SCATTER Spring Semester 2014 Workshop Schedule
Updated 1/23/2014
State Conference:
January 24-26, 2014
Middle and Secondary Teachers: The Secondary Reading Council
of Florida’s 20th Annual Conference (Theme: Infusion of Literacy) –
Clearwater Beach, FL
For registration information, go to http://srcfl.org/events/2014-winter
-annual-conference/
Orlando Conference
Saturday, 1/25, 2014
Pre-K and Elementary: Professional Learning for Teacher
Candidates with Alexandre Lopez, 2013 Florida Teacher of the
Year. Alexandre believes in a society in which everyone is included.
To further this goal, Alex teaches pre-kindergarten with disabilities at
Carol City Elementary School. - Orlando, FL For registration
information, go to http://education.ucf.edu/happyhour.
Wednesday, 1/29
USF COEDU TECO Room
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Presenters:
Richard Pollenz, Ph.D.
USF Professor, Associate
Dean & Director of
Undergraduate Research
Dwain Pruitt, Ph.D.
USF Assistant Director of
Undergraduate Research
“Why Engaging in Research as an Undergraduate Will
Transform Your Future”
USF is a research university and all undergraduates have
opportunities to engage in research projects across all disciplines.
Studies show that students who participate in research earn higher
grades, complete the degree faster, have a deeper understanding of
the discipline and gain a competitive advantage for jobs and
graduate school. Attendees to this interactive workshop will learn
about the resources available through the Office for Undergraduate
Research, the impact of research to academic and career, the many
ways to obtain research experience at USF, methods to research,
identify and network with potential mentors, and how to get credit
for research experiences. All attendees will develop an individual
Research Action Plan and also will be added to the Canvas OUR
Interest Group that contains postings of UR opportunities.
Participants will also have a tour of the Office for Undergraduate
Research.
FEE SCHEDULE
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SCATTER students pay $10.00 per workshop.
Since there is a minimum requirement to attend five workshops per semester, we encourage
you to pay for all them at the beginning of the semester to save money:
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Pay $50.00 in advance, and you will get five workshops and two more workshops free
(good for one year from date of purchase, non-refundable).
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Pay $100.00 in advance, including summer, and you will get ten workshops and five
more workshops free (good for one year from date of purchase, non-refundable).
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COEDU students who are not SCATTER members pay $15.00 per workshop. No deals. No
refunds.
Monday, 2/3
USF COEDU TECO Room
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Brett Geier, Ed. D.
USF Assistant Professor
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about School Law”
Have you ever wondered what effect school law has on classroom
teachers? After an overview of current state and national law,
multiple topics will be addressed: teacher rights, liability, student
harassment, bullying, FERPA, religion, special education, etc. A
variety of methods will be employed ranging from applying the
knowledge in simulations, group work, and case analysis. Bring your
questions.
Department of Educational
Leadership & Policy Studies
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USF students who are not COEDU students pay $20.00 per workshop. No deals. No refunds.
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Educators who are not registered as a COEDU student pay $25.00 per workshop. No deals.
No refunds
NOTE: Teachers who graduated as SCATTER students are also entitled to the SCATTER rate;
once a SCATTER, always a SCATTER.
To attend any of the SCATTER Workshops, YOU MUST REGISTER through the online
SCATTER store. Please remember to give 48 hours notice for your RSVP and at least 24
hours notice to cancel. Failure to cancel within 24 hours negates any credit; credit applies
only to SCATTERs. For more information please email us at
EDU-SCATTOPS@USF.EDU or contact the SCATTER Office at 813-974-2061.
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Saturday, 5/3
Graduation in the Sun Dome
Summer Conferences:
Dr. Steele & Amanda
Newman
Middle (across Disciplines): June 13-14 2014 The Florida
League of Middle Schools (FLMS) 42nd Conference http://
www.flms.org/6.html
Elementary & Secondary Technology: June 28July 1, 2014, International Society for Technology in Education
th
(ISTE) 35 Annual Event – Atlanta https://
Tuesday, 2/4
USF COEDU TECO Room
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
USF Associate Professor
Participants will engage in an abbreviated multi-media production
process to create films for discipline-specific purposes. Working
alone, in pairs, or in small groups, attendees will work through
phases of filmmaking (script development, pre-production,
production, post-production), using artistic media to digitally share
information. iPads provided or BYOD.
