ARTS EDUCATION

EDCI 593 or NAXS 494 (also see Native American Studies)
Tribute Poetry:  Chief Plenty Coups with the Alberta Bair Theater
This course offers teachers effective, easy-to-follow pre-writing, writing, and basic performance poetry activities that will enhance student writing and literary comprehension.  In addition to the brainstorming techniques, metaphor and simile exercises that stimulate vocabulary options will be explored.  These activities facilitate the process of effective and expressive original poetry composition.  Activities will include the formation of “Praise Poetry” and “Tribute Poetry”, along with numerous individual and group exercises. The theme for Summer Institute 2012 is the legend of Chief Plenty Coups.  This course is recommended for teachers and administrators (grades 3-8) including classroom, visual art, language arts, social studies and history teacher.
Instructor:  Glenis Redmond
M – W, Aug 6 – Aug 8, 2012, 9:00a – 4:00p daily with a 1 hour lunch break
Final assignment due August 19.  See Syllabus for details.
Location:  MSUB Downtown
1 Credit – Pass/No Pass
Fee:  $199 college credit, $25 due to Alberta Bair Theater
Students must register by calling the Alberta Bair Theater 406.294.5202
On-Site registration only for college credit first day of class.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

EC 493 593 Phonics and Writing rool…ruel…rule!
The course will provide background information on the importance of phonics and writing for students or children working at home on becoming effective readers and writers.  The course will provide opportunities to learn the phonics rules, make materials to enhance the children’s success, incorporate writing using children’s independent reading levels and give time to make samples of the writing projects for the writing portfolios. The phonics and writing portfolios will be complete using in class activities.  Bring Scissors & 5 or more leveled children’s books.  See syllabus for more details.
Instructors:  Patty Muir & Jamie Garvey
1 credit pass/no pass,  undergraduate or graduate
Fee:  $199
Materials Fee:  $22.95 due to instructors first day of class
Syllabus

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE

EDCI 593 451
Update for Family & Consumer Science Teachers
This course provides new information and resources to be used in teaching high school and middle school classes in Family and Consumer Sciences.  Included will be issues in nutrition and health, school to work home environment and financial management. 
Instructor:  Bernie Mason
T – W, July 24 & 25, 2012, 8:00a – 4:00p
Location:  Lockwood Middle School
1 Credit – Pass/No Pass
Fee:  $199 college credit + $25 materials fee due to instructor first day of class
Participants must pre-register with Instructor by calling 256-2828
On-Site registration only for college credit first day of class.

HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE

HHP 493 450
I Laughed Till I Cried:  Using Adventure Programming to Enhance Learning
This workshop is designed to be an active participation workshop featuring creative and innovative games for individuals ranging from 5 to 75 years of age and for various groups ranging from school to church and beyond. A wide variety of ice-breakers, warm-up activities, de-inhibitizers, cooperative games, trust activities and problem solving initiatives will be presented as well as low rope activities. Activities and variations of how learning occurs in teamwork settings will be introduced and performed. Activities presented are designed to help develop self-esteem, trust, cooperation, and independent thinking. Many of the activities can be adapted to help teach other academic subject areas such as math, science, geography, and health.  No required text.
Instructor:  Jay Shaw
M – F, July 16 - 25, 2012, 8:30a – 12:00p
Final assignment due June 29, please see syllabus for details.
Location:  MSUB Main Campus
3 Credits  – Pass/No Pass or graded (student’s choice)
Fee:  $597

HHP 593 400
TEACHERS IN RESIDENCE & RIMROCK
A workshop for teachers, school counselors and administrators who wish to be or who are currently involved in school based programs designed to prevent drug abuse or to intervene on troubled youth.  Assured of a varied and high-impact learning experience, participants will attend lectures, films, therapeutic programs, and multi-disciplinary clinical case conferences to learn about:

• chemical dependency
• co-dependency
• compulsive gambling
• eating disorders
• dual diagnosis
• sexual addiction
• essential symptoms of  addiction
• progressive stages
• high-risk youth
• intervention and referral
• applying this knowledge in school settings
• effective strategies in working with youth, parents and referral resources

Instructor:  Mona Sumner
S – F, June 24 - 29, 2012, This is a residential camp that starts on Sunday
Location:  Rimrock Foundation
3 Credits  – Graded
Students must be accepted by Rimrock Foundation.  Please apply at www.rimrock.org or call 248-3175
Fee:  $597 for college credit
On-Site Registration for college credit only.

