Beginning Teacher Conference Archive 2011
Y2: Moving Beyond Survival
What: |
A one-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 28th, 2011 |
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:
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Read the press release
Archive of Conference Materials and Presentations
Conference materials including:| Activity | Description |
| Keynote Address and Discussion: The True Heroes of the World |
Manuel Scott, an original "Freedom Writer," provided participants with real life examples of the power teachers have to make a difference in the lives of children. Discuss reflections related to Manuel's message. |
| Keynote Address and Discussion: Preventing Bullying through Social-Emotional Learning & Positive Behavior Supports |
Dr. Dorothy Espelage's provided participants with a presentation focused on studies about bullying and initiatives targeting the prevention of bullying. View her presentation and discuss the relevance of this presentation to your own teaching situation or experience. |
| Burning Questions | Extend the small group discussions of Y2 participants' "Burning Questions" by participating in this online discussion. A new question posed by a Y2 participant will be posted regularly. |
| Sharing Successful Strategies | Y2 participants shared examples of practices and strategies that they found to be useful during their first year in the classroom. View their successful strategies, strategies contributed by other Illinois educators, and share some of your own. |
| Hot Topic: Differentiated Instruction | This .pdf resource is the presentation by Dr. Johnell Bentz, College of Education, University of Illinois titled "Differentiating Instruction in your Classroom." |
| Hot Topic: Creating Practical Tools | This .pdf resource is the presentation by Annie Canter and Jessica Schad titled "Creating Practical Tools for a Student-Centered Classroom." |
| Hot Topic: Service-Learning | This .pdf resource is the presentation by Jay Mann, College of Education, University of Illinois titled "Five Keys to Unlock the Potential of Service-Learning in Your Classroom and School." |
| Hot Topic: Effective Classroom Management | Randy Hinshaw, Principal of Monticello Christian Academy, provided an introduction to the Time to Teach model of classroom management. |
| Hot Topic: Creating the 21st Century Classroom | These .pdf resources are the materials used by Dr. Evangeline Pianfetti, Lynn Burdick, Sarah Jones, and Michael Williams for their breakout session titled "Creating a 21st Century Classroom" at the 2011 INTC Beginning Teacher Conference. |
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, the State Farm Companies Foundation, and the Illinois State Board of Education. Their support was key in making the conference a reality.
Additional support for this conference has been generously provided by Corwin Press, Kappa Delta Pi, and Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.