Due to a family conflict, Daniel Kirk will not be able to make it to our Summer Institute. We hope to have him join us at another event in the future. Watch for an announcement and update on this year’s presenters soon!
The 2nd Annual Summer Institute for Teachers!
8 AprTEACHING OUT OF THE BOX 
2ND ANNUAL SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS!
TWO Dynamic Days: August 7 & 8, 2012
A Professional Development Experience With A Retreat Atmosphere!
Join Dar and Deb and special guests:
Literacy Consultant Leah Mermelstein and Author-Illustrator Daniel Kirk
for Practical HANDS-ON workshops to promote literacy and applied arts on a shoestring budget that are easily integrated into any curriculum at any age level and meet CCSS standards.
“What makes this conference DIFFERENT?”
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Experience first-hand ideas that will add life and sparkle to standards-driven curriculum. We’ll show you how!
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Practical lessons that differentiate individual needs and develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in fun and creative activities.
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Revitalize yourself with enriching experiences that have an immediate impact in your daily classroom.
What our past participants have to say about their TOOTB Summer Institute experience:
“I am still reeling from my two days spent in the company of such creative minds. I can’t thank you enough for allowing me to share in the experience of attending your workshop. I came away totally energized and ready to “light the flame”. The students of the teachers who attended your workshop are truly lucky children. For me, personally, the timing was perfect. I feel like I spent two days in a spa for the mind, body and soul. “
“Just wanted to let you know again how much I enjoyed the workshop you presented these last two days. There was so much talent in that room and I could feel the energy. It really touched me on many levels and I am looking forward to bringing back so many creative ideas to my classroom. You both are an inspiration!”
“…thank you for the tremendous amount of planning and organization you did to make this an experience that was meaningful and memorable. Your efforts left me wishing the days were longer, and provided me with a notebook full of ideas, activities, projects, and brainpops that I can bring to my students from the first day of school!
Registration is limited. Register early and save!
Click here to register today!
Tags: applied arts for classroom teachers, Daniel Kirk, dar hosta, deb barends, Hunterdon County New Jersey, Leah Mermelstein, literacy, Summer Educational Institute, teaching out of the box, workshop opportunities in New Jersey, writing with children. creative practices, writing workshop
Save the Date for our 2nd Annual Summer Institute for Teachers!
25 Mar
Last year’s retreat-like event was such a success, so of course we plan to do it again! We are busy making plans for our Summer Institute to be held on August 7 & 8th, 2012. Plans are to make this summer’s event bigger and even better! Subscribe today and be among the first to get all the details as soon as they are posted!
Tags: creativity, Dar, dar hosta, deb barends, Hunterdon County, learning, literacy, professional development for teachers, summer institute, teacher training, teaching out of the box, the creative classroom, writer, Writing with children, writing with children. creative practices
Register Today!
7 MarTEACHING OUT OF THE BOX
SATURDAY SESSION
We hope that you will join us for our newest dynamic, creative and FUN
hands-on workshop in one of the most beautiful settings in central New
Jersey, The Hunterdon Learning Center.
April 21, 2012- Motivating Struggling Learners Made Easy:
Are you looking for ways to help your students reach their learning potential? Put the latest in brain research to work for you and your students. Join Dar and Deb as they share a creative approach to reaching, teaching, and engaging struggling students. Enrichment and practical every day solutions to motivate your students using your standards-based curriculum. Participants will leave with ideas to add to all areas of the curriculum and samples to share with your students the very next day.
$140.00: By CHECK, CREDIT CARD or PayPal
Early Bird Special: Register by April 7th for just $125.00
Space Is Limited
9-2:00 Includes, coffee, lunch & snacks!
All participants will receive PD Certificates for FIVE HOURS of
professional development.
TOOTB Saturday Sessions Registration form
Questions? Drop us a line at teachingoutofthebox@gmail.com.
Tags: creative, dar hosta, deb barends, engaging students, hands-on, motivating struggling learners, new jersey, professional development for teachers, teaching out of the box, workshop
Save The Date! April 21st SATURDAY SESSION!
21 FebSaturday, April 21st Teaching Out Of The Box will be hosting another SATURDAY SESSION at the Hunterdon Learning Center. Details will be coming soon. Subscribe here to receive updates on this upcoming professional development program!
Upcycled Mini-Books: Literacy & Art
Tags: classroom, curriculum, dar hosta, deb bar ends, education, K through 12, learning, literacy, mid atlantic, new jersey, professional development, reading, teacher, teacher training, writing
SNOW DAY MAKE-UP CLASS!
24 JanDue to the snow storm on Saturday, January 21st, the Upcycled Mini-Books Workshop will now be held on Saturday February 4th instead of the session planned for that date. It’s not too late to still join us! Email us today.
Tags: Hunterdon County, professional development, teaching out of the box, workshop opportunities in New Jersey, Writer's Workshop ideas, writing with children. creative practices
ANNOUNCING: Saturday Sessions Registration!
12 Oct
We are thrilled to announce the first three professional development workshops for our 2012 “Saturday Sessions” schedule. We hope that you will join us for dynamic, creative and FUN hands-on workshops in one of the most beautiful settings in central New Jersey, The Hunterdon Learning Center.
SATURDAY SESSIONS, 9:00-3:00:
JANUARY 21, 2012 - UPCYCLED MINI-BOOKS: Get involved in a day of creating all sorts of mini books from recycled materials that can be easily found around the home and classroom. We’ll give you plenty of writing prompts and show you how to use these books across the curriculum to enhance your units of study.
