Professional Development

2008 Schedule

Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at Dominican is dedicated to providing high quality programs for professional growth and development, many of which also provide participants the opportunity to earn continuing education, extension and/or semester units. Our courses are offered in a variety of formats (including in-class and online) and with schedules created to accommodate working adults.

Professional Development Courses

Many of the following courses have been developed for practicing teachers, and credit is issued in extension semester or continuing education units. Participants are advised to obtain prior district approval for use in salary advancement.

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Questions & Registration Information: (415) 485-3255 or PACE@dominican.edu

K-12 EDUCATORS

Child & Adolescent Development

Prerequisite for all candidates entering a multiple subject, single subject or special education credential program. This comprehensive course provides participants with an overview of the major concepts, principles, theories and research related to the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and physical development of children and adolescents. Participants learn the fundamentals of how children and adolescents learn and develop, and discover classroom strategies and techniques for affecting positive behavior.

Febuary 16, March 1 & 8, 2008
9 am - 5 pm
June 21, 28, and July 12, 2008

9 am - 5 pm

September 6, 20 & 27, 2008

9 am - 5 pm

Course # EDUX9102   $400 / 2 extension semester units
Instructor: Ruth Jaeger, LCSW, and Elizabeth Salin, MFT

Teaching Environmental Sustainability to State Curriculum Standards 

In this exciting new course, teachers will explore a multitude of sustainability themes, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, conservation, zero waste, climate protection and environmental ethics.  Through hands-on, interactive exercises, participants will learn to effectively incorporate these topics into the classroom, engaging elementary students with innovative new lesson plans that teach responsibility while also satisfying state standardized environmental curriculum.

August 11-15,2008

8AM-noon

Course #EDUX8027      $250 / 2 extension semester units
Instructors: Cyane Dandridge and Mildred Dandridge

Analyze This!  

This unique program will introduce teachers to key media literacy concepts and strategies, and demonstrate ways to integrate these ideas into curriculum development and Caliofrnia State Content Standards.  Through enjoyable and stimulating activities and sample media literacy lesson plans, teachers will be introduced to 21st century literacy skills that foster critical and independent thinking.  Course Objectives include:
* to illustrate the power of media in the lives of educators and students;
* to introduce educators to the importance of media literacy education;
* to establish media literacy as a tool for developing critical thinking in students;
* to prepare teachers to think about ways to integrate media into their curriculum.
Media Literacy offers a necessary and realistic response to the tremendous power the information and entertainment media have on our lives, affective the way we understand our world, feel, think and behave.

TBA

Course #EDUX8023     $150 / 1 CEU    
Instructor: Maxine Einhorn, M.A.

Storytelling in the Schools

Storytelling is one of our oldest art forms and a powerful means through which cultures pass down values from one generation to the next.  We listen before we speak and speak before we read.  This simple truism can translate into a dynamic model for the teaching of any area of the school curriculum be it science, math, language arts or social studies.  Oral language activities can be used at every grade level and are found throughout the state’s standards.  Participants will learn how to enliven their own oral dlivery, add their students’ comfort with public speaking and fill their skilled teacher’s tool box with joyful, effective strategies.

August 11-15, 2008

9AM-1PM

Course #EDUX8022  $375 / 2 CEU
Instructor: Sandra Niman

Create Your Yearly Plan

This hands-on program enables K-12 teachers to develop activities for their own classroom in a fun, interactive environment.We will provide innovative techniques that enable you to address curriculum standards in a new and engaging way. Teachers are encouraged to create their own support materials, units, learning centers, and multimeadia presentations… we provide the computer and internet access.While collaborating with colleagues and sharing creative project ideas, you will also be rejuvenating your curriculum, and freeing up the rest of your summer for travel and family fun.

August 11-15, 2008      9 am - 3:30 pm
Course # EDUX8009   $375 / 3 CEU
     Instructor: Rosemarie Michaels, Ed.D

Early Literacy, Music and Creative Dance

Music and creative movement create a natural bridge to reading for young children and second language learners. This course integrates language, music and movement through the Orff approach. Teachers will learn songs, rhymes, musical games, creative movement, folk dances, and instrumental activities which develop oral language, early literacy and English language skills. These activities also enhance music, dance and instrumental skills. Participants will create their own lessons which address the language arts, music and dance standards.

