Join our regional training and education team as we host a back to school training to get your year started off right! (Registration is limited to 100 so register today!)

We are so excited to have Teacher Tom lead us in a session titled “Thinking About Thinking” –  “As educators we are in the business of learning, knowledge, and intelligence, each of which is a key component of thinking. Yet how much do we actually think about the process of thinking, especially as it pertains to young children? In this presentation, Teacher Tom uses a mixture of anecdotes, data, and provocative questions to take a look at the history and purpose of education and specifically at the process of thinking. He provides a framework for observing how children think under various circumstances, for discussing how we can create environments conducive to thinking, and for examining the role of teachers in a play-based (self-directed) curriculum. Participants will be invited to think deeply about their own thinking, to consider how and why we must be ‘researchers’ in the classroom, and to learn right alongside the children.” Learn more about him here! https://www.teachertomsworld.com/about

Event Timeline (*Subject to change)

• 8:45-9:10: Registration and Vendors
• 9:10-9:30: Welcome & Door Prizes! 
• 9:30-10:00: Welcome – Ready Regions & VQB5 Updates
• 10:00-1:00: Teacher Tom  – Thinking About Thinking
• 1:00-2:00: Lunch & Door Prizes! 
• 2:00-3:00: Breakout Sessions