NKU Connections - Educators Edition

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Our Norse Explore and ArtReach programs encourage your students to start planning for college at any age. Your students can participate in presentations and activities with NKU faculty, staff, and students, take campus tours, see  shows at the Haile Digital Planetarium, watch a performance by our Departments of Music, Theatre, and Dance, and much more.

Scheduling is available for the 2014-2015 school. If you are interested in the Norse Explore or ArtReach programs, please contact us at 859.572.5600 or connect@nku.edu.
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NKU Connections: Educators Edition highlights classes, workshops, camps, conferences, professional development, and much more at Northern Kentucky University that may be of interest to you and your students. Please pass along this information to your students and their parents, your colleagues, and we encourage you to post all events on your school calendars. Visit nkuconnections.nku.edu for a comprehensive list of programs and events. 
  
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Tuesdays, September 9-October 14, 2014
Join co-workers and other educators to learn the basic Spanish phrases that you need in your profession. The purpose of this class is to provide education professionals with the vocabulary they need to know to communicate with Hispanic students and their parents.
November 20 & 21, 2014
Dispositions: The human element of teaching and leading.
A symposium for school and higher education leaders, teachers, teacher educators, and subject matter specialists to address the issues of identifying, developing, and nurturing the dispositions to teach and lead as well as the impact of those dispositions upon P-20 student achievement.
Saturdays, February 7-March 7, 2015
Delve into the intriguing history of the Cincinnati area in this five-week course focusing on the physical fabric that makes up the Queen City. You will explore Cincinnati's early settlement and the roles of geography, transportation, industry, race, and urban planning in creating the city we know today. This class is great for history teachers or those who want to know more about the city.
March 26 & 27, 2015
The Third Annual Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference provides school counselors with critical information about successful practice, evaluation, and relevant research to create dynamic and powerful school counseling programs. The conference uses a unique format incorporating both peer-reviewed research presentations and professional workshops by leaders in the field.
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August 7 & 8
Develop effective study habits, learn to make good choices, and build the foundation for academic success in this class. Topics include positive attitude and motivation, learning styles, note-taking, reading skills, test-taking strategies, organizing work, managing time wisely and more. There are separate classes for high school students and middle school students. 
Students Taking Test Saturdays, September 13-October 18
This review of each section of the ACT can help you build confidence and increase scores by completing sample tests, learning test-taking tips and reviewing subject matter.
September 20
Advance your career and academic decision making, job interviewing skills and self-knowledge with this interactive workshop that will help identify core abilities, talents, positive traits, and skills - your dependable strengths. For grades 10, 11 & 12 and college freshmen.
For more information about NKU Connections, feel free to contact us at 859.572.5600 or connect@nku.edu. Hope to see you on campus soon.