1st Grade Sample Schedule (Day 1)
Monday, June 18, 2012
8:15-8:50 am
9:00-10:15 am
10:45 am-noon
1:15-2:30 pm
K1“Kiss Your
Brain”
Dr. Jean Feldman
A1 HIGH FIVE! Fifty Nifty
2:50-4:05 pm
B10 Games That Teach
Critical Thinking (K-3)
A9 Hyperactive Kids Are
Never Absent (PreK-3)
Cheryl Dick
Jim Grant
Centers You Can Create in 5
Minutes (PreK-1)
Dr. Jean Feldman
B2 You Can’t Teach a Class
You Can’t Manage (PreK-3)
Donna Whyte
K1 “Kiss Your Brain”
B2 You Can’t Teach a Class You Can’t Manage (PreK-3)
Dr. Jean Feldman
Dr. Jean begins the day with an upbeat keynote that offers simple, easy, and meaningful ways to
apply brain research in your classroom! You’ll learn about songs and handshakes to start your day,
cross lateral activities, connecting to the brain through the heart, brain breaks and celebrations, and a
whole lot more. And, you’ll leave with a smile that will last all day!
Donna Whyte
What if you could create a classroom environment where children take responsibility for their
behavior? Donna reveals the secrets to building positive behavior based on respect and self-control.
Through discussion and role-play, you’ll discover developmentally appropriate ways to prevent and
reduce common misbehaviors, including power struggles.
A1 HIGH FIVE! Fifty Nifty Centers You Can Create in 5 Minutes (PreK-1)
B10 Games That Teach Critical Thinking (K-3)
Dr. Jean Feldman
By giving your students more opportunities to work in centers, you’ll help them become self-directed
learners who share and cooperate. Join Dr. Jean for this fast-paced, idea-a-minute session! You’ll take
away ideas for center organization, simple science experiences, hands-on math activities, reading
games to reinforce skills, writing opportunities, art projects, and more.
Cheryl Dick
Discover the benefits of playing games that equip your students with the critical thinking skills that
are essential for independent learning. Join Cheryl to explore the rainbow framework for 21st century
education. You’ll learn how important it is to create the correct environment for teaching the games so
that they reinforce the standards and boost achievement.
A9 Hyperactive Kids Are Never Absent (PreK-3)
Jim Grant
ADD/ADHD students present a hefty challenge for today’s classroom teachers. Jim will share dozens
of teacher-tested tips, strategies, and best practices for accommodating boys with a wide range
of attention issues. These intentional intervention practices will change the way you manage your
classroom, deliver instruction, modify curriculum, and maintain student discipline.
Register now! www.SDE.com/RockyMtn | 1-800-462-1478 | fax: 1-800-337-9929
1st Grade Sample Schedule (Day 2)
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
8:15-8:50 am
9:00-10:15 am
10:45 am-noon
1:15-2:30 pm
K2 ”Listen to
Your Heart”
Donna Whyte
C6 iPods® & iPads®:
2:50-4:05 pm
D8 Games Galore for
the Common Core (K-3)
C10 Classroom MakeOver: A Visual Fieldtrip
(PreK-1)
Tawnya Powers
Integrating Handheld
Devices into Your
Instruction (1-3)
Donna Whyte
D1 Building Solid Reading
Comprehension Skills (K-3)
Tim Rasinski, Ph.D.
Kathy Griffin
K2 “Listen to Your Heart”
D1 Building Solid Reading Comprehension Skills (K-3)
Donna Whyte
One of the highest goals we can achieve in early education is to instill the joy of learning in our students.
In this uplifting morning keynote, Donna takes a special look at the importance of the developmental
needs of your learners, and encourages all teachers to remember the importance of creating an
environment where children want to learn. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to better motivate
your students and develop in them a love for learning that comes straight from the heart.
Tim Rasinski, Ph.D.
Comprehension is the key to reading success. Discover why good readers not only need to be able to
decode words well and read fluently, but also need to have large, meaningful vocabularies, substantial
background knowledge, and effective strategies for making meaning from text. Tim shares proven
strategies for helping your students become better comprehenders and, at the same time, have more
authentic and enjoyable reading experiences.
C6 iPods® & iPads®: Integrating Handheld Devices into Your Instruction (1-3)
D8 Games Galore for the Common Core (K-3)
Kathy Griffin
iPods® and iPads® provide learning at the touch of a finger—but only if the mind is also engaged. Join
Kathy to learn how to select apps that are appropriate for your learners and how to integrate handheld
devices into your instruction. And, leave with a pocketful of valuable tips and tricks to help you along
the way. STEM
Donna Whyte
Activate higher-order thinking skills with kid-tested games that teach! Come learn how to create
daily, common-core-based learning opportunities that your students will love. You’ll find out how to
motivate and empower your children across the entire curriculum. And, you’ll discover how to have
a great time with your students while you build skills and reinforce concepts. Plus, take advantage of
great ideas for hands-on center activities!
C10 Classroom Make-Over: A Visual Fieldtrip (PreK-1)
Tawyna Powers
A classroom environment can influence teaching as well as learning. Join Tawnya to take a visual
fieldtrip into several classrooms to gain valuable tips for creating a cozy and inviting environment that
motivates students to learn and helps them become more independent.
Register now! www.SDE.com/RockyMtn | 1-800-462-1478 | fax: 1-800-337-9929