NYSUT+Summer+2012+Courses


 * NYSUT Graduate/In-service Courses **

** Showing Evidence: Teacher Performance and Student Achievement **

Instructor: Lorna DeSantis

Dates/Time: June 25 – 29, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Place: RFA Library

Credit: Three graduate credits from Empire State College (EDU 661103) or 3 in-service credits. //Please Note: You must submit a notification of intent to study form for graduate courses// //and courses which are 45 contact hours/3 in-service credits.//

Cost: Please see NYSUT website for summer tuition rates.

Registration: For more information or to register go to the NYSUT ELT homepage []

Description: This course will provide participants with a professional community in which they will acquire both practical knowledge and theoretical approaches to portfolio assessment in education. Reflective practice tools and assessments based on state standards for teaching will be presented in formats that promote self-reflection and career goal setting. Seminal and contemporary educational research and literature that address the issues of curriculum, instruction and assessment of diverse learners will accompany the presentation of the tools and strategies of authentic performance assessment.

** Designing Motivation for All Learners **

Instructor: Lorna DeSantis

Dates/Times: Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, July 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, all sessions 8-5.

Place: RFA Library

Credit: Three graduate credits from Adelphi University (ENY 701) or 3 in-service credits.

//Please Note: You must submit a notification of intent to study form for graduate courses// //and courses which are 45 contact hours/3 in-service credits.//

Cost: Please see NYSUT website for summer tuition rates.

Registration: For more information or to register go to the NYSUT ELT homepage []

Description: This course provides educators with a framework for creating motivating classroom experiences for all learners. Participants will examine the complex nature of learner motivation and the way in which it relies on both external, teacher-dependent factors and internal, student-dependent factors.

** Educational Foundations from Diverse Perspectives ** Instructor: Rebecca Carter

Dates/Times: Monday-Friday, July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, all sessions 8-5.

Place: RFA, Room 2200

Credit: Three graduate credits from Mercy College (EDUC 500) or 3 in-service credits.

//Please Note: You must submit a notification of intent to study form for graduate courses// //and courses which are 45 contact hours/3 in-service credits.//

Cost: Please see NYSUT website for summer tuition rates.

Registration For more information or to register go to the NYSUT ELT homepage []

Description: This course provides a critical overview of the forces (historical, legal, financial, organizational, and philosophical) that provide for the foundation of education. It will provide a forum for students to examine, debate, and speculate about the controversies that impact schools and teachers now and into the future. These basic concepts of education are examined from the diverse perspectives of race, gender, disabilities, and language learners. Aspects of education such as funding, instructional strategies, and due process procedures will be examined for their impact on social justice concerns such as equity and access, alternative ways of knowing, funds of knowledge, and other cultural factors as they impinge on the learning process. The role of the teacher as facilitator of critical thinking and as promoter of socially responsible action in the society will be considered. 10 hours of fieldwork required.