2010 South Dakota Courses
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Save $30 by registering before May 2, 2010.
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SD TEACHING TO MAKE THE GRADE
| 3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit by Augustana College | |
| Course: EDUC 659 |
Credits: 3 |
| Class Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mon – Thu |
Teaching to Make the Grade is packed with innovative and practical ideas that will motivate your students and ensure an unforgettable learning experience. Students will be exposed to proven, practical strategies that will enable you to create a more positive learning environment, build positive student relationships, and give your students a solid foundation for lifelong learning. By the end of this unique course, each participant will leave feeling revitalized, better prepared to deal with the common problems that teachers face, and return home with a wide variety of new ideas and tools to help improve their teaching skills.
2010 SD LOCATIONS:
June 7 – 10: Yankton; Bob Winter, Instructor
June 14 – 17: Rapid City; Rose DuBois, Instructor
June 28 – July 1: Aberdeen; Brownell/Murphy, Instructors
SD CONNECTING WITH TODAY'S YOUTH
| 3 Semester Hours of Graduate Level Credit through Augustana College | |
| Course: PE659 or HLTH659 or EDUC659 | Credits: 3 |
| Class Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mon – Thurs |
This powerful, results-oriented course provides a fresh and stimulating opportunity for teachers to acquire a wealth of practical ideas, tips and strategies that will boost student achievement and motivation in all subject areas. Classroom teachers, administrators and coaches will be introduced to techniques supported by current learning theories that are applicable in both a classroom or coaching setting, thereby enabling them to create a more positive learning environment, build positive student relationships, and give students a solid foundation for lifelong learning. The course provides teachers, administrators and coaches with a renewed professional focus, a personalized action plan for success, and enthusiasm for leading today’s youth.
2010 SOUTH DAKOTA LOCATIONS:
June 21 – 24: Aberdeen; Brownell/Murphy Instructors
June 21 – 24: Rapid City; DuBois Instructor
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"Your courses continue to be the best professional development I have ever taken. I have learned more about teaching, coaching and working with young people through these courses than all of my undergraduate and graduate work combined! The format is perfect for teachers who want a quick, practical, enjoyable and extremely useful course for their professional development. Keep developing new courses!"
Delwyn Showalter, Mount Ayr, IA
History Teacher/Football Coach
"This course was very beneficial to me as a teacher as well as a person. It has helped me become more aware of how my actions and words affect others. I would recommend this course to others, even if they are not in the education field."
--Rene' Ostdiek, Aurora, NE
1st grade teacher
"The course material and videos in this course provide great information and can be taken for immediate use. It teaches confidence, communication skills, positive attitude and the 'what's' and 'why's' of situations. The quality of this course is head and shoulders above other graduate courses I have taken. This course will last a life-time."
--Lance Howe, SD
Hitchcock-Tulare Boys BB Coach