The 19th Annual Summer Institute on Catholic Education: Catholic Education: Culture, Creativity, Collaboration, and Cyberspace


Holiday Inn Rochester Airport, 911 Brooks Avenue, Rochester, N.Y.
July 10-11, 2008

The University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education sponsors the Annual Summer Institute on Catholic Education. In celebrating the present, the 2008 Summer Institute will feature programs that focus on enhancing one’s vision of the integral role of ministry in the Church. Through a series of informative and interactive sessions integrating theory and best practices, participants will learn about a variety of topics, including technology, culture, creativity, religion, learning, and the digital world.

The 2008 Summer Institute will:

• Explore how blogs, wikis, podcasting, the photo-sharing Web site Flickr, and a ‘flat world’ have meaning in the analog world.
• Assist educators in understanding and using the inner workings of
the Internet.
• Encourage educators to be at ease in the world of cyberspace.
• Discuss technology as a tool to enhancing learning and culture to help Catholic school students become agents of change in their global society.
• Investigate cyberspace and cyberbullying topics.
• Uncover ways of making the students’ program whole brained, faith rich,
and creative.
• Inspire educators to recognize the mission of the Catholic school in this post-Vatican II era.

Who Should Attend
The Summer Institute is designed for teachers, school administrators, youth ministers, catechists, clergy, board and committee members, parents, members of parish and civic communities, and all who have an interest in shaping Catholic education in the 21st Century.

Registration
The general fee includes the program, all materials, refreshments, and luncheons.

Registration forms and fees should be submitted by June 20, 2008.

Registration on or before June 10 is $198 per person. Registration after June 10 is $230 per person. Receive a 10% discount for three or more people attending from the same school.

Date
The Summer Institute will be held July 10-11, 2008.

Location
The Summer Institute will take place at the Holiday Inn Rochester Airport, Brooks Avenue and Route 390, Rochester , N.Y.

Group Rate
Institutions and organizations will receive a 10% discount for registering three or more people attending from the same school.

Professional Development
All participants will receive professional development credit through the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester. Teachers and catechists in the Diocese of Rochester can receive two units of Advanced Catechist Training (ACT) through the Diocese of Rochester.