REGISTRATION DEADLINE - APRIL 25, 2024
June 24-28, 2024
AFT-WV is excited to announce our 27th annual weeklong educational summer program, scheduled for June 24-28, 2024 at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, WV.
This program is offered through the joint efforts of AFT-West Virginia, the Union Leadership Institute of the American Federation of Teachers, and West Virginia State University. The program is offered in the belief that training for union activists is essential to the development of a strong, pro-active union, and that active union members complement both pre-K-12 and higher education. Summer School 2024 will be held at Camp Dawson, located about 35 minutes from Morgantown, WV. Space is limited and the event fills up quickly, so register ASAP!
Graduate Credit
Three hours of graduate credit from West Virginia State University will be available to program participants who attend the full week of Summer School 2024. Credit will be gained through coursework completed during Summer School 2024. The cost of the three hours of graduate credit from West Virginia State University is $230. Graduate credit cost is the responsibility of each participant. Registration information will be sent to participants after they are confirmed for attendance.
2024 Course Offerings
1. Accessible Literacy Framework: Intermediate and Secondary Levels
ALF is grounded in the premise that reading is at the center of most activities—in and out of school. The essential components of reading instruction—phonological awareness, sound blending, initial phoneme segmentation, letter-sound correspondence, decoding and shared reading—are covered in this course and framed to address emerging literacy needs of students with complex communication needs like autism or developmental or intellectual disabilities. This module of ALF focuses on the instruction of intermediate and secondary students.
2. Leadership Skills & Advocacy Strategies
This course provides participants with a series of interrelated work to develop the skills and knowledge to support successful programs. It focuses on developing and executing solution-driven programs at the local level that will strengthen local education advocacy and promote meaningful change in education. The course will discuss the challenges in today's education environment; public attitude toward education issues; community outreach and influence; and federal, state, and local laws and policies. The course will offer strategies to help educators navigate these challenges and empower themselves and their profession.
3. Foundations of Effective Teaching
This research-based program consists of modules on effective teaching and learning strategies in the classroom. Topics include making the physical space of the classroom conducive to learning, the inclusion of technology, effective and innovative lesson plans and classroom management. Participants will collaborate daily with different veteran educators to learn time-tested best practices. This course requires the participant to bring their own technology device (iPad, tablet, smartphone, laptop, etc.)
4. Strategies for Student Success 3
Recognizing the importance of utilizing research-based, proven practices in schools and classrooms, this course contains a third tier of advanced modules to assist with scaffolding student learning to improve the quality of instruction and raise achievement levels of all students. Participants will illustrate the complexity of implementing objectives, create measurable objectives, create assessments that are aligned to the objectives, and align activities, objectives, and assessments in a way that supports learning and mastery.
5. Thinking Mathematics
Thinking Math is a standards-based, research-based approach to the teaching of mathematics. Teachers who participate in a Thinking Math course will be exposed to a variety of teaching techniques and math strategies that will help students understand math concepts and will find correlation with the math curriculum adopted in their county/district. This course includes strategies for bridging gaps in student achievement, research on the understanding of numbers across grade levels, mental math skills, multiplicative arrays, and the distributive property.
Tentative Agenda
Summer School begins on Monday with a general session followed by classes. We will start the day with an All-Institute session each morning and classes will be held until 4:30 pm.
The event begins as follows:
Monday, June 24
11:30 am- 2 pm Registration
1 pm Orientation
2- 4:30 pm Class time
Tuesday, June 25 - Thursday June 27
8:30- 9:30 am All-Institute Session
9:30 am- 4:30 pm Class time
Friday, June 28
8:30-11:30 am All-Institute Program
Closing Ceremonies
Participant Registration Fees and Local Costs
Individuals must pay a $80 individual registration fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations and no-show.
If Summer School reaches capacity and registration is closed, there will be a waitlist option in case of cancellations.
AFT-WV Summer School participation is limited to dues-paying members in good standing only.
Room and board for the week is covered by your local union and AFT-WV.
Please contact your local president to alert them to your interest in attending, as space is limited and local unions are responsible for a $160 registration fee per participant. Locals must pay a $100 fee per commuter. The number of participants sent by a local is at the discretion of the local president. After obtaining approval from your local president, you will be provided a code to enter into the online registration form to indicate your local has approved your attendance. Call AFT-WV at 1-800-222-9838 if you do not know who your local president is or need their contact information.
If you work in a county or at an institution that does not have a chartered local, contact Jennifer Wood at 1-800-222-9838.
Location:
Camp Dawson
240 Army Road
Kingwood, WV 26537
Click here for a map and directions to Camp Dawson.
Due to the security regulations at Camp Dawson, you must provide your driver's license and vehicle plate information in the registration form. Camp Dawson security will ask to see your photo identification upon entry to the base.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE - APRIL 25, 2024
REGISTER: Click here to register for Summer School!
If you have questions about Summer School, contact your staff representative, local president or call 1-800-222-9838.