Summer Professional Development
2013 CAPP Summer Seminars
Professional Development for ALL High School Teachers
These seminars are designed specifically for high school teachers to enrich their curriculum with the latest technology, techniques, and concepts in the teacher’s specific content area. The workshops offer the opportunity to focus on their core content area.
Teachers will be interacting with other high school teachers in their content area, as well as University of Wisconsin Oshkosh faculty and staff, to maximize the opportunity to share knowledge and experience. These workshops are free to all CAPP adjuncts and a small fee for all others. Seminars are offered in the following areas:
| Department | Date/Location | Workshop Information | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
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Art |
June 17-19 |
Attend Breaking Ground: New Perspectives on Land (Innovative Educators Institutes, Professional Development for 21st-Century Learning) at Kohler Arts Center - visit website |
Mary Hoefferle
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| Biology |
July 23 & 24 (9am-3pm)
ERIC Lab
$50 for non-CAPP adjuncts |
qPCR: This workshop will investigate surface water sampling techniques and will allow participants to use the UWO boat to test water quality parameters and collect water samples from Lake Winnebago. The students will then return to the ERIC laboratory for sample preparation and molecular analysis of microbiological pathogens. First day there is a lecture by Julie Kinzleman from the City of Racine Health Department. The first day is 6 hours - 2 hours of lecture/lab and 4 hours of field sample. The second day is 6 hours of qPCR analysis and data review. |
Nilay Sheth (shethn@uwosh.edu)
Park in gated area by ERIC Lab |
| Business |
June 28 (9am-12pm) Sage 2612 |
Developing Professional Skills in Business (networking, interviewing, interning) | Bill Wresch
Park in Lot 7 |
| Communication | June 19 | Workshop covering: (1) Technology demonstrations with regard to video-taping presentations and uploading on a secure website for future student viewing (2) More D2L instruction and ways the classroom management software can be used in the communication classes and/or (3) The new USP requirements and how Comm. 111 fits into the new general education program. Afternoon orientation for new adjuncts | Kay Neal |
| English |
July 17 (9am-12pm) Sage 2221
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Invited to attend a session of Samantha Looker's Summer 2013 graduate class, English 714. The class, Composition Theory and Practice, focuses on advances in composition theory over the past several decades and addresses methods of assigning, guiding, and responding to student writing. During that class session, students will be discussing a set of readings about writing assignments; these readings will be available to workshop participants if they would like to prepare ahead of time, or they may simply sit in on the discussion. After a lunch break, English CAPP liaisons are partnering with Sarah Bradway to offer a D2L workshop to give instructors specific tips on using D2L in their CAPP classes and using D2L to access professional development resources from the English department. | Laura Jean Baker
Park in Lot 7 |
| French |
June 21 9am-12pm Reeve 207 |
D2L Workshop: read variety of authentic articles, texts, and other materials. Complete follow-up assignments and exercises. Meet face-to-face or use the Collaborate Online Room in D2L and/or Skype to discus readings and assignments. | Andrzej Dziedzic
Park in Lot 13 |
| German | Online | D2L Workshop: read authentic cultural materials, grammar and vocabulary activities, useful weblinks to classroom materials, newest methods in language instruction, and professional articles related to the teaching of German. | Monika Hohbein-Deegen |
| Math | tbd | Using Maple in Calculus and possible use of Learning Catalytics (improved clicker system developed by Harvard professor Mazur). | Zoubir Benzaid |
| Math | June 11, 18, 25 and July 2 (9am -4pm) | Math 757 - Graph Theory (hybrid course) | Steve Winters |
| Music | tbd | How to use primary documents to teach music history | Julia Chybowski |
| Psychology |
July 10 (10am-2pm) Clow 243 |
Stats & Methods Workshop | Phan Hong-Lishner
Park in Lot 25 |
| Sociology |
Aug. 6 (10am-12:30pm)
Clow 209 |
Topics covered: 1) Urban Renewal or Revitalization projects (Communities and Change?) 2) The Graying of America: What are the effects of people living longer with higher education? Dr. Van Auken and Dr. Son will discuss their current research with these topics: Oshkosh case study exploring the concept of neighborhood and community and a partnership with the new Communities program at Oshkosh North High School. Demographic trends in the U.S., with a focus on the characteristics of and outlooks for baby boomers. |
Paul Van Auken (vanaukep@uwosh.edu) and Juyeon Son (sonj@uwosh.edu)
Park in Lot 25 |
| Spanish |
June 21 Clow 243 |
This course will look at the current situation of Spanish in the US. We will discuss the topic of the so called Spanglish and how to deal with students who speak non-standard varieties of Spanish. | Isabel Alvarez
Park in Lot 25 |
