Fall
Teaching
SPSC 748 P -- QUIA! What’s the Buzz About? -- 1 credit
SPSC 748G P -- Use for graduate credit
QUIA is an awesome and exciting website in which teachers share ideas, tests, games, and more! As a teacher you can create a class roster, create and give tests, create practice sheets, use movie video clips, and more to enhance learning and communication. You will leave this class with your QUIA site ready to use on Monday. You will create learning tools in every area QUIA has to offer. Don’t miss this cutting edge technology. Students love using QUIA and after this class you will love using it, too.
Instructor: Kristin McCollum
Dates:
Friday, November 13
5:00 p.m. -- 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 14
9:00 a.m. -- 3:30 p.m. (Working lunch)
Room: Clausen Center 114
SPSC 749 P -- Salt the Oats! -- 1 credit
SPSC 749G P -- Use for graduate credit
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink, but you CAN SALT THE OATS! Here are strategies that work to keep students on task, involved, and actively participating in class. Great classroom management techniques. Discipline problems go down, student achievement goes up!
Instructor: Elisabeth Blandford
Dates:
Friday, November 13
6:00 p.m. -- 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 14
9:00 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m. (Working lunch)
Room: Lentz Hall 319
SPSC 750 P -- Bringing Reading to Life -- 1 credit
SPSC 750G P -- Use for graduate credit
There is nothing worse than a dry literature unit. Educators will be infused with ideas to liven up literature that can be applied to their classrooms. From practical to elaborate and from individual book reports to full unit ideas, there will be something for everyone.
Instructor: Amy Wagner
Dates:
Saturday, November 14
8:30 a.m. -- 3:00 p.m. (Working lunch)
Saturday, November 21
8:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m.
Room: Lentz Hall 234
SPSC 751 P -- Moving to Learn -- 1 credit
SPSC 751G P -- Use for graduate credit
Do you have students who cannot sit still? Do you want to help your students focus more easily? This class is designed to help teachers insert kinesthetic movement into the classroom in five minutes or less in order to help students be able to take in the material taught. We will discuss how the brain works and how movement can help more than just kinesthetic learners. You will learn several easy movements to specifically assist different core subjects such as reading, math, science, and writing. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes as the class will be a mixture of movement and note taking.
Instructor: Jeanné Lohfink
Dates:
Friday, November 20
5:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 21
9:00 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m. (Working lunch)
Room: Lentz Hall 224
SPSC 752 P -- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Learn -- 1 credit
SPSC 752G P -- Use for graduate credit
Have you ever had a challenging year when your students “just didn’t know how to listen?” Then this class is for you. We will explore strategies that engage students and improve their listening skills. Topics will include how to deal with feelings that interfere with learning, skills that invite kids to cooperate, ways that engage children’s creativity and commitment, and techniques to promote self-discipline and parent/teacher relationships.
Instructor: H. Christine Holmstrom
Dates:
Friday, November 20
5:00 p.m. -- 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 21
8:30 a.m. -- 3:30 p.m. (Working lunch)
Room: Lentz Hall 222
SPSC 753 P -- Communicating to Resolve Conflict through Improvisation -- 1 credit
SPSC 753G P -- Use for graduate credit
This course will give teachers an opportunity to act up and act out as they learn and practice a variety of improvisational techniques to discover and resolve conflicts. Activities will help to enhance communication and understanding of issues that may be difficult to discuss.
Instructor: Amy Wagner
Dates:
Friday, December 11
5:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 12
8:30 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m. (Working lunch)
Room: Lentz Hall 203
Personal Development
SPSC 754 Q -- Introduction to Sign Language I -- 2 credits
SPSC 754G Q -- Use for graduate credit
This is a beginner course to learn the basics of sign language. It can and will be useful in a variety of settings around the community and classroom. We will also learn about deaf culture.
Instructor: Kathleen Sura
Dates:
Wednesdays (October 28; November 4, 11, and 18; and December 2 and 9)
5:00 p.m. -- 8:30 p.m.
Room: Lentz Hall 203
SPSC 755 P -- Cultural Games -- 1 credit
SPSC 755G P -- Use for graduate credit
Learn about various games that can be incorporated in the classroom or in any setting with children to promote cultural learning and interaction. Games highlighted will teach children about various countries through geography, art, and word games. Resources will be provided to make them excited to learn about different countries and people.
Instructor: Susan Blust
Dates:
Friday, November 6
5:00 p.m. -- 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 7
9:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m. (Working lunch)
Room: Lentz Hall 220
Media
Carthage is pleased to continue its cooperative project with the City of Kenosha and Kenosha Community Media, Inc. You can earn a certificate that makes you eligible to produce programs using equipment provided by Kenosha Community Media for telecast on KCM TV14 on the Kenosha-area Time Warner Cable system.
This class has a special fee structure. You may register for the traditional options of graduate or undergraduate credit in either a Pass/Fail or Graded format. Graduate credit requires additional research or written assignments. You also have the option to audit, or register for a certificate only. Registration for this class is restricted to adults 18 years of age or older. A special discount is available for the certificate-only option to Time Warner Cable and AT&T video service customers who reside in the City of Kenosha and provide proof of subscription at the time of registration.
To register for this class, please use the special registration form for Applied Video Production classes (PDF). The registration form outlines the costs associated with each registration option.
Applied Video Production
SPSC 406 P -- Use for 1 undergraduate credit
SPSC 406G P -- Use for 1 graduate credit
SPSC 406 U -- Use for certificate-only option (Time Warner and AT&T video service customers who reside in the City of Kenosha)
SPSC 406 V -- Use for certificate-only option (not Time Warner and AT&T video service customers and/or individuals who reside outside of the City of Kenosha)
This hands-on class is your opportunity to learn how to produce a television program. We will explore the equipment and techniques used to produce programs both in and out of a television student. In addition to portable and studio cameras, students will work with audio, lighting, non-linear editing, and electronic graphics. Portions of this class will take place in the television studio located at the Kenosha Community Media Center, located at the Time Warner Cable offices at 1403 Washington Road in Kenosha.
Instructor: Michael Love
Dates:
Saturdays (October 10, 17, and 24)
8:00 a.m. -- 3:00 p.m. (Working lunch)
Rooms:
Kenosha Community Media Center (October 10 and 24)
Johnson Art Center 215 (October 17)