FRIDAY 8:30 – 10:00
Research, Write, Produce Common Core Standards Using Google Drive Participants will be introduced to Google's new interface Google Drive. Google Drive replaces Google Docs and allows users to create and/or upload documents from their computer or mobile device that they can share and give rights to others to edit online.
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers
Presenter: Laura Brown is a media specialist and technology consultant at Montgomery County Public Schools. She provides traditional library and technology assistance to students, staff, and parents of her school. She has also worked with Maryland Public Television and Omni House.
Coping With Difficult Personalities Participants will have their awareness heightened regarding various categories of individuals who qualify to be labeled as “difficult personalities,” and will be offered some practical and realistic techniques to help participants cope with and survive interacting with these individuals. A sense of humor and some give-and-take are prerequisites for this workshop.
Target Audience: All
Presenter: Veronica Henderson earned her M.S. in adult and continuing education. She is a local, state, and national trainer, and the founder of The Dreamcatcher, LLC. Henderson has served on the board of directors of the Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County, MSEA, and NEA.
Professionalism and Ethics 101 Teachers and support staff will learn about professionalism and ethics policies. Using interactive practices and scenarios, participants will demonstrate an understanding of professionalism to improve job performance.
Target Audience: Support Personnel, Para-educators, New Teachers
Presenters: Gail Epps is the program manager of the New Teacher Induction Program for Montgomery County Public Schools. Certified in administration/supervision, she is a doctoral candidate at University of Maryland in educational leadership. She is a certified I CAN DO IT trainer and has presented numerous times on the state and national levels.
Samuel Ward supports Montgomery County Public Schools ESP employees in his role as a professional growth consultant. He offers professional development opportunities for the adult learner through various trainings.
FRIDAY 8:45 – 9:45
Technology Myth Exposed: You Don’t Have to Be a Techie to Work In Instructional Technology Want a job change, but don’t want to leave education? The growth of instructional technology is creating tremendous opportunities for teachers. Learn about part- and full-time career options related to learning and technology without leaving the field of education. Discover what opportunities are available and how to pursue them.
Target Audience: All
Presenter: Greg Williams, Ph.D., has over 25 years of experience in higher education and K-12. He has worked as a teacher, counselor, instructional designer, and e-learning developer. He is the director of UMBC’s graduate program in instructional systems development.
The Language of Math in the Common Core Participants will become familiar with the math Common Core. What's new? How does it compare and contrast to what we've been doing up till now?
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, Special Education Teachers
Presenters: Arlene Factor has taught for Prince George’s County Public Schools for 41 years at the elementary school level. She also taught at the college level for seven years and worked with Charlotte Danielson on The Framework for Teaching.
Elliott Factor
Meeting the Needs of ELLs in the Content Classroom Join this highly interactive session to learn about instructional strategies/activities for ELLs in core content areas (ELA, math, science, social studies). Gain new insights into specific difficulties ELLs face in the classroom and walk away with creative ideas for hands-on instruction, vocabulary, alternative assessments, appropriate modifications, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) connections.
Target Audience: All
Presenters: Pamela Mesta’s experience includes ESOL, bilingual, elementary, early childhood, and adult education as well as educational technology and interpretation/translation. She is an adjunct college professor and performs teacher mentoring and curriculum writing. She has her B.A. in communications, her M.A. in education, and has done post-graduate work in ESL, educational technology, and school administration. Mesta’s certifications include Maryland APC: ESOL PreK-12, Elem/MS 1-6, Administrator I/II, and National Board Certification: Early Childhood.
Olga Reber’s experience includes ESOL, EFL, professional development, and interpretation/translation. She is an adjunct college professor and performs teacher mentoring and curriculum writing. She has her B.S. in Secondary Education/Foreign Language Instruction as well as her M.A. in Linguistics, and has done post-graduate work in educational technology. She has the following certifications: Maryland APC: ESOL PreK-12.
Debbie Puhak’s experience includes ESOL, professional development, teacher mentoring, and curriculum writing. She has her B.A. in Psychology and her M.A. in TESOL, M.S.W. She has the following certifications: Maryland APC: ESOL Pre-K -12.
