Framework for Understanding Poverty
Summer Institute Series August 2-3, 2006
This institute is built around Dr. Ruby Payne’s groundbreaking work about how individuals from poverty think and act differently than those people in the middle and upper economic classes. It is designed for educators of all stripes, but helpful to anyone who works with students or adults from poverty and will put into words what many veteran educators have experienced in their schools. The institute will cover key points in understanding poverty including case studies, registers of language, story structures, hidden rules, discipline interventions, and building relationships. The institute will also go into depth on the Structures of Learning: The What, The Why, The How and include examination of mental models; vocabulary, math, and reading strategies; lesson design; and question-making as a means to develop cognition in learners.
Participants will be provided a handout packet and asked to purchase a book and workbook for the institute. The total cost of materials is included in the Institute fee.
Speaker
Raised in generational poverty herself, Dr. Cathy Hamilton speaks from her head and her heart about the research on poverty as it impacts student achievement. She is formally trained in Dr. Ruby Payne’s research and provides a massive array of strategies for closing the achievement gap while still honoring the culture that a child owns. Dr. Hamilton has spent the majority of her professional career in the public school arena, 19 years in the language arts classroom and 14 years in administrative positions. She is known for her work around differentiated instruction as it impacts at-risk learners, particularly children carrying special education labels. Cathy also serves as an adjunct professor for Miami University and is currently the Director of the Ohio Principals’ Center in SW Ohio, and lead instructor of the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium.
Institute & Pre & Post Institute Workshops
Institute
August 2-3
8:30-3:30 in Winther Hall 2001
SPECED 483/683, Section 1 only
Undergraduate class number 1249
Graduate class number 1277
Dr. Cathy Hamilton, an authority in working with children impacted by generational poverty, will conduct the Institute. Participants who take the Institute for credit will be required to write a short reflective paper discussing student case studies within their professional settings. Participants may register for only this Institute.
pre-Institute Workshop
July 31 and Aug 1
8:30 to 3:30 in Winther Hall 2001
SPECED 482/682, Sections 1 or 2 are available;
both covering the same content
Undergraduate class number 1245 or 1246
Graduate class number 1275 or 1276
The Pre-Institute will combine in-class and web-based opportunities with UW-Whitewater faculty in special education and other professionals to examine selected literature and research related to the topic. Credit participants will be required to complete additional readings, engage in extended discussions, and
develop a case study. Participants must also register
for the Institute.
Post-Institute Workshop
August 4 and August 5 (on-line)
8:30-3:30 in Winther Hall 2001
SPECED 484/684, Sections 1 or 2 are available;
both covering the same content
Undergraduate class number 1247 or 1248
Graduate class number 1278 or 1279
The Post-Institute will focus on site-based collaborative actions planned to improve practices within schools and districts. Credit participants will be required to design and submit their own action plans and carry out web-based dialogue with faculty and participants. Participants must have attended the Institute to enroll in this workshop.
Who Should Attend
A Framework for Understanding Poverty will provide a three-part professional development program for:
- Teachers in special and general education at the elementary, middle, and secondary school levels
- Administrators
- Speech and language clinicians
- School psychologists
- School counselors
Credit/Non-credit Fee Registration Options
INSTITUTE
Section 1, 1 credit
Graduate fees
$347.40
Undergraduate fees
$219
Non-credit fee
$160 (includes course materials)
PRE-INSTITUTE & INSTITUTE
Pre-Institute
Section 1 or 2
Institute
Section 1, 2 credits
Graduate fees
$694.80
Undergraduate fees
$438
SERIES
Pre-Institute Workshop
Section 1 or 2
Institute
Section 1
Post-Institute
Section 1 or 2, 3 credits
Graduate fees
$1,042.20
Undergraduate fees
$657
Registration Options
For Credit
Students who are currently enrolled at
UW-Whitewater for the Summer 2006 Session may register on the WINS System, OR
Students who are not currently enrolled at UW-Whitewater should contact the Office of Continuing Education at 1-800-621-5376 to request an Admission/Registration Packet.
For Non-Credit
- Complete the registration form provided with this brochure and return to the address listed, OR
- Register online
- Credit cards accepted for non-credit registration only
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Contact Information
Office of Continuing Education Services
2005 Roseman, UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisconsin
(262) 472-3165
Email: cesevents@uww.edu
