This workshop looks at the connection between the general study of history and the study of the history of education through concepts employed in educational historical research and the methods used by historical researchers. Knowledge and skills are developed through practical exercises demonstrating the methodology of historical research.

(Contact: Marilyn Grady, 128 Teachers College Hall, UNL, 68588-0360; phone: 402/472-0974; email: mgrady1@unl.edu)

Artist/educators have an opportunity to bring their experiences and examine how they impact your current views and art practice. Experienced and novice art educators will study together in a workshop of art making, exchange, collaboration and planning.

Drawing and painting traditions will serve as a lens to create personal art works and to examine a sequence of learning for K-12 art students. Discussion topics will include the selection, sequence, and structure of learning in a given media while teaching technical skills, artistic problem solving, the role of artist's traditions across time, place, and culture, as well as how our experiences have influenced our conception of these traditions.

You will have an opportunity to plan an individual sequence of instruction that is embedded in the power of art teaching traditions while considering the current needs and interest of students as well as today's school environments, standards, assessment and policy issues that impact art educators.

(Contact: Jean Detlefsen, 118 Henzlik Hall, UNL, 68588-0355; phone: 402/472-3389; email: jdetlefs@unlserve.unl.edu)

Students learn basic information about normal language development from birth through adolescence and its applications to special populations. This workshop is valuable for teachers with inclusion students as well as resource teachers and others working with special populations; and is an excellent course for certification renewal.

(Contact: Malinda Eccarius, 202H Barkley Center, UNL, 68583-0732; phone: 402/472-8259; email: meccarius2@unl.edu)

Engaging students in performing on stringed instruments, enriching children's lives through rich experiences with orchestral literature, and innovative techniques for teaching strings will be explored in this workshop. Special emphasis will be made to improvisation in string settings as well as performer injury with solutions based on cutting-edge research. Whether you teach strings to your children, hope to raise the bar on your string ensemble's performances, are a band director teaching strings for the first time, or are interested in string practice techniques, this workshop will be beneficial. Dr. Kathleen Horvath, co-author of the new string methods series "New Directions for Strings", string education specialist and conductor of the University Circle Symphony Orchestra at Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio, will deliver the workshop. A $65 clinician fee will be assessed by the department on the first day of the workshop.

(Contact: Susan Tribby, 108 Westbrook Music Building, UNL, 68588-0100; phone: 402/472-6845; email: music2@unl.edu)

During this intensive one-week workshop, we invite teachers to participate in integrating artistic expression meaningfully into language arts instruction. Discover the thrill of an exciting strategy that will bring life to literature. Enhance your anthology stories, social studies, and science units by using an active, no passive, tool called "Readers Theatre".

In this week-long workshop, you will learn how to effectively use this method to promote your students' reading comprehension, expand their vocabulary knowledge, and increase their fluency. This fast-growing innovation promotes cooperation among students, brings greater understanding of content to the English language learners, provides extended time to acquire the conceptual knowledge for the special needs students, and motivates all of them to gain and expand their base of basic language skills.

(Contact: Guy Trainin, 44A Henzlik Hall, UNL, 68588-0355; phone: 402/472-3391; email: gtrainin2@unl.edu)

This workshop will give vocal and instrumental music educators strategies and resources for more deeply connecting students with the music they perform. Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) is a grassroots movement of music teachers which began in Wisconsin and has transformed the teaching of thousands of music teachers across the U.S. Designed for teachers, by teachers, CMP is not a curriculum, a product, or simple bag of tricks, but a model for planning instruction that accounts for quality repertoire, interpretive insight from the conductor, focused learning outcomes, creative classroom strategies, and meaningful assessment. A $50 clinician fee will be assessed by the department on the first day of the workshop, and a music packet will be distributed to all participants.

(Contact: Susan Tribby, 108 Westbrook Music Building, UNL, 68588-0100; phone: 402/472-6845; email: music2@unl.edu)

During this intensive one-week workshop, we invite teachers to participate in integrating artistic technology meaningfully into language arts instruction. This integrated instruction has been shown to improve motivation, comprehension, writing and higher order thinking.

We all would like to integrate technology into our everyday practice, but who has the time! Well, the time is here, summer is the best time to improve your expertise with technology and design ways for integrating technology into your curriculum. This class will explore the creative uses of technology in the Elementary and Middle School classroom. Participants will learn how to integrate the iLife Suite from Apple into their everyday teaching in a hands-on environment in where we practice what we teach --integrate technology and learn by doing. We will also explore together the uses of: podcasting, making movies, using digital photography, iMovie, animation, comics and storyboarding, and music through Garage Band.

