The Copenhaver Institute

Allison Zmuda

Catlin Tucker

Alysha Butler
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Catlin Tucker | Allison Zmuda | Alysha Butler |
Session Proposal and Registration for Prospective Breakout Speakers
MSCI 2023
Reimagining Student-Centered Learning
June 26 – 28, 2023
This year’s institute will be held in person on the Roanoke College campus.
Featuring texts by two of our speakers:
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Toward the goal of reimagining student-centered learning, MSCI will focus on:
- Building a dynamic learning community
- Fostering student empowerment and agency
- Unpacking standards in ways that promote meaningful student engagement
- Empowering teachers as instructional designers
- Varying modalities to enrich student learning
- Leveraging technology to enhance rather than replace in-person instruction
The Margaret Sue Copenhaver Institute for Teaching and Learning provides quality professional development opportunities for PreK-12 teachers and administrators and for Roanoke College students. The Institute's emphases include:
- Consideration of cutting-edge perspectives relevant to the teaching profession;
- Determination of personal and practical ways to engage students as lifelong learners; and
- Examination of a variety of multimedia and instructional technology strategies and tools for enhancing students' growth as learners.
The Institute gives PreK-12 teachers the opportunity to develop and practice strategies for effective instruction in cooperation with the nation's leading educational scholars.