Spanish-American Institute

To: All Faculty and Staff

From: Dante V. Ferraro, President

Carolyn Prager, Dean of Academic Affairs

Re: June 28, 2008 Faculty and Staff Meeting and Workshop

Please plan to attend the June 28, 2008 Faculty and Staff Meeting and Workshop.

A tentative agenda is attached.

Please let Dr. Prager know if you would like to add an item to the agenda. .

The meeting will start promptly at 10:00 am.

Thank you.

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Spanish-American Institute

AGENDA

Faculty and Staff Meeting and Workshop

June 28, 2008

Faculty Meeting: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m

1. President

• Welcome
• Reports and updates

2. Department Chair and Other Faculty Reports

• Business Chair
• Computer Chair
• English Chair
• Other Faculty

3. Dean of Academic Affairs

• New “Student Life” Brochure
• New TOEFL instructional support material

Break: 11:00-11:15

Workshop: 11:15 a.m.-12:30

“NorthStar’s Learning Taxonomy—Moving From Lower to Higher Order Language and Thinking Skills”

Workshop participants will review the concept of learning taxonomies, and their application to language learning.