Education-Noncredit News and Events

Principles of Orff and Traditional Choral Ensemble Arranging for Middle School Choirs

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:34:22 +0000

Dates: July 27, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center 2133
Cost: $89
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Continued technology assisted instruction in composing and arranging from days II and III for personal use and as applied to teaching at the middle school or high school level: arranging for Orff instrument ensembles, arranging music in the public domain and composing original music. Includes information on copyright law, how and where to register original arrangements and/or compositions and how to go about submitting scores for publication.

Ways to Register

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Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
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Theory, Curriculum, Standards Based Planning, Evaluation, Assessment, and Class Management

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:30:21 +0000

Dates: July 26, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: TBD
Cost: $89
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Studies in philosophical, psychological and educational theories as applied to music education and current trends based on recent brain research. Acquire understandings in current "buzzwords" and state and national initiatives including standards-based teaching and learning. This workshop includes group and individual work in curriculum and lesson planning, ways to evaluate and assess students' work and ways to design rubrics and other assessment tools.

Ways to Register

Register Online
Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
Fax a registration form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a registration form to:

General Music Models for Secondary Music Education

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:27:36 +0000

Dates: July 24 & 25, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: TBD
Cost: $179
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Participants in this will examine and experience various models for general music education at the middle school and high school level from comprehensive discipline-based beginner music student-level models that address all national and state standards areas of music study to comprehensive interdisciplinary music appreciation models that include embedded composition assignments for the non experienced music student. Also included, select areas of music teaching in song writing and social instrument playing (guitars and ukuleles) and composing with and without technology.

Ways to Register

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Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
Fax a registration form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a registration form to:

Middle School and High School Choirs

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:20:25 +0000

Dates: July 23, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: TBD
Cost: $89
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Participants learn the basics of choral technique and choral conducting for middle school and high school choral music education; experience and develop understanding in how to choose appropriate literature for secondary music ensembles; and learn strategies for working with the adolescent voice. Includes nuts and bolts strategies for beginning and developing choral programs, scheduling of various choral offerings, and information on where to find appropriate resources for teaching and learning in choral music.

Ways to Register

Register Online
Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
Fax a registration form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a registration form to:

The Listening-Creating Child

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:18:28 +0000

Dates: Friday July 20, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center 2133
Cost: $89
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Participants will learn age appropriate teaching and learning strategies for engaging children in listening to music - many with links to creative explorations in music and composing. Topics include hands on learning in traditional and non-traditional ways to compose and notate music with children, how to embed improvising and composing into lesson content, classroom activities in support of children's development of musical skills and understanding, and creative thinking in music. This workshop includes introduction to some software programs appropriate for elementary age children and upper elementary/middle school and high school.

Ways to Register

Register Online
Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
Fax a registration form to (715) 394-8381
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Disciplinary, Integrated and Interdisciplinary Lesson Planning, Curriculum Building and Standards Based Instruction Assessment

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:15:13 +0000

Dates: July 19, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center 2133
Cost: $89
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Educators and pre-service educators will study the similarities and differences between disciplinary, integrated and interdisciplinary models of instruction, lesson planning and curriculum through hands on participation in music education and elementary education models through viewings of recorded classroom experiences. Includes introduction to library and electronic resources.

Ways to Register

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Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
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Ukuleles, Guitars, Recorders and Percussion Instruments: Learn to Play, Teach and Incorporate

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:11:42 +0000

Dates: July 18, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center 2133
Cost: $89
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Participants will receive beginning instruction in playing soprano and baritone ukuleles, guitar and autoharp as applied to harmonizing children's songs and folksongs with practical applications to classroom and recreational uses. Includes learning how to read music and frets for these instruments and how to harmonize folk and children's music.

The basics of Orff instrumentation, arranging and ensemble playing including ways to integrate Orff instrument playing/singing into elementary classroom activities will be covered. In addition, uses of percussion instruments for building rhythmic skills, composing, and integration activities in general and elementary education classrooms will be discussed. Comprehensive, sequentially designed music education through soprano recorder playing and introduction to alto recorder and recorder consort will be explored.

Ways to Register

Register Online
Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
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Mail a registration form to:

The Singing-Moving Child

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:07:46 +0000

Dates: July 16 - 17, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center 2133
Cost: $179
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Learn developmentally appropriate ways and aids for nurturing and preserving the young singing voice and children's ability to sing in harmony. Includes approaches to group, solo, choral and musical theatre singing with children and youths; development of children's understanding and skill in rhythm and movement; teaching and learning strategies for teaching musical theatre and choreography for songs, and daily on site observation/participation with musical theatre lab group age 1st grade - 4th grade. (Lab group = 1.5 hours of each day of the workshop).

Ways to Register

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Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
Fax a registration form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a registration form to:

Introduction to Music

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:58:06 +0000

Dates: July 9 - 13, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center 2133
Cost: $369
Instructor: Lois Guderian

Workshop Details

Experience an Interrelated and Multi-age Approach to Developing Musical Skills and Understanding in Music!

Sequentially designed, multiage approach to music reading and writing skills via soprano recorder ensemble playing, singing, improvising and composing. Includes instruction in beginning piano with theory basics for harmonizing folk and children's songs development of informed listening skills. Course studies support state and national standards for music education. Whether you are an older beginner or a seasoned educator, participants will appreciate and enjoy this hands on 5-day workshop and "go at your own pace" interrelated approach to developing musical skills and understanding.

Each day includes interrelated teaching and learning in the above listed areas of music education. Especially good for educators or community directors who are interested in working with youths and adults in community settings, group teaching inside and outside of the elementary or high school general music classroom, and church music education.

