PassageWorks 2010 Courses

The Foundation Course (Level I)

Dates: April 9-11, 2010
Location:: Boulder, CO

Experience renewal, reflection and practical strategies for your work with K-12 students at this
institute for teachers, counselors, administrators and parents where we focus on building heart,
spirit and community in the classroom. Based on the model developed by PassageWorks founder, Rachael Kessler, and featured in The Soul of Education (ASCD 2000), this course will explore:

· The theory of social and emotional learning (SEL);

· The integration of play, ritual, stillness, expressive arts and community building;

· How to develop your own reflectiveness and “teaching presence”;

· How to create a caring classroom environment in which students will increase focus and motivation to learn and develop empathy and compassion;

· Stages of group development and methods appropriate to each grade level; and

· Ways to integrate this work into your teaching.

Methods learned in this course can be integrated into your classroom and do not represent "something else" to teach, but a heartfelt way to breathe new life into what and how you teach.

Fee: : $450.00 ($400 for registrations received four weeks prior to the course).

Credit: : One (1) graduate credit available through Colorado State University or 22 hours of continuing education credit.

Teaching Presence (Level II)

Dates: February 26-28, 2010
Location:: Boulder, CO

We can have the best curricula available, train teachers in technique and theory, but our programs
will not adequately address the core issues of young hearts and minds if we do not provide
opportunities for teachers to further develop their own souls, hearts, and social and emotional
intelligence. Beyond methodology and content, the most effective teaching includes a more elusive
quality that profoundly affects the learning that is possible – what we have called
“the teaching presence.” We celebrate those precious moments when we embody a “presence”
that carries the class to a place where young learners are profoundly moved and genuine connections occur. Most teachers have experienced this powerful presence on certain occasions. But how can we cultivate and sustain this capacity? This course will explore:

· Teaching with an open heart and recognizing what closes our hearts;

· Exploring obstacles and opportunities for becoming present in the classroom;

· Holding respectful discipline — setting boundaries with compassion;

· Developing emotional range—growing comfort with a full range of emotions in ourselves and our students: joy, grief, anger, exuberance, fear, love, and vulnerability.

Fee: : $450.00 ($400 for registrations received four weeks prior to the course).

Credit: : 22 hours of continuing education credit.

Prerequisite: To be eligible for this Level II course you must have completed
the Level I Foundation Course

The 2010 Summer Institute

Dates for Level I: June 25-27, 2010
Dates for Level II: June 28-30, 2010
Location:: Boulder, CO

Join us for our annual Summer Institute. Our Level I Foundation Course introduces the
fundamental core practices and principles of the PassageWorks model. Level II Teaching Presence
builds on practices and principles in the Foundation Course and explores the interconnected qualities
of open heart, compassionate discipline, emotional range and presence.

Fee: : $450.00 per course ($400 for registrations received four weeks prior to the course).
If both courses are taken in succession a $50 discount per course is offered ($700 total).

Credit: : Level I is eligible for one (1) graduate student credit through Colorado State University or
22 hours of continuing education credit. Level II is eligible for 22 hours of
continuing education credit only.

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