Hosted by our Pittsburgh Regional Alumni Committee, they invite all local Westminster alumni (and up to one non-alumni guest) in the field of Education to a half-day workshop, showcasing "hot topics" and offering the opportunity for peer-to-peer networking and a keynote speaker!
4 hours of Act 48 Credit Hours Available to Educators
SCHEDULE:
8 - 8:30 a.m.
Check-in & Light Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Breakout Session One (2 options)
Dar Huey: It Happened First in the One Room School: an exploration of a century of trends, movements, progress, regress in American Schools.
Sararose Lynch: Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice: What Do They Look Like at My Grade Level?
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Breakout Session Two (2 options)
Charlene Klassen Endrizzi and Karen Matis: Exploring our world through Global Children's and Young Adult Literature
Alison DuBois: What do you do with the hurt that you feel?: Identifying signs of Burnout and Resiliency
11 - 12 p.m.
Open group discussion
& Burning Questions
12 - 1 p.m.
Networking Lunch
& Keynote Speaker, Linda Hippert, Executive Director of Allegheny Intermiediate Unit
For additional information, please contact Kara Montgomery at montgokh@westminster.edu or 724.946.7363.
Reservations due by Monday, May 18, 2015