Teaching for Independence and Responsibility: The Affective Component in the ClassroomEDG 552/G
Joni Domanico

Developing independence and responsibility in students is a major challenge in many classrooms today. A student’s perceived self-concept and school achievement are correlated. Therefore, how a student perceives him/herself is a critical factor in the equation of success. This course examines practical and engaging strategies to attend to the affective needs of students and the environment in which they learn. The ultimate goal is to maximize a student’s perception of his/her capabilities and increase achievement, self-reliance, independence, and responsibility. Areas to be studied include character education, dialogue, collaboration, learning preferences and styles, classroom approaches, motivational and directional support, special needs of the gifted, and corresponding research. Audience: Teachers K-12. Letter grade; 2 semester credits. Tuition: $888. Register by June 15. Minimum participants: 8.

June 22-26, Monday-Thursday, 9-3:30; Friday, 9-1
Dixon Hall Room 107

This course may be used as elective credits for the specialty endorsement in teaching the gifted offered at Whitworth.

Current Children’s Literature 2007-09 – Grades K-8
EDG 503/G
Peggy Johnsen

A great opportunity to read and examine the latest children’s fiction, non-fiction, traditional, poetry, informational and picture books from 2007-2009. More resources than you can imagine for teachers, librarians, parents and booklovers. Participants will develop classroom ideas through investigation of the best and most recent literature. This class is a wonderful opportunity for all booklovers. Letter grade; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444. Register by June 15. Minimum participants: 8.

June 22-25, Monday-Thursday, 1:30-5
Dixon Hall 106

This class may be used as an elective credit toward the reading endorsement at Whitworth.

Personalized Instruction, Formative Assessment and Student Voice
EDG 514/G
Dorcas Wylder

This course will show you with the simple, yet powerful, techniques that engage students in owning their learning.  Through the formative assessment process, teachers provide student-friendly targets for all learning tasks and offer non-graded feedback to students on their progress toward meeting those targets.  Students use this feedback to decide what steps they need to take and resources they’ll use to reach or even exceed the targets.  The student’s reflective voice becomes the catalyst for both the teacher’s and the student’s learning activities. Audience: K-12 teachers and administrators. Grade is P/NC; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444. Register by June 19. Minimum participants: 8.

June 29-July 1, Monday-Wednesday, 8-1
Dixon Hall 106

Professional Teacher Certificate -- Culminating Seminar
EDU 512/E
Staff

This seminar will provide opportunity for candidates to demonstrate their competency in the three standards and 12 criteria required for Washington’s Professional Teacher Certificate. Prerequisite: EDU 511. Three semester credits. Contact Graduate Studies in Education, 509-777-3228, for more information.

June 22-July 3, Monday-Friday
Dixon Hall Room 104

June 29-July 8, Monday-Thursday, 8-1:30
Dixon Hall Rooms 103 & 206

Action Fractions
EDG 509/G
Rachel McAnallen

Fractions are difficult to teach and they are hard for students to learn. This session will give you essential, key concepts you may have never thought of that ensure success with students learning how to do fractions.  This hands-on class begins by introducing the learners to the language of “fractioneze.”  This language can be taught as early as kindergarten, but it must be taught to all students if they are to grasp the basic concepts of fractions.  Then through the use of pattern blocks, fraction squares and polyhedral dice, the students learn how to add and subtract fractions mentally without having to find a common denominator.  Included in this class are loads of fun, laughter and humor. Audience: Primary through middle school teachers, G/T coordinators, parents, administrators. Grade is P/NC; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444.  Register by June 22.  Minimum participants: 10.

