2001 annual teacher conference [Oct. 12-14, 2001]

Printing of conference program sponsored by Georgia Association of Educators.

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Employees, students, and the general public are hereby notified that the Georgia Department of Education does not discriminate in any educational programs or activities or in employment policies.
The following individuals have been designated as the employees responsible for coordinating the department's effort to implement this nondiscriminatory policy.
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Inquiries concerning the application of the Perkins Act, Title VI, Title IX, or Section 504 and ADA to the policies and practices of the department may be addressed to the Georgia Department of Education, Twin Towers East, Atlanta 30334, (404) 656-2800; to the Regional Office for Civil Rights, Atlanta 30323; or to the Director, Office for Civil Rights, Education Department, Washington, D.C. 20201.
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Welcome
Again this year, I am delighted to welcome each of you to the Georgia Department of Education's 2001 Annual Teacher Conference. The theme for this year's conference is "Spotlighting the Arts in Teaching."
In the tradition of the six that have preceded it, teachers have planned this conference for teachers. Each general session and each break-out experience has been structured with classroom teachers like you in mind. Last year's participants provided us with a wealth of suggestions and feedback which we have included in this year's planning as we have anticipated your presence with us this weekend.
Teachers will share their success stories with you. You will find them to be just like you and just as committed to teaching as each of you. We hope that, through their experiences, you will be renewed, encouraged, and challenged.
All we ask is that you enjoy yourselves and enjoy the fellowship of all the teachers around you. We urge you to make new friendships. Many of those you meet this weekend will return with you in spirit to your classrooms enhancing you and your teaching and, in turn, the lives of your students.
Thank you for all that you do for Georgia's schools and Georgia's children. I see your work in the bright eyes of the thousands of Georgia students that I meet each year. Georgia is fortunate to have devoted educators like you. You are the experts. You are the ones making the difference in Georgia's present and in Georgia's future!
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Dear Teachers
On behalf of my colleagues on the State Board of Education (SBOE), it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Education's 2001 Annual Teacher Conference, which has as its theme, "Spotlighting the Arts in Teaching." We hope that your experience this weekend will be a rewarding one, both personally and professionally.
As you know, the SBOE is comprised of 11 members, one from each congressional district in the state, and each of us takes very seriously our responsibilities as the policymaking and budgeting arm of the Department of Education. We know that the decisions we make can have a profound effect on you and the way that you teach your students. That is why all of us on the SBOE take every opportunity we can to visit schools and talk with educators in our districts. We want to have as clear an understanding as possible of the day-to-day challenges faced by those on the education front-lines of Georgia, our teachers, and administrators.
There is no doubt that these are times of great change and challenge in public education in Georgia and throughout the nation. Not in my lifetime do I recall such intense interest in and focus on public education by all Americans, from parents to the President of the United States. You can be proud that your profession is at the center of one of the most important discussions taking place in our country.
Let me assure you that your State Board of Education wants to work with the teachers of Georgia during this time of change and challenge. We know that the real agents of change in public education are our teachers, and we want to work with you to make Georgia's schools the very best they can possibly be for our children. We consider ourselves your partners in moving Georgia forward.
Thank you for taking time to attend this conference and thank you for all you do for the children of Georgia. No truer words were ever spoken than those of Henry James who observed that, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
Sincerely,
Otis A. Brumby, Jr.
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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE
2001 ANNUAL TEACHER
CONFERENCE. HOPE YOU ENJOYED
YOUR STAY IN ATLANTA.
Have a safe trip home. See you all next year!
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Bus Locations For Field Trips

The following field trips will
leave from Harris Street.
Bus 1 Bus 2 Bus 3
Bus 4 Bus 5

The following field trips will
leave from Baker Street.
Bus 6 Bus 7 Bus 8
Bus 9 Bus 10

Bus 1 Bus 2 Bus 3 Bus 4 Bus 5

Fernbank Museum Michael C. Carlos Museum MLK National Historic Site The Wren's Nest/Hammond House The Carter Library/Museum

Bus 6 Margaret Mitchell House/Museum Bus 7 Coca-Cola Museum Bus 8 CNN/Phillips Arena/Olympic Park Bus 9 Atlanta History Center Bus 10 High Museum of Art

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The Georgia Department of Education and the State Board of Education
wish to thank the following contributors for their support of the
2001 Annual Teacher Conference.
Georgia Association of Educators
Platinum Level
Professional Association of Georgia Educators
Silver Level
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Bronze Level

Platinum Level$25,000 and above Gold Level$15,000 to $24,999
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Silver Level$1,000 to $14,999 Bronze Level$100 to $999

Hilton Atlanta Floor Maps

Dr. Betty L. Siegel
President
Kennesaw State University
Dr. Betty Siegel, the first woman to head an institution in the University System of Georgia, has been president at Kennesaw State University since 1981. Dr. Siegel's academic areas of expertise include child psychology and administration. She received a Ph.D. from Florida State University, an M.Ed. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a B.A. in English and History from Wake Forest University, and an Associate of Arts from Cumberland College. She completed two years of post-doctoral study in Clinical Child Psychology at Indiana University. She holds honorary doctorates from Cumberland College in Kentucky, Miami University in Ohio, Eastern Kentucky University and Lynchburg College in Virginia.
Dr. Siegel has lectured or consulted with educational, professional, government and civic groups in 50 states, Puerto Rico, and nine foreign countries. In addition she has lectured at 90 colleges and universities across the nation. She is the recipient of numerous honors and awards which include Cobb County Citizen of the Year (1996) and "1997 Georgia Woman of the Year" (Georgia Commission on Women). She has been named among Cobb County's Who's Who by Atlanta Business Chronicle. Georgia Trend magazine has named her among the 100 most influential Georgians in 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
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Second Floor
Third Floor
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Judith S. Floyd Director
Ed Sikes Program Specialist
Jackie Westry Secretary (Conference Registration)

Recognition Programs Staff

Dr. Eloise Barron Assistant Director
Jewell Camp Administrative Assistant
Sarah Wyatt Secretary

Marian Dabney Program Specialist
Merri Heidemann Graphic Designer

Special Thanks To
Efran Rodrquez (Webmaster at the Georgia Department of Education)
Speakers Presenters Presiders Exhibitors Student Performers Hilton Atlanta Hotel Staff Other Conference Staff Members

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Gail Devers
World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist
Gail Devers is undisputedly the fastest combination sprinter/hurdler in the world. As a child, Gail hated to lose races so much that she trained on her own to beat her older brother. Soon no one in the neighborhood could catch her. Sprinting toward a brilliant future, she was stricken with Graves' disease, which nearly ended her career in 1990. Gail miraculously recovered to stun the world in 1992 by winning the gold medal in the 100M in Barcelona. Never yielding, the speedy tape-breaker has enjoyed a golden career, which she highlighted by winning her second Olympic gold medal in the 100M in Atlanta. Most recently she secured a place on her fourth Olympic team (Sydney) with a blazing victory in the 100M hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 12.33 seconds, lowering her American record and making her the fourth fastest ever in this event.
Ms. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington and graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles. She now resides in Atlanta. Her career highlights include: 1991 World Championship Silver Medal, 100M hurdles; 1992 Olympic Gold Medal, 100M; 1993 World Champion, 100M and 100M hurdles; 1995 World Champion, 100M hurdles; 1996 Olympic Gold Medal, 100M; and 1999 World Champion, 100M hurdles.
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Clovers Etc.
Under the leadership of Cheryl Varnadoe
The University of Georgia and Georgia 4-H are proud to present for your enjoyment selected members of the Georgia 4-H Performing Arts Group "Clovers and Company." A program area of the Cooperatiave Extension Service, 4-H is conducted through the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Georgia 4-H provides the opportunity for its members to grow in many ways. Youth are encouraged to develop skills that will help them become productive citizens, and 4-H aids them in selecting areas of interest which can add new dimensions to their lives. Clovers and Company provides an opportunity for 4-H members to improve their performing arts skills. Over 125 4-H'ers audition annually for spots in the show's cast, band, and crew. Nine of Clovers and Company's most exceptional members will share their talents with you. They have distinguished themselves through many accomplishments on and off the stage.
Members Performing
Nick Amonett Asia Andrews Heather Click Lauren French Susette Rebuelta Scottie Rowell Alison Sanders Kayla Thompson
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2001 Annual Teacher Conference
Hosts: State Superintendent of Schools Linda C. Schrenko Chairman of State Board of Education Otis A. Brumby, Jr.
Recognition Programs Staff
A special thanks to the following persons for planning and assisting with this conference.

