List
of Teachers' Conference Workshops
Academic
Service Learning Dr. Susie Amato-Henderson
Northern Lights Conference Room 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
Gr. K-12 0.5 SB-CEU lunch included limit 50 participants
Service Learning is an approach to education that links community
service to academic achievement by combining service to the
community with student learning in a way that improves both
the student and the community.Come and experience a service
project firsthand. Appropriate for all grade levels and subject
areas. Participants will be eligible to apply for a Service
Learning grant.
Astronomy
Workshop Series Oct. 14 and Nov. 21, 2005 Dr. Wellesley
Pereira
ATDC Building on MTU Campus On Sharon Ave, East of Garnet
Street, near the MTU Football field. 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
Gr. 9-12 0.5 SB-CEU limit 20 participants
This interactive workshop series consists of an October 14
workshop, evening Observatory Workshop on October 14, and
the November 21, workshop. This series will focus on how to
set measurable student learning objectives in astronomy courses.
To improve instruction, participants will learn how to create
productive learning environments by using interactive lectures,
peer instruction, engaging demonstrations, collaborative groups,
tutorials, and observational projects. Participants will also
have the opportunity to visit the MTU Observatory and view
objects in the night sky on October 14.
Classroom
Discipline Todd Johnson
Houghton High School Cafeteria _______ 8:30a.m.-3:00p.m.
Gr. K-12 0.5 SB-CEU lunch included no limit of participants
The most effective instruction and greatest amount of student
learning take place in classrooms and schools where there
are well-defined rules and specific consequences. It is almost
impossible to meet NCLB standards without a good classroom
management system. Todd Johnson will share his discipline
plan that holds students responsible for their actions and
has realistic consequences for inappropriate behaviors.
Clay
in the Classroom Mary Ann Predebon
Community Arts Center - Hancock 9:00a.m.-3:50p.m.
Art Education 0.6 SB-CEU limit 8 participants
For art teachers only. Participants will learn about different
clay bodies building techniques, kiln firing, etc. through
demonstrations, hands-on plus handouts. Returning students
are encouraged to bring questions for troubleshooting answers.
In-service will include a primitive firing (bisque pots will
be provided) with discussion for including clay projects in
social studies, history or geography lessons.
Conscious
Discipline Jeannette French
Houghton High School Auditorium 8:00a.m.-3:30p.m.
Preschool, K-1 0.6 SB-CEU lunch included no limit of participants
Ms. French will present the basics of the Conscious Discipline
Program based on Dr. Becky Bailey's Loving Guidance for Children
preschool through grade 1. Information will include classroom
structure for creating safety, importance of rituals for a
caring environment, methods to assist in self calming, delivering
two positive choices, using assertive language and many more
practical ideas for child care providers and teachers.
GPS
Training Maureen Schick
Lake Linden School Forest 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
Gr. 6-12 0.5 SB-CEU limit 20 participants
This in-service will show you how you can use GPS and mapping
in your classes. An overview of topics and resources will
be provided for teachers use when developing their own lessons.
Topics will include history of maps/map systems and the mathematics
of mapping a round object on a flat surface. Designed mainly
for math and social science teachers, other teachers may also
find applications or uses. The afternoon will be spent discussing
how to set up a GPS course and then running the course set
up at the Lake Linden-Hubbell School Forest.
Healthy
Hearts for Life – Physical Education Ray Sharp
CCISD Distance Learning Room 9:00a.m.-3:30p.m.
Gr. K-12 0.5 SB-CEU limit 40 participants
For physical
education teachers. Healthy Hearts for Life will bring federal
grant dollars to Copper Country and Gogebic-Ontonagon schools
in the form of training, curriculum, equipment and community
events to support programs that promote physical fitness and
healthy lifestyles. Topics to be covered include: trends in
childhood obesity, nutrition and physical activity; promising
approaches in physical education/wellness; Michigan PE Content
Standards and Benchmarks; intro to the EPEC Curriculum; EPEC
success stories; and next steps in the Healthy Hearts Initiative.
This session is required for all participants in the Healthy
Hearts for Life project.
Full
Day Workshops
Introductory GMAW and GTAW (MIG & TIG Welding)
Mark Bonenfant
Calumet High School Metal Shop 8:30a.m.-3:00p.m.
Gr. 9-12 no SB-CEU limit 15 participants
Priority given to Industrial Arts Teachers This workshop will
introduce teachers to MIG welding principles welding carbon
steels. It will also present TIG welding of Aluminum plate.
Participants will have the opportunity to hone their skills
working in the welding shop practicing both methods.
Michigan’s
NEW! Water Curriculum Joan Chadde
ATDC Building on MTU Campus On Sharon Ave, East of Garnet
Street, near the MTU Football field. 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
Gr. 5-8 0.5 SB-CEU limit 25 participants
Be the first to get trained on Michigan’s Environmental
Education Curriculum for Water. Topics in Groundwater, Great
Lakes, Water Cycle, Streams, and Rivers will be explored.
