Professional Institute for Educators Spring Courses
Advance your creativity and your career through the Professional Institute for Educators at UArts. The program offers creative educational courses to serve the professional development and PA Act 48 needs of K–12 teachers. Classes are offered in the areas of Arts, Inclusion, Literacy, Educational Technology and Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources.
Integrating Media Literacy into Today’s K-12 Classroom
Acquire the resources necessary to help students hone their critical thinking skills in a functional context so that they are able to recognize various marketing approaches, identify propaganda, understand stereotypes, critically evaluate media conveyed messages and use the media as a tool for life-long learning. Starts April 6.
Technology for Differentiated Instruction
Learn how to identify and optimize educational technology tools, resources and applications that best match unique student populations. Starts March 8.
Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
Learn how to utilize your computer as a learning tool, a personal productivity tool, a presentation tool and to explore a whole world of information. Starts Feb. 25.
Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Structures, Introductory
Gain an introduction to a variety of contemporary book structures to which writing and imagery can be added including accordion variations, sewn books, flexagons and pop-ups. Starts Feb. 27.
Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Structures, Advanced
Continue the exploration of a variety of contemporary book structures including accordian variations, sewn books, flexagons and pop-ups. Starts Feb. 27.
Special Topics-Incorporating Growth Mindset Principles Into the Classroom
Growth Mindset, a concept originated by Carol Dweck, encourages students to: embrace challenge, surround yourself with others who will challenge you to grow and get out of the comfort zone. Learn concrete strategies to help students seek out solutions, use feedback as an opportunity for growth and build confidence for discovery. Starts March 8.
Leadership in Educational Technology
Gain the ability to design and deliver technology direction and optimize digital learning environments both within the classroom and across your school or District. Registration for this class is closed.
Blended & Flipped Learning: What is it all about?
Experiment with flipped classroom practices using free classroom resources and learn how to flip learning in any environment, even with limited online access and/or limited devices. Registration for this class is closed.
Understanding How to Teach Diverse Populations
Enhance your instructional skills and expand strategies essential to working with racial diversity, gender and sexual diversity, religious diversity, and diverse learning needs and styles. Registration for this class is closed.
Visual & Digital Literacy in the Secondary Classroom
Dive into current research around digital texts, tools and technologies to inform strategies and build challenging and engaging visual and digital learning opportunities for your students. Registration for this class is closed.
STEAM for Integrated Learning
Explore STEAM integration models and test lessons and tools to facilitate a STEAM-inspired curriculum relevant to your own classroom and teaching style. Registration for this class is closed.
Digital Communication in the Classroom
Explore the opportunities that digital communication can present in the classroom setting, and how digital communication strategies can effectively support and enhance the curriculum. Registration for this class is closed.
Questions?
Request more infoContact Professional Institute for Educators
& MEd Programs
pie@uarts.edu
School of Critical & Professional Studies
with the Center for Engagement
211 S. Broad St, Terra Hall 905
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 717 - 6006