Free Web Seminars Featuring Current Research for K-12 Educators
- What new research is being conducted in educational settings worldwide?
- How can research potentially be of use to your school and students?
- What new professional development tools are being used here and abroad?
Please join us for an interactive series of web seminars with current student research from the University of Minnesota. Every month, some of the approximately 4,000 students in the College of Education and Human Development share their research and seek your input via easy-to-access, media-rich web seminars. Seminars will be 1 hour in length, and feature both polls and chat features for interactive learning and understanding.
Upcoming Web Seminars
December 10, 2009
Counseling "On-The-Fly" in Urban Schools and Community Settings:
Learning from Everyday, Real-Life Scenarios
Sherri Turner, Ph.D., Professor, Educational Psychology, University
of Minnesota
Patrick Walker, information communication technology (ICT) professional,
Washington, DC
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Registration now open!
Working with today’s youth – members of the digitally savvy “Generation Y” and “Generation X” – can be challenging. Changing social contexts and the types of issues youth bring to school and after-school programs can pose new challenges. The challenges can seem even greater in urban settings, where race, ethnicity, and differing social-economic status add complexity to situations.
While every situation is unique,
“on-the-fly” counseling techniques can assist K-12 teachers and other people
who work with youth to anticipate and better handle the everyday challenges
that can be critical to student achievement and motivation.
Registration Info
Registration links for the web seminars will be available soon when presentation dates are confirmed. Registration costs are still being determined at this time. As space cannot be guaranteed, registrations are limited to 200 persons, on a first-come first-served basis.
Past Web Seminars
Past web seminars are listed on PPG's resource page, and are available for free online viewing.