Education-Noncredit News and Events

Learn to Assist and Counsel Couples with this One Day Training

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:26:26 +0000

The Center for Continuing Education is offering a one day training designed to equip professional counselors, clergy, mentors and marriage educators in the use of the PREPARE/ENRICH couple assessment inventory.

Find more information on the event posting.

Seminar Details

The Ties that Bind
Date: Friday July 19, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (lunch on own)
Location: UW-Superior Swenson Hall 2034
Fee: $199 (includes $70 materials fee and refreshments)
Registration Deadline: Friday July 5, 2013

K-12 Online Teaching: Best Practices

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:17:20 +0000

Dates: June 24 - August 9, 2013
Format: Online
Instructor: Dr. Mary Churchill
Noncredit Cost: $450
Registration Deadline: June 17, 2013

Credit Option: Earn two graduate credits at a special, reduced tuition rate when you register and pay for the workshop. The cost for two graduate credits is $250 in addition to the $450 workshop fee. Payment for workshop and credit tuition is required prior to June 24, 2013.

Seminar Details

Interested in teaching online but not quite sure what comprises a good online course? Want to incorporate some best practices of online learning into your face-to-face classes or even take a step further and teach a fully online course?

K-12 Online Teaching: Best Practices, a fully online six-week workshop provided by the UW-Superior Educational Leadership Department and the Center for Continuing Education is a great place to start!

Designed to fulfill the professional development requirement of Wisconsin State Statute 118.19(13) and based upon the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching (iNACOL, 2011), this course will assist any teacher interested in understanding the benefits and challenges of providing online learning to K-12 students in a virtual or blended environment.

The course will be facilitated by Teacher Education Assistant Professor, Dr. Mary Churchill, an experienced online instructor and 25-year veteran of the Duluth Public Schools. All teachers who successfully complete the workshop requirements will be provided with documentation that they have met the 30 hour requirement required of K-12 online teachers in Wisconsin.

How to Register

Contact Brenda Dalpiaz at (715) 394-8023 to register. Please note if you would like to enroll on a noncredit basis or seeking graduate credit.

Biology, Ecology, and Identification of Dragonflies and Damselflies

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:49:22 +0000

Date: July 19 & 20, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: TBA
Instructor: Robert DuBois
Cost: $139

Learn basic elements of the biology, ecology, and life history of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of the Upper Midwest and a primer on their identification at a level of literary and ecological complexity appropriate for undergraduate education.

Ways to Register

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Teaching and Learning in Youth Choirs

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:55:27 +0000

Date: Friday July 19, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine Arts Center 1215
Instructor: Dr. Lois Guderian
Cost: $89

Includes choral music education methods for teaching upper elementary and youth choirs inclusive of how to organize and plan school, church and community youth choirs; recruitment, voice placement procedures, how to plan rehearsals and programs, and assessment. Participants will also engage in choral music reading sessions of music appropriate for children and youth choirs. Includes instruction in the basics of Orff Instrumentation and Ensemble Playing including ways to integrate Orff instrument playing/singing and arranging and introduction to Noteflight software. Packet will be provided on the day of the workshop.

Ways to Register

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The Singing-Moving Child

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:52:54 +0000

Date: Thursday July 18, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine Arts Center 1215
Instructor: Dr. Lois Guderian
Cost: $89

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 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. Packet will be provided on the day of the workshop.

Ways to Register

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The Listening-Creating Child

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:49:17 +0000

Date: Wednesday July 17, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine Arts Center 1215
Instructor: Dr. Lois Guderian
Cost: $89

The Listening-Creating Child: Embedding Music Composition Assignments into the General Music Curriculum - Includes Introduction to Notation and Looping Computer Programs

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 and ways to assess children's listening skills. Includes hands on learning in traditional and non-traditional ways to compose and notate music with children and how to embed improvising and composing assignments and experiences into the curriculum in a way that reinforces curriculum content and the development of children's musical skills. This workshop includes an introduction to some software programs appropriate for elementary age children and upper elementary/middle school and high school age children. Listening-composing activities include chant to Hip Hop. Packet will be provided on the day of the workshop.

Ways to Register

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Disciplinary, Integrated and Interdisciplinary Lesson Planning

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:44:20 +0000

Date: Tuesday July 16, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine Arts Center 1215
Instructor: Dr. Lois Guderian
Cost: $89

Disciplinary, Integrated and Interdisciplinary Lesson Planning, Curriculum Building, Assessment, Standards Based Instruction

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 lesson plan models; through viewings of recorded classroom teaching and learning segments; through study of lesson plans, curriculum models and library and electronic resources; through group brainstorming and creation of lessons; and through paired and individual lesson plan design under professor scaffolding. Includes assessment measures, examples of and group design of rubrics, and principles of differentiated teaching and learning as applied to music education. Packet will be provided on the day of the workshop.

