2024 CEA Convention: Full Schedule

3:00pm PDT

Writing Without Worksheets?!?!

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

We will look at ways to incorporate authentic and purposeful writing into content areas, routines, and centers without sitting down for a worksheet. (preschool and kindergarten)

Chairperson

Cheryl Newsted

West MI Christian High School

Speakers

Rebecca Rael

Preschool Director and Teacher, SW Chicago Christian Schools - Tinley Park

Rebecca Rael has a M.A. in Elementary Education and in Early Childhood Education. She has spent the last 16 years teaching in a variety of classrooms from the inner city to the suburbs, low-income/high-risk programs to tuition based programs, and in both public and private settings... Read More →

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
243 + 245 Classroom, 2nd floor

Session

Audience Kindergarten
Subject Early Childhood Education
Area Writing

10:10am PDT

Writing Ideas that Give Kids an Audience

Friday October 25, 2024 10:10am - 11:10am PDT

146

Discover various ideas for authentic writing assignments for lower elementary students. Watch students take on ownership to their writing as they discover who will be reading their writings or what audience will hear their written words.

Chairperson

Michelle Klooster

Second Grade Teacher, Moline Christian School

Michelle has been teaching second grade at Moline Christian for about 5 years. She is married, has two grown daughters and two grandchildren.

Speakers

Alice Seif

2nd Grade Teacher, Dutton Christian School

Alice has taught students in Thunder Bay, Sierra Leone, Wyoming, ON, Nova Scotia and Dutton MI. She has taught any grade from first grade to high school English and economics. She grew up in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia and met her husband when going to Sierra Leone and came to Michigan... Read More →

Friday October 25, 2024 10:10am - 11:10am PDT
146 Choir room, 1st floor

Session

Audience 1st - 3rd
Subject Early Childhood Education
Area Writing