2012 Empower Student Learning
Earn Continuing Education Credit(s) at Conference Antioch University Seattle’s Continuing Education office is offering one (cost $100) or two credits (cost $150). Checks and credit card payments are accepted with payment due at sign in. You must fill out a registration form with your contact and payment information. Below are the continuing education credit requirements by credit.
One credit
1. Sign in at the Credit/Clock Hour table when you register and pay at the beginning of conference. 2. Attend 10 or more hours of sessions, major speaker events or exhibits (exhibit: 2 hour maximum for credit) 3. Write a 2-3 page paper (pass/fail) discussing significant learning during conference and how the learning will be applied to your teacher-librarian position. Please do not try to exhaustively describe all of the sessions you attended, but look for themes to write about or focus on the sessions that had the most impact on your thinking and learning about your leadership role(s). 4. Keep a written log with brief notes of sessions attended and submit a one-page summary of your major findings and discoveries for the instructor. 5. Create two lesson plans around something new you learned from conference. Lessons should be between 15 and 45 minutes in implementation length. 6. Write a one page reflection paper about one of the lessons. Include discussion of the following: • Why did you pick this lesson? Why was this the right lesson for these students at this time? • How did the lesson go? Did it go as expected or did it require some minor (or major) adjustments? What were they? • What did the students learn and how do you know they learned it? 7. Submit assignments electronically (scan or e-mail), via fax or regular mail to Antioch instructor, Sarah Applegate, no later than Nov. 30, 2012.
For two credits
1. Sign in at the Credit/Clock Hour table when you register and pay at the beginning of conference. 2. Attend 20 or more hours of sessions, major speaker events or exhibits. (exhibits: 2 hour maximum for credit) 3. Write a 2-3 page paper (pass/fail) discussing significant learning during conference and how the learning will be applied to your teacher-librarian position. Please do not try to exhaustively describe all of the sessions you attended, but look for themes to write about, or focus on the sessions that had the most impact on your thinking and learning about your leadership role(s). 4. Keep a written log with brief notes of sessions
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attended and submit a 2 page summary of themes and new learning to the instructor. 5. Create two lesson plans around something new you learned from conference. Lessons should be between 15 and 45 minutes in implementation length. 6. Write a one page reflection about each of the lessons you created and taught. Include discussion of the following: • Why did you pick this lesson? Why was this the right lesson for these students at this time? • How did the lesson go? Did it go as expected or did it require some minor (or major) adjustments? What were they? • What did the students learn and how do you know they learned it? 7. Create a short presentation (15 minutes) that you could present to other teachers (classroom or teacher-librarians) about a new strategy or idea you learned about at conference. Use PowerPoint, or another visual presentation tool. 8. Submit assignments electronically (scan or e-mail), via fax or regular mail to Antioch instructor, Sarah Applegate, no later than Nov. 30, 2012.
Instructor
Sarah Applegate Adjunct faculty member Antioch University Seattle NBCT Teacher-Librarian e-mail: sarcmc@comcast.net FAX: 360 412 4839 Attn: Sarah Applegate
IMPORTANT
Papers and notes will not be returned. Feedback will be provided electronically to participants via e-mail. In addition, participants will receive a paper copy directly from Antioch University after credits are recorded in the Continuing Education office. All work must be received by instructor by November 30, 2012. Failure to meet this deadline will result in a NC (no credit) grade issued. No incompletes and/or refunds will be issued. The Continuing Education credits you earn through this program will be recorded in the database of Antioch University Seattle’s Center for Continuing Education. Once your credit has been recorded, you will receive a print copy of the instructor’s evaluation of your assignments. Antioch does not award letter grades. In order to earn graduate level (500 level) continuing education credit, the work you submit must be of B or better quality. You may order a transcript at any time after receiving notification that you have been awarded continuing education credit. All transcript requests must be in writing. If you have any questions, please contact Antioch University Seattle Center for Continuing Education, 2326 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121. VOL 37 NO. 1