Maryland Learning Links: A New Online Destination for Maryland Educators and Families Maryland Learning Links is a new online destination for user-friendly information, guidance, and rich media resources related to special education. Whether you are an administrator, teacher, provider, or parent, you are sure to benefit from the site’s comprehensive and user-friendly blend of knowledge and real-world practice.
Target Audience: All
Presenters: Chris Swanson, director of Technology for Learning at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education, leads a team focused on information management and delivery systems for early childhood and school-age special education. His research focuses on children’s use of technology for development and learning.
Christie Timms is a consultant to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education in the development of K-12 multimedia projects.
Ensuring Students and Families Experience Smooth Transition from Elementary to Middle School This workshop recognizes that the transition from elementary to middle school is difficult. Moving from one teacher to six teachers with different expectations is difficult. This presentation discusses challenges and presents strategies for a successful transition. Information will be shared from the perspectives of a fifth and sixth grade teacher and a parent.
Target Audience: Teachers, Special Education Teachers
Presenters: Raschelle Theoharis, Ph.D., completed her B.S. degree in elementary/early childhood and began teaching preschool. Later, she taught in a variety of settings and grade levels including general, special, and deaf education. She completed a master's degree and Ph.D. in deaf education/special education. Theoharis has taught at Gallaudet University for three years.
Pam Zancan taught fifth grade for nine years. Part of her role was preparing students and families to transition to middle school. Zancan is a Title I math specialist at Bryant Woods Elementary School.
Mia Chiarella teaches sixth grade English at Wilde Lake Middle School in Howard County. After earning her secondary degree, she went back to school to earn an elementary degree in order to be better prepared for her sixth grade students.
FRIDAY 10:00 – 12:00
Classroom Management through the Integration of a Youth Development Approach “How do I get young people to stop disrupting my class and behaving negatively toward one another?” This interactive workshop is for teachers who spend more time handling challenging student behaviors than providing quality instruction. Learn to create learning environments that engage students as willing participants in their development.
Target Audience: School Stakeholder Team, Teachers, New Teachers, Administrators
Presenters: Thandor Miller, senior training officer of the DC Children Youth Investment Trust Corporation, is a leading youth development professional. He is certified as a national facilitator by the National Training Institute for Community Youth Work, a program of the Academy for Educational Development, and as a trainer for the Advancing Youth Development.
Syreeta Evans is a training officer with the DC Children Youth Investment Trust Corporation. She manages the Trust’s youth development capacity-building efforts. She is dedicated to infusing a positive youth development approach into the work of community-based organizations that serve young people, focusing on both programming and organizational development.
Meeting the Needs of Students within the Autism Spectrum This presentation will address ways to meet the needs of students whose challenges include those typical of students within the autism spectrum. Environmental engineering, sensory strategies, technology, visual supports, and communication facilitation will be among the topics discussed. This session will encourage active participation from the audience.
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, Specialists, Administrators, Special Education Teachers
Presenters: Judith Cornette is a speech and language pathologist who has worked in the public school and private school settings in the field of special education in schools and private practice for 39 years. Her specialty is enhancing the communication of students whose challenges fall within the autism spectrum.
Pamela Dinkel is a certified occupational therapist working with children with special needs. Dinkel is well-versed in diagnosing challenges and employing sensory techniques to allow students increased availability to education. She works in an integrated manner with teachers, paraprofessionals, and caregivers to help students develop ADL skills.
Two Heads Are Better Than One: Making the Most of Your Co-Taught Classroom To truly benefit students, co-teaching needs to mean more than just two adults in the same space. Learn approaches to structuring co-taught lessons and how to match them to your contents and students. Discover ways to make your favorite teaching strategies work even better with two teachers.
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, Specialists, Administrators, Special Education Teachers
Presenters: Elissa Lockman Turner began her career co-teaching in inclusive classrooms in California and Oregon. She currently works as an inclusive education facilitator for the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education where she coaches and provides profesional develpment to teachers in Maryland around inclusive education practices.
Marny Helfrich is an inclusive education facilitator at the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education and provides training and support to schools to help them serve students with IEPs in general education. She has provided extensive training and coaching on co-teaching and served on the MSDE Co-Teaching Leadership Team. Previously she co-taught in an inclusive preschool.
