TEACH Butler 2012: Experiencing the Butler Phenomenon
July 16-27, 2012: Two Week Workshops in Science & Math
Juy 23-27, 2012: TEACH Butler Workshops
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here to read descriptions of each of our outstanding
workshops!
Keynote
Speaker: Dr. Kathy Cramer, Founder of The Cramer Institute
Leading with Substance, Sizzle and Soul:
Become Exceptional with Asset-Based Thinking™
In Leading with Substance, Sizzle, and Soul,
participants will have the opportunity to unleash their potential
as exceptional leaders through the integration of Asset-Based
Thinking (ABT) to guide their leadership. They will learn a
comprehensive framework built upon 30 years of positive psychology,
practice with clients and innovative leadership development
consulting with thousands of industry leaders. The framework also
includes empirical findings from scholars across the globe.
People follow people, not just good ideas.
Leaders realize this axiom is true, and yet they often neglect
their own "self-investment" to become an exceptional force for
achieving positive change. Instead, leaders concentrate on more
conventional approaches such as cultivating industry expertise and
developing sound business strategies to make their mark. These
conventional areas of focus are of course important - but not if
they are pursued at the expense of what it takes to become an
exceptional leader. Asset-Based Thinking takes "positive thinking"
to a whole new level of engagement. While positive thinking calls
for a positive attitude about life and the future, ABT is the
leadership imperative that calls for positive action and traction
in the present moment. Leading with Substance, Sizzle, and Soul
offers leaders a comprehensive, yet simple, framework for
unleashing your potential as an exceptional leader.
Learning Outcomes:
In this highly interactive 3-hour workshop,
participants will be introduced to the Substance - Sizzle - Soul
framework with its ABT foundation. Learning objectives include how
to:
- Leverage your strengths and aspirations as primary drivers of
positive change
- Cultivate superb rhetorical skills that captivate the minds and
hearts of your constituents
- Establish strong personal connections with your followers that
withstand the tests of time, setbacks, and volatile
uncertainty
- Become an admired role model, motivator, risk-taker and
mentor.
Kudos for TEACH Butler 2011: Reclaiming Time to
Think
July 18-22, 2011
Here are comments by some of the 145 participants in the 2011
TEACH Butler professional development conference, presented by
Butler College of Education. The next TEACH Butler is scheduled in
July 2012. Contact csmith@butler.edu to receive information.
"Excellent - beyond expectations and
assumptions."
"This class was amazing! Maggie and Yoli have ignited a fire
in me that will transform my teaching." - on "Engaging ELL
Students in the Academic Community," presenters Maggie Robillard
and Yolanda Carter
"I feel energized and ready to begin a new school
year."
"Not very many professors make learning fun. Great job!!"
- on "Response to Intervention in Diverse Settings," presenter
Kelli Esteves
"What I love about TEACH Butler is that I get to explore
something we are interested in, while getting to meet and talk with
teachers from all over Indiana."
"This is my third summer attending, and I love it every year.
The time frame is perfect."
"Normally education classes are too 'fantasy land' or
'Everything is horrible.' This class was perfect … one of, if not
the best class I've ever taken and it was worth my time." - on
"Being the Change We Want to See: ESL Teachers Author Their Own
Identities," presenters Susan Adams and Herb Bidden
"One of the best professional developments I've ever
been to."
"More, more, more!! This could easily be a three-week
course. The course has been so valuable - I don't want to
leave."
"This had such a huge impact on my teaching. I feel
empowered and confident to teach math."- on "Algebra
Readiness," presenters Ryan Flessner and Mary Krohn
"O.M.G. I have learned so much about teaching math, and I have
grown tremendously in my content knowledge. Thank you from
the bottom of my heart."
"The best professional development I've had since I moved to
Indianapolis 6 years ago." - on "The Science of Teaching,"
presenters Teri Folta, Brian Murphy, Stacy O'Reilly, Meredith
McAllister and Chris Hess
"Outstanding! Butler has been more welcoming and
hospitable than I would have imagined."