FALL 2008 / SPRING 2009 Courses
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FALL 2008
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Enriching the Writing Process with Technology (Grades 4 - 8)
Participants in this course will learn how to increase student engagement during the writing process by incorporating technology into writing workshop and content area writing. We will look at sample student projects that present student writing in new ways, such as podcasts (digital audio recordings), blogs (writing in web logs or journals) and multimedia storybooks. Then we will create our own sample projects and develop project plans for our students. Additional topics will include how to publish student work online, ideas for using the computer for modeling and literacy centers, protecting student privacy and safety online, setup of computers and LCD projectors and appropriate classroom management techniques
Note: Basic computer experience, such as using email or the web, and a willingness to experiment are all that is required.
Libby Baker is an educational consultant with Teaching Matters, developing technology-rich writing curricula for middle school students and providing on-site professional development for New York City K-8 teachers. Previously, she taught first grade at PS 159 in East New York and developed technical training programs for professionals at PR Newswire, American Management Systems and IBM.
December 6
Saturday, 9:30 am - 4 pm
.6 CEU $265 (Not offered for credit)
Materials fee $15
Registration Deadline 11/26
SPRING 2009
The Essential Orton-Gillingham (Grades 1 - 6) SPED585N
The Orton-Gillingham method of teaching decoding, spelling, and handwriting is a multisensory approach that has been used successfully with children who experience difficulty learning these skills. This course trains participants in the Orton-Gillingham techniques and translates high-interest comprehension activities into literacy programs. Required text: Preventing Academic Failure, by Phyllis Bertin and Eileen Perlman (Monroe Associates Publishers). The course addresses NY State English Language Arts Standards 1 and 4.
Ginny O'Hare is the Director of Outreach at the Mary McDowell Center for Learning in Brooklyn, NY, an elementary school for children with learning disabilities. In addition, she has an extensive private tutoring practice using multi-sensory methodologies.
Debbie Zlotowitz is the Head of the Mary McDowell Center for Learning, an elementary school for children with learning disabilities in Brooklyn, NY.
April 24, 25 and May 1, 2
Fridays, 5:15 - 9 pm
Saturdays, 9:30 am - 5 pm
2 CEU $790 / 2 credits $2120
Materials fee $75 (includes required text.)
Registration Deadline: 4/17
Creating and Using Visual Stories for Children with Autism and other Developmental Delays (Developmental Ages 3 - 10 years) SEWS574N
Simply written stories with visual supports have been shown to be effective in helping all children organize their experience. This is particularly true for children who find it challenging to navigate through their daily routines. Visual stories may help them to process information, understand changes, learn appropriate behavior, and help to alleviate anxiety, and develop literacy skills. This workshop is appropriate for teachers, clinicians, and parents who are interested in using visual stories with children on the autism spectrum as well as with typically developing children.
Betsy Knafo has been a curriculum staff developer and assistive technology specialist for over 20 years. She currently consults to therapeutic nurseries and schools throughout New York City. In addition, she has a private tutoring practice where she uses technology to enhance language and literacy for children with learning differences. Betsy is an adjunct at Bank Street College of Education where she teaches Assistive Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom.
Catherine Weiss is the parent of an adolescent with special needs. She has been creating and using simple visual stories for her son for approximately 10 years. An attorney in her former life, she has also participated as a guest lecturer on several occasions in Ms. Knafo and Ms. Immerman's courses on assistive technology and autism at Bank Street.
March 7
Saturday, 9:30 am - 4 pm
.6 CEU $265 (Not offered for credit)
Materials fee $15
Registration Deadline 2/27
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Integrating Word Study and Big Books into Everyday Literacy Lessons
The focus of this one day course would be to find ways for educators to pull from a variety of research-based reading programs, and integrate word study into their everyday literacy lessons. We will focus on the use of big books in teaching reading to groups of students, as well as how to incorporate decoding strategies into these literacy lessons to use of a variety of approaches and meet the needs of a variety of students. We will examine several different programs such as Words Their Way, Glass Analysis, Making Words, and other widely used reading programs that teach students to analyze words in different ways
Christine Aubain is the Lower School Learning Specialist at The Berkeley Carroll School, where she provides remediation in reading and writing for students in grades K-4 and runs workshops for parents and teachers on a variety of subjects including reading, vocabulary, writing methods, language development, learning disabilities, and handwriting. She has also been a Reading Specialist in the Great Neck Middle School and Special Education Teacher at the Mary McDowell Center.
February 7
Saturday, 9:30 am - 5 pm
No credit $265 (not offered for credit)
Materials fee $10
Registration Deadline 1/30
How to Keep the Momentum Going in the Writing Workshop (Grades K - 3) TEED637N
Have you seen enough of "Roses are red, violets are blue?" Getting tired of reading about the park, but don't know how to get beyond "I went to the park. I had fun. The end"? Then this workshop is for you. We will look at the challenges of teaching writing to students who can barely read and examine ways to teach the writing process to our youngest writers. Teachers will develop strategies for invigorating their writing workshops, while they teach the specifics of genre, craft, and the mechanics of writing. We will reflect on our current practices and actively problem solve in the company of other educators grappling with the same issues. Participants will leave energized and with enough ideas to proceed full steam ahead!
Marjorie Martinelli is a literacy staff developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. She is also the author of the Grade 1 and Grade 2 BrainQuest Math series and a contributing author of Launching the Writing Workshop (Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3 - 5), with Lucy Calkins (Heinemann, 2006). She was formerly a teacher at PS 77, the New York City Laboratory School for Gifted Education.
