Teacher Learning Academy 2024: Full Schedule

8:00am EDT

Self-Advocacy in Special Education

In this session we will discuss the importance of self-advocacy skills and how to imbed self-actualizing terminology into our daily interactions with students.

Speakers

Brooke Barksdale

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, CCPS

I have a bachelors degree in special education with an endorsement in early childhood special education. I have taught early childhood special education for 7 years. I have a passion for inclusion and disability awareness both at school and in our community. In the past two years... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
C122

SPED Only, Special Education

10:15am EDT

Sphere: Teaching Civic Culture Together

This session provides teachers and administrators with the knowledge, experience, professional development, and viewpoint diverse resources to bring difficult conversations on the most pressing issues to the classroom and equip our country’s students to engage in civil discourse.

Speakers

John Snoad

Senior Manager, Sphere Education Initiatives

John Snoad is a lifelong, career educator with 34+ years of teaching and coaching in the high school arena, where he was rated accomplished and highly effective, with a focus on Government, Civics and both U.S. and World History. His experiences range from urban to suburban and rural... Read More →

Allan Carey

Allan Carey is the Director of Sphere Education Initiatives at the Cato Institute where he leads the organization’s efforts to engage grades 5-12 educators, including the annual Sphere Summit, on civic education, civil discourse, and the institutions of civic culture. Prior to his... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 10:15am - 12:15pm EDT
C122

All Teachers, Student Centered Learning