Professional Development Courses for Teachers

University of the Pacific

Center for Professional and Continuing Education

Professional Development Courses For Teachers

Karin Alexander, Coordinator

696 San Ramon Valley Blvd, #518, Danville, CA 94526

Phone: 925-837- 3817 Email: courses4teachers @yahoo.com

Website: www.courses4teacherskarinalexander.com

Three-Semester-Unit Summer 2008 Courses

** On-Site Instructor-Based Courses

** Travel Course

** Independent Study (Self-Designed) Courses

Only $279 for each three-semester-unit course ($93 per semester unit)

The University of the Pacific is the oldest private institution of higher learning in the State of California. It is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. These courses are for Graduate Professional Development, NOT for pursuing an advanced degree. They may be applied towards advancement on the salary schedule.

SELF- DESIGNED COURSES – see last page for more details

You earn credit for the assorted daily professional activities you do!

Three easy-to-follow steps:

· Register

· Keep a log

· Schedule an appointment for “show and tell”.

Please call or email to request a packet that explains how to register and required “teacher-friendly” format.

ON-SITE INSTRUCTOR-BASED COURSES – see next page for more details

· With the exception of our self-designed courses, (held at several locations) all on-site courses are held at Iron Horse Middle School, 12601 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon.

· Directions: Off of 680, take the Crow Canyon Road exit. Head east. Make a right on

Alcosta Blvd. IHMS is about 1 block on your right side.

· Each on-site course: $279 for three-semester-units of credit. Tuition is non-refundable.

· You must call to reserve your spot as soon as possible. Space is limited. Reserve your spot by phone or email. (925-837-3817, )

· Register and pay for on-site courses in person on the first or second day of class.

· If you need to miss one or two days of class, make-up work may be arranged with the instructor.

· All-on-site courses require ten hours of outside work, practical to you, to be explained the first day of class.

· Some on-site courses have an additional supply fee, not to exceed $45.

· Grading policy, make-ups, general requirements, etc. will be discussed in person on the first day of class.

On-Site Courses Offered This Summer

Mon. – Fri. June 16- 20 8:30 am – 4:30pm

Basic Drawing Techniques with Karin Alexander, P EDU 9948

This course will make everyone a better artist, and instruct you on how to teach art to your students. Every teacher will learn basics in doing portraits, perspective, drawing bodies in proportions, etc. Teachers will learn how to use professional art supplies (watercolors, oil pastels, drawing pencils, colored pencils and scratchboard) to create fabulous drawings. Everyone is successful in this course – guaranteed!

Mon. – Fri. June 23- June 27 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Mosaics Across the Curriculum with Joy Seitz

P EDU 9723

This enjoyable and practical course will introduce you to the fun and forgiving art of mosaic making. Joy will teach you basic techniques with tile, glass, stone, found and natural objects. Joy will also give you applications for integration with other subjects as well as project ideas for your K-12 classroom. Don’t miss this great course that is only offered during the summer.

Mon. – Fri. July 7 – July 11 8:30am – 4:30pm

Science/Environmental Education – Ready-To Use Hands-On Activities and Lessons for K-6 Teachers

With Dandel Cano and Susie Bellone, P EDU 9758

Don’t miss this fantastic new make-and-take course. You will gain knowledge of science/environmental curriculum that connects to State science standards. You will enjoy developing creative lesson plans that will integrate science/environmental education activities with language arts, math and fine arts. You’ll gain lesson plans in plant presses, watersheds school gardening, sun prints and more! Bring the outdoors into your classroom.

Mon. – Friday July 14- 18 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Art Projects Across The Curriculum, with Joy Seitz, P EDU 9057

In this course for K-12 teachers, you will enjoy hands-on activities that are standards-based and integrated with language arts, math, science and social studies curriculum. You will acquire many lesson plans, develop project samples, and enhance your curriculum with art projects that your students will thoroughly enjoy.

Mon.- Fri. July 28 – August 1 8:30am – 4:30pm

Jewelry-Making Across the Curriculum with Joy Seitz, P EDU 9718

While you are creating beautiful projects and learning skills in beading, stringing and wire-working, you’ll also be learning how to incorporate jewelry-making across the curriculum. You will learn connections to math, science, art, language and history.

This will be one of the most fun and practical courses you can take. Give yourself a gift and take this course. The gift will carry on to your students.

Since this course is jam-packed with new t4echniques and project ideas, many teachers choose to take it several times. We have different course numbers for those who are returning for more a great art techniques: P EDU 9036 “Art Projects and Lessons To Enhance Your Curriculum”, P EDU 9063 “Focusing On Objectives for Teaching Art”, P EDU 9015 “Adding New Ideas To Your Curriculum”.

Mon. – Fri. August 4 – August 8 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Mosaics Across the Curriculum with Joy Seitz

P EDU 9723

TRAVEL COURSE TO THE BRITISH ISLES IN 2009

Earn 1-6 semester units while taking part in a fantastic custom tour!

Join us for a fabulous 21-day tour of the British Isles beginning July 23, 2009! (Note – this is 2009, not 2008. We book over a year in advance to get you the best of tours and accommodations.)

Deadline to sign up: October 1, 2008

For approximately $6200 you will enjoy a custom tour like no other offered – great tours, comfortable pace, and lots of free time to explore on your own. Tour package includes round-trip flights, tours, hotels with great locations, surface transportation, breakfasts, our own bus, a great Tour Manger available 24/7, and a fabulous custom itinerary to Killarney, Dublin, the Lake District, Edinburgh, York, Stratford, London and many charming off-the-beaten-path sites.

If you love to travel, but don’t want the stress of finding accommodations, scheduling tours, finding outstanding guides, and getting form place to place, this tour is for you. This excursion is designed for active people who prefer to sightsee on foot rather than by bus, and who want free time to enjoy sights on their own as well as with a group.

You don’t have to be a teacher to participate, but teachers have the option of earning 1-6 semester units for their participation. (Unit credit will be available at an additional $93 per unit.)

For more information, contact us at our Danville office. Contact information is printed above.

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Self-Designed Courses

Work In Your Own Classroom Or At Home

Earn credit for the assorted daily extra professional work you do!

Earn University Credit For the Work You Are Doing And The Work You Will Be Doing!

Earn credit for all the assorted, professional behind-the-scenes work you do!

Only $85 per semester unit of credit (Price increase effective June 1, 2006, $93 per unit)

Graduate Level, Professional Growth Courses for Advancement on the Salary Scale and for renewal of Clear Credentials (not designed for attainment of an advanced degree).

Three Easy-To-Follow Steps for Unit Credit:

Register by phone or email – Registration is open all year long, any time you are ready. We can email or send you a registration form and available course titles.
Keep a log of the after-school work you do in the classroom or at home. Assorted, different professional activities count (i.e., one hour you work on a rubric for math, another hour you read children’s literature, another hour you work on aligning curriculum to Standards, etc.) Fifteen hours will earn you one semester unit of credit, 30 hours two units, and 45 hours will earn you three semester units. You have six months (max one year) to complete your log.
Schedule an appointment after you have completed your log --so you may explain in person what you have accomplished, using your log as a base for discussion.

We have representatives in most school districts, so you won’t need to travel far for your

appointment.

What counts on your log? Any composite of professional work that enhances your knowledge, skills, or curriculum. Examples: Reading, researching, developing, creating, organizing, categorizing, previewing, aligning curriculum to Standards, developing rubrics, etc. Note: You may not count correcting or grading papers, making copies, doing report cards, or parent conferencing.

For more information on self-designed courses, please contact us and we will mail you a packet that explains how to register and how to document your work. (See letterhead for contact information.)