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Professional Development The following is a list of National Teacher Institutes and Workshops being offered in 2009/10. Register today as spaces are limited. ALBERTA Calgary The Alberta Summer Institute, August 25-27, 2010 Live and Interactive Hands-on Media and Print-Making Projects TELUS Virtual Learning Centre, 114B 7th Ave. SW 9:00 am - 3:00 pm For flyer, please click here To register, please click here. All registration questions can be sent to ltta@rcmusic.ca or call 1-888-408-LTTA. Jump start your school year with three days of in-depth, hands-on work with two remarkable Learning Through the Arts artists. This three day institute promises time to connect with core curriculum, media and the fine arts, and reflect on how you can adapt projects for work in your classroom and grade level. Two days will be spent with film maker James Reckseidler investigating video projects with connections to core curriculum. Eveline Koljin's one day print making workshop will focus on science and math connections. Facilitators James Reckseidler is a writer/director based in Calgary, Alberta, whose short films have played both nationally and internationally. Along with his LTTA Media work, James is currently writing two feature length screenplays and working on several short films projects. Eveline Kolijn is a Calgary-based print media and multidisciplinary artist whose medium of expression is print. She enjoys the synergy of developing an image and the practical issues involved with the physical print-process. $395 Early-bird rate until July 23rd $450 Regular registration available until August 18th Registration includes lunch each day and an extensive handbook. 5th Annual Banff LTTA Teacher Institute, Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Communication takes place January 29 - 31, 2010. Brochure Edmonton December 4, 2009 - Social Studies, Brochure February 26 - 27, 2010 - Making Videos: Media Literacy for the 21st Century Calgary December 11, 2009 - Social Studies, Brochure March 26, 2010 - Media Literacy For Flyer please click here BRITISH COLUMBIA Surrey BC Teacher Summer Institute, August 31 - September 2, 2010 Making Videos:Media Literacy for the 21st Century For Flyer please click here To register, please click here. MANITOBA Winnipeg Film Making 101 Grades 1 - 8 August 25, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Daniel MacIntyre Collegiate Institute For flyer, please click here $198 normal registration $299 Discounted registration if attending Problem Solving Through Design August 26th as well. Registration Deadline: August 13th To register, please click here. Registration includes lunch and an extensive handbook. All registration questions can be sent to ltta@rcmusic.ca or call 1-888-408-LTTA. End off your summer learning the techniques of new media and video-making. Develop exciting ways to engage your students and address curricular expectations in media arts and media literacy. Participants will create storyboards, act, direct, film, edit and add music during this one-of-a-kind teacher institute. Work collaboratively with like-minded education professionals as you trade off the roles of director, actor, camerman and editor. At the end of the institute you will leave with your created short video, and a host of new ideas for bringing meaningful media literacy instruction into your classroom. Filmmaker and film educator Saul Henteleff brings years of experience and a creative mind to this LTTA workshop, having developed, designed and delivered film and video programs throughout Winnipeg as well as in Quebec, Ontario and Nunavut. To this end he has worked with the Manitoba Arts Councils Artist-In-The-Schools Program, Art City, and The University of Winnipeg (Department of Theatre and Drama). In his capacity as a film educator/instructor Saul has worked with hundreds of students, supervised over 100 films and also countless videos. He also directs and produces his own films. Problem Solving Through Design Grades 1 - 6 August 26, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Cre8ery Gallery 125 Adelaide St. For Flyer, please click here $198 normal registration $299 Discounted registration if attending Film Making 101 August 25th as well. Registration Deadline: August 13th To register, please click here. Registration includes lunch and an extensive handbook. All registration questions can be sent to ltta@rcmusic.ca or call 1-888-408-LTTA. As a freelance designer, and in her 8th year with LTTA, Lynne Mulvihill will guide participants through this exciting topic. Lynne brings her design expertise into the classroom, showing how students can create realistic models to represent curricular concepts and vocabulary. Through this medium, she encourages students to use their creativity and imagination to design various projects through problem solving. From 3D satellite image maps of weather patterns to designing everyday products such as crackers, Lynne uses her skills as a designer to fuse 2D and 3D concepts and bring the curriculum into a whole new dimension. City Design: We will use the design process to create a city of 3D skyscrapers using concepts in math from grade 1-6. You will take home a model city of your own along with the confidence to recreate the project with your class. Be prepared to use your creative juices and see your own mathematical creation grow from the ground up!! Furniture design: The design of everyday objects creates an opportunity for the exploration of math in a variety of ways. Incorporating measurement, 2D and 3D shapes, angles and triangles and more, this session will help to develop the mathematical vocabulary of your students while designing and constructing unique designs for furniture and accessories. ONTARIO Toronto REGISTRATION EXTENDED -OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 17TH! Teacher Summer Institute, August 24 - 26, 2010 Video Creation: Media Literacy for the Media Age For Flyer please click here To register today, please click here. Greater Toronto Area Friday, November 13, 2009 - Making math more meaningful...and fun! Brochure Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Active Ecology-Understanding Life Systems Brochure Friday, February 5, 2010, Differentiated Instruction Brochure Saturday, February 27, 2010, Media Literacy For Flyer please click here Friday, March 26, 2010, Biodiversity For Flyer please click here Friday, April 23, 2010, Boys' Literacy through Visual and Media Arts For Flyer please click here Mississauga Friday, April 30, 2010, Active Ecology-Understanding Life Systems Brochure WORKSHOPS Windsor/Ontario South West Literacy and Numeracy Workshops presented by the Greater Essex County District School Board All workshops take place at GECDSB 451 Park St., Windsor Time: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm A light dinner will be provided Wednesday, April 28, 2010, Book-making for your Classroom LTTA mentor visual artist Suzanne Konyha will offer a smorgasbord of books to create using a variety of materials and techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to make a faux metallic book, stick book, pop-up book, and other curriculum-based books. Different paper folding and binding techniques will also be demonstrated. This fun, hands-on workshop is geared to both primary and junior levels. Wednesday, May 5, 2010, Math Patterning and Fractions through Movement Put a new twist on math! Join LTTA mentor dance artist Louise Paquette as she shares activities from her most popular LTTA math lessons. Learn ways to introduce and explore fractions through movement and dance. Experience for yourself how to choreograph dances based on math patterning concepts. Discover fun and interesting ways to merge math and dance curriculum. Youll leave this workshop with great movement ideas that students love, and increased confidence in dance assessment. Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Building Literacy through Puppetry Join LTTA's mentor drama artist and puppeteer Matthew Romain in exploring the magic of puppetry! In this workshop participants will learn to make two types of puppets and learn to use them effectively in a puppet theatre. Back in the classroom you'll have your students finishing puppets like these in a double period. In this safe approach to oral communication you will learn strategies for bringing a script to life through vocal characterization. Any curriculum becomes content for this activity, and you'll find the puppets may be used again and again to enliven any subject area, and as a check for understanding. For registration information, please contact LTTA Windsor / SW Ontario Regional Manager, Karen McClellan at karen_mcclellan@gecdsb.on.ca or Phone 519-255-3200, ext. 10279 |
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