Lambda Phi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi
Convo 2007
We want to share what we learned and experienced at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convo in Louisville, Kentucky!
This is a powerpoint to show our thanks for the Dean's support in sending us to this conference. Click here (right click and "save target as")
Keynote Speakers
Billy Staples
He was energetic, touching, genuine, and compassionate. He believes in
building relationships with students in order to touch their lives in
the deepest way possible. He has authored a book of short stories from
athletes about their own triumphs in and out of the classroom. He was
an engaging and inspiring speaker. After his talk he signed copies of
his book and talked with people from the audience. He is working on
getting more books with short stories from famous individuals, in order
to inspire young people. Click on his name above to go to his website
and learn more about what he does.
Andy Hargreaves
He presented his thoughts and ideas on sustaining
educators and education. He was thought provoking, and intelligent. He
is a well-educated theorist of education.
William Richardson
He gave a presentation on how important it is to use
Web 2.0 in the classroom. He believes that in order to prepare students
for the future they need to be exposed to the technology that will be a
part of their daily lives. He believes in using blogs, wikis, and
podcasts to reach todays more technologically savvy youth. Hehas
written a book about how to incorporate those technologies into your
lesson plans. Click on his name above to go to the wiki he used during
his presentation.
Andrea Peterson
She talked to us at the formal dinner the last night
of the conference. She is the 2007 State Teacher of the Year in
Washington. She was enthusiastic about teaching as a profession. She
encourages teachers to meet the needs of their students, administrators, and their own goals. She doesn't want teachers to sell
themselves short and accomplish minimal goals. She wants all teachers
to work on succeeding beyond the expectations of others.
Workshops
During the three days at Convo we each had the opportunity to go to
workshops on a wide variety of topics. Below are the titles of our
favorite workshops. If you click on an underlined title you can
download the information that we received from the presenters. Enjoy!
Teaching in the 21st Century: Plain Vanilla Just Won't Make It!
E-mentoring
Many Colors of Us Workshop
How to Use Quilting in the Classroom
"We all need someone who inspires us to
better than we know how." -Anonymous-
"It is books that are the key to the
wide world; if you can't do anything else, read all that you can."
-Jane Hamilton-
