2012+Itinerary

** Presents ** ** Professional Development Course Work for Educators in Ireland ** **3 Graduate Credits** **Summer 2012**
 * CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY **


 * DATES and Course Titles: **


 * June 21- 27, 2012 **
 * Literary Ireland: Thematic Study in Tolerance & Diversity, with practical application and activities for use within the classroom or school setting.**


 * June 28- 4 July 2012 **
 * Curriculum and Instruction: Backward Design NEA’s Key Indicator 2 via 21st Century Skill Development and Higher Level Thinking Skills**


 * // Itinerary Remains the Same for Both Classes – Instructor Lecture differs in course content. All assignments are selected for individual participants based on teaching or administrative assignment to facilitate individual or district goals. //**

3 Journal Entries (2/3 completed prior to departure, for instructor to be familiar with each participant’s school environment and goals)
 * ASSIGNMENTS: **

1 Article or Activity Review

1 Presentation – 5 mins. In length based on the article or activity: to include brief summary and personal reflection

Lesson Plan or In-service Plan (ppt.) due upon course completion within 1 month of date of departure.


 * //*Many students like to bring friends and family with them; they are more than welcome to join us on all tours, but not during set class times, which meet each day for an hour or two.//**


 * ITINERARY: **


 * 21 June OR 28 June**
 * Thursday:** Overnight departures crossing the Atlantic arriving in Dublin Airport the next day.

Arrivals at Dublin Airport in the morning; transport to our set accommodation (all enrolled in the class for either credit or audit must be booked into selected hotel) by city bus or taxi. Noon lunch, class begins at 1PM with a Meet and Greet, Syllabus Review, Orientation to Dublin. Walking Tour of Dublin’s most historic sights, based on literary aspects of Dublin’s UNESCO Award as one of 4 Literary Cities of the World, concludes with a tour of Trinity College and the Book of Kells. Walking Tour Sights include: The Abbey Theatre, The General Post Office (1916 Rising), Children of Lir/Garden of Remembrance, The Writer’s Museum, The H’Penney Bridge and Bachelor’s Walk – of James Joyce fame on the River Liffey – Anna Livia, and Henry St. of Frank McCourt’s, //Tis// and //Anna’s Ashes//.
 * 22 June OR 29 June**
 * Friday:**


 * The afternoon tour ends at Dublin Tourism Office for those who may like to book a day trip for enrichment days scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. *Newgrange and Powerscourt require pre-booking well in advance.

//3 Journal Questions that were assigned prior to departure are due today and will be returned tomorrow with instructor comments for tomorrow’s class. These are preliminary questions regarding your teaching/administrative post, school climate, and guiding questions for the instructor to assess the best materials to send to you post class, for your use in your final project (lesson plan or in-service presentation on ppt.)// The project is a lesson plan incorporating the themes/strategies taught during this week of experiential field trips.

//Instructor presents Backward Design each day as a teaching model to include higher level thinking skills and development of essential questions for use in developing 21st Century Skills in the classroom.//

9:00 Class meets to follow-up on Syllabus questions and course structure and requirements. Individual article/activity to suit the educator’s grade level will be assigned. One 5 min. presentation will be the final assignment of the course during the week’s visit to Ireland. This will be due on Tuesday.
 * 23 June OR 30 June**
 * Saturday:**

10:00Tour of Saint Stephen’s Green to highlight and reinforce themes of the course to include: Ireland’s educational system compared to ours in the States. We will also review the roll of Constance Markievicz in the 1916 Rising, and women’s status in the Proclamation of Independence. We will conclude the tour viewing the Famine Memorial dedicated to those who had passed on from the Famine Years, where an estimated 3,000,000 people either starved or died on coffin ships bound for America, Canada, or Australia.

We will break for lunch then resume class.

1:00 Class will proceed to City Hall for an overview of the history of Ireland from Viking invasion, to British Home Rule, 1916 Rising on Easter Sunday, Civil War, and finally current status as a member of the European Union. €4.00

After the break for lunch, you will continue your tour of Dublin with the visit to Kilmainham Gael. This is one of the best tours the city has to offer. The guides are very good teachers themselves, and provide excellent commentary to include: the justice system in use during the Victorian Era, the Poor Houses, the jailing of women, starving children, and of course the patriots of the 1916 Rising. €6.00

Class will conclude after dinner meeting to discuss the themes of social unrest, human survival, and incorporation of literary techniques used to fire-up and solidify the Irish population.

