Challenges for Elementary School Students (CHESS)

Iowa City Session 1 - June 16-27, 2008

The Leader in You - 1 pm-4 pm

Have you heard the term 'natural born leader?' If you’ve heard this term describing yourself, this session…

is for you. Leaders step up and stand out. This session will focus on helping you define your leadership abilities and shape your viewpoints. In order to do this, we’ll study leadership from an individual, group and community perspective. One of the many contexts we will explore is the role of a leader in the social settings associated with students your age. One of the more tangible products of this session will be the production of short video vignettes highlighting the leadership situations we’ll be studying. This experiential learning activity will not only allow you to creatively express your understanding of the leadership concepts covered, but will allow you to work together in a production unit, playing a key part of the production team, to achieve our final product.

Instructor

Christy Wolfe is an assistant professor at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She teaches in the Teacher Education Department, working with college students preparing to be classroom teachers. Christy graduated from the University of Iowa’s College of Law in 1998. She completed a PhD in Education at the University of Iowa in 2007. In addition to teaching at the high school and college levels, she previously worked with middle school students in the Iowa Governor's Institute (IGI) program at the Belin-Blank Center. Christy says her hobbies revolve around anything she can do with her spouse and her kids (8 and 5) so she likes playing in the pool, coloring, and riding her bike.

Lisa Wiebenga Stroschine is the Academic Technologist and occasional instructor at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA. In her technologist role, Lisa works with faculty to integrate pedagogically sound technology practices into teaching & learning. Lisa also works with pre-service teachers at Coe College guiding them in development of required electronic portfolios. Lisa has taught courses in Radio & TV Production and Journalism at Coe and advises the CoeTV organization. Outside of Coe, Lisa teaches various digital video workshops for elementary-through-adult students through the City of Cedar Rapids Cultural Arts program. Lisa's undergraduate degree is in Radio, TV & Film production from South Dakota State University, and her graduate work is in Educational Technology from UNI. Camping, hiking and biking are favorite outdoor activities Lisa enjoys with her spouse and five-year-old daughter.