Donna Whyte

“You Can’t Teach a Class You Can’t Manage”    

Donna Whyte

 Keynote- “Listen to Your Heart”- Remember why you became an educator!  Be inspired to share laughs and maybe a tear or two with Donna as she reminds us all  of the importance of touching children.  The triumphs and tribulations of being a teacher are humorously explored!

Donna Whyte

  “The First 30 Days”- Start the school year with routines and management tips that are sure to help you create a successful learning environment.  Dona will share her ideas on facilitating a class of students who are independent problem solvers.  Less interruptions + More independence = Greater learning!!  Explore strategies for creating a classroom with “love for learning.”

Kristi Waltke and Leigh Daley

 “How to Drive on Reading Street”- Participants will explore Kristi’s grade level websites that accompany the Reading Street series.  This website has been compiled with contributions from teachers across the country.  Take a look at the skills overview in the Scott Foresman program along with the story layout and discover a variety of activities and games that will help your students master and enjoy their reading skills.  Other resources and activities that will enable you to start the new Scott Foresman series in your classroom with confidence and ease will also be explored.

Jenny Brack

“Ready, Set Go!  Learn to Move, Move to Learn” 

PreK– 2nd and Special Education– Participants will learn how to implement engaging sensorimotor activity themes using a theme approach for facilitating literacy, motor skills, sensory processing, language, cognitive and social development.

Mike Artell

 Keynote– “Hooked on Humor”- Mike will share how he uses humor in his books and some thoughts on the importance of a healthy sense of humor to everyone’s personal as well as professional lives.  He will also share a very personal story about a special teacher whose laughter made a big difference in his life.

Mike Artell

“Classroom Cartooning for the Artistically Challenged Teacher: Cartoons are wonderful teaching tools”  In this session, he will show even the most artistically challenged teacher how to create great little cartoons that can be used to teach across the curriculum.