Archive for August, 2008
Teacher Burnout Remedy Available at CASP 2008
August 26, 2008 by SWH, under Announcements.
Love your teaching job, love and enjoy your students, enthusiastically tackle the challenges of creating new strategies for keeping your students engaged, and then it happens…WHAM!!! BURNOUT!! If you are feeling a little schizophenic about your job and the love/hate state of emotions that you sometimes may feel toward your profession, then the place for you to be is at CASP 2008 when Jean Layne (Texas A&M University) addresses this very common problem that affects even master teachers.
Jean’s pre-conference institute, “Renewing/Sustaining Expert Enthusiasm for Teaching and Student Learning,” will present ways to help you recognize the causes of these blocks, deal with them, and then regain your passion for teaching. You will engage in a variety of practical activities that serve to keep alive your original zeal for teaching.
Jean comes to us with exceptional credentials. She is a Program Coordinator and Instructional Consultant for the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M Unversity.
Check out the the details for signing up for this institute in the upcoming Call to Conference.
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Novel Idea for Teaching Disinterested Reading Students
August 13, 2008 by SWH, under Announcements.
What developmental reading teacher has not had to deal with the lackadaisical reading student? Essie Childers (Blinn College) has a novel idea to present to you in her CASP ‘08 pre-conference institute, “A Novel Plan: Motivation and Comprehension in Just Six Weeks!” This session will present ways to create interest and motivation in the reluctant reader through the use of novels. You will learn how to complete an “entire novel” with your class while improving comprehension through active learning strategies. This approach, which is designed to be completed in about six weeks, is used as a supplement to the textbook. Participants in this institute, practicing various comprehension strategies in a group setting, will come away with creative ideas plus sample materials and a novel packet.
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CRLA TUTOR PROGRAM CERTIFICATION: HOW TO DO IT
August 8, 2008 by SWH, under Announcements.
Now is the opportunity to learn how to bring the official CRLA tutoring program to your campus through the institute, “Tutor Program Certification-Getting Started.” At CASP ‘08, Olga Thurman (El Paso Community College) will introduce participants to the process of applying for certification while clarifying certification requirements. Come learn about the many benefits that this program can bring to your campus and to your students.
Later in the day, Olga will, in a separate institute, work with those who may be further along in the certification process. This institute, “Tutor Program Certification-Getting It Done,” presents an opportunity to actually meet with ITPC evaluator(s) for advice on the specifics of completing the application process. Participants in this institute may bring their applications, documentation, and other materials for hands-on help.
Watch in late August for the Call to Conference for more details on these and other great institutes at CASP ‘08.
