2013 SUMMER INSTITUTE
 
The Creative Brain:
Moving Beyond Recall to
      Extended Thinking
 
June 24-26, 2013
June 27 - Post-Institute Session
 

 
 
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CONTACT US:
 
Dana VanAmberg
Institute Coordinator
616-847-9704
 
Leslie Wessman
Program Director
616-335-8983
 
SPONSORED BY:
*Allegan Area Educational
  Service Agency
*Hope College
*Ottawa Area Intermediate School District

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2013 Summer Institute  - EARLY BIRD REGISRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 15
The Institute brings nationally known leaders in neuroscience and education fields to interact in meaningful ways with our educational community.     This year's Institute,  The Creative Brain: Moving Beyond Recall to Extended Thinking, will be held June 24 - 26, 2013, and will feature:
            • Charles Fadel, Challenges for the 21st Century
            • Dr. Christian Jernstedt,  Current information on neuroscience research that impacts our understanding of the learning process
            • Dr. Mariale Hardiman, Applications for classroom and school practices
 
Online Coursework
We offer professional courses developed through a collaboration between Hope College and Ottawa Area Intermediate School District to
 
  • support the development of professional educators who use brain-targeted, constructivist approaches to increasestudent achievement
  • provide online learning opportunities that are purposeful and practical in building an understanding of 21st Century skills 
Emphasing reflection and insight, each course enhances professional practice and strategies that lead to student success. Click here for course offerings.
 
A Professional Certificate Program
 
This 20 graduate-credit certificate program is made up of carefully-crafted, on-line courses that are both practical and affordable.  It provides an innovative and "brain targeted" opportunity for practicing educators to utilize experiences from the yearly Institutes, courses focused on Instructional Strategies, Assessment, Action Research, and Literacy and Lesson Design, through the lens of one's own practice.  A committed, diverse cohort enjoys online collaboration with instructors and colleagues through real-time chat room dialogue.  Click here for further information about this program.