2024 ‘S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching’ workshop offered to Maine educators

Jessica Anderson of “Count ME In” will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual “S-T-R-E-T-C-H  your Teaching” workshop to be held Saturday, April 6  at the United Technologies Center Maine in Bangor from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Anderson’s presentation is “Attendance Matters,” during which she will address the  current challenges around student attendance and strategies to combat them.

Educators from all parts of Maine are invited to attend this workshop, which is sponsored by Maine State  Organization of DKG International, a world-wide professional organization dedicated to providing professional  development and personal growth for educators. In addition to the timely topic of student attendance, workshop coordinators are very excited to offer eleven break-out sessions from which participants may choose during this day-long workshop. The overarching goal is to help teachers S-T- R-E-T-C-H their thinking by learning new strategies to help students be more successful. Experts in their fields will present on the following  topics: family communication, community relationships, positive behavior management, early literacy/the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, art/history collaboration, school gardens, AI, music/movement, extended  learning opportunities, STEM projects, and book banning. 

Those presenting from this area include Sarah Wentworth from Greenville Consolidated School and Teresa  Brzustowicz and Hannah Farrar from Dexter Regional High School,  

The low registration fee of $45 includes snacks, lunch, door prizes, and 5.5 Contact Hours. College students  can attend for only $15. Registrations are due by March 22 for those who would like lunch. 

The registration packet may be found on the web at Maine State Organization of DKG International, PD  Opportunities, dkgmaine.weebly.com.