2024 CEA Convention: Full Schedule

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10:45am EDT

Book Buzz: Middle Grades and Beyond

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 11:45am EDT

This session will review the wide range of books available for grades 5 through 8th and into high school. We try to review the year's award winners, and then we go on to any book that seems particularly relevant or just looks interesting!

Handout

Chairperson

Amanda Wilson

Lansing Christian School

Speakers

Tara Macias

High School Social Studies Teacher, Kalamazoo Christian Schools

Tara Macias is an educator, mom, and avid reader. She enjoys historical fiction best and talking to her students about the books they are reading, especially the intersections of historical themes, current events, and our Christian faith.

Heather VanDyke

Middle School Science Teacher, Kalamazoo Christian Schools

Heather has been in the world of education in a wide variety of roles for almost 30 years - and is always finding new things to learn about God's world. One of her favorite ways to learn is through reading.

Kim VanLoo

Retired, Kalamazoo Christian Schools

Kim is retired, but has graciously continued to present with us because she continues to love to read!

CEA Book Buzz 2024 pdf

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
260 Fireplace Common, 2nd floor

Session

Audience 5th - 12th
Subject Book Buzz

11:55am EDT

RT - 5th Grade Teachers

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:55am - 12:55pm EDT

260

Round Table for 5th Grade Teachers

Chairperson

John Vanden Berg

Fifth Grade Teacher, Allendale Christian School

John has taught for 18 years in both California and Michigan. He teaches with laughter and thrives on sharing knowledge and values collaborative environments.

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:55am - 12:55pm EDT
260 Fireplace Common, 2nd floor

Round Table

Audience 5th Grade

1:50pm EDT

Reclaiming the Courage to Teach: Empowering Self and Empowering Others

Thursday October 24, 2024 1:50pm - 2:50pm EDT

260

Teaching is wonderful and beautiful and hard and complex. There are days when all is as it should be in the classroom, and there are days it can leave us questioning who we are and why we do what we do. In this session we will discuss how having a strong sense of identity, purpose and security as teachers and as people made in the image of God can spur us on in our work, and how we can help each other remember who we are and whose we are.

Speakers

Matthew Beimers

Director of School Leadership, Assistant Professor of Education, Dordt University

Matthew is an Associate Professor of Education and Director of School Leadership at Dordt University. He has previously served Christian schools in Montana and British Columbia in a variety of roles, including teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal. He began teaching in... Read More →

Chairperson

Juan Herrera

Fremont Christian School

Thursday October 24, 2024 1:50pm - 2:50pm EDT
260 Fireplace Common, 2nd floor

Session

Audience General
Subject Professional Development
Area Dordt University Staff

3:00pm EDT

Person Guided Planning in Inclusive Schools

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

260

Inclusive schools start by knowing students most excellently, rather than starting with a program. This leads to a culture where individuals are celebrated for their unique contributions to the school community and are more likely to experience authentic belonging. In this session, Janelle Sievert explores how our beliefs guide our planning for students with disabilities, shares how to know students most excellently, and provides examples to aid the planning processes. Join us as we dive deeper into person-guided planning based on individual strengths, leading to faith-based and research-based support for individual

Chairperson

Jennifer Lewis

Western MI Christian High School

Speakers

Janelle Sievert

All Belong

Janelle Sievert, M.Ed, is the Educational Services Manager and a Teacher Consultant for All Belong Center for Inclusive Education in Wyoming, MI. She completed her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education & Special Education at Hope College, Reading Recovery Certification at Oakland... Read More →

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
260 Fireplace Common, 2nd floor

Session

Audience General
Subject Inclusion