Third and Fourth Grade Conference Summer 2010 Presented by Experienced Third and Fourth Grade Teachers for Third and Fourth Grade Teachers

Choose from 21 Strategy-Packed Conference Sessions, Including:

• RTI: Powerful Ways to Get Third and Fourth Graders Fully Involved in Learning ]
• Third and Fourth Grade Math Centers that Really Work!
• The Best Classroom Management Tips and Proven Routines to Kick Off the School Year
• Practical Strategies to Strengthen Your Third and Fourth Grade Students’ Writing Skills (A Make-and-Take Session)
• It Can Be Done! How to Improve Your Third and Fourth Grade Students’ Spelling Skills
• Unleashing the Power of Literacy Work Stations for Third and Fourth Grade Students (A Make-and-Take Session)
• Using a Year’s Worth of Writing Ideas to Improve Your Third and Fourth Graders’ Writing Skills
• Engaging Ideas that Enhance Vocabulary Development for Third and Fourth Graders)
• Hands-On Science and Social Studies Activities Just for Third and Fourth Graders (A Make-and-Take Session)
• Motivating Alternatives to Traditional Book Reports for Your Third and Fourth Grade Students (A Make-and-Take Session)
• Teach Multiplication in a Week and Division in a Day!
  
… and Many More!

Uniquely Qualified Instructors

Jaime Bailey is a dynamic presenter but, first and foremost, she is a superb teacher with extensive third and fourth grade experience. Jaime has done impressive work in incorporating state standards and technology in her students’ lessons and she has shared her outstanding ideas and activities with teachers in the United States and Canada. You’ll find Jaime’s sessions to be highly practical, down-to-earth and full of humor.

Pamela Haack is an outstanding presenter and an experienced third and fourth grade teacher. In addition, she presents highly worthwhile workshops at local, regional and national conferences. Pamela’s expertise, practicality and humor keep her sessions fast-moving, enjoyable and filled with useful ideas that you can implement immediately in your own third and fourth grade classrooms.

Mary Peterson is an enthusiastic third and fourth grade teacher with over 25 years of teaching experience who is known for her highly motivating ideas and the practicality of her presentations. Mary is the author of two professional books from Scholastic: Extra Practice Math Centers: Addition, Subtraction and More (2007) and Extra Practice Math Centers: Multiplication, Division and More (2007). Mary presents sessions that are fast-paced, inspiring and, above all, practical. You will leave her sessions with a wealth of ideas, strategies and activities you can use immediately in your own classroom.

What's Unique About This Conference

This conference has been designed to meet the specific needs of third and fourth grade teachers. Each session has been developed by the experienced third and fourth grade teacher who will present the session at the conference. The emphasis is on practical strategies and ideas that you can use immediately in your third and fourth grade classrooms.

Conference Agenda

Who Should Attend

Educators Serving Third and Fourth Grades: Classroom Teachers, Multiage Teachers, Special Education Staff, Title I Staff Members, Instructional Assistants, Specialists who work with students in Third and Fourth Grades, Curriculum Specialists, and Administrators.

Special Benefits of Attending

21 Outstanding Sessions
Choose from 21 highly practical sessions, most of which are directly related to the academic content standards and grade level expectations for third and fourth grades. All sessions are presented by outstanding third and fourth grade educators. Throughout the conference you will find sessions dealing with reading, writing, mathematics, RTI, and classroom management strategies.

Comprehensive Resource Handbook
You’ll receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this conference. Included in the handbook are all resource materials for ALL sessions, even those you don’t attend.

Materials on Display
On display will be numerous samples of student-made projects, writing samples, learning center activities, quality children’s literature books, and more – all ideal for third and fourth grades.

Opportunity to Meet and Share
The conference provides a great opportunity for participants to meet and share ideas with other third and fourth grade educators. Bring a friend and meet new people!

Semester Credit Option: Graduate elective credit is available with an additional fee and completion of a follow-up practicum project. Details for direct enrollment with Chapman University (California) will be available at the seminar.

Meet Inservice Requirements: At the end of the program, each attendee will receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify hours of participation in meeting continuing education requirements.

Can't Attend?

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Making Every Student a More Successful Reader: Practical Strategies for Improving Reading Skills (Grades 3-6) with Susan Finney on audio cassette