Professional Development Calendar
Faculty and staff have access to several online and offline professional development workshops being offered this fall.
Workshops are free for all part-time and full-time faculty and staff. Each workshop requires about 15 hours a week for a total of 45 clock hours.
To register for a course contact Dorothy Martin at dorothy.martin@pulaskitech.edu
May 2008
Book Discussion: Real Boys
5/5/2008
Instructor: Camille Napier Bernstein
Dr. William Pollack’s book Real Boys explores the unique emotional, psychological, social, and physical development of boys in our culture. These differences are significant for teachers to study and reflect upon, because so much of our students’ time is spent under our care. Given that a majority of teachers are women, understanding how to nurture and foster boys’ healthy development is all the more important for female teachers to understand.
Teaching Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
5/5/2008
Instructor: Kristie Lipka Burk
This course will give students a general understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Students will learn the characteristics of Autism; the ways Autism affects children’s ability to learn; and how current areas of research on Autism will affect educators. In particular, this course will focus on effective strategies for integration.
Emotional Intelligence and People Smarts: What we can learn-What we can teach
5/5/2008
Instructor: Dr. Kathy Pillow-Price
This course is designed to introduce the theory of Emotional Intelligence (EI or EQ) and its applications. It will also give insight to teaching methods with which to develop happy, healthy, successful children and prevent future problems by addressing emotional intelligence in the classroom.
Getting Organized with Outlook
5/13/2008
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Carver
Location: Campus Center Building, Room 305 (Third Floor)
Discover Your Strengths
5/13/2008
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Instructor: Mary Deville
Location: Campus Center Building, Room 305 (Third Floor)
Some Really Hot, Powerfully Awesome, Amazingly Practical, Down-to-Earth, Motivational Activities to Promote Active Learning and Critical Thinking
5/14/2008
8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: Dr. Robb Sherfield
Location: Information Technology Center, US Bank Community Room (First Floor)
June 2008
Bring your Online Classes to Life with Wimba Live Classroom and Wimba Voice
6/4/2008
8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: Dr. Robb Sherfield
Location: Information Technology Center, US Bank Community Room (First Floor)
Bridges out of Poverty Workshop
6/9/2008
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Danny Martin, Cathy Underwood, and Sarah Clements
Location: Information Technology Center, Room 201 (Second Floor)
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