Keynote Speaker
Dr. Clara M. Chu
Learn, Lead, Create, Inspire:
Advocating for Best Practices in the
Classroom
Professional Learning Day
Dr. Clara M. Chu is Chair and Professor in the Department of Library
and Information Studies at The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Her research examines the information needs of diverse
communities to shape information policy, technologies and services
that enhance access to information for and by multicultural
communities. As a multilingual Peruvian-born, Chinese Canadian
American, her transnational and ethnic minority experiences shape
her worldview and the distinctive position from which she examines
information issues, learns with students, and informs professional
practice.
She is the President of the Association for Library and Information
Science Education (ALISE) and is a Member of the Governing Board of
the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
(IFLA). https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/cmchu/
March 11, 2014
8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
Room 162
Sponsored by:
UNCW Watson College of Education
Professional Development System Office
A GENDA
11:00AM -12:00PM
8:00–8:30AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:30–8:45
Welcome and Overview of the Day
Dr. Donyell Roseboro, Professional Development System Director
Dr. Kenneth Teitelbaum, Dean, Watson College of Education
8:45–9:30
9:50–10:50
Keynote Address: Transforming Learning Environments to
Enhance Learning
Dr. Clara M. Chu, UNCG School of Education
EB 162
Lights…Camera…Music! Enhance Your Classroom Teaching with
Drama and Music
Dr. Dan Johnson
EB 162
Wild Weather Electricity & Magnetism
Ms. Pepper Hill and Mr. Bill Culpepper
EB 127
Session A3:
Simple Strategies for Children with Autism
Ms. Erika Merriman
EB 351
Session A4:
Childhood Obesity Intervention and Prevention: Impacting
Children’s Health in the Classroom
Ms. J’nelle Ruscetti
EB 229
Session A5:
Flipped Classroom Integration
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger and Ms. Salena Rabidoux
EB 266
Session A1:
Session A2:
11:00AM -12:00PM
Session B3:
Simple Strategies for Children with Autism
Ms. Erika Merriman
Teachers Pay Teachers- An Overview
Session B4: B4:
Engineering
with Fairy Tales
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger
Dr. Sue Kezios
EB 351
Session B5:
Flipped Classroom Integration
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger and Ms. Salena Rabidoux
EB 266
12:00-1:00
LUNCH
EB 162
1:00–1:30
Advocating for Public Education: Teachers’ and Parents’ Views of
NC Legislative Changes
Drs. Robert Smith and Scott Imig
EB 162
1:35-1:55
Inquiry Studio – Making Your Classroom a Place for Questions
Mr. Brian Brinkley
EB 162
2:00–3:00
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - C
EB 162
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - A
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - B
Session B1:
Sparking the Imagination: Teaching Young Writers
Ms. Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams
EB 126
Session B2:
Wild Weather Electricity and Magnetism
Ms. Pepper Hill and Mr. Bill Culpepper
EB 127
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - B
EB 162
Session C1:
Visual Arts Integration Across the Curriculum
Dr. Christine Liao
EB 127
Session C2:
Visual Literacy and Complex Relationships: The Sociogram
Ms. Somer Lewis
EB 331
Session C3:
Universal Design for Learning (UDL): What is it? and How Do We
Use it in the Classroom?
Drs. Alicia Brophy and Crystalyn Schnorr
EB 229
Session C4:
STEAM: Lesson Innovation through the Integration of Literature,
Science and Mathematics
Drs. Ginger Rhodes, Denise Ousley-Exum and Dennis Kubasko
EB 162
Session C5:
PreK-2 Technology Integration
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger and Ms. Salena Rabidoux
EB 266