Soldotna - Soldotna Sports Center

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

8:30-10:00

8:30 am - Breakfast is served

"Secrets Teachers Never Tell"
Keynote Speech By Joyce Herzog
Author of several books and curricular materials and popular conference speaker! 

Session 1

10:15-10:45
Product Workshops

Earth Science is Fun for Everyone

Myrna Martin

Ring of Fire (P)

Reading Great Literature With Guided Reading Methodology

Darwin Burda

EMC/Paradigm (P)

Foreign Language: How to Create Fluent Speakers Instead of Parroted Speech
Blaine Washburn
Power-Glide (P)

Session 2

11:00-12:00
1 hr Product Workshops

Teaching Without Textbooks...Develop Lifelong Learners

Local Rep

Sonlight Curriculum (P)

Math-U-See: Where Seeing is Understanding

Gary Sinclair

Math-U-See (P)

Teaching Tools to Simplify Your Job!

Joyce Herzog

JoyceHerzog.com (P)

Session 3

12:15-12:45
Product Workshops

Benefits, Rewards, and Advantages to Independent and Distance Learning

Jim Rawson

Brigham Young University

Neil Howe

ND Division of Ind. Study

Kristi Smalley

University of Missouri (P)

Session 4

1:00-1:30
Product Workshops

Using World Book Online and Print

Darrell Thompson

World Book (P)

The Calvert Curriculum: What is the Difference?

Kelly Painter

Calvert (P)

Session 5

1:45-2:45
Learning Workshops

Math + Hands-on Materials = Fun

Myrna Martin (L)

Nifty Tricks

Joyce Herzog (L)

Session 6

3:00-4:00
Learning Workshops

Teach Math Right From the Start Using the Abacus

Kathleen Lawler

Activities for Learning (P)

Tired of Textbooks and Ready for a Change?

Julie Atteberry (L)

4:00-5:00 pm - Exhibit Hall Open