Current Legal & Political Issues
For School Leaders

Combined online and onsite course for administrators and leaders, taught by Anthony Derezinski, Director of Government Relations for the Michigan Association of School Boards. Offered by the Education Leadership Center.
Contact Bonita Kothe at bkkothe@umich.edu

JUNE 23 - 26

Oakland Writing Project
Invitational Summer Institute

Four-week, intensive summer institute for selected practitioners across disciplines, exploring writing, the teaching of writing, professional inquiry, and teacher leadership, held at Oakland Intermediate School District.
Contact Laura Roop at laurroop@umich.edu

JUNE 23-JULY 18

Organizing Schools
To Develop Teaching Expertise

Combined online and onsite course for administrators and leaders, designed to help principals, teacher leaders, and aspiring principals rethink the use of resources in order to promote a school-wide program for improving instruction. Taught by Dr. Kristi Holmstrom; offered by the Education Leadership Center.
Contact Bonita Kothe at bkkothe@umich.edu

JULY 21-24

Investigating And Questioning Our World
Through Science And Technology (IQWST)

Professional Development Workshop Workshop for 70 middle school teachers across the country, utilizing new curricular materials which foster scientific inquiry and substantive disciplinary learning.
Contact Mandy Chambers at mbenedi@umich.edu

JULY 13-17

Elementary Mathematics Laboratory

At its heart: a mathematics class for rising fifth graders, taught by Dean Deborah Loewenberg Ball, which is then studied by practitioners, researchers, prospective teachers, mathematicians, and teacher educators.
Contact Laura Roop at laurroop@umich.edu

JULY 21-AUGUST 1

Summer Nanoscience Academy

A collaboration focused on learning about the cutting edge “science of small,” involving Ypsilanti middle school students, practicing teachers, the research team of the Center for Highly Interactive Curriculum, Collaboration, and Computing Education (Hi-C3e), a nanoscience center, and the U-M Medical School’s Project Hope staff.
Contact Yolanda Campbell at Yodav@med.umich.edu

JULY 21-AUGUST 1

IDEA Institute Science Summer Camp

The University of Michigan Instructional Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) Institute is a collaborative effort between the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) and the School of Education. IDEA Institute’s first summer science program is designed for Detroit’s Cass Tech High School students. During the two-week camp, high school Cass Tech juniors and seniors will investigate properties of matter using the same tools as undergraduate chemistry students. During the camp, they will be mentored by undergraduate science majors who have been carefully selected for their teaching ability. The Cass Tech students will experience university life and learning.
Location: Undergraduate Science Building (U-M Campus)
Contact Mary Starr at mastarr@umich.edu

JULY 21-AUGUST 1