SI Workshops

The International Center for Supplemental Instruction offers six SI Workshops annually in Kansas City, Missouri.  Training covers the following topics: procedures for selecting SI courses and SI leaders; roles of supervisors and leaders as well as benefits; evaluation and funding of the program; training and supervision of SI leaders; theoretical frameworks underlying the SI model; and effective learning strategies and SI session activities. Attendees will also participate in SI simulations. Those who complete the SI Workshop will receive reproducible SI Supervisor and SI Leader manuals and a certificate of completion. Please call 816.235.1174 for questions regarding workshop registration. Information on workshop training or content can be directed to Dr. Kim Wilcox at wilcoxk@umkc.edu or 816.235.1100.

Additional Training Day: Advanced Applications

You must have completed the SI workshop outlined above before registering for this training.

SI Workshops offered in Kansas City are two and one-half days (typically Sunday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon).  A fourth additional day (typically Wednesday) is available for an extra fee the day following the workshop for those attendees who would like more intensive or advanced SI training. Topics include practical applications of SI leader training; discussion of a sample leader training agenda; in-depth exploration of discipline specific SI skills and strategies; simulation of planning for an SI session; ‘live’ facilitation of an SI session; facilitation of your own SI session; troubleshooting scenario’s; and innovative marketing techniques.  Please contact Cathy Unite at unitec@umkc.edu or 816.235.1179 for more information on this training. For registration information please contact Kate Gold at goldk@umkc.edu or 816. 235.1174. 

On-site Workshops

For additional information about on-site workshops, please contact  Dr. Maureen Hurley at hurleym@umkc.edu or 816-235-5557.