H. Lynn Erickson, Ed.D.
Concept-Based Curriculum Certification Institute
P.O. Box 12674
Mill Creek , WA . 98082-0674
lynn.erickson@comcast.net
Cell Ph: 206.409.4017

Dear Colleagues,

Following a marvelous career of 41 years in education I am facing the realization that I will likely be leaving the work to younger folks sometime within the next five years. So naturally I am concerned about leaving a passionate cadre of people to carry on my life's work. Therefore, I am going to hold the second Lynn Erickson Institute in the summer of 2010 (July 6-11) to certify educators to be expert trainers of Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction. The institute will be held in beautiful Whitefish, Montana, at the Grouse Mountain Lodge www.grousemountainlodge.com .

The 2009 Certification Institute was a great success and participants expressed their feelings about the training experiences:

“Many educators talk about including Essential Understandings in their curricula but few models offer the depth of understanding regarding both the why and how to include them in curriculum writing. Dr. Erickson's training institute for Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction offers a sure way to provide your staff representatives with the knowledge and skills they need to transform teaching in your schools. Her expertise, combined with the expertise and skills of the content area specialists provide a supportive adult learning environment in which both novices and veterans can succeed and excel with the implementation of a concept-based model. I am honored to have been a part of the maiden voyage and am pleased to endorse this institute as one of the most significant training experiences of my career.” Janice DiVincenzo, Literacy, Social Studies and Summer Bridges Coordinator, Waukegan Public Schools, Waukegan, Illinois.

“Having the opportunity to spend focused learning time with Lynn Erickson, content area specialists, and participants from the United States and other countries on the facilitation and presentation of concept-based curriculum and instruction was a tremendously rewarding experience. I look forward to sharing the powerful message of concept-based curriculum and instruction as an independent consultant.”

Dr. Michael Schwei, Keller, Texas

This letter provides details of the training, criteria for applying, and costs. I will have four specialists present, whom I already certified, to provide additional focused training during the week, in the areas of Mathematics, Social Studies, English/Language Arts, and Science. There will only be 25 slots available. The slots will be filled based on the application information. School districts may submit more than one application if they wish--and the applicants can be elementary focused, secondary focused, or both.

If a school district sponsors an employee(s) to participate in the institute then the participant will be certified to train within the sponsoring district only . If an educator wishes to apply as an independent participant they would pay the fees and expenses themselves. In this case, the participant would be certified to advertise themselves as an independent consultant and could present at conferences and accept national and international requests to train on concept-based curriculum and instruction for fees. They will not be required to pay any fees to Lynn Erickson following the training.

Participants will receive:

For further information contact Lynn Erickson at 206.409.4017 or lynn.erickson@comcast.net

Applications for the 2010 certification institute are being accepted at this time.