Alumni Education Symposium

When:

Saturday, May 30, 2015, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Where:

McKelvey Campus Center; Witherspoon Rooms
Westminster College

Cost:

$20 per adult

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