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Demonstration Teaching 2012 Carden students enjoy participation in demonstrations. Each year groups of youngsters from the preschool through Grade Eight come to a special CARDEN SCHOOL® arranged by the Carden Educational Foundation. Do the children participating in these demonstration classes rehearse ahead of time? No. They do not know what the particular subjects of their lessons will be. They do know that they will have a Carden® class, and that their Carden® schooling is adequate preparation! Among the lessons are reading, spelling, arithmetic, and one or more other subjects. Specific lessons vary from year to year. Students are new, too. During these unrehearsed lessons, teachers witness Carden® educational philosophy and teaching techniques in action. Attention to the teaching by the instructor and the learning by the students produces personal benefits for you as a teacher. You will observe Carden® techniques, and consider their effects upon the students' learning. Students leave after the last lesson. The demonstrator then opens the program to observers for their comments and questions. There is an interchange of encouragement. Because Carden places a strong emphasis on teaching ahead, we suggest that you attend the grade before and after the one you teach. You many attend as many demonstration classes as you like for one flat fee of $115 per person. Click here to register.
Developing Skill as a Carden Teacher CARDEN® Courses provide regular opportunities for professional development. Mae Carden stressed to teachers the importance of keeping current. “A teacher is not effective who does not keep abreast of the times. He has to keep informed and should widen his interests. In-service courses are necessary, but the teacher should widen his own scope and cultivate his own taste if he is to whet the appetite of his students.” – Quality Teaching, Successful Learning, Page 76. The Carden Educational Foundation is pleased to offer CARDEN® training courses designed for teachers new to the CARDEN METHOD® and those who have taught it for many years. Please see the adjoining links for dates and locations. You may also view the schedule on our Calendar of Events. CARDEN® Courses Developing the CARDEN® Charts This one-day course will especially benefit experienced Carden teachers who would like to refine their presentation of these powerful tools for reading and spelling. Your CARDEN® Instructor will lead you to experience the sounds of consonants and vowels as building blocks. Then you will identify particular sounds with the letters that make them. Finally, you will define these sounds and express them as CARDEN® controls. Teaching CARDEN® in the Elementary School - This course will help you make the most of CARDEN® teaching techniques and materials in your classroom, with specific attention to each grade level. This four-day course will help you employ the CARDEN METHOD® as you teach children in Kindergarten through Grade Five to read, spell, write, and think with comprehension and enjoyment. Learn CARDEN® ways to help children understand the language of numbers and the processes which will help them solve mathematical problems. CARDEN® Techniques for Teachers 2012 This two-day, fifteen-hour workshop is designed with experienced Carden teachers in mind. Sharpen your ability to transfer control of thought from yourself to your student, step by step. Enjoy this fine opportunity to experience an encouraging interchange with fellow teachers. Be sure to bring your personal copies of Quality Teaching, Successful Learning and Let's Bring Them Up Sensibly. Teaching CARDEN® in the Preschool During this one-day course, you will learn key CARDEN® ways to help three- and four-year-old children experience, identify, and define the building blocks of English and mathematical concepts. Key techniques will help you prepare them for a lifelong love of learning. Teaching CARDEN® in the Middle School This one-day course will equip you to employ CARDEN® teaching techniques while teaching Grade Six and above. Learn how to apply those techniques to any subject. Familiarize yourself with CARDEN® materials available for the Middle School. Our 2012 Carden Course Schedule will be posted shortly. | ||||||||||||||||