Teaching with Poverty in Mind - online graduate course 24/7

Description:
The purpose of this graduate course for the book study of Eric Jensen’s work entitled “Teaching with Poverty in Mind, What Being Poor Does to Kids’ Brains and What Schools Can Do About It” is to improve and expand educator’s and school staff’s understanding of youth in poverty. This course will provide a practical learning experience to assist teachers in meeting the PI-34 requirements for licensing re-certification. This will be accomplished by communicating ideas and designing activities to promote an understanding of the effects and use best practices for youth living in poverty. This course will be used to evaluate, improve, enhance, and develop curriculum; and schoolbased learning activities. Networking will provide opportunities for educators and school staff to set local/ regional goals and disseminate information from national, state, and local resources on academic standards, poverty, and effective teaching and learning strategies. This book study can also be a component in a team’s participation in the Eric Jensen Speaking series being supported by CESA 6 in August 2015 and August 2016. 

Course objectives The Course will focus on current issues in:

• Promoting use of be practices in brain research, poverty and the effects of poverty on developing brains
• Utilizing science based practices in the classroom around brain research and poverty
• Infusing brain research into core curriculum
• Evaluating current curriculum and activities to improve learning opportunities for youth in poverty

Who should attend? K-12 elementary and secondary education teachers, ELL teachers, pupil services staff, building principals, directors of curriculum, district administrators. 

Registration fee: $100.00 per person.

Optional graduate credit: 1 graduate credit will be availble thru UW-Oshkosh for an additonal $200.

Course Pre-Requisite: Particiapants registering must purchase the book: Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It, ASCD, Alexandra, Virginia, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-1466-0884-4
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Disclaimer:

CESA 6 makes every effort to accommodate basic dietary needs such as vegetarian, gluten free and basic food allergies. Because of the number of meals served and the number of items used each day, along with food product changes from our food vendors, we cannot guarantee that every allergen in the food served will be identified and labeled. Guests concerned with food allergies must be aware of this risk. CESA 6 does not assume liability for adverse reactions to food consumed or items one may come into contact with while eating at a CESA 6 event. To better serve our guests with dietary restrictions or allergies, please go into your myQuickReg account and update the special accommodations section. Notice of a special dietary need must be made in advance of the event.

Cancellation Policy:

Any registration cancellation must be received at least 8 business days before event in order for a full conference fee refund to be issued (full refunds do not include service fees. Service fees are nonrefundable).Registration cancellations received 1-7 business days before an event, a refund, minus $50 for each participant, will be issued. Persons who are registered, but not in attendance on the day of the session ("no call, no show") will be charged the full registration fee. CESA 6 reserves the right to cancel any session due to insufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified by email if a cancellation occurs.