A Collaboration between Ottawa
Area Intermediate School District and Hope College
Held at the Haworth Center on the Hope College Campus, Holland, Michigan |
2008 Schedule -- June
23 to 26, 2008 |
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Links to More Information |
2008 Speakers
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Monday, June 23, 2008 -- A Call for System Change
Alan November, Co-founder of Stanford University Institute for Educational Leadership through Technology
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 -- Neuroscience Supports Foundations for Learning
G. Christian Jernstedt -- Director of Center for Educational Outcomes, Adjunct Professor of Community and Family Medicine, and Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 -- Diversity of Learners from a Biological Perspective
David Rose -- Director of Center for Applied Technology (CAST) and co-author of Universal Design for Learning
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Thursday, June 26, 2008 -- Neuroscience Implications for Classroom Practice
Marcia Tate -- Consultant & Author of “Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites!”
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Friday, June 27, 2008 -- A guided session to synthesize learnings to take back to schools/districts.
The focus of the Friday morning session for those who are earning 2 credits will be announced later.
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Cindy Strunk -- Educator from Waco, Texas, a National Board Certified teacher, and a Susan Kovalik Associate.
Throughout the Institute will provide many opportunities to consider appropriate movement options that will enhance learning in the classroom and school. We welcome her back for a third year! |
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Ronna Alexander -- Local artist and graphic organizer
By popular acclamation, Ronna will be returning to the 2008 Institute to graphically record all the presentations and events for the week.
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| Themes for Future Institutes |
Retrospective of Past Seven Years |
2009 -- "Healthy Brains"
2010 -- "Enriched Environments
for Learning" |
For a quick overview of presenters
from 2001-2007, click here. |
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