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	Advance Registration Closing May 30! Innovative Teaching Strategies Keynote Speaker Erin Gruwell saw her classroom of non-readers, juvenile delinquents and disinterested students undergo a metamorphosis when they were given a voice — and encouraged to learn from, and teach one another.  Watch Erin Gruwell reflect on the transformation of The Freedom Writers.  Author of the The Freedom Writers Diary and founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation, Erin Gruwell will present the Saturday morning keynote session at the National Conference on School Discipline, which will be held June 30-July 2, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (Rosemont) in Chicago. Innovative Teaching Conference Featured Presenters: Rafe Esquith Master Teacher Motivator,  Author of Teach Like Your Hair’s On Fire! Erin Gruwell Inspirational Educator, Author of The Freedom Writers Dr. Vernita Mayfield Expert on Evidence-Based  Instructional and Leadership Practice Dr. John Almarode Authority on Innovative Ways to  Apply Brain Research in Teaching Dr. Robert "Bob" Bowman  Publisher & Innovator of Solutions for Reaching/Teaching Challenging Youth This 3-day conference will provide an opportunity for teachers, administrators and other educators to learn about new insights and strategies for reaching and teaching students (PreK-12).  It will emphasize evidence-based and novel instructional practices from national-exemplary programs currently being used in schools. FEATURED TOPICS New approaches to Using Technology as a Teaching Tool Keys to Surviving and Thriving as a Teacher in Today’s Schools Innovative Applications Based on Brain Research New Insights for Using Positive Behavior Supports – Recommended Do’s and Don’ts Reaching and Teaching Challenging Students Who Are: Overly Dramatic Negative toward Learning and School Chronically Angry Oppositional & Defiant Manipulative Apathetic How to Teach “Like Your Hair’s on Fire” – the Methods and Madness Used by Master Teachers New School Improvement Initiatives Learned from National-Exemplary Program Special Considerations for Educating Students from Poverty Creative, Fresh Ready-to-Use Activities and Techniques for Teachers   Advance Registration $375   SUBMIT A PROPOSAL Program proposals are now being accepted. Please submit the proposal form online, or mail 3 copies to Developmental Resources, PO Box 615, Chapin SC 29036.  Presenters are required to register for the conference – discounts apply for on-time registrations.  Additional information is available on the registration form or you may call us at 800-251-6805. COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS:  NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCHOOL DISCIPLINE & NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GIRL BULLYING Attendees at the Innovative Teaching Conference also receive complimentary access to the National Conference on School Discipline and the National Conference on Girl Bullying & Relational Aggression, which will be co-located at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (Rosemont). School Discipline Conference Featured Presenters: Dr. Allen Mendler Educator, School Psychologist, Author of Discipline with Dignity Charles Leitch, Esq. Nationally Known Expert in School Law & Bullying Dr. Dorothy Espelage Researcher on Bullying & Harassment; Associate Editor of Journal of Counseling Psychology Brian Mendler Inspirational Speaker and Author of The Taming of the Crew Larry Thompson  National Principal of the Year Candidate & Creator of Responsibility-Centered Discipline   Girl Bullying Conference Featured Presenters: Susan L. Taylor Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine, Founder of National Cares Mentoring Movement Dr. Shaheen Shariff Internationally Known Authority on Emerging Socio-Legal and Policy Issues Relating to Uses of Social Media Among Youth Stephanie Jensen International Speaker, Trainer and Consultant on Issues Dealing with Girl Bullying and Challenging Youth; Author of Alive in the Hive Kevin Epling Co-Director of Bully Police USA, Contributor to Bullycide in America, Anti-Bullying Expert and Advocate Jodee Blanco Authority on School Bullying, Author of New York Times Bestselling Memoir, Please Stop Laughing at Me SPONSORED BY:   Forward to a Friend.  Join Our Mailing List.
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NCTE titles are perfect for your summer reading list

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Dear Katharine LaBanca, As the school year ends, you're probably thinking ahead to your summer reading plans. These NCTE titles are filled with fun, creative, and innovative ideas and lessons -- the perfect addition to your summer reading list! Humor Writing Bruce Goebel offers more than 150 activities you can use to help students develop writing skills in voice, word choice, style, and organization while exploring a variety of genres. More » Talking in Class Thomas M. McCann, Larry R. Johannessen, Elizabeth Kahn, and Joseph M. Flanagan guide readers in developing skills that promote and facilitate authentic discussion in the classroom. More » Wordplaygrounds John S. O'Connor offers new approaches to teaching poetry in middle and high school with more than 25 writing activities that can constitute an entire course or work as individual lessons. More » Middle Ground Sheryl Finkle and Tamara Lilly review principles of cross-cultural pedagogy and offer multiple activities for studying selected texts from and about the Middle East. More » Teaching YA Lit through Differentiated Instruction Authors Susan L. Groenke and Lisa Scherff show that YA lit is for all students, and they offer suggestions for incorporating it into the high school curriculum. More» Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels Edited by James Bucky Carter, this collection of essays demonstrates how to pair graphic novels with classic literature in ways that enrich students' understanding of both. More » Catching Tigers in Red Weather Teacher-poet Judith Rowe Michaels describes how she refocused her ninth-grade English course to help students explore writing as an art form. More » Reading Shakespeare Film First Mary Ellen Dakin asserts that we need to read Shakespeare in triplicate—as the stuff of transformative literature, theater, and film. More » The Power of Picture Books Featuring descriptions and activities for fifty exceptional titles, Mary Jo Fresch and Peggy Harkins offer a wealth of ideas for harnessing the power of picture books to improve reading and writing in the content areas. More » Engaging American Novels This collection, edited by Joseph O. Milner and Carol A. Pope, focuses on ten frequently taught American novels, both classic and contemporary, that can help promote student engagement. More » Visit us on:

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