EIC MODEL IMPLEMENTATION INSTITUTES
SEERs professional development specialists train interdisciplinary teams of teachers, administrators and community partners. The topics of these Institutes include:
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The
EIC Model
as a
System for School Improvement
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Natural
and Social Systems
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Contexts
for Learning
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Community-Based
Investigations
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Integrated-Interdisciplinary
Instruction
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Curriculum
Mapping
·· Collaborative
Instruction
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Service-Learning
Strategies
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Learner-Centered,
Constructivist Approaches
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Cooperative
and Independent Learning
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Authentic
Assessment
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EIC
Model
Instructional Action Plans
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EIC
Model
Program Evaluation
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Current Issues in School Improvement
THE EIC MODEL Participants explore the components of the EIC Model and consider the EIC Model as a "system" that can be used to effectively address current challenges in education.
CONTEXTS FOR LEARNING Participants examine the concept of learning settings outside the classroom and be able to identify both "subject matter-based" and interdisciplinary learning opportunities in these settings.
NATURAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS Participants explore the concept of systems thinking and be able to explain natural and social systems, their components, processes and interactions.
COMMUNITY-BASED INVESTIGATIONS Participants explore the methodology of community-based investigations, and develop questioning skills and strategies.
LEARNER-CENTERED, CONSTRUCTIVIST Participants define the terms learner-centered and constructivist, and analyze how these approaches relate to the other EIC Model practices.
INTEGRATED-INTERDISCIPLINARY INSTRUCTION Participants create integrated-interdisciplinary plans that simultaneously address multiple education standards in the context of community-based investigations.
COLLABORATIVE INSTRUCTION Participants explore the role of collaborative instruction and analyze how this approach relates to the other EIC Model educational practices.
SERVICE-LEARNING STRATEGIES Participants propose service-learning activities derived from the results of community-based investigations.
COOPERATIVE AND INDEPENDENT LEARNING Participants examine the effective and appropriate use of cooperative and independent learning methods, and analyze how these approaches relate to the other EIC Model educational practices.
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT Participants evaluate the use of authentic assessment methods, and analyze how this approach relates to the other EIC Model educational practices.
EIC INSTRUCTIONAL ACTION PLANS Participants develop Instructional Action Plans for students, teachers, administrators and community members.
EIC PROGRAM EVALUATION Participants examine SEERs Program Evaluation Framework and understand their roles and responsibilities, as an EIC Model School, in the evaluation process.
