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Friday, July 28,
2000, 2:00-2:45pm
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Montessori
Techniques ...
Nanette Glencer (NBCT)
Current brain research and the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards support Montessori in the 21st
Century. Learn Montessori Techniques to enhance students'
learning.
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Utilizing
Portfolios as an Alternative Assessment Tool ... Mary Edmunds (NBCT)
Information Portfolio
from school and beyond. See how portfolio assessments allows
students the ability to demonstrate desired performance over
time. View its use as an assessment for the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards.
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Collaborative
Language and Literacy Activities for Special Language Pathologists, Special
Educators, and Regular Teachers ... Monica Gordon Pershey
This presentation will
provide a brief synthesis of the research in collaborative and classroom
based language therapy for children with coexisting language, reading and
writing deficiencies. A number of considerations for planning
collaborative service delivery will be examined.
Friday,
July 28, 2000, 3:00-3:45pm
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Portfolios
for Careers ... Dr. Richard Hayes
Putting a portfolio
together can become a rewarding experience. Where to
start? What to include? How to assemble?
We will examine all these questions and see two completed notebook
portfolios.
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Cross-Cultural
Communication ... Dr. Kathryn Kittides
This session will discuss
understanding perceptions in a multi-cultural environment.
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Awards in
Pi Lambda Theta - and the Winner Is ... Elizabeth Douglas and Kay
Plew
The nominating and/or
application process for the numerous awards and grants available to Pi
Lambda Thetans, in regional and international levels will be
discussed. Also, attendees will be asked to share what their
chapters do in these areas.
Friday,
July 28, 2000, 4:00-4:45pm
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PEP Up
Your Class to Increase Student Performance ... Dr. Barbara Foster
The Formula for success
is PEP
(Practice
+ Encouragement
+ Performance).
Learn time-saving classroom proven strategies that promote student success
and reduce the stress of assessment for students and teachers.
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Educational
Web Sites of Interest and What's New in Technology ... Myra and Greg
Powell
Participants in this
session will visit educational web sites of interest to classroom
teachers. We will visit the Pi Lambda Theta International and Great
Lakes Region web sites. Participants will also become more
knowledgeable on the newest trends in technology.
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Making the
Connection: Educational Reform Through Environmental Education
... Ruth Eaken
Outdoor education is one
door that opens many. Discover how to incorporate higher
thinking skills using the outdoors as a classroom.
Saturday,
July 29, 2000, 9:30-10:15am
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The
Computer as a Tool in the Classroom ... Dr. Jay Thompson, Jr.
This session will focus
upon the use of Web-based technologies to engage learners. An
interactive web site and its use with classroom teachers will be
demonstrated.
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An
Overview of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
...Connie Flynn (NBCT) and Kathy Daly
An explanation of the "rigorous standards" that accomplished
teachers should know and be able to do in a voluntary national program
developed by educators to advance the learning of students.
Saturday,
July 29, 2000, 10:30-11:15am
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Leadership
Training for the Next Century ... Marsha Berry
This session will focus
on developing leadership skills for members who intend to serve as an
officer on local, regional, or international levels.
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Validation
Abilities Instead of Assigning Grades ... Rita Nawrocki-Chabin
For more than 25 years,
Alverno College has used abilities, not grades, to facilitate and assist
students' learning; discover life-long learning through an
ability-based lens.
Saturday,
July 29, 2000, 1:45-2:30pm
Saturday,
July 29, 2000, 2:45-3:30pm
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Creative
Writing ... Nidia Foley (NBCT)
The adolescent: How
to enhance the art of self-expression.
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Guidance
and Counseling ... Trish and Paul Genovese
Educators will find out
why they can do to facilitate the career exploration process.
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