10 – 12 p.m.

Workshop: How “Making” transforms the learning experience – Room 304
Abstract: Students learn best when they can apply principles and concepts. Educating through the process of designing and making an object, product or project taps into the natural curiosity and drive that exists in all children. Making Education nurtures and promotes the growth of this type of learning. We will share some examples of how to incorporate the “maker” mindset into the classroom.
Tanya Hyman and Christy Robinson, Southeast Makers Alliance/MakeEdu

Workshop: Place-Based Education: Building on Familiar Landscapes and Exploring Giant Traveling Maps -Room 002A
Abstract: Utilizing existing knowledge and sense of place can increase student engagement and comprehension across disciplines. This presentation will feature activities that integrate place-based approaches as related to programs coordinated through the Georgia Geographic Alliance (including the use of the Giant Traveling Map of Georgia) as sponsored by National Geographic.
Christy Visaggi, Jeremy Diem, Brianna Galbreath, Ashley Little, Grace Packard, Allison McCallum

Workshop: Using Participatory Action Research to Support Equity, Community Partnering & Inclusion at GSU – Room 002C
Abstract: This workshop will present student research findings (using PAR) and will include “hands-on” examination of an interactive Community Tool Kit that models how to implement social justice-oriented community partnering. Participants will be engaged in thinking critically about race, bias, equity, inclusion and what social justice means to students. Via these three engagements with the GSU project supported by Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, participants will experience various examples of the importance and relevance of community partnering and social justice for student success at GSU. The workshop objectives include: demonstrating what social justice and student success mean to GSU students; presenting recommendations to address equity and inclusion and GSU; sharing examples of professional and personal development among students, faculty and community participants—all of whom would benefit from these sessions.
Joyce King, Valora Richardson and Tiffany Green-Abdullah, Georgia State University

12: 15- 1: 15 p.m. LUNCH

1:30- 3:30 p.m.

Workshop: It Takes A Village to Transform Lives: A Community of Believers Catalyzing Truth in Action
– Room 002A
Abstract: In this workshop, attendees will engage in storytelling and create drawings on It Takes a Village. Through listening and questioning, attendees will discover the work of a community-based research project in Atlanta. Community presenters will lead attendees to discuss how they can replicate this project in schools and communities.
Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Ewa McGrail and Ethan Tinh Trinh, Georgia State University; CiCi Ross, Rakellah, Cynthia Prince, Quannessia Starling and Montrell Starling, Seven Courts

Workshop: “In-The-Classroom” Training: Career Exploration for Adult Basic Education Students – Room 002B
Abstract: This workshop aims to illustrate how project-based work sessions can be to support students enrolled in GED programs in the discovery of emerging career opportunities. Pentorship is a social enterprise working to make soft skills learning experiences more equitable for incarcerated learners and similar populations. The organization has recently partnered with the Atlanta Public Schools Adult Education Division to offer a series of career discovery workshops for GED students. These sessions are designed to allow students to work collaboratively to solve a fiction problem to discover which skills they already possess related specific emerging roles. The purpose of the session is to share observations from the workshop series and provide attendees with a template for use in their organizations. The target audience for this workshop is Adult Based Education teachers, career counselors, any instructor working to promote 21st Century skills development for adult learners.
Kristen Daniel and Tiffany McBean, Pentorship

Workshop: Supporting Students Through Teacher Health, Well-Being, and Self-Care – Room 002C
Abstract: Teacher resilience and stress management skills are paramount in the success of students. This Discovery Workshop will engage participants in self-directed stress management strategies they can use to not only bolster their health, but also prepare them to engage colleagues in meaningful mindful practices and wellness techniques.
Melanie Blinder, Brandi Ansley and Kris Varjas, Georgia State University

Workshop: The Kilgore Music Program: Mentoring, Teaching and Inspiring Atlanta to be Lifelong Musicians (3rd Annual Convening) – Room 304
Abstract: This workshop/convening will outline current issues facing music education on local, regional, national and international levels. We will present what KMF has done over the last year, including showcasing some of our local and international partners. In addition, we will introduce our board and discuss ways we can work together to respond to “holes” in our music education approaches (e.g. role of music education in supporting the social-emotional health of our children and communities. All interested in volunteering/partnering with KMF are invited to come out and learn more. Ryan Kilgore, Joe Baily, Kilgore Music FoundationSunday October 29, 2017