Courses available this summer for educators and administrators are conveniently listed in this brochure.
We have listed a sampling of courses you can take to fulfill undergraduate and graduate degree requirements in Elementary and Secondary Teacher Certification, Curriculum and Instruction, Literacy, Bilingual Education, and Counseling Programs. Also listed are many other courses relevant to educators. Courses are available in alternative timeframes, through workshop formats, at various sites, and through distance delivery methods.
A selection of courses available via computer-based multimedia are offered for professional education, undergraduate, or graduate credit in conjunction with an educational vendor, Virtual Education Software, Inc. (VESi). These interactive, multimedia courses for teachers are affordable, relevant, up-to-date and portable.
Please check with the proper certifying agency prior to registration. Classes are offered during the first and second five-week sessions of summer semester.
Class titles and descriptions can be found at www.boisestate.edu/distance/cbmm/
The Departments of Literacy and Bilingual/ESL Education and the Division of Extended Studies are pleased to offer three weekend masters programs.
These degrees are obtainable in two years and can be started in any semester or in summer.
Prospective students may contact:
The Boise State University Writing Project is part of the National Writing Project network, now in its 36th year.
The National Writing Project, known as the NWP, has been widely recognized as the most successful grassroots movement for school and instructional change in the history of American education. The network consists of over 250 international sites and includes an international corps of exemplary teachers and teacher leaders. These teachers are active in their own schools and at the regional and national levels in providing in-servicing, policy advice, teacher-consulting, teacher research and various other services to their profession.
BSWP 2010 Summer Invitation Institute
June 14-July 9 (ENGL 597-1100)
Grammar: Theory and Practice
June 14-July 11 (ENGL 567-1100)
Writing for Social Change
June 21-25 (ENGL 594-1100)
Inquiry Institute
June 28-July 2 (ENGL 594-1101) Meets at College of Southern Idaho
For more information contact Jeff Wilhelm at jwilhelm@boisestate.edu.
You may also visit the Boise State Writing Project web site.
Edufest is held on the campus of Boise State University and features a week of keynotes, continuing sessions and special topic strands by internationally and nationally recognized experts in gifted and talented education.
Cost: $240 for 3 graduate Professional Education credits. $855 for 3 graduate workshop credits.
Fees: Conference fees for Edufest 2010 have not been set yet.
Registration: Participants may register at the Conference site in the Student Union Building, Sunday, July 25, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday through Wednesday, July 26-28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please visit the Edufest website at www.edufest.org/ for information and additional details.