Beginning Teacher Conference Archive
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 29th, 2010 |
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
Watch WCIA News Channel 3 coverage of the Beginning Teacher Conference
Archive of Conference Materials and Presentations
Conference materials including:| Activity | Description |
| Remembering the Past: Using Digital Collections a the Library of Congress Web Site | The PowerPoint presentation and other presentation materials used by presenter Amy Wilkinson during the "Hands-on/Minds-on" (Humanities) Hot Topic Breakout Session |
| 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 each week. |
| 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 and share some of your own. |
| Q&A Panel Discussion | Watch the video of the Panel Discussion where experienced teachers addressed "Burning Questions" from Y2 participants. Stan Otto of State Farm Education Leadership is the moderator. |
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 conference events has been generously provided by the Atlanta Bread Company, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Papa Murphy's, Spritz Jewlery, Staples, and Starbucks.
Comments
Conference Feedback
INTC wants to hear your thoughts about what you liked about the conference and what you think needs improvement. How will you use what you learned and the contacts you made in your second year of teaching? Your comments will help us plan for next year’s conference.
Perspective
It was nice to hear others willing to share ideas. It was also nice to hear others have some of the same struggles...it really helped me put things in perspective!
I found the conference very
I found the conference very helpful. I met some wonderful people that share the same principals as myself teaching. I found that what they shared and expressed about their 1st year was very similar to my experiences and I left there knowing that I am not alone.