About the Academy
Washburn Academy seeks to promote
student achievement through the
professional staff development of
PK-12 educators in all subject
areas. Hands-n learning is
emphasized to help teachers engage
students in collaborative problem
solving and higher order thinking.
The Academy also promotes academic
rigor and real-world relevance
through business tours and
activities.
Washburn Academy is a cooperative
effort of CESA #4 and UW-LaCrosse,
with the support of the Holmen and
Onalaska School Districts. The
Academy is part of the Wisconsin
Academy Staff Development Initiative
(WASDI).
Who Attends Washburn Academy?
The Academy is designed for all
PK-12 public and private school
teachers and administrators.
The Washburn Academy Experience
Educators who attend Washburn
Academy are provided with
experiences that will enhance
instructional practices in the
following broad areas: strengthening
content knowledge, professional
learning communities, classroom
management, technology to enhance
classroom instruction, RtI, meeting
the needs of diverse learners, art
and music, best practices based on
current brain research, curriculum
integration and active learning,
movement and stress management.
Changes/Cancellations
Written notice to CESA #4 (Mary
Bushek) and your school district
will be required by the following
dates in order to be considered for
a refund for cancellations:
Workshop fees can be refunded after
that date IF the workshop has
sufficient enrollment. The $50
registration fee is nonrefundable.
Please note:
Workshops with less than 10
enrollees may be cancelled and
participants will be enrolled in
alternate workshop choices.
Workshop changes will be
accommodated IF the workshop
has 10 participants, or other
designated minimum. A $15 fee
will be charged for unused supplies
and copies.
UW-L
Graduate Credit -
ALL credit fees must be paid by the
first day of your workshop.
Earn one or two graduate credits
from UW-LaCrosse each week for $105
per credit (Exception: Responsive
Classroom). First and second credits
are Pass/Fail.
Requirements - 1st and 2nd
credit: Attendance and participation
for all five days
Requirements - 2nd credit only:
In addition to above requirements,
attendance at "project" meeting on
Monday of each Academy week (3-4
pm), attendance at "processing"
meeting on Friday of each
Academy week (2-3 pm), application
project due Friday - one week
following last Washburn Academy day.
Action Research: C-I 750 Section
737
Receive one additional credit
from UW-L at full tuition: $375.93.
Registration:
To register, call (608) 785-6513
Make checks payable to UW-L for only
C-I 750
Mail checks to : Continuing
Education, 264 Morris Hall, UW-LaCrosse,
1725 State Street, LaCrosse, WI
54601
Requirements:
-
Attendance on Monday, August 2,
2010 to develop Action Research
proposal at Onalaska High School
Commons from 5-8 pm
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Implement action research
project in your classroom during
the fall of 2010
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Submit project summary November
12, 2010
Grades:
UW-LaCrosse grades
are ONLY available online.
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Grades for 1 and 2 credit
available August 18, 2010
-
Action Research credit (c-I 750
Section 737) available January,
2011 (and Responsive Classroom
2+1)
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Access grades at
http://www.uwlax.edu Click
on WINGS at the top right.
Contact Information:
CESA #4, 923 East Garland
Street, West Salem, WI 54669 Fax
(608) 786-4801
Cheryl Hanson (608) 786-4833,
Washburn Academy Director
chanson@cesa4.k12.wi.us
Mary Bushek (608) 786-4832, Program
Assistant
mbushek@cesa4.k12.wi.us