All participants will receive a notebook containing nine lessons,
posters, video and other classroom materials.
Power
Writing Plus Follow Up Shirley Poulton
The Bluffs Senior Living Center, Houghton 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
Gr. 2-8 0.5 SB-CEU lunch included limit 75 participants
This workshop provides current users of power writing an opportunity
to expand their skills and knowledge of this powerful way
to tech writing to students. Participants will learn additional
strategies and ways to refine their techniques. This workshop
will have new and different material then last February’s
follow-up.
StarLab
Training Ken Raisanen
Ontonagon High School 9:00a.m.-3:30p.m.
K-12 0.5 SB-CEU lunch included limit 20 participants
Explore the wonderful and magical world of astronomy. Learn
how to operate STARLAB, a portable planetarium, (set-up time
is 10 minutes) so you can take your students on a journey
from the South Pole to the Equator and on to the North Pole.
Show them the sky as it looks right now in the Copper Country
as well as at the far end of the Australian outback. Explore
the nature of our galaxy, the composition of our Solar System
and the condition of our home – Earth. Look deep beneath
the Earth’s crust to see the tectonic plates and study
causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
STARLAB can also serve as a great vehicle for exploring different
cultures - the Egyptians, Greeks, and Native Americans.
Stimulating
Simulations in Social Studies Ted Holmstrom
Chassell Township Schools 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
Gr. 5-12 0.5 SB-CEU limit 25 participants
Hands-on, experimental leanring is a powerful way to learn
social studies. Teachers will have the opportunity to experience
various simulations that can be replicated in their social
studies classrooms in this workshop. Participants will experience
three different simulations.
Update
on AutoCAD 2006 Dennis Bastian
Calumet High School CAD Lab 8:30a.m.-3:00p.m.
Gr. 9-12 no SB-CEU limit 15 participants
Priority given to Industrial Arts Teachers This workshop will
update teachers with the new features of Autocad 2006. Participants
will have the opportunity to work with the Autocad program.
A demonstration of Stereo Lithography system will also be
presented.
Your
Library Program: How to Keep Up When Things Keep Changing
Greta Erm & Kristan Furdak
CCISD TBA 9:00-3:30p.m.
Gr. K-12 Library Media Specialists 0.5 SB-CEU lunch included
limit 25 participants
Participants will develop strategies to assess their library
program, explore new tools (including United Streaming) to
create a dynamic library program, and be given practical tips
to market their library program.
Half Day Workshops
Engineering
Activities for Middle and High School Students
Heather Simpson
CCISD Board Room 12:20p.m.-3:30p.m.
Gr. 7-12 0.3 SB-CEU limit 15 participants
Teachers will have an opportunity to sample activities from
the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) Engineering
Curriculum.
This curriculum is an academically rigorous, standards-based
program that provides secondary students with high-quality
interdisciplinary learning experiences that challenge them
academically and develop their problem-solving, critical thinking
and communication skills.
Expand
Learning Opportunities Through Digital Discovery and United
Streaming Kristan Furdak
CCISD Computer Lab Choose one of two sessions 8:30-11:40a.m.
& 12:20-3:30p.m.
Gr. K-12 0.3 SB-CEU limit 25 participants
REMC#1 provides every teacher in the CCISD and GOISD with
access to Unitedstreaming. Unitedstreaming has grown to over
4,000 videos, 40,000 video clips, and thousands of images
and clip art-- appropriate for every age and learning level,
correlated to Michigan Benchmarks, searchable by keyword,
subject, topic, grade and curriculum standard. Explore the
new Unitedstreaming features including the Teacher Center
and Learning Tools. Discover new ways of using and integrating
video clips. Learn how to join the Discovery Educator Network,
a community of dynamic educators who are integrating digital
media into the classroom curriculum in creative and inspiring
ways.
Mi
GLaNCE Shawn Oppliger
CCISD Board Room 8:30a.m.-11:40a.m..
Gr. 5-8 0.3 SB-CEU limit 15 participants
This workshop will provide teacher with instructional materials
for portions of the Michigan Mathematics Grade Level Content
Expectations from the Numbers and Operations strand. Participants
will experience lessons that help develop a deeper understanding
of the Numbers and Operation Strand. Materials include a teaching
sequence, teacher tips, student misconceptions, classroom
activities and vocabulary.
IDEA
‘04 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Sharon Arend
CCISD Multi-Purpose Room 8:30-11:40a.m.
Special Education 0.3 SB-CEU no limit of participants
This in-service will focus on IDEA ’04 amendments and
changes to forms and to our local delivery system. It will
help special education personnel understand and implement
the many changes that resulted from the 2004 amendment.
Workplace
Wellness TBA
CCISD Multi-Purpose Room 12:20-3:30p.m.
Special Education no SB-CEU no limit of participants
Activities and ideas to school personnel to achieve increased
health and wellness in the workplace. For more information,
contact Sue Mewbourn
at 482-4250 ext. 103 or smewbourn@copperisd.org.
