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2009 Thursday workshop schedule

Location

9-10:05 a.m.

10:15-11:20 a.m.

1-2:05 p.m.

2:15-3:20 p.m.

Ballroom A

Mini-Keynote: Fidget to Focus

Mini-Keynote: Blue Zones: Secrets of a Long Life

Mini-Keynote: So! How Are the Adults?

Mini-Keynote: Difficult Colleagues in the Educational Setting

Ballroom E

A Few More Rs: Roles, Responsibilities and Rights 

 

Launching an Education Career 

 

Experience Success in Your First Year of Teaching

 

Why Do Boys “Short Out” in My Class? Time to Check the Wiring – in the Brain

Room1

The Principles of Wills/Trusts/Estate Planning and Long-Term Care Insurance 

Asset Accumulation/
Investment Options

 

Your Pension – Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

 

Home Buying/Selling Workshop

 

Room 2

Encouraging Success and Fostering Hope in The Child with Special  Needs: A Personal Story   

 

Educational Innovation

Distance Learning Via Video Conferencing

 

Supporting Military Children of the Guard and Reserves

 

Room 3

Thinkfinity Curriculum Resources Overview

Yoga Calm: An Integrated Approach to Wellness 

Circle Time Activities

 

Web Tools for Organizing Research

 

Room 4

Improving Children's Diet: You Can Do It!

Your TRA Benefits

Behavior Basics

 

Bringing the World to You: Community Resources for Today's Educators

Room 5

Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Program: Bringing Service Learning into the Classroom to Create Positive Change in the Community 

How Feeling "I'm Stupid" Affects Learning

 

Fidgety Fairy Tales: The Mental Health Musical

 

KNOW ABUSE: Loves Me, Loves Me Not -- Recognizing the Signs of Unhealthy Relationships

 

Room 6

So Many Great Books, So Little Time!

 

Integrating Technology into the Classroom: What Works? What is Easy?

Electronic Discussion Groups: A New Face for Professional Learning

 

TEL.A.VISION: Motivating Students Through Vision 

 

Room 7

MnKnows: Online Resources for Minnesotans

Policy Meets Politics

Eye Health: Vision In and Out of the Classroom

 

Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners

 

Room 8

Sharing Stories, Changing Lives: Easy and Effective Strategies for Reducing Bullying and Teasing in The Classroom 

Supporting All Youth: Sexuality Education

Making the Big Step: The Social and Emotional Transition Into Retirement

 

The ABCs of Teacher Stress Management: Wellness Tips

 

Room 9

Working With Challenging Parents: Collaboration or Confrontation

“Yes, and” in the Classroom: Using the Tools of an Improviser to Bring the Most Out of Your Students

Stress-Busting Foods

 

Integrating Math + Money Management in the Classroom

 

Room 10

Integrating Language Literacy and Music Learning Across Elementary School Classrooms

Successful Field Trips for Environmental Learning

MinnAqua's "Fishing: Get in the Habitat" Curriculum

 

Awesome Agriculture for Kids

 

Room 11

Cognitive Coaching: Growth for Teachers and Students

Bar Models: The Solution for Complicated Word Problems

Peace and Non-Violence Education

 

Science Sampler

 

Room 12

Hands-on History Resources: Minnesota Historical Society

Ojibwe Shoulder Bag Activity Kit: New From Minnesota Historical Society

Tantalizing Titles to Tempt Intelligent Tykes

 

Minneapolis 1934 History, A Classroom Curriculum

 

Room 13

A Plethora of Word Learning Activities

The “Story” in History: Using Picture Books to Teach American History

Introduction to Cultural Proficiency

 

Want to Teach Reading and Math? Try Singing!

 

Room 14

Introduction to Somali, Hmong and Latino Cultures 

Triple Play: Literacy and the Arts

A Teacher's Guide to Making the Judicial System Relevant

 

Strategies for Nature-Based Early Childhood Experiences

 

Room 15

Model United Nations for Today's Global-Minded Students

Using “Google Earth” for Classroom Investigations

Reading Aloud Basics has been canceled. A replacement is pending. 

A Transfer of Memory


Workshops on Friday, Oct. 16


 

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