•
|
|
|
Charlie Kuenzel & Dave Patterson
This two hour walking tour will take participants on a "time travel" journey to life in Saratoga Springs for a visitor to the community in 1884. Included in the tour will be the great hotels, the menus, the train station, the "cure", the mineral baths and waters, activities that would make up a day in Saratoga Springs in 1884. The tour will begin in Congress Park in front of the Canfield Casino. Bring your walking shoes and your imagination. To get the most out of this tour you are encouraged to take the Introductory courses on the Springs of Saratoga and the History of Saratoga prior to this tour.
702 Springs of Saratoga, Part 1 Instructor: Charlie Kuenzel 2 Credits
This two hour walking tour will present the general view of the geology and history of the mineral springs of Saratoga. The early composition and development Saratoga was greatly driven by the existence of the springs that were discovered in the city. Discover how unique the mineral waters are to our city even today when compared to the many springs of the world.
703 History of Saratoga for beginners Instructor: Dave Patterson 2 Credits
This two hour walking tour (Introduction to Saratoga Springs history) will begin in Congress Park and proceed to Circular Street and back to Congress Park. Emphasis will be on the early history of Saratoga springs including: Gideon Putnam, Dr. John Clarke, Madam Jumel, George Batchellor, the creation of the potato chip and the history of the Canfield Casino.
704 Health, History and Houses Instructors: Dave Patterson\Charlie Kuenzel 2 Credits
An introductory course that provides an overview of Saratoga's history, springs and it's architecture.
705 The Parks of Saratoga (20th Century) Instructors: Dave Patterson\Charlie Kuenzel 3 credits
This three hour course will be a walking/driving tour of Saratoga Springs development throughout the 20th century. This course will include information on how the springs were endangered early in the 20th century and then saved and how downtown Saratoga Springs was endangered in the mid 20th century and went through a rebirth in the 1960s and '70s. This tour will begin in Congress Park and continue on to Broadway and conclude in the Saratoga State Park.
706 Saratoga Springs: Past, Present and Future Instructors: Dave Patterson/C. Kuenzel 2 credits
This is a two hour walking/driving tour that introduces the history and springs of the Spa State Park from 1900 to present. Topics will include the over-use of the springs to the eventual construction of the State Park in the 1930's as a health spa location. Stops on the tour will be both in and adjacent to today's park.
707 High Rock Spring to High Stakes Instructors: Dave Patterson, Charlie Kuenzel 2 Credits
This three hour course will be a walking tour of Saratoga Springs' development from the beginnings at High Rock Spring to the emergence of the grand hotels and high stakes gambling of the late 19th century. The tour will begin, where it all began, at High Rock Spring and continue to congress Park and Broadway.
708 Neighborhood Tour - North Broadway Instructor: Dave Patterson/Charlie Kuenzel 2 Credits
Step back into the history of Saratoga with a walking tour of the mansions of North Broadway.
709 The Top Ten Things all Teachers should know about Saratoga Presenters: Charlie Kuenzel, Dave Patterson 2 Credits This interactive presentation will highlight the top ten things all Teachers should know about this great city. This will be an overview of Saratoga from it's formation to present times. This new program will be of interest to all teachers regardless of their knowledge of Saratoga Springs.
710 Saratoga: The Early Days/The Glory Days 1770-1900 Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel, Dave Patterson 2 credits This hands-on presentation will focus on Saratoga from its founding to the hey days of the 19th century, when Saratoga Springs was the Queen of the Spas. This program will investigate the springs, the myths and the legends of opulent Saratoga through the 1800's.
711 Hands on history of Saratoga Springs Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel, Dave Patterson 2 Credits A hands-on program what will trace the evolution of Saratoga from village to city, and from hard times to good times. Tracing the Roller-coaster ride of Saratoga using artifacts.
712 A Madame, a Batchellor, a Seminary and the Devil Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel/Dave Patterson 2 Credits Take a walk into the Saratoga Springs of yester year and get acquainted with such personalities as George Batchellor, Madame Jumel, Charles Dowd, and Richard Canfield.
713 Take a Walk on the Eastside (Circular Street) Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel/Dave Patterson 3 Credits A walk on the Eastside of Saratoga that traces the development of Circular Street and the impact of it's residence had on the history of Saratoga.
714 Saratoga Water: Now and Then Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel/Dave Patterson 3 Credits Trace the beginning consumption and use of the springs of Saratoga from their early use, to their misuse, to their current use.
715 Saratoga Westside - Where it all began Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel/David Patterson 2 Credits
A two hour walking tour of the west side of Saratoga Springs. This tour will include sites of interests including: Franklin Square, Gideon Putnam Cemetery, "Dublin", and some of the city's oldest houses.
Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel/David Patterson 2 Credits
An overview of horse racing in Saratoga and it's impact on the City.
Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel and Dave Patterson 2 Credits
A walking tour of Congress Park where we will discuss the formation and history of the park as it was driven by the development of Saratoga Springs.
718 Bring Saratoga Into Your Classroom Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel, Dave Patterson
A course in how to create interdisciplinary lessons using artifacts, primary sources and local resources. This course will discuss lessons for K-12.
Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel, Dave Patterson
This course will discuss the history of the Yaddo property and the significance of the Trask family in Saratoga history.
730 Readings & Discussions in Core Knowledge/Cultural Literacy Instructor: Chuck Kish 6 Credits In this class participants will read some of Hirsch's writings, especially excerpts from his book, "Cultural Literacy" and discuss the ideas. Samples from "The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy" will be examined and discussed, as well as some of the other works that have grown out of the Core Knowledge movement (the What Every Xth Grader Should Know series, and others). Though his work deals primarily with elementary grades, implications for secondary education will be discussed, including ways these ideas can be used to improve learning in every classroom - the discussion will be suitable for all grade level educators. Each 90 minute class will provide a short time for reading followed by discussion time. Selected readings will be available online for those participants who would like to read the material ahead of time. Participants may wish to purchase the book Cultural Literacy, E.D. Hirsch, Jr., 1987, but this is not a class requirement.
731 Do Writers Make Better Teachers? Instructor: Paul Madison 6 Credits
Do writers make better teachers? If you consider writing instruction any part of your job description as a teacher, you may be interested in finding out the answer to that question. By participating in this workshop, you are making a commitment to actually try a little writing-enough to see how it feels. In order to provide adequate writing time, the six hours of the workshop are broken into five sessions. This schedule will allow for writing time within the workshop and will also allow for individual writing time between the sessions. The workshop format of the course aims at making the experience both comfortable and productive. You will learn strategies for successful writing that will be useful for your own attempts at writing, and you'll find that these same strategies can also be useful in the classroom when you're asking your students to write.
732 Association of Mathematics Teachers of NYS 56th Annual Conference
Date: Location: Saratoga Springs City Center
733 National Board Certification Awareness Session 1 Presenter: Maureen and Tom Shiland 2 Credits This two hour informational workshop is designed as an overview of the National Board Certification (NBC) process for teachers, union leaders, or administrators. The purpose of this session is to explain the framework of the NBC process and provide access to professional, financial and technical supports available to candidates: Timelines, workload, fees, and a discussion of the benefits, options, and processes involved in certification.
734 National Board Certification Awareness Session 2 Presenters: Maureen and Tom Shiland 2 Credits This is a follow up to our first awareness session. This session is designed to explore more fully the certification process. We will examine the five core propositions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, complete an overview of the required four portfolio entries and develop a calendar for the coming year.
Instructor Rachel Criscione
Saratoga Write Now is a course designed as a follow-up to the Saratoga history tours led by Charlie Kuenzel and Dave Patterson. We will use the history tours as a springboard for writing non-fiction with Saratoga Springs as our focus. The course is based on the 6+1 Writing Traits-Ideas, Organization, Voice, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Conventions, and Presentations.
736 Grade Four-Writing Tour Instructor: Rachel Criscione
This Course is designed especially for Grade 4 Teachers as a way to make the history of Saratoga Springs come alive for their students. By using one of the history tours led by Charlie Kuenzel and Dave Patterson as a springboard, we will explore Saratoga Springs through both children's literature and writing. Although, the focus of the program is on social studies, we will make the connection to writing by using a variety of children's books as mentor texts.
736 Using Found Poetry to Improve Reading Comprehension and Appreciation Instructor: Paul Madison 2 Credits
This class will explain and give examples from classroom lessons of how found poetry can be used to improve students' appreciation and understanding of prose (both nonfiction and fiction). Found poetry is an exercise that asks students to read a selection of prose with an eye of a writer. Students identify specific words in the selection that convey the most meaning and emotions. Students then work with these words to create a poem of their own. In the process students learn about effective word usage and appreciation for the prose used in the source text, and they also practice effective reading comprehension skills.