Ways to Register

Register Online
Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
Fax a registration form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a registration form to:

American Sign Language Noncredit Workshop

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:53:31 +0000

The Center for Continuing Education is offering a six session noncredit American Sign Language workshop in June. This six session workshop is intended to teach basic skills of American Sign Language and provide an overview of deaf culture. Students will learn how to start up a conversation with deaf individuals including how to greet, introduce themselves, and ask others who they are and where they are from.

Dates: June 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, & 21
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: UW-Superior Campus - Swenson Hall 1057
Cost: Early Bird Rate (by June 5) $75/person; Regular Rate (after June 5) $85/person
Instructor: Julie Guddeck

View more info at http://www.uwsuper.edu/cee/community/ednoncredit/news/american-sign-language_article1408731.

American Sign Language

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:01:32 +0000

Workshop Details

This six session workshop is intended to teach basic skills of American Sign Language and provide an overview of deaf culture. Students will learn how to start up a conversation with deaf individuals including how to greet, introduce themselves, and ask others who they are and where they are from.

In addition students will learn how to describe objects and each other, numbers 1-30, as well as the American Sign Language alphabet. Components of deaf culture, as well as the basic history of the creation of American Sign Language, will also be included in the workshop sessions.

This workshop is highly relevant for teachers of all levels, early childhood educators, parents and relatives of deaf children, and anyone else who wants to learn basic sign language skills.

About the Instructor

Julie Guddeck is a Special Education teacher for ISD #709 in Duluth, MN. She works with students ages birth to 21 years old who are either deaf or hard of hearing. She has been a teacher for the past 13 years and has taught American Sign Language for the past 6 years, both at the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Julie holds a B.A. in Elementary Education from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. and an M.A. in The Education of the Deaf from San Diego State University.

Ways to Register

Register Online
Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8032
In person at Old Main 102
Fax a registration form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a registration form to:

Inclusive Strategies for Diverse Learners

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:27:59 +0000

Date: Saturday April 28, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Registration at 8:30 AM)
Lunch on own 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Location: Swenson Hall 2009
Instructor: Becky Gamache

This workshop can be taken noncredit or for academic credit.

Credit Information: ECED 481, Section 925, Course #3227

CEUs (noncredit registrations): .5 (5 Contact Hours)
Credits (credit registrations): 1 (undergraduate)

Noncredit Registration Fees:

Credit Registration Fees:

Overview

Each child is unique, with diverse life experiences and needs. But how does a teacher provide the best curriculum and learning environment so each child is able to grow and develop? This seminar will provide you with a wide range of techniques for modifying and managing your classroom or program to support all childrens' learning.

After attending this seminar you will be able to:

Incorporate easy modifications that do not stray far from original plans but meet the needs of all ability levels
Explore teaching methods to foster inclusion and celebrate diversity in the classroom
Critically examine environment to identify causes of challenging behaviors
Learn how to set up environment and plan curriculum that meets the needs of boys
Guide children's play interactions with their peers
Identify learning styles of children and incorporate activities that emphasizes individual strengths
Create a variety of tools to take with you and use right away

This seminar is appropriate for:

Head Start Teachers
4K Teachers
Childcare Providers
K-2nd Grade Teachers
Anyone who works with children ages 3-8

How to Register

Noncredit:

Register Online
Call (715) 394-8469
In person at Old Main 102
Fax a Registration Form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a Registration Form to:

Credit:

Download and fill out a credit registration form (for tuition costs)
Download and fill out a workshop registration form (for the $15 workshop fee)
Send both forms with two separate payments to:

About the Instructor

Becky Gamache - Becky Gamache has over 15 years experience in early childhood education. She received her MA degree in early childhood education from Concordia University. Becky has taught parent education; infant, toddler and preschool classes; and undergraduate students in AA and BA early education programs. For the past 11 years she has been the regular education teacher in a "team-taught" inclusive classroom.

2012 Mediation Catalogs Available!

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:39:35 +0000

The new summer 2012 Mediation/Conflict Resolution Certificate Program catalog is now available. Pick your copy up at the Center for Continuing Education office in Old Main 102.

This year we have streamlined the certificate program, which now consists of five foundational courses that can be completed within one summer.

Visit the Mediation/Conflict Resolution webpage for more information.

Download the 2012 Mediation/Conflict Resolution Brochure.

Mediation Practicum

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:56:38 +0000

MEDI 488
Dates: July 30, 31, August 2, 6, 7, & 9
Time: 5:00-9:30 PM
Noncredit Price: $399
Instructor: Maria Stalzer Wyant Cuzzo, Justin Terch

This course provides a final experience for those enrolled in the mediation/conflict resolution certificate program and/or the individualized minors using this course in applying the theory. Using video tape, immediate assessment, and multiple role plays and scenarios students will have a final opportunity to practice skills with academic and professional evaluation. Prerequisite: completion of all other required mediation/conflict resolution certificate program classes.

How to Register:

Register Online
Call (715) 394-8469
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Family Law Facilitative Mediation

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:53:25 +0000

MEDI 471
Date: July 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, & 26
Time: 5:00-9:30 PM
Noncredit Price: $599
Instructor: Maria Stalzer Wyant Cuzzo, Justin Terch

This course explores the theory, skills and practice of meditation and third-party facilitation in family law dispute resolution (divorce, child custody, etc). This course is ideal for people working in the fields of social services, social work and psychology, as well as others who regularly deal with family law matters. Fulfills Rule 114 and Chapter 767 requirements when combined with LSTU 472.

How to Register:

Register Online
Call (715) 394-8469
In Person at Old Main 102
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