FEBRUARY 4, 2012 - TEACHERS PLAYGROUND: Come spend a day with us and find the inner creativity you may have lost in 3rd grade. Loads of hands-on fun from our favorite “Greatest Hits”. Resources and hands-on writing and creative projects that will bring your classroom to life.
FEBRUARY 25, 2012 - POETRY ROCKS, LYRICAL WRITING IN MOTION: Create your own poetry rock set, and discover ways to find poetry in every subject. Hands-on fun with lots of poetry writing activities that you will be able to take back and use the next day.
$140.00: By CHECK, CREDIT CARD or PayPal
Includes, coffee, lunch & snacks!
Three or more people registering together will receive $130.00 registration per person.
One person who signs up for two or more classes will receive $130.00 registration per session.
All participants will receive PD Certificates for SIX HOURS of professional development.
DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW
TOOTB Saturday Sessions Registration form
Questions? We have answers! Drop us a line at teachingoutofthebox@gmail.com.
Tags: creativity, dar hosta, deb barends, education, Educators, literacy, new jersey, P21 Standards, professional development
Don’t Just Say It, Do It…Bring Creativity In
14 Sep
Our schools and classrooms need creativity. It’s not optional. We all know it.
This year, bring creativity into your district by hosting a new kind of professional development. This year, bring in some inspiration from real teachers who understand your time constraints, know your limited resources and acknowledge the responsibility you have to curriculum standards. Our fun, hands-on workshop programs include projects, lesson plans and resources that will allow you to implement your new ideas as soon as you get back to your classroom. Here are just a few of the unique sessions we have designed:
- The Zen Classroom: Fostering Focus and Feeling Free
- The Writing Classroom: Writing With Soul
- Back To The Wild: Nature Journaling and Other Wild Things
- Poetry Rocks: Lyrical Writing In Motion
We think there’s a way to remain creative at any age. We look forward to hearing from you and can’t wait to share our ideas!
Tags: art, creativity, dar hosta, deb barends, education, Educators, K through 12, Lesson plan, professional development, teacher, teaching out of the box
Together, We Lit A Fire!
1 AugSo, I have to tell you that in all the weeks and months that led up to our first, annual Teaching Out Of The Box Summer Educators Institute, I had that well known line from The Field of Dreams running through my mind: Build it and they will come.
We built it and you came! It exceeded our expectations. It made us so happy, so inspired, so full of hope for the real possibilities we feel still exist for education. But, we couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you to everyone who was a part of our two day experience. The creative energy was really flowing at the Hunterdon Learning Center, a setting I know everyone will agree was simply beautiful. Together, I think we were able to really grab a hold of the true spirit of learning and I know that our own spirits were energized in the process. We couldn’t have had better participants or presenters and have already begun planning our next event.
Super thanks go to Brod, Carla and Kimberly for being the best trio of presenters any conference could ask for. I hope that every teacher you meet realizes what a treat it would be to have any of you in their schools. Also, thank you to Johanna, Katie and Erin for being great go-fer women and all around helpful humans. Thanks to Claire for running an awesome book shop and giving a generous educator’s discount and much gratitude to new friends Kate Spann and Ed Pagliarini for their photography skills. And, last but not least, thank you to Toby, Hope, Susan and Steve from the Hunterdon Learning Center for allowing us to invade your beautiful and inspiring space and for supporting our project–we look forward to collaborating with you again.
For anyone who is curious about what we did in these two days, I have posted a complete description of this fun and learning filled event at my 52 Mondays Blog.
This blog will be the place to find out what’s on our calendar and how you can be a part of it. Check back often or, better yet, become a subscriber to get all our updates!
Be sure to visit the TOOTB Flickr Site to see pictures from the Institute. To our Dear Participants, add your pictures to the Teaching Out Of The Box Group on Flickr and get your feedback to us in return for your PD Certificate and supplemental handouts.
Much Love,
Dar and Deb
Tags: brod bagert, carla sonheim, creativity, dar hosta, deb barends, education, Hunterdon County New Jersey, kimberly carmody, learning, new jersey, professional development
Three Days to Go!
24 JulWelcome to Teaching Out Of The Box Summer Institute 2011!
Hunterdon Learning Center, 37 Hoffmans Crossing Road, Califon, NJ 07830, (908) 832-7200
We are so glad you will be joining us for two action-packed days of learning fun! As we complete our final preparations, we’d like to share some information that will maximize your participation at the Summer Institute.
Registration and an early-bird activity will begin at 8:30 both mornings. Coffee, tea, lunch and snacks will be provided both days, however, in keeping with our “Up-cycled & Recycled” theme, we ask that you please bring your own mug for hot beverages and a refillable container for water so that we can reduce our usage of plastic cups.
There are a few supplies that you will need and want to bring…
MUST HAVE ITEMS include:
- Dressing comfortably in old clothes that you won’t mind getting paint on and/or bring a smock
- Sharpie marker- ultra fine point black
- A set of watercolor paints with a brush- Crayola or Prang child set are great or you may bring your favorites if you have some
- #12 round watercolor brush (if possible)
- Glue stick
- Mechanical pencil
- Printed Handout (We will notify you when the hand-outs are posted for you to print out and bring along so you can make notes)
- Your own scissors
- Colored Markers (water soluble and/or permanent)
- Colored pens including white- bring your favorites!
- Colored pencils
teachingoutofthebox@gmail.com If you didn’t get the email with the handout, email us and we will send you the link!
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