Scheduled Events
March
- TESOL Certificate Program Information Session

When: 3/12/2010 6 PMJoin us during this valuable information session and learn more about the TESOL Certificate Program.
Click here to learn more - Integrating Web Publishing Into the Classroom

When: 3/26/2010 9:30 AMThe course aims to introduce instructors and administrators to what is involved in creating and maintaining websites.
Click here to learn more - (ICCCR) Conflict and Complexity: A Dynamical Systems Approach

When: 3/26/2010 4 PMThis course develops the relevance of dynamical systems theory for understanding protracted and seemingly intractable conflict at different levels of social reality (interpersonal, inter-group, international).
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Future Events
- (ICCCR) Organizational Internship: Community Mediation

When: 4/9/2010 4 PMStudies in conflict resolution are unique opportunities for those who want to build their own knowledge base and skills in resolving conflict.
Click here to learn more - East Asia (World History): East Asia in the 20th Century

When: 4/15/2010 12:01 AM
Click here to learn more - East Asia (World Literature) - Contemporary Japanese Literature

When: 4/15/2010 12:01 AMRead and discuss texts by two of Japan’s renowned writers, Nobel Prize Winner Kenzaburo Oe and Haruki Murakami, one of the most popular contemporary writers in Japan today.
Click here to learn more - East Asia (World History) - Golden Age and Samurai

When: 4/15/2010 12:01 AMJoin the in-depth discussion of the Song Dynasty of China and other East Asia topics.
Click here to learn more - East Asia (Art) - Material Culture of East Asia: Architecture and Gardens

When: 4/15/2010 12:01 AMExplore the ideas that shaped traditional architecture and gardens of China and Japan and their influence in Western design.
Click here to learn more - Creating Dynamic Websites with Dreamweaver

When: 4/16/2010 9:30 AMLearn how to create forms, web pages and a database that will work together to give your website powerful dynamic features.
Click here to learn more - 2010 Mind and Body in Autism Conference

When: 4/16/2010 9:30 AMThe conference is designed to foster dialogue between diverse disciplines and to promote the development of integrated models for tailoring educational, psychological and medical interventions to better serve children with autism related disorders, and their families
Click here to learn more - Developing Critical Thinkers Workshop

When: 4/26/2010 9 AMThis workshop will explore answers to questions concerning facilitating adult learning.
Click here to learn more - Critical Theory and Adult Learning Workshop

When: 4/29/2010 9 AMIn this workshop, participants examine major figures in the critical theory tradition.
Click here to learn more - Staff Development and Training

When: 5/20/2010 12:01 AMThis online course covers the organization, management, and instructional process involved in staff training and development programs in business, non-collegiate settings.
Click here to learn more - World History and Geography (Summer)

When: 5/21/2010 9 AMThis course will provide you with the intellectual tools necessary to teach world history and geography to high school students. As such, it offers both a conceptual perspective on and an empirical application of the material.
Click here to learn more - Controversial Issues and the Secondary Classroom

When: 5/21/2010 4 PMThis course focuses on the use of controversial public issues in secondary school classrooms to teach students the essential skills of democratic dialogue and civic engagement.
Click here to learn more - Module I: Frameworks, Rationales, and Contexts (A&HG5178)

When: 5/24/2010 3 PMThis course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of some of the most pressing issues affecting the arts in the United States and around the world.
Click here to learn more - Module II: Some Emerging Issues (A&HG5178)

When: 6/1/2010 3 PMThis course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of some of the most pressing issues affecting the arts in the United States and around the world.
Click here to learn more - Instructional Models in the Education of Gifted Students

When: 6/28/2010 9 AMDuring this four-day workshop in-depth discussions, analyses, and evaluations of instructional models designed or adapted for gifted students will be addressed.
Click here to learn more - Vietnam Now!

When: 6/28/2010 9 AMThis course is intended to provide content knowledge about the Vietnam War for pre/in-service teachers at the secondary level and for college faculty interested in using digital media in teaching this subject.
Click here to learn more - Instructional Models in the Education of Gifted Students

When: 6/28/2010 9 AMThis four day workship is designed to introduce participants to a number of different approaches to educating gifted students.
Click here to learn more - TESOL Certificate Program - 2010 Summer Intensive

When: 7/1/2010 9:30 AMThe intensive summer program leads to the completion of a Teachers College Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Click here to learn more - Differentiated Instruction of Gifted Students in the Heterogeneous Classroom

When: 7/5/2010 9 AMIn this workshop, we will examine curricular and instructional strategies designed to enhance the optimal development of gifted learners within the regular classroom.
Click here to learn more - Differentiated Instruction of Gifted Students in the Heterogeneous Classroom

When: 7/6/2010 9 AMThis workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about and discuss new challenges and approaches to identifying and educating gifted students.
Click here to learn more - Content Area Literacy Conference

When: 7/7/2010Join content driven literacy experts during this two-day conference to learn the best practices for integrating critical literacy instruction into Social Studies and Science classrooms.
Click here to learn more - Student Press Initiative (SPI)

When: 7/12/2010 9 AMWalk away from our Institute with new ideas and curriculum for your own classroom publication project.
Click here to learn more - Learning as a Way of Leading Workshop

When: 7/30/2010 9 AMThis experimental workshop helps participants conceptualize leadership as a practice requiring continual learning about the dynamics and contradictions of leadership.
Click here to learn more - Helping Adults Learn Workshop

When: 8/2/2010 9 AMThis workshop provides a concise introduction to adult learning facilitation and practice for those interested in building skills and understanding key learning principles in the field.
Click here to learn more - Discussion as a Way of Teaching Workshop

When: 8/5/2010 9 AMThis workshop explores the rationale for the use of discussion, examines some of the most frequently used discussion approaches, and investigates the use of discussion in specific teaching contexts.
Click here to learn more - TCSOL Certificate Program - Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages

When: 9/24/2010 9:30 AMThe TCSOL program spans 12 week(end)s over one academic year (Fall and Spring semesters) and is ideal for both pre-service teachers and in-service teachers who look to develop or enhance their ability to teach through an accelerated program.
Click here to learn more - Task-Based Language Teaching Workshop

When: 9/29/2010 1 PMParticipants in this workshop will be introduced to task-based language instruction, including its theoretical basis, major parameters for designing, sequencing, and more.
Click here to learn more - Second Language Acquisition of Chinese Conference

When: 10/1/2010 9 AMTCCRISLS provides a forum to address issues specifically related to the acquisition of Chinese as a second language.
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