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Art (Studio)

These classes are intense weeklong experiences combining studio work with visits to galleries and museums. Special visits to artists’ studios will be arranged and participants will be invited to visiting artists’ lectures.

PAPR 591 Drawing and Mixed Media Workshop for Teachers: Focus on the Figure
This workshop emphasizes the role of drawing and experimentation in developing a body of artwork inspired by figurative themes.

PAPR 591 Mixed Media/Bookmaking Workshop for Teachers
This workshop will explore the many approaches to creating one-of-a-kind books.

PAPR 591 Painting Workshop for Teachers
This workshop involves a week completely devoted to making, viewing and discussing art.

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Cultural Competency

INTL 591 Cultural Competence for Working Professionals
This highly interactive and participatory course is designed for anyone concerned about the effectiveness of people working and living in multicultural societies.

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Economics

HUMS 591 Pizza for Breakfast? Using the “Economic Way of Thinking” to Understand the World Around You
Class participants will receive instruction in basic economic concepts and principles while exploring Virginia’s economy today and how it works.

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Education

The Constructivist Classroom: Everyone Teaches, Everyone Learns
Participants will evaluate and integrate information, think flexibly and “out of the box,” collaborate with co-workers and apply creative processes in search of innovative solutions.

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Foreign Language

FRLG 591 Transculturation: Spanish Immersion
The participants will read and discuss current research concerning the theory of and the application of transcultural studies.

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Science/Health

LFSC 591 Biotechnology I
This theory and hands-on activity workshop is for middle school, high school and community college instructors new to teaching biotechnology, genetics and molecular biology, as well as seasoned teachers wishing to refresh their laboratory skills.

LFSC 591 Biotechnology II
This theory and hands-on activity workshop is for high school and junior college instructors with some experience teaching genetics and molecular biology.

LFSC 591 Botany: Gardens and the Wilds
Study at Richmond’s Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and explore the wilds of VCU’s Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences.

LFSC 591 Entomology: Terrestrial and Aquatic Insects Insect species … they outnumber us 900,000 to one, so we might as well know who they are.

LFSC 591 Forensics: DNA, Drugs and the Law
Learn the scientific principles that are key to DNA and toxicological analyses in the crime laboratory as well as the application of legal principles to forensic evidence.

LFSC591 All in the Family: Genes and your Health
This course will use a case-based approach to illustrate the importance of family health history in understanding health and disease risk.

LFSC 591 The Science at a Crime Scene: Finding Evidence to Give It a Voice
This is a new course on the science and art of crime scene processing, evidence handling and scene reconstruction.

LFSC 591 Rivers and Tributaries: Sustaining Their Future
This week of outdoor learning in and around the James will provide you with engaging activities for your students, a new GPS unit and a multitude of resources to enhance your SOL’s.

LFSC 591 Weather and Climate
Learn about current research on weather, forecasting, air quality and climate.

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