Enhancing Family, School, and Community Engagement in Turnaround Schools Research indicates that student achievment increases when parents, caretakers, and community stakeholders are involved in the educational process of children. Presenters will share insights and effective strategies for improving family, school, and community engagement and partnerships.
Target Audience: School Stakeholder Team, Teachers, New Teachers, Specialists, Administrators, Special Education Teachers
Presenters: Wanda Grant, Ph.D., is the former associate director of the MD Parent Information Resource Center. She is a family and school community coordinator with Mid-Atlantic Equality Consortium and has more than 34 years of experience as an educator. Grant served as a Comer School development facilitator, community instructional specialist, dean of academic/student affairs, elementary school principal, and director of the Department of Family/Community Outreach.
Keita Wells is a family and school community coordinator at the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium with over 15 years of expertise in education, youth leadership, community development, marketing, and nonprofit management. Prior to joining MAEC, she was the executive director for Elijah Cummings Youth Program and a teacher for Baltimore County Schools.
What's Your Body Saying? Non-Verbal Communication Participants will explore and interpret general signals most people use when expressing attitudes and emotions through non-verbal gestures, and investigate communication purposes for reading body language. This workshop will explain the importance of gauging ambiguity between verbal and non-verbal messages and teach participants how to apply strategies for interpreting nonverbal messages during verbal conversations.
Target Audience: School Stakeholder Team
Presenter: Wanda Newman is a profesional sign language interpreter and a national trainer for the National Education Association women’s leadership cadre. She has presented numerous workshops on mentoring, portfolio development, and leadership skills.
FRIDAY 10:30 – 11:30
The Win/Win Classroom Learn how to create a more positive learning environment where distractions are minimized and student success is maximized. Increase teaching and learning time for increased student achievement. Take these classroom management strategies back for immediate implementation and results.
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, Specialists, Administrators, Special Education Teachers
Presenter: Kathleen Hall is a teacher with 28 years of early childhood teaching experience in kindergarten, first, and second grades and has worked with at-risk young people through age 19. Hall enjoys sharing strategies with colleagues to help teachers find immediate, measurable results.
FRIDAY 10:30 – 12:00
ESPs: How to Increase Your Membership through Contract Bargaining This workshop will teach participants how to approach non-members and recruit them into their local associations. Participants will also learn to negotiate contract language that will help them recruit new members and demonstrate to current non-members that their local association is working for their interests.
Target Audience: ESPs Only
Presenter: John Gates is a former AFL- CIO vice president for Region 6 (Western Maryland), and a former AFSCME Council 67 business representative. He is currently MSEA UniServ director for the Frederick Association of School Support Employees and Frederick County Teachers Association. He has presented workshops on how to negotiate a contract, how to recruit new members in the worst of economic times, and how to approach non-members. Gates is a passionate advocate when representing association members and ensuring that they receive full due process in administrative hearings. Gates has received several recognitions and awards, including one from U.S. Senator Barbara Milkuski for his contributions to labor.
FRIDAY 1:00 – 2:00
New Teacher Networking: Insights and Challenges Grab your lunch and head to the New Teachers Lounge for an informal group discussion with fellow beginning teachers. Paul Dunford will lead a discussion about the surprising insights and challenges of the first few months and years of teaching and help participants work together to find solutions to the most vexing problems.
Target Audience: New Teachers
Presenter: Paul E. Dunford is completing his third year with the Maryland State Department of Education. Paul was the instructional director of middle schools for Frederick County Public Schools where he facilitated a system-wide middle school education reform. He is currently working with districts across the state to promote and support improved teaching and learning in the middle grades. He has served in administrative roles that include principal, assistant principal, and curriculum supervisor for career and technology education. He was a Maryland Distinguished Principal Fellow serving as principal in the Baltimore City Public School System. Named Maryland Technology Education Teacher of the Year in 1988, Paul was awarded the Washington Post Distinguished Educator Award, a PTA life membership, and the National PTA Outstanding Educator Award. Paul has been involved with association work around school improvement for nearly 15 years. He is an adjunct professor at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland where he teaches graduate courses in diversity, leadership, and action research.
