This year’s Good Teaching Conference offered an array of cutting-edge classroom techniques for attendees. Workshop topics included using testing and other data to improve instruction; developing strategies to help English language learners and close achievement gaps; how to stop campus bullying; why engaging students in multimedia can improve performance; and using the art of storytelling to grab and keep the attention of math, history and English students of all ages. Here’s what members who attended the Southern edition of the conference in March had to say.
“Awesome ideas to keep students engaged. … You also learned the retention skills as he was teaching us [about] retention.”
Jennifer Brown, Ramona Teachers Association
“It was very interesting … learning how the brain works to help motivate students.”
Tiquio Arellano, Vineland Teachers Association
“There were a lot of new strategies that would be applicable in any classroom. Grace, who presented, was fun!”
Amy Kongkeo, Associated Teachers of Pixley
“You can collaborate with different teachers and different districts. If you’ve been teaching for several years, you can get rejuvenated and get excited about teaching again!”
Cori Larsen, Panama-Buena Vista Teachers Association
“It’s nice when a bunch of different presenters come to give a variety of tools, strategies and advice.”
Anaya Padilla, Panama-Buena Vista Teachers Association
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the workshops, and the presenters are very realistic with what’s going on in California.”
Michelle Hughes, Santa Barbara Teachers Association
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