Bernie Schein, the school principal in Pat Conroy’s best seller, The Water is Wide, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Impacting Student Learning Partner School Conference on Saturday, March 14, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in University Hall.
Mr. Schein, an author, educational consultant, and 40-year educator, has written numerous articles and essays that have been published in Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Weekly, Creative Loafing, and the Mississippi Educational Advance. His most recent book, If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love
, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School Kids, will be released this September. His previous book, Open Classrooms in the Middle School, which he co-authored with his wife, Martha, was a featured selection of the Educators’ Book Club. Mr. Schein has been featured in Newsweek and on the cover of Atlanta Magazine.
As a consultant, he has shared his views on everything from the shortcomings of the SAT and No Child Left Behind to the need for students to be emotionally open and aware before true learning can take place. Mr. Schein holds a master of education degree from Harvard University, with an emphasis in educational psychology.
“Participants will find helpful tools for implementing new ideas and innovative methods for all students of diverse needs, grade levels, and areas of academic preparation,” says Mr. Ronnie Harrison, conference coordinator and assistant professor in ASU’s Department of Teacher Education.
More than fifty sessions will be presented at the conference by partner school teachers and ASU students as they address issues relevant to student achievement. Among the topics to be discussed are diversity in the classroom, surviving parent conferences, current trends in education, and interactive notebooks.
Special sessions will be provided by the McDuffie Environmental Educational Center, the Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy, and the National Science Centers-Fort Discovery.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. in the atrium of University Hall. The conference is free and open to the public. For more information, call Mr. Harrison in Augusta State’s teacher education department at 706-667-4500.
Feb 9, 2009
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