2008 Professional Development Institutes
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Annual Dialogue on Early Education and Care: New Realities, New Initiatives
Non-credit; PDP’s available
May 22, 2008 -
Environmental Education for Children: Going Beyond the Hype
Non-credit; PDP’s available
June 5-6, 2008 -
International Froebel Society Conference
July 9-11, 2008
Wheelock College’s Professional Development Institutes offer flexible, high-quality continuing education to graduate students and working professionals, giving you an opportunity to enrich your skills and examine current trends in theory and practice. Professional Development Institutes at Wheelock will provide you with current information that can be easily and readily applied to professions as diverse as teaching, public policy, social work, counseling, community outreach and law.
Our Professional Development Institutes are brief (two days to one week), intensive courses. These institutes are designed to broaden your knowledge and expand your professional skill set. The Institutes are open to participants possessing a bachelor’s degree, and can be taken for credit or for audit.
2008 Offerings
- PDI 523: Media Madness: The Impact of Sex, Violence, & Commercial Culture on Adults, Children, & Society
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July 8-10, 2008: 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. & Optional Sections 7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
July 11, 2008: 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m.
Faculty:- Dr. Gail Dines, Chair and Professor of American Studies
- Dr. Diane Levin, Professor of Early Childhood Education
- Non-credit or 3 Graduate Credits
- PDP's/CEU's available
- Non-credit/Audit: $475
- For-credit: $2,025
- PDI 554: Supporting Children's Emotional Development in Schools and Communities
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July 17-19, 2008: 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Faculty:- Dr. Petra Hesse, Associate Professor of Psychology
- Christine Morton, M.S., Elementary Educator
- Non-credit or 2 Graduate Credits
- PDP's/CEU's available
- Non-credit/Audit: $395
- For-credit: $1,350
- PDI 521: Children's Racial and Cultural Identities
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July 9 - July 11, 2008
4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Faculty:- Dr. Shirley Malone-Fenner, Wheelock College Dean of Arts and Sciences
- Non-credit or 1 Graduate Credit
- PDP's/CEU's available
- Non-credit/Audit: $350
- For-credit: $675
- RDG 558: Multicultural Children's Literature
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July 7, 2008: 4:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
July 8, 2008: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Faculty:- To Be Determined
- Non-credit or 1 Graduate Credit
- PDP's/CEU's available
- Non-credit/Audit: $350
- For-credit: $675
- PDI 546: Boys: More at Risk Than We Think?
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Dates: June 13-14, June 27-28, 2008: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Faculty:- Dr. Eric Silverman, Instructor of American Studies and Human Development
- Non-credit or 2 Graduate Credits
- PDP’s/CEU’s available
- Non-credit/Audit: $395
- For-credit: $1,350
- PDI 533: Fathers: Their Impact on the Lives of Children
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August 1-2, August 8-9, 2008: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday: Evening Class; Saturday: All Day Class
Faculty:- Dr. Eric Silverman, Instructor of American Studies and Human Development
- Non-credit or 2 Graduate Credits
- PDP’s/CEU’s available
- Non-credit/Audit: $395
- For-credit: $1,350
- RDG 530: Language and Literacy: Teaching Literacy to English Language Learners
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June 30 - August 7, 2008
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Faculty:- Dr. Jane Yedlin, Visiting Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy
- Non-credit or 3 Graduate Credits
- PDP’s/CEU’s available
- Non-credit/Audit: $475
- For-credit: $2,025