Critical Issues Roundtable MSEA Members, lawyers, and lobbyists will share the latest information regarding hot topics in Maryland’s education scene in a roundtable format.
Scheduled topics include: Student learning objectives, certification/evaluation, the new “five-day rule” legislation, and the new EpiPen law.
Target Audience: All
Facilitator: Pat Alexander, Managing Director, Affiliate UniServ/School Quality
FRIDAY 1:00-3:00
Staying in the Classroom and Out of the Courtroom (Plus: Your Questions Answered) Legal tips on how to avoid civil and criminal liability in your role as a school system employee.
Target Audience: All
Presenter: Damon R. Felton is a Maryland attorney who has served as assistant counsel with MSEA since February 2001. Before coming to MSEA, he worked as an attorney with the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, a division of the United States Department of Transportation. The primary focus of his practice is labor, employment, and traffic. Felton attended the Howard University School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 2000; he is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
FRIDAY 1:00 – 4:15
Creative Strategies to Reach Urban Youth in the Classroom Educators are finding that the social and emotional health of their students are more essential than ever. Educators who teach in urban settings often find it difficult to engage, teach, and retain students. Educators will learn different creative strategies that they can utilize in their classrooms and in their curricula.
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, Specialists, Special Education Teachers, College/University Education Professors
Presenters: Carmen White, Ph.D., is president of Dramatic Solutions, Inc., a drama-based learning and development company. White received her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction and human development at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a certified PCM® trainer and board certified drama therapist.
Lennie Smith is an assistant professor of drama at the University of the District of Columbia. He received his M.A. from New York University in culture and interpersonal communications, and is a certified PCM® trainer and board certified drama therapist.
FRIDAY 2:15 – 4:15
Hands-on Activities and Games for Building Academic Vocabulary This highly interactive session will focus on strategies, instructional activities, games, and assessments that will activate prior knowledge, motivate students, and enhance comprehension of academic vocabulary. Learn ideas for creating inexpensive interactive resources for your students to use in class and at home.
Target Audience: All
Presenters: Pamela Mesta, Olga Reber, Debbie Puhak
For presenter information, see Meeting the Needs of ELLs in the Content Classroom, Friday 8:45-9:45
Classroom Management Through the Integration of A Youth Development Approach For workshop description and presenter information,see Friday, 10:00 a.m.
Meeting the Needs of All Learners Through Universal Design in the Common Core Era An interactive experience where participants will gain practical strategies for instructional planning within the Common Core to ensure all students' success, including those with special needs. Rigorous outcomes can be met by all students through the implementation of UDL in concert with accommodations and assistive technology.
Target Audience: All
Presenters: Linda Chambers is a supervisor of special education in Frederick County Public Schools, and a National Board Certified Teacher of students with special needs. She has vast experience promoting practical inclusive opportunities. Several years of her tenure have included staff development of general educators in encouraging student achievement.
Christie Flayhart is an instructional coordinator in the special education department of Frederick County Public Schools. She completed undergraduate studies at Boston University, and has graduate degrees from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Johns Hopkins University. She is a 2011 graduate of the Maryland State Department of Education Special Education Leadership Academy.
Who Are These Kids and Why Are They Here? Students with severe and profound special needs are increasingly included in comprehensive public schools. This session will address why these students are included in public schools, how to work with these students in general education classrooms, and give a basic background on certain disabilities often found in the "severe/profound" category.
Target Audience: All
Presenters: Joshua Rubin is a Learning for Independence teacher in the Montgomery County Public Schools Functional Life Skills curriculum, and a Montgomery County Education Association building rep and an elected faculty rep. He is a member of the MCEA Political Action and Legislative Services, Special Education Labor/Management Collaboration, and MSEA Resolutions committees. Rubin earned his M.S. of Education in special education from Johns Hopkins University.
Kristy D’Angelo is a School/Community Based Program teacher in the Functional Life Skills Curriculum. She has over nine years teaching in special education and earned her M.A. in Education with a concentration in severe disabilities from the University of Maryland.
Cyber Bullying 101 - a Primer for Educators After a comprehensive description of cyberbullying and school-related issues, participants will learn a number of strategies and approaches to this growing problem in Maryland schools.
