Annual Middle Years Conference - April 25, 26, 27, 2019
For 2019, we are heading back to beautiful Banff for our annual conference! (April 26, & 27
This years conference keynote will be Mr. Rick Wormeli - https://www.rickwormeli.com. Rick is a rockstar presenter, and world leader in
Mr. Wormeli will be sharing two major talks. The first one is titled:
More than Serving Pizza: Motivating Today's Students
"No time for breakfast, Mom. I have to get to class on time. Today we open the box!" What is this…a Hollywood movie fantasy? No, it's from a real classroom with real students. Attitude can change a blob of sand into King Arthur's castle. This session is full of practical ideas to minimize inhibitors and maximize motivation for your students. We will look at everything from positive risk-taking to students' physiology and diet, from cognitive science to integrating students' culture, as well as high engagement activities, building relationships and lesson design. To be so compelling that students have no choice but to think, take risks, do the activities and learn—this is the goal of every lesson we present. It is not easy to motivate today's students—particularly older students—but we can do it with substantive content and these effective approaches from an experienced practitioner. And what was in the box, you ask? Why, of course, it was a—Oh, darn. No more space. Join us to find out.
His second talk is titled,
Sure Footing in a Shaky World: Best Practices in Today's Classrooms that Stand the Test of Time
Decades in the future, what in teaching will we look back to today and declare, "Wow, we had that right," or, "Whoa, how could we have been so blind to students' learning?". Join us as the advanced-age version of Rick Wormeli in the year 2075 travels through a time vortex back to the current year. As his older and younger selves, Rick reminisces on the teaching and learning practices of today's classrooms that will stand the test of time to his contemporary world in 2075. With wigged out hair and an ever-young and creative mind, Rick rifts on educational salience, lifting those teaching/learning elements in modern practice that are sure to last into the decades ahead.
We look forward to learning from Rick Wormeli!!
PLEASE NOTE: The conference will run optional "School Tours" on Thursday April 25, 2019. More details about this optional event will be announced soon!
FULL PROGRAM: https://myc2019.sched.com/*Program subject to change
For more information regarding the 2019 conference, feel free to contact the conference chair-
Chris McCullough - chris.mccullough.teacher@gmail.com
FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL:
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT 9 SECOND RIDE WILL BE PLAYING AT OUR SOCIAL ON FRIDAY APRIL 26, 2019. THE BAND PROVED TO BE VERY POPULAR WITH LAST YEARS DELEGATES, SO YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT NIGHT OF LIVE MUSIC & FUN AT OUR SOCIAL!!
This years conference keynote will be Mr. Rick Wormeli - https://www.rickwormeli.com. Rick is a rockstar presenter, and world leader in
Mr. Wormeli will be sharing two major talks. The first one is titled:
More than Serving Pizza: Motivating Today's Students
"No time for breakfast, Mom. I have to get to class on time. Today we open the box!" What is this…a Hollywood movie fantasy? No, it's from a real classroom with real students. Attitude can change a blob of sand into King Arthur's castle. This session is full of practical ideas to minimize inhibitors and maximize motivation for your students. We will look at everything from positive risk-taking to students' physiology and diet, from cognitive science to integrating students' culture, as well as high engagement activities, building relationships and lesson design. To be so compelling that students have no choice but to think, take risks, do the activities and learn—this is the goal of every lesson we present. It is not easy to motivate today's students—particularly older students—but we can do it with substantive content and these effective approaches from an experienced practitioner. And what was in the box, you ask? Why, of course, it was a—Oh, darn. No more space. Join us to find out.
His second talk is titled,
Sure Footing in a Shaky World: Best Practices in Today's Classrooms that Stand the Test of Time
Decades in the future, what in teaching will we look back to today and declare, "Wow, we had that right," or, "Whoa, how could we have been so blind to students' learning?". Join us as the advanced-age version of Rick Wormeli in the year 2075 travels through a time vortex back to the current year. As his older and younger selves, Rick reminisces on the teaching and learning practices of today's classrooms that will stand the test of time to his contemporary world in 2075. With wigged out hair and an ever-young and creative mind, Rick rifts on educational salience, lifting those teaching/learning elements in modern practice that are sure to last into the decades ahead.
We look forward to learning from Rick Wormeli!!
PLEASE NOTE: The conference will run optional "School Tours" on Thursday April 25, 2019. More details about this optional event will be announced soon!
FULL PROGRAM: https://myc2019.sched.com/*Program subject to change
For more information regarding the 2019 conference, feel free to contact the conference chair-
Chris McCullough - chris.mccullough.teacher@gmail.com
FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL:
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT 9 SECOND RIDE WILL BE PLAYING AT OUR SOCIAL ON FRIDAY APRIL 26, 2019. THE BAND PROVED TO BE VERY POPULAR WITH LAST YEARS DELEGATES, SO YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT NIGHT OF LIVE MUSIC & FUN AT OUR SOCIAL!!
- Thursday - School Tours (Calgary) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
- Thursday Evening: "Opening Pitch" - Speed Sessions / Wine&Beer
- Friday - Rick Wormeli Keynote + Sessions
- Friday Night Social: Name that Tune!!
- Saturday - J(oe) Social Media Keynote + Sessions