Our 5th Annual OWL Summer Bootcamp is a time to make invaluable connections with other educators across the country, have fun and grow in your practice! We will spend an entire week together sharing our successes and challenges, looking at student work, developing assessment rubrics, conquering ropes course activities together (that can later be used in class!) and having a blast while focusing on student learning and growth.
Dates: Sunday, June 25 – Friday, June 30
Registration: $800 for the week
Discounts: $750 if you have attended a past OWL Bootcamp. $700 if you have attended 3 or more OWL Workshops. (*For discounted price, contact [email protected])
Includes:
- OPI Training
- Certificate of Participation for 35 hours of PD
- 3 College Credits (optional, see below for details)
- Delicious lunches, coffee, and light snacks throughout the day
- Basic materials needed for implementation, as well as any materials created during the week
- Appetizer social, which is an excellent time for networking and building relationships with teachers outside of the workshop times
- Collaboration and creation of resources
- Special, interactive share-outs by lead teachers from across the country
- Ropes course for community building
- Intramurals!
College Credit: Optional credits through Southern Oregon University. $70 per unit. Can receive up to 3 credits for the week. Teachers will need to pay with a check or money order in person and course requirements will be distributed at the time of Bootcamp.
Tentative Itinerary:
- Sunday: Community Building: Ropes Course and Appetizer Social
- Monday: OPI Training
- Tuesday: OWL Nuts & Bolts: Classroom Structure through Circle Strategies and Activities
- Wednesday: Measuring Learning: How Formative Assessments & Student Work Inform the Learning Process
- Thursday: Threads & Progressions: Pulling from Students’ Lives. (Question techniques by ACTFL Level that naturally push students to the next level through student interest)
- Friday: Planning & Unit Design: How to Make it Your Own
- *Most days will include strands that you can choose, based on your experience level with OWL
Times: 2:00 pm-7:00pm on Sunday, 9:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday
Cancellation Policy
Prior to May 15– 75%
May 15- June 10 – 50%
June 10- June 24 -25%
On or After June 25 – No Refund
We have reserved a block of rooms at TownePlace Suites, Medford at a rate of $109.00/night. Hotel includes:
- Free High Speed Internet
- Free breakfast
- Fitness Center
Rooms made be reserved here or by calling 541-842-5757, and asking for the Organic World Language rate.
-
2017 West Coast Bootcamp- Medford, Oregon
June 25, 2017 - June 30, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
