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The 2010 Summer Institute for Teachers: Online Research, New Approaches to Teaching and Learning
You're invited to the 2010 Summer Institute for Teachers, a two-day seminar aimed at developing your classroom skills, held for teachers from across the Chicago-metro area!
Over the years, the Chicago Humanities Festival has presented Summer Institutes in history, urban planning, poetry and creative writing. This year we're stepping into new territory, at the request of many of our participating teachers: online research.
CHF is pleased to present a two-day institute designed and facilitated by DePaul University research librarian and adjunct faculty Paula Dempsey
Topics to be covered include:
* how knowledge is organized
* research as a process
* deep reading vs. skimming
* discerning a credible online resource
* keeping track of your resources
* free vs. paid resources
* plagiarism
Over the course of the two days, SIT participants will work in small groups to explore these questions and others by tackling a single research topic through multiple lenses.
DATES & LOCATION
Tuesday & Wednesday, July 27 & 28; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
DePaul Conference Center,
1 E. Jackson St. 8th Floor, Chicago
Lunch is included. 10 CPDU credits are available.
COST
This seminar is FREE!
A $50 deposit is required to reserve your place. The deposit will be refunded upon your completion of SIT.
Presented in partnership with the DePaul Humanities Center
Learn more and complete the online registration form, or call
312.661.1028 ext. 35 to register.
Study Guides!
The Chicago Humanities Festival prides itself on helping students and educators get the most possible out of its programs and resources. Download study guides here to accompany all of the 2010 Stages, Sights, and Sounds shows!
These lesson plans will help get your class ready for this spring's performances or can be used long after you've returned to the classroom.
David Gaines - 7 (x1) Samurai Study Guide [pdf]
Visit the 7 (x1) Samurai event page
Redmoon Theater: Cape and Squiggle Study Guide [pdf]
Redmoon Theater: Laika's Coffin Study Guide [pdf]
Visit the Redmoon Theater event page
Visible Fictions: Jason and the Argonauts Study Guide [pdf]
Visit the Jason and the Argonauts event page
Lelavision Study Guide [pdf]
Visit the Lelavision event page
MeTube Study Guide [pdf]
Visit the MeTube event page
Vélo Théâtre: There's a Rabbit in the Moon Study Guide [pdf]
Visit the Vélo Théâtre event page
Galilee Multicultural Theatre: Sofia's Drawings Study Guide [pdf]
Visit the Sofia's Drawings event page
Barrel of Monkeys: Words@Play Study Guide [pdf]
Visit the Words@Play event page
SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS (SIT)
Each year, the Chicago Humanities Festival offers the Summer Institute for Teachers (SIT). This three-day workshop is designed for educators interested in personal and professional growth with lectures, workshops, and discussions from presenters who work in professional fields related to the yearly topic. The 2009 SIT theme was Creative Writing: Innovative Approaches to Writing & Reading in the Classroom. Download study guides for the individual presentations below.
cin salach on Poetry
Lawrence Weschler on Narrative Non-Fiction
Stuart Flack on Playwrighting
Josh Elder on Graphic Novels
Natalie Moore on Journalism
Bayo Ojikutu on Fiction
Archival Festival Resources
Visit the
Archival Educator Resources page for an archive of past study guides. Included are guides covering past festival themes broadly, guides for the CHF Classics in Context program, and guides for select events from festivals past. Topics include fine arts (e.g. Erika Doss, Robert Irwin), Math/Science (e.g. Edward Tufte), Social Sciences (e.g. Robert Darnton, Jeffrey Sachs), and English (e.g. Anne Carson, Colson Whitehead).
Join the CHF Youth Advisory Council!
CHF's Youth Advisory Council is looking for new members for the 2010-11 school year. Council members weigh in with ideas for CHF programs, promote the spring and fall festivals, and gain an understanding of arts and nonprofit administration.
The council is open to students who will be in grades 9-12 during the 2010-11 year. The commitment is approximately 1 hour per month, September through May, and students can receive school or community service credit for time served on the council.
Teachers and students interested in learning more about the council may call 312.661.1028 ext. 17 or contact Associate Director, Marketing & Communications Jara Kern at jarak@chfestival.org.
Click here to download a PDF with more information.