Sparking Creativity in Classrooms
The 2018 Student PSEA Southeast Region Conference will focus on student creativity and personal expression in classrooms. This conference will offer teaching strategies and professional dispositions that support each student’s well-being, critical thinking skills, and curiosity about others and the world around them. The Student PSEA Chapter of WCU is dedicated to professional development, effective classroom practices and recognizing all students as creative individuals who are eager to learn.
Keynote Speaker: Clif Beaver: Pull the Goalie: Fostering Creativity and Student Empowerment
Alumni Panel: Lauren Williams, Lindsey Babczak, Lindsey Carter, Amanda Jean Reichert, Katelyn Walsh, Kayla Kishbaugh, Amanda Gilbert, Sara Nyholm
Breakout Sessions 1 & 2:
Kathleen Sigafoos: Reading and Implementing a Gifted IEP in the Regular Classroom
Kathleen Sigafoos: Differentiation in the Classroom
Christopher Carson: The Three W’s: Why, Who, What
Rhonda Sharp: Huckleberry Finn is STILL Navigating Troubled Waters
Victoria Taylor: Fostering Creativity Through a Classroom Culture of Empathy and Appreciation
Jennifer & Corey McCaslin: Teaching with Compassion: Thinking Creatively to Support Today’s Students
Amanda Jean Reichert: Student Choice & Tech
Mary Fasick: Community Early Childhood Programs: Connecting public and Private Resources
Mary Fasick: Connecting Hispanic Families with Effective Preschool Programs
Kathleen Rodgers: From Coffee Carts to Buddy Programs & Everything In-Between: Inclusion at the Middle School Level
Julie Grodzki: What Does It Take to be an Online Educator?
Christine Menzel: Positives and Pitfalls with Classroom Management
Charles Jacien: Mindset: Exploring the Mindsets We Have for Ourselves and Our Students
Breakout Sessions 3:
Lauren Williams: Mindfulness in Schools
Lindsey Carter: Whole Brain Teacher
Amanda Jean Reichert: Everyday Robotics
Amanda Gilbert: Fostering a Sense of Community, Creativity, and Whimsy in the K-2 Classroom
Katelyn Walsh: Number Talks in the K-2 Classroom
Kayla Kishbaugh: Inclusion in the Classroom
Sara Nyholm: A Classroom Beyond Four Walls
Closing Speaker Dr. Page Buck: Animal-Assisted Interventions: An Emerging Practice in Educational Settings