ANWSU Summer Courses

			Addison Northwest Supervisory Union
			Fall '08 Course Offerings

NEW! Addison Rutland Consortium (ARC) FALL GRADUATE COURSES

NEW! Collaborative Unit Design
Credits:              3 graduate credits
Instructors: Vera Ryersbach and Frank Spina
Location:      Robinson Elementary School, Starksboro
Target audience: This course is for K-12 teams from any school within the Addison County
                         Consortium with priority for teams from ANESU.
Schedule: Course meets on Tuesdays 4:00PM-7:00PM, From September 9, 2008 to December 16, 2008

(September 9, 16, 23, and 30; October 7, 14, 21, and 28; November 4, 11, 18, and 25; and December 2, 9, and 16)
Course description:
The course will instruct participants in the implementation of a team-based approach to curriculum development, that utilizes the expertise of both classroom teachers AND specialists in different fields. Therefore, to register for this course, participants will need to form school-based teams of three or more professionals. In order to ensure equitable participation and engagement of specialists, there needs to be a minimum ratio of one specialist to each classroom teacher on the team. These collaborative teams will learn the principles of backwards design for curriculum development as well as techniques and protocols used in developing Professional Learning Communities. The end result will be a cohesive unit plan designed by each team and a solid understanding of an effective method for collaboration. The expectation is that this unit will be complete and ready to be taught in the 2008-2009 school year. The model that will be used for this course was designed and tested by teachers and specialists at Robinson Elementary School. The intent is to share responsibility between the classroom teacher and specialists for curriculum development and implementation, thus reducing the workload of the classroom teacher while increasing ownership of the curriculum by specialists.

NEW! Bridges in Mathematics, Support and Ongoing Study

Location: Vergennes/Ferrisburgh/Addison/ TBD

Date(s): Tuesdays, October 21, 2008, November 18, 2008, January 20 2009, February 24, 2009,
March 17, 2009

Time: 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Facilitator: Sue Dula

1 Graduate Credit

Description:

This course is designed for those who have participated in the Getting Started Bridges Workshops and those in the second or third years of implementation of the Bridges in Mathematics program. Participants will be given on-going support throughout the school year as they implement Bridges in Mathematics in their classrooms. Participants will:
1) have time to share what is working and what is not in their classroom and brainstorm solutions to challenges,
2) collaborate with other teachers to plan upcoming units,
3) explore the underlying mathematical principles in the units they are teaching

NEW! Keeping Tracks Course for Educators

Open to ARC teachers

Willowell will sponsor a series of workshops during the 2008-2009 school year

Host: Susan Morse will help teachers take students into wild spaces and engage in authentic wildlife monitoring.

Cost: $150 30+ hours of workshop instruction and classroom resources

To register contact Matt Schlein For more information contact Alyson Cota or call 877-3332

NEW! Young Writers Project

Digital Learning Classroom Practicum - Grades 4-12

ONLINE! With a "kick-off" at Champlain College in the fall

Credits: 3 St. Michael's Graduate

Meeting date: October 13, 2008 (spring date TBD)

Time: 10:00 -4:00 p.m.