Creativity, Imagination and Learning:
A Field Study in Early Childhood and Elementary Education at
the Opal School in Portland, Oregon
March 11-15, 2013
Taught by Ena Shelley, Louise Cadwell, Susan MacKay and
Opal School staff
Join us for an outstanding professional development opportunity
in Portland, Oregon!
This workshop is a week long and is held on March 11-15,
2013.
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 skills and knowledge are essential for 21st century
students and teachers?
- 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.
Registration and Class Information:
Class size: 15 participants
Credit: 3 hours of graduate credit
Tuition: $1000
For more information, contact Louise Cadwell at:
louise@cadwellcollaborative.com
To register, contact Cindy Smith at: clsmith@butler.edu