FALL 2009
COURSE OFFERINGS
Each offering listed is available on a credit or
non-credit basis. The credit costs are payable to the
university or college granting the credit. Registration
for college credit will be done at the first session
of the class. After reviewing the course offerings,
please move to the course
registration form and identify the course(s)
in which you wish to enroll. Be sure to include all
personal information, including your e-mail address
and click on the Submit It Button. Classes are
filled on a space available basis.
- Cost per credit hour: NNU or
BSU $60. Most classes are offered through both institutions.
- Due date for registrations - Monday,
September 15, 2009
- Please, no phone registrations!
- Courses are for Boise School District
employees. Out of District registrations
will be considered on a space available basis only.
School Safety: The Boise School District’s
Employees and students are provided with a safe
environment in which to work and learn (Goal 3).
FIRST AID FOR THE CLASSROOM
TEACHER
This course will include a core program of respiratory
emergencies, including CPR techniques and a multimedia
presentation of first aid materials. 1 credit. Appropriate
for all school personnel.
____Nov. 9, 10,
11, 12; Capital High; 4:00-8:00 PM Instructor: AJ Epperson
RIGHT RESPONSE
The best crisis to deal with is the one which does
not actually occur! The RIGHT RESPONSE is a training
program for elementary and secondary school staff.
It is a proactive approach to crisis management and
looks at the crisis holistically to prevent future
crisis. Physical interventions are one of the methods
taught as a means of de-escalating a situation. 1
credit
____
Session 1: October 15, 22, 29; ASCENT Bldg. 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Instructor, Tracey
Hocevar
____ Session 2: October 14, 21, 27; ASCENT; 4:00 -
8:00 p.m. Instructor, Charlie Silva
All
Students: Teachers and staff have adequate training and resources to meet the
needs of all students
(Goal 8).
USING PLATO ON THE WEB
All teachers can retake this class for credit. Open
to any grade level teacher, learn how to set up the
program using the Web. All teachers and students
have new log ins. Use PLATO programs to enhance your
curriculum. Can be used for ISAT remediation. Support
will be available on Fridays. Materials needed: A
class list and Spring 2009 ISAT scores. 1 credit
_____ Session 1: Thurs. Sept. 17 - Oct. 15 (no
class 10/1); Grace Jordan; 3:30-7:30 p.m. Instructor:
Debbie Griffith
_____ Session 2: Thurs. Oct. 22 - Nov. 19 (no
class 11/5); Morley Nelson; 3:30-7:30 p.m. Instructor:
Debbie Griffith
INSTRUCTIONAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CORE CLASSES
(These classes fulfill course work required
for the Induction Professional Development Core program)
INSTRUCTION: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES
TO ENGAGE LEARNERS
This course is designed to assist elementary and secondary
teachers in designing and delivering effective instruction.
Participants will explore methods for engaging all
students and optimizing achievement. Successful completion
of this course will fulfill the Instruction component
of the Professional Development Core. Teachers do not
need to bring any materials to the first class.
1 credit.
_____ Weds. Nov. 4 - Dec. 2 (no class 11/25);
Boise HS, rm. #509; 4:00-7:30 p.m. Instructor, Sharon
Anderson & Kirk Williams
EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:
IT’S NO SECRET
This course assists elementary and secondary
teachers in designing strategies to establish and communicate
effective classroom expectations and procedures. Teachers
will investigate how focusing on effective classroom
environments enhances student involvement and achievement.
Successful completion of this course will fulfill the
classroom Management component of the Professional
development Core. 1 credit.
_____ Thurs. October 8 - 29; Boise HS, rm. #509; 4:00-7:30
p.m. Instructors, Kelly Anne Kuntz & Jim Coughlin
PLANNING: A BLUEPRINT FOR
SUCCESS
This course is designed to assist the elementary
and secondary practitioners with long range planning,
integration of curriculum and thoughtful approaches
to effective sequencing of required subject matter.
Successful completion of this course will fulfill the
Planning component of the Professional Development
Core. Materials needed: District Instructional
Objectives & State Standards. 1 credit.
_____ Thurs. & Tues. Sept. 24 & 29; 4:00-7:30
p.m. and Sat., Sept. 26, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Boise HS, rm. #423; Instructors, Sharon Anderson & Kim
Brydges
THE IDAHO COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY
COURSE: STANDARD I-III
STATE APPROVED LITERACY COURSE DESIGNED FOR K-8 GRADE
Completion of the state requirement for literacy
certification can be done by use of university credit
(cost $60 per credit) or through Verification of
Course Completion letter (no cost). **Non-Boise District
educators will be assessed a $50.00 administration
fee per standard**
THE IDAHO COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY
COURSE: STANDARD I, Phonological Awareness
STATE APPROVED LITERACY COURSE DESIGNED FOR K-8 GRADE.
