Events

MANS GENERAL CONFERENCE 2012

October 18-19, 2012 - DeVos Place – Grand Rapids

CELEBRATING THE PAST – SHAPING THE FUTURE

KEYNOTERS:

Thursday - ANNETTE BREAUX – Reaching & Teaching All Students

Annette Breaux is one of the most entertaining and informative authors and speakers in education today. She leaves her audiences with practical techniques to implement in the classroom immediately. Her writings and presentations generate instant impact on the relationships between teachers and students. Administrators agree that they see results from their teachers the next day! Her message is one of practicality and personality in teaching and in touching students’ lives. A former classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and teacher induction coordinator, Annette also developed the FIRST Program, an induction program for new teachers adopted as Louisiana’s statewide model and hailed as one of the best in the country. Annette’s expertise is in student achievement, classroom management, and new teacher induction. Annette Breaux's down-south warmth, infectious humor, and ability to touch the hearts of educators invariably bring audiences to their feet. Teachers walk away with user friendly information, heartfelt inspiration, and a much-needed reminder that theirs is the most noble of all professions – teaching.

FOLLOW UP SESSION: Classroom Management/Discipline

FOLLOW UP SESSION: Achieving Maximum Success in the Classroom

FRIDAY - KEVIN HONEYCUTT – Trends, Tools, & Tactics for 21^st Century Learning

Our kids will spend the rest of their lives in the future. Are we getting them ready? Kevin Honeycutt wants to help every educator inspire every student to discover what it is that they are so passionate about that they become remarkable at it. Take time for a fun look at the exciting things that happen when educators step outside their boxes and try new tools. Kevin is currently serving his ninth year as a Technology Integration Specialist at ESSDACK, where he researches and designs programs, training and staff development with a strong passion for helping teachers and learners become successful with educational uses of technology. He has developed online safety, anti-bullying and cyber-bullying curriculum. He continues to work with schools to develop innovative, engaging curriculum to better prepare learners for the world they will face when they graduate. He is passionate about meeting the needs of at-risk learners and works with kids in juvenile detention, developing approaches to re-engage the "lost" learner. Kevin travels the country and the world speaking at conferences and working with educators at the grassroots level and likes to promote a "tradigital" approach to education. Kevin likes to bring his personal life experience and a sense of humor and creativity to the mission of helping prepare 21^st century learners!