Summer Workshops 2015
Geography, Technology, and the Iowa Core, Part II
-1 credit hour
-June 10th-June 11th
-Forest City, IA
-Grade level: K-12
-Instructors: Rachel Hansen (Muscatine S.D.); Steve Oaks (Waterloo S.D.); Kathy Sundstedt (Dike-New Hartford S.D. [ret])
-Who should enroll?: Any K-12 educator with an interest in teaching geography and integrating technology-related 21st Century Skills. This workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG; Special Education (but all disciplines are welcome)
* This a Part II to the workshop that we have offered in various locations around the state over the past few years; you do NOT need to have completed the Part I to enroll in this new Part II
-June 10th-June 11th
-Forest City, IA
-Grade level: K-12
-Instructors: Rachel Hansen (Muscatine S.D.); Steve Oaks (Waterloo S.D.); Kathy Sundstedt (Dike-New Hartford S.D. [ret])
-Who should enroll?: Any K-12 educator with an interest in teaching geography and integrating technology-related 21st Century Skills. This workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG; Special Education (but all disciplines are welcome)
* This a Part II to the workshop that we have offered in various locations around the state over the past few years; you do NOT need to have completed the Part I to enroll in this new Part II
Where to enroll:
Using Primary Sources to Teach Geography, Conflict, and Human Rights
-1 credit hour
-June 17th-June 18th
-Iowa City, IA
-Grade level: 7-12
-Instructors: Holly Hanna (Muscatine S.D.); Brittany Roberts (Mt. Pleasant S.D.); Dr. Stephen Gaies (UNI Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education)
-Who should enroll: Grade 7-12 educators who teach social studies (especially geography and history) or English/Language Arts
* This is a new workshop; can be repeated for credit by those who have enrolled in "Geography, Conflict, and Human Rights" in past years
Where to enroll:
International Curriculum Development: Panama
-3 credit hours
-June 20th-June 29th
-Panama
-Grade Level: K-12
-Instructor: Dr. Alex Oberle (Department of Geography; UNI)
-Who should enroll: Grade K-12 educators who wish to create curricular materials related to the Geography of Panama
* Instructor approval required; on-site in Panama; additional travel costs
Where to enroll:
Contact Alex.Oberle@uni.edu
Iowa's Economic Connection to the World: Teaching AP Human Geography
-1 credit hour
-July 9th-July 10th
-Eldridge, IA
-Grade level: 7-12
-Instructors: Don Peterson (UNI Department of Geography) Chad Guge (North Scott S.D.) BJ Van Vleet (University of Iowa, College of Education; recently Des Moines S.D.)
-Who should enroll?: Any 7-12 geography or social science educator who teaches APHG or wishes to develop APHG courses.
* If you are a geography or social studies educator who is in a school where APHG is not a possibility, please contact Alex.Oberle@uni.edu as there will be a limited number of seats for non-APHG educators who are interested in the topic.Where to enroll:
Geography, Technology, and the Iowa Core, Part II
-1 credit hour
-July 15th-July 16th
-Muscatine, IA
-Grade level: K-12
-Instructors: Rachel Hansen (Muscatine S.D.); Steve Oaks (Waterloo S.D.); Kathy Sundstedt (Dike-New Hartford S.D. [ret])
-Who should enroll?: Any K-12 educator with an interest in teaching geography and integrating technology-related 21st Century Skills. This workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG; Special Education (but all disciplines are welcome)
* This a Part II to the workshop that we have offered in various locations around the state over the past few years; you do NOT need to have completed the Part I to enroll in this new Part II
-Grade level: K-12
-Instructors: Rachel Hansen (Muscatine S.D.); Steve Oaks (Waterloo S.D.); Kathy Sundstedt (Dike-New Hartford S.D. [ret])
-Who should enroll?: Any K-12 educator with an interest in teaching geography and integrating technology-related 21st Century Skills. This workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG; Special Education (but all disciplines are welcome)
* This a Part II to the workshop that we have offered in various locations around the state over the past few years; you do NOT need to have completed the Part I to enroll in this new Part II
Where to enroll:
Globalization for Secondary Educators [On-line Workshop]
-1 credit hour
-July 1st-July 22nd [specific on-line meeting on July 1, July 8, July 15 from 1PM to 3:30PM
-Location: on-line
-Grade Level: 6-12
-Instructor: BJ Van Vleet (University of Iowa, College of Education; recently Des Moines S.D.)
-Who should enroll: Grade 6-12 educators who wish to teach about globalization. The workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG (but all disciplines are welcome)
-Location: on-line
-Grade Level: 6-12
-Instructor: BJ Van Vleet (University of Iowa, College of Education; recently Des Moines S.D.)
-Who should enroll: Grade 6-12 educators who wish to teach about globalization. The workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG (but all disciplines are welcome)
Where to enroll:
Globalization for Secondary Educators
-1 credit hour
-July 13th-July 14th
-Location: Cedar Falls, IA
-Grade Level: 6-12
-Instructor: Steve Oaks (Waterloo S.D.)
-Who should enroll: Grade 6-12 educators who wish to teach about globalization. The workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG (but all disciplines are welcome)
-July 13th-July 14th
-Location: Cedar Falls, IA
-Grade Level: 6-12
-Instructor: Steve Oaks (Waterloo S.D.)
-Who should enroll: Grade 6-12 educators who wish to teach about globalization. The workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG (but all disciplines are welcome)
Where to enroll:
Digital Earth: Integrating Mapping Technologies into Social Science and STEM
-1 credit hour-Who should enroll: Grade K-12 educators interested in incorporated on-line mapping into their curriculum.
Where to enroll: