OBJECTIVES:

Students will be able to:

• actively participate in meaningful discussion in accordance with the selected materials read.
• work collaboratively with fellow ELA colleagues.
• connect the text to their current teaching goals.

TEXT:

• Discussion articles provided and shared on Google Classroom

REQUIRED STUDENT RESOURCES:

•  Join the Google Classroom for reading & discussions - class code: z2x7hac

TESTIMONIALS:

"EXCELLENT CONFERENCE."

"GREAT RESOURCES AND VARIETY OF METHODS OFFERED TO ASSESS LEARNING."

"OVERALL A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND IT CAUSED ME TO RECONSIDER MY CLASSROOM AND TEACHING STYLE."

"I AM ALWAYS ENCOURAGED, ENLIGHTENED, AND ENGAGED AT THE NDCTE CONFERENCES. THANKS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, PRESENTERS, AND TEACHERS. COLLABORATION CREATES COLLEAGUES."

"GREAT DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER ENGLISH TEACHERS AND LEARNING NEW SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES FROM THEM."

"THE SPEAKERS WERE EXCELLENT ONCE AGAIN - NOT ONLY ENGAGING PERSONALITIES, BUT THE CONTENT WAS VERY APPLICABLE."

"THE COURSE WAS WELL-ORGANIZED WITH GREAT SPEAKERS. THE TOPICS AND SPEAKERS OFFERED GREAT IDEAS AND ADVICE, WHICH WILL BE VERY APPLICABLE TO MY CLASSROOM."

"JUST BEING ABLE TO GATHER WITH OTHER INSTRUCTORS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND ISSUES IS GREAT. THE SELECTION OF SPEAKERS AND TOPICS IS ALWAYS PURPOSEFUL AND INTERESTING."

"THIS CONFERENCE IS WONDERFUL FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, MAKING CONNECTIONS, AND IMPROVING TEACHER MORALE!"

"THE SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS WERE FANTASTIC. I ENJOYED OUR BREAKOUT/LESSON SHARE WHERE WE TOOK TIME TO VISIT WITH OTHER TEACHERS ABOUT A SPECIFIC COURSE."

"I ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO HEAR AND DISCUSS DIFFERENT CONCEPTS AND TOPICS PLUS COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ENGLISH TEACHERS."

"THE MOST VALUABLE ASPECT OF THIS COURSE WAS MEETING WITH OTHER ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND EXCHANGING WHAT WORKS FOR THEM."