2012 SEPUP Academy: Leadership Emphasis
Join science educators from across the country to improve your use of materials from the Science Education for Public
Understanding Program (SEPUP). The program includes presentations and workshops led by senior staff from SEPUP
and LAB-AIDS. After completing a foundation sequence of core content, you may choose elective sessions to design
a custom professional development plan tailored to your needs. The Academy is designed for teachers who want to
improve their classroom effectiveness and for administrators seeking to take leadership and develop their local capacity
for the SEPUP program.
| Program Focus | Location | Dates |
| LEADERSHIP EMPHASIS | Silverthorne, CO | July 16 - 20, 2012 |
LEADERSHIP
EMPHASIS
| Location: | La Quinta In and Suites 560 Silverthorne Ln Silverthorne, CO 80498 (800) 531-5900 |
The hotel can be found just over the western side of the continental divide (altitude 9600 ft.) near the winter ski areas of Keystone and Arapahoe Basin. Breckenridge and Vail are just a short 20-minute car ride away. The hotel is a favorite of winter skiers and features a fitness center, indoor pool, and Old Chicago Restaurant adjacent to the property. If you tire of hiking, biking, and other outdoor sports on your free time, there is outlet shopping nearby.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Building on a one-day foundation of required courses in assessment,
literacy, and inquiry in SEPUP (next page), participants will then take part in a two-day advanced program of leadership
development, including:
- Adult learning styles
- Research in SEPUP
- Planning and leading local workshops, using LAB-AIDS own workshop templates
- Creating and using pacing guides
- Developing quarterly benchmark assessments
- Additional LAB-AIDS professional development tools, including access to selected on-line training videos and additional content
Click here to download a registration form
Click here to download a 2011 Leadership agenda
COSTS
The tuition for the 2012 Silverthorne program is $1,695. Prices are based
on single room occupancy. If you don't mind sharing a room, you can save $300. You can also save $100 if you
register by May 1st.
Prices include:
- All seminar materials and equipment
- Hotel (arrival July 16, departure July 20)
- All breakfasts, lunches and all but one dinner
Prices do not include airfare or ground transportation. There is an additional charge for college credit, if desired.
To register, call us at 800 381-8003. You can pay by credit card or we can bill your district. If paying by check, make it payable to: LAB-AIDS Inc., 17 Colt Court, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779.
REVIEWS
"Background info about the history and development was very interesting. Staff was excellent, friendly and knowledgeable, and interested in my questions. The sessions were informative and pacing was well thought out."
-- Stephanie Finn, Buffalo NY, 2007 ACADEMY participant
"The SEPUP Academy was a great experience. By collaborating with other SEPUP colleagues, I gained a better understanding of how to integrate SEPUP into my classroom. More importantly, working with classroom teachers helped me to improve my training techniques. By talking to teachers in the Academy workshops, I gained valuable insight as to what teachers need from training sessions. I really enjoyed it!"
-- Donna Parker, Columbus OH, 2009 ACADEMY participant
"Thanks for a wonderful program. I am excited about next year and accomplishing even more with the Lab-Aids Issues and Earth Science. The icing on an already wonderful year was that I had the highest science scores in the school. One last thing, several of my students nominated me for a local award through a TV station called "My Teacher is Tops". And yes I totally attribute the nomination to the SEPUP kit! The students said I made science fun and exciting, but it was LAB-AIDS all the way!"
-- Kelly Roche, Macon GA, SEPUP Teacher and 2009 ACADEMY participant
"You have provided us a beautiful learning space and have been generous in anticipating our needs. Your program is rigorous, there is so much that we've been exposed to and you've modeled for us...You have also made time for enjoyable experiences and making human connections."
-- Kazimeira Dewese, LaGrange Park, IL, 2011 ACADEMY participant
"Excellent! Above and beyond! Magnificent Location, awesome people to work with...comfortable atmosphere to share thoughts and concerns as well as achievement."
-- Cathy DiBennedetto, Milford, DE, 2011 ACADEMY participant
"I have never been treated so well...I really felt I got a lot of great ideas to take my [own] workshops from good to outstanding..."
-- Tina Tetzlaff-Wallis, New Washington, IN, 2011 ACADEMY participant