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SPED Workshops
The Nuts and Bolts for Writing an Effective SPED Masters Project
The workshop facilitator, Sheryl Grassie, will lead you through effective writing tips that will enhance your research and develop your ideas more fully.
Thursday, October 8 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 324
Thursday, October 29 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 324
Thursday, November 19 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 324
Thursday, December 10 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 324
Please contact Susan at melv9319@stthomas.edu to register for the workshop session.
APA Works presented by Rosemary Rocco, Editor
This workshop will guide you through the basics of APA structure, format, and arcana made easy! Come, meet, and work with our editor and APA specialist/nerd.
The following sessions are for Doctoral Students Only:
Monday, November 9 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 330Wednesday, December 2 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 330
Wednesday, January 27** 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 330
Wednesday, February 10 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 330
Wednesday, April 7 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 330
** This is an advanced session designed for participants who have over 60% of their dissertation completed. We will focus on heading levels, table and figure labeling and placement, etc.
The following sessions are for Masters Students Only:
Wednesday, October 7 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. MOH 330
Monday, October 19 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. MOH 330
Wednesday, March 10 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 330
Wednesday, May 5 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 330
IRB Workshops presented by Dr. Eleni Roulis
Dr. Roulis will present IRB workshops during the Fall 2009 semester.
The IRB workshop will provide instruction and direction for graduate students to fill out and clearly describe their research study/project. Students will be given templates of what an effective IRB is considered by the board. Please bring your IRB and/or all questions you want answered that will help you receive approved status by the IRB.
Wednesday, October 14 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MSL 448
Wednesday, November 18 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. TBD
Wednesday, December 9 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. TBD
Wednesday, January 13 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. TBD
Dissertation Clinics presented by Dr. Matt Maruggi
Matthew Maruggi graduated with an EdD in Critical Pedagogy in 2008. He is currently an assistant professor of religion at Augsburg College. His research interests include the spiritual and social conscience development of college students and the intersection of service-learning and religion.
Dr. Maruggi's clinic will be based upon the needs of the group so please bring work that you would like to discuss. Topics may include: writing a literature review, choosing a research design, conducting interviews and focus groups, and coding data.
Monday, November 2 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 111
Working with RefWorks presented by Ryan Carter, Librarian
Ryan Carter is a business reference librarian at the Keffer Library on the Minneapolis campus. He has been with the University of St. Thomas since September 2008. Prior to joining the University he was a research librarian at Ernst & Young, LLC in Washington, DC and Cargill, Inc., in Wayzata. He is a graduate of the Rutgers University and the University of Minnesota.
This hands-on session will get students working with the RefWorks Citation Management Tool available through the UST Libraries website. Participants will learn to use RefWorks to make bibliographies in different formats, including APA, to import citations into RefWorks from library databases and the web, and to save full-text articles within their RefWorks accounts.
Monday, October 5 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. MOH 111
Wednesday, November 4 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 111
Working with RefWorks presented by Andrea Koeppe, Librarian
Andrea Koeppe is a business reference librarian at the Keffer Library on the Minneapolis campus. She has been with the University of St. Thomas since June 1998. Prior to joining the University she worked in the libraries at Metropolitan State University and 3M. she received her MLS from Dominican University in River Falls, IL and her BA from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
This hands-on session will get students working with the RefWorks Citation Management Tool available through the UST Libraries website. Participants will learn to use RefWorks to make bibliographies in different formats, including APA, to import citations into RefWorks from library databases and the web, and to save full-text articles within their RefWorks accounts.
Thursday, November 19 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 111
Working with RefWorks presented by Merrie Davidson, Librarian
Merrie Davidson is a social sciences librarian at the Keffer Library. She has worked for the past 10 years as a reference librarian at several different colleges and universities: Wofford College in South Carolina, Lees-McRae in North Carolina and at the University of Florida. Her academic background is in psychology, linguistics, and cognitive development.
This hands-on session will get students working with the RefWorks Citation Management Tool available through the UST Libraries website. Participants will learn to use RefWorks to make bibliographies in different formats, including APA, to import citations into RefWorks from library databases and the web, and to save full-text articles within their RefWorks accounts.