January 23 and 24
Friday, 5:15 - 9 pm
Saturday, 9:30 am - 5 pm
No credit $395 / 1 credit $1060
Materials fee $10
Registration Deadline 2/24
Reaching Young Children Who Need More Time to Master the Reading Process (Grades K - 3) TEED565N
In every classroom, some children take longer to master beginning reading skills. Teachers, therefore, need to develop a variety of materials and approaches to help all children, and particularly those having difficulty learning to read. We will discuss and demonstrate strategies teachers can use to enhance children's decoding and encoding skills. We will also review methods and engage in activities designed to improve reading comprehension skills. Participants will have the opportunity to explore how they can use these techniques in their individual school settings. Some teaching experience is required.
Enid Cohen has 30 years of early childhood teaching experience. She currently works for the New York City Center for Recruitment and Development and conducts staff development for Bank Street College's Center for Early Childhood Professionals as well as for the NYC Department of Education.
April 3 and 4
Friday, 5:15 - 9 pm
Saturday, 9:30 am - 5 pm
1 CEU $395 / 1 credit $1060
Materials fee $10
Registration Deadline: 3/27
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Supporting Emergent Literacy in the Classroom (Pre-School, Ages 3 - 5 Years) TEED630N
This course will help teachers meet the literacy standards for Pre-K programs in a developmentally appropriate fashion. We will explore:
- The role of classroom routines and environment;
- Children's expressive and receptive language skills and the components of literacy development;
- Center-based, large and small group instruction;
- Ways to read aloud effectively;
- Supporting English language learners;
- Methods of supporting children's emerging phonemic, phonological, and print awareness;
- How to create meaningful writing experiences.
Meredith Lewis is Associate Director of the Center for Early Childhood Professionals with Bank Street College's Division of Continuing Education. Ms. Lewis works with early childhood programs throughout New York City to provide specialized professional development workshops and targeted on-site support that promote best practices and high quality in early childhood classrooms.
April 3 and 4
Friday, 5:15 - 9 pm
Saturday, 9:30 am - 5 pm
1 CEU $395 / 1 credit $1060
Materials fee $10
Registration Deadline: 3/27
Words that Move Us: Teaching Language Arts Kinesthetically (Grades K - 5) TEED593N
Creative movement can bring literacy to life beyond paper and pencil. This course introduces simple movement-based learning activities for increasing reading comprehension, vocabulary, punctuation, and grammar skills. Classroom management issues, and the use of music and props will be addressed. This kinesthetic approach, designed to help children refocus and unlock their natural learning abilities, especially supports children with short attention spans or diverse learning styles. Teachers will receive bibliographies of children≠s books that are particularly adaptable to movement activities. Dress comfortably. This course addresses ELA Standards 1, 2 and 4.
Susan Griss, a dancer, educator, and curriculum consultant, is the author of Minds in Motion: A Kinesthetic Approach to Teaching Elementary Curriculum. She is on the faculty of Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, and she is co-director of the Arts and Curriculum Institute, part of Concerted Effort which works in the NY State capital region. Susan has been teaching creative movement to children in public schools for over 20 years.
April 24 and 25
Friday, 5:15 - 9 pm
Saturday, 9:30 am - 5 pm
No credit $395 / 1 credit $1060
Materials fee $5
Registration Deadline 4/17
Writing Your First Children's Book TEWS598N
So you want to write a children's book! Here is a workshop to help you get started, once and for all. In this friendly, supportive environment, class discussions will focus on all aspects of good story telling and good writing, including tone of voice, clear dialogue, characters who feel real, and beautiful language. Teachers will return to their classes with a better understanding of the writing process so that they, in turn, can help each student to find pleasure in crafting a piece of writing in his or her voice.
Amy Hest is the author of more than 35 books for children of all ages, including In the Rain with Baby Duck (winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award), When Jessie Came Across the Sea (Christopher Award Winner), and Kiss Good Night (a New York Times best seller and Christopher Award Winner.) Hest's focus is on family relationships and she wants you to know that everything she writes is personal!
April 25, May 2, 9 and 16
Four Saturdays, 10 am - 1 pm
No credit $460 (not offered for credit or CEU)
Registration Deadline: 4/17
Writing for Publication TEWS633N
As teachers, we encounter countless stories ranging from the unusual lives of our students to new pedagogical approaches or strategies that we'd like to share. In this one-day workshop, participants will learn how to turn these stories into magazine or journal articles, op-ed pieces, or papers to present at conferences. We≠ll cover the basics of the magazine industry and how burgeoning writers can break in and establish credibility. Students will learn how to write compelling pitch letters, conduct background research and live interviews, and bundle it all together into engaging, saleable articles. We'll also study examples of story ideas that have sold and others that are particularly original or compelling˘ and we will learn about style, structure, and voice from the nut graf to the kicker.
*Please bring a story idea to class.
Cris Beam is an author and educator living in New York City. She wrote the book Transparent: Love, Family and Living the T (Harcourt, 2007) and has written for several national magazines including Marie Claire, Newsweek, Real Simple, and Out, as well as the public radio program ≥This American Life.≈ Ms. Beam currently teaches creative writing at Columbia University, New York University, the New School and Bayview Women≠s Correctional Facility in New York. She≠s now working on a book about foster care in the U.S.
April 25
Saturday, 9:30 am - 3 pm
No credit $265 (not offered for credit)
Materials fee $10
Registration Deadline 4/17
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