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Y2: Moving Beyond Survival

What:	A two-day conference for teachers who just completed their first year of teaching in Illinois. Conference activities included speakers, breakout sessions, networking opportunities and more.
When:	June 23 and June 24, 2014
Where:	I Hotel and Conference Center 1900 South First Street Champaign, IL 61820
Why:	Beginning teachers face tough challenges in their first year. This was an opportunity for them to: Reflect on and share the past year’s teaching experience Contribute to the improvement of preservice teacher preparation and novice teacher induction Network with beginning teachers from around the state

Archive of Conference Materials and Presentations

Conference materials including:

• Agenda
• Conference Booklet

Activity	Presenters
Keynote Address	Dr. William Trent
A3. The Proactive Classroom	Kathy Endsley and Kathy Hansen
A5. The X Factor: Engaging Students in Learning	Mary Ellen Leonard
B3. The Proactive Classroom	Kathy Endsley and Kathy Hansen
C3. Socratic Seminars: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School	Jessica Schad and Katie Skarzynski.
D2. Beyond the Benchmark	Jennifer Frerichs and Paige Waggoner.
D3. Equity in Teaching Mathematics and Beyond: Why do you teach? And what do you stand for?	Juan Manuel Gerardo Stephanie Saclarides
D4. Partnering with Parents	Dani Salto Julie Erlinger Scott Woods
E1. Multi-Media Curriculum Resources Panel	Lisa Fink. Angela Winward.
E2. Developing Robust Vocabulary	Jennifer Frerichs and Paige Waggoner.
E3. Teaching Students with Autism in Inclusive Classrooms	Linda Tortorelli.
E4. Tweaking Your Classroom Management Plan	Mary Ellen Leonard Katie Skarzynski Julie Erlinger Scott Woods

Conference Sponsors

Special Thanks to Conference Sponsors
The Illinois New Teacher Collaborative would like to thank the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the State Farm Companies Foundation. Their support was key in making the conference a reality.