Pre-Conference Session:
The Art and Science of Teaching with an Infusion of the Highly Engaged Classroom
December 1, 2011
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Capri Centre, Red Deer
Presented by Tammy Heflebower
One factor that continually surfaces as the single most influential component of an effective school is the individual teachers within that school. Ensure effective teaching in every classroom. This workshop provides tools and resources for immediate use by educators—and those who support them.
Specific attention will be paid to engagement strategies and a comprehensive framework of effective teaching that schools and districts can put into place immediately or use to generate their own models. This model is articulated in 10 design questions teachers ask themselves as they plan a unit of instruction.
We now know that effective teachers are made, not born, and that even small increments in teacher effectiveness can have a positive effect on student achievement. This interactive, engaging workshop will provide tools and strategies to enhance teachers’ pedagogical skills.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn a common language of instruction
- Learn important routines, including how to be clear about learning goals connected to proficiency scales
- Experience instructional strategies connected to delivering new content, and practice them to deepen understanding
- Discover the importance of applying knowledge by generating and testing hypotheses
- Learn important teacher behaviors for engagement and for building student-teacher relationships
- Ensure high expectations for all students
About the Presenter
Tammy Heflebower, EdD, is vice president of Marzano Research Laboratory in Englewood, Colorado. She is a consultant with experience in urban, rural, and suburban districts throughout North America. Dr. Heflebower has served as a classroom teacher, building-level leader, national trainer, professional development director, and district leader. She has also been an adjunct professor of curriculum, instruction, and assessment courses at several universities.
Dr. Heflebower began her teaching career in Kansas City, Kansas, and later moved to Nebraska, where she received the District Distinguished Teacher Award from Columbus Public Schools. She has worked as a National Educational Trainer for the National Resource and Training Center at Girls and Boys Town in Nebraska. A prominent member of numerous educational organizations, Dr. Heflebower has served as president of the Nebraska Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and president-elect for the Professional Development Organization for Nebraska Educational Service Units. She is president-elect of the Colorado Association of Education Specialists. Her articles have been featured in the monthly newsletter Nebraska Council of School Administrators Today, and she is a contributor to The Teacher as Assessment Leader and The Principal as Assessment Leader.
Dr. Heflebower holds a bachelor of arts from Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, a master of arts from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and an educational administrative endorsement from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She also earned a doctor of education in educational administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.