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Code
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Course Name
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Description/Objective(s)
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Audience
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Facilitator(s)
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Room
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English Language Arts
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1
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The Writing
Process
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Participants will create instructional
materials and rubrics designed to improve the teaching of writing.
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English Teachers
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Boehler,
G. Malchiodi, Rabot
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5W6
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2
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Grammar Instruction: Exploring Effective Strategies
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Participants will design lessons
utilizing proven techniques that improve grammar.
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English Teachers
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Garnevicus,
Schott
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5W22
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3
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Poetry Reading, Analysis, and
the Written Response
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Participants will create a poetry
curriculum unit plan.
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English Teachers
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Kaufman,
Tuckman
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1E19
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4
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Teaching Literary and Rhetorical
Techniques
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Participants will explore strategies for
teaching literary and rhetorical techniques specified by the ELA Standards
and create lessons utilizing those techniques.
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English and Social Studies Teachers
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Harris
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5W24
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5
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National Board Certification, Year One
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Participants in this collaborative study
group will outline the requirements for National Board Certification and
prepare to meet them.
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Open To All
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Baldwin
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4W16
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6
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ELA National Board Certification, Year
Two
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Teachers who
completed the 2007-2008 sequence will continue to prepare for ELA National Board Certification.
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Open To English
Teachers
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Ambrose
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4C1
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7
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Critical Reading in the Content Areas
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Participants will compile a portfolio of
critical teaching protocols.
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Open To All
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Conway
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1E6
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Code
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Course Name
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Description/Objective(s)
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Audience
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Facilitator(s)
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Room
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Social Studies
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8
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Improving AP US History Results
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Participants
will develop lesson plans designed to improve AP US History exam results.
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AP US History
Teachers
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Arcuri,
Ross
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5S2
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9
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Global I & II Freshman Cluster
Curriculum Development
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Participants will collect materials and
resources and design plans that will enrich the Global History curriculum.
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Global I &
II Teachers
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Holland
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6N7
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10
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The Politics of Religion
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Participants will gain a better
understanding of the role of religion in politics, economics, and social
ideas in modern times and use it to produce sample lesson plans.
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Open To All
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Dwyer
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1E4
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11
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BTHS Mural Project
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Participants will create an
interdisciplinary curriculum guide about Tech’s historical WPA mural.
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Open To All
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Khan
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2W22
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12
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Globalization Study Group
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Participants will create a curriculum
unit plan on the effects of cultural, economic, political, and environmental
globalization.
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Open To All
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DeSiano,
McCumiskey, Solowey, Stevens
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6E7
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13
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Using New Media to Inform Instruction
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Participants in this seminar will
compile strategies on how to incorporate technology into classroom
instruction.
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Open To All
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Lucisano, O’Shea
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6E9
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Code
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Course Name
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Description/Objective(s)
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Audience
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Facilitator(s)
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Room
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Mathematics
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14
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Best Practices Study Group
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Participants in this collaborative group
will share effective techniques for teaching mathematics and design plans
incorporating those methods.
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Math Teachers
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Blozy,
Hogan,
Honner,
Schwaighofer,
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5E12
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Physics
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15
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Physics Action Research
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This course will focus on using student
performance data to inform teaching, foster curriculum development, and on
upgrading physics labs and classroom instruction to enhance Regents and AP
Physics student engagement and performance.
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Physics and Engineering Teachers
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Milczewski, Provo,
Prof. Dennis Robbins, Rogers
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2N2
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Biology
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16
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Developing the AP Environmental and
Environmental Inquiry Lab Curriculum
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Participants will standardize the
Environmental curriculum.
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Environmental Science Teachers
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Cunningham,
Nathan
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3E12
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17
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Grant Writing for Lab Equipment
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Participants will learn how to write
effective grant proposals for laboratory equipment.
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Open To All
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Weber
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3N1
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18
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Analysis of the Living Environment Regents
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Participants will align the lab
experiments to Regents course curriculum.
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Living Environment Teachers
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Baranowski,
Chu,
Tagliarino
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3E22
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19
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Enhancing AP Biology Laboratory
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Participants will create laboratory
exercises aligned to the AP Biology standards.
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AP Biology Teachers
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Lynk, Morgan, Tzall
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3N3
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Code
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Course Name
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Description/Objective(s)
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Audience
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Facilitator(s)
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Room
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Chemistry
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20
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Dissecting the Chemistry Regents
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Participants will analyze the Chemistry
Regents and develop strategies for success.
