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Morning Address, Sheri L. Bishop  
​Founding Board Member of Montessori for Social Justice


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Keynote Speaker,  Patricia (Tish) Jennings, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education, Curry School of Education, UVA.

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2017 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

8:30-9:15am              Registration and Coffee

9:15-9:45am              Welcome, Trisha Willingham and John P. Broome, PhD.
                                    VMA Update, University Hall

9:45-10:15am            Morning Address, Sheri Bishop, MEd
                                    "Montessori for Social Justice: Mission, Goals, and Collaboration"
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10:15-10:30am          Break
10:30am-12:00pm    Breakout Session 1
​                                    *Pre-Coding and Making:  Open-ended Problem Solving
                                       George Meadows, PhD, (South Building, 109)
                                    *Engaging Families in Literacy Practices
                                       Christy Irish, PhD,  (B252)
                                     *Supporting Learning & Behavioral Differences: The Administrator's Role
                                       Corey Borgman, MFA, (B210)
                                     *Beyond Grace and Courtesy: Where Do We Start?
                                       Sheri Bishop, M.Ed., (B217)

12pm-1pm                 Lunch and Networking 

1:00-2pm                   Welcome, Peter Kelly, PhD, Dean of the College of Education, University of Mary Washington
                                    Keynote Speaker, Patricia Jennings, PhD
                                   "CARE for Teachers: A Mindfulness-based Approach to Enhancing the Prepared Environment"

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2:00-2:15pm             Break
2:15-3:45pm             Breakout Session 2
                                    *Reading the Word and Reading the World: Social Justice Teaching through Children’s Literature
                                       Melissa Wells, PhD, (B252)
                                    *New or Re-Newing: Stay focused and Keep your Montessori Practice Fresh
                                       Jocelyn Bell Swanson, M.Ed, (B210)
                                     *Building a Sense of Community for Toddlers--in the Classroom and at Home.
                                       Alissa McKown & Becca Covert, ​(B217)
                                     *Networking Space, (University Hall)
***Earn 7 CEUs for attending***

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