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Wildly Exciting Education Conference
Date and Time
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Description
GVSU’s College of Education presents a
“Mini” Wildly
Exciting Education Conference (for all K-12 Educators)
Challenging High Potential & High Ability Learners in a
Differentiated Learning Environment.
Cost: $50 per single day OR $90 for both days
Includes Breakfast and Lunch each day (5 SCECHs available per day)
WEDNESDAY, August 16, 2017:
Featuring two Keynote sessions and two Breakout sessions:
- Creativity and Genius Hour, presented by Dr. Kelly Margot, GVSU
- Recognizing and Nurturing the Gifts of Visual Spatial Learners, presented by Dr. Rebecca Mann, Hope College
Choose fresh & interactive Breakout sessions from enthusiastic & energized presenters and practitioners:
- I'm Done!: Activities to Challenge Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom - Ashley Dickenson, Grandville Public Schools
- The Value of the Unanswered Question - Melissa Pischner-Stull and Sonia Andrews, Rockford Public Schools
- Mindset for Achievement - Heather McKinney-Rewa, East Grand Rapids Public Schools
- Got Legos: Strategies for Spatial Learners? - Dr. Rebecca Mann, Hope College
- High to Low - Working with Varying Student Ability Levels in Secondary Social Studies -Tad VandenBrink, E. Grand Rapids Public Schools
- Characteristics: Another Way to Look at Types of Gifted Learners - Jacque Melin, Grand Valley State University
- Challenging all Students through Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math - Rob Barrett, W. Mich. Academy of Environ. Science
- Differentiation: Overcoming the Challenges with Clarity and Purpose for Impact! - Christina Mendoza, Forest Hills Public Schools
- Understanding and Supporting the Non-Academic Needs of Gifted Learners - Kelley Senkowski, Educational Consultant, and MDE
- Lessons Learned from Student Driven Passion Projects - Amanda Barbour, Kentwood Public Schools
- Math and ELA Made Meaningful with Personalize Learning - Nicole Patterson, Grand Rapids Catholic Schools
- Student Interests and Using Unique Tools to Enhance the Learning Environment - Nicholas Bihler, Kentwood Public Schools
- ….and more!!
THURSDAY, August 17, 2017:
Digging Into Complexity, presented by Ian Byrd
Gifted students thrive on complex, open-ended tasks but are often
confronted with just "more work." We will learn more about
how gifted kids think, and then explore how to ramp up complexity
through easy-to-run, but delightfully complex activities and models of
instruction that work across all content areas. Walk away with tools
that you can quickly implement in your classroom to better
differentiate for all students.
Ian Byrd, is a national presenter, who taught gifted and grew up as a “gifted kid” himself. He writes about gifted education at www.byrdseed.com to an audience of over 30,000 monthly visitors.
Information
For more information, please visit: http://www.gvsu.edu/coe/wildly/
Contact
Questions? Contact any of the following:
- Annukka Thelen at 616-331-6205, or via [email protected]
- Jacque Melin via [email protected]
- Sally Hipp via [email protected]
Recurring
This event also occurs on 8/17/17