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SUMMER 2025 INSTITUTE DETAILS
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Summer Institutes provide educators and administrators with quality instruction, knowledgeable speakers and faculty, and strategies/techniques to take back to the classroom, all delivered in a one-week course format.
SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR EDUCATORS
Relevant learning to enhance your professional abilities in an intensive week-long format.
Summer Institutes are scheduled for one week of intensive studies, with some preparatory assignments and final projects on a more flexible calendar. Institutes typically meet Monday through Friday for 7.5 hours each day, for a total of 37.5 contact hours. The first week of 2025 Summer Institutes will be June 23, 2025.
Preparatory assignments will be posted in D2L at least 2 weeks before the first meeting date. Assignments will be detailed in your course syllabus and explained by your institute director.
Please direct any questions about the assignments and timelines to your instructor.
Our institutes offer 3 graduate credits (90 hours of Act 48 credits), which can be applied towards a master's degree in an appropriate graduate program at Millersville University. *Please check with your advisor to ensure credits can be applied toward your graduate degree.
Act 48 Reporting For Educators can be found in your MyVille Portal under Student Services.
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Registration closes 3 weeks before the listed start date for each institution. Late registration is possible up to 2 weeks before start date, with Permission of Instructor.
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ON CAMPUS HOUSING
Information for On-Campus Housing during 2025 Summer institutes is not currently available. Check back for updates.
SUMMER INSTITUTES
Below are the Summer Institutes being offered in Summer 2025.
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READ 627: Literacy Institute
Instructor: Dr. Aileen Hower
Literacy Institute - Culturally Responsive Instruction for Readers, Writers and Thinkers
It is required for Pennsylvania educators to be Culturally Responsive in the classroom. However, what does this mean? Come learn the answer to this question and more by attending this summer institute. Learn how to infuse culturally responsive instruction to create stronger readers, writers, and thinkers. Our dynamic guest speakers will provide you with the instructional tools and ideas to equip your classroom. This will foster your students’ reading, writing, and thinking at high levels. Come and benefit from our engaging speakers, hands-on activities, and relevant assignments to help you incorporate the concepts covered during the course into your teaching (K-8).
Ideal for Elementary Classroom Teachers, Middle-level Classroom Teachers, Curriculum Coordinators, and Elementary Building Principals.
Dates: June 23 - June 27, 2025 Term: Summer 2025 Course Number: READ 627.01 CRN: 1401 Time: 8:00AM - 4:30PM Title that appears during registration: Sp Top: Literacy Institute Course Format: In-person and virtual -
EDFN 587: Teaching/Learning with AI
Instructor: Dr. Oliver Dreon
This institute empowers K-12 educators to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their classrooms effectively and ethically. Participants will explore AI tools to enhance teaching practices, personalize learning, and foster critical thinking among students. Through hands-on activities and discussions, the institute addresses the opportunities and challenges of AI, emphasizing equity, safety, and innovation in education. Participants will leave with actionable strategies to navigate the evolving AI landscape and prepare their students for a future shaped by emerging technologies
Dates: June 23 - June 27, 2025 Term: Summer 2025 Course Number: EDFN 587.01 CRN: 1239 Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM Title that appears during registration: Topics: Teaching/Learning with AI Course Format: Blended -
ART 526: Maps for Thinking and Artistic Practice
Instructor: Elizabeth Burns
Participants will explore, discuss, and create maps in a variety of manners: map as an approach to thinking, map as a means to organize data, map as a tool to represent place (real or imagined), and map as art. We will create individual and collaborative work while developing ways to incorporate this limitless, interdisciplinary theme into lesson planning and instruction.
Dates: June 23 - June 27, 2025 Term: Summer 2025 Course Number: ART 526.01 CRN: 1398 Time: 8:00AM - 4:30PM Title that appears during registration: Trends Art Ed:Map Thinking/Art Course Format: In-person -
ART 587: Micro-Residency for Art Educators
Instructor: Dr. Leslie Gates
Millersville University's Micro-Residency for Art Educators is a week-long intensive studio experience for art educators. Participants will have 24/7 studio access, participate in daily group critiques, and be inspired by a series of artist talks.
Each participant will have access to Millersville University's studio facilities. The following studios will be available for participants to use: drawing, painting, fine art metals, sculpture, printmaking, computer/design lab, and photography. Participants will draft proposals prior to the residency that outline what they hope to work on and accomplish. Each participant will be assigned to a small group and a studio mentor for the purpose of group and individual critiques.
Dates: July 7 - July 11, 2025 Term: Summer 2025 Course Number: ART 587.01 CRN: 1399 Time: 8:00AM - 4:30PM Title that appears during registration: Topics: Artist Micro-Residency Course Format: In-person -
AENG 586: Problem Based Learning
Instructors: Dr. Molly Miller and Dr. Scott Warner
This course focuses on problem-based learning experiences appropriate for your content and grade level which can be incorporated into your curriculum. Participants spend a week immersed in hands-on activities learning how to solve real world problems using creativity and critical thinking. All types of teachers can learn how to put PBL to use as an important teaching strategy.
Dates: July 14 - July 18, 2025 Term: Summer 2025 Course Number: AENG.586.01 CRN: 1071 Time: 8:00AM - 4:30PM Title that appears during registration: Special Topics: Prbm Based Lrng Course Format: In-person -
SCCO 586: Trauma Institute for K-12 Educators
Instructor: Dr. Nadine Garner
Evidence based, strength focused practices to equip teachers in supporting schools and communities.
Dates:July 14 - July 18, 2025 Term: Summer 2025 Course Number: SCCO.586.01 CRN: 1293 Time: 8:00AM - 4:00PM Title that appears during registration: Topics: Trauma Institute/K-12 Course Format: In-person -
SCCO 586: Trauma Institute for Mental Health Professionals
Instructor: Dr. Nadine Garner
Learn and implement innovative trauma-informed strategies for individuals, classrooms & building-wide.
Dates:July 28 - August 1, 2025 Term: Summer 2025 Course Number: SCCO.586.02 CRN: 1294 Time: 8:00AM - 4:00PM Title that appears during registration: Topics: Trauma Institute/Profe Course Format: In-person -
GFED 687: Gifted Institute
Instructor: Dr. Daniel Snyderman
Learn strategies to provide authentic learning opportunities to help and empower gifted learners.
Dates:July 28 - August 1, 2025 Term: Summer 2025 Course Number: GFED687.0 CRN: 1427 Time: 8:00AM - 4:00PM Title that appears during registration: Summer Institute Course Format: In-person