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THURSDAY | 30 MARCH 2017
13:45 - 15:15
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JANE ALTEMEN Science PS Function Room IX How to Invite Students to Inquire Into Science K to 12 Science is organized curiosity. Curious kids ask questions. With this in mind we teachers must present students with opportunities to be curious. Participants take away a dozen adaptable ways we can invite students to inquire into science. There will opportunity to stand up and play with the provocations since to present a provocation with flourish, you want to have mastered Jane’s’ slight of hand’ tricks JENNIFER CHANG-WATHALL Math/Science MS Meeting Room I Concept-Based Curriculum in Mathematics and Science This interactive workshop will look at an overview of the Structures of Knowledge and Process and how to craft generalizations (statements of conceptual understanding) for the disciplines of mathematics and science. Participants will be immersed in social constructivist environment and partake in highly engaging learning experiences. DAN CHASSAGNE Science PS Function Room IV Making the Practices Practical This workshop will focus on two of the NGSS practices, developing and using models, and designing solutions. This workshop will use demonstrations and an inquiry approach to elicit conceptual thinking about model making. Participants will also engage in a hands-on lesson to design solutions to an engineering problem. Participants will come away with a clear understanding of these two practices and how to use them in the classroom.
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KIM COFINO General Education MS Meeting Room III The Power of Audience Students spend lots of time on social media: watching, commenting, sharing, and creating. Often, we tend to view this as “wasted time”, but in looking closer at the skills, habits and dispositions it takes to be a successful creator in social media spaces, we can see that this is a great space for learning. KATE DORÉ / KATE LANE General Education MS Meeting Room II Leading Change: Diffusing Innovation for a Flourishing and Sustainable World How do we get a great idea to come alive and make a positive impact? Utilizing an exciting simulation called ‘AMOEBA’ developed by sustainability change agent, Alan AtKisson, we will identify the different roles we play in diffusing innovation and develop strategies for ensuring the innovation reaches the take off point. HENRY EVANS Science PS Ballroom II & III From University To The South Pole And Beyond This session will cover the Antarctica skiing expedition, the training, the national selection process, as well as setting up Magnificent Ocean and communicating science to students worldwide. Antarctica expedition equipment will be shown, such as clothing, masks, food and a penguin costume. Expedition video footage will also be played. AMANDA FISCHER / FAITH RO Counseling PS Function Room I Supporting Teachers from a Positive Discipline Perspective This interactive presentation will provide counselors and teachers with a framework to view student misbehavior as well as a process to follow to solve nagging classroom problems. counselors and teachers “grow their toolbox” for effective responses and often feel encouraged and empowered by the process.The session will start with a brief overview of Positive Discipline and the four mistaken goals of misbehavior and then move into the problem-solving process. TIM GERRISH OBE Counseling MS Meeting Room V Disclosure from Children - Managing the Moment Different types of disclosure from children - Practical scenarios - Barriers for children in reporting abuse - Barriers to listening for adults - How to manage the moment a child wants to tell you about their abuse. - Do’s and Don’ts in managing the moment JOSEPH GREENAWALT Computer Science MS First Floor - Orchid Room Computer Science Principles - the Internet and Impact This interactive session is an introduction of the Computer Science Principles course for teachers of any discipline. No computer science background is required of participants. The course was developed to go beyond the study of machines and systems and instead to highlight the impacts of computing. Similarly, this session focuses on two of the big ideas central to the course, Data and the Internet, examining how these ideas have impacted students and how their impacts stem from computing. In this session, participants experience activities as they might be presented to students to see how the internet functions, how the data it transmits is threatened, and how trust and security are provided. JULIE HARRIS-STERN All Disciplines MS - First Floor - Rose Garden Room Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding in the Secondary Classroom This workshop provides practical tools for designing lesson plans and formative assessments that build deep, conceptual understanding. Learn how to set up an idea-centered classroom with concrete strategies to engage students’ intellect and help them to transfer their understanding to real-world, complex situations.
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EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2017