Theatre Option TBA //Dublin’s theatres are intimate and tremendously popular. Advanced booking is necessary. Information forthcoming in spring should you desire to attend a production. Performances begin at 7:30 or 8:00 PM.//

Class will be held after the Dublin field trips at 6PM.
 * 24 June, or 1 July**
 * Sunday:**

Most students opt to avail themselves of the Dublin City On-Off Bus transit for ease in visiting the sights of Dublin. This mode of transportation (Double Decker Buses following a set route through the city €16.00) will also allow you the opportunity to select your areas of interest as field trips. The ticket is good for 24 hours; however, the bus stops running around 5:30 PM. Of the most often visited are:


 * Guinness Storehouse**: It is a museum of high quality addressing all walks of life during the 1850’s to present day Ireland, as well as the actual process of making Guinness. The Guinness’s philanthropy work is as important today as it was 150 years ago. As a suggestion, go early in the morning, as the queues can be lengthy. The tour ends with at the Gravity Bar with 360-degree views of Dublin’s Fair City. €14.40 at the door; €12.96 is the on-line pre-booking rate. A pint of Guinness or a soft drink is included in the ticket price.


 * St. Patrick’s Cathedral**: National Cathedral of Ireland. Per the church’s web site, it was built in honour of Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick. “It stands adjacent to the famous well where tradition has it St. Patrick baptized converts on his visit to Dublin.” *It is a Protestant cathedral. Taking in Evensong, where voices blend and resonate through the cathedral is a must for musicians or lovers of music. €5.50


 * Christ Church**: Cathedral of Dublin located in Viking Dublin. (c. 1028) The interior is beautiful and you may venture into the medieval crypt, which houses an important collection of relics (part of Jesus’s crib, and the heart of Dublin’s patron saint, Laurence O’Toole), and a mummified cat & rat (Mentioned by James Joyce in //Finnegan’s Wake)//, to which the locals refer as “Tom and Jerry.” €6.00


 * National Gallery**: Newly renovated gallery of art with the famed, //“LOST CARAVAGGIO.”// Properly known as //The Taking of Christ.// 1602. 15,000 works of art are on display. Free Admission.


 * National Museum:** Tremendous artifacts and displays of Ireland’s rich culture and history from the Stone Age to Present. The Celtic gold Chieftain’s “Tara” broach and Viking curraugh are particularly impressive, as well as the Bog-Man. Free Admission.


 * Chester Beatty Library ** : per the library’s website, Described by the Lonely Planet as // not just the best museum in Ireland, but one of the best in Europe //, the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin is an art museum and library which houses the great collection of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and some decorative arts assembled by [|Sir Alfred Chester Beatty] (1875-1968). Its rich collections from countries across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe opens a window on the artistic treasures of the great cultures and religions of the world. Chester Beatty Library was named Irish Museum of the year in 2000 and was awarded the title European Museum of the Year in 2002.

Egyptian papyrus texts, beautifully illuminated copies of the Qur'an, the Bible, European medieval and renaissance manuscripts are among the highlights of the collection. In its diversity, the collection captures much of the richness of human creative expression from about 2700 BC to the present day.** ADMISSION IS FREE. ** ** Dublinia ** : Viking Dublin on display via interactive museum. Reports on this museum have been good from educators working with younger students, or for those of Danish lineage. €7.50  ** Leprechaun Museum ** : A very light hearted museum newly opened in 2010 for those young of heart and teaching very young students. Content is also light for the adult entry fee of €10.00 ** Writer’s Museum: ** Lovey museum of Irish and Anglo-Irish authors presented with audio guides full of pertinent information on their lives and works. €7.50 entry fee, with another price available for a combined booking to visit Malahide Castle, the James Joyce Museum, and Shaw’s birthplace.

Enrichment Day. Most participants opt for a day trip outside the city limits, but most certainly if you select to remain in Dublin for the day, one could not possibly see all the sites listed above yesterday. Listed below are some of the most popular day trips out of Dublin:
 * 25 June OR 2 July**
 * Monday:**


 * Kilkenny Castle** CO. Kilkenny. This is an easy day trip with train service to Kilkenny McDonagh Station from Dublin’s Hueston Station. All within walking distance from our hotel base. The huge Anglo-Norman castle is picturesque sitting high on the edge of the River Nore. Kilkenny is a medieval city with the original protective stonewalls.


