9:30 AM-10:00 AM Registration 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Growth vs Fixed Mindset: A Happy Medium with Susie McEachern-Lauer
Which mindset do you have? How does your mindset impact your instruction? How can you change your mindset? Why do I want a growth mindset? Find out these answers and ways to teach students to have a growth mindset. There are a lot of honest and reflective questions that go into perceiving and building a strong growth mindset. In this presentation we will focus on the process that leads to learning and trying new ways to believe that our intelligence can be developed. There will be an activity that promotes independent thinking, critical thinking, and differentiation. Come join this hands-on experience!
12:00 PM-12:30 PM Lunch will be Chicken Enchilada Soup and a salad. Toppings include Ranch or Italian dressing, shredded cheese, sour cream, picante sauce. There will be choice of tea and/or water and a dessert.
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Session Choice A) HiSET® Test-Taking Strategies and Tips for Teachers with Susan Bernard
Come and learn test-taking strategies to share with your students and tips for teaching each subject on the HiSET® test. This will be an interactive presentation, and you will receive a folder of handouts to take home. You will also have access to PDF files afterward. These methods are used by the Oklahoma City Community College Adult Learning Center which graduated over 300 HiSET® students last school year.
B) English Teaching Activities for Teachers and Tutors with Susan Reynolds
If you teach English to speakers of other languages, come and learn some activities and tips. This will be an interactive presentation, and you will briefly practice each technique. You’ll also receive a handout to take home. Activities for one-on-one tutors, face-to-face teachers, and online teachers will be included.
