Spring 2013 Workshops
Spring 2013 session runs January 14 - April 29
For information on how to enroll in a workshop, please see our
Enrollment Procedures page.
Spring 2013 Full
Tuition
CANCELLED Assisting Grieving Children and
Families
G 1
Credit
ED 501 01 (4313)
Limit 20
JH
Feb. 13 & 14 and
W, R 4:30-9:00
pm
Feb.
23
S
8am-4:30
pm
Braden, Carol
This workshop will teach techniques to assist the bereaved
child. You will explore normal vs. complicated grief
behavior, grief styles, why children fail academically, isolate
themselves and often use disruptive behaviors in the
classroom. You will learn developmental stages, grief
reactions, communication tools, group processes and the
facilitator's role in companioning children in their grief.
This course offers an option for interested participants in
becoming a facilitator for Brooke's Place.
Intended
Audience: Middle/Secondary, Early/Middle Childhood,
Counseling
Testing: What You REALLY Need to
Know!
G 1 Credit
ED 501 02 (4314)
Limit
25
JH
Feb 7, 14, 21,
28
R
6 pm-9
pm
March
7
R 6
pm-9
pm
Bender, Tricia
Testing is an integral part of today's schools. This
course will give you an understanding of what it takes to prepare,
organize, and understand testing. We will explore what
Indiana Department of Education has mandated and how it is an
essential part of schools' planning and incorporation. We
will also look at college preparation testing; before, during and
after the test.
Intended
Audiences: Middle/Secondary, Counseling
The Lindamood-Bell Literacy Techniques
G1 Credit
ED 501 03 (4315)
Limit 20
JH
March 9 &
23
S
9am-5pm
Ring, Tasha C.
This workshop will explore some of the Lindamood-Bell research
and sensory-based methods for reading, spelling, and
comprehension. Ideal for learning support educators as well
as regular classroom teachers seeking additional strategies to
introduce and support reading.
Intended
Audience: Early/Middle Childhood, Middle/Secondary, Special
Education
Advanced Counseling Theories
G 1 Credit
ED 501 05 (4316)
Limit 15
JH170
Jan 19,
S
9am- 2pm
Jan 26 &
S
9am- 2pm
Feb
2
S
9am-
2pm
Olges, David
As Butler continues to progress in the development of a track
for graduate students to sit for the LMHC license, there is a need
to expand the knowledge base of school counselors in several key
areas. This course will introduce students to a wide variety
of counseling theories and interventions suitable for clinical work
with individual clients, couples, and families.
Intended
Audience: Middle/Secondary, Early/Middle Childhood,
Counseling
Conflict Resolution in
Schools
G 1
Credit
ED 501 06 (4317)
Limit 15
JH
Feb 9,
S
9am- 2pm
Feb 16 &
S
9am- 2pm
Feb
23
S
9am-
2pm
Olges, David
In any school community there is the potential for
conflict. Students may misunderstand each other. Teachers may
disagree on resource allocation. Parents may diverge on how the
school should be. Emotions can run high on a variety of issues. The
potential for conflict exists because people have different needs,
views and values. The challenge for schools, as for the wider
community, is to find ways of managing conflict constructively so
that those involved can learn and grow from the experience.
Intended
Audience: Middle/Secondary, Early/Middle Childhood,
Counseling
Assisting Grieving Children and
Families
G 1
Credit
ED 501 07 (4318)
Limit 30
JH
April 17 & 18 and
W, R 4:30-9:00
pm
April
27
S
8am-4:30
pm
Braden, Carol
This workshop will teach techniques to assist the bereaved
child. You will explore normal vs. complicated grief
behavior, grief styles, why children fail academically, isolate
themselves and often use disruptive behaviors in the
classroom. You will learn developmental stages, grief
reactions, communication tools, group processes and the
facilitator's role in companioning children in their grief.
This course offers an option for interested participants in
becoming a facilitator for Brooke's Place.
Intended
Audience: Middle/Secondary, Early/Middle Childhood,
Counseling
NEW DATES!! Our Changing Times- Evolving Faces of
Families
G 1 Credit
ED 501 08 (4342)
Limit 25
JH
April 13 & 27
S
8 am-
4pm
Anderson, Julie
Families today have evolved way beyond "nuclear". Few of our
students live with both biological parents. Indeed, families are
now made of up step-parents and step-siblings, same-sex parents,
parents in prison, grandparents as primary caregivers, adoptees,
and children in foster care. This workshop endeavors to
discuss the challenges these changes bring to our students and
gathers practical ways to help them cope with society's
attitudes and thrive. Lecture, discussion, experiential, and
self-directed exploration.
Intended
Audience: Middle/Secondary, Early/Middle Childhood,
Counseling
Spring 2012 Half
Tuition
The Opal School Intensive Workshop in Portland, OR*
G 3 Credits
ED 403 52 (4321)
Limit
20
March
11-15
ALL
WEEK
Shelley, Ena; Cadwell, Louise
An in depth field experience based at Opal School of the
Portland Children's Museum in Portland, OR will be the foundation
of this week long, intensive course. The topics for our
investigation:
• What elements, organization, curricula, environments and
teaching styles produce
creative, meaningful and highly successful teaching and
learning?
• Our focus will be in mathematics, literacy and students'
social and emotional growth.
• Several content area books will be required reading before the
course begins. The final project will be due at the end of
April.
Intended Audience: Early/Middle Childhood
*Travel to Portland is required for this workshop. Please
see the webpage
for more information!
To register or for more information, email Cindy Smith at clsmith@butler.edu
The Power of Listening: Practical Skills to Resolve
Conflict and Facilitate Classroom
Discussion
G1Credit
ED 501 50 (4319)
Limit 40
Feb.
7
R
4:30-7:30pm
Pixey, Cassandra
Clowes Hall, Krannert Room
Listening is one of a teacher's most powerful tools. It encourages
students to speak more clearly and authentically and empowers
teachers to connect to their students with understanding and
empathy. In this workshop, teachers will explore and practice both
active listening (actively encouraging others to speak) and
empathic listening (listening beyond the words) through theatre
exercises, simulations and large and small group discussion. We
will then apply these skills to resolve conflict between students.
Finally, we'll use these techniques to encourage and stimulate
productive classroom discussions. Join Len Mozzi, Young Audiences
artist and professional trainer with 25 years of experience as a
theatre professional and educator, as he offers you a unique and
practical perspective on these important communication skills.
All participants must also register with Clowes Hall by
contacting Cassandra Pixey, Clowes Education Manager, by e-mail at
cpixey@butler.edu or by
phone at (317) 940-9942.
Intended
Audience: Classroom Teachers of Grades 2-8
Lifting Together: Building Strong Writers Through
Storytelling Collaborations G1
Credit
ED 501 52 (4320)
Limit
40
March
7
R
4:30-7:30pm
Pixey, Cassandra
Clowes Hall, Krannert Room
Good writing is built on strong storytelling skills. In this
workshop learn how summarizing, along with comparing and
contrasting, helps students approach writing with confidence. By
working in pairs and small groups, experience how students can
"lift together" to turn basic story elements into new creations.
Professional storyteller and Young Audiences Artist Bob Sander will
demonstrate each step of the process, then guide teachers as they
experience the roles of student/ storytellers and
teacher/facilitators.
All participants must also register with Clowes Hall by
contacting Cassandra Pixey, Clowes Education Manager, by e-mail at
cpixey@butler.edu or by
phone at (317) 940-9942.
Intended
Audience: Classroom Teachers of Grades 3-7