[MLTI-MS] Announcing the MLTI/eMINTS 2007 Summer Teacher/Leader Institute!

[Brown, Laura]

The MLTI/eMINTS 2007 Summer Teacher/Leader Institute
Wednesday, August 1 ­ Friday, August 3, 2007
Maine Maritime Academy, Castine
 
Please join us for an excellent learning opportunity in the beautiful
surroundings of the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. The program starts in
the afternoon on Wednesday, August 1 and ends in the afternoon on Friday,
August 3ŠTWO FULL DAYS OF GREAT CONTENT in extended learning sessions,
focusing on literacy, numeracy, and project-based learning, using 21st
Century tools. 
 
New This YearŠContribute to our new Integration Center and get a chance to
Win an iPod for your classroom!
Attendees are invited to submit work on core content areas focused
especially on numeracy and literacy issues to share at The integration
Center.  Contributors¹ names will be entered into a drawing for an iPod! The
Integration Center will be a space for exploring, staffed by a bevy of MLTI/
eMINTS Trainer Mentors. So bring your ideas and Check in at the Center after
you¹ve checked into your room!
 
Subjects and Courses:
Here are the subject areas and classes being offered, with more on the way!
Detailed course descriptions and information about our presenters is
available on the MaineLearns web site
http://www.mainelearns.org/story_detail?story_id=733
 
English Language Arts, English Speakers of Other Languages and Foreign
Language
³Technology Integration in ELA, ESL, and Foreign Language Instruction² with
Theresa Cyr and Dr. Gisela Hoecherl-Alden
 
Literacy
³Fluency in 21st Century Information² with Eileen Broderick, Mary Gamble,
and Sylvia K. Norton (Friday Morning Only)
³Literacy & Learning in the 21st Century² with David Warlick ­ KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
³An Educator's Guide to Web 2.0² with David Warlick ­ KEYNOTE SPEAKER
 
Mathematics
³MISTM Model of Professional Development² with Dr. Pamela Buffington, PhD.
³Mathematics and an Introduction to NetLogo² with Ed Latham
 
Performing and Visual Arts
³Technology and Visual Arts: Connections² with Argy Nestor and Carol Waldron
³Music with More² with Roger Whitney
³Rhythm, Rap and Rhyme² with Barbara Greenstone
 
Science
³Digital Image Analysis: Science of Light, Science of Plants, and
Environmental Monitoring² with Jeffrey Beaudry, Rita Freuder, and Polly
Wilson
³Using GIS² with Rosemary Mosher
³What a GLAST!  (NASA¹s Gamma Ray Large Area Telescope)² with Ellen Holmes
³Landscape Archaeology: Hidden Treasures² with Ellen Holmes
³Transforming Science Education Via Technology: Creating Citizen Scientists²
with Dr. Ruben Puentedura, Ph.D.
 
Social Studies
³What is the Relationship between Educational Attainment and Poverty in
Maine?² with Margaret Chernowsky (Friday Morning Only)
³The Maine Memory Network: New Resources for Maine Studies and
Community-Based Learning² with Steve Bromage, Carol Collins, and Ernie
Easter (Thursday Morning Only)
³Putting the Future Into Practice: Three Examples² with Dr. Ruben
Puentedura, Ph.D.
 
Schedule:
Wednesday, August 1st
1:00-4:00 PM Registration
5:00-6:00 PM Dinner
6:30-8:00 PM Welcome Gathering and Keynote Presentation
 
Thursday, August 2nd
7:00-8:15 AM Breakfast
8:30-11:30 AM Session 1
11:45-12:45 PM Lunch
1:00-4:00 PM Session 2
5:30 - 6:00 PM Reception and BBQ
7:30 - 8:30 PM Group Gathering and Lots of Fun Activities!
 
Friday, August 3rd
7:00-8:15 AM Breakfast
8:30-11:30 AM Session 3
11:45-12:45 PM Lunch
1:00-2:30 PM Final Group Gathering
 
Registration & Costs
Registration is $65.00, and food and lodging are $75.00, for a total of
$125.00 per person, double occupancy, for all three days.  Single rooms will
be available for an additional $65.00 (for a total of $175.00).  If you are
not planning to stay over, please refer to the following for pro-rated
costs:  

Wednesday Only   $30.00 (Registration: $15.00, Food: $15.00)
Thursday Only   $80.00 (Registration: $40.00, Food: $40.00)
Friday  Only $45.00 (Registration: $25.00, Food: $20.00)

Please make checks payable to ³Treasurer, State of Maine² and mail to Laura
Brown, MLTI Project Assistant, State of Maine Dept. of Education, 23 State
House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0023.
 
Purchase Orders will also be accepted.  Please indicate on your registration
form if you will sending a purchase order.

TO REGISTER please use this link:
http://www.mainelearns.org/story_detail?story_id=733
 
For more information, please contact:
Bob McIntire, MLTI/eMINTS Project Manager
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station - Augusta, ME 04333-0023
tel 207.624.6778  cell 207.592-4718
tty 888-577-6690  fax 207.624-6651

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