| Troy Cunningham |
|
Adventures in Memory (A.I.M.) Teachers and students need to remember much information in their pursuit of life long learning. Proven memory strategies will be explored in this fun-filled session. We will increase the joy of learning while expanding our capabilities for information retention and test success. Memorable lessons lead to the recall necessary for meeting and exceeding the standards. Use these strategies and your students will more readily remember critical information. Blast Off! Launch Your Students Into a Stellar Year This interactive workshop will explore playful and purposeful community building activities that will get your students off to a great start. Experience a variety of adventurebased, cooperative learning, and brain-based strategies that will engage and energize your students. Take a step closer to creating a classroom environment that will provide your students with positive momentum; propel them through a year of successful community building; and sustain them towards a strong finish to your school year. Exclamations and Electrons! Uniting the Challenges and Supports of Content Literacy in Science This science-based workshop introduces challenges and supports of content literacy in science. You will be given strategies to combat these challenges and resources to strengthen supports for your students. Explore creative strategies through literature, poetry and comics. Let’s weave students’ interests, science, and text supports for increased scientific inquiry and understanding. Savvy Science: Build Your Learning Community While Exploring Science This workshop is not for science teachers only! Any small group of students can benefit from the lateral thinking, questioning and collaboration fostered by these activities. Learn challenging and engaging problem-solving activities that bring fun, learning and community building into your content. This is an interactive workshop that will bring out your creativity and problem solving skills while exploring science in a non-threatening way. Observation and writing skills are applied as we ask questions about our learning and collaboration. Walk the Talk: Structures for Talking About What Matters in Your Classroom Experience a variety of active talk structures that foster communication within groups. We will explore several talk structures used in cooperative learning and experiential education that engage group members in dialog. Different learning modalities will be supported as you participate in professional discussions with your peers. Creative communication opportunities will jumpstart worthwhile conversations in your schools. Troy's Bibliography Handout |
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|