Education & the Classroom
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Day 1
- Registration
- Campus Tours
- Opening Ceremony
- TA Group Orientation
Day 2
- AU Credit Option
- Ropes Challenge Course
- Leadership Series: Group Dynamics & Personality Matrix
- Roundtable Discussion: Who Is Your Favorite Teacher?
- Pizza Night
Day 3
- Teacher Workshops: Lesson Planning
- Lecture: Psychological Foundations of Education
- Department of Education Simulation
- Leadership Series: Conflict Resolution
- TA Group Meeting
Day 4
- Smithsonian Institution
- Teacher Workshop: Classroom Management
- Department of Education Simulation
- Leadership Workshop: Public Speaking
- Roundtable Discussion: Standards & Assessments
Day 5
- Guest Speaker: Literacy in America
- Leadership Workshop: Time Management
- Department of Education Simulation
- AU Credit Option
- Documentary: Paper Clips
Day 6
- Teacher Workshops: Parents & the School
- Lecture: Special Needs for Students
- Roundtable Discussion: Violence in Schools
- Baltimore Harbor
Day 7
- Capitol Hill
- TA Group Meeting
- Guest Speaker
- Lecture: Music & Arts in Education
- Game Night
Day 8
- Teacher Workshop: Teaching Diverse Learner
- Roundtable Discussion: The Teaching Profession, Choosing a School
- AU Credit Option
- Department of Education Simulation
- Leadership Activity
- TA Meeting
- Historic D.C. Monuments at Night
Day 9
- Teacher Workshop: Student Engagement & Motivation
- AU Credit Option
- Field Trip Planning
- Teach for America Presentation
- Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Dance
Day 10
- Closing Ceremony
- Final TA Meeting
Note: While not every session is scheduled the same, this is an example of an Education & the Classroom session.
Day 1
- Registration
- Campus Tours
- Opening Ceremony
- TA Group Orientation
Day 2
- AU Credit Option
- Ropes Challenge Course
- Leadership Series: Group Dynamics & Personality Matrix
- Roundtable Discussion: Who Is Your Favorite Teacher?
- Pizza Night
Day 3
- Teacher Workshops: Lesson Planning
- Lecture: Psychological Foundations of Education
- Department of Education Simulation
- Leadership Series: Conflict Resolution
- TA Group Meeting
Day 4
- Museum of Science & Industry
- Teacher Workshop: Classroom Management
- Department of Education Simulation
- Leadership Workshop: Public Speaking
- Roundtable Discussion: Standards & Assessments
Day 5
- Guest Speaker: Literacy in America
- Leadership Workshop: Time Management
- Department of Education Simulation
- AU Credit Option
- Documentary: Paper Clips
Day 6
- Teacher Workshops: Parents & the School
- Lecture: Special Needs for Students
- Roundtable Discussion: Violence in Schools
- Navy Pier
Day 7
- Chicago Children's Museum
- TA Group Meeting
- Guest Speaker
- Lecture: Music & Arts in Education
- Game Night
Day 8
- Teacher Workshop: Teaching Diverse Learner
- Roundtable Discussion: The Teaching Profession, Choosing a School
- AU Credit Option
- Department of Education Simulation
- Leadership Activity
- TA Meeting
- Magnificent Mile
Day 9
- Teacher Workshop: Student Engagement & Motivation
- AU Credit Option
- Field Trip Planning
- Teach for American Presentation
- Millennium Park
- Dance
Day 10
- Closing Ceremony
- Final TA Meeting
Note: While not every session is scheduled the same, this is an example of an Education & the Classroom session.