus providing you with the opportunity for job security, increased salary and benefits, and leadership positions within your district. Your students will immediately benefit from the advanced teaching skills you acquire. Experienced, passionate faculty who are committed to your future will guide you through this 18-month, 30credit hour program. Enrollment occurs in the fall and spring with most students qualifying for enough financial aid to cover the entire cost of the program. For more information contact: Patty Gingrich at 316.295.5693 or 1.800.794.6945 x 5693 or email at pattyg@friends.edu
Administrators and Teachers! May we be of service to your school district? If you are offering in-services, professional development, or training sessions, we may be able to assist you with developing an independent course of study for graduate credit! Please call for more information on how to meet the needs of your faculty members by providing them with continuing education units or graduate credits. For more information, please contact Lisa Schmidt at 316-295-5588 or by email at: lisa_schmidt@friends.edu.
Workshops with Jon Maska Offering online graduate classes for license renewal and salary movement. No difficult meeting times! No traveling to class locations! No need to find childcare! Meaningful online classes for all teachers K-12. Visit www.workshopswithjon.com or email us at jonmaska@hotmail.com
Independent Opportunity from Davis Laughlin
Essential Keys to Influential Teaching Credits: 2 Dates: 2/1, 2/2, 2/8, 2/9
Level: K-12 Room: DAV 307 Time: Fridays 5 pm-9 pm, Saturdays 8 am-5:30 pm
This workshop will focus on research-based keys to powerful teaching along with strategies that need to be in every teacher’s toolbox. Through original songs, workshop discussions, practical assignments, helpful tips and lots of fun, teachers will rediscover their passion and purpose as an educator. Your time in this workshop may just be the turning point in your career. Expect to laugh, vent, think and be challenged. To enroll, contact Davis at 316-778-1432 or email: dlaughlin57@cs.com Website: www.teachingeffectivelyandlovingit.com
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