Keynote Speaker
Mr. Rodney N. Ellis, Sr.
Innovative, Committed, and
Inspired:
175 Years of Public Education in NC
Professional Learning Day
Mr. Rodney Ellis, Sr. is a native of Mocksville, NC. He is a 1999
graduate of Winston-Salem State University where he earned his B.S.
Degree in Middle Grades Education. As a student at WSSU, Ellis
served as president of the WSSU chapter of the Student North
Carolina Association of Educators. He began teaching in 1999 for the
Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System as an 8th Grade
Language Arts Teacher at Atkins Academic Academy. As a teacher at
Atkins, he earned Teacher of the Year honors for 2000-2001. In 2002,
he was recognized for his commitment to education and community
as a recipient of the 2002 Black Achievers Award, and the 2002 Phi
Beta Sigma Man of the Year Award. In 2003, Ellis was elected
president of the Forsyth County Association of Educators where he
served two successful terms. In March of 2008, Ellis was elected
NCAE Vice-President. In October of 2010, Ellis was recognized by his
Alma Mater as the recipient of the Alumni Achiever Award for the
School of Education and Human Performance. In January of 2014,
Ellis was presented with the Phi Beta Sigma Centennial Legacy Award
for outstanding work in the field of education. After two terms as
Vice-President of the North Carolina Association of Educators, Ellis
was elected NCAE President in 2012.
March 25, 2015
8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
Education Building Room 162
Sponsored by:
UNCW Watson College of Education
Professional Development System Office
A GENDA
8:00–8:30AM
Registration and Breakfast
EB 162
11:00AM -12:00PM
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - B
Session B3:
8:30–8:45
8:45–9:30
9:45–10:45
Session A1:
Stopping the School to Prison Pipeline
Dr. Janna Robertson
Teachers Pay Teachers- An Overview
Session B4: B4:
Digital
for Blended Learning
Dr.Tools
Jeff Ertzberger
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger and Ms. Salena Rabidoux
EB 266
Session B5:
Learn WITH the World, Not Just ABOUT It
Ms. Diane Midness
EB 351
12:00-1:00
LUNCH
EB 162
1:00–2:00
Keynote Address: Did Your School Make the Grade?
Mr. Rodney Ellis Sr., President, North Carolina Association of
Educators
EB 162
2:15–3:00
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Welcome and Overview of the Day
Ms. Somer Lewis, Professional Development System Director
Dr. Shelby Morge, Middle Grades Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Robert Smith, Secondary Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Whole Group Session: #Not Just Social Media: Communication
Concepts & Skills K-12 Educators Should Consider LOL!
Dr. Rick Olsen, UNCW Professor and Department Chair of
Communication Studies
EB 162
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - A
Around the World Through 20 Tools: Building a World-Reflective
Classroom
Dr. Amy Garrett Dikkers
EB 266
Session A2:
Coaching: Tools, Techniques, and Conversations
Mr. Brian Brinkley
EB 331
Session A3:
Do Teacher Experience and Advanced Degrees Matter?
Drs. Scott Imig and Robert Smith
EB 351
Session A4:
Math Talk: There’s More Than Just Right or Wrong
Drs. Shelby Morge and Ginger Rhodes
EB 162
Session A5:
Creating a Collaborative Culture to Support Student Success
Mr. Paul Price, Ms. Robin Kelly, and Ms. Michelle Bennett
EB 229
Middle School:
High School:
11:00AM -12:00PM
Session B1:
Session B2:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - B
Breathing and Stress Management Techniques for Teachers
Dr. Denise Ousley-Exum and Ms. Deb Bowen
EB 229
Coaching for New Partnership Teachers!
Ms. Somer Lewis
EB 331
Middle and High
Schools
Combined
Groups:
3:00
EB 335
All Core Subjects: Drs. Kathleen Roney and Shelby Morge
EB 266
English- Drs. Denise Ousley-Exum and David Gill
EB 246
Science- Dr. Angie Reid-Griffin
EB 223
Mathematics- Dr. Ginger Rhodes
EB 229
Social Studies- Dr. Robert Smith
EB 331
Special Education- Drs. Linda Mechling and Lou LaNaunziata
EB 351
Foreign Languages- Drs. LJ Randolph and Joann Mount
EB 158
Physical Education- Dr. Sue Combs
EB 330
Evaluations
EB
Atrium