TBA

Course # EDUX8011   $250 / 2 CEU      
    Instructor: Janet Greene, M.A.

Meeting Moxie To Get Results

Could you use some meeting management skills to improve your next PTA, faculty, administration, teacher union, faculty or parent/student meeting? This course will focus on the practical tools and techniques you need to successfully plan and lead a schoolrelated meeting, or to influence its effectiveness using Roberta's Rules of Order. Participants will learn methods for working with a diverse group of people, to keep the focus on results using constructive dialog and avoiding contentious debates, and to reach a shared understanding and agreement on next steps. If you spend a lot of time in conferences and meetings, this workshop could improve the quality of your work life!

June 30,2008

9AM-4:30PM

Course # EDUX8006    $150 / 1 CEU     
    Instructor: Alice Cochran, M.Ed.

Teaching Gifted and Talented Students

In this intensive two week summer program, participants will learn about the divergent instructional and emotional needs of gifted and talented students.  Participants will explore the use of differentiation, critical thinking, project-based learning, and thematic interdisciplinary instruction.  Also included will be discussion about the social and emotional needs of gifted children, including perfectionism and self-esteem issues.  Participants will learn to recognize lack of motivation in gifted students due to learning disabilities.  Specific lesson planning ideas which support gifted and talented students will be provided.

This instruction will be accomplished via 10 hours of lecture/discussion, and 30+ hours of in-class, hands-on implementation of learned skill sets working with gifted and talented children in an intensive summer program.

TBA

Course #9519   $0 / 4 CEU
Instructor: Lorelei Evans, M.S.

Spanish for Communication

This popular program provides an intensive, beginning-to-intermediate, and also intermediate-to-advanced language experience for teachers and students wanting to immerse them selves in language and culture. Participants improve oral and written communicaton skills through day - long immersion in the language. Discussions focus on the features of the different countries of Latin America, and students will prepare and enjoy foods created from regional cuisines.

Beginning-Intermediate: June 16-20, 2008 9AM-3PM

Intermediate-Advanced: June 23-27, 2008

Course # EDUX8018 & 8008       $375 / 3 CEU
Instructors:Mary Jo Renzi, B.A. & Reina Salgado, B.A.

Summer Islamic Institute

During this week-long summer intensive participants will explore the Islamic perspective and how it might impact our classrooms today.  We will discover how richly diverse and highly complex Islamic societies have been historically and continue to be in modern times.  Through reading materials, lectures, films and other materials, we will develop an understanding of the core ethical and moral principles of Islam (as articulated in the Qur'an) and the corresponding practices (as guided by the Prophet Mohammad, pbuh), the central divisions in the Umma (Islamic community) between Sunna dn Shi'a, and will have an overview of Islamic contributions tocivilization.  We will also explore some of the historical and contemporary friction between the "West" and Islam. 

August 4-9, 2008

9am-4pm

EDUX#8010    $375 / 3 CEU*   
Arthur Scott, M.A. + Guest Speakers and Field Trips

Brent doesn’t listen; he won’t finish his work and disrupts the class with his antics. He is difficult to manage in a busy classroom! Shawna is an easy going girl...at home; but at school she won’t speak up and she stays by herself at recess. Is something wrong with her?
All children are unique and approach the world in a different way; understanding their temperament is vital to understanding their behavior. Designed for teachers, child care providers, health care providers, therapists and parents, this course examines temperament in children and how it affects development, learning, socialization, emotion regulation, and behavioral problems. From infancy through adolescence, we will explore the environmental effect of temperament as it impacts parenting, education, child care, therapy, and healthcare. Participants will learn how to improve their interactions with children and work more effectively with challenging behavior. This course is ideal for anyone who works with children, has a child, knows a child, or ever was a child.

