Conference Agenda

Thursday, April 18th, 2008

 

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm                 Wine & Cheese – Penticton Lakeside Resort & Casino

                                                Featuring wine tasting from local Okanagan wineries.

                                                (Included in Conference Fee)

 

Friday, April 19th, 2008

7:30 am – 8:30 am                   Registration – Princess Margaret Secondary School.

                                                Continental Breakfast available.

 

8:30 am – 8:45 am                      Introduction – Princess Margaret Gymnasium

                                                Welcome from MYABC & SD #67.

 

8:30 am – 10:00  am                Keynote Address – Rick Smith

                                                Stuff You Can Use for Managing and Motivating All Students

This session will be blend of strategies, humor, and inspiration!

10:00 – 10:15  am                      Break

 

10:15 am – 11:45 am               Breakout Session #1

                                                Best Practice Workshops by School-Based Educators in addition to

                                                the following:

                                   

More Stuff You Can Use with Rick Smith

This session will be blend of strategies, humor, and inspiration!

 

 

                                                Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., Ph.D. (Further details attached)

A Research Based Session on: Middle school reform, school improvement planning, leadership in middle schools, and issues related to student achievement.

 

Sessions at both Princess Margaret Secondary & Skaha Lake Middle School.

 

11:45 – 12:30   p.m.                   Lunch Break- Princess Margaret Gymnasium

 

 

12:30 am – 2:00  pm                Breakout Session #2

                                                Best Practice Workshops by School-Based Educators in addition to the

following:

 

                                                Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., Ph.D. (Further details attached)

A Research Based Session on: Middle school reform, school improvement planning, leadership in middle schools, and issues related to student achievement.

 

Sessions at both Princess Margaret Secondary & Skaha Lake Middle School.

 

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm                     Break

 

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm                   Keynote – (TB confirmed…Look for information shortly)

                                                Motivational Speaker

Princess Margaret Gymnsium

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3:30 pm – 4:15 pm                     MYABC General Meeting

                                                Princess Margaret Secondary Library.

 

8:00 pm – 12:30 pm                 Middle School Celebration Party - Penticton Lakeside Resort

                                                (Included in the Conference Fee)

                                               

Saturday, April 20, 2008

8:15 am – 8:45 am                      Continental Breakfast & Refreshments

 

8:45 am – 10:15 am                 General Session #3

                                                Best Practice Workshops by School-Based Educators

Sessions at both Princess Margaret Secondary & Skaha Lake Middle School.

 

10:15 am – 10:30 am                  Break

 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm               General Session #4

                                                Best Practice Workshops by School-Based Educators

Sessions at both Princess Margaret Secondary & Skaha Lake Middle School.