FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
4:30 pm – Registration opens - Washington Room
5:30 – 6:30 – Welcome Reception
6:30 – 6:45 Conference Begins
Evening Session 7:00 – 8:15
Participants will have the choice of one of these three selections:
Roosevelt Room: Bullying, Sexual Harassment, Sexting, Cyberbulling, Digital Safety
This program provides information on bullying/cyberbullying and its dangers, and how to engage your community to raise awareness of issues. It is important to educate and engage all of the groups involved with bullying, including bullies, victims, peer onlookers, and adults.
Presented by: Byron Utter and Terry Stulken; Professional Educators
Lincoln Room: Curriculum of the Home
Your child’s success in school begins with you. Suggestions will be offered to parents/families for creating a home environment which encourages learning. The six characteristics of families whose children are doing well will be explored. Parents are teachers; they create home environments that promote learning for their child. Parents are leaders; they model for their children and other parents the value of learning and involvement. Parents are supporters; they are involved with and for their child and other children and with the school. Learn how important YOU are in your child’s education.
Presented by: Connie Hermann, SD Parent Information and Resource Center
Jefferson Room: Mass Customized Learning: Breaking the Barriers of Industrial Age Education
What if every day, every learner came to school and was met with customized learning activities at his or her precise developmental and achievement level? What if every day every learner was learning in one of her/his most effective learning modes? What if every day every learner was learning with content of interest to himself or herself? And what if every day every learner was challenged, successful, and left school eager to come back the next day? This is the vision of Mass Customized Learning (MCL). In this session, I’ll share information about the concept of MCL and about the technologies that allow us to break down the barriers of time and space to create rich customized learning experiences for students.
Presented by: Dr. Julie Mathiesen, Director of Technology and Innovation in Education (TIE).
SATURDAY October 1, 2010
8:00 – 9:45 BREAKFAST
OPENING SESSION:
“Your Kids Playing Good Ol’ Fashioned Board Games, and Begging For More”
by Eric Szabo “the Game Guy”
VENDOR REVIEW
Session I 10:00 am – 10:50 am
Amphitheater 1 – Fun New Games for Your Family
Amphitheater 2 – Teacher of the Year – Focus on Technology
Conference Room 1 – Head Start
Conference Room 3 – Putting the Pieces Together – Supporting Families/Supporting Schools
Maple Room – Project Lead the Way
Viking Room – Youth Risk Behavior
Session II 11:00 am – 11:50 am
Amphitheater 1- Behavior Support Plans – What Parents Need to Know
Amphitheater 2 – Mental Health Session 1: The most common concerns impacting children
Conference Room 1 – Literacy at Home
Conference Room 3 - Common Sense Parenting
Maple Room – Response to Intervention
Viking Room – Ready, Set, Go!
Session III 12:00 – 12:50
Amphitheater 1 - Ideas for Parents – Increasing your Child’s Independence
Amphitheater 2 – Mental Health Session 2: A Discussion with parents about their specific concern
Conference Room 1 – Nutrition – What is on your child’s plate?
Conference Room 3 – Making Connections – Math at Home/Math Homework
Maple room – Connecting with Parents and communities through Student Media
LUNCH 1:00 – 1:50 Building Partnerships!
Session IV 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm REPEAT
Amphitheater 1 - Ideas for Parents – Increasing your Child’s Independence
Amphitheater 2 – Mental Health Session 2
Conference Room 1 – Nutrition – What is on your child’s plate?
Conference Room 3 – Making Connections – Math at Home/Math Homework