MUSIC EDUCATION

EDCI 593 452
New Music from Pepper at Eckroth
The purpose of this workshop is to acquaint music educators with the latest ideas and classroom materials for music teachers teaching, Choral, Jazz, Band, and Elementary Music. Participants will be challenged to reflect upon how concepts or music applications encountered during the clinic can be integrated into their teaching and classroom settings.
Instructor:  Dr. Mark Fenderson
W - F, July 25 – July 27, 2012, Wed & Thurs 9:00a – 5:00p, Fri 9:00a – 5:00p
There are some additional hours and assignments, please see syllabus for details.
Location:  Billings Hotel & Convention Center
1 or 2 Credits (Student’s choice) – Pass/No Pass
Fee:  $199 for 1 credit, $398 for 2 credits
On-Site registration only for college credit first day of class.

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES or INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL

EDCI 593 452 or NASX 494-452
Summer Institute 2012:  Full Spectrum – Impacting Education of the 21st Century
Participation in the Summer Institute 2012.  This institute consists of many opportunities to stimulate thoughtful discussions and help guide the development of action plans. Join us to hear keynote speakers Kevin Honeycutt and Julie Cajune.  This conference is sponsored by the Montana Center on Disabilities with funding awarded by the Montana Office of Public Instruction.  Topics addressed include:
• AIMSweb
• Autism
• Geography
• Gifted and Talented
• History
• Indian Education for All
• Library Information, Literacy, and Technology
• Math
• Media Literacy
• Montana Common Core Standards
• Para Academies
• Response to Intervention
• Science
• Technology
• Transforming School Counseling
• Writing
Instructor:  Michael Scarlett
T – F, June 5 - 11, 2012, 8:00a – 5:00p
Final assignment due June 29, please see syllabus for details.
Location:  MSUB Main Campus
1 or 2 Credits (Student’s choice) – Pass/No Pass
EDCI graduate credit or Native American Studies undergraduate credit
Fee:  $199 per college credit + conference fee
Participants must pre-register for the conference at www.msubillings.edu/summerinstitute
On-Site registration only for college credit first day of class.

EDCI 593 or NASX 494   (also see Arts Education for General Ed credit)
Tribute Poetry:  Chief Plenty Coups with the Alberta Bair Theater
This courseoffers teachers effective, easy-to-follow pre-writing, writing, and basic performance poetry activities that will enhance student writing and literary comprehension.  In addition to the brainstorming techniques, metaphor and simile exercises that stimulate vocabulary options will be explored.  These activities facilitate the process of effective and expressive original poetry composition.  Activities will include the formation of “Praise Poetry” and “Tribute Poetry”, along with numerous individual and group exercises. The theme for Summer Institute 2012 is the legend of Chief Plenty Coups.  This course is recommended for teachers and administrators (grades 3-8) including classroom, visual art, language arts, social studies and history teacher.
Instructor:  Glenis Redmond
M – W, Aug 6 – Aug 8, 2012, 9:00a – 4:00p daily with a 1 hour lunch break
Final assignment due August 19.  See Syllabus for details.
Location:  MSUB Downtown
1 Credit – Pass/No Pass
Fee:  $199 college credit, $25 due to Alberta Bair Theater
Students must register by calling the Alberta Bair Theater 406.294.5202
On-Site registration only for college credit first day of class.

SIGN LANGUAGE

HS 493 400 or HS 593 400
American Sign Language III
This is an advanced course in American Sign Language. Students will continue to improve upon their receptive and expressive mastery of grammar and lexicon in American Sign Language. Students will continue to improve upon their conversation skills. Students will gain advanced insight into the culture of the deaf community. Students will continue to gain more vocabulary.    Required text, please see syllabus for details.
Instructor:  Cathy Copeland
Tuesdays, May 8 – June 29, 2012, 4:00p – 7:00p
Location:  MSUB Main Campus
2 or 3 Credits  – Pass/No Pass or Graded (student’s choice)
Fee:  $398 for 2 credits, $597 for three credits
Please pre-register for this class.

HS 493 450 or HS 593 450
American Sign Language IV
This is an advanced course in American Sign Language. Students will continue to improve upon their receptive and expressive mastery of grammar and lexicon in American Sign Language. Students will continue to improve upon their conversation skills. Students will gain advanced insight into the culture of the deaf community. Students will continue to gain more vocabulary.  Required text, please see syllabus for details.
Instructor:  Cathy Copeland
Tuesdays, July 3 – Aug 7, 2012, 4:00p – 7:00p
Location:  MSUB Main Campus
2 or 3 Credits  – Pass/No Pass or Graded (student’s choice)
Fee:  $398 for 2 credits, $597 for three credits
Please pre-register for this class.

