EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., June 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ross Institute announced today that the Ross Teacher Academy summer professional development courses will focus on a wide range of fields including pedagogical best practices; grade- and domain-specific instructional strategies; and social, cultural and environmental concerns. Courses map to the Ross Learning System and will be taught by experienced Ross faculty and administrators. Participants will also benefit from Ross's extended network of mentors, scholars, and experts.
"The Ross model prepares practitioners with the critical vision, knowledge, and roadmap to help our children learn, adapt, and thrive in our dynamic world," said Jennifer Chidsey, chief education officer at Ross Institute.
Ross Teacher Academy courses begin August 4; costs include residential accommodations with access to nearby beaches and the historic town of East Hampton.
Four-Day Courses
- Early Childhood Education for the Global Era
- Educating Future Generations About Climate Change and Sustainability
- Global Education Toolkit: Making Real-Time Sense of Critical World Issues and Events
- Innovation Lab @Ross: Innovative, Integrated Science and Mathematics
- Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning
- Mindful Practices: Integrating Wellness Throughout the Curriculum
Two-Day Workshops
- Creating Core Values and an Empathetic School Culture
- Developing Critical and Creative Thinking Through Media Studies
- Documenting Student Learning
- Early Childhood Education for the Global Era
- Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning
- Global Education Toolkit: Field Academy
- Global Education Toolkit: Senior Project
- Teaching Through Multiple Intelligences
- Teaching with Art and Artifact
For more information and to enroll, visit www.ross.org/teacheracademy. Custom-designed courses are also available; please call or email us with requests at 631-907-5300 or [email protected].
ROSS INSTITUTE Established in 1996 by Courtney Sale Ross, Ross Institute is a not-for-profit education organization with offices in New York and Stockholm. The Ross Institute operates Ross School, which serves as a lab school for the Ross Model, and offers educators worldwide professional development and consulting based on the Ross Model. Ross Institute mentors other schools interested in adopting the Ross Model and promotes understanding of the implications of globalization for precollegiate education.
For more information, visit www.rossinstitute.org
CONTACT:
Kristen Hyland
Ross School Public Relations
631-907-5361
[email protected]
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