Teacher Workshops, Conferences, Online and On-site training. NetFORUM Team/Pro. Annual Conference - The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Registration Focusing exclusively on boarding school issues, TABS Annual Conference continues to be THE professional development venue for heads of schools, marketing, admission, academic, residential life, and campus health professionals and other administrators. In addition to valuable networking opportunities in the heart of Boston’s vibrant Back Bay, the 2013 conference will feature concurrent sessions and pre-conference workshops by practitioners in our schools and other leading national and international education experts.
Schedule Keynote Speaker Daniel Gilbert is a world-renowned authority on how people predict their emotional reactions to future events. He is the author of the national bestseller, Stumbling on Happiness, which spent 25 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has being translated into 30 languages, and was awarded the Royal Society’s General Prize for best science book of the year. Gilbert is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Concurrent Sessions. Webinars and Book Groups. KPS Webinars for Schools/Districts (scroll down to see all 10) What are webinars?
Webinars are Web-based seminars, also known as online workshops. Many companies have begun to offer webinars as an alternative to traditional seminars. Among the advantages web-based training methods have over traditional hotel/conference center-based formats include the elimination of trave/time hassles and substitute teacher coverage during the school day. Available KPS Webinars (for 2012/2013 School Year) Webinar 1: How the Brain Learns to Read and What This Means for General and Remedial Instruction Across the Grade Span This intereactive two-hour webinar explores the neurological and cognitive aspects of reading skill development, giving strong emphasis to the acquisition and expansion of decoding, fluency, and comprehension skills.
All of the webinars discussed below are interactive in nature and are run through the highly respected and intuitive Go to Webinar (gotomeeting.com) web-based platform. Dr. Learning & the Brain - Connecting Educators to Neuroscientists and Researchers. PoCC. Private Independent School Workshops & Professional Development | School Year | ISM® Independent School Management. White Privilege Conference.