Ways to Register

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Mental Health in the Classroom

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:32:47 +0000

Date: Saturday June 22, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: TBA
Instructor: Dr. Jim Geidner
Cost: Early Bird (before June 14) $50, Regular Rate (after June 14) $60

Emerging research on the nature of emotional development in young children challenges traditional approaches to behavioral intervention in the pre K- 3rd grad classroom. Behavior management has given way to emotional regulation as the primary way to approach developmental differences.

This seminar will explore what research in early childhood mental health suggests about emotional development and how best to intervene when emotions are expressed in a manner that do not help the child achieve their goals.

Also discussed are why popular programs, such as PBIS, look good on paper but fail young children. Strategies for moving away from a discipline based model towards a relationship based model of behavioral interventions will be highlighted.

Ways to Register

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Instrument Teaching and Playing in General Music

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:32:47 +0000

Date: Monday July 15, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: UW-Superior Holden Fine Arts Center 1215
Instructor: Dr. Lois Guderian
Cost: $89

Learn to Play, Teach, and Incorporate Soprano and Alto Recorder, Soprano and Baritone Ukulele, Guitar, and Autoharp

Experience an interrelated, sequentially designed, multi-age approach to music reading and writing skills via soprano recorder ensemble playing, singing, improvising and composing with incorporation of Smart Board technology. Also learn the basics of playing and teaching alto recorder and Native American flute. Afternoon Workshop: Participants will receive beginning instruction in classroom string instruments - soprano and baritone ukulele, guitar and autoharp inclusive of theory and accompanying basics for harmonizing folk and children's songs. Workshop packet includes songs and materials for participating and for future teaching in classrooms. Packet will be provided on the day of the workshop.

Ways to Register

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In Person at Old Main 102
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The Ties that Bind

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:22:19 +0000

Date: Friday July 19, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (lunch on own)
Location: UW-Superior Swenson Hall 2034
Fee: $199 (includes $70 materials fee and refreshments)
Registration Deadline: Friday July 5, 2013

This one day training is designed to equip professional counselors, clergy, mentors and marriage educators in the use of the PREPARE/ENRICH couple assessment inventory.

Program Benefits

As an attendee, you will:

Be exposed to the principles and research behind the PREPARE/ENRICH couples assessment
Trained in how to administer, interpret and utilize the instrument within the context of your current practice or parish
Have the opportunity to view live demonstrations and interact with a veteran instructor as well as fellow professionals

About PREPARE/ENRICH

PREPARE/ENRICH is a couple's assessment tool, created by Dr. David Olsen, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota. An affordable and accessible tool completed by the couple on-line, it identifies the couple's strengths and growth areas and is one of the most widely used programs for premarital counseling and education and can also be used with couples who are seriously dating as well as those who have been in long-term committed relationships for years.

The PREPARE/ENRICH program helps couples:

Explore strength and growth areas
Strengthen communication skills
Identify and manage major stressors
Resolve conflict using the Ten Step Model
Develop a more balanced relationship
Explore family of origin issues
Discuss financial planning and budgeting
Establish personal, couple and family goals
Understand and appreciate personality differences

Your Instructor

Terencio Daunte McGlasson serves as Assistant Professor of Guidance and Counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He is a nationally certified, Licensed Professional Counselor who holds a Ph.D. in Counseling from Oregon State University and is also a former minister who earned a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

During Dr. McGlasson's nearly twenty years of clinical and ministerial experience, he has counseled hundreds of couples and understands both the complexity and the rewards of couple and marriage counseling. He has trained therapists, ministers and counseling students in the PREPARE/ENRICH system for over a decade.

Ways to Register

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Spring Noncredit Japanese Culture and Language Workshops

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:48:40 +0000

Continuing Education is offering Japanese Culture and Language noncredit workshops starting in February 2013. These workshops run for 10 weeks and meet one night per week. Whether you are looking to learn Japanese for the first time, want to refresh previously learned material, or want to continue to advance your knowledge of Japanese culture, there is a workshop for you!

Sessions offered starting in February:

Intro to Japanese Culture and Language 2

Intermediate Japanese Culture and Language

Click the above links to view details on each seminar or to register.