TBA

Course #EDUX9108      $200 / 1 extension semester unit    
Instructor: Jan Kristal, M.A.

Nutrition & Physical Activity             

The Federal Government mandate, Section 204 Child Reauthorization Act, will require schools to address nutrition and physical activity in the classroom.  Will you be compliant? 
Nutrition and physical activity are elementary...or they should be! Healthy children are more successful in the classroom, achieve higher test scores, and they interact better with peers and authority. However, nine million children (over age 6) in the U.S. are considered obese, an epidemic with serious physical and emotional health consequences. This workshop will show teachers and parents what they need to know to improve the health of children. We have the Ingredients you need to easily INTEGRATE the latest Nutrition Education Competencies and the Physical Education Standards into what you're already doing in your classroom!

TBA
Course #EDUX8005     $150 / 1 CEU    
Instructor: Lynne LoPresto, M.S., R.D. and Sheila Kegan, M.S. 

Social Emotional Learning in Today's Classroom

As schools respond to state and federal accountability measures, teachers are finding they have less flexible time to addess the social development of children.  Many educators realize that healthy social development is a key goal of education and enhances learning in the school setting.  This workshop offers teachers an introduction to practical strategies for integrating teaching practices into the school day that foster social emotional learning (SEL).
                                                           August 8, 2008     10 am - 5 pm
                                                         Course #EDUX8017     $150 / 1 CEU     
                                                                 Instructor: Stefan Dasho

Start You School Year Right 

Classroom Organization is intended for teachers (K-6) who seek to learn techniques for better classroom management.  Participants will learn organizational skills and strategies to enhance their classrooms, and effective methods for implementation.  Teachers will develop individual action plans that complement their own environment and needs, including their physical classrooms, files, student work and materials.

August 16 & 20,2008

8AM-4PM

Course #EDUX8019  $250  / 2 CEU  
Instructor: Rosemarie Michaels, Ed.D.

Courage To Teach and Courage To Learn

A program of quarterly retreats for the personal and professional Renewal of teachers, administrators, and others in the public schools. The program is designed for K-12 educators - on whom our society depends for so much, but for whom we provide so little encouragement and support. The retreats focus neither on “technique” nor on school reform, but on renewing the inner lives of professionals in education.

Information meetings and retreats are being scheduled. For more information, please contact Margaret Golden at (415) 482-3593.
TBA

Native Voices Institute

The Native Voices Institute is designed to help educators improve curriculum content concerning California Indian cultures presented in the elementary classroom with a special emphasis on the ecological implications of native traditions on public policy. Specialists in curriculum development will guide teachers as they incorporate accurate and appropriate information into meaningful classroom experiences concerning California Indian cultures.

Dates:  TBD 
For more infomation on this 3-day workshop,  contact DPCE 415-485-3255
Instructor: Arthur K. Scott, M.A.

For more information on this 3-day workshop, contact Authur K. Scott, (415) 485-3545

Educational Affiliates

Excellence in professional and continuing education is often a collaborative effort. Dominican University of California’s Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) is committed to working with community experts to provide quality programming to educators and professionals throughout the Bay Area. The following organizations offer a variety of training and education opportunities designed for teachers throughout the year.

Directions

Classes are held on the beautiful Dominican campus in San Rafael. The campus, located at Acacia and Grand Avenues, is only a mile from downtown San Rafael, with easy access from highways 580 and 101.

From the North
Take Highway 101 South to the Central San Rafael exit.
Turn left on Mission Avenue. Turn left on Grand Avenue
and proceed to Acacia Avenue.

From the South
Take Highway 101 North across the Golden Gate Bridge
to the Central San Rafael exit. Turn right on Mission
Avenue. Turn left on Grand Avenue and proceed to
Acacia Avenue.

From the East
Take Interstate 580 to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
Follow signs to Highway 101 North and take the Central
San Rafael exit. Turn right on Mission Avenue. Turn left
on Grand Avenue and proceed to Acacia Avenue.

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Questions & Registration Information: (415) 485-3255 or sbaker@dominican.edu.