Clerc Center's 2007 Summer Institute Offers
Learning, Challenges, and Fun

Attention All Storytellers—Match Up Your
Storytelling Skills with Today’s Technology!

July 16-20
TecEds Digital Storytelling

For teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students
5-day workshop (2 PST credits) . . . . . . . . . . .$350

This unique hands-on workshop combines the art of storytelling with technology. Participants will build on existing skills while creating their own digital story. At the end of the week-long training, participants will be prepared to engage students in projects that will challenge them to use thinking, communication, and technology skills.

The goal of the workshop is to design and produce a three- to five-minute first-person narrative that includes images, video, animation, mementos, graphics, and sound (if appropriate). The trainers will guide participants through tutorials of software that will be used during the workshop, including (but not limited to) Inspiration, Microsoft Photo Story, and Windows Movie Maker.

* Prerequisite: All participants must have basic computer literacy skills and feel comfortable using the Internet. Participants are asked to bring to the workshop a rough draft of a script and any items that will help illustrate their digital story.



Attention All Science Teachers!

June 25-29
Integrated Global Sciences Teacher Training

For middle and high school science teachers
5-day workshop (2 PST credits) . . . . . . . . . . . $25

* Special note regarding new funding for teachers of deaf students:
A $100 stipend is available for each participating teacher.
A research sandbox will be provided to each participating school.
Funding may be available for room and board.

Integrated Global Sciences Teacher Training represents an updated approach for teacher and student participation in hands-on science activities, including the new GLOBE program activities, and also an opportunity for teachers to work with deaf geoscientist Michele Cooke, PhD, from the Geosciences Department at the University of Massachusetts, and to learn to use classroom research sandboxes for earth science investigations. Guest speakers include preeminent scientists who are eager to work with teachers and students. The training consists of two parts:

GLOBE Seasons and Biomes Project—Investigating Earth’s Polar Environments
The GLOBE Seasons and Biomes Project is an inquiry-based project supporting student investigation into seasons and changes in climate. The training represents a new direction for the GLOBE program. It connects students, teachers, and local communities with educators and scientists. Learn how Earth’s sensitive polar regions are changing, and how to involve your students in activities to understand global climate change.

Science content focus: Climate change, polar science, ice studies, remote sensing, seasons and Earth system science.

Faults in the Earth System—Student Activities Using a Research Sandbox
This workshop will introduce teachers to the research sandbox, an innovative classroom tool for modeling the growth of geologic fault systems and the formation of mountains. Deaf geoscientist Michele Cooke, PhD, from the Geosciences Department at the University of Massachusetts, will describe her research on fault systems and tectonic plate movements, and teach how to model faults and mountain building in a specially constructed research sandbox. The sandbox activities provide opportunities for students to observe, measure, analyze, and hypothesize about the geologic processes of mountain building. Teachers will be given materials to construct their own classroom sandbox ($350 value). During the school year, participating teachers and their students will be able to collaborate with Dr. Cooke.

Science content focus: Earth science, mountain building, faults, plate tectonics, scientific modeling.

* Prerequisite: No specific prerequisites. All science teachers will find activities and science concepts of interest in this workshop. Both previously trained GLOBE teachers and teachers new to the GLOBE program are welcome.

For more information on these and other Summer Institute workshops, e-mail Patricia Dabney, or visit the Summer Institute website.

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The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University comprises two federally mandated demonstration schools for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. It provides training and technical assistance to families, professionals, and programs; identifies, develops, evaluates, and disseminates innovative curricula and materials; and improves education for deaf and hard of hearing students throughout the United States in collaboration with schools and programs from around the country.