Department of Childhood
Education & Literacy Studies
(CELS)
To help attendees create a film about a curricular topic during the
workshop, I will guide participants through a series of processes:
Presenter:
Jenifer J. Schneider,
Ph.D.
Conduct “quick” research on topic. Find accurate sources.
Select relevant graphic organizers to plan.
Draw a storyboard.
Write a script.
Rehearse dialogue.
Create or select props.
Shoot and import images into iMovie.
Edit in iMovie.
Export to iTunes or YouTube.
www.isteconference.org/2014/
Upcoming Summer
Workshops
“More News is Good News: Using the Newspaper to
Engage Students with Informational Texts”
(Titles Only)
5/19 (M) 2:30-5:30 USF COEDU’s TECO Room
I will use presentation slides and physical demonstrations to
support the participants’ movie-making processes. I will offer
commentary on the process itself as well as opportunities and
potential for use in K-12 classrooms and pre-service teacher
contexts. I will share examples of mini-films from middle school
students.
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Advising
Student Publications”
6/10 (T) 2:30-5:30 USF COEDU’s TECO Room
More to come…
Monday, 2/10
USF COEDU TECO Room
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Remember you must REGISTER for
the workshops you want to attend.
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“Speed Dating with iPads: Creating Discipline-Specific
Films in 90 Minutes”
Danielle Dennis, Ph.D.
USF Associate Professor
Department of Childhood
Education & Literacy Studies
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Being
Responsive to Students’ Literacy Needs”
Students’ ability to negotiate text is dependent upon many factors,
including text difficulty and subject matter. Teachers are in a
unique position to notice and act upon students’ individual needs
when accessing text. This session will provide educators with
strategies for efficiently and authentically assessing students’
understanding of text, as well as strategies for being responsive to
what is learned through the assessments administered.
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Tuesday, 2/11
USF COEDU TECO Room
3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
"What Every Teacher Needs to about Know Junior
Achievement (JA) of Tampa Bay”
Learn how to provide relevant, hands-on experiences that help
Presenter:
students from k-12 develop skills in financial literacy, work,
readiness, and entrepreneurship. Junior Achievement (JA) is the
Carla Prescott, Senior
world’s largest organization dedicated to giving youth the
Education Director
knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan
Junior Achievement of Tampa for their future, and make smart academic and financial choices.
Bay, Inc.
NOTE: Participants in this workshop will be eligible for a five-hour
service opportunity - JA for a Day of Difference. Please mark your
calendars for Friday, February 21st from 8:30 a.m. till noon for 6th
graders at Pierce Middle School for follow up.
Saturday, 2/15
USF COEDU TECO Room
10:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Presenters:
Dr. Paula TaylorGreathouse & Deb
Bryan , Riverview High
School Teachers
Monday, 2/17
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
USF COEDU TECO Room
Presenter:
Phyllis Jones, Ph. D., USF
Associate Professor &
Director of Project S.A.G.E.,
Department of Special
Education
“Common Core across the Secondary Curriculum: Impact
on Instruction and Assessment”
Two dynamic teachers will present information on making Common
Core real and relevant in secondary classrooms. This interactive
workshop is designed to help educators make a smooth and
effective transition to meet the classroom and state demands of
Common Core.
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Meaningful
Inquiry in Classrooms with Students with Exceptionalities”
This workshop will discuss the Accessible Research Cycle (ARC) that
can be employed to support authentic inquiry in diverse classrooms.
Examples of how teachers have employed the ARC will be
shared. Workshop participants will leave knowing how to use this
strategy to help all students, especially those with special needs, be
successful in the classroom.
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Tuesday, 4/22
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
USF COEDU TECO Room
Presenters:
Part one:
Kaan Engin,
USF College of Education
Mathematics Education
student and member of USF
Judo Club
Part two:
Zhaleh Mostofi, MA,
LMHC
Licensed Mental Health
Counselor
USF Staff Clinician,
Counseling Center
NEWLY ADDED!!