Teacher Conference Planning Committee

Vallye Blanton Lowndes County
Carol Cain Troup County
Betsy Cheek Madison County
Felisa Daniels Twiggs County
Elletta Denson Atlanta City
Kim Dixon Douglas County

Zadie Gaines Franklin County

Debbie Penn Columbia County

Carol Ingle Rockdale County

Elaine Rogers Madison County

Denise Jennings Fulton County

Melissa Roland Sumter County

Robyn Moon Franklin County

Penny Shenton Valdosta City

Kim Moss Gwinnett County

Dr. Mark Stallings Gilmer County

Peggy Nielson

Chris Starr

State Board of Education Gwinnett County

Amber Weldon-Stephens Fulton County
Frances Trice Thomaston-Upson County
Tomieka Waller Clayton County

Teacher Advisory Council

Vallye Blanton Lowndes County
Shawn Carpenter Houston County
Tom Collins Gwinnett County
Amy Denty Wayne County
Mary Eager Lumpkin County
Tish Glover Atlanta City

Vikki Goon Bibb County
Carol Inlow Decatur County
Kaye Lokey McDuffie County
Dr. JoAnn Moss Rome City
Ralph Noble Georgia Association
of Educators

Jane Ramsey Muscogee County
Kenneth Russell Dalton City
Maggie Sheehan Clayton County
Carolyn Smith McIntosh County
Michele Smith Harris County
Dr. Mark Stallings Gilmer County 43

Kimberly Stewart Cobb County
Wyley Steed Cartersville City
Amanda Swilley Coffee County
Jamie Walker Oconee County

2001 Annual Teacher Conference
Exhibitors
Exhibitor displays are located in the Grand Ballroom East on the Second Floor.
Atl anta History Center Boon Associates
Carter History Center Children's World Learning center
Curriculum Associates Custom Curriculum
Dodge Learning Resources Elegant Treasures Fernbank Museum
Flutters by Betty Ann Georgia Army National Guard Georgia Association of Educators Georgia Learning Connections
Hampton Brown High Museum of Art Key School Supply, Inc. Mons International, Inc. National Geographic Society Options Publishing
Pacific Learning PeachStar Education Services Pearson Learning/Globe Feron
PocketScope.com LLC Professional Association of Georgia Educators
Riso, Inc. Scholastic SRA/McGraw Hill Tastefully Simple Teaching Treasures The Children's Museum of Atlanta The School Box The Travel Store Valic Teacher Investment ValuTeache rs
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Ron Clark
Disney American Teacher
2000
Ron Clark, a sixth-grade teacher in Harlem, New York City, was recently chosen from over 80,000 nominations as the Disney American Teacher of the Year. Clark never planned on being a teacher, and after graduating from East Carolina University, he began a journey around the world. He lived in various countries in search of adventure, but was finally lured to the place where he feels he found his toughest challenge and biggest adventure, the classroom. His first five years in the profession were spent in rural, eastern North Carolina working with minority students in a low wealth area. At the end of those five years, he saw a TV show about low test scores and the lack of teachers in inner-city New York. He felt that New York City was where he needed to be, so he packed up his car and headed for Harlem. He was warned by the principal that his first class was the worst in terms of discipline that she had ever seen. He visited the home of each student before the first day of school. He quickly began to involve his students in projects around the city and state. His class of "low achievers" soon began to excel, and by the end of the year their scores were higher than the classes that were labeled as "gifted" in his district.
When Clark found out he was a nominee for the Disney American Teacher Award, he insisted on taking his class with him to Los Angeles for the awards show and was successful in raising over $25,000 to enable his entire class to make the trip with him. Clark's latest trip with his students was to his hometown in North Carolina where they spent eight days together doing such things as fishing, jet skiing, and rock climbing.
Most recently, Clark was inducted into the East Carolina University Hall of Fame. He is featured in the November edition of Oprah, and he will be making a trip to China in November to learn about their educational system.
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Donna Donnelly
Life Guides, Inc.
Donna Donnelly is the author of Take This Stress and Love It! and creator of "Unwind Before You Unravel--Stress Reduction Using Laughter." Donna has taught at all levels in the public educational system--from elementary through university. In 1994, she cofounded Life Guides, Inc., which specializes in "Light-Hearted Presentations for Serious Results." Donna consults with trainers and meeting planners on how to 'lighten-up' conferences, seminars, and retreats for more effective participation and retention. She also works directly with client groups through conference break-outs ("Brain Breaks"), seminars, trainings, and personal clarity coaching. Presentation topics include stress control, celebrating change, communications, creating influential relationships, control and choice, and a series of workshops for building facilitation skills. Donna's novel approach ensures a funfilled presentation that receives rave reviews for both content and presentation style.
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Stone, Nena: Second-grade teacher at Indian Creek Elementary School. Storey, Kathryn: Mathematics teacher at Harlem High School; 1996-1997 University of South Carolina Outstanding Graduate; 1996-1997 Carolina Commercial Bank Math Award. Story, R. Micah: Agriculture technology teacher at East Jackson Middle School; member of National Advisory Board for Learning Labs, Inc. and Georgia Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (GVATA); Jackson County Schools Teacher of the Year. Toelle, Virginia: Science teacher at Spencer High School; National Institute of Health Apprenticeship at University of Georgia; National Science Foundation Program at Auburn University; presenter at National Science Teachers Conference in Las Vegas and Boston. Toelle, James: Mathematics and technology teacher at Britt David Technology Center; STAR Teacher three times; PeachStar Teacher-in-Residence Program; Outstanding Technology Teacher. Trice, Frances: Kindergarten teacher at Upson Lee North Elementary Schools; one of the first Teachers of Excellence for local system; model classroom (applied for and received four additional computers for class); 2002 Georgia Teacher of the Year finalist. Wade, Jim: Composition and literature teacher at Milton High School. Waller, Tomieka: Science teacher at Kendrick Middle School. Ward, April: First-grade technology teacher at Sallas Mahone Elementary School; 2000 Georgia Teacher of the Year finalist; literacy leader for three years. Williams, Joan: Second-grade teacher at Indian Creek Elementary School. Wilcox, Katherine M.: Second-grade teacher at Indian Creek Elementary School. Wilson, Georgia: Staff development at Clayton County Schools; 1995 Clayton County Schools Teacher of the Year. Wise, Annette: Pre-K through twelfth-grade teacher at Plains High School for Sumter County Schools. Wisenbaker, Beth: Second-grade teacher at Hahira Elementary School; Hahira Elementary School Teacher of the Year; teacher exchange with England. Yeatman, Shelley: Integrated curriculum teacher at Fairview Elementary School; mentor teacher (TSS).
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Oliver, Linda: SEARCH teacher at May Howard Elementary School; National Board Certificated Teacher; 2000 Chatham County Teacher of the Year; member of VISION 2010 (partnership including community leaders, educators, and business people with Savannah News Press).
Page, Billie: Cross-curricular teacher at Sallas Mahone Elementary School; grade-level chairman for three years; member of Professional Association of Georgia Educators.
Puckett, Susan M.: Special education teacher at Portal Elementary School; girl scout leader.
Puszewski, Deb: Reading recovery teacher at Kanoheda Elementary School; specialist degree in reading from Georgia State University; member of the International Reading Association, Reading Recovery Council of North America (RRCNA), and the Gwinnett Reading Council; one of my reading recovery students, Natalie Perez, was the 1999-2000 state winner of the Bob Jerrolds Reading Achievement award (presented to those who have overcome severe obstacles in learning to read).
Roark, Karen C. Dr.: Gifted resource teacher at Cohutta Elementary School; Fulbright Memorial (Japan); 2000 GSTA Elementary Science Teacher of the Year; Target Teacher Scholarship recipient.
Robinson, Susan D.: Reading specialist at Nancy Creek Theme School; Nancy Creek Theme School Teacher of the Year; charter member of DeKalb County ProCorps; member of Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Educational Sorority.
Rous, Barbara: Education consultant; 1991 Milken National Educator; Who's Who in American Schools and Colleges; coordinator for 12 years at Innovation Program Center.
Rowe, Darlene: Art teacher at Trion Elementary School; 1999-2000 Trion Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Royall, Jane: Director of Educational Technology at the Georgia Department of Education.
Sherrod, Billie Dr.: Associate State Superintendent for Technology Services at the Georgia Department of Education.
Sims, Bari L.: Second-grade teacher at Indian Creek Elementary School.
Smith, Margaret: First-grade teacher at Lake Park Elementary School; 2000-2001 Lake Park Elementary Teacher of the Year; member of Lake Park School Improvement Team and Lake Park Technology Committee.
Stallings, Mark A. Dr.: Science teacher at Gilmer High School (on one-year sabbatical); 2002 Georgia Teacher of the Year; past president of Georgia Science Teachers Association; winner of a variety of grants and fellowships.
Staniszewski, Deborah Dr.: Professional school counselor at Whit Davis Elementary School; Nationally Certified School Psychologist.
Stephens, Amber Weldon: Music therapy teacher at Alpharetta Elementary School; 2000-2001 Fulton County Schools Teacher of the Year; 2001 president-elect of South Eastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association; 1997-2000 president of Music Therapy Association of Georgia.
Stewart, Kim: Language arts and literacy teacher at Dodgen Middle School; 2000 Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Middle School Humanities Teacher; 1999 Milken National Educator; 2000 Georgia Teacher of the Year finalist.
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Emily Foster
Miss Georgia 2001
Emily Foster is the reigning Miss Georgia and competed in the Miss America Pageant this past September. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia and prior to becoming Miss Georgia was a student at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Ms. Foster has received numerous scholastic honors and accomplishments during her academic career. She has been on the Medical College of Georgia Dean's list, has received the Omicron Delta Kappa National Scholarship, the Alpha Lambda Delta National Fellowship, and the Grover Hunter Dental Scholarship. She has also received the National Collegiate Medical Professors' Award and was in the University of Georgia's Honors Program.
In addition to speaking on character education, Ms. Foster, a talented musician, will perform a variety of piano selections. She plans to resume her studies after completing her yearly reign as Miss Georgia. Her career ambition is to become an orthodontist.
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Friday, October 12

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Preconference Area Lobby Second Floor

Registration
T-shirts sponsored by Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) Tote bags sponsored by Professional Association of Georgia Educators
(PAGE) Ice Cream provided courtesy of Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. Be sure to sign up for one of the education tours offered on Saturday,
October 13, between 3 and 5 p.m. Each tour is limited to 50 teachers. Transportation will be provided by bus. An action-packed learning experience will be held at the hotel for those teachers not participating in the tours.

