Education
Contemporary Issues and Dilemmas
Methods of Early Reading and Writing
Reading Methods to Study Story Structure and Style in Short Novels
Reading Methods to Understand Structure
Reading Methods to Explore Style
Imagery and Language: Connecting Reading Methods with Illustration
Contemporary Issues and Dilemmas (CE 1720)
Two classes, Friday, March 28, 5–9 p.m.,
Saturday, March 29, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., 1.0 CEU, Cost: $100
Instructor: Janice Mrkonjic
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 21
Audience: Elementary and secondary educators, school administrators
Bring: Bag meals
Through a series of case studies, explore contemporary issues that arise at the elementary and secondary level of schooling. Examine the pedagogical, ethical or political nature of the issues, address familiar theory/practice and use your own judgment to arrive at appropriate decisions. Review each case through various lenses and democratically decide on a practical stance for your education environment. Required book: What To Do? Case Studies for Educators, third edition, William Hare and John Portelli, ISBN # 0969725329. Can purchase from instructor on first night of class ($30 estimate).
Methods of Early Reading and Writing (CE 1731)
Two classes, Friday, March 28, 4:30–8:30 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., 1.0 CEU,
Cost: $100
Instructor: Susie Wilde
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 21
Audience: Teachers looking for CEU reading renewal credit, who want to learn more about books and writing for early childhood (K-3)
Bring: Bag meals
How do you teach a young child to read, write and understand the connection between the two? Susie Wilde offers playful, interactive methods to help teachers examine different facets of reading and writing for young children.
Reading Methods to Study Story Structure and Style in Short Novels (CE 1737)
Two classes, Friday, March 14, 4:30–8:30 p.m., Saturday, March 15, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., 1.0 CEU, Cost: $100
Instructor: Susie Wilde
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 7
Audience: Teachers looking for CEU reading renewal credit, who want to learn more about books and writing
Bring: Bag meals
This class focuses on how methods of structure and style combine for excellent reading in short beginning novels or older novellas. This class offers hands-on experiences as the participants collaborate to analyze short novels in terms of both their styles and structures. Learn how setting, character, and plot develop as the book progresses. Get on board the story train, or understand plot foundations with the story skeleton. We’ll focus on the importance of everything from understanding characters’ motivation to seeing the import of an author’s use of vivid verbs.
Reading Methods to Understand Structure (CE 1714) Organizing a story is impossible for many students. During this class, participants will analyze what makes structure work in a variety of picture books. After participants understand the structure of writing through reading analysis, we’ll link reading and writing by creating a story plan. Reading Methods to Explore Style (CE 1718) Two classes, Friday, February 15, 4:30–8:30 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., 1.0 CEU, Cost: $100 Instructor: Susie Wilde Registration Deadline: Friday, February 8 Audience: Teachers looking for CEU reading renewal credit, who want to learn more about books and writing Bring: Bag meals Once you’ve organized a story plan, how do you write it down? Relying on reading analysis and discussion of recent picture books, we’ll get a better understanding of style. Then we’ll compose a story full of style elements that bring an imaginative story to life. Revising and editing will be included in this process. Imagery and Language: Connecting Reading Methods with Illustration (CE 1736) Two classes, Friday, February 29, 4:30–8:30 p.m., Saturday, March 1, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., 1.0 CEU, Cost: $100 plus $15 materials fee Instructor: Peg Gignoux Registration Deadline: Friday, February 22 Audience: Teachers looking for CEU reading renewal credit and return students who have asked Susie Wilde to teach an illustration class Bring: Bag meals Maximum: 20 students In our visual world, the illustrated page serves as an essential link toward achieving excellent comprehension for all students. In this workshop, textile artist Peg Gignoux models the natural connections between the visual and language arts by guiding participants through the creation of a handmade pop-up book. Analyze the work of today’s finest illustrators and children’s stories. Explore the expressive role of story illustrator. This workshop is designed to promote meaningful connections for reading, skills in observation, visual literacy and reflection via an integrated arts project. |
