New Initiatives
For more information contact the Educators’ Center of Lake County at (847) 665-4004.
39th Annual Summer Literacy Conference—June 19-22, 2012
Northern Illinois University College of Education will run their 39th Annual Summer Literacy Conference, “Closing the Gaps: Reading and Writing Connections for Bilingual Learners” at the University Center of Lake County in Grayslake on June 19-22. Those attending the conference have the option of earning up to 27 CPDUs or registering in a concurrent graduate credit course for an additional fee.
Online Middle School Endorsement Coursework
The University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Education will offer the two pedagogy courses required for a Middle School endorsement through online study from June 11 through August 3, 2012. The two courses, CI 484 Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School and EPSY 446 Characteristics of Early Adolescence, are offered for undergraduate and graduate credit. The registration deadline is May 24, 2012. For more information, download the flyer or visit http://www.uiconline.uic.edu/mseonline.
SIUC Summer 2012 Middle School Courses
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will run several summer courses of interest to teachers at the University Center facility in Grayslake this year. These courses include the two pedagogy courses required for a Middle School Endorsement. CI 462 -Middle and Junior High School Programs will run on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 4:30 – 9:30 pm from June 4 through June 27. CI 473 - Teaching in Middle Level Schools will follow on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4:30 – 9:30 pm from July 5 through July 31. Both courses are offered for undergraduate and graduate credit and registration is open until the courses begin.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will also offer two additional evening courses for teachers this summer: CI 445 - Literature for Young Adults and CI 415 - Modern Approaches to Teaching Middle School Mathematics (Grades 4-8). Both will run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4:30 – 9:30 pm from June 5 – June 28.
For more information, contact SIUC’s Elementary Education teacher preparation program at (847) 665-4152.