Check out the keynote speakers:
Thursday, April 7th
Title: Middle School Literacy: Turning Promise into Practice
Presenter: Joan Sedita
A review of the recent research, legislation, and federal policy shifts regarding effective literacy instruction for grades 5-8.
Presenter: Joan Sedita
A review of the recent research, legislation, and federal policy shifts regarding effective literacy instruction for grades 5-8.
Friday, April 8th
Title: Teaching in 4-D
Presenter: Rick Wormeli
Too often teachers and principals limit themselves to their current operation metaphors, seeing only one thing at a time and in a narrow dichotomy: we teach this way or that way, we're higher or lower in some criterion, and we use this technology, not that one. If we're not careful, we become trapped in an echo chamber of our own creation, thinking this is all there is, blind to the new democratization of knowledge. As students navigate a large and complex world integrating multiple facets simultaneously, they need teachers who transcend linear and dichotomous thinking. Join us for a tantalizing and practical address in which we explore four critical dimensions in middle level teaching: Creativity, Expertise, Failure an Collaboration. Not one of them can do it alone, but when integrated daily, we provide a compass rose for the next generation of great thinkers. Join us in a visual and auditory catalyst for Teaching in 4-D!
Presenter: Rick Wormeli
Too often teachers and principals limit themselves to their current operation metaphors, seeing only one thing at a time and in a narrow dichotomy: we teach this way or that way, we're higher or lower in some criterion, and we use this technology, not that one. If we're not careful, we become trapped in an echo chamber of our own creation, thinking this is all there is, blind to the new democratization of knowledge. As students navigate a large and complex world integrating multiple facets simultaneously, they need teachers who transcend linear and dichotomous thinking. Join us for a tantalizing and practical address in which we explore four critical dimensions in middle level teaching: Creativity, Expertise, Failure an Collaboration. Not one of them can do it alone, but when integrated daily, we provide a compass rose for the next generation of great thinkers. Join us in a visual and auditory catalyst for Teaching in 4-D!
Saturday, April 9th
Title: Pep Assemblies, Red Pens, and School Lunches – Is that all it's really about?
Presenter: Dedra Stafford
You came into the education filed full of hope, energy, and a desire to CHANGE the world! Now you catch yourself looking at the bank attendants, and door greeters wondering how hard it would be to make the transition. Educators are care givers who give until they can't give anymore. Dedra will help you put yourself at the top of the list, create habits that will prevent burn-out, and remember why you are where you are. This keynote will have you laughing and learning as you get reconnected to your passion for teaching.
Presenter: Dedra Stafford
You came into the education filed full of hope, energy, and a desire to CHANGE the world! Now you catch yourself looking at the bank attendants, and door greeters wondering how hard it would be to make the transition. Educators are care givers who give until they can't give anymore. Dedra will help you put yourself at the top of the list, create habits that will prevent burn-out, and remember why you are where you are. This keynote will have you laughing and learning as you get reconnected to your passion for teaching.
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