1:00- 7:00 p.m. Grand East Ballroom Second Floor

Exhibit Hall Open

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Jackson Room Third Floor

Preconference Sessions
Sponsored by GAE
Session 1 A New Approach to New Teacher Mentoring: "I Can Do It" (The New Hampshire Plan)
Moderator: Fred Gould Presenters: Elizabeth Gould, Jan McNeill

Madison Room Third Floor

Session 2 Legislative Priorities: "Then (HB 1187), Now (HB 656), and the Future"
Presenter: Bob Cribbs

Monroe Room Third Floor

Session 3 High Prority Schools: "Low Performance is Not an Option" Presenter: Merchuria Chase Williams

Roosevelt Room Third Floor

Session 4 IDEA Update: "Here We Go Again" Presenter: Deborah K. Simonds

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Intermission

Conference Room Hallway

Break sponsored by GAE

Third Floor

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Hadden, Joy D.: Science teacher at J. R. Trippe Middle School; science coordinator for J. R. Trippe Middle School.
Hake, Jay Dr.: Director of Jimmy Carter Presidential Library; doctorate degree from Duke University; former administrator for U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Hall, Tommy: Physics teacher at Colquitt County High School; Milken National Educator; Georgia's Presidential Science Teacher of the Year; Tandy National Science Educator.
Hanna, Elise: Fifth-grade, self-contained classroom teacher at Lake Park Elementary School.
Harden, JaBra: First-grade teacher at Sallas Mahone Elementary School; 1999 Media Specialist of the Year for Georgia; staff development coordinator; member of Georgia Association of Educators and NEA.
Hargroves, Deborah: Technology specialist at Savannah High School; 1998 Milken Family Educator Award; 1998 Walter S. Bell Award; 1997 Georgia Media Specialist of the Year.
Jordan, Dawn: Physical science and advanced placement biology teacher at Union Grove High School; 2001-2002 Bibb County Teacher of the Year; Honorable Mention Radio Shack National Teaching Award; State Director-elect Georgia Junior Academy of Science.
Jordan, Tina: Music teacher at Trion Elementary School.
Keith, Sallie: Visual arts teacher at West Side Magnet School; 1998 West Side Magnet Teacher of the Year; 1996-1999 Georgia Quality Core Curriculum Revision Team; 2001-2004 Editor Panel Reviewer for National Art Education Association Art Education Journal.
Kellogg, Marjorie: Study skills teacher at Marietta High School; 1991 National Milken Educator; 1991 Runner-up National American Hero in Education; 1999 NAACP Freedom Fund Award.
Kocian, Annette J.: Kindergarten, self-contained classroom teacher at Britt David Magnet School; 1999 Britt David Teacher of the Year; 2001 Disney Teacher of the Year nominee; 2001 USA Today All-Star nominee.
Kocian, Michael J.: Fifth-grade, self-contained classroom teacher at Allen Elementary School; member of the advisory board for Georgia Teacher Center; 1996 Phi Delta Kappa Teacher of the Year; USA Today All-Star Teacher team nominee.
Lapin, Gloria: Second-grade teacher at Sagamore Hills Elementary School; author of seven books; Teacher of the Year three times; DeKalb County ProCorps presenter.
Lewis, Lynn: Language arts teacher at J. R. Trippe Middle School; 2000-2001 Vidalia City Schools Teacher of the Year; first runner-up for the Georgia Council of Teachers of English's Middle School English Teacher of the Year; multi-time member of Who's Who Among America's Educators.
McGee, Nancy English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher at Huntley Hills and Nancy Creek Elementary Schools; member and president of Alpha Delta Kappa (an honorary teacher sorority).
Morris, James W.: Fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Mount Bethel Elementary School; 1996 Sallie Mae First Class Teacher for state of Georgia; 2000 Cobb County Teacher of the Year; 2001 Georgia Teacher of the Year finalist.
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Carbone, Debbie: Study skills teacher at Marietta High School; 2001 Marietta High School New Employee of the Year.
Cheek, Joyce: Mathematics teacher at Harlem High School; 2000-2001 Columbia County Teacher of the Year; 2002 Georgia Teacher of the Year semifinalist; 1998 Outstanding Graduate at Augusta State University.
Clifton, Brenda: First-grade, self-contained classroom teacher at Ruth Hill Elementary School; 1988 Troup County Teacher of the Year; 1998 Coweta County Teacher of the Year; 2000 Georgia Teacher of the Year semifinalist.
Conley, Selena: Third-grade teacher at Trion Elementary School.
Cook, Dana: Mathematics teacher at Colquitt County High School; Outstanding Math Achievement Award, member of honor societies; graduated summa cum laude.
Cooper, Ruth: Computer lab teacher at Ruth Hill Elementary School; presented in 1996 and 2000 at the Georgia Teaching Tools for Successful Schools Conference; participated in Best Practices in Teaching Project as part of the West Georgia P-16 Grant Co-Reform of Teacher Education; 2001 Christa McAuliffe Fellowship applicant.
Culpepper, Wanda: First-grade teacher at Whit Davis Elementary School; 2000-2201 Clarke County School District Teacher of the Year; Foundation of Excellence in Public Education's 2000-2001 Mae Whatley Outstanding Teacher Award; 2001-2002 Foundation of Excellence in Public Education's Teacher of Excellence Nominee.
Davis, John L., Sr.: Principal at S. L. Mason Elementary School; Outstanding Special Education Administrator of the Year; past GAESP board member; past YMCA board chairman.
Davis, Tanya: Third-grade teacher at Sallas Mahone Elementary School; 1995 Teacher of the Year; 1996-1999 GradeLevel Chair.
Denson, Elletta: Fourth-grade teacher at John Hope Elementary School; 1998-99 National Board Certification; Dean's Recognition Award, School of Education Honoree 2001; 2001 African-American Heritage Award for Academic Achievement/Community Service from Georgia State University.
Denty, Jamie: English and journalism teacher at Wayne County High School; advisor to The Jacket, the first Georgia yearbook inducted into the National Scholastic Press Association's Yearbook Hall of Fame for ten consecutive years of excellence; STAR Teacher three times; winner of more than 50 state and national press awards for writing.
Disney, Kathleen: Media teacher at Trion Elementary School; 2000-2001 Trion City Schools Teacher of the Year.
Evans, Don: Physical education teacher at Teasley Elementary School; 2000 Christa McAuliffe Fellowship.
Folsom, Sandy: First-grade teacher at Hahira Elementary School; Hahira Elementary Teacher of the Year; member of the math/science roundtable.
Ford, Bobbi: Staff development coordinator for Clayton County Schools; 1996 Milken Educator; 1997 Georgia Teacher of the Year; 1999 National Board Certified Teacher.
Greenway, Tammy: Physical education teacher at Lake Park Elementary School; 2000-2001 vice president and 20012002 president of KSPE Board Advisory; GAHPERD Southwest District representative; president of Lake Park Elementary School Improvement Team.
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Adams Room Third Floor
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Carter Room Third Floor
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Jackson Room Third Floor
Madison Room Third Floor
Monroe Room Third Floor
Roosevelt Room Third Floor

Teacher Advisory Council Meeting
Linda C. Schrenko, State Superintendent of Schools
Meeting of Presiders
Presenters: Tomieka Waller (Clayton County) Debbie Penn (Columbia County)
Preconference Sessions
Sponsored by GAE
Session 5 Classroom Management: "Beyond Bullying and HB 605" Moderator: Peggy Parham Presenter: Wanda Lynn, Tana Page
Session 6 "Hot Issues for Teachers" Moderator: Michael McGonigle Presenter: Rick Eiserman
Session 7 Alternative Certification: "Quality vs. Quantity Presenter: Ralph Noble
Session 8 National Board Certification: Understanding the Process Moderator: Sally Bennett Presenter: Mae Martin, NBCT/ECG Proposition I Teachers are committed to students and their learning. Presenter: Tonia Contorno, NBCT/AUA/Math Proposition II and III Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning. Presenter: Lynda Kerr, NBCT/Art Proposition IV and V Teachers think systemically about their practice and learn from experience. Teachers are members of learning communities.