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Chemistry Teachers
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Skiba, Walcott
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4E12
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21
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Forensic Science Challenge
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Participants will develop an
interdisciplinary script for the BTHS CSI Challenge.
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Science and Social Studies Teachers
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Parlo,
Shtab, Sirianni
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4S4
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22
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Improving the Organic
Chemistry Curriculum and Laboratories
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Participants will create an updated
organic chemistry lab manual and a virtual lab.
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Organic Chemistry Teachers
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Anderson,
Maxfield, Ratz
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3E10
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Interdisciplinary
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23
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Strategies for Strengthening
Inter-disciplinary Collaboration
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Participants will create lessons that
effectively target the overall goals of the Gateway program.
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Gateway Teachers
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Jeffery
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6S5
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World Languages
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24
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Chinese Curriculum Mapping
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Participants will learn how to use
technology to enhance the teaching of Chinese.
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Chinese I-IV Teachers
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Ogle,
Qin,
Tong
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6W22
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25
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Emphasizing Verbal and Meta-Lingual
Aspects of Language Acquisition
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Participants will study the use of
verbal and meta-lingual aspects in language instruction and produce lessons
utilizing these techniques.
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World Language Teachers
|
Hudson, Pena
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6W18
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26
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Sharing Web and Other Resources for
Teaching Cultural Topics
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Participants will explore and compile
resources for teaching cultural topics across the curriculum.
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Open To All
With a
Focus on
Language Instruction.
|
Ullman
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6N2
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Code
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Course Name
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Description/Objective(s)
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Audience
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Facilitator(s)
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Room
|
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Technology
|
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27
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Improving Curriculum and Instruction in
DDP
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This course will focus on curriculum
development, cross curricular links to math, improving teacher skills with
Inventor, and effective rubric development, all to improve each student’s
overall academic performance.
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DDP and other PLTW Teachers
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Avila,
Chan,
Fung, Grosshart
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1N3
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28
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Developing Teacher Mastery with Media
Software
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The primary
focus of this course will be to enhance teacher expertise in the use of the
newest technology available which will promote student engagement and
academic achievement.
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Media and Industrial Design Teachers
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Charles,
Czerniewski, DePinto
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1N4
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29
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BTHS Website: Introduction to Student Vault
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Participants
will learn how to incorporate the Student Vault feature of the BTHS web site
into their instructional goals.
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Open To All
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Edwards
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1E20 Multimedia Room
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30
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ClassMarker
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Participants
will learn how to streamline their delivery of instruction by using
ClassMarker, the online homework and test generator that automatically grades
every assignment.
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Open To All
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Pititto
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1E20
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Music
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|
31
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Music Instruction: The Next Level
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Participants will develop an action plan
designed to help each student reach their full musical potential.
|
Music Teachers
|
DiBenedetto
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8th Floor
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Code
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Course Name
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Description/Objective(s)
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Audience
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Facilitator(s)
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Room
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Architecture and Civil Engineering
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32
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A Comprehensive
Development of the
Architecture Major
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Participants will develop a
multidimensional curriculum that highlights architecture’s many aspects.
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Architecture and Civil Engineering
Teachers
|
Anger,
Eng,
Rymer, Wanliss
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1N6
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33
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Introduction to Surveying
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Participants will learn the basics of
surveying and learn how math, science, and technology are used in the
construction industry.
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Math, Science, and Technology Teachers
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Boulis, Honor
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2N8
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Health and Physical Education
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|
34
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Best Practices in Physical Education and
Health
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Participants in this collaborative group
will share, apply, and compile effective new strategies for teaching high
school physical education and health.
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Health/PE Teachers
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Begley, Brown, Cataldi,
D’Augusta,
Gigliello,
Kono,
Licitra,
Marrano,
O’Hara, Parizman
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Gym 8
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|
Guidance
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|
35
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Topics in Guidance
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Participants in this seminar will
evaluate the current resources available to BTHS students and compile a list
of the most useful.
|
Guidance
Counselors
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Bonds
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7S2
|
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Learning Environment
|
|
36
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Student Activities Enhancement Strand
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Participants will outline the 2008-2009 goals
for the extracurricular programs at BTHS and create a schedule of key events.
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COSA Teachers
|
M. Williams
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1W2
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