Summer Institute Offerings
Battling Procrastination
Instructor: Lauren Hensley
Jul 18, 2022 – Jul 25, 2022
10.0 credits
Discover what causes procrastination — and what do to about it — in this interactive online workshop. The offering will be structured as a series of four synchronous sessions in which participants learn about key principles that reduce procrastination and apply research-backed strategies to their own contexts.
Fundamentals of Dyslexia Intervention & Screening
Instructor: Terri Hessler, PhD
Jun 15, 2022 – Jul 14, 2022
12.0 credits
In January 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed HB436 into law. Of the mandates in this new Dyslexia law, two are significant for Ohio teachers:
- Schools must screen all kindergarten students for dyslexia, and
Schools must provide dyslexia-related professional development for teachers.
This relevant workshop will cover the following four elements:
- An overview of HB436
- The Dyslexia Guidebook produced by the Ohio Dyslexia Committee
- An introduction to Structured Literacy (SL), a.k.a. Orton-Gillingham (OG), the approved approach for teaching students with dyslexia
- The elements of a basic dyslexia screener. This workshop is also useful for parents whose child/children have recently been identified as having dyslexia.
Mindfulness Matters: Simple Meditation and Breathing Techniques to Reduce Stress in the Present Moment
Instructor: Elaine Torrie
Jun 6, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022
6.0 credits
Asynchronous Delivery
Learn about simple breathing and meditation tools for educators to reduce stress without allocating hours of time to these practices. This is a self-paced workshop, which acknowledges the extreme stress K-12 educators are experiencing.
The Book and I: Using Literature to Support Social Justice Classroom Education
Instructor: Samantha Stewart, PhD
Jun 9, 2022 – Jul 15, 2022
8.0 credits
Work through children’s and young adult literature with an aim of facilitating and promoting discussions about racial and social diversity within the classroom. Use children’s literature as a platform for fostering human connection and pursuing social justice in schools and the community.
Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Practices for English Language Learners
Instructor: Peter Sayer, PhD
Jun 6, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022
5.0 credits
Asynchronous Delivery
Examine how the principles of culturally sustaining practices apply to students learning English as a second language. Topics include how to connect students‚ funds of knowledge to their English language acquisition, and how to create an environment within classrooms and schools that acknowledges and values the contributions of multilingual students.
Administering and using literacy assessments for K-2 students to inform instruction and screen for reading difficulties
Instructor: Emily Rodgers, PhD
Jun 6, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022
20.0 credits
Asynchronous Delivery
How to administer and interpret literacy assessments for beginning readers to inform instruction and aid early identification of children falling behind. Domains covered: vocabulary, fluency, concepts about print, phonemic awareness, word recognition, and oral reading.
Remembering Your Why- Reignite Your Passion for Teaching
Instructor: Lindsay Ammirante
Jun 13, 2022 – Jul 2, 2022
10.0 credits
Asynchronous Delivery
To say the last few years in the education field have been stressful and challenging is an understatement. Burnout and exhaustion with school professionals are high and we are tired. This course takes each participant back to rediscover your “why” and reignite your passion for our profession and remember why we chose the education path.
Real Self Care (Not a Free Jeans Day)- From One Teacher to Another
Instructor: Lindsay Ammirante
Jun 6, 2022 – Jun 25, 2022
10.0 credits
Asynchronous Delivery
Mental health and self-care have been especially hot topics in the last few years, but what does it truly mean to put yourself first? Self-care isn’t a free jeans day or a coupon for a duty-free day. This course will renew a work-self separation and remind you that boundaries are healthy and necessary.
Embodied Self-Care Strategies for Educators and Their Students
Instructor: Beaker Prince
Jun 6, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022
7.0 credits
Asynchronous Delivery
Add to your in-person and virtual classroom toolkits: simple strategies for more easeful breathing, including when breathing with a mask on, friendly stretch breaks, and brain boosters that can help improve student (and teacher) attention and focus. Finally, look at strategies to be more comfortable and embodied while seated, standing, and interfacing with technology. All the activities and explorations in this class can be used by educators for their own self-care as well as used to help students in classrooms and other school settings.
Behavior Management in Early Childhood Education
Instructor: Sarah Welsh
Jun 6, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022
8.0 credits
Asynchronous Delivery
An overview of managing behaviors in toddlers and pre-school aged children, based on principles of applied behavior analysis. This included environmental arrangement, preventative techniques, pairing of the teacher and student, and basic principles of behavior.
Critical Approaches to Race and Policy in Education
Instructor: Rhodesia McMillian
Jun 6, 2022 – Jun 18, 2022
8.0 credits
This workshop centers on the intersection of critical legal studies, critical policy analysis, anthropology of education, and sociological approaches to create analyses and praxis that bring understanding to persistent inequities in public education.
Trauma-Informed Practice and SEL: Transformative Strategies to Combat Racial Trauma
Instructor: Antoinette Miranda, PhD, Terri Blake, and Kristyn Goodwin
Jun 6, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022
2.0 credits
Asynchronous Delivery
There is an urgent need to help BIPOC students discuss and navigate experiences with racial trauma. This workshop will provide an overview of racial trauma and how these encounters can negatively affect students’ well-being. Trauma-informed practices will be shared that can be utilized in a classroom as well as in small groups.
