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Bootcamp 2017 TEXAS! – Houston, Texas

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 11 – Friday, June 16

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 April 30– 75%
April 30 – May 28 – 50%
May 29 – June 10 -25%
On or After June 11 – No Refund

Hotel Information for Texas Bootcamp:

Holiday Inn Express & Suites
900 Rogers Ct
Webster, TX 77598
The booking deadline is May 19th. Rooms will be available at a rate of $89.00/night before taxes.
Breakfast included. All rooms are double queen rooms. To book, call the hotel directly and ask for the Organic World Language room block. Rooms must be held with a credit card, but no charges will be made.
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  • Bootcamp 2017 TEXAS! - Houston, Texas
     June 11, 2017 - June 16, 2017
     9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Venue:  

Address:
1955 W Nasa Blvd, Webster, Texas, 77598, U.S.A.