Keynote Speaker
Innovative,
Committed and
Inspired: 175 Years of
Public Education in NC
James E. Ford is the 2012-2013 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Teacher of the Year, 2013-2014 Southwest Regional Teacher of
the Year, and 2014-2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North
Carolina Teacher of the Year. He currently teaches World
History at Garinger High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
When asked about his teaching philosophy, Ford explains, “For
me, teaching is so much more than simply a job. It is a calling,
connected to a much greater life purpose. There is nothing like
the satisfaction of knowing exactly what you were put on earth to
do. Whatever gifts or talents I may possess are merely tools that
accompany my passion to change lives. If my students have
learned nothing else from me, my hope is that they now
understand the value they all carry and the life-changing
potential of a quality education. Unlike my former self, I now
comprehend the true relevance of academics and just how much
it does relate to “real life”. My task is attempting to impart this
revelation to each and every one of my students, one lesson at a
time.”
Professional Learning Day
October 17, 2014
8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
Room 162
Sponsored by:
UNCW Watson College of Education
Professional Development System Office
A GENDA
8:00–8:30AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:30–8:45
Welcome and Overview of the Day
Ms. Somer Lewis, Director
Professional Development System
EB 162
11:00AM-12:00PM
Session B2:
Gathering Data with Vernier Probeware!
Mr. Chris Gordon
EB 126
Session B3:
Making the Match: The Right Text for the Right
Reader
Dr. David Gill
EB 226
Session B4:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Teaching &
Learning, Surviving & Thriving in Multicultural
Schools and Communities
Dr. Candace Thompson
EB 127
12:00-1:00
1:00–1:50
LUNCH
Global Education through Adventure Learning:
K-12 Interdisciplinary, Solution-Focused
Pedagogy
Dr. Elizabeth Crawford
EB 162
2:00–3:00
CONCURRENT SESSIONS – C
Dr. Kenneth Teitelbaum, Dean
Watson College of Education
Dr. Ann Potts, Associate Dean
Office of Teacher Education and Outreach
8:45–9:40
9:50–10:50
The Gospel of Education
Mr. James E. Ford
2014-2015 North Carolina Teacher of the Year
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - A
Session A1:
Hands-On Tech Smack Down
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger and
Ms. Salena Rabidoux
EB 266
Session A2:
Lego Robotics in the STEM Classroom!
Mr. Chris Gordon
EB 126
Session A3:
Creating Safe Schools: It’s All About You!
Mr. Larry Bonney
EB 229
Session A4:
Bringing Literacy to Life Using Authors and
Illustrators of Children’s Literature
Dr. Katie Schlichting
EB 226
11:00AM-12:00PM
Session B1:
Session C1:
Guide or Discipline? Developmentally
Appropriate Approach to Classroom
Management
Dr. Jale Aldemir
EB 226
Session C2:
Practicing the Mathematical Practices
Dr. Shelby Morge
EB 126
Session C3:
My Journey to Teach Like a Pirate: Increase
Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity,
and Transform Your Life as an Educator
Mr. Michael MacGovern
EB 387
Session C4:
NASA DLN in Your Classroom!
NASA Education Specialist
EB 266
Evaluations
EB 162
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - B
Hands-On Tech Smack Down
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger and
Ms. Salena Rabidoux
CONCURRENT SESSIONS – B (continued)
EB 266
3:00