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12 Noon - 2:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom West Second Floor

Kickoff Luncheon and Keynote Address Presider: Linda C. Schrenko, State Superintendent of Schools
Flag Ceremony Cedar Shoals High School Army Instructor: Sergeant Ed Fincher Principal: Charles Worthy Clarke County Schools
Student Performers Kingsley Elementary School Music Teacher: Carol Bell Principal: William L. Duncan, Jr. DeKalb County Schools
Welcome and Introduction of Special Guests Linda C. Schrenko, State Superintendent of Schools
Update from the State Board of Education Otis A. Brumby, Jr., Chairman
Greetings Jerry Smith Thespians Lori Teague, President Dance Educators of Georgia (DEGA) Randall Coleman, President Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Dr. Kathleen Thompson Georgia Arts Education Association (GAEA)
Invocation Jeff Stachura 2001 STAR Teacher The Lovett School
Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
Speaker sponsored by GAE
Dr. Betty Siegel President of Kennesaw College

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Biographical Information on Presenters
Abler, Jane: Second-grade, self-contained classroom teacher at Indian Creek Elementary School; Satilla Elementary School Teacher of the Year 1997; Valdosta State University Student of the Year in Reading and Early Childhood 1995.
Adams, Patricia J.: Advanced placement U.S. History, economics, world history, and government teacher at Ringgold High School; Tennessee Social Studies Teacher of the Year; Advanced Placement Comparative Government Reader; and member of PsyChi National Psychology Honor Society.
Agnew, Willene: Social studies and language arts teacher at North Habersham Middle School; Christa McAuliffe Fellow; Atlanta Journal-Constitution Honor Teacher; National Board Certified Teacher.
Banks, Georgi: Physical education teacher at Lake Park Elementary School.
Banter, Mary Jean: Language arts teacher at Fort Valley Middle School; 2000 Peach County School District Teacher of the Year, 1998 and 2000 Coach of the Year for Future Problem Solving Program for the state of Georgia, 1997 and 2000 Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
Barr, Brooke: Cross-curricular teacher at Sallas Mahone Elementary School; master's degree in ECE; member of Professional Association of Georgia Educators.
Beatenbough, Thesa.: Language arts and reading teacher at Franklin County Middle School ; master's degree from Piedmont College; member of Alpha Delta Kappa.
Biggs, Cheryl: Psychology, citizenship, and economics teacher at Ringgold High School; 2000 STAR Teacher for Ringgold High School and Catoosa County School System; 2000 and 2001 Golden Apple nominee from Ringgold High School.
Blankenship, Ernie: Science and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher at Grayson High School; 1995 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year and Georgia Teacher of the Year finalist; 2000-2001 cochair for Teachers As Leaders, Inc.; member of Georgia TESOL Board of Directors.
Brock, Lynda: Music and strings teacher for Grades 3-8 at West Side Magnet School; 1997 West Side Teacher of the Year; 1996 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year; and 1984 Stockbridge Junior High Teacher of the Year.
Brown, Susan: Media specialist at Cedar Hill Middle School; 1999 Polk County School District Teacher of the Year; 2000 Georgia Teacher of the Year semifinalist.
Cain, Carol: Language arts and theatre teacher at West Side Magnet School; 2001 Georgia Teacher of the Year finalist; member of the Alliance Theatre Education Advisory Council; and featured storyteller at the 1999 Azalea Storytelling Festival.
Callan, Darlene: English humanities teacher at Gordon Central High School; 2001 Georgia Teacher of the Year runnerup; faculty consultant for the College Board; STAR Teacher six times.
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Session 54 Session 55

Powerful Learning Every learning experience is most effective if it contains three interrelated dimensions . . . the what, the how, and the context. The presenters will discuss these and relate the five components of powerful learning (authentic, interactive, inclusive, continuous, and learner-centered) to our classrooms. Learning can be powerful for students and teachers.
Shakespeare In the Elementary Classroom For the past eight years, the presenter has conducted an elementary Shakespeare festival. The presenter will share this program (costuming, set building, performance) with participants. The session will include set blueprints, costume displays, script rewriting, and will culminate with videos of fifth and sixth graders doing Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet.

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2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom East Second Floor

Visit Exhibits

SPECIAL NOTE: Floor maps are located in the back of the program on page 45 .

2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fulton Second Floor
Clayton Second Floor
Cobb Second Floor
Douglas Second Floor
Paulding Second Floor
DeKalb Second Floor
Gwinnett Second Floor

Concurrent Sessions
Session 1 Color Your Classroom Beautiful (All Levels) Presenter: Susan D. Robinson (DeKalb County) Presider: Carolyn Smith (McIntosh County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.
Session 2 Application of Modular Instruction in Agricultural Education (Computer-Based Instruction Hands-On Approach) (Middle, High)
Presenter: R. Micah Story (Jackson County) Presider: Tish Glover (Atlanta City)
Session 3 Poetry, Prose, and Picasso (All Levels) Presenters: Bobbi Ford, Georgia Wilson (Clayton County) Presider: Tanya Davis (Valdosta City)
Session 4 Out of This World With The Arts (Elementary) Presenters: Jane Abler, Bari Sims, Nena Stone, Joan Williams, Kathy Wilcox (Coffee County) Presider: Amanda Swilley (Coffee County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.
Session 5 Let's Make Learning Musical (Primary, Elementary) Presenter: Amber Weldon-Stephens (Fulton County) Presider: Frances Trice (Thomaston-Upson County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.
Session 6 Beyond the Basal for Guided Reading (Primary) Presenter: Gloria Lapin (DeKalb County) Presider: Carol Inlow (Decatur County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.
Session 7 A Character Education Program Highlighted Through the Arts (Elementary)
Presenters: Wanda Culpepper, Dr. Deborah Staniszewshi (Clarke County) Presider: JoAnn Moss (Rome City)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.
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Fayette Second Floor
Newton Second Floor
Jackson Third Floor
Rockdale Second Floor
Madison Third Floor
Washington Third Floor
Adams Third Floor
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Fulton Second Floor

Session 8 Rockin' With Technology (Primary, Elementary) Presenters: April Ward, JaBra Harden (Valdosta City) Presider: Melissa Roland (Sumter County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.

Session 9 Roll of Thurder, Hear My Cry (Middle) Presenters: Willene Agnew, Wynette Neal, Phyllis Mance (Haberham County) Presider: Shawn Carpenter (Houston County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.

Session 10 Pass the Poetry, Please (Primary, Elementary)

Presenter: Jennifer Rusaw (Floyd County) Presider: Michele Smith (Harris County)

CANCELLED

This session repeats at 4 p.m.

Session 11 Everyone Has A Story to Tell (Elementary, Middle, High) Presenters: Lynda Brock, Sallie Keith (Troup County) Presider: Carol Cain (Troup County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.

Session 12 Focus Your Teaching (Middle, High) Presenter: Dawn Jordan (Henry County) Presider: Tomieka Waller (Clayton County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.

Session 13 Literature and the Arts (High) Presenter: Jim Wade (Fulton County) Presider: Carol Ingle (Rockdale County)
This session repeats at 4 p.m.

Session 14 Anatomy and Arts Units (High) Presenter: Denise Jennings (Fulton County) Presider: Wyley Steed (Cartersville City)

Intermission Visit Exhibits

Concurrent Sessions

Session 1 Color Your Classroom Beautiful (All Levels) Presenter: Susan D. Robinson (DeKalb County) Presider: Tom Collins (Gwinnett County)

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Session 45 Session 46

A Penny for Your Thoughts We find art everywhere we look, even in an insignificant penny. When, with this coin trick, we teach students how to see with an artist's eye, they, like the writers they are, can then include the specific details which turn their scribblings into something worth saying, something worth reading.
Quality Instruction and Student Learning Outcome Survey Finding Statewide teacher surveys were recently conducted to determine the priority indicators for quality instruction and the priority factors for student learning outcomes. This session will be an interactive discussion on the ramifications of survey findings on elementary school, middle school, high school, special needs, and alternative programs in Georgia.

Session 47

A Winning TeamCore Knowledge and Block Scheduling The presenter will explain how his school has benefited from the implementation of core knowledge and parallel block scheduling. Core knowledge provides a plan for coherent, sequential learning from grade to grade. Parallel block scheduling increases active teaching time and helps to reduce class size.

Session 48

Celebrate December Each holiday in December has its own rhythm that can be spotlighted through the arts. Participants will learn to integrate Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa in all areas of their prekindergarten or kindergarten classroom including drama play, math, social studies, science, language arts, music, and art. Handouts/prizes provided.

Session 49 The Year 2000 Appalachian Trail Project

Session 50

Tackling Student Involvement: Strategies for Engaging the Learner Learning is not a spectator sport. In the classroom, just as on the football field, involvement is required for participants to achieve success. If your students are passive learners, join the presenters as they tackle the issue by describing and modeling learning activities that will get them off the bench and into the game.

Session 51

Study Skills for Success Presenters will give overview of study skills curriculum used successfully with diverse learners at the high school level. Focus is on long- and short-term goal setting with activities grounded in brain-based research and individual learning styles. Lessons in these content areas will be included: graphic organizers, note taking, and multiple intelligences.

