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Instructional Offerings
| September 2, 2008 |
First Invitational Lego Robotics Forum
Course Number: N/A
PLU Credits: N/A
Discussion Leader: Frank Braski, Senior Enterprise Architect, TSYS
Time: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Audience: Parents, All Educators, Business and Community Leaders
Location: Cunningham Conference Center
Format: Organizational Meeting
Cost: No Charge
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Session Description:
Join a motivated fledgling community of FIRST LEGO League (FLL) enthusiasts to establish a
forum for sponsorship of the Chattahoochee Valley’s first regionally hosted FLL robotics
competitions! The FLL is an international program for teams of up to 10 children ages 9-14.
FLL competitions require children to design and deliver hands-on, interactive robotics
demonstrations and research presentations in a sports-like atmosphere. All FLL teams must
prepare for and participate in FLL Qualifier Tournaments to proceed to the Georgia FLL
Championship. The Chattahoochee Valley does not sponsor such an event…YET! Join Frank Braski,
local FLL coach, with CSU professors, local Instructional Technology Specialists and
experienced parent supporters to learn how your teachers, schools, community organizations
and businesses can contribute to the organization and maintenance of the Chattahoochee Valley FIRST LEGO League!
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| November 4, 2008 |
Kagan National Tours - "Structures for Brain-Friendly Instruction®"
Course Number:
PLU Credits: 0.5
Instructor: Dr. Spencer Kagan
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Audience: All Educators
Location: Cunningham Conference Center
Format: 1-Day Workshop
Cost: $179.00
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Session Description:
Dr. Spencer Kagan and the 2008-2009 Kagan National Tours bring "Brain-Friendly Instruction" to Georgia
educators! Startling new brain imaging techniques provide scenic windows into real-time brain
functioning. For the first time, educators can actually view the functions of the human brain as it is
engaged in various instructional strategies. Through this "brain imaging" technology and other advances
in brain science, there is an emerging understanding of which teaching methods best align with how the
brain best learns. Workshop participants will discover which instructional strategies are brain-friendly
and which are not. Proven structures for brain-friendly teaching will be a focus of the workshop!
Teaching will be easier and learning will be more effective once educators understand how the brain
actually "learns."
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| January 14, 2009 |
Supporting Higher Level Thinking with Classroom Performance Systems
Course Number:
PLU Credits: 0.5
Instructor: Dr. Jamieson McKenzie
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Audience: All Educators
Location: Cunningham Conference Center
Format: 1-Day Workshop
Cost: $100.00
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Session Description:
Dr. Jamieson McKenzie, internationally acclaimed author of Learning to Question to Wonder
to Learn and the popular e-Zine, The Question Mark, presents "Supporting
Higher Level Thinking with Classroom Performance Systems." The workshop focuses on strategies
for using classroom personal response systems to improve questioning and powerful teaching.
Participants will explore ways to deepen and enhance the quality of student performance, production
and insight while learning to "hand over" the prime responsibility for questioning to the
students. Participants will gain a comprehensive view of questioning pedagogy - the effective
orchestration of powerful thinking, questioning and research. All 2009-2010 Title II-D Grantees are
encouraged to attend.
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