The purpose of this class is to prove that poetic thinking is a marketable skill! The class will focus on ways that teachers can use poetry to incorporate the emphasis on college and career readiness skills coming from the new Common Core in Language Arts. Since poetry presents the perfect medium to teach the 21st century skills of creative problem solving and critical thinking, the class will teach ways to encourage analytical thought, innovation, strategic thinking, and creativity through the study of verse. The class will include specific examples, lesson plans, and digital resources to help teachers take these ideas directly to the classroom.
Class participants will have enhanced abilities in the following areas:

• Understanding the art of crafting language
• Interpreting figurative and connotative meanings
• Analyzing syntax, imagery, and structure
• Applying mind mapping, lateral thinking, graphic representations
• Using poetry as a creative catalyst
• Adapting the Creative Problem Process to poetry interpretation
• Presenting poetry through the use of digital media

Instructor: Brenda Burr
Dates: June 7–8 (Thur.–Fri.)
Times: 8:30 am&–4:30 pm
Room/Building: 1188 CONF
Tuition and Materials: $234

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
SCED	589R	1(pass/fail)	Writing Instruction

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on participation, attendance, and completion of in-class assignments. Class assignments will include skill practice, group work, thought sharing, and strategy applications.

Most people agree that reading is essential for children in order to develop and grow in every aspect of their lives and prepare for the future. We recognize that reading also allows them to engage in lifelong learning and find fulfillment at every age and stage. Our question is, how do we get students to read? How do we teach and motivate children so that they care about reading—especially when they are surrounded by electronic distractions on every side?

One answer is found in understanding and applying the gradual release of responsibility described with the words to, with, and by. We must model reading to children and then engage in a variety of reading tasks together with them. Finally we must create an environment in which they can and will read by themselves.

This course will present practical approaches to shared and guided reading in both primary and intermediate grades. The course will discuss the importance of teaching skills in the context of real reading experiences. Content area reading (science and social studies), children’s literature, and organizing classroom time into functional routines (classroom management) will be discussed.

Elements of the Common Core standards will be highlighted along with vocabulary, comprehension, phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency. Reading assessment will also be covered. On both days of the course participants will have the opportunity to practice what is being learned by working with small groups of children at Orem Public Library.

Instructor: Brad Wilcox
Dates: June 11–12 (Mon.–Tues.)
Times: 8:00 am–5:00 pm
Room/Building: 2265 CONF
Limited Enrollment: 50
Tuition and Materials: $234

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
El Ed	589R	1 (pass/fail)	Literacy Assessment and Inter.
Sc Ed	589R	1 (pass/fail)	Literacy Dev. And Instruction

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on participation, attendance and in class assignments; demonstrated applications of reading skills and context.

Computers don’t have to intimidate you. Come spend two days in this hands-on workshop where we will explore the power of Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) in a safe environment. You’ll learn tips that will help you format projects, prepare presentations, beautify graphics, create templates, personalize letters to student’s parents, and generate spreadsheets. You can have the confidence to use these tools in your home or classroom. Please bring a USB flash drive with you to save your work. Please note that this class is taught on the version of Microsoft Office for Windows. The Mac version of Office for Apple computers is substantially different and we won’t be able to cover that in this class.

• Understanding the art of crafting language
• Interpreting figurative and connotative meanings
• Analyzing syntax, imagery, and structure
• Applying mind mapping, lateral thinking, graphic representations
• Using poetry as a creative catalyst
• Adapting the Creative Problem Process to poetry interpretation
• Presenting poetry through the use of digital media

Instructor: Bradley Ross
Dates: June 14–15 (Thur.–Fri.)
Times: Times: 9:00 am&–5:00 pm
Room/Building: 2212 HBLL
Limited Enrollment: 20
Tuition and Materials: $234

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
El Ed	589R	1(pass/fail)	Effective Teaching
Sc Ed	589R	1(pass/fail)	Effective Teaching

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on attendance, participation, and practical applications of material during the workshop for in class assignments; ability to integrate strategies into a classroom setting.

In this information age when effective communication is essential to everyone, it is vital that children learn to write. Whatever careers they may choose to pursue, people discover that writing is essential in order to make a living. We hope that somewhere along the line they also discover that writing also makes an important contribution to their quality of life.

As we teach students to write, we expose them, on a consistent basis, to their higher-level thinking skills and in-depth observation capabilities that are needed in so many aspects of their lives. As children internalize the writing process, they learn creativity, problem solving, and reflection—abilities they can use over and over in their lifelong learning experiences.

In this course you will learn how to effectively teach children to write. You will learn the phases of the writing process and explore ways to implement them in a comprehensive writing program that includes writing to, with, and by children. This course is designed to help you organize a time in your classroom for learning, doing, and sharing. You see how writing can be done with a whole class in a shared experience and also by individuals or in small groups (a guided experience). You will learn how to teach content and mechanics within the context of the students’ authentic work. Strategies for helping young writers use the language tools of spelling and handwriting will also be presented along with practical tools for assessing writing.

One of the highlights of the course is the opportunity to actually work with small groups of children at the Orem Public Library on both days. This will allow for practical and immediate application of what is being learned.

