Educators--YOU are INVITED!
November 11, 2016 12:00pm-4:00pm
Learning From One Another
We know that teachers learn the most from one another, which is why the James Center is excited about hosting a Teacher Ed Alumni Professional Development Conference this year. If you are a current teacher, administrator, Appstate faculty/ staff member and are interested in presenting, please contact Trisha Caviness by Monday, October 17. Her email is cavinessts@appstate.edu.
Event Information
Appalachian State Teacher Ed Professional Development Conference
Our pre-service teachers at Appalachian State value professional development from practicing educators in the teaching profession. This conference will allow students and colleagues to learn more about instructional practices, learning strategies, web tools, and professional learning communities. There will be a keynote speaker, breakout sessions, and light refreshments provided. Please RSVP using the link below:
When?
Friday, Nov 11, 2016, 12:00 PM
Where?
Reich College of Education Building, College Street, Boone, NC, United States
Breakout Session Titles
- Using Twitter for PD and Growing Your Professional Learning Network
- Managing the Crazy: Developing Your Classroom Management (and Secondary Level)
- The Top 10 Things I Wish I Would've Known Before I Started Teaching
- Using Meaningful Tasks in Math Instruction
- Gifted Learners: How They're Different and What That Means for You as Their Teacher
- Planning curriculum for the high school classroom (time managment)
- Digital and traditional formative assessments in the high school classroom.
- Best of Web 2.0 for High School
- Reaching Generation X Students using 1:1 in the Classroom
- Engaging Lower Level Students
- Instructional Rounds
- What to do and take away during student teaching and applying them to the first year of teaching (Special Ed majors)
- Student Led Projects that ensure that the arts lead to success
- Outside the Box Teaching
- Applying for Jobs and Beyond
- Lesson Planning for the Real World
- "The Amazing Race" using reality television to engage students in formative assessment