Friday, 5/2
USF Marshall Center,
Oval Theatre
5:30 p.m.. - 8:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Dorina Sackman,
2014 Florida Department of
Education/Macy's Teacher
of the Year recipient
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Taking Care of
Themselves”
This three-hour workshop is in two parts, and participants need to
attend both for workshop credit. Please wear clothes appropriate
for physical activity; tennis shoes are a must. If you have a mat,
please bring it if you can but one is not necessary.
Part One: Safety and Self Defense Basics (1-3)
From learning how to fall properly to learning how to protect
yourself in the safest way possible, this workshop will help you to
develop a teacher presence that exudes confidence. We’ve all
heard of the extreme situation that occurred at Columbine High
School and more recently at Sandy Hook Elementary School and
now the debate is on about whether or not school personnel
should have guns, so come and learn some basic defense moves
so you can teach without fear.
Part Two: Mindful Meditation (3-4)
Reduce tension and manage stress through guided relaxation and
mindfulness.
SCATTER Honors Celebration Macy’s Teacher of the Year
Come hear Dorina Sackman give advice to the spring SCATTER
graduates of 2014. This ESOL/Language Arts 8th grade teacher’s
motto is "Believe. B.E.L.I.E.V.E. Be the Educators who Live to
Inspire and Empower Via Excellence." After Dorina’s address,
SCATTER graduates will participate in a graduation ceremony.
This is an evening of celebration and inspiration.
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Saturday, 4/12
USF COEDU TECO Room
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Being a
Successful Educator”
In this panel-presentation, award-winning teachers and
administrators will share their insights on what it takes to be a
successful educator in today’s high stakes testing and common core
world. Bring your questions to this interactive session.
Presenters: Cassandra Mattison, 2013 Hillsborough County
Teacher of the Year; Dr. Christine M. Joseph, 1996 SCATTER
Graduate; Sheri L. Norkas, Hammond Elementary School Principal
& 1992 SCATTER Graduate; Heath Beauregard, Adam Middle
School Principal & FRA’s Reading Leader of the Year; Dr. Joyce
Swarzman, Headmaster of Corbett Prep of IDS & Previous
SCATTER Director
Friday, 4/18
USF COEDU TECO Room
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
YOU MUST REGISTER AT
bit.ly/1gA7bps
(Limited to 100)
FREE 3-Hour Workshop “TEACH: Exploring America's
Education System through the Eyes, Minds and Hearts of Its
Most Essential Resource--Teachers”
From director Davis Guggenheim--starring Lindsay Chinn, Ace
Antonio Hall, Shelby Harris, Matt Johnson--TEACH is 2 hour
documentary that chronicles the first year experiences of public
school teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Join us to
see how four newbies handle the pressure and stress of their first
year in the classroom, all the while retaining the idealism and
passion that led them to the profession in the first place. After the
movie, leading educators will discuss the film, focusing on the
incredible rewards of the profession.
Dorina Sackman, Finalist for the 2014 National Teacher of the
Year
Yinka Alege, USF Graduate & Principal of Greco Middle School
Vasti Torres, Ph. D., USF Professor & Dean of the College of
Education
Thursday, 2/27
12:15 – 12:45 (heavy
hors d’oeuvres)
1:00- 5:00
A La Carte Pavilion (4050
Dana Shores Dr, Tampa)
Presenter:
Dr. David Sousa, author
of How the Brain Learns,
How the Special Needs Brain
Learns, & How the Brain
Learns to Read.
“How the Brain Learns” - NOT A SCATTER-SPONSORED
EVENT—Tickets are $25.00 and may be purchased at www.tdssousa.ticketleap.com/brain/
Dr. David Sousa is a brain research scientist, international
educational consultant, and author of more than a dozen books.
He has the rare ability to translate current brain research into
applicable strategies to improve learning. He has presented to
more than 200,000 educators at national conventions of
educational organizations across the US, Canada, Europe,
Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Dr. Sousa has been interviewed
by Matt Lauer on the NBC Today Show and by NPR about his work
with schools using brain research.
Regional Conference
March 1-2, 2014
“Middle and Secondary English Teachers:”
Northwest Regional NCTE Conference, Portland, OR For
registration information, go to http://www.octe.org/2014-nwregional-ncte-conference.html
Saturday, 3/8
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
USF COEDU TECO Room
"What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Social/
Emotional Learning”
Presenter:
Jessica Muroff
Frameworks of Tampa Bay
myframeworks.org
Social and emotional learning strategies help create positive
school environments where all youth can have an equal
opportunity to thrive both academically and socially. Based on a
growing body of empirical research, this workshop will provide
educators with an understanding of social and emotional learning
and how to create a safe and positive school and a classroom
climate where maximum learning can occur.
