Summer of Scholars 2006
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Technology Sessions
Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Friday, June 2, 8:30-3:30
Podcasting
Friday, June 9, 8:00-10:00
Taming Your PC
Wednesday, June 14, 8:30-11:30
ActivBoard Basics
Thursday, June 15, 8:00-10:00
Teaching Grammar & Literature with the ActivBoard
Thursday, June 15, 10:15-12:15
Enhance Your K-2 Curriculum with the ActivBoard
Thursday, June 15, 1:00-4:00
Utilizing Technology in the Science Middle/High School Classroom
Friday, June 16, 8:30-11:30
Advanced ActivBoard Friday, June 16, 12:30-3:30
United Streaming
Wednesday, June 21, 8:30-11:30
Creating Your Own Class Movies with iMovie - The Basics, Video Shooting, & Editing
Thursday, June 22, 8:30-3:30
iMovie II - Polishing and  Publishing your Movie
Friday, June 23, 8:30-11:30
PowerPoint Classroom Activities, Games, and Templates
Wednesday, July 12, 12:30-3:30
Microsoft Word for Teachers
Thursday, July 13, 8:30-3:30



Professional Development to Improve Student Achievement
Developing Effective Leisure Skills - Unlimited Participants Wednesday, May 31
9:30-12:00 - Grades K-12
Spanish MiniCamp - 25 participants Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9
8:30-12:30 - Grades K-12
Take the Bull Out of the Bully - 15 participants Monday, June 12
8:30-11:30 - Grades K-12
Aggressive vs. Assertive - Eliminating Violence in our Schools - 15 participants Monday, June 12
12:30-3:30 - Grades K-12
To Report or not to Report - Recognizing the Seen and Unseen Signs of Abuse - 15 participants Tuesday, June 13
8:30-11:30 - Grades K-12
Mental Health MumboJumbo - Identification of Mental Health Issues in the Schools - 15 participants Tuesday, June 13
12:30-3:30 - Grades K-12
Calming the Tornado - Crisis Intervention Strategies - 15 participants Wednesday, June 14
8:30-11:30 - Grades K-12
HELP! Behavior Management Strategies - Grades K-12 - 15 participants Wednesday, June 14
12:30-3:30  - Grades K-12
Catching the Attention of the Inattentive - Working with ADHD Students - 15 participants Thursday, June 15
8:30-11:30 - Grades K-12
Motivating the Unmotivated - 15 participants Thursday, June 15
12:30-3:30 - Grades K-12
"I Can't Work with Them" - Increasing Communications Between the Parent & School - 15 participants Friday, June 16
8:30-11:30 - Grades K-12
Positive Communication Techniques - 15 participants Friday, June 16
12:30-3:30 - Grades K-12
Tennessee Teacher Quality Academies Monday through Friday, June 12-16 OR
Monday through Friday, June 19-23 OR
Monday through Friday, June 26-30
Daily
Career Academic Gateway Institutes - CCS Employees Only (5 CMS teachers plus 5 CHS teachers) Monday through Friday, June 19-23
8:00-4:00
All Kinds of Minds - 25 participants Monday, June 26
9:00-12:00 - Grades K-12
Math Every Minute - 25 participants Monday, June 26
1:00-3:00 - Grades K-5
Storytelling to Enhance Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing - 25 participants Tuesday, June 27
8:30-3:30 - Grades K-5
Healthy Parenting - unlimited participants Wednesday, June 28 9:30-12:00 - Grades K-5
As the World Turns - What are we Doing with The Young and Restless: Using Literacy Centers in the Classroom - 25 participants Thursday, June 29 8:30-3:30 - Grades K-8
The Magic of Literature Circles - 25 participants Monday, July 10
9:00-12:00 - Grades 4-8
Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Literacy and Math - 25 participants Tuesday, July 11 9:00-4:00 - Grades K-3
Do I have to Teach Reading Comprehension? - 25 participants Tuesday, July 11 9:00-4:00 - Grades 4-8
Alcohol & Drug Educational Update & Dual Diagnosis - unlimited participants Wednesday, July 12 9:30-12:00 - Grades K-12
Eating Your Wheaties and Other Great Ways to Start Your Day: Integrating Reading and Writing from the Moment the Kids Come In - 25 participants Thursday, July 13 8:30-3:30 - Grades K-5
What to do When you Don't Know What to Do: Teaching Strategies that Help Kids Become Better Readers and Teachers Better at Teaching Reading - 25 participants Friday, July 14 8:30-3:30 - Grades  K-5
Gateway Institute - Using Differentiated Instruction - CCS Teachers only, 6 CMS & 6 CHS participants Monday through Friday , July 17-21 8:00-4:00
Storytelling to Enhance Listening, Speaking, Reading, & Writing - Grades 4-12, 25 participants Monday, July 17 8:30-3:30
Faces of Autism
July 21-22
8:30-3:00
Visualize Japan - 25 participants Tuesday, July 25 12:00-3:00  - Grades K-12
Differentiated Assessment and Grading- CCS Teachers ONLY, unlimited participants Wednesday, July 26 8:00-3:30
Team Building - Grades K-12 Teachers Monday, July 31 8:00-3:30 - Grades K-12
New Teacher Orientation - CCS NEW Teachers ONLY Tuesday, August 1 8:30-12:00, STAR; 1:00-3:30, with principals