Keynote Address
8:45 - 10:00 A.M.
WHOLE GROUP
with Geraldine Cannon Becker
Individual Workshops and Presenters
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Hello Captain Bruce!
How can you increase student interest in a subject that often has no relevance to their lives? One way is to provide experiences that will create more meaning for the subject matter. Hello Captain Bruce shows how to increase student interest in Maine’s economy by providing students with a hands on approach.
LEVEL: Elementary.
Presenter:
Mary Graham teaches Fourth Grade at Zippel Elementary School in MSAD #1. She has been on the AR2R Board for 22 years. She has received several Time Warner National Teacher Awards for her hands- on projects that help students understand difficult concepts.
The Joy of Science
Literature
This workshop will discuss how to incorporate popular scientific writers, such as Carl Sagan, Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, etc. to introduce students to the wonders of scientific literature. I will particularly emphasize how to work with students from conservative religious backgrounds using my own personal journey from a creationist to a scientific viewpoint.
LEVEL: Elem/Middle/JR. High
Presenter:
Joseph E. Becker is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. He primarily teaches courses in British Literature, World Literature, and Comparative Mythology along with Freshman Composition. He is devloping an Honors Course that will examine the Literature of Science at UMFK in Fall 2007. He resides in Fort Kent with his wife and two daughters.
Magic in the Classroom: Spellbound with Poetry
Most students, and some teachers, come to poetry with dread. Do you have unique ideas to share for using poetry in the classroom? Come explore new ways of teaching poetry in a variety of classrooms, and try your own hand at putting words together on the page in memorable ways. Poetry is the “sing” in Advertising. It can be a great attention-getter and a memory aid. Geraldine Cannon Becker has presented similar workshops at various conferences, even dressing up as
Professor McGonagol at a Harry
Potter Symposium (Oct. ’05, Salem, Massachusetts).
LEVEL Elementary.
Presenter:
See Geraldine Cannon Becker’s biography under Keynote Address.
Strategies for Teaching Content Literacy
As students leave elementary school, they are required to read and comprehend nonfiction text in their content classes. In this session, we will discuss before, during, and after reading strategies to help students be successful.
LEVEL: Elementary/Middle/JR. High.
Presenter:
Elaine Hendrickson teaches grade 6 science and English language arts at Presque Isle Middle School. This past summer she was trained by the Maine Center for Educational Transformation to facilitate workshop sessions to help teachers gain content literacy strategies. Elaine has an MEd in Literacy and was the 2001 Maine Teacher of the Year.
Note: CANCELLED Your Daily Newspaper, The Ultimate Educational Tool
Note: CANCELLED
Of course the newspaper is a great source for current events but it is so much more! Educators attending this session will “get the scoop” on what’s new with the Newspapers in Education program at the Bangor Daily News and learn how the newspaper can accompany and enrich classroom curriculum.
LEVEL: General.
Presenter:
: Kimberly Whitmore has worked at the Bangor Daily News for over five years. Prior to embracing a new and exciting venture by joining the Newspapers in Education department in April 2004, she worked as an executive account manager in the advertising department. Kim, a lifelong newspaper reader herself, is excited to share her newspaper enthusiasm and experience with students, teachers and administrators.
Keep the Benefits of
Agricultural Materials
Come learn about the four seasons of the farmer’s life by watching a slide show titled “The Potato Story.” Several agriculture-related books, videos and materials will be on display and available for educators to use in the classroom.
LEVEL: Elementary .
Presenter:
Kimberly Hemphill is a “County Girl” at heart. She was a farmer’s daughter and 15 years ago married Greg Hemphill (a potato farmer). Recently Kim left her work as a part-time educator to be a stay- at -home Mom
October Skies:
50 Years Later
Reflection and Review of America in sky and space. A taste in seasonal sky watching as well as a personal walk into America's presence in space from school to citizen and beyond. Teachers' resources will be referenced.
LEVEL: General.
Presenter:
Larry Berz has been the Astronomy Educator and Coordinator at the Frances Malcolm Science Center in Easton for 20 years.
Poetry Cafe
Come to the café and find a unique way for students to present projects using their knowledge of Natural Habitats.
LEVEL: General.
Presenter:
Renee Blackstone is the recipient of the 2006 Time Warner National Teacher Award. She currently teaches grades 3 & 4 at Bridgewater Grammar School.
NEW Traveling Education Trunks in Northern Maine
The NASA Trunk explores NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto; the Pluto Mission and Beyond; Science instruments on board and the Feb '07 Jupiter Fly-by gravity assist Classroom opportunity for Mars Exploration. The Mainely Parasites Trunk reveals Parasites are all around us-some familiar, some not. How did these critters evolve to be such successful animals? What can we do to prevent them from invading our bodies? What adaptations have they developed? How does it feel to have a thousand eyes? Play a game to identify the mystery parasite.
LEVEL: General.
Presenter:
Jeanie McGowan is the director of the Nylander Museum of Natural History in Caribou and former outreach coordinator for the Northern
Maine Museum of Science at University of Maine Presque Isle.
The Outdoors:
Bring it to Your Classroom
Use whatever is available in nature to enhance your lessons in the classroom. Children of all ages have a natural curiosity for what is outdoors. You can use that curiosity to introduce a lesson or as a cornerstone for a lesson. Nature is a gifted teacher!
LEVEL: General.
Presenter:
Dotty Dudley recently retired from teaching at the Easton School Department. Dotty is a passionate outdoor person and 2005 Central Aroostook Conservation Citizen of the Year.
Reader's Theatre in Science Class
How can you incorporate reading, drama and science? Come and enjoy performing a reader's theatre about the water cycle and begin writing some of your own!
LEVEL: Elementary.
Presenter:
Loriann Bates currently teaches grade 4 in Presque Isle. Her ability to create life like experiences for her students has won her the Time Warner National Teacher Award in 2005 and 2006.
Special MSIIT Presentation
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater (MSIIT)
is a statewide,non-profit organization whose roots lie in literacy awareness. Founded by Skowhegan Adult Education Director Marti Stevens in 1985, the original Literacy Awareness Theater worked closely with Literacy Volunteers and Adult Education programs across the state to make teachers, tutors and community members aware of the subtle and not-so-subtle struggles that non-readers may face.
LEVEL: General.
Presenters:
Literacy Volunteers of Aroostook County is a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization committed to enabling adults in need of basic literacy skills to achieve their potential through one-to-one or small group
instruction. We provide free, confidential tutoring to any adult in Aroostook County with the desire to increase their literacy skills.
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