SPECIAL TOPICS

EDCI 593 450
ServSafe
Upon completion of this ServSafe workshop and successfully passing the exam, participants will have met the requirements for certification in ServSafe from the National Restaurant Association.
COURSE CONTENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: At the end of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate and utilize the concepts learned about safe food handling.  This will enable them to model these concepts in their classroom.  They will learn about food-borne illnesses and ways to prevent the transfer of disease in regards to food handling, storage, and preparation.
Instructor:  Bernie Mason
T – W, July 10 & 11, 2012, 8:00a – 4:00p
Location:  Yellowstone County Extension Office
1 Credit – Pass/No Pass
Fee:  $199 college credit + $85 materials fee due to instructor first day of class
Participants must pre-register with Instructor by calling 256-2828
On-Site registration only for college credit first day of class.

Community Master Naturalist – Billings
A field-oriented community class providing a wide-ranging, working knowledge of the natural history in and surrounding Billings, Montana. Topics include naturalist skills, landscape interpretation, and detail-oriented understanding of local plant and animal species.  Special supplies are needed for this experience.  Please see syllabus for details.
Course Instructor: Carolyn Sevier
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5p – 8p , June 11-July 25 (no class on July 4)
Two all-day Saturday field trips: June 30th and July 14th
Cost:  $250
Naturalist Certificate available for additional fee:  $100  (scholarships available for first 8 participants who register)
Syllabus

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

EDCI 593
2012 MCCE Summer Tech Summit
This is a three-day technology conference focusing on emerging technology and technology integration. Teachers will have the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops throughout the three-day conference presented by classroom teachers who successfully integrate technology into their classroom activities. The workshops will range in difficulty so beginning computer-users to advanced computer-users will find valuable sessions. All sessions model 21st century teaching and apply the NETS (National Education Technology Standards).  The objective of this conference is to provide Montana teachers with an opportunity to explore different emerging technologies as presented by an experienced user and educator. Hands-on and presentation style workshops will allow teachers to experiment and explore in a safe environment. Actual classroom lessons will be illustrated and attendees will have time to work on creating a lesson that effectively integrates technology.  No required text.
Instructor:  Desiree Caskey and other guest speakers
M – W, July 30 – Aug 1, 2012, 9:30a – 3:00p daily with a 1 hour lunch break
Location:  Riverside Middle School
1 Credit – Pass/No Pass
Fee:  $199 college credit, $75 due to MCCE for conference fee
On-Site registration only for college credit first day of class.

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

Using the iPad as a Tool for Teaching
The iPad tablet is a great tool that can be used in the classroom for visual communications. This class will unlock some secrets of the iPad and help put you on the level of your technologically advanced students. Use the iPad with your projector or television instead of a white board. Add video to the mix of a daily lecture to keep your students excited about learning. Quickly and seamlessly switch from writing an outline to showing a website in one click or swipe. The iPad can be held in your hand while you teach to allow you interaction with the students.
Instructor:  David Grubbs
Saturdays, August 11 & 18, and 25 9a – 4p
1 credit pass/no pass
Fee $199

iMovie & Photoshop Touch    
iMovie and Photoshop Touch on your iPad, any generation will be fine: U=unlock the secrets of your new iPad HD. Learn how to use iMovie on your new iPad to produce short movies. The instructor, David Grubbs, photographer for the Billings Gazette uses iMovie on a daily basis to edit movies for the Billings Gazette.com website. David will teach you how to use this simple program to put together attractive movies of family gatherings or vacation footage in a fast and simple way. Sometimes these programs can be frustrating to try and learn on your own but this class will give you quick workflow ideas to put you at ease in making movies on your own. Shooting video with your iPad and iPhone and point and shoot cameras will a big part of the class. Next will be importing the videos into the iPad and stitching the video and audio together to make quick and simple movies. Impress your family members with a short video of the last vacation or build a quick movie for a work project in a snap. Classes will be Saturdays, all day. The classes will be held when there is events downtown like Farmers Markets and other small festivals. The students will use these events to shoot video and then bring what they shot into the classroom and edit it into a movie on their iPads. The instructor recommends all students have an iPads with them in class although not required.
Instructor:  David Grubbs
Offered four times for your convenience, pick the Saturday that works best for you:
June 16 or 23 or July 7 or 21, 9:00a – 5:00p
Fee $99
8 OPI Renewal Units