(Contact: Guy Trainin, 44A Henzlik Hall, UNL, 68588-0355; phone: 402/472-3391; email: gtrainin2@unl.edu)

This unique, annual workshop is focused on helping professionals and family members understand the most up-to-date techniques and resources for working with children and youth with deaf blindness or multiple disabilities. Strategies and practical information related to assessment, instructional planning, and teaching methods will be presented. Nationally recognized consultants and experts from across the country will provide some of the training. Practical assignments and action plans form the central focus for earning credit. The workshop is jointly sponsored by the Barkley Memorial Center, UNL; Nebraska Department of Education, Special Populations; and the Nebraska Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness. A special registration form must be completed and submitted prior to registering for this course. Contact Janice Kubicek at 402/472-2149 or jkubicek2@unl.edu or http://www.unl.edu/barkley/sped/vi/index.shtml to access registration forms.

(Contact: Ellin Siegel, 318 Barkley Center, UNL, 68583-0738; phone: 402/472-9867; email: esiegel1@unl.edu)

This week-long institute will have participants discussing the latest strategies for facilitating transition for students with disabilities from age 14 through high school. The Institute will run all day for five days and then conclude with follow-up sessions with the professor. Presenters from the Nebraska Department of Education, Educational Service Units, and local school districts from throughout the state will discuss their transition programs. Institute participants will develop transition plans for implementation in their local settings. These plans will be a part of the follow-up activity to assist in maximum support and implementation for the students being served.

(Contact: Gary Meers, 318B Barkley Center, UNL, 68583-0738; phone: 402/472-2365; email: gmeers1@unl.edu)

During this intensive one-week workshop, we invite teachers to participate in integrating artistic expression meaningfully into language arts instruction. Teachers will learn new art techniques, discover and share classroom applications, and ultimately create their own classroom units. Some highlights include: story telling; a focus on visual arts; museum visits; the Japanese art of the Kamishibi; and, photography.

On the language arts side, this workshop will emphasize oral and written language while using technology to expand into the virtual world of real creativity. Examples will be presented of how these techniques can be used in a variety of content areas to teach or reinforce standards in your classroom.

The strategies explored in this workshop have been researched and proven effective in studies conducted by Project RAISE and arts LINC.

(Contact: Guy Trainin, 44A Henzlik Hall, UNL, 68588-0355; phone: 402/472-3391; email: gtrainin2@unl.edu)

This workshop will assist you in developing a better understanding of methods for conducting assessment in general and assessing on-line learning in particular. It is divided into three sections coinciding with the workshop's three weeks. During this time, you will study the definitions of assessment and create a workable one for yourself, review various aspects of on-line assessment, and create your personal on-line assessment strategy.

(Contact: L. J. McNulty, 141 Teachers College, UNL, 68588-0360; phone: 402/472-0541; email: lmcnulty2@unl.edu)

Orff Schulwerk relies on rhythmic speech, physical movement, and musical play to actively engage students in musical learning. This approach uses poems, rhymes, games, songs, and dances — all of which are natural and enjoyable to children — as springboards to educational music experiences. The cultivation of imagination and creativity is an important goal of Orff Schulwerk. Participants in this workshop will gain an understanding of the pedagogical processes of the Orff Schulwerk approach while building a collection of immediately usable classroom materials. Completion of the workshop provides Level I certification under the guidelines of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. A $425 clinician fee is assessed, $50 of which must be paid as an advanced deposit for registration.

(Contact: Dr. Robert Woody, 354 Westbrook Music Building, UNL, 68588-0100; phone: 402/472-6231; email: rwoody2@unl.edu)

Experience and improve your jazz performance and improvisation while learning about innovative approaches to inspiring jazz interest and creativity in adolescents. Whether you have a jazz band or are considering ways to introduce new ideas to students in any music program, this workshop will bring ideas and teaching techniques! Rewarding and enjoyable activities will be introduced by Bob Baca, Director of the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire's acclaimed Jazz Ensemble I, recently acknowledged by "Down Beat" as the best college big band in America. A $65 clinician fee will be assessed by the department on the first day of the workshop.

(Contact: Susan Tribby, 108 Westbrook Music Building, UNL, 68588-0100; phone: 402/472-6845; email: music2@unl.edu)