 * Galway,** CO Galway. Visit the seaside city known as the City of Tribes and home to the Claddagh Ring (Irish Wedding Ring of hands holding a heart topped with a crown: heart for love, hands for friendship, crown for loyalty). Galway is also the home of Nora Barnacle, James Joyce’s wife. Galway is also accessible via Hueston Station to Galway Station, again all within walking distance into the city centre.


 * Powerscourt Estate**, CO Wicklow. Delightful day trip via bus from Dublin to visit the estate, gardens and waterfall in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains. Much of the garden was worked by hand as a relief plan much like our CCC. This is a day of taking in the natural setting of Ireland, very relaxing and memorable. This tour can be booked out of the Dublin Tourism Office.


 * Newgrange,** CO Meath. Neolithic sacred tomb predating Stonehenge and the Pyramids. This tour must be pre-booked for the guided tour, as there are very strict regulations regarding visitor numbers and participation. Dublin Tourism Office will accommodate your booking, as there are several tour companies for daily bookings.


 * Day Trip to Northern Ireland:** Dublin Tourism Office also books these day trips. They are guided and you will be provided a much different perspective on “the troubles.”


 * 26 June OR 3 July**
 * Tuesday:** Enrichment for extended field trips out of the city.

Class time TBA, based on tour choices, for all article/activity presentations. 3rd journal entry is due. Individual consults will take place on project/lesson plan assignment, based on as much time as needed to cover each person’s questions/needs.


 * 27 June OR 4 July**
 * Wednesday: Departure Day.**


 * //Should you wish to extend your stay, Kerry can provide further information regarding Ireland sights or accommodation options.//


 * EXPENSES **


 * Airfare: ** Booking of airfare is usually best done on-line. I would recommend checking out Expedia, Travelocity, or one of the other search engines. I usually cross reference those results with the actual airline and confirm the best fare. Early booking is advised, it’s usually less expensive further from the date of departure.


 * Accommodations: ** The hotel is located in Dublin’s city centre within walking distance of all venues in a very safe area. Many students come as single participants and safety is of highest concern. Participants and Friends or Family are required to stay on the premise with the instructor for the duration of the class. The university is very strict on this policy.


 * Single Room ** (one person **twin bed**, inside view) €450.00

// All other rooms have views of the River Liffey //


 * Single Room ** (one person, double bed) €650.00

€350.00 per person sharing
 * Double Room ** (two persons, 2 twin beds OR 1 queen bed) €700.00

€317.00 per person sharing
 * Triple Room ** (three persons, conformed as needed to suit) €950.00

$600.00 for 3 graduate credits, or $405.00 for audit (audit requires no assignments, no class responsibilities, just enjoy the life long learning by attending the tours and class if you chose) *one person per room must register for either credit or audit
 * Tuition: ** Cardinal Stritch University tuition rate:

Dublin Walking Tours – guided by your instructor Trinity College Dublin City Hall Kilmainham Gael
 * Required Sight Visits For Credit: **


 * Registration: **
 * 1) ** Contact your instructor – Kerry Ninneman. **


 * kninneman2@yahoo.com or kkninneman@stritch.edu **
 * or 303-393-8688 MST **


 * 1) ** Kerry will take all your information – book your hotel room based on your room choice, book all the required sight visits, reserve your placement in the class via Tools for Learning, and send travel information/documents to you. **


 * 1) ** Remit a check for $100.00 per person attending, __made out to__ __Kerry Tours__. This is non-refundable. This tour company was set up in 2000 to accept funds from participants and provide group bookings in Europe. **


 * Send to: **
 * Kerry Ninneman, 4525 E. 6th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80220 **


 * 1) ** Once confirmed by Kerry: Book your airfare! **


 * 1) ** Download Registration AND Send Tuition ($600.00) **
 * or Audit ($405.00) Payment and to TOOLS FOR LEARNING (Administrative Outreach Office in Professional Development Cardinal Stritch University) __by May 5, 2012__: **


 * ** Registration form can be found at: [|www.tools-smu.com] ** ||
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 * ** Additional Enrollment Information ** ||
 * ** Call Lorna Burns Hager, Administrator **


 * 1-262-534-7867 or 1-888-892-1340 **

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