Intended Audience: Middle and High School Language Arts Teachers
737 Introductory Classroom lessons for Writing Free Verse Poetry Instructor: Paul Madison 2 Credits
This course takes a look at some introductory lessons in writing free verse poetry. In these lessons brainstorming, writing and editing activities are used to help students explore the characteristics of formatted poetry, rhyming poetry, free verse poetry and descriptive prose. By the end of the unit students are writing, revising and editing free verse poetry of their own. Intended Audience: Middle and high school language arts teachers
738 Using Simple Poetry as Supplemental Activities to Writing Prose Instructor: Paul Madison 2 Credits
This class will give examples of how form poetry such as Cinquians and "I Am" poems can be used to help students explore ideas. These ideas can be expanded into essays, character sketches or narratives. Form poetry can even be used effectively as an alternative to the traditional essay question in testing situations. This approach creates interesting test questions and often elicits knowledgeable and interesting student responses-a bonus for both students and teachers! Cinquains can also be used as a useful tool in teaching elemental concepts of editing and revision. Intended Audience: Middle and high school language arts teachers
739 Differentiated Instruction ...... Different Needs for Different Speeds Instructors: Charlie Kuenzel and Dave Patterson 2 credits
This two hour course will investigate what makes a classroom successful. Special emphasis will be placed on helping teachers work with students of various learning abilities and styles.
740 Promoting Vocabulary Development in the Primary Classroom 6 Credits Instructor: Kim Anderson
The primary focus of this course will be on the importance of vocabulary and oral language skills in literacy development and on how to teach in a way that promotes the development of these skills. Since much of the time will be devoted to the use of read alouds in the primary classroom, we will also be talking about using read alouds to develop comprehension.
741 More than one way to teach a novel Instructors: Roberta Reed & Deborah Titolo 6 Credits
Have you ever taught one text to a classroom of students and realized that not everyone grasped the concepts and themes? Are you looking for a way to meet all students' reading needs? Themes and mini-genre studies in young adult literature lend themselves to differentiated instructional units. In this three part workshop, instructors will introduce teachers of grades 5-12 to the best of young adult literature across the genres. Instructors will provide lists and copies of books to choose from along with a dialogue about their favorite titles. This three part series will include Multi-Cultural, Realistic Fiction and Mystery/Suspense. Participants will have time to read, discuss and reflect on books and curriculum options. Book lists will be provided prior to the first workshop. You can take one section or all three.
742 Mental Health Issues in the Classroom/Elementary Instructor: Steven Wood LMHC MA 2 Credits
This workshop will provide Elementary teachers with a basic overview of mental health issues youngsters deal with in our society/culture. Various diagnoses and their etiology will be discussed. Both didactic and active forms of learning will be utilized in this course. Significant time can be made available for Q/A or tailored trouble shooting, should the participant desire. The participants will learn:
- to recognize possible signs/symptoms of childhood mental health issues being manifested in the classroom
- basic etiology and contributing factors to common childhood mental health issues
- to utilize an array of techniques to manage the various mental health issues discussed.
The Differentiated Instruction Model will also be included in the workshop to assist teachers in working with the broad range of students in today's classrooms.
743 Mental Health Issues in the Classroom/Secondary Instructor: Steven Wood LMHC MA CP 2 Credits
This workshop will provide Middle and High teachers with a basic overview of mental health issues teens deal with in our society/culture. Various diagnoses and their etiology will be discussed. Both didactic and active forms of learning will be utilized in this course. Significant time can be made available for Q/A or tailored trouble shooting, should the participant desire. The participants will learn:
- to recognize possible signs/symptoms of adolescent mental health issues being manifested in the classroom
- basic etiology and contributing factors to common adolescent mental health issues
- to utilize an array of techniques to manage the various mental health issues discussed
The Differentiated Instruction Model will also be included in the workshop to assist teachers in working with the broad range of students in today's classrooms
744 Identifying, Managing and Utilizing Group Dynamics within the Classroom Instructor: Steven Wood LMHC MA CP 2 credits
This course will examine how group dynamics can and do effect the classroom setting. Efforts during this workshop will not only help teachers identify group dynamics at work in the classroom but further to manage, even utilize them to stabilize and strengthen the learning environment. Positive/negative influences, resistance, balance, safety, and drawing out the "isolate" are just a few of the topics to be discussed. Both didactic and active methodologies will be used in this course. Participants will:
- be given an overview of both general group dynamics as well as those likely to occur in classrooms at the various age/grade levels,
- learn to identify various group dynamics at work in their classrooms,
- learn to employ techniques to manage, positively influence and utilize dynamics
- learn to employ techniques to manage, positively influence and utilize dynamics to make the classroom setting more comfortable and conducive to the learning process for all.
The Differentiated Instruction Model will also be included in the workshop to assist teachers in working with the broad range of students in today's classrooms.
|
