CLASP Fall '07 Retreat

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Exploring Speech Communication Education Pedagogy and Outcomes

WHEN: Noon Saturday, September 29 - Noon Sunday September 30, 2007

WHERE: Mariandale Retreat Center in Ossining, NY
Overlooking the eastern bank of the Hudson River in northern Westchester County with vistas to the west of the Palisades and beautiful sunsets.

FEE: None. Except for transportation, all costs are covered by CLASP.

Goals for this retreat include:
  • Focusing a research question through literature review and theoretical frameworks.
  • Understanding the value of teaching/learning research for professional development.
  • Designing a blueprint for further study.
  • Linking teaching/learning research to the goals of students/profession/institution.
  • Identifying outlets for disseminating and publishing resultant research.
  • Initiating applied research to be presented at the Fourth Annual CLASP Spring Colloquium, LaGuardia Community College on May 2, 2008.

A FREE opportunity for professional development: Pay for transportation and CLASP will cover the rest. A certificate of professional development affirming completion of the retreat will be provided.

Retreat Facilitator: Dr. Connie Schroeder

Dr. Connie Schroeder

Assistant Director, Center for Instructional and Professional Development, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and an expert on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. SoTL is a movement in education for investigating how students learn best in the classroom, as well as looking at what approaches work best for teaching students. This retreat is a natural extension of CLASP's exploration of best teaching practices and can be a way for you to reinvigorate your classroom teaching and test your assumptions about what approaches work best with students.

Schedule for the CLASP Retreat
Saturday, September 29
11:00 – 12:00Arrival & Check-in
12:00 – 1:00Lunch
1:00 – 6:00Retreat Session #1 with Dr. Connie Schroeder
6:00 – 7:00Dinner
7:00 – 8:00Contemplative Hour/Free Time
8:00 – 10:00CLASP Council Roundtable & Social
Sunday, September 30
8:00 – 9:00Breakfast
9:00 – 12:00Retreat Session #2 with Dr. Connie Schroeder
12:00 – *Dismissal

REGISTER NOW

Registration is now closed. Check back soon for more information on the 2008 Colloquium.

Arriving By Train

From Grand Central Terminal, take Metro North/Hudson Line to Croton Harmon Station. It's a short (about 5 minutes) ride to Mariandale by taxi.


Croton Harmon Car Service Inc DBA J & S Taxi
914-271-4000
353 S Riverside
Croton On Hudson NY 10520


Croton Village and County Taxi
914-271-3777
8 Lincoln Pl
Ossining NY 10562-5203


Croton Taxi & Airport Service
914-774-0621
Call
Ossining NY


Camp's Taxi
914-941-0150
7 Westerly Rd
Ossining NY 10562-4108


BC Taxi
914-941-7080
21 Campwoods Rd
Ossining NY 10562