On Friday, March 30, 2012, Colorado College and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS) hosted its first Education Symposium, made possible by generous funding from Colorado Campus Compact’s Training Ground Grant.  The symposium was the result of feedback from recent graduates of our Master of Arts in Teaching program and the federal requirement to provide training on specialized topics to in-service teachers.

The symposium was open to current and recent alums of both Colorado College and UCCS, with targeted marketing to AmeriCorps members.  In an effort to collaborate with the community, we also opened the symposium up to current teachers in the surrounding school districts.  School District 11 approved the symposium as a qualifying event for teachers to receive D11 incremental credit and CDE credit towards licensure renewal.  With this approval, D11 advertised the event to all teachers in the district, which produced strong attendance by current D11 teachers.

Workshops offered, including links to PowerPoint presentations and handouts where available.

Autism Spectrum Disorder 101 by Cara Woundy, school psychologist in Harrison D2 and autism expert

Autism Presentation

Breaking Down the Language Barrier by Jennifer Duarte and Aimee Dyrek, Academy District 20 teachers

Breaking Down the Language Barrier Presentation

ESL Handouts

Children with Clinical Conduct Disorders: Strategies for Success! by Dr. Jessica Copeland, associate director of CC’s Partnership for Civic Engagement

Conduct_Disorders_Presentation

Differentiating Instruction for both High and Low Performing Students by Megan Sheppard and Virginia Owen

Differentiating Instruction Resources

Teaching and Learning in the Urban Classroom by Dr. Manya Whitaker, Riley Scholar in Residence, Education Department at CC

Common Teaching Practices in Urban Schools

Using the RtI Framework to Implement IEP’s/ILP’s by Vince Puzick, D11 Literacy Facilitator

Colorado Department of Education’s Response to Intervention (RTI) site:  http://www.cde.state.co.us/RtI/

Colorado Basic Literacy Act:  http://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy/cbla/index.htm

Andrea Stemper (MAT 2012) was named Student Teacher of the Year by the Colorado Council of the Social Studies at their annual conference in Denver on April 13, 2012.

Cynthia Lowen (CC 2001), the producer and writer of the film “Bully,” will do a Q&A on the film Sunday May 6 at 2PM in Armstrong Hall.  The 98-minute documentary follows five families and the often endangered lives of those who are bullied. The film opens at Tinseltown in Colorado Springs on April 20, 2012.

For complete event description, click here.

Whiz Bang Science Summer Program is now accepting applications. Enrollment is limited and occurs on first-come, first-serve basis so enroll your child today!

You can find the application on our website at: http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/dept/ED/childrenSummer/whizbang.html

Who: 10-30 middle-schoolers from D11 will be bused to CC

When: Once a week, for two hours (First event will be Monday, April 9th)

Where: Loomis Lounge

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Charlotte Mendoza, Professor of Education, received the 2012 Distinguished Teacher Educator Award at the February meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators.  The award recognizes and honors the individual who has “advanced” teacher education in the United States.  It is given to one faculty member annually and this is the first time it has been received by someone who teaches in a liberal arts college.

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The Children’s Center has job openings for Summer Camp Group Leaders:

Description: Temporary; approx. 40 hours per week from May 29, 2012 to August 3, 2012. Under general supervision, directs daily activities and supervises children entering first through sixth grades participating in a summer day camp program (FunQuest).

For full description, click here or visit this link: https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/

If any CC students are looking for volunteer opportunities, this is a great one! Judge a science fair at Rudy Elementary! If you are interested, contact:
Dorene Calvin, K-5 Science, Rudy Elementary, 328-7670, calvidv@d11.org

With funding from Colorado Campus Compact, Colorado College and UCCS are proud to host an Education Symposium dedicated to highly specialized areas of classroom learning and teaching. Many new teachers report a lack of knowledge and experience to handle such issues as the urban education experience, ELL students, behavioral disorders, special education in the traditional classroom and autism. Come join us for a series of workshops by local experts, and earn in-service credit if you work in School District 11.

FRIDAY. MARCH 30, 2012
9:00am-4:00pm
Colorado College campus
FREE!

Registration may be completed online at:
http://coloradocollege.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0JnhjFVZhNuXznK

Questions? Contact Debra Yazulla Mortenson at 719-389-6472 or debra.mortenson@coloradocollege.edu

See our brochure:
Education Symposium Brochure

Judges Volunteer Form Info-CSCA 

Colorado Springs Charter Academy is hosting its annual Science Fair on Friday, February 24, 2012.  Judges are needed!  WE NEED YOU!  I would like to extend this great opportunity to you to share some of your time with these elementary and middle school future scientists.  Please fill out the attached volunteer form.  You can send it back to me via mail, fax, or as an attachment. 

 You do not need to be a science whiz to be a judge – just have some knowledge of the scientific method.  A 30-minute training session will be provided on February 24^th before judging commences for each of the judging sessions.  You DO have something to share with the students.  Your time, encouragement, and showing you are interested is what they need.

 We organize our students by grade level, so you will get to see a wide variety of projects.

 Please take a look at your calendar and set aside some time.  CSCA is located on Chelton Rd off of Maizeland. 

 Thank you for your consideration!  Please do not hesitate to email or call if you have any questions! 

 Heather Walls

Colorado Springs Charter Academy

7^th & 8^th Grade Science

hwalls@cscharter.org

719-636-2722 ext 310