25th Annual B. G. Raines Education Forum
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Event Details
April 16, 2013
at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
The Forum is free and open to the public. Registration is required. All school teachers, students in teacher education, school officials and civic leaders interested in education are encouraged to register and attend.
Our Featured Speaker for the 2013 Forum:
Georgette Yakman
Advocate for STEAM Education
STEAM Up Education - a substantiated and reality-based
framework for teaching across the disciplines
for FUNctional literacy!
Schedule of Events
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Teacher Strand |
Administrative Strand |
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4:00-4:30 p.m. |
Registration for Teacher Workshops
*Light refreshments will be available |
Registration for Key Instructional Leaders: Superintendents, Principals, Assistant Principals and other Education Administrators |
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Poster session of Emory & Henry Graduate Student Research |
Poster session of Emory & Henry Graduate Student Research |
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4:30-5:15 p.m. |
Workshops: Presentations by the 2012 McGlothlin Award Winners
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Key Instructional Leaders Reception: For Superintendents, Principals, Assistant Principals and other Education Administrators |
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Poster session of Emory & Henry Graduate Student Research |
Poster session of Emory & Henry Graduate Student Research |
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5:30–7:00 p.m. |
Education Forum with keynote speaker Georgette Yakman (Lyceum event)
5:30 – 5:45 pm Opening remarks 5:45 – 7:00 pm Georgette Yakman: STEAM Up Education – a substantiated and reality-based framework for teaching across the disciplines for FUNctional Literacy! 7:00 – 7:15 pm Questions and Answers/Closing Remarks
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Georgette Yakman will present the keynote address disucssing an educational framework for K-12 classrooms based on STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Ms. Yakman holds a master's degree from Virginia Tech in Integrated Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics Education and is near completion of a terminal degree also from VA Tech. Her work has been recognized by educational groups both nationally and internationally.