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The Summer Institute in Education Series includes week-long, content-focused courses offered for graduate credit or professional development points. Topics address the issues of the day, providing content-rich discourse, current readings, and strategies to support immediate application to classroom curriculum. For complete details please visit http://www.spcs.neu.edu/pdp/summer/.

The following graduate and professional development courses are being offered as part of the Summer Institute in Education Series:

Art Programs

Finding Your Visual Voice: The Use of Intuition in Creating Art
July 7 – 11
Cape Cod National Seashore
Instructors: Arnie Casavant and Dawn Nelson
Overnight accommodations are available at the NEED Facility July 6 – 11

Ceramic Vessels with Attitude
July 7 – 11
Boston Campus
Instructor: Pam Korte

Pastel Painting on Cape Cod
July 14 –18
Cape Cod National Seashore
Instructor: Cheryl Wildermuth
Overnight accommodations are available at the NEED Facility July 13 – 25

Landscapes and City-Scapes
July 21 – 25
Boston Campus
Instructor: Arnie Casavant

Earth Sculptures: Working with Tides and Time
July 28 – August 1
Cape Cod National Seashore
Instructors: Nancy Raen-Mendez and Rob Millard-Mendez
Overnight accommodations are available at the NEED Facility July 27 – August 1

Elementary Programs

Integrating the Visual Arts into the Elementary Classroom
July 7-11
Boston Campus
Instructor: Corinne Zimmerman

Poetry in the Elementary Classroom
July 14 –18
Boston Campus
Instructors: Andrew Green

Science Inquiry for Elementary Teachers
July 21 – 25
Boston Campus
Instructor: Mark Salata

Foundations in Literacy Development & Instruction
August 4-8
Boston Campus
Instructor: Mark Salata

English Programs

Teaching Poetry Writing to Adolescents
July 7 – 11
Boston Campus
Instructor: Richard Hague

From Socrates to Salinger: Using the Great Ideas of Western Philosophy to Teach Literature and Film
July 7 – 11
Barnstable High School
Instructor: Tom Gotsill
and
July 14 – 18
Boston Campus
Instructor: Tom Gotsill

Expository Writing: The Art of the Argument
July 21 – 25
Boston Campus
Instructor: Don Holder

The Hero Journey: Using Eastern Philosophy to Teach Literature and Film
July 28 – August 1
Boston Campus
Instructor: Tom Gotsill

Memoirs: Learning From Our Stories
August 4 – 8
Boston Campus
Instructor: Barbara Lawrence

Mathematics Programs

Classroom Technologies for the Middle and High School Mathematics Teacher
July 7 – 11
Boston Campus
Instructor: Michael Sherman

Algebra, Numbers, and Geometry
July 14 – 18
St. Mark’s Preparatory School, Southborough, Massachusetts
Instructor: James Tanton

Functions and Trigonometry
July 21 – 25
St. Mark’s Preparatory School, Southborough, Massachusetts
Instructor: James Tanton

Modern Language Programs

French Immersion
July 7 – 11
Boston Campus
Instructor: Catherine Dunand

Spanish Language Immersion
July 7 – 11
Burlington Campus
Instructor: Arlyn Sánchez Silva

Contemporary Spanish American Fiction
July 14 – 18
Burlington Campus
Instructor: Arlyn Sánchez Silva

Teaching Foreign Languages through the Creative Arts
July 21 – 25
Boston Campus
and
July 28 – August 1
Dedham Campus
Instructor: Helene Loomis

La Comedie Dans le Cinema Francais
July 28 – August 1
Boston Campus
Instructor: Catherine Dunand

Developing Creative Arts Materials for the Foreign Language Classroom
August 4 – 8
Dedham Campus
Instructor: Helene Loomis

Physical Education Programs

Including Students with Disabling Conditions in the Regular Physical Education Program
July 7 – 11
Burlington Campus
Instructor: John Passarini

Updating your Health, Wellness, and Physical Education Program
July 14-18
Dedham Campus
Instructor: Marc Alterio

Integrating Technology into your Physical Education Program
July 21 – 25
Burlington Campus
Instructor: Rich Butterworth

Wellness: Applications and Practices for Secondary Schools
July 28-August 1
Dedham Campus
Instructor: Marc Alterio

Putting the Pieces Together: Strategies for Building Movement into the Elementary Physical Education Program
August 4 – 8
Braintree High School
Instructor: Lisa Katilus

Science Programs

Surveys of New England Coastal Ecosystems
July 7 – 11
NU Marine Science Center, Nahant
Instructor: Tracy Hajduk

Exploring Biotechnology: Recombinant DNA and Protein Purification
August 4 – 8
Boston Campus
Instructor: Veronica Godoy-Carter

E4 = Experiencing, Evolution, Ecology, and Ethology
July 21 – 25
Boston Campus
Instructor: Becky Rosengaus

The Nature of Science Inquiry
July 28 – August 1
Boston Campus
Instructor: Mark Salata

Exploring Biotechnology: Recombinant DNA and Protein Purification
August 4 – 8
Boston Campus
Instructor: Veronica Godoy-Carter

Social Studies Programs

Japan: WWII, Hiroshima, and the American Occupation
July 7 – 11
Boston Campus
Instructor: Robert Collins

Teaching for Historical Understanding
July 14 – 18
Boston Campus
Instructor: Alan Stoskopf

Forgotten Stories: Women in History
July 21 – 25
Boston Campus
Instructor: Shaunna Harrington

Guidance

Reseach and Data: Evidence-Based Practice for School Counselors
July 21 – 25
Boston Campus
Instructor: Karen Harrington

General Audience

Integrated Teaching through the Arts
July 14 – 18
Cape Cod, Barnstable High School
Instructor: Jeff Billiard and Keith Caldwell

 

 

 


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