Session 52

Mathematics and the ArtsBuilding a Natural Bridge Based on the belief that mathematics is a skillfully designed artistic system, this session will provide some ideas on how to teach traditional mathematics topics using the arts. Participants will receive classroom tested activities for involving students in building the bridge between the two sides of their brains.

Session 53

Around Your Town In 180 Days This session features the use of digital photography, PowerPoint, Inspiration, and the Internet. A sampling of Savannah's squares, parks, marshes, islands, artists, and writers are included. The purpose is to provide a springboard to use the art of photography in any Georgia town all year long.

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Session 35

It's Quick! It's Easy! It's PhotoJam! Want to put together a great looking photo presentation, complete with the perfect music in a matter of minutes? In this session, you will learn how to use PhotoJam, an extraordinary, yet inexpensive program by Shockwave, to showcase our photographic masterpieces to an impressed audience.

Session 36

Awards, Fellowships, and Grants The presenter will share experiences, resources, and opportunities that will enhance your career and your classroom. Part of this session will be used to share ideas.

Session 37 Session 38

Incorporating Science With Art and Children's Literature This session will emphasize incorporating science with literature. Presenters will demonstrate various art activities centered around children books and science as well as a PowerPoint presentation showing its use in our classrooms.
Writing Across the Curriculum This session will share strategies for writing across the curriculum for all grade levels. Ideas to encourage reluctant writers will be demonstrated as well as ways to foster incorporating grammar into composition.

Session 39 Session 40

Write On! Students get into the "act" of learning by creating e-books! Learners showcase their artistic skills through presentation software, e-mail, websites, and more.
Carter History Center

Session 41

Making Your Classroom Sizzle with PeachStar This session will highlight the services offered by PeachStar as well as introduce elementary teachers to exciting new ways to make use of the award-winning "Count on it!" math series of videos.

Session 42

Low-Tech Physical Science/Physics Demonstrations This session is on physical science/physics demonstrations with principles supporting Quality Core Curriculum guidelines for middle school, ninth-grade physical science, and physics. A range of topics from mechanics to optics will be presented. Labs on projectile motion and ballistics pendulum will be demonstrated with a Binaca Cannon. Audience participation is encouraged. Handouts will be provided.

Session 43 Session 44

Whence Are We, and Why Are We? Twenty-first century educators have demonstrated concern over teaching of academic subjects required for graduation. "From Where We Came" offers creative, innovative, and interactive social studies lessons to assist teachers with this dilemma. Within this session, music, drama, and simulations are woven together to provide students stimulating avenues of learning.
Earth Day Across the Curriculum Trion Elementary celebrated Earth Day 2001 across the curriculum with the theme of "Rescue the Reef." The highlight of the unit was a schoolwide musical celebration of Earth Day. See how a media specialist, art teacher, music teacher, and third-grade classroom teacher "got it all together."

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Douglas Second Floor
Paulding Second Floor
DeKalb Second Floor
Gwinnett Second Floor
Fayette Second Floor
Newton Second Floor
Jackson Third Floor
Rockdale Second Floor
Madison Third Floor
Washington Third Floor

Session 4 Out of This World With The Arts (Elementary) Presenters: Jane Abler, Bari Sims, Nena Stone, Joan Williams, Kathy Wilcox (Coffee County) Presider: Kim Moss (Gwinnett County)

Session 5 Let's Make Learning Musical (Primary, Elementary) Presenter: Amber Weldon-Stephens (Fulton County) Presider: Betsy Cheek (Madison County)

Session 6 Beyond the Basal for Guided Reading (Primary) Presenter: Gloria Lapin (DeKalb County) Presider: Michele Smith (Harris County)

Session 7 A Character Education Program Highlighted Through the Arts (Elementary)
Presenters: Wanda Culpepper, Dr. Deborah Staniszewshi (Clarke County) Presider: Elaine Rogers (Madison County)

Session 8 Rockin' With Technology (Primary, Elementary) Presenters: April Ward, JaBra Harden (Valdosta City) Presider: Amy Denty (Wayne County)

Session 9 Roll of Thurder, Hear My Cry (Middle) Presenters: Willene Agnew, Wynette Neal, Phyllis Mance (Haberham County) Presider: Debbie Penn (Columbia County)

Session 10 Presenter: Presider:

Pass the Poetry , Please (Primary, Jennifer Rus (Floyd County) Chris Starr (Gwinnett County)

ElCemAeNntCarEy)LLED

Session 11 Everyone Has A Story to Tell (Elementary, Middle, High) Presenters: Lynda Brock, Sallie Keith (Troup County) Presider: Carol Cain (Troup County)

Session 12 Focus Your Teaching (Middle, High) Presenter: Dawn Jordan (Henry County) Presider: Felissa Daniels (Twiggs County)

Session 13 Literature and the Arts (High) Presenter: Jim Wade (Fulton County) Presider: Kenneth Russell (Dalton City)

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Adams Third Floor

Session 15 Philly Bound and Smiling! (Elementary, Middle, High) Presenters: Elise Hanna, Georgi Banks (Lowndes County) Presider: Jane Ramsey (Muscogee County)

Cobb Second Floor
Monroe Third Floor

Session 16 Transcending Modalities: Oral Tradition and the Individual Learner (Primary)
Presenter: Annette J. Kocian (Muscogee County) Presider: Robin Moon (Franklin County)
Session 17 Hooked on Middle School Novels (Middle) Presenter: Susan Brown (Polk County) Presider: Pauline Smith (Columbia County)

Clayton Second Floor

Session 18 Lessons for Lively Learners (Middle) Presenter: Kimberly Stewart (Cobb County) Presider: Dr. Mark Stallings (Gilmer County)

5:00- 6:00 p.m.

Free Time to Get Ready for Reception

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Preconference Area Lobby Second Floor

Reception Honoring State Superintendent of Schools Linda C. Schrenko
Sponsored by PAGE
Music by: Collins Hill High School Quintet John Harriman, Orchestra Director Gwinnett County Schools

7:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom West Second Floor

Banquet Master of Ceremonies
Andy Baumgartner 1999 Georgia Teacher of the Year 1999 National Teacher of the Year

Welcome Dr. Mark Stallings 2002 Georgia Teacher of the Year

Greetings Susan Booth Artistic Director for the Alliance Theatre Beatrice Ruffin Walker President of Board of Directors for Young Audiences

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Session 27 Session 28 Session 29 Session 30 Session 31 Session 32 Session 33 Session 34

technology can bridge the science and math stairs into language arts and social studies curriculums. Actual units from an "at risk" first-grade classroom will demonstrate how exciting and challenging the day can be for the children (and teacher) as science, math, and technology are woven together.
Help! They Don't Speak English An overview for the regular classroom teacher covering second language acquisition, the impact of culture on learning, and some techniques that can be used to help the non-English student in the academic classroom.
Student-Led Portfolio Conferences Two sixth-grade teachers will engage participants in active learning while modeling strategies for student-led portfolio conferences as authentic assessment. Students take an active role in reflecting upon and sharing learning with parents throughout this process. A focus on how to set up portfolios and student-run conference, will be shared.
Encore! Teacher-Friendly, Kid-Tested Theatre Activities for Social Studies and Language Arts All the world's a stage and so is your classroom! This session will provide lots of tried and true theatre activities that kids and teachers love: commercials, talk shows, tableaux in history, researched monologues, character education scenes, role-playing, playwriting, and protean costumes.
Georgia Learning ConnectionThe Tool for Every Teacher Take a look at the 180 days of lesson plans that have been added to Georgia Learning Connections (the website for the Quality Core Curriculum). Learn about a staff development unit program that teams of peer teachers can participate in.
Vitalize Your Teaching With Visuals Teaching through the multiple intelligences benefits all learners. This session will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the visual intelligence. The presenter will give a variety of methods and strategies for incorporating visuals into every lesson. Participants will be encouraged to share ideas that have worked well with their students.
Kinesthetic Geometry With the introduction of any new area of mathematics, assimilating a new vocabulary is a key to understanding. This fun session will show teachers how to mix the various learning styles using aerobic movement, music, and geometric terms to introduce, reinforce, and excite any class about geometry. Come ready to "work out" and have fun with this grade-level tested vehicle.
National Board Certification This session explains National Board Certification and the process of going through this rigorous certification process.
Capturing Success Through the Camera Lens In these activities, students employ research, writing, and technical skills to work individually or in groups. The students' ultimate goal is to videotape productions of literary, historical, or current works or events. Classes can also use digital cameras to make class CDs.

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Session 17 Session 18

Hooked on Middle School Novels Even if you teach physical education or math, there are a number of books in your middle school library that will captivate you. Whether your tasks lean toward science fiction, history, romance, mystery , or the supernatural, learn what books will make you laugh out loud, shed a tear, or keep you on the edge of your seat.
Lessons for Lively Learners Participants will learn ways to incorporate the multiple intelligences, learning styles, and brain compatible strategies into the middle school classroom. An emphasis will be placed on ways to use music and kinesthetic activities to promote optimal learning.

