Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Professional development opportunity in Toronto

We invite you to come to beautiful Toronto, Ontario in August, 2009! Enjoy our lovely summer weather in a vibrant city with excellent professional development opportunities. Havergal College is an internationally respected JK - 12 girls school, founded
in 1894. Come for the seminar and stay through the weekend! www.havergal.on.ca One example of a summer seminar is:

Understanding by Design Summer Institute
Monday, August 10 - Thursday, August 13 2009
With Jay McTighe and Seonaid Davis
At Havergal College 1451 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON
Contact Audrey Lake (alake@havergal.on.ca) 416.483.3843 ex 6704 to register

Dr. Susan R. Groesbeck
Principal
Havergal College
1451 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON
M5N 2H9
416-483-3519
sgroesbeck@havergal.on.ca
www.havergal.on.ca

Havergal College | Toronto, Ontario | Monday, August 10 – Thursday, August 13, 2009
PRESENTERS
Jay McTighe. An experienced educator and noted author, Jay McTighe provides
consulting services to schools, districts, regional service agencies and state
departments of education. Seonaid Davis. An experienced presenter on
Understanding by Design, Seonaid Davis is a consultant with Grant Wiggins'
Authentic Education and is a regular contributor to his online journal "Big Ideas."
During the work shop , participant s wil :
• Work individually or in a team to design or refine an Understanding by Design
unit and course syllabus;
• Align units and courses with standards and learn how to unpack the standards;
• Draft overarching Essential Questions and Understandings to connect units;
• Engage in peer review and revision of unit, course, and program designs.
REGISTRATION
To register, contact Audrey Lake
at alake@havergal.on.ca or call
416.483.3843, ext. 6704. Cost is
$700 per person, $650 per person
if registering a team of three or
more participants. Conference
tuition includes workshop materials,
breakfast, lunch and refreshments.
Wireless internet access is also
provided.
with JAY McTIGHE and SEONAID DAVIS
Join us at Toronto's Havergal College where acclaimed presenters Jay McTighe
and Seonaid Davis will provide an in-depth four-day workshop that focuses on
developing aligned curriculum using the Understanding by Design model.


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