OFF-SITE SUMMER INSTITUTE LOCATION
Beginning and ending in Montreal with travel to Quebec City, this Institute brings participants first-hand experience with sites and artifacts from the evolving French colonization of North America. At one point, Quebec City was at the center of New France - an empire that extended from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Great Lakes, and from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.
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INSTRUCTOR:
Betsy Arntzen, Canadian Studies Education Outreach Coordinator based in the Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine, which is located in Orono at the crossroads of Eastern Canada and New England.
Ms. Arntzen directs the Office of Canadian Studies Outreach, and is adjunct faculty at UMaine and Plymouth State University. She is K-8 certified, and has 25 years experience training educators and providing professional development programming. She has lived, worked, and traveled in eight of Canada’s thirteen provinces and territories.
TO REGISTER:
Print out form and fill out. Send form with Course Fee to Plymouth State University. The address is on the form. Plymouth State University Registration Form click here
Course Syllabus
DESCRIPTION
In 2008, the spotlight will shine on Quebec City, the cradle of French civilization in the New World, as a year of celebratory events commemorates the 1608 founding of what is now the provincial capital. The spotlight will also shine on individuals central to its origin 400 years ago – notably, French cartographer and Quebec’s first governor, Samuel de Champlain. This Institute examines Champlain’s two worlds.
Participants will leave the Institute with a broader and deeper understanding of Canadian history and culture, from having focused on Champlain, French presence in North America, and First Nations, as well as with concepts, themes, and materials for teaching.
The participants will have the opportunity to evaluate relevant teaching materials and to apply selected course content in an applied project. Participation will include work on a curriculum unit which meets the frameworks of the state where the participant teaches and the requirements of the participant's local school district.
READINGS
Prior to the beginning of the Institute, participants enrolled in this course will be mailed a course packet of articles and background reading. Readings will cover geography of Canada and specifically Quebec, ethnic, religious, and language groups of modern Canada and specifically Quebec, characteristics of several First Nations cultures, and Quebec history and government.
COURSE CALENDAR
The Institute will begin July 6 and end July 11, running from 8:00-6:00 each day. Projects are due between July12 and August 15 th. Extensions may be arranged.
ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments will include reading the course packet material, reviewing teaching materials, and two culminating projects: a written reflection piece, and a finished curriculum unit. Both may be submitted electronically.
Reflection : This will be a several-page written reflection (no more than 5 pages) covering your background knowledge prior to the Institute, what you learned by reading the articles, what you learned in the Institute, and how you will apply what you learned. Budget half or more of the reflection for your thoughts about applying what you learned to your teaching.
Curriculum Unit : This will be a completed curriculum unit which reflects your learning from the Institute readings and Institute content, which reflects relevance to your state's frameworks and to your specific school district or school requirements, and which will include assessment of student learning.
GRADING
To successfully complete this course and earn 2 graduate credits, participants will attend the entire Institute, participate in all Institute activities, complete all assignments, and will submit a written reflection and a usable, relevant unit for teaching Canadian studies.
Participation throughout Institute 15%
Completing reading 15%
Written Reflection 10%
Curriculum unit 60%
COURSE POLICIES
Attendance, Preparation, and Participation: Arriving promptly for the day's activities, being prepared, and participating are important because of the tightly packed schedule.
Deadlines : The two projects are to be completed and submitted prior to August 15 th; the term ends at the end of August. You may apply for an extension prior to August 15 th with permission from instructor.
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