Session 19 Session 20

Schoolwide Discipline Plan Is everyone in your school of the same accord when it comes to discipline? Come see a schoolwide discipline plan that was developed by the teachers for the teachers. It is tried and true.
Parent Involvement

Session 21

Special Activities for Special Days Activities will be presented which will make teaching fun for the teacher, learning fun for the student, and still cover the skills that need to be covered. Some of these activities are Leprechaun Visits, Q and U Wedding, Jello Day, Alligator Visits, Gingerbread Man, and the Mother's Day Party.

Session 22

Carle's Creepy Crawlies: Three Cs of Learning Excitement! The presenters will explore ways to use the literature of Eric Carle to teach across the curriculum. Practical, teacher-friendly ideas and activities will be shown and discussed. These will include wholegroup, small-group, and center activities. Those attending will leave knowing how to actively engage learners.

Session 23

Rockin' and Reading Intergrating movement and brain-based learning and the relation to academics. Targeting on the area of reading.

Session 24

Sound BoxesAn Interactive Approach to Enhance Spelling Participants will engage in an interactive four-step model designed to teach emergent and struggling writers how to effectively use Elkonin's sound/letter boxes as a vehicle for hearing and recording sounds in words. Time will be allotted to practice the technique and discuss its effectiveness.

Session 25

Captivate Your Audience Using Technology to Spotlight the Arts This session will instruct participants in preparing dynamic PowerPoint shows that will spotlight the arts by incorporating digital images, sound, and streaming video. Tips and techniques on the variety of items that will enable PowerPoint to be a useful tool at any grade level will be given.

Session 26

Maps, Moons, and E-Mail Presenters will share how Quality Core Curriculum objectives can be integrated into every area of the primary curriculum centered around science and math units. Particular emphasis will demonstrate how

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Invocation Jenny Zhang Georgia Spelling Bee Winner Clarke County Schools
Dinner Entertainment
Clovers Etc. (4-H Students) Leader: Cheryl Varnadoe, Extension 4-H Specialist
Introduction Andy Baumgartner
Keynote Address
Speaker sponsored by GAE
Gail Devers World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist "Make Your Dreams Your Goals, and They'll Become Reality"
Door prizes will be given away periodically throughout the weekend. Participants MUST be present to win.
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Saturday, October 13

6:00 - 6:30 a.m. Jogging Track Fourth Floor 7:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom West Second Floor
8:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom East Second Floor

Fitness Session
Leaders: Don and Judy Evans
Breakfast/General Session Presider: Vallye Blanton
Lowndes County
Invocation Bobbi Ford Clayton County
Speakers Kim Stewart (Cobb County), Amy Denty (Wayne County), Bobbi Ford, Vallye Blanton "Opportunity Knocks"
Visit Exhibits

SPECIAL NOTE: Floor maps are located in the back of the program on page 45 .

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Fulton Second Floor
Cobb Second Floor

Concurrent Sessions
Session 19 Schoolwide Discipline Plan (Middle) Presenter: Tomieka Waller (Clayton County) Presider: Elletta Denson (Atlanta City)
This session repeats at 10 a.m.
Session 20 Parent Involvement (All Levels) Presenter: Ann Abel (Lowndes County) Presider: Carol Inlow (Decatur County)

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addresses a variety of school climate issues, and how the Fine Arts teachers support the activities and integrate the goals into their lessons. The program focuses on teaching life skills, community building, bullying prevention, and peaceful conflict resolution strategies.

Session 8

Rockin' With Technology Join the twenty-first century and learn a classroom management plan and computer activities that will allow students to ROCK into the age of technology. Learning can be fun and student achievement jumps to the beat when technology is used to enhance the curriculum. Come see how first-grade students can research facts on the Internet, how a PowerPoint presentation can enhance math skills, and how the writing process can explode with technology.

Session 9
Session 10 Session 11

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the base for an interdisciplinary unit done by three middle school teachers. They tied this novel in with the New South, with imagery research, and a study of George Washington Carver. See how other novels tie together language arts and social studies curriculum.
PassCtAheNPCoeEtLryL, EPlDease
Everyone Has a Story to Tell Humans have told stories throughout history. These stories and art created in response to them, reveal something about an individual's culture. Using an inquiry-based approach, art, music, and theatre are used to address storytelling traditions. Students' personal stories and traditions are used as a means to learn more about themselves.

Session 12

Focus Your Teaching We all learn differently. Allow your students to demonstrate their understanding utilizing different means. This session will review different learning styles and assessment methods, it creates opportunities for students to take ownership of their learning. The presenter has used this in collaborative settings, gifted classes, and everything in between.

Session 13

Literature and the Arts In the English classroom, students operate as both originators and audience for language arts. Music and visual arts provide valuable depth to that study, while opening creative avenues for exploration and understanding. Looking beyond language can allow teachers to build connections among the arts in order to enrich education.

Session 14 Anatomy and Arts Units

Session 15

Philly Bound and Smiling! This session gives an overview of our annual fifth-grade field trip to Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and the Amish Country. This is a fast-paced trip that is enjoyable to all, including the chaperones! Tips are given to make this a "headache" free experiencefrom beginning to end.

Session 16

Transcending Modalities: Oral Tradition and the Individual Learner The oral tradition of storytelling is a method of teaching, which can excite the senses of all types of learners, while serving as a format for the transfer of knowledge. The presenter will demonstrate methods of storytelling, which will appeal to every child, regardless of which learning modality the child prefers.
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Session Descriptions

Session 1
Session 2
Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7

Color Your Classroom Beautiful "Color Your Classroom Beautiful" will be presented as a series of five mini-lessons. Each mini-lesson will last approximately ten minutes. (1) Finger Painting (connecting with yourself), (2) CrayonsI'm Done (connecting with kids), (3) Torn Construction Paper (understanding differences), (4) Cut and Paste (traditional methods of student management), (5) People Collages (try something radical). Examples of fine arts activities will be incorporated into each section of the presentation. The audience will be actively engaged and will be provided with strategies that work in today's classrooms with today's children. The last minutes of the session will be questions and answers.
Application of Modular Instruction in Agricultural Education (Computer-Based Instruction A Hands-On Approach) This session will provide teachers with an overview of modular instruction and how it can be incorporated into existing programs or utilized as a stand-alone program. Topics to be discussed will include how modular instruction promotes both learner and teacher success. The class will also cover computer software implementation and the design of alternative class and module activities that foster problem solving skill development. Discussion will include classroom management utilizing technology and computer-based instruction and a plan for implementation of modular instruction into a traditional classroom setting.
Poetry, Prose, and Picasso This session will model techniques for motivating our students to write poetry and prose based on works of art. Participants will engage in hands-on activities which will stimulate higher order thinking skills, use triangulation as a prediction activity, and incorporate performance as a summative activity.
Out of This World With the Arts This session will encompass five centers spotlighting the teaching of the arts in the elementary classroom. Teachers will rotate through the five centers "making and taking" items which will enhance and excite students about the arts in the mainstream class setting.
Let's Make Learning Musical Through the use of music, teachers will be given strategies to teach reading, math skills, and social skills. Even the most non-musical teacher will be introduced to music in a nonthreatening environment. Music brings an order to learning that benefits all types of learners. Come ready for fun and song while we learn together.
Beyond the Basal for Guided Reading Teaching beginning reading entails juggling many elements. This session explores utilizing a variety of materials to address the goals of guided reading. Sprinkling in a little poetry and drama with sight words, phonics, and informational texts helps spice things up and grab attention.
A Character Education Program Highlighted Through the Arts The Whit Davis BEE (Behavior Excellence Education) Program is a schoolwide character education program designed by the faculty. This session will describe how the program was developed, how it
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Clayton Second Floor
Douglas Second Floor
Paulding Second Floor
DeKalb Second Floor
Gwinnett Second Floor
Fayette Second Floor
Jefferson Third Floor
Rockdale Second Floor
Jackson Third Floor

Session 21 Special Activities for Special Days (Primary) Presenter: Frances Trice (Thomaston-Upson County) Presider: Zadie Gaines (Franklin County)
This session repeats at 10 a.m.
Session 22 Carle's Creepy Crawlies: Three Cs of Learning Excitement (Primary)
Presenters: Brooke Barr, Billie Page (Valdosta City) Presider: April Ward (Valdosta City)
Session 23 Rockin' and Reading (Primary, Elementary) Presenters: Margaret Ann Smith, Tammy Greenway (Lowndes County) Presider: Amanda Swilley (Coffee County)
Session 24 Sound BoxesAn Interactive Approach to Enhance Spelling (Primary, Elementary)
Presenter: Debbie Puszewski (Gwinnett County) Presider: Elaine Rogers (Madison County)
Session 25 Captivate Your Audience Using Technology to Spotlight the Arts (All Levels)
Presenters: Virginia Toelle, James Toelle (Muscogee County) Presider: Pauline Smith (Columbia County)
Session 26 Maps, Moons, and E-Mail (Primary) Presenters: Brenda Clifton, Ruth Cooper (Coweta County) Presider: Nancy Royal (Coweta County)
This session repeats at 10 a.m.
Session 27 Help! They Don't Speak English (Elementary) Presenter: Nancy McGee (DeKalb County) Presider: Felissa Daniels (Twiggs County)
Session 28 Student-Led Portfolio Conferences (Upper Elementary, Middle) Presenters: Tanya Long, Thesa Beatenbough (Franklin County) Presider: Maggie Sheehan (Clayton County)
Session 29 Encore! Teacher-Friendly, Kid-Tested Theatre Activities for Social Studies and Language Arts (Elementary, Middle, High)
Presenter: Carol Cain (Troup County) Presider: Shawn Carpenter (Houston County)
This session repeats at 10 a.m.
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Madison Third Floor
Forsythe Second Floor
Newton Second Floor
Washington Third Floor
Carter Third Floor
Monroe Third Floor
Roosevelt Third Floor
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom East Second Floor 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Fulton Second Floor

