{"id":255,"date":"2010-10-15T14:50:57","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T18:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/teachingcanada\/"},"modified":"2018-02-23T15:02:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T20:02:35","slug":"summer-institute-for-k-12-professionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/teachingcanada\/professional-development-old\/summer-institute-for-k-12-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\">Qu\u00e9bec Dimensions:<\/h1>\n<h3 align=\"center\">Historical, Geographic and Cultural Explorations<br \/>\nSummer Institute for K-12 Professionals<\/h3>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Begin and end in Montr\u00e9al with travel to Qu\u00e9bec City<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>June 28-July 3, 2015<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/teachingcanada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/176\/2015\/01\/Institute-poster-2015.AS-10-30-14-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Information Flyer (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C22921_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=1620&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\" target=\"_blank\">Register on line<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>_____<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Begins and ends in Montr\u00e9al with travel to Qu\u00e9bec City<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Registration fee: $649 includes double-occupancy at 4-star hotels, transportation when in Qu\u00e9bec, site visits, some meals.<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Credit Option: pay an additional $263 plus complete a project to receive one graduate credit, offered through Plymouth (NH) State University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Description<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Qu\u00e9bec Dimensions<\/em> Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals, is based in the North American birthplace of New France and led by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Looking at an atlas, a student might see Qu\u00e9bec as one of the 10 provinces of Canada, similar to one of the 50 U.S. states.\u00a0 However a more in depth study of its history, geography, language and culture through the Qu\u00e9bec Dimensions Institute and r<\/em>equired<em> readings, helps one appreciate it as a nation within the country of Canada.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/em>[M.H., past participant]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>_____<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Invitation to all teachers,<\/strong> curriculum coordinators, and administrators of social studies, geography, history and French to experience Canada\u2019s largest province and gain preparation for teaching about Canada in your state&#8217;s curriculum.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Qu\u00e9bec Dimensions<\/em> provides foundations<\/strong> in history and geography with contemporary cultural insights through first-hand experiences. The Canadian and Qu\u00e9bec content taught by Institute academic specialists is designed to support educators of\u00a0 Social Studies, World History, Comparative Cultures, AP History, North American Geography, and all levels of French language curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Institute content is designed to meet Common Core, C3, and state standards with Canadian content.<\/p>\n<p>Take advantage of in-depth briefings, site visits and walking tours in Montr\u00e9al, the world\u2019s 2nd largest French-speaking city, and in Qu\u00e9bec City, a UNESCO world heritage site.<\/p>\n<p><em>&gt;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C22921_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=1620&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\" target=\"_blank\">Apply ONLINE!<\/a><br \/>\nRolling applications accepted through April 15th or until full.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Without doubt, the Institute has provided me with a much more profound understanding of the linguistic, and cultural differences that exist among us North Americans caused by geography, climate, history, language and religion.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 [VH, past participant]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ITINERARY OUTLINE<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">SUNDAY<br \/>\nJUNE \u00a028th<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>3:30<\/b> &#8211; Convene in Montreal at a downtown hotel, register.<\/p>\n<p><b>4:00-7:00<\/b>\u00a0 &#8211; Program begins with introductions, the goals and content of the Institute, and to introduce\u00a0the Cities of Montr\u00e9al and Qu\u00e9bec, the Province of Qu\u00e9bec, the country of Canada.\u00a0 Presentations by Institute co-leaders Amy Sotherden and Betsy Arntzen.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:30 &#8211; <\/b>Group Institute dinner to follow, hosted by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">MONDAY<br \/>\nJUNE 29th<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>6:00-7:45 &#8211; <\/b>Breakfast buffet at your leisure<\/p>\n<p><b>8:00-11:00 &#8211; <\/b>Lectures by Canadian Studies and Qu\u00e9bec Studies scholars on Historic Montreal and Ethnic Montreal.\u00a0 Walking\/subway tour of Montreal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00-1:00<\/strong> &#8211; Lunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/fourquet-fourchette.com\/\">Fourquet Fourchette<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00-2:30<\/strong> &#8211; Guided excursions into ethnic neighborhoods<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:30-5:00<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccord-museum.qc.ca\/en\/\">McCord Museum<\/a> site visit, with exhibits on First Nations and the history and culture of Montreal<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a05:00 on<\/strong> &#8211; Dinner and evening on your own<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">TUESDAY<br \/>\nJUNE 30th:<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>6:00-7:45 &#8211; <\/b>Breakfast buffet at your leisure<\/p>\n<p><b>8:00-1:00 &#8211; <\/b>Lectures and site visits.<\/p>\n<p><b>1:00-3:00 &#8211; <\/b>Lunch and bookstores<\/p>\n<p><b>3:00<\/b> &#8211; Arrive at VIA Rail train station to depart Montr\u00e9al at 4:10 pm.\u00a0 Wifi on board.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:25 &#8211; <\/b>Arrive Qu\u00e9bec City, take cabs to the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00<\/strong> &#8211; Dinner suggestion: <a href=\"www.lecosmos.com\">Cosmos Cafe<\/a> and evening on your own after check-in<\/p>\n<p>Overnight in<i>\u00a0<\/i>a downtown hotel.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">WEDNESDAY<br \/>\nJULY\u00a0 1st<\/span><\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><b>7:00-7:45 &#8211; <\/b>Breakfast at your leisure<\/p>\n<p><b>8:00-12:00 &#8211; <\/b>Walk to St. Andrew&#8217;s Presbyterian Church for presentations by Dr. Matthew Hatvany, University of Laval<\/p>\n<p><b>12:00-1:30 &#8211; <\/b>Lunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g155025-d1495195-Reviews-Chez_Temporel-Quebec.html\">Chez Temporel <\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>1:30-3:45<\/b> &#8211;\u00a0 Guided site visits within the walled Old City<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:00-5:30<\/strong> &#8211; <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">After-hours reception at the Consulate General of the United States, Qu\u00e9bec and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">Briefing by Consul General<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:30<\/strong>&#8211; Dinner suggestion:<a href=\"www.lecafedumonde.com\"> Cafe Du Monde<\/a>, evening on your own<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">THURSDAY<br \/>\nJULY\u00a0 2nd<\/span><\/b><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>7:00-7:45 &#8211;\u00a0 <\/b>Breakfast<\/p>\n<p><b>9:00-11:00 &#8211;\u00a0 <\/b>Walk to the Ministere des Relations internaionales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce exterieur for a briefing by Quebec Delegation staff<\/p>\n<p><b>11:00-4:00 &#8211; <\/b>Lunch on your own.\u00a0 Site visits to <a href=\"www.mcq.org\/en\/mcq\">Les Musees de la Civilisation, <\/a>and to the oldest Museum in Canada, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcq.org\/en\/maf\">Musee de l&#8217;Amerique francaise<\/a><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>4:00<\/strong> &#8211; Arrive at VIA Rail train station to depart Qu\u00e9bec City at 5:30pm,<br \/>\ndinner on the train<\/p>\n<p><b>9:00 &#8211; <\/b>Arrive in Montr\u00e9al, check back into the hotel<\/p>\n<p>Evening on your own, downtown<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">FRIDAY<br \/>\nJULY\u00a0 3rd<\/span><\/b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>8:00-12:00<\/b> &#8211; Roundtable, putting it all together.\u00a0 Presentations to include: &#8220;Teaching about Quebec through Film&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>12:00 &#8211; <\/b>Group Institute lunch\u00a0 hosted by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada<\/p>\n<p><b>2:00 &#8211; 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