2012 Summer Institute for Teachers

Langley Campus Courses listed are still unconfirmed

Courses in July

EDUC 490 A Spaces Where Learners Flourish (1 sem. hr.)
Spaces Where Learners Flourish encourages us to think more carefully and broadly about learning spaces and what it means for learners to flourish within them. When educators talk about learning, our minds are conditioned to visualize activities within the 4 walls of a classroom (although the recent explosion of digital devices and Web 2.0 technologies are beginning to make inroads here). However, Steve Wheeler in a recent webinar on The Future of Web 2.0 Technologies in Learning said that only 20% of what young people learn happens in the classroom*. Where does the other 80% happen and how? What do those learning ‘spaces’ look like? How do they teach? If we change our language from ‘classrooms’ to ‘spaces’ we may be able to think more broadly and deeply about how and where learning occurs. Spaces Where Learners Flourish is an invitation to consider the kind of innovative practices that can transform the way we equip disciples of Jesus for the 21st century. More information see Elaine Brouwer's blog  http://ebrouwer.blogspot.com/http://ebrouwer.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-is-great-learning-environment-in.html
July 2 - 6; M-F: 9 am - 12:30 pm; Bill de Jager & Elaine Brouwer; 1 Week

EDUC 490 B Social Studies for the 21st Century (1 sem. hr.)
This workshop style course will help teachers explore ideas about how to best address the relevancy of social studies to new directions in 21^st  education. In particular, we will consider how film and television can facilitate historical thinking and media literacy, and how electronic information sources and web-based tools can best be used to create authentic, inquiry-based learning experiences. Syllabus
July 2 - 6; M-F: 1 - 4:30 pm; 1 Week

EDUC 490 B Emerging Strategies in teaching Math (1 sem. hr.)
This course is focused on assisting math teachers at the intermediate and middle school levels to create and develop strategies which are integrated with the new resources required for these courses.  We will explore a variety of topics which are math specific and which will provide teachers with some practical tools to enrich their classrooms through the promotion of numeracy (math literacy) by using teaching strategies for diverse learners, as well as teaching for inquiry and critical thinking in math. Syllabus
July 2 - 6; M-F: 9 am - 12:30 pm; 1 Week

EDUC 540: Christian Approaches to Teaching and Pedagogy (3 sem. hrs.)
The theory and practice of teaching and pedagogy as they relate to classroom practice and the enhancement of teaching Christianity. Syllabus
Instructor: Elaine Brouwer, Educational Consultant
Date and Time: July 3 - August 10 Online

EDUC 545 Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning (3 sem. hrs.)
Student assessment is more and more driving curriculum. The latest government IRPs have replaced “instructional strategies” with “planning for assessment.” How can we see and implement teaching, learning, and assessment holistically as part of an integrally Christian approach?
Instructor: Elaine Brouwer, Educational Consultant  EDUC 545 SU 11 Syllabus
Date and Time: July 3 - August 10 Online

EDUC 623 Developing Educational Programs (3 sem. hrs.)
This course reviews the foundations and practices of curriculum and educational program
development for classrooms, schools and school systems. We will consider the underlying
assumptions and effects of alternative approaches to curriculum and programs. We will explore
how worldviews shape curriculum theory and analyze how they affect curriculum development.
We will also examine contemporary issues and research problems related to curriculum change
and development. Participants will develop a framework and criteria for developing curriculum
and educational programs based on a Christian worldview.
For more information see 2010 syllabus
July 2 - 13; M-F: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm; 2 Weeks