Session 30 Georgia Learning ConnectionsThe Tool for Every Teacher (All Levels)
Presenters: Dr. Billie Sherrod, Jane Royall (Georgia Department of Education) Presider: Vickie Goon (Bibb County)
This session repeats at 10 a.m.
Session 31 Visualize Your Teaching With Visuals (Middle, High) Presenter: Ernie Blankenship (Gwinnett County) Presider: Judy Evans (Bartow County)
Session 32 Kinesthetic Geometry (Primary, Elementary, Middle, Special Education)
Presenter: Jim Morris (Cobb County) Presider: Kaye Lokey (McDuffie County)
This session repeats at 10 a.m.
Session 33 National Board Certification (All Levels) Presenters: Elletta Denson (Atlanta City), Dr. Vonda Benham (Georgia State University Professor) Presider: Chris Starr (Gwinnett County)
Session 34 Capturing Success Through the Camera Lens (All Levels) Presenter: Darlene Callan (Gordon County) Presider: Carol Ingle (Rockdale County)
This session repeats at 10 a.m.
Session 35 It's Quick! It's Easy! It's PhotoJam! (All Levels) Presenter: Deborah Hargroves (Savannah-Chatham County) Presider: JaBra Harden (Valdosta City)
Session 36 Awards, Fellowships, and Grants (All Levels) Presenter: Dr. Mark Stallings (Gilmer County) Presider: Dr. JoAnn Moss (Rome City)
This session repeats at 10 a.m.
Visit Exhibits
Concurrent Sessions
Session 19 Schoolwide Discipline Plan (Middle) Presenter: Tomieka Waller (Clayton County) Presider: Carolyn Smith (McIntosh County)
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McNeill, Jan: Foreign Language Exploratory teacher at Gladden Middle School in Chatsworth; thirty-year veteran educator; taught English and Latin I-V on the high school level at both Chamblee High School and Dalton High School; participated in and/or been the chair of several school, county, and state committees; a certified mentor for new teachers, which helped her see the need for NEA's Classroom Management: "I Can Do It" training course. Noble, Ralph: President of the Georgia Association of Educators; 24-year veteran classroom teacher; holds a B.S. in elementary education from Shorter College, a master's and specialist degree in middle grades from West Georgia College. Page, Tana: Georgia Association of Educators' Uniserv Director in the Metro Service Center area, specifically Cobb County and Marietta City; served as program director of leadership development for teachers at the Georgia Department of Education; served as a special education teacher for the Cobb County School System. Simonds, Deborah K.: Served for 24 years as a high school teacher of special education in the Gwinnett County School System; holds a B.S. in elementary education, an M.A. in counseling with a minor in educable mentally handicapped and learning disabilities from Midwestern State University in Texas; holds a master of special education from Georgia State University; served as president of the Georgia Association of Educators; currently a member of the Professional Practices Commission's Education Review Panel for Georgia, the Unit Accrediation Board for the National Council for the Accrediation of Teacher Education, and the Board of Examiners for NCATE. Williams, Merchuria Chase: Coordinator of Media Services PreK-12 for the Atlanta Public Schools; served as a library media specialist, teacher of English for Grades 8-12; holds a B.S. in English with a minor in secondary education from Spelman College, an M.A. of teaching of English from Trinity College, an M.A. of library science from Atlanta University, and a leadership/supervision certificate and a doctoral fellow from Georgia State University.
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Biographical Information on Preconference Presenters
Contorno, Tonia: Served as a mathematics teacher and department chairperson in her system for 11 years; now serves as Coordinator of Research, Assessment, and Accountability; holds both an M.Ed. and Ed.S. in mathematics and an Ed.L. in leadership; holds National Board Certification as an Adolescent/Young Adult Mathematics teacher.
Cribbs, Bob: For 11 years has served as lobbyist for the Georgia Association of Educators; graduate of Glenville State College (West Virginia) and West Virginia University (WVU); further graduate studies at WVU and Marshall University; was a public school English and social studies teacher for nine years; recently completed a study in conflict negotiations at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Eiserman, Rick: State Director of Education Certification for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission; 20-year Army career in Air Defense Artillery; worked in various staff and command positions in Europe, Korea, and the United States including teaching assignments at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College; retired as a Lieutenant Colonel; spent ten years in the field of state-level teacher certification in both Pennsylvania and Georgia; an executive board member of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification and regional coordinator for the 13 southern states of that organization.
Gould, Elizabeth: Graduate of Murray County High School, Dalton Junior College, University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in early childhood and an M.Ed., and an Ed.S. from West Georgia College; a member of the Georgia Geographic Alliance and has done several related workshops; a National Board Certified Teacher and has done related mentoring workshops; trained in the "I Can Do It" program and is one of the two trainers for the Murray County School System.
Kerr, Lynda: First Georgia art teacher to earn National Board Certification; has taught art in Grades K-8 for five years and in high school for five years; was Creative Director for Georgia Baptist Medical Center, then established her own advertising design studio that won eleven national design awards; serves on Georgia Association of Educators' Committee on Instruction and Professional Development; a visual arts instructor and Fine Arts Department Chair at Forest Park High School in Clayton County School System.
Lynn, Wanda: Georgia Association of Educators' UniServ Director in the West Service Center area of Central and South Georgia; holds a B.S. from Mercer University and an Associate of Arts degree from Middle Georgia College; served as a teacher in the Houston County School System.
Martin, Mae: National Board Certified Teacher in Early Childhood Generalist (1995); a first-grade teacher at Lanier Elementary School, Hall County Mentor and Facilitator for Georgia Association of Educators since 1999; Mentor and Facilitator for Georgia Teacher Center for 2001.
McGonigle, Michael: Staff attorney for Georgia Association of Educators for the past five years; holds a B.S. and M.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin; worked in the Wisconsin legislature as an assistant to the Speaker; holds a J.D. from New English School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts where his areas of practice included employment law; a member of the Massachusetts bar and the State Bar of Georgia.
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Clayton Second Floor
Fayette Second Floor
Jackson Third Floor
Madison Third Floor
Newton Second Floor
Carter Third Floor
Roosevelt Third Floor
Cobb Second Floor
Forsythe Second Floor
Paulding Second Floor

Session 21 Special Activities for Special Days (Primary) Presenter: Frances Trice (Thomaston-Upson County) Presider: Jane Ramsey (Muscogee County)
Session 26 Maps, Moons, and E-Mail (Primary) Presenters: Brenda Clifton, Ruth Cooper (Coweta County) Presider: Nancy Royal (Coweta County)
Session 29 Encore! Teacher-Friendly, Kid-Tested Theatre Activities for Social Studies and Language Arts (Elementary, Middle, High)
Presenter: Carol Cain (Troup County) Presider: Maggie Sheehan (Clayton County)
Session 30 Georgia Learning ConnectionsThe Tool for Every Teacher (All Levels)
Presenters: Dr. Billie Sherrod, Jane Royall (Georgia Department of Education) Presider: Debbie Penn (Columbia County)
Session 32 Kinesthetic Geometry (Primary, Elementary, Middle, Special Education)
Presenter: Jim Morris (Cobb County) Presider: Jamie Walker (Oconee County)
Session 34 Capturing Success Through the Camera Lens (All Levels) Presenter: Darlene Callan (Gordon County) Presider: Elletta Denson (Atlanta City)
Session 36 Awards, Fellowships, and Grants (All Levels) Presenter: Dr. Mark Stallings (Gilmer County) Presider: Tom Collins (Gwinnett County)
Session 37 Incorporating Science With Art and Children's Literature (Elementary K-3)
Presenters: Tanya Davis, John Davis (Valdosta City) Presider: JaBra Harden (Valdosta City)
Session 38 Writing Across the Curiculum (All Levels) Presenter: Barbara Rous (Dalton City) Presider: Kim Moss (Gwinnett County)
This session repeats at 11:15 a.m.
Session 39 Write On! (Primary, Elementary) Presenters: Sandy Folsom, Beth Wisenbaker (Lowndes County) Presider: Nan Melcher (Columbia County)
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DeKalb Second Floor
Gwinnett Second Floor

Session 40 Carter History Center (All Levels) Presenter: Annette Wise (Sumter County), Dr. Jay Hake (Atlanta) Presider: Zadie Gaines (Franklin County)
This session repeats at 11:15 a.m.
Session 41 Making Your Classroom Sizzle With PeachStar (All Levels) Presenters: Virginia Toelle, James Toelle (Muscogee County) Presider: Tish Glover (Atlanta City)

Jefferson Third Floor

Session 42 Low-Tech Physical Science/Physics Demonstrations (All Levels) Presenters: Tommy Hall, Dana Cook (Colquitt County) Presider: Wyley Steed (Cartersville City)
This session repeats at 11:15 a.m.