Mapping Conflict Management Styles

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:56:33 +0000

Date: Wednesday September 25, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (lunch on own)
Location: TBD
Instructors: Laraine & Paul Mickelson of ADR Services
Cost: $125/person (includes materials fee)
CEUs: .6 (6 contact hours)

People have conflict styles, and so do organizations. Gaining understanding of both the individual and organizational conflict styles is a critical and essential element in conflict management. This workshop offers two distinct skill opportunities. The first is to complete a personal conflict style inventory that allows supervisors to determine their conflict management style and how to use it with positive results. The second opportunity offers participants a chance to evaluate the organizations conflict culture to increase constructive resolutions to conflict.

This is the first workshop in a series of three for a certificate in Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements. It is not required to attend all three workshops, but a certificate is awarded when all three workshops are taken and completed.

Each of these workshops will provide participants who function in supervisory roles with the skills and knowledge to deal effectively with workplace conflict. Together, they provide a comprehensive basis for a platform of competencies in this crucial area.

Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements Certificate Details

Workshop 1: Mapping Conflict Management Styles
Workshop 2: Coaching Others to Resolve Conflicts
Workshop 3: Early Intervention and Resolution of Conflict

For More Information

For more information on the Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements Certificate or on any of the workshops, please contact Lisa Mattsson at lmattsso@uwsuper.edu or (715) 394-8013.

How to Register

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Early Intervention and Resolution of Conflict

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:53:26 +0000

Date: Wednesday November 13, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (lunch on own)
Location: TBD
Instructors: Laraine & Paul Mickelson of ADR Services
Cost: $110/person

Lower level conflicts can be nipped in the bud with this effective intervention tool. This workshop is a hands-on, skill based course that equips the learner with a tangible process to assist staff in conflict.

This is the final workshop in a series of three for a certificate in Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements. It is not required to attend all three workshops, but a certificate is awarded when all three workshops are taken and completed.

Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements Certificate Details

Workshop 1: Mapping Conflict Management Styles
Workshop 2: Coaching Others to Resolve Conflict
Workshop 3: Early Intervention and Resolution of Conflict

For More Information

For more information on the Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements Certificate or on any of the workshops, please contact Lisa Mattsson at lmattsso@uwsuper.edu or (715) 394-8013.

How to Register

Register Online
Call (715) 394-8469
Fax a Registration Form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a Registration Form to:

Coaching Others to Resolve Conflicts

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:51:00 +0000

Date: Wednesday October 16, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (lunch on own)
Location: TBD
Instructors: Laraine & Paul Mickelson of ADR Services
Cost: $110/person

If you could reduce the amount of time you spend dealing with staff conflict, how would you spend time? This workshop teaches you specific skill sets that allow you to assist your staff to become more confident and proficient in responding to their own conflicts. Learning the elements of coaching others in conflict is an essential competency in the supervisors conflict management toolbox.

This is the second workshop in a series of three for a certificate in Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements. It is not required to attend all three workshops, but a certificate is awarded when all three workshops are taken and completed.

Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements Certificate Details

Workshop 1: Mapping Conflict Management Styles
Workshop 2: Coaching Others to Resolve Conflicts
Workshop 3: Early Intervention and Resolution of Conflict

For More Information

For more information on the Conflict Resolution for Supervisors: Essential Elements Certificate or on any of the workshops, please contact Lisa Mattsson at lmattsso@uwsuper.edu or (715) 394-8013.

How to Register

Register Online
Call (715) 394-8469
Fax a Registration Form to (715) 394-8381
Mail a Registration Form to:

Leading with Your Assertive Voice

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:53:31 +0000

Date: Wednesday April 17, 2013
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: UW-Superior Yellowjacket Union 203
Instructor: Jody Janati
Fee: Early Bird (by April 3) $49, Regular Rate (after April 3) $59

About this Workshop

Most professionals are faced with difficult interactions where their integrity can be compromised. The purpose of this workshop is to explore how to effectively communicate, especially when functioning in the role of a group facilitator and leader. Leading with your assertive voice allows you to be clear and concise across diverse audiences while maintaining a professional tone.

You will learn how to balance your personal appeals and better understand how to structure a message that best suits your communication style. Step by step methods for dealing with intense conversations will also be discussed.

Workshop Learning Objectives:

Learn how to communicate in your most effective assertive tone
Understand how to best frame and outline a message for an intended audience
Apply professional responses that are free from excuses and other disconfirming messages
Define assertiveness and apply step by step techniques that are fair and balanced
Explore how to engage in conversation to defuse difficult interactions

Ways to Register

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About the Instructor

Dr. Jody Janati teaches in the Communication Studies Department at the University of Minnesota. She has an Ed.D. degree in Organizational Leadership and her primary interest area pertains to interpersonal conflict resolution strategies. As an author and independent consultant, she offers a variety of public and professional workshops on conflict reduction tactics and effective interpersonal communication skills.