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, Specialists
Presenters: James McCleaf, Ph.D., has been employed in three Maryland counties over a 49-year period as a teacher, counselor, supervisor, and pupil personnel worker. Since retiring in 2006, McCleaf volunteers as an ESL and reading teacher with the Literacy Council in St. Mary's County. He has been a member of MSEA since 1956.
Kelly Karwacki is a National Board Certified Teacher in Baltimore County. In addition to teaching FACS at Sparrows Point High School., she also mentors new teachers and facilitates both the Civility and Culinary clubs. In addition, she is a mentor for students through Check and Connect and a member of the MDS3 team. Karwacki earned a B.A. in psychology from Mt. St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg and a SIMAT from John’s Hopkins University. She has earned several distinctions throughout her career including Outstanding Teacher Candidate from the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce, and Teacher of the Year from the local and regional VFW.
Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices The effect of cultural dissonance on teaching practices for under-performing students results from a misalignment of values between school and home. Research confirms the benefit of critical and reflective thinking about race, culture, and power on teaching practices. Cultural competence helps educators improve low student achievement scores of cultural subgroups.
Target Audience: All
Presenter: Mary Wilson Leventhal, Ph.D., is an experienced teacher, administrator, community advocate, and school board member. She has worked in public, private, and international schools, universities, and corporate board rooms. Bilingual, she travels extensively throughout the world, and sits on the Kappa Delta Pi International Committee and the Queen Anne's County Public Schools Task Force for Improving Student Achievement.
Power and Respect for Education Support Professionals Participants will learn to recognize the importance of their contribution to public schools, develop stronger communication skills, organize around issues, and much more. Workshop ativities include: identifying the characteristics of an effective communicator; reinforcing how communication skills connect to power and respect; and participating actively in simulations that promote professional growth and power.
Target Audience: ESPs
Presenter: Géraldine Duval is an organizational specialist at MSEA, providing training and support systems to educators and support professionals. She was formerly a co-program manager for Montgomery County Public Schools New Teacher Induction Program and National Board Support Program. She has conducted presentations at the local, state, and national levels on various educational issues. Duval is experienced in curriculum development and delivery of content for students from middle school to adult learners. Duval held an adjunct position at Towson University. Her credentials include an M.A. in business administration from Johns Hopkins University, certification in administration and supervision K-12, and a B.S. in secondary mathematics from University of Maryland. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and recognized certified facilitator.
SATURDAY 8:30 – 12:15
The ABCs of UDL with Qs and As and Support for the Three Rs, Too! With greater accountability and standards for learning, it is clear that we have to find more effective ways to deliver and assess instruction. Designing curriculum and instruction for diverse students using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) at the outset enhances the classroom environment and requires less retrofitting and adaptations by classroom teachers. UDL is not a quick fix for instruction, rather it is a shift in our beliefs and practices around teaching and learning. Maryland is on the move with UDL. Join us and gather resources for your Common Core tool box.
Target Audience: All
Presenter: Paul Dunford
For presenter info, see New Teacher Networking: First Years A-has and S.O.S.s, Friday, 1:00 – 2:00.
SATURDAY 9:00 – 10:00
Language Knowledge for the Common Core: Accessing the Content to Maximize Literacy In this session, participants will be presented with information about the two distinct types of language: social and academic, and the impact of each on content and literacy teaching and learning. Participants will engage in hands-on experiences, analyzing linguistic properties of texts to improve instructional approaches in the content areas.
Target Audience: ALL
Presenters: Christa de Kleine, Ph.D., is a professor of education at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, where she teaches post-graduate linguistics courses, and coordinates the master's degree program for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. One strand in her current research focuses on the knowledge of language among K-12 teachers.
Kathy Orlando is a doctoral candidate at Notre Dame of Maryland University, where her research focuses on language and literacy knowledge among K-12 teachers. She is also principal at Worthington Elementary School in Howard County.
Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice: Implications for Secondary Students with Learning Disorders The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice outline eight standards that mathematically proficient students should know. This session will introduce these standards along with the challenges they may present to students with learning disabilities. The session will conclude with teaching suggestions for overcoming these challenges based on the literature.
