9:30 AM
to 11:00 AM
Families and Schools Together (FAST); Helping The Child Succeed!
5 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon III
Daffonie A. Moore, Chief FAST Coordinator, Salem County Inter Agency Council of Human Services
FAST is a prevention/early intervention program that empowers parents to be the change agents in their families. Participants will experience the communications games of "feelings charades" and "scribbes" as well as demonstrate the Special Play Activity that takes place between the parent and focus child during each FAST session.
Limited Capacity Max 24 attendees
11:30 AM
to 1:00 PM
A Short Course on Gifted Students and Gifted Education:Why is gifted education important?
25 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon III
Type Group Session, Curriculum
Elaine Mendelow, President, NJ Association for Gifted Children
What are the components of a strong gifted and talented program? Is your district in compliance with state code in this area? This program will discuss ways to identify gifted and talented students and effective strategies for enhancing a program. Resources will be provided to enrich education in your district.
Limited Capacity Max 40 attendees
3:00 PM
to 4:30 PM
Starting and Running Education Advisory Groups
20 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon III
Deborah Lynam, Haddon Heights School District/SPAN Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
Federal and state education laws require that parents have a voice in improving education. Here is an interactive powerpoint training on how to develop and sustain NCLB/Title I Advisory Councils, School Leadership Councils, Bilingual Education Advisory Councils and Special Education Parent Advisory Groups. Activities include a reflective questionnaire on commitment to "Parents as Advisors", small group work around personal vs systemic input and barriers to success, and focus work on the steps involved in establishing a group as well as best practices in holding effective meetings. Participants will spend time reflecting on current district practices and brainstorm ways to improve parent involvement through the development of advisory groups. "As parents and professionals come together to advise on policy and program issues in education, both are enriched!" Upon completion of this session, participants will have a clear understanding of the role and importance of parent advisory groups; as well as, practical strategies for developing and running groups within their local school districts.
Limited Capacity Max 24 attendees
9:30 AM
to 11:00 AM
School Literary Magazine
1 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon III
Type Action Lab, Curriculum
Lisa Hannah, LAL Teacher - 7th & 8th Grade, Tinton Falls Middle School; Linda Balogh, Building Supervisor
This dynamic action lab will demonstrate effective, expedient ways to initiate an inter-disciplinary school literary magazine which showcases the creative literary and artistic talents of students. Innovative strategies to incorporate both the content areas and related arts will be presented. Participants will be actively engaged in using rubrics for analyzing written and visual submissions, utilizing software to layout and design the final published school literary magazine. Participants will be given practical suggestions for forming a school literary magazine club, ways to build student leadership in promoting and publicizing the magazine, and strategies for publishing the magazine.
Limited Capacity Max 24 attendees
11:30 AM
to 1:00 PM
Portable, Cost-Effective, Interactive Whiteboard Learning Experiences!
4 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon III
Type Group Session, Technology, Curricululm
Scott McCue, principal, Eatontown Public Schools; Agnes Zaorski, Educational Technology Consultant, Take Along Technology LLC
Bring the power of collaborative student authoring into your classroom! Use a computer, a projector, and the portable MimioTeach interactive whiteboard system for use on an ordinary classroom whiteboard. Lessons become dynamic, interactive experiences as students use Stationery Studio templates, Microsoft Paint, PowerPoint (or Keynote), and MimioStudio working on collaborative writing projects as a class. Reluctant authors also gain confidence and inspiration from being able to see other classmates' work projected on the MimioTeach system.
Limited Capacity Max 40 attendees
3:00 PM
to 4:30 PM
A Dose of 'New Attitude'
15 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon III
Mary Kay Wedel, Board Member/ Managing Partner of company, Monmouth Beach/ CHOICE Leaders Consulting Group
Understand how leadership attitude impacts an organization's people, performance and productivity. Learn what contributes to optimistic and pessimistic leadership attitudes and how to bring new energy to their school district-Identify the 7 major types of Leadership attitudes. Shift their attitude so they can lead with confidence, and be a supportive energetic leader to others. Gain insight and learn techniques to focus on a "what's right" perceptive.
Limited Capacity Max 24 attendees