July 6-8, Monday-Wednesday, 8-1
Dixon Hall 106

Survival Spanish for Teachers and School Personnel
EDG 518/G
Roberta Wilburn

If you don’t know Spanish, you might be left behind. The Latino population is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the country, and as teachers we need to be prepared to teach so all children can learn. This requires an increased cultural awareness on our part as professionals.  This course is designed to provide functional Spanish-language skills for teachers and others to effectively communicate with children, their parents, and visitors in school settings.  For example, participants will understand how to use phonetic encoding and the print\sound systems in pronunciation of Spanish words. They will come away with basic greetings, courtesies and emergency commands to use in various school situations. The course will also provide cultural information that will help increase your skills and sensitivity in working with Latino populations. Fun and interactive teaching strategies appropriate for adult language learners will be used. Prior Spanish-language training is not required for individuals taking this course. Required textbook will be available the first day of class. Audience: K-12 teachers, administrators, all school personnel. Letter grade; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444. Register by June 29. Minimum participants: 8.

July 8-10, Wednesday, 1:30-4:30, Thursday & Friday, 9-2:30
Dixon Hall 106

The Resilient Educator: Skills to Succeed and Flourish in Today’s Schools
EDG 520/G
Myron R. Thurber

This class is designed to help educators and students boost performance, improve school relationships and strengthen resiliency. Acclaimed by educators for its new ideas and solid foundation in neuroscience, the program's proven techniques are easy to learn and then teach, which help rekindle motivation and energy. Teachers learn how to use practical, research-based tools and strategies to stop the negative impact of stress – socially, emotionally, mentally and physically, which can then be taught to students who are striving for higher performance. Current research has shown a significant improvement in anxiety reduction, social interaction and improved standardized test scores. Audience: Teachers and administrators at all levels. Grade is P/NC; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444. Register by July 3. Minimum participants: 8.

July 13-15, Monday-Wednesday, 8-1
Dixon Hall 106

Instructional Technology Exploration 2009
EDG 510/G
Juli Lorton

Here’s your opportunity to explore a variety of technology tools to support teaching and learning in today's classroom environment. Participants will choose from a menu of learning opportunities that incorporate hardware, software and web-based interactive tools. The course will include large group demonstration as well as self-guided learning focused on participants' interests. Sample activities include interactive whiteboards, document cameras, podcasting, blogging, staff and student collaboration with Google Docs, web pages and photo editing software. Your instructor has an extensive background in planning and supporting K-12 projects for individual classrooms as well as school-wide implementations of various technology tools.  Bring your questions and ideas for projects. Leave with a bundle of new techniques and resources to enhance the effectiveness of your instruction, including ways to differentiate learning opportunities for your students. This class is intended to provide the credit and the time to increase your computer skills and their application into your work. Audience: Teachers and administrators at all levels. Grade is P/NC; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444. Register by July 3. Minimum participants: 10.

July 15-17, Wednesday, 1:30-4:30; Thursday & Friday, 8-1:30
Hawthorne Hall 112

Developing Productive and Responsible Global Citizens
EDG 506/G
Margo Long
     
Learn the higher-level thinking skills to cope in a challenging world of rapid technology and constant change. Based on the conditions of Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat, the contentions in The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell and in Affluenza by John DeGraaf, the implications presented in The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, and other current informational resources, infuse your content and classroom with strategies to push students beyond the silent crises of today’s adolescents. Thomas Lickona’s Smart and Good High Schools will be used as a foundation to scaffold the curriculum emphasis of Intellectual Character and excellence in performance. Fascinating new literature and ideas made practical for the classroom of today. Audience: Teachers K-12, counselors, administrators and parents. Letter grade; 1 semester credit.  Tuition: $444. Register by July 10. Minimum participants: 10.

July 20-22, Monday-Wednesday, 8-1
Dixon Hall

This course may be used as an elective credit for the specialty endorsement in teaching the gifted offered at Whitworth.

Developing Curriculum
EDG 512/G1 or EDG 512/G2

OJ Cotes

Create a personalized curriculum for your 2009-2010 school term working with the instructor on an individualized basis. Implement your current summer coursework by applying your information to your fall classroom assignments. Adapt regular units and textbooks to multiple-intelligence theory, learning styles, mainstreaming, challenges in classroom, or changes of your choice. Audience: Teachers K-12. Letter grade; 1 or 2 semester credits. Tuition: $444 or $888. Contact the instructor at ocotes@whitworth.edu as soon as you register.

