Upcoming AASSA Conference News
2015 AASSA Educators’ Conference Hosted by the International School of Curaçao
March 26-28, 2015
Hotel Deadlines: January 25 to February 12 Conference Registration Deadline: February 17
No Teacher is an Island: Making Connections
Please visit the AASSA website (www.aassa.com) for information.
A conference overview is posted at: http://www.aassa.com/page.cfm?p=718KeynotesWill RichardsonEducating Modern Learners: Rethinking Schools and Classrooms for a Globally Networked WorldMichael Thompson The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and LifeCatherine Steiner-AdairThe Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital AgeMichael FisherYour Own GPS: Where Are Your Going and How Do You Get There?Featured WorkshopsWill Richardson· Exploring New Literacies for a World of Networked, Self-Directed Learners and Makers
· From Old School to Bold School: Making the Jump from Traditional to Modern LearningMichael Thompson· Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Community, Friendship, Social Power and Bullying in Childhood
· Understanding Families and Working with Difficult Parents
· It’s a Boy: Understanding Male Development from Kindergarten through High SchoolCatherine Steiner-Adair· Fast Forward Childhood: When to Push Pause, Delete and Play: The Impact of Tech on Elementary School Children’s Development and Education (elementary]
· The Student You See and that Student Online: How Schools Can Use Tech as an Ally to Build Healthy Relationships and Strengthen School Community (Middle & High School)
· Educating Girls to Lead: Teaching Smart Girls to Outsmart Unhealthy Cultural Values
· Full of Ourselves: A Wellness Program to Advance Girl Power Health and LeadershipMichael Fisher · Upgrade Your Curriculum: Practical Ways to Transform Unites and Engage Students
· Digital Learning Strategies: How Do I Assign and Assess Digital Work?Vincent Ventura· A Recipe for Raising a Literacy Learner: Building Home/School Connections that Really Work
· For the Love of Language: Empowering ESL Literacy Learners in Early Childhood Classrooms
· 21st Century Readers and Writers: A New Era for New Ways to Teach and Guide Growing Learners
· Rethinking Small Group Instruction in Literacy: One Size Does NOT Fit All!Dickie Thomasson· Lost? Finding Area from Middle School through Calculus (Pre-AP Math)
· Connecting Algebra to Calculus: Adapting Advanced Questions for Earlier Grades (Pre-AP Math)
· It’s Time for Some Fun and Games in High School Mathematics (Pre-AP Math)
· What’s the Function (Pre-AP Math)Christian Cicoria· Using Journaling as Foundation for Expository Writing and Revision (Pre-AP English)
· Approaching Syntax and Schemes in ELA (Pre-AP English)
· The Jigsaw Approach in the ELA Classroom (Pre-AP English)
· Socratic Seminar and Student Centered Discussions (Pre-AP English)Belinda Karge & Karen Parker· Strategies to Engage ALL Elementary Students
· Strategies to Engage ALL Secondary Students
· College and Career Advising: How to Advise and Encourage Students to Use Current and Relevant Online Resources and Tools for Post-Secondary Planning
· Defining Disabilities and Cultivating Gifts: Strategies to Support College and Career Readiness for Atypical LearnersMark Engstrom· Start to Blend
· Blending Further
· Managing a Blended Learning Environment
A few important notes:
The conference registration deadline is February 17th. Register online at: https://www.aassa.com/page.cfm?p=740&LockSSL=true
We have group rates at four hotels with reservation deadlines from January 25th through February 15th. Please reserve through the AASSA website at: http://www.aassa.com/page.cfm?p=720
Optional tours and experiences on the island will be offered on Saturday afternoon and on the days following the conference. Please see Touracao’s offerings on our website: http://www.aassa.com/page.cfm?p=721
Because of space limitations, the conference registration will close at 500 participants and there will be a maximum of 38 exhibitors’ tables.
REGISTER AND MAKE HOTEL
RESERVATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Hope to see you in Curaçao