This course will cover the Interrelation of
language acquisition and literacy, Phonological awareness,
Phonics and Decoding, Enhancing Fluency, Spelling - Stages
of development, Reading Indicators for grade levels,
Best practices in reading instruction. 1 credit NNU. CORE
textbook required for the course. Purchase prior to
class or use loaners available at first class.
_____ Standard I: Tues. Nov. 10 - Dec. 15 (no
class 11/24); Wm. H. Taft; 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Instructor,
Barbara Decker
THE IDAHO COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY
COURSE: STANDARD II, Comprehension
STATE APPROVED LITERACY COURSE DESIGNED FOR K-8 GRADE.
This course will cover research and best practices
relating to comprehension instruction that maximize
student reading success. 1 credit NNU. CORE
textbook required for the course. Purchase prior to
class or use loaners available at first class.
____ Standard II: Sat. October 17 & 24;
Maple Grove; 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Instructor, Dannette
Blakeslee
THE IDAHO COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY
COURSE: STANDARD III, Assessment
STATE APPROVED LITERACY COURSE DESIGNED FOR K-8 GRADE.
This course will cover appropriate strategies,
multiple assessments, and interventions to maximize
student reading success. 1 credit NNU. CORE
textbook and companion text Assessing Reading: Multiple
Measures required for the course. Purchase prior to
class or use loaners available at first class.
_____ Standard III: Sat. Nov. 14 & 21; Maple Grove;
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Instructor, Dannette Blakeslee
Curriculum: We place the highest value
on student learning by delivering the district’s
curriculum (Goal 4).
All Students: Teachers and staff have adequate training
and resources to meet the needs of all children. (Goal
8 of the Boise School District Strategies Plan.)
BEGINNING SIGN LANGUAGE I
This course is designed for all teachers K-12 and school
support personnel. The primary system taught will be
the (Bornstein) Signed English approach. No Book is
required. Instructor will provide materials. No prerequisite.
2 credits.
____ Tuesdays; September 29 - December
15; Frank Church, #213; 4:00-6:30 p.m. Instructor, Harriet
Crist
SUPERVISING PARAPROFESSIONALS
This course is designed to provide tools and techniques
that special education teachers can use to facilitate
the utilization of paraprofessionals in order to
make them effective members of the educational team.
Topics include defining the paras’ responsibilities
specific to their own program, designing a specific
plan for training the assistants with whom they work,
conducting a positive and honest post-evaluation
conference, and designing a process for requesting
additional paraprofessional staff. This course is
web-assisted and utilizes Internet communication
as well as face-to-face meetings. 2 credits.
_____ Wednesdays.
Sept. 23 - Dec. 2; West Library;
4:00-7:00 p.m. Instructor, Shelley Retter
MOVE (MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES VIA EDUCATION)
MOVE (Mobility Opportunities Via Education) helps children
with disabilities acquire increased independence
in sitting, standing and walking, learn and gain
more mobility, and experience better health and enhanced
personal dignity. Designed for therapists and teachers
that work with students with severe needs, participants
will learn how to implement a program where students
systematically acquire motor skills while engaged
in other activities. In addition, participants will
be provided with tools to measure small increments
of motor skills and translate this data into functional
IEP goals. 1 credit.
____ Mondays; Sept. 21 - Oct. 19; Hillcrest Computer
Lab; 3:45 - 6:45 p.m. Instructor, Gayle Whitlach
SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS
Learn Spanish through best practices in language acquisition.
Not only will you acquire skills in a new language
but you will also gain instructional strategies that
will add to your classroom repertoire. Students will
learn vocabulary through activities using literature
as well as experience language immersion. This is
a beginning level Spanish class. 1 credit.
____ Tuesdays;
September 29 - October 27; White
Pine; 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Instructor, Tori Moroney
SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS II
This is a continuation of Spanish for Educators. Learn
Spanish through best practices in language acquisition.
Not only will you acquire skills in a new language
but you will also gain instructional strategies that
will add to your classroom repertoire. Students will
learn vocabulary through activities using Total Physical
Response, sheltered instruction as well as experience
language immersion. Students will build on vocabulary
from Spanish I as well as learn more strategies for
communicating with parents and a more in depth study
of Spanish grammar. This is a beginning level Spanish
class. 1 credit.
