Professional Learning
Come stretch yourself professionally this summer. PBWP offers an innovative community-based 6-hour Saturday workshop series for K-12 teachers that integrates writing and inquiry to explore Moon Journals, St. Louis Botanical Garden, St. Louis Art Museum and our Neighborhoods Stories. Each hands-on and experiential session delves into writing as inquiry, art and the craft of engaging students to become noticers and journalers of their lived experiences. Learn to make students' cultural landscapes as powerful spaces for learning.
Books, materials and resources will be provided along with continuing professional development units. This series is aligned with Missouri and Illinois State standards for student and teacher professional learning. Learn more by reading below. Questions can be sent to rcordov@siue.edu or 618-650-3427
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Moon Journals & Writing
across Our Urban Skies
Come help create and experience a professional learning community workshop for teachers where we explore our St. Louis Science Center focusing on our beautiful city's moon, yes, our very own celestial body offers itself to us so that we may explore it as writers, artists and astronomers. Together, we will become teacher-writers, keen noticers and story-tellers. Push yourself to grow. Even if you are 'afraid' of earth/moon science, observation and field experiences, but have always wanted to integrate science and writing with your students, this session is for you. You'll walk away having made new friends as well as inspired to involve your students to draw on their own scientific knowledge and lived experiences to enrich their learning.
Notebooks and teaching resources will be provided.
5 Continuing Professional Development Units will be available.
Cost: $175 for the one day workshop.
10AM till 3PM
Moon Journal days:
Moon Journals #1: June 20, 2009 - CLOSED
Moon Journals #2: June 27, 2009 - CLOSED
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Life Science and Writing
within our St. Louis Botanical Garden
Come help create and experience a professional learning community workshop for teachers where we explore our St. Louis Botanical Gardens and our city's cultural landscapes through the eyes of botanists and life scientists. Together, we will become teacher-writers and scientists. Push yourself to grow. Even if you are 'afraid' of life science, observation and field experiences, but have always wanted to integrate science and writing with your students, this session is for you. You'll walk away having made new friends as well as inspired to involve your students to draw on their own scientific knowledge and lived experiences to enrich their learning.
Notebooks and teaching resources will be provided.
5 Continuing Professional Development Units will be available. Cost: $150 for the one day workshop.
10AM till 3PM
Space is Limited to 12 participants.
Science & Writing days:
Nature & Writing #1: July 11, 2009 at St. Louis Botanical Garden
Nature & Writing #2: July 18, 2009 at St. Louis Botanical Garden
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Art and Writing
Within and Beyond St. Louis' Art Museum
When was the last time you explored Saint Louis' cultural landscapes through the eyes of artists?
Come help create and experience a professional learning community workshop for teachers where we explore our St. Louis Art Museum and our city's cultural landscapes through the eyes of landscapes artists. Together, we will become teacher-writers and artists. Push yourself to grow. Even if you are 'afraid' of art but have always wanted to integrate art and writing with your students, this session is for you. You'll walk away having made new friends as well as inspired to involve your students to draw on their own creativity and lived experiences to enrich their learning.
Notebooks and teaching resources will be provided.
5 Continuing Professional Development Units will be available.
Cost: $150 for the one day workshop.
10AM till 3PM
Space is Limited to 12 participants.
Art and Writing Days
Art & Writing #1: July 25 , 2009 at St. Louis Art Museum
Art & Writing #2: August 1 , 2009 at St. Louis Art Museum
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Neighborhood Stories
Mapmaking & Storytelling
When was the last time you got to tell, write and listen to neighborhood stories — your stories?
Come experience a professional learning community workshop for teachers where you explore neighborhood stories for writing that help you bring your own students' lived experiences as resources for writing. Together, we will develop a community of neighborhood storytellers, writers and artists. Learn how to explore our living spaces as cultural landscapes for learning.
Notebooks and teaching resources will be provided.
5 Continuing Professional Development Units will be available.
Cost: $175 for the one day workshop.
10AM till 3PM
Space is Limited to 12 participants.
Neighborhood Stories and Maps:
Neighborhood Stories #1: August 8, 2009 -CLOSED
Neighborhood Stories #2: September 26, 2009 in Lafayette Square
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