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English Language Arts
(Also see institutes #1, 5, 7)
Elementary, 1-4
8
North River Collaborative
Partner: Fitchburg State College
Dates: May 8 and June 5 (4-7 p.m.), July 8-12, August 21, 2002
Location: Rockland
Registration: 25 spaces available
Contact: Deborah White, 781-878-6056, x 102
email: dwhite@nrcollab.org
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Reading to Write Nonfiction
This institute will expand participants' content knowledge, research base, and experience with exemplary literature and instructional methods for using children's literature to teach nonfiction writing. Participants will analyze authors' writing styles, using writing components and composite structures as models for student nonfiction writing. They will complete an author study and use authentic assessment techniques as part of lesson planning. Selected topics include textual evidence, organizational structures, prediction, main ideas and facts, cause and effect, fact and opinion, forms and genres, and poetry.
2 afternoon pre-institute sessions, 5 days plus 1 follow-up day
Graduate credit available from Fitchburg State College
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Elementary, 3-5
9
Shrewsbury Public Schools
Partner: Worcester State College
Dates: May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12 (4-7 p.m.), June 24- July 2, August 21, 2002 (8 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Location: Floral Street School, Shrewsbury
Registration: 35 spaces available
Contact: Patty Lambert, 508-841-8724
email: plambert@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
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Developing Comprehension in a Literature Based Classroom
The focus of this institute is on developing student reading comprehension through the use of high quality literature. Participants will learn how to use the Qualitative Reading Assessment and administer it to students during the spring meetings. During the summer, participants will investigate current understandings about comprehension. A two-day Junior Great Books training will be provided to support participants' use of interpretive questions and shared inquiry strategies. Connections to authors of Appendices A & B of the English Language Arts framework will be made.
4 afternoons, plus 7 days and 1 follow-up session
Graduate credit available from Worcester State College
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Elementary , 4-6
10
Braintree Public Schools
Partner: Teachers 21, Simmons College
Dates: June 27- July 3, August 19, 20 and August 21, 2002 (morning)
Location: Braintree High School
Registration: 28 spaces available
Contact: Mary Struzziero, 781-848-4000, x 2202
email: mstruzziero@bhs.ssec.org
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Guiding the Reader in Grades Four Through Six
This institute focuses on various genres of children's literature and improving student reading comprehension. Participants will read, analyze, and discuss fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry and learn how to design and implement assignments that improve the comprehension of students of various abilities, learning needs, and personal interests. Teachers will read children's literature and literacy theory, and will learn techniques to help students write fiction based on factual material from the past and present. Participants will develop an integrated learning scenario or curriculum guide at the culmination of the institute.
5 days plus 3 follow-up sessions
Graduate credit available from Simmons College
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Middle, High
11
Bedford Public Schools
Partner: Boston University
Dates: June 26-July 2; 2 follow-up days TBA, August 29, 2002
Location: Bedford High School
Registration: 25 spaces available
Contact: Susan Rozen, 781-275-1700, x 223
email: susan_rozen@bedford.k12.ma.us
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Tragedy and Hope: Investigating the Human Condition through Drama, Fiction, and Poetry
This institute focuses on deep understanding of and effective strategies for teaching dramatic literature, fiction, and poetry. Through immersion in three central texts by Shakespeare, Dickinson, and Morrison, and essays of literary criticism, participants will learn how to engage students in demanding reading, thoughtful and accurate writing, and critical thinking to enhance comprehension skills. Teachers will learn to use multimedia presentation tools and discussion formats in the classroom. Issues of gender and race in a scholarly context will be addressed.
5 days plus 3 follow-up sessions
Graduate credit available from Fitchburg State College
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High
12
The EDCO Collaborative
Partner: The Thoreau Institute
Dates: July 8-12, July 15-18; 1 day in August, 2002 TBA
Location: The Thoreau Institute and historic/natural sites in Concord
Registration: 30 spaces available
Contact: Jayne Gordon, 781-259-4712
email: Jayne.Gordon@Walden.org or EmcSwiney@edcollab.org
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Approaching Walden: Paths to Thoreau and Emerson
This institute's goal is to deepen understanding of the writings of Thoreau and Emerson and their connection to U.S. history, and to model teaching strategies that engage students in reading these writers' texts. Participants will focus on the lives, ideas, and landscapes that shaped the literature; by examining the cultural, historical, and natural environments in which these authors wrote; and by engaging students in strategic reading techniques. This institute is for teachers of secondary English and U.S. history, and includes visits to Concord sites linked to the literature.
9 days plus 1 follow-up session
Graduate credit available from Fitchburg State College
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