Creating An Online Presence: Harnessing the Power of the Internet In Your Classroom
Presented by: Dr. Stein Brunvand
August 20 & 21, 2008 - 9a.m. - 4p.m.
School of Education
Room 194, Fairlane Center South
19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI
Topics To Be Covered Include:
- Designing and Maintaining a Class Website/Wiki
- Editing/Producing/Publishing Podcasts
- Establishing and Maintaining a Blog To Promote Literacy
- Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create and Collaborate
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THE POWER OF THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK:
A Behind the Scenes Experience in The Sharing of Story and Art
Award-Winning Author and Illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien and
Associate Professor of Children’s Literature, Raymond P. Kettel
July 23 & 24, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Room 194, Fairlane Center South
19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI
Intended audience: EDUCATION STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS
Goals of this two day workshop include:
- Applying classroom techniques for sharing multicultural literature
- Recognizing the role of authenticity in illustrating multicultural books
- Evaluating illustrations (composition, color, line, etc) for meaning
- Understanding how an award-winning graphic novel was produced
- Participating in a readers theatre presentation
- Exploring problem solving with children’s literature
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Teaching the Holocaust: Voices of the Past, Lessons for the Present, Visions for the Future
A workshop for secondary school teachers interested in teaching the Holocaust with a focus on using audio-visual sources, internet sources and Holocaust Survivor Interviews in the Classroom.
June 23-24 2008
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1212 Mardigian Library
The University of Michigan-Dearborn
Workshop Presenters:
Professor Sidney Bolkosky, Dr. Joyce Witt, Professor Larry Wilcox, Dr. Fred Lessing, George Korper Charles Gelman, Dr. Jamie L. Wraight and Dr. Margaret Lincoln
Participants will learn tools and strategies for:
- Teaching the Holocaust
- Incorporating audio/visual and internet sources in the classroom
- Incorporating Holocaust survivor oral history interviews in the classroom
Participation is limited to 50. Continental breakfast, lunch and beverages will be served.
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ELL Summer Teacher Academy: Developing Adolescent Writers: A Workshop with Kelly Gallagher
Friday, June 27, 2008
Dearborn Public Schools Administrative Service Center Board Room
18700 Audette
Dearborn, Michigan 48124
Provided by a U.S. Department of Education National Professional Development Grant in collaboration with University of Michigan-Dearborn and Dearborn Public Schools
Audience: Middle and High School teachers who work with English Language Learners and developing writers
Deadline to Register; June 13, 2008
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A “Choice Theory” approach to a better understanding of human behavior and the possibilities of change using self-evaluation techniques
Presented by:
Dr. Gerald LeCureux & Mr. David Clark
May 31, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Dining Room D, Fairlane Center South
19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI
Intended audience:
A workshop to aid teachers, counselors, social workers, volunteers, parents, those who work with children and their families and anyone who would like to help others make better behavioral decisions and to lead fuller lives.
Highlights of This Training:
- Helping children choose appropriate behavior
- Helping others to self-evaluate and take responsibility
- Why “Choice Theory” is so important in helping others
- Working with students and clients in class and group meetings
- Learning how to make your own life better as you deal with the problems of others
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A workshop for education students, teachers, social workers, counselors, parents and school administrators.
Presented by Paul Zionts, Dean, School of Education and Author of Teaching Disturbed and Disturbing Students(2nd edition), Inclusion Strategies for Students with Learning and Behavior Problems( 2nd edition), Emotional and Behavioral Problem, Autism (2nd edition).
Participants will learn tools and strategies for:
- diagnosing and remediating defeating emotions and behaviors such as anger, frustration and stress
- rational classroom management; overcoming irrational and self-defeating beliefs
- designing and implementing problem solving curricula
April 12, 2008
9:00am - 4:00pm
Dining Room B, Fairlane Center South
School of Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Eliminating or Reducing Behavioral Problems in your School or Classroom
Presented by: Dr. Gerald LeCureux and Mr. David Clark
Valuable Information and Practical Knowledge for:
Teachers, Counselors, Administrators, Social Workers, School Psychologists, Youth workers
November 10, 2007 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
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Teaching Science with Technology Workshop 2007
Incorporating technology with hands-on science lessons
Monday August 27, 2007 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Fairlane Center South, Room 270
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Presented by:
Dr. Stein Brunvand
August 22 & 23, 2007
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
School of Education, FCS 194
Technologies To Be Covered Include:
- Designing and Maintaining a Class Website
- roducing Podcasts
- Establishing and Maintaining a Blog To Promote Literacy
See flier for details
The Michigan Literacy Progress Profile (MLPP)
with Michelle Chase, Reading Teacher at Jane Addams Elementary School South Redford School District
June 18-29, 2007 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Fairlane Center South
School of Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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The new state required reading course -
Reading: Diagnostic and Assessment Techniques K-12 (PA118)
May 12, 19, June 2, 9 & 23, 30, 2007
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fairlane Center South
School of Education
Intended Audience: Elementary and Secondary Teachers and
Educators pursuing their Provisional renewal or advancing to the
Professional Education Certificate
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Understanding Choice Theory:
Eliminating or Reducing Behavioral Problems in Your School or Classroom
Presented by Dr. Gerald LeCureux and David Clark
May 3, 2007 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
Dining Room C, Fairlane Center South
School of Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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A workshop for education students, teachers, parents and caregivers
Presented by Richard Simpson, Ph.D., University of Kansas
April 28, 2007 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Room 241/243 Fairlane Center South
School of Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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December 5, 2006 | 8:30am - 4pm
ENGAGE: An Educational Technology Conference for Teachers and Administrators
Topics Covered Included:
- Integrating your technology plan with your school improvement plan
- Utilizing free resources for podcating, blogging, webquests and more
- Integrating technology into the curriculum
- Bridging the gap between digital natives and digital immigrants
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November 9, 2006 | 9am - 4pm
From the MEAP to the ACT: Implications for the Classroom
Topics Covered Included:
- The Michigan Merit Exam Update
- THE Act plus writing
- Strategies to prepare students and teachers for the ACT plus writing
- Implications of the ACT plus writing for content area teachers.
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October 28, 2006 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
Using Your Local Environment as an Educational Resource
Workshop goals:
- Taking Advantage of local resources
- Making modifications to your local schoolgrounds
- Connecting your local environment, school curricula and the Michigan Curriculum Framework
- Linking the use of your local environment to sample MEAP questions
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August 23 & 24, 2006 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Creating an Online Presence: Harnessing the Power of the Internet in your Classroom
Intended Audience: Students, Teachers, Technology Coordinators, Media Specialists
Technologies Covered Included:
- Designing and Maintaining a Class Website
- Creating and Using WebQuests to Facilitate Inquiry
- Producing Podcasts
- Establishing and Maintaining a Blog To Promote Literacy
Click here to download a flyer with complete details on this academy.