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, Special Education Teachers, College/University Education Professors
Presenter: Jason Miller taught special education and mathematics in an alternative middle school in Anne Arundel County Public Schools for two years and next year will be teaching the same subjects at Corkran Middle School. He is in his third year at University of Maryland, College Park, working towards his Ph.D. in special education.
Cross Cultural Communication Do you work with students and families from diverse backgrounds? This fun, interactive session will focus on cultural differences and the impact they have on instruction, communication, and student learning. Participants will engage in hands-on activities and discussions that help build cultural competency.
Target Audience: All
Presenters: Presenters: Pamela Mesta, Olga Reber, Debbie Puhak
For presenter info, see Meeting the Needs of ELLs in the Content Classroom, Friday 8:45-9:45.
PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Family and community connections on student achievement are the key to student success regardless of race/ethnicity, class, or parents’ level of education. When families are involved in their children’s learning both at home and in school, their children do better in school.
Target Audience: All
Presenter: Earnest Moore is an IT Specialist for the US Census. He is the family, school, and community chair and recently elected president for the Prince George’s County Parent Teacher Association Council, which supports all local PTAs within the school district.
Your Financial Life This presentation helps members understand and use basic money management techniques, including setting short, intermediate, and long term goals; tracking cash flow and establishing a budget; understanding savings and investments; and the impact of inflation and compounding interest.
Target Audience: All
Presenter: Michael Gavin is the NEA Member Benefits affiliate relations specialist for MSEA. He has been with NEAMB for five years. Previously Michael worked for California Casualty, an NEA Member Benefits program, in the Philadelphia area.
SATURDAY 9:00 – 12:15
Creative Strategies to Reach Urban Youth in the Classroom For workshop description and presenter information, see Friday, 1:45-4:15.
SATURDAY 10:15 – 12:15
Change Your Language, Change Their Lives: What Adults Can Say Differently Today to Transform the Tomorrows of Our Youth Learn the four powerful “languages of the brain” that will transform the lives of the children you serve. Walk away with a new way of talking to youth that builds resilience, promotes intrinsic motivation, enhances cognitive stimulation, and creates kaleidoscope thinkers. What you say matters … more than you ever knew!
Target Audience: School Stakeholder Team
Presenter: Shauna King is a former elementary principal and secondary educator from Prince George’s County. She worked as the positive behavior interventions supports (PBIS) coordinator in Prince George’s County and helped to launch the district’s PBIS initiative. King currently is a presenter for The Upside Down Organization of Baltimore.
Motivating Students Using Online Learning and Web 2.0 and Technology Tools Motive your students to complete assignments and homework using Web 2.0 and technology tools, Google+, Prezi, Schoology, and more!
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, Special Education Teachers, College/University Education Professors
Presenter: Cheryl Jones-Gage has been a music educator for the past 25 years, teaching music in the public and private sector as an elementary choral instructor, general music/band instructor, and director for The Salvation Army's Alexandria School for the Performing Arts. She has her M.S. from Full Sail University in education media design and technology.
Community and Parent Involvement Participants will join in a conversation about community involvement and volunteerism, including creative brainstorming on bringing about parent participation. The workshop will discuss what role schools and communities play in bridging achievement gaps and how to create effective change.
Target Audience: School Stakeholder Team
Presenter: Diane Moore is a strong education and community advocate through her active membership in the NAACP of Prince George's County as well as an her engagement in her PTA. She is a member of Envision Prince George’s.
Thinking Beyond the Classroom: Using Community Partnerships to Overcome Social Marginalization How do social and economic exclusion play out in the classroom? This workshop will show teachers how they can develop a network of community partnerships to build value in themselves and in their students.
Target Audience: All
Presenter: Randy Martinson is a fifth-year educator in Prince George's County. He teaches social studies and German at Parkdale High School.
Protecting Your Craft Whether you are a novice or veteran educator, everyone should be in a posture of protecting their craft. Through collaborative academic performances, participants will gain insight on how to be creative, reflective, academic, funded, and tactile. Participants will leave encouraged and renewed.
Target Audience: Teachers, New Teachers
Presenter: Ashanti Foster is a Prince George's County AVID teacher coordinator and national staff developer. As a National Board Certified Teacher, she is a life-long learner. In December, Foster will complete her doctoral program. She also serves the community as PTA president.