“A completely wonderful professional and personal experience. I learned so much in such a short amount of time.”
“THANK YOU! I feel sane again! I have been through the most intelligent, engaging training in my 30 year long career as a teacher. I feel confident, armed to go out and do battle for our kids’ creative endeavors.”
“So, so, so grateful I did it. For years I’ve been hesitant to do it since I love my summers off – but I learned that this is the best treat I could give myself.”
“Thank you so much for this experience. As a novice teacher with only 5 years of experience, I soaked up all the insight that I got from more veteran teachers. This process also made me see myself more as a teacher leader, a description I never gave myself before.”
“I think the most important thing I gained from the summer institute is to impart the love of writing to and with my students. I had fallen into the formulaic writing practices in the last few years and I have been unhappy with how I have been teaching writing. I plan on using so many of the strategies I learned in summer institute in teaching writing starting the first day of school. The institute has renewed my enthusiasm for teaching writing and I can't wait to get started.”
“Professionally, I have never considered presenting my teaching methods to others. I never considered myself experienced enough to share what I do in my classroom with other teachers. Now I realize the power that lies in the teacher inquiry presentations.”
“THANK YOU! I feel sane again! I have been through the most intelligent, engaging training in my 30 year long career as a teacher. I feel confident, armed to go out and do battle for our kids’ creative endeavors.”
“So, so, so grateful I did it. For years I’ve been hesitant to do it since I love my summers off – but I learned that this is the best treat I could give myself.”
“Thank you so much for this experience. As a novice teacher with only 5 years of experience, I soaked up all the insight that I got from more veteran teachers. This process also made me see myself more as a teacher leader, a description I never gave myself before.”
“I think the most important thing I gained from the summer institute is to impart the love of writing to and with my students. I had fallen into the formulaic writing practices in the last few years and I have been unhappy with how I have been teaching writing. I plan on using so many of the strategies I learned in summer institute in teaching writing starting the first day of school. The institute has renewed my enthusiasm for teaching writing and I can't wait to get started.”
“Professionally, I have never considered presenting my teaching methods to others. I never considered myself experienced enough to share what I do in my classroom with other teachers. Now I realize the power that lies in the teacher inquiry presentations.”
“Being part of a group of dedicated professionals is what means the most to me. We remind each other why we entered this profession and we keep each other focused on what's best for our students.”
“I regained a sense of professionalism I sometimes feel is missing in my classroom teacher experiences. I also developed a sense of community with other professionals that I can use as a resource and/or advocates. K-teachers and College-level instructors have more methods and techniques in common than different. It was exciting to explore all the different levels of teaching and subject areas and see the commonalities and be inspired by one another. “
“I regained a sense of professionalism I sometimes feel is missing in my classroom teacher experiences. I also developed a sense of community with other professionals that I can use as a resource and/or advocates. K-teachers and College-level instructors have more methods and techniques in common than different. It was exciting to explore all the different levels of teaching and subject areas and see the commonalities and be inspired by one another. “