____ Tuesdays; Nov. 3 - Dec. 8 (no class 11/24);
White Pine; 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Instructor, Tori
Moroney
PHASE I SIOP®: AN INTRODUCTION
TO SHELTERED INSTRUCTION
Participants will interactively begin exploring sheltered
instruction while looking at effective classroom
strategies for at-risk students, with a special emphasis
on English language learners and native English speakers
with limited academic vocabularies. Class will be
facilitated by current practitioners and will introduce
the participant to the SIOP framework. Great, Useful
Materials Provided. 1 credit. Boise School District
employees only. Please email Sharon Hutton to register.
Bring a sack lunch.
____ Session 1: Sept. 14; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 2: Nov. 2; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 3: Nov. 9; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 4: Dec. 7; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
PHASE II SIOP®: SHELTERED INSTRUCTION LESSON PLAN
DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION
Participants will have fun exploring culture while
reflecting on applications to the classroom. We will
also work on fine tuning content and language objectives,
and dig in deep with lesson plan development as guided
by the SIOP framework. Even more wonderful materials
provided. 1 credit. Class open to Boise School District
employees only. Please email Sharon Hutton to register.
Bring a sack lunch.
____
Session 1: Sept. 15; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 2: Nov. 3; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 3: Nov. 10; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 4: Dec. 8; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
PHASE III SIOP®: SHELTERED INSTRUCTION OBSERVATION & PEER
COLLBORATION
Participants will come together as reflective practioners.
We will really get our feet with the sheltered instruction
protocol for lesson plan development and collaborative
observations. Participants will have an opportunity
to observe SIOP trained teachers while becoming a more
effective peer observer. Additional practice with language
objectives will be emphasized. Amazing Materials Provided.
1 credit. Class open to Boise School District employees
only. Please email Sharon Hutton to register.
Bring a sack lunch.
____ Session 1: Sept. 16; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 2: Nov. 4; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 3: Nov. 11; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
____ Session 4: Dec. 9; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Molly Jo de Fuentealba
PHASE IV SIOP®: CLASSROOM
APPLICATION OF THE SIOP MODEL
This course will focus on applying components of the
SIOP model to lesson design. Participants will create,
share, and evaluate lessons focused on intentional
use of sheltered instruction strategies. The lessons
will be intentionally created for use in teachers’ current
teaching positions. Note: Please bring lesson planning
materials to class! 1 credit. Class open to Boise School
District employees only. Bring
a sack lunch.
____ Session 1: October 15 & 22; East JH; 8:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Instructor, Brian Whitney
____ Session 2: Dec. 10 & 11; East JH; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Brian Whitney
PHASE V SIOP®: FOUNDATIONS
OF PEERS COACHING
Participants will explore the foundations of instructional
coaching using the SIOP® as a framework to guide
coaching scenarios. Topics include defining the role
of a peer coach, developing the language of a coach,
observation skills and providing feedback, and strategies
for dealing with challenges. Prerequisites: PHASE
I-IV SIOP®. 1 credit.
____ Session 1: Elementary Teachers;
Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Jan. 27, May 12; East JH, rm. 115;
8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Brian Whitney
____ Session 2: Secondary Teachers; Sept. 24, Oct.
20, Jan. 28, May 13; East JH, rm. 115; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Instructor, Brian Whitney
Technology: The Boise School District will
acquire and maintains appropriate technological facilities
and materials, support, instructional strategies
and staff training (Goal 10).
SMART Boards 101: Introduction
to Notebook 10
Learn to harness the vast capabilities of your SMARTBOARD
interactive whiteboard. Instructors will quickly
learn the basics of using the board and move to advanced
features that allow for visually engaging integration
into district and state curriculum. Presentations
will be focused on building the participant’s
skills using SmartBoard and promoting the integration
of technology into their teaching using the latest
software, Notebook version 10. Participants
must have access to a Smartboard. 1 credit.
____
Session 1: Thurs. Sept. 17 - Oct. 22 (no class
10/1); Mtn. View; 4:00-7:00 p.m. Instructor, Travis Hunt
CLASS FULL Session
2: Thurs. Oct. 29 - Dec. 10 (no class 11/5 & 26);
Mtn. View; 4:00-7:00 p.m. Instructor, Travis Hunt
LEARNING SCRATCH
Kids love to make computers do what they want. Scratch
is programming language created with young people
(8 to 16 year olds) in mind. This free program created
by M.I.T. allows students to create stories, animations,
simple games, music and art that will introduce and
interest them in computer programming. Learn how
to use the program, access and upload programs on
the Scratch website, create projects you can use
in class, and excite your students about computer
science. It’s a lot of fun and no previous
programming experience is necessary. 1 credit
____
Tuesdays; October 6 - November 10; Riverglen,
rm. #216; 4:00-6:30 p.m. Instructor, Roger Piper-Ruth
Course
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