Monroe Third Floor

Session 43 Whence Are We, and Why Are We? (High) Presenters: Patricia Adams, Cheryl Biggs (Catoosa County) Presider: Kenneth Russell (Dalton City)
This session repeats at 11:15 a.m.

Washington Third Floor

Session 44 Earth Day Across the Curriculum (Elementary) Presenters: Kathleen Disney, Darlene Rowe, Tina Jordan, Selena Conley (Trion City) Presider: JoAnn Moss (Rome City)
This session repeats at 11:15 a.m.

Douglas Second Floor

Session 45 A Penny for Your Thoughts (High) Presenter: Jamie Denty (Wayne County) Presider: Amy Denty (Wayne County)
This session repeats at 11:15 a.m.

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Forsythe Second Floor

Session 38 Writing Across the Curiculum (All Levels) Presenter: Barbara Rous (Dalton City) Presider: Kaye Lokey (McDuffie County)

Paulding Second Floor

Session 39 Write On! (Primary, Elementary) Presenters: Sandy Folsom, Beth Wisenbaker (Lowndes County) Presider: Chris Starr (Gwinnett County)

DeKalb Second Floor

Session 40 Carter History Center (All Levels) Presenter: Annette Wise (Sumter County), Dr. Jay Hake (Atlanta) Presider: Betsy Cheek (Madison County)

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Preconference Session Descriptions

Session 1
Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8

A New Approach to New Teacher Mentoring: "I Can Do It" (The New Hampshire Plan) The NEA training course for new teachers called Classroom Mangement "I Can Do It" is a one-day learning session designed to be used with new K-12 teachers within their first five years of teaching. Included in the curriculum is information about the elements necessary for successful classroom management, communication or learning styles, interventions for difficult behaviors, hints to create smoothly flowing classrooms, tools to begin building positive parent/teacher relationships, and an opportunity to link with a partner for future support. Classroom management is not discipline but a method of codes of conduct for both teacher and student. As teachers, we are to help students govern their own behavior in ways that help them learn. This is the goal of Classroom Management: `I Can Do It."
Legislative Priorities: "Then (HB 1187), Now (HB 656), and the Future" This session covers the 2002 Legislative Expectations, Retirement Benefits, School Safety, Student Discipline, and Budget.
High Priority Schools: "Low Performance is Not an Option" This session will offer strategies as to how educators can impact student achievement for those students who are considered "At Risk." High expectations and clear standards are two fundamental ways to improve student performance.
IDEA Update: "Here We Go Again" How has the new iteration of IDEA impacted you? Is the paperwork driving you crazy? This session will cover an opportunity to discuss your concerns and strategically devise a plan of action.
Classroom Management: "Beyond Bullying and HB 605" BullyingSystematically and chronically inflicting hurt and/or psychological distress on one or more students. Eradication of bullying behavior in America's public schools is the goal and HB 605 is one of the vehicles that can be used to achieve that goal.
"Hot Issues for Teachers" Hot issues include technology requirements, middle grade changes, criminal background checks, and changes in rules for special education.
Alternative Certification: "Quality vs. Quantity" There is a serious teacher shortage problem in Georgia. What is the solution? Can adequate classroom pedagogy be taught?
National Board Certification: Understanding the Process This session covers the National Board Five Core Propositions.

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Sunday, October 14

7:00 - 7:30 a.m. Carter Room Third Floor 8:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom West Second Floor
11:00 a.m.

Moments to Reflect Leader: Reverend Burton Dixon
Breakfast/General Session Presider: Judy Floyd
Georgia Department of Education
Invocation Betsy Bunte 2002 Georgia Teacher of the Year Runner-Up Cobb County Schools
Student Performers Dougherty Comprehensive High School Chorus Director: Mark Butler Principal: Horace Reid Dougherty County Schools
Greetings Susan Merritt Georgia Alliance for Art Education
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Education Program Annette Wise Teacher-in-Residence
Keynote Speaker and Musical Entertainment
Speaker sponsored by GAE
Emily Foster Miss Georgia 2001
Stretch Break with Donna Donnelly
Superintendent's Message Linda C. Schrenko
State Superintendent of Schools
Closing Ceremony
Staff Development Credit Issue Door Prizes
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Monroe Third Floor
Washington Third Floor
Douglas Second Floor
Fulton Second Floor
Cobb Second Floor
Clayton Second Floor
Jackson Third Floor
Fayette Second Floor
Gwinnett Second Floor
Madison Third Floor

Session 43 Whence Are We, and Why Are We? (High) Presenters: Patricia Adams, Cheryl Biggs (Catoosa County) Presider: Kim Moss (Gwinnett County)
Session 44 Earth Day Across the Curriculum (Elementary) Presenters: Kathleen Disney, Darlene Rowe, Tina Jordan, Selena Conley (Elementary) Presider: Pauline Smith (Columbia County)
Session 45 A Penny for Your Thoughts (High) Presenter: Jamie Denty (Wayne County) Presider: Carol Ingle (Rockdale County)
Session 46 Quality Instruction and Student Learning Outcome Survey Finding (All Levels)
Presenters: Dr. Karen Roark (Whitfield County), Dr. Drew Allbritten (GAE) Presider: Tish Glover (Atlanta City)
Session 47 A Winning TeamCore Knowledge and Block Scheduling (Elementary K-3)
Presenters: Tanya Davis, John Davis (Valdosta City) Presider: Melissa Roland (Sumter County)
Session 48 Celebrate December (Primary, Kindergarten) Presenter: Shelley Yeatman (Newton County) Presider: Amanda Swilley (Coffee County)
Session 49 The Year 2000 Appalachian Trail Project (Elementary) Presenter: Don Evans (Cobb County) Presider: Judy Evans (Bartow County)
Session 50 Tackling Student Involvement: Strategies for Engaging the Learner (Middle)
Presenters: Lynn Lewis, Joy Hadden (Vidalia City) Presider: Elletta Denson (Atlanta City)
Session 51 Study Skills for Success (High) Presenters: Marjorie Kellogg, Debbie Carbone, Cheryl Love (Marietta City) Presider: Barbara Rous (Dalton City)
Session 52 Mathematics and the Arts: Building a Natural Bridge (High) Presenters: Joyce Cheek, Kathryn Storey (Columbia County) Presider: Jamie Walker (Oconee County)
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Newton Second Floor

Session 53 Around Your Town in 180 Days (Imtermediate Elementary 3-5) Presenter: Linda Oliver (Savannah-Chatham County) Presider: Carolyn Smith (McIntosh County)

Carter Third Floor

Session 54 Powerful Learning (All Levels) Presenter: Mary Jean Banter (Peach County) Presider: Elaine Rogers (Madison County)

Roosevelt Third Floor

Session 55 Shakespeare in the Elementary Classroom (Elementary, Middle) Presenter: Michael J. Kocian (Muscogee County) Presider: Ralph Noble (GAE)

12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom West

Luncheon Presider: Kim Stewart Cobb County

Invocation Sylvia Morgan Education Supervisor Georgia School for the Deaf

Entertainment The Luke Family Lowndes County Schools

Arts Infusion Penny Johnson Coordinator of Fine Arts Richmond County Schools Cindy O'Brien Greater Augusta Arts Council

Speaker
Speaker sponsored by GAE
Ron Clark 2000 Disney American Teacher

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Board Buses for Field Trips

SPECIAL NOTE: Information on where to catch the field trip buses is on page 46.

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3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Madison/Monroe/ Roosevelt Room Areas Third Floor

Field Trips
Field Trip Leaders: Conference Planning Committee Members The Margaret Mitchell House Fernbank Museum Michael C. Carlos Museum Coca-Cola Museum/Underground Atlanta/Visitors Center Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site CNN Television Tour/Centennial Park Atlanta History Center High Museum The Wren's Nest/The Hammond House Art Gallery The Carter Library and Museum
Speaker sponsored by GAE
"Taking the Stress Out of Learning" Donna Donnelly Learning and laughter collide to ignite your imagination. Come for an afternoon of fun, laughter, games and activities. Play like you did when you were a kidthen take the experience back to your classroom for explosive learning.
(This is a very physically interactive activity held as an option in the hotel for those not participating in the field trips. Teachers can come and go as they choose.)

Dinner on Your Own

A majority of the sessions must be attended to receive staff development credit. Please turn in your name badge at the registration desk to receive your Staff Development Form.
NOTE: Credit only awarded at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 14.
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