St. Mary's Saturday Seminars 2011-2012

St. Mary's College Best Practices in Teaching Leadership
Saturday Seminar Series 2011-2012


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October 29, 2011
Marcia Tate, Ph. D.

Author, recognized authority on brain-compatible teaching strategies
Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites:Brain Based Teaching

November 19, 2011
Rick Morris
Author, Classroom Mangement specialist
Interactive Disipline

January 28, 2012
Dave Burgess
Teacher, Professional Magician
Outrageous Teaching: Creative Ways to Increase Student Engagement

February 25, 2012
Ernie Mendes, PhD.
Author, Authority on Team-building Strategies
Take this job and LOVE IT! Tools to Thrive in Challenging Times

March 24, 2012
Jane Bluestein, Ph.D.
Award-winning author, teacher, relationship-building specialist
The Win-Win Classroom

May 5, 2012
Teaching Leadership Colloquium
Presentations of Action Research Projects by graduates of the
Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Program


Saturday Seminar: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Distinguished Speaker Series: 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Soda Center, Saint Mary's College, Moraga, CA

Each seminar includes: continental breakfast, buffet lunch, materials, a keynote speaker and many breakout sessions, followed in the afternoon by grade-alike group meetings.

Registration Fee for Full Series: $250.00 (deadline to register October1, 2011)
* 6 units of Graduate academic credit is also available $150.00 per unit
(see brochure for more information)
Brochure (Full Series Registration)

Registration Fee for Distiguished Speaker Series Single Session: $60.00/Session
Brochure (Single Session Registration)

Online registration available at http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/saturdayseminars

For additional Saturday Seminar information, Please contact: Lydia Wiley at lwiley@stmarys-ca.edu,
or (925) 631-8124