Creating a Toolkit for Today's Classroom

Workshop Number: 36

Presenter:
Brenda Most

Description:
Freeman Dyson stated, “The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple.” Does one have to have a wired classroom to be an effective and engaging teacher?

Our Classrooms are often as diverse as the students who venture in each day. How does a beginning teacher engage students in active learning when the dollars for technology may not be there?

We will look at developing a teaching toolbox with a variety of both low and high tech activities to accommodate the diverse learner in today’s classroom. Any classroom can be successful and encourage growth for any student with the right “tools in hand”.


Curricular Areas:
Middle Grades and Secondary

Presenter Details:
Brenda Most is a 15 year veteran social studies teacher with Beaufort County Schools where she is assigned to Washington High School. Brenda serves as a trainer in Differentiated Instruction and Smart Board for her system. She has actively participated in workshops and seminars through Gilder Lehrman, NEH Institutes and the Teaching American History Grant.She received her bachelor's degree from Elizabeth City State University and is currently working on her masters' at Cambridge College.