July 20, Monday, 8 a.m., subsequent classes by arrangement
Dixon Hall

English Language Acquisition and Literacy
EDG 517/G
Jessica Vigil

This course is an interactive overview of Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD), a current, successful program that gives strategies for teaching second-language learners and any students struggling with language acquisition, reading and writing. Teachers will learn brain-compatible approaches such as music, posters and writing prompts emphasizing comprehension. They will also explore ways to validate cultural diversity when using the GLAD strategies. Audience: K-12 teachers and administrators. Grade is P/NC; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444. Register by July 10. Minimum participants: 8.

July 22-24, Wednesday, 1:30-4:30, Thursday and Friday, 9-2:30
Dixon Hall 104

This class may be used as an elective credit toward the reading endorsement at Whitworth.

Differentiating Instruction for Highly Capable Students
EDG 508/G
Kathryn Picanco & Glenda Armstrong

Differentiating instruction for all learners, as well as aligning a core curriculum to state standards, can be a challenge at any grade level. This class will explore many ways to organize curriculum to go beyond one-size-fits all instruction. Participants will focus on flexible grouping strategies and ways to efficiently organize a multi-level classroom in all subjects using extension activities, tiered assignments and parallel curriculum. A variety of sound ways to design standards-based lessons that will reach all learners to maximize instructional time will be presented. The strategies are appropriate for language arts, social studies, math and science. Audience: Primary through middle school teachers,
G/T coordinators, parents, administrators. Letter grade; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444. Register by July 17. Minimum participants: 10.

July 27-29, Monday-Wednesday, 9-2
Dixon Hall

This is a required course for the specialty endorsement in teaching the gifted offered at Whitworth.

Teaching Students to Read Outside the Core Reading Program
EDG 502/G
Linda Lee & Mary Haymond

This interactive session will show teachers how to create a reading program by utilizing the six common features Richard Allington found when he observed exemplary elementary classrooms. Time – How to create a classroom community that develops reading stamina. Text – How to teach children to select books of appropriate complexity. Talk – How to foster accountable talk that is more conversational than interrogational. Teach – How to craft explicit demonstrations of skill and strategy use. Tasks – How to assign meaningful tasks that include choice. Test – How to use effort and improvement with achievement. Audience: K-6 teachers, principals, support staff. Grade is P/NC; 1 semester credit. Tuition: $444. Register by July 24. Minimum participants: 10.

August 3-5, Monday-Wednesday, 8-1
Dixon Hall 106

This class may be used as an elective credit toward the reading endorsement at Whitworth.

Diversity: Focus on the Bright Side (pre-recorded series)
EDG 500/V
Margo Long & staff

How to teach, motivate, challenge or even get out of the way of your bright learners. Develop current, practical strategies for today’s students and your own classroom to incorporate immediately into your teaching. The course also addresses how to teach critical and analytical skills-building. Tuition and handouts: $125. Grade is P/NC; 1 semester credit. Contact the Center for Gifted Education at gifted@whitworth.edu as soon as you register for this self-directed 16-hour course.

Educational Insights 2009 & Wellness Revitalization 2009
EDG 525/G & EDG 526/G

These are annual, repeatable classes with different presenters and topics each year. Educational Insights is designed for new and experienced teachers to enhance their teaching strategies and to provide them with the tools to become more effective in the classroom. The program will help teachers in equipping their students to master the basics, prepare them for college or employment, and cope in the real world. Wellness Revitalization assists students to acquire the knowledge and skills to maintain an active, healthy life. Participants come away from both classes with a refreshed and revitalized outlook on teaching. For registration and  information, contact Rick Giampietri at 509.701.5100 or 509.924.9263, giamfbwesw@msn.com. Grade is P/NC; 3 credits total.

July 20-24, Monday-Friday, 8-5
Off-campus