Tuesday, October 20 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 111
Overview of Writing Skills presented by Susan McGuigan, UST School of Law
Susan McGuigan has her B.A. in theater from the College of St. Benedict and her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. She has been teaching legal writing for more than fifteen years at four different law schools around the country. McGuigan has now been teaching at UST Law School for four years, focusing on teaching legal analysis, research, writing, and oral advocacy. Her favorite aspect of teaching is helping students find simple writing techniques to make their writing more clear and concise.
Learn techniques to make your writing much easier for the reader to understand. We will work on reducing unnecessary and unclear language and using signposts to guide your reader from paragraph to paragraph.
Overview of Writing Skills Session
Tuesday, October 27 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 343
Improving Coherence and Cohesion in Your Writing Session (Focuses on using thesis paragraphs, topic sentences, and transitions)
Tuesday, November 17 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 343
Making Your Writing More Clear and Concise Session
(Focuses on reducing nominalizations, passive voice, compound prepositions, etc.)
Tuesday, December 8 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. MOH 343
Workshop space is limited. Please register early by contacting Susan Melvin at melv9319@stthomas.edu.
professional development series: tips, tactics and strategies
Upcoming Courses for License Renewal - Spring 2010
Tuition: $35.00 per session
Please bring a check payable to the University of St. Thomas to your workshop.
Secondary Reading Workshop: How Teaching Strategically Increases Student Engagement and Achievement
Stephanie Brondani, M.A., Teacher/Reading Specialist
Minnetonka Schools
In this workshop, you will learn how to design reading instruction that helps your students develop into effective, strategic readers of informational text. Instructional activities will be highlighted at each stage of the reading process - before, during and after reading - that empower students with the strategies they need to successfully read and comprehend. Simple and effective partner and group reading activities will also be introduced.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. TBA
Anxiety and the Learner
Polly Patrick, Adjunct Faculty/Staff Development Specialist
University of St. Thomas & Minnetonka Schools
Making Nonfiction Come Alive: Strategies to Increase Comprehension and Improve Writing in the Content Areas
Dr. Emma Duren, Assistant ProfessorMetro State University & Roseville Public Schools Elementary teachers serving students K-6 will be introduced to high quality nonfiction texts (read alouds, text books, trade books, periodicals, and primary source documents), practice and examine useful and practical strategies and activities to promote comprehension. Participants will also engage in hands-on activities that focus on writing strategies that will enhance students’ success with nonfiction text. Creative projects and bookmarking will provide participants with ideas on how to showcase student’s learning of nonfiction.
Polly Patrick, Adjunct/Faculty/Staff Development Specialist
University of St. Thomas & Minnetonka Schools
Teachers will explore ways to positively intervene early to help students have a better chance to succeed. There will be informal and formal interventions discussed and then applied to today’s classroom and specific reading strategies which will help in all academic areas. Participants will leave with strategies that can be used in their classrooms the following day! This workshop will fulfill the intervention licensure requirement.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. TBA
Using HeartMath to become a Resilient Educator
Daisy Pellant, M.A., Adjunct/FacultyInver Hills Community College & St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Teachers, counselors, and administrators will be introduced to specific, easily-implemented tools that will boost performance, improve relationships, and strengthen resiliency.
Acclaimed by educators for its practicality and solid foundation in neuroscience, HeartMath's scientifically-validated techniques are easy to learn and help rekindle educators' motivation and energy. From the Institute of HeartMath's fifteen years of scientific research and successful interventions with corporations, hospitals, government agencies, and schools, this training engages educators through its timely, research-based approach.
Web 2.0: What is the Buzz About and How Does it Apply to
the Classroom?Mike Mendez, Adjunct Faculty/Director Century College
Center for Educational Technology
Class size is restricted to 8 participants per session.
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or contact Susan Melvin at (651) 962 - 4460 or melv9319@stthomas.edu
Writing consultation and APA Guidelines for International Students
Note: Please bring in the rubric or guidelines for the assignment you are working on.
Mark Vaughan
vaug6764@stthomas.edu
Opus Hall Room 330
Hours are Tue., Wed., & Thu. from 12:30p - 4:30p & Mon. & Fri. from 9a - 12p
Sharon Bertrand
swbertrand@stthomas.edu
Opus Hall Room 330
Hours are Tue., Wed., & Thu. from 4p - 7p
Katie Mollen
moll1214@stthomas.edu
Opus Hall Room 330
Hours are Mon. from 11a - 7p, Tue. from 9a - 4p, and Wed. & Thu. from 9a - 4p
