Courses and Workshops
| Begins | Date(s) | Title | Description | Instructor(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, February 29, 2012 | Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012; 4:00-5:30 p.m. |
Teach LGBT Inclusively! |
This workshop offers resources on lessons, video clips, books, short stories, and more that you can easily use in your classroom for teaching LGBT inclusively. Relevant for K-12 educators. |
Corinne Ginsberg |
The Learning Collaborative |
| Wednesday, March 7, 2012 | Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 1:00pm - 5:00pm |
Susan Gendron / Implementing the Common Core - administrators' session |
Designed specifically for Administrative Teams and hosted by the Southeast Superintendents the session will explore challenges and opportunities within the Common Core. |
Susan Gendron |
Newsbank Conference Center, Chester |
| Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | March 21, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Math: Common Core Implementation |
Examine instructional shifts in mathematics within the Common Core and plan for successful implementation. If you missed this Fall 2011 session, join this updated program! |
Department of Education staff |
Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT |
| Thursday, March 22, 2012 | March 22, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
English Language Arts: Common Core Implementation |
Examine instructional shifts in the Common Core / English-Language Arts and plan for successful implementation. This session repeats content used last fall, with updates. Please read detailed description! |
Vermont Department of Education staff |
Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT |
| Thursday, March 22, 2012 | March 22, 2012 |
Teachable Moments: Bring Learning to Life with Engaging Reflective Tools and Techniques |
This interactive workshop with participant centered methods offers a variety of innovative reflection tools and experiential learning approaches to engage learners physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually. |
The Learning Collaborative | |
| Monday, April 2, 2012 | April 2, 2012; 4:30pm-8:00pm |
Connecting the DOTS: A dinner program for Vermont principals, curriculum directors and superintendents |
Connecting the DOTS is aimed at Vermont principals, curriculum directors and superintendents who want to learn more about the technologies, applications and resources currently available throughout Vermont. |
The Learning Collaborative, Dummerston | |
| Friday, May 11, 2012 | May 11, 2012 |
Games and Activities That Teach |
Join this interactive workshop for advisory group leaders, teachers, camp counselors, and after school program staff and leave with a variety of games and activities that teach and reinforce. |
The Learning Collaborative | |
| Monday, June 25, 2012 | June 25-29, 2012; 8:00am-4:30pm |
Engaging in Crucial Communication with Effectiveness and Skill |
This course focuses on interpersonal counseling skills that are applicable with students and parents as well as between one another as educators. |
Howard Dean Center, Springfield H.S., Springfield | |
| Monday, July 2, 2012 | July 2, 3 and 5; one fall follow up class; 8-4:30 |
Screening: Reading in the 21st Century |
With the advent of computer technology, "reading" has been changing into something quite different from how many of us identify with it. Reading has changed into "screening." Through this course you will become a skilled "screener" and develop the tools to teach "screening." |
The Learning Collaborative and on-line | |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | July 11-15, 2012; 8:00am-4:30pm |
Integrating Computer Technology into the Classroom |
This course will increase your knowledge and confidence in using technology and learn how to integrate those methods into classroom instruction in order to enhance students’ learning. This class will cover a wide variety of technology tools teachers might use in their classrooms. There is no technology skill pre-requisite for the class, just the willingness to integrate technology into your teaching. The class will give you a chance to use some really fun and cutting-edge technology tools. All levels of technology experience and comfort level are welcome in this course. |
The Learning Collaborative | |
| Monday, July 30, 2012 | July 30-Aug. 2, 2012; 8am-4:30pm |
Nature and Literacy Through Journals and Science Notebooks |
We will spend four days exploring and experiencing the wonder of our natural world with an emphasis on using science journals and notebooks to bring hands-on science and literacy to your classroom. By the end of this multi-day course, all participants will have developed individual curriculum units that suit the needs and resources of their own schools. Indoor classroom time will be balanced with visits to local forests, meadows, and wetlands for observation, inspiration, and reflection. |
The Learning Collaborative |
In Process
| Began | Date(s) | Title | Description | Instructor(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 22, 2011 | August 22, 2011, continuing yearlong |
Co-Teaching in High School Settings |
Short course, based on state-approved syllabus, followed by in-school coaching sessions; designed for Green Mountain Union H.S. faculty |
Paul Bocko |
Green Mountain Union HS, Chester |
| Saturday, December 10, 2011 | Sats: 12/10, 1/28, 2/11, 3/3, 3/24; 8:30am-3:30pm |
Teaching East Asia: Focus on China, Japan, and Korea |
This thirty-hour seminar hosted by the Learning Collaborative is open to teachers who would like to incorporate teaching about East Asia into their curriculum. It provides content and resources for teaching about China, Japan, and Korea. This seminar is sponsored by the Five College Center for East Asian Studies at Smith College and funded by the Freeman Foundation. |
Facilitated by Arlene Kowal with expert guest instructors |
The Learning Collaborative |