Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
- Pre-conference seminars, exhibits (pre-registration
required)
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 - keynote
session, workshops, exhibits (free to the public)
Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront
(formerly Adam's Mark)
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The Missouri NEA Fall Conference (Friday, Nov. 6) is free
and open to the public. The Fall Conference will include
workshops, exhibits and a keynote address entitled “When
Success is Your Only Choice” presented by Jones Loflin.
In this engaging and humorous program, participants will
learn how they can become more focused and ultimately more
productive in their professional and personal endeavors.
The presentation includes meaningful examples and humor.
No pre-registration is required.
Thursday, Nov. 5 offers registrants three possible in-depth
all-day pre-conference sessions that require pre-registration
(see below). The MNEA
Representative Assembly will also be held on Thursday,
Nov. 5; thus, RA delegates will not be able to attend both
the pre-conference and RA.
The Exhibit Hall will be open 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday. This year,
MNEA will feature authors who are also members of MNEA.
If you are a published author and would like an opportunity
to showcase your book(s), please contact MNEA Teaching
& Learning before Oct. 1 at (800) 392-0236.
For hotel reservations, contact the Hyatt Regency directly
at (800) 233-1234 before Oct. 4 and mention you are with
the MNEA Conference to receive the MNEA rate ($119/night:
single, double, triple, quad). Reservations can also be
made online at http://stlouisriverfront.hyatt.com/groupbooking/stlrsmnea2009.
For more information, refer to the Hotel
Accommodations & Directions page.
Registration
Due to space limitations, advance registration is
required for the sessions listed below. The registration
fee includes lunch. Refunds will not be given for cancellations
made after Oct. 26. For more information, call the Sandy
Smith at (800) 392-0236.
Thursday, Nov. 5
(Registration deadline
is Oct. 26.)
BIST – Behavior Intervention Support Team
Presented by Marty Huitt
Sign-in (8:30-9 a.m.), Session
(9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.), lunch included
Do you find that your old forms of discipline
are no longer successful with increasing numbers of difficult
students? This hands-on session will provide techniques
you can use in your classroom with students who demonstrate
behavior problems. BIST created the confrontational model
in helping students to be successful in school. Our common
goal is to provide every student with a safe and productive
learning environment. Registration is $60 for members
and $90 for non-members. (register
now)
Stop the Three-Ring Circus
Presented by Jones Loflin
Sign-in (8:30-9 a.m.), Session
(9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.), lunch included
Today, we face classrooms filled with children from around
the globe, and we must hold the same high expectations
for every student. In this interactive session, you’ll
learn to stop trying to “juggle elephants.”
Be the ringmaster and work with the performers. Once in
a while, learn to take an intermission. Plan for the next
performance and create a standing ovation for yourself.
Come prepared to learn and do! For more information about
this session visit, www.jugglingelephants.com/products/DVD.asp.
Registration is $60 for members and $90 for non-members.
(register
now)
“I Can Do It” a Classroom Management
Program
Presented by Mary Kim Schreck
Sign-in (8:30-9 a.m.), Session (9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.),
lunch included
This workshop focuses on classroom management—especially
for teachers in their first five years of teaching. Missouri
NEA partners with Maryville University, so this session
also qualifies as the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program
for teacher certification upgrade or renewal. Activities
in this workshop focus on how to have a smoothly flowing
classroom, use effective rules/routines/re-enforcements,
deal with difficult behavior, use transitions and sponges,
build a classroom community and improve home/school communication.
Note: This workshop is
also offered Friday, Nov. 6. Registration
is $35 for members and $50 for non-members. (register
now)
