Learn New Teaching Methods from Those Leading the Way

As part of its mission to provide teachers access to innovative resources, Golden Apple offers workshops and seminars that bring successful teaching methods alive. The workshops encourage teachers to attain ever-higher levels of excellence.

Current Offerings


Science Workshop

The Golden Apple Summer Science Workshop offers elementary and middle school teachers a rich, fun-filled week of inquiry based science, complete with activities, resources for the classroom and engaging ways to tie classroom instruction to the Illinois State Goals for Science.

This year's workshop will take place June 22-26, 2009 at Benedictine University. Please visit the workshop website for more information and to register.

CORE

CORE, the Center for Ongoing Renewal and Enrichment, provides professional development and personal mentoring for Golden Apple Scholars and their colleagues who have completed their student teaching. Up to 100 teachers attend the annual conference. CORE 2009 will be held July 27-30 at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. Click here for more information and to register.

For more information on CORE, contact Sister Raeleen Sweeney, Scholars Program Assistant Director: CORE.

Straight Ahead Jazz Summer Camp

Golden Apple is proud to be partnering with the Jazz Institute of Chicago on its first annual Straight Ahead: A Summer Jazz Camp for Music Educators. This five day summer intensive is being held from July 20 - 24, 2009 and will take place at Columbia College’s Music Center at 1014 S. Michigan Avenue. Registration for the five day camp is $110.00. The program offers music educators of all stripes an opportunity to study and play with renowned jazz artists and educators and is designed to advance and promote mastery of jazz for music educators of all skill levels. Music educators can earn 30 CPDUs for attending the camp.

For more information and to register online, please visit the Jazz Institute website.
You can also download a brochure and registration form here. [large file, please be patient!]







REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 29!
REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 30!



Previously Offered Workshops


Storytelling Workshop

Teachers from around the Chicago area come together at the Chicago History Museum and the National Museum of Mexican Art to learn how to create and tell stories within the context of Mexican culture and history. This two-week workshop is particularly recommended for teachers who work with students of Mexican heritage and want to use their students' cultural background to engage them in reading, writing, social studies and art, among other subjects. Click here for a fact sheet.


Note: This workshop will not be offered in Summer 2009


Digital Storytelling

The Digital Storytelling workshop teaches educators how to use digital storytelling techniques in their classrooms and how to adapt them to their schools' technological capacity. In this hands-on workshop teachers create digital stories that tell about their experiences as teachers. Stories are featured on Golden Apple's Teaching Excellence Network Web site. Click here to see last year's brochure.


Note: This workshop will not be offered in Summer 2009