A One-Day Conference for Educators of children ages 4 - 14 years of age

CHILD DEVELOPMENT MATTERS

with Chip Wood, MSW
co-developer of the Responsive Classroom approach to teaching, co-founder of the Northeast Foundation for Children and author of Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14.

Friday, March 16, 2012
8:00am to 3:30pm
at Breakwater School, 856 Brighton Avenue, Portland, Maine

Explore child-centered teaching strategies and learn to adjust your teaching according to the developmental needs of your students.

"I have such a range of kids in my class. What's typical for a fifth grader?"
"One minute my 7th grade student speaks knowledgably about world politics. The next, he wants to play with Legos. How do I meet his needs?"
"If I could just get my kindergartners to sit still and focus, they'd be reading by now!"

Meet curriculum standards successfully by:
  • Delving into what you already know about your students
  • Connecting child development principles with your instructional practice
  • Working with colleagues at your grade level to plan how to apply what you've learned
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Chip Wood’s career spans forty years in education: as an elementary school teacher, principal, teacher & parent educator, and district administrator. In 1981, Chip co-founded Northeast Foundation for Children and was a co-developer of the Responsive Classroom approach to teaching. Chip is author of Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom ages 4-14 (2007); Time to Teach, Time to Learn: Changing the Pace of School (1999) and Responsive School Discipline (2011 with Babs Freeman-Loftis). He is also a facilitator for the Center for Courage & Renewal, which offers reflective professional development experiences for teachers and school leaders based on the work of Parker J. Palmer.

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$175 per person ($150 if registration is received by February 1, 2012.)
10% discount for 3 or more teachers from the same school.

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