And immediately
following . . .
Jane Applegate, Ph.D., USF Professor Emeritus & Former Dean of
the College of Education
Joan F. Kaywell, Ph.D., USF Professor & Director of SCATTER,
the COEDU’s Honors Program
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Saturday, 3/8
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
USF COEDU TECO Room
"What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Bullying,
Communication, and Self-Understanding"
In this workshop participants will explore the looming and complex
Presenter:
issue of bullying among youth. We will look at bullying as an issue
of communication, and thus, will assume that better understanding
Keith Berry, Ph.D.
and responding to the problem in mindful ways takes looking more
USF Associate Professor in
closely at the power of interaction and relationships, and the ways
Dept. of Communication & past all people, including young people, negotiate identity, or selfChair, National Communication understanding, from within relational communication.
Association's Ethnography
Division
Monday, 3/17
2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
USF COEDU TECO Room
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about How to
Connect and Empower ESE and ELL Students in the
General Classroom”
Presenters:
Often ESE and ELL students have difficulty accessing information
required to be successful with print-based text.
Workshop
participants will experience what it is like to not being able to read
well and then will earn how to use multimodal literacy experiences
to connect and empower ESE and ELL students. We will also
discuss dyslexia, the most common type of reading disability, and
neurological implications of multimodal literacy experiences for all
students. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or
tablet/iPad to explore multimodal applications during the
workshop.
Julia Hagge
USF Ph.D. student in Literacy
Studies with a cognate in
Cognitive Neuroscience
Joan F. Kaywell, Ph. D.
USF English Education
Professor & SCATTER Director
Thursday, 3/20
USF COEDU TECO Room
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Presenter:
Paula Cate
USF Instructor
Psychological & Social
Foundations
“How to Develop your TEACHER TALENT Using Theatrical
Performance Skills in the Classroom”
This workshop will help teachers develop and improve their
creative abilities, enthusiasm, communication, and performance
skills in the classroom. Attendees will be given opportunities to
enhance their classroom confidence by learning how to
successfully communicate with a variety of classroom audiences.
Tips regarding the importance and impact of verbal and nonverbal
communication will be offered as well as practice in using voice,
facial expressions, posture, gestures, and body language
effectively in the classroom.
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Monday, 3/24
USF COEDU TECO Room
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Presenter:
James Welsh
USF Assistant Director,
Florida Center for
Instructional Technology
Monday, 3/24
USF COEDU TECO Room
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Julie Omodio-Griess,
Ph.D.
Office of Admissions
Corbett Preparatory School
of IDS
Wednesday, 3/26
USF COEDU TECO Room
2:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Presenter:
Sarah Kiefer, Ph. D.
USF Associate Professor
Psychological & Social
Foundations
Spring Conferences:
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about
Using Audacity”
Audacity is a free program for Mac or Windows that allows you to
record and edit audio. During this workshop, you will download
and install audacity and learn how teachers use it from
Kindergarten to high school to engage students and bring learning
to life.
"Alphabet Soup: The ABC's of ESE"
This workshop will highlight common misconceptions of individuals
of varying abilities, the role of the general educator within an
inclusive classroom, navigating the IEP, and implementing
accommodations. Participants will have the chance to collaborate
and review sample cases to determine best practices for the
identified population.
“What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Peer
Relationships”
School is a social place! This workshop will focus on how teachers
can understand and support positive peer relationships (and
learning!) in school. Participants will have an opportunity to apply
their knowledge of peer relationships to real-world scenarios and
discuss challenges and opportunities teachers face supporting
peer relationships across the school year. Resources will be
provided.
All levels, all content areas: April 3 - 7 2014, American
Educational Research Association (AERA) - Philadelphia
Elementary & Secondary Science: April 3 - 6, 2014,
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention Boston
Elementary & Secondary Math: April 9 - 12, 2014, National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Convention - New
Orleans
Elementary: April 10 - 13, 2014, Association for Childhood
Education International “Global Summit on Childhood” – Vancouver
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