Instructor: Brad Wilcox
Dates: June 18–19 (Mon.–Tues.)
Times: 8:00 am–5:00 pm
Limited Enrollment: 50
Room/Building: 2265 CONF
Tuition: $234
Textbook and Materials (required): $48

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
El Ed	589R	1 (pass/fail)	Writing Instruction
Sc Ed	589R	1 (pass/fail)	Literacy Development and Instruction

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on participation, attendance and in class assignments; demonstrated understanding of strategies and writing basics in various genres.

This class is designed to help teachers use research proven tools of effective secondary classroom management to build a positive classroom structure that maximizes student learning. The class will include a step-by-step approach, real-life scenarios, and specific examples. The following topics will be addressed.

• Practical prevention ideas
• Hierarchy of intervention techniques
• A guide for creating a democratic classroom
• Motivational strategies
• Diversity solutions

Instructor: Brenda Burr
Dates: June 21–22 (Thur.–Fri.)
Times: 8:30 am–4:30 pm
Room/Building: 2277 CONF
Limited Enrollment: 26
Tuition and Materials: $234
Course Materials: $5.00

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
CPSE	589R	1 (pass/fail)	Classroom Behavior Mgmt
Sc Ed	589R	1 (pass/fail)	Classroom Management

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on participation, attendance, completion of readings, and in class assignments. In class assignments will include group projects, practical applications of course materials, role playing, implementation and integration of motivation strategies in a classroom setting.

This course prepares educators to use proven practical strategies to establish and maintain effective learning environments for all students, including those with learning difficulties and challenging behaviors.

This course will address:

• Implementing principles, procedures and strategies for general classroom management
• Preventing social, emotional, and behavioral problems
• Intervening with challenging behaviors

Instructor: Michelle Marchant
Dates: June 26–27 (Tues.–Wed.)
Times: Times: 8:30 am&–4:30 pm
Room/Building:
Tuition and Materials: $234

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
CPSE	589R	1(pass/fail)	Classroom Behavior Mgmt
EL ED	589R	1(pass/fail)	Classroom Management
SC ED	589R	1(pass/fail)	Classroom Management

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on participation, attendance, completion of readings, and in class assignments. In class assignments will include group projects, practical applications of course materials, role playing, implementation and integration of motivation strategies in a classroom setting.

Many educators are looking for engaging project-centered learning opportunities. New media technologies provide some intriguing possibilities. We’ll learn about free internet-oriented tools that will let you create blogs (rapid self-publishing), wikis (collaborative writing and editing), and podcasts (radio shows) which can provide new possibilities for instruction. Participants in this intermediate level class should be comfortable using a web browser. Please bring a pair of headphones to class if you can.

Instructor: Bradley Ross
Dates: June 28–29 (Thur.–Fri.)
Times: Times: 9:00 am&–5:00 pm
Room/Building: 2212 HBLL
Tuition and Materials: $234

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
EL ED	589R	1(pass/fail)	Effective Teaching
SC ED	589R	1(pass/fail)	Effective Teaching

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on attendance, participation, and practical applications of material during the workshop for in class assignments; ability to integrate strategies into a classroom setting.

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Curriculum and Evaluation Standards has instigated a grassroots revolution unique in both its origin and its influence. The days of mindless formula memorization are over and yet the “New Math” notions of previous decades aren’t being resurrected either. Instead, the Standards call for the development of mathematical thoughtfulness in instructional contexts that don’t neglect basic arithmetic skills, but promote them through real-life problem-solving situations that require reasoning, communication, and connections among and beyond the branches of mathematics. In this workshop you will be actively involved in a variety of manipulative-based, hands-on experiences that will enable you to convert research regarding the mathematics instruction of children into useful classroom activities. You will become very familiar with the “Standards” as a resource for improving math instruction, learn to help students generate their own problem-solving strategies, and utilize a research-based framework to create math investigations that promote in-depth mathematical conceptualizations.

Instructor: Damon Bahr
Dates: July 16–20 (Mon.–Fri.)
Times: Times: 8:30 am&–2:00 pm
Room/Building: 2265 CONF
Tuition: $468
Course Materials (required): $18

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
El Ed	589R	2(pass/fail)	Math Pedagogy for Elementary
Sc Ed	589R	2(pass/fail)	Effective Teaching

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on attendance and the quality of assignments completed in conjunction with the course requirements.

Approximately 25,000 children’s books have been published in this past five years, and even the most voracious reader can’t possibly read them all and determine their potential use in a classroom setting. The purpose of this workshop is to identify and examine the best of the books written for children and to explore various techniques in bringing books and children together. The first day of this two-day workshop will address award-winning titles (Caldecott, Newbery, Siebert, etc.). The second day will focus on the “best of the rest,” including picture books, fiction, poetry, and informational books. Please come prepared to discuss the following books:

• Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos
• Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhhai Lai

Instructor: Gene Nelson
Dates: July 20–21 (Fri.–Sat.)
Times: Times: 9:00 am&–5:00 pm
Room/Building: Provo City Library, 550 North University Avenue, Provo, Utah
Limited Enrollment: 40
Tuition and Materials: $234

Dept.	Category	Credit	Transcript Title
El Ed	589R	1(pass/fail)	Children’s Literature

Noncredit

Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined based on group participation, completion of class assignments, readings, and attendance.

Ample parking is available free of charge at the Provo City Library (550 North University Avenue in Provo). The underground parking entrance is on the east side of the library.