The Summer Institute Education Series includesweek-long, content focused courses offered for graduate credit or professional development points. Topics address the issues of the day, providing content-rich discourse, current readings, and strategies to support immediate application to classroom curriculum. For complete details please visit http://www.spcs.neu.edu/pdp/summer/.

The following graduate and professional development courses are being offered as part of the Summer Institute Education Series (click here for full course descriptions):

Art 

Abstract Painting from Nature 
(Two Offerings)

July 9 - 13            
Great Barrington Community College
or
July 23 - 27            
Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, MA* 

Instructors: Arnie Cassavant and Dawn Nelson
* Overnight accomodations are available at the NEED facility July 22 - 27, $200 per person for the week.


Narrative Ceramic Boxes: Stories and Secrets 

July 9 - 13 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: Pam Korte


Creating Art with Mixed-Media 

July 16 - 20 
Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, MA*

Instructor: Cheryl Wildermuth
*Overnight accomodations are available at the NEED facility July 15 -20, $200 per person for the week.
 

Landscape Painting 

July 30 - August 3 
Boston Area 

Instructor: Arnie Cassavant
 

Black and White Photography: The Darkroom and Beyond


August 6 - 10
Weston High School Photo Studio and Darkroom

Instructor: Christopher Fehl
 

Earth Sculptures: Working with Tides and Time 

August 6 - 10 
Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, MA* 

Instructors: Rob Millard-Mendez and Nancy Raen-Mendez
*Overnight accomodations are available at the NEED facility August 5 -10, $200 per person for the week.


Works on Paper: An Exploration in Drawing and Printmaking 

August 13 - 17 
Weston High School

Instructor: Joe Pelletier



English 

Teaching Poetry Writing to Adolescents 

July 9 - 13 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: Richard Hague
 

Memoirs: Learning From Our Stories

July 16 - 20
Boston Campus

Instructor: Barbara Lawrence
 

From Socrates to Salinger: Using the Great Ideas of Western Philosophy to Teach Literature and Film 

July 23 - 27 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: Thomas Gotsill
 

The Hero Journey: Using Eastern Philosophy to Teach Literature and Film 

August 6 - 10 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: Thomas Gotsill
 


Mathematics 

Algebra, Numbers & Geometry 

July 2, 3, 5 - 7 
St. Mark's Prep School, Southborough 

Instructor: James Tanton
 

Geometry 

July 10 - 12, 16, 17 
St. Mark's Prep School, Southborough 

Instructor: James Tanton


Classroom Technologies for the Middle and High School Mathematics Teacher 


July 16 - 20 
Burlington Campus 

Instructor: Michael Sherman


Functions & Trigonometry 

July 18 - 20 and 24 - 26 
St. Mark's Prep School, Southborough, MA 

Instructor: James Tanton


Probability & Statistics 

August 8 - 10, 13, 14 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: James Tanton



Modern Languages

French Immersion 

July 9 - 13 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Catherine Dunand
 

Spanish America Literature 

July 9 - 13 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Arlyn Sanchez-Silva
 

Teaching Foreign Languages through the Creative Arts 
(Two Offerings)

July 16 - 20            
Sandwich High School, East Sandwich, MA* 
or
July 23 - 27           
Dedham Campus

Instructor: Helene Loomis
*Offered with the Cape Cod Collaborative
 

Spanish Language Immersion 

July 30 - August 3 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Arlyn Sanchez-Silva


Developing Creative Arts Materials for the Foreign Language Classroom 

July 30 - August 3 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: Helene Loomis


Comparative French-American Cinema 

August 6 - 10 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Catherine Dunand



Physical Education  

Moving Towards Wellness: Applications and Practices for Secondary Schools 

July 9 - 13 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: Marc Alterio


Updating Your Health, Wellness, and Physical Education Program 


July 16 - 20
Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay*

Instructor: Marc Alterio
*Offered with the Cape Cod Collaborative


Integrating Technology into your Physical Education Program 

July 23 - 27 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: Rich Butterworth


Including Students with Disabling Conditions in the Regular Physical Education Program 

July 30 - August 3
Burlington Campus 

Instructor: John Passarini


Putting the Pieces Together: Strategies for Building Movement into the Elementary Physical Education Program 

August 6 - 10 
Braintree High School

Instructor: Lisa Katilus



Science   

Experiencing Evolution, Ecology and Ethology 

July 9 - 13 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Becky Rosengaus


Global Threats to Marine Biodiversity 

July 16 - August 12* 
On-Line Course 

Instructor: John Mandelman
*Orientation July 2 and one field day on August 6 at the NU Marine Science Center in Nahant.


Explorations in Biotechnology: DNA and Protein Isolation and Purification 

July 16 - 20 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Veronica Godoy
 

The Nature of Science Inquiry 

July 23 - 27 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Mark Salata
 

Surveys of New England Coastal Ecosystems 

July 30 - August 3 
NU Marine Science Center, Nahant

Instructor: Tracy Hajduk
 

Measuring the Universe: Explorations in Astronomy 

August 6 - 10 
Dedham Campus 

Instructor: Stephen Reucroft



Social Studies   

Japan: World War II, Hiroshima and the American Occupation 

July 16 - 20 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Robert Collins
 

Teaching for Historical Understanding 

August 6 - 10 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Alan Stoskopf



Technology   

Teaching with Technology 

July 9 - 13 
Boston Campus 

Instructor: Alicia Russell