Wow! This conference was outstanding! Rick is dynamic and totally engaging. The ideas and info are already percolating in our 8th grade team. We are planning to try something new, soon.
This was my first time ever being at a NELMS conference and it was a very enjoyable experience. I can't wait to go back to school and share some stuff wth my colleagues and begin planning motivating lessons!
This was the best conference I have ever attended. I can't wait to try the strategies/ideas.
Engaging students in curriculum and tasks they find irrelevant is always a challenge. Differentiated instruction, however, offers clear avenues for students to find meaning in what and how they are taught, which is a key factor in human motivation. Join us for an intense two-day seminar on motivating young adolescents and the differentiation practices that engage them in meaningful work. We'll also look at specific teaching scenarios from real classrooms and form constructive, differentiated responses to each one, and we'll explore multiple ways to change the nature of regular classroom content and tasks for advanced students. The latest cognitive science insights as they apply to middle level teaching and student motivation will be included. No background in differentiated instruction is needed, but we invite those with differentiation experiences to share freely throughout the seminar. Yes, we'll review some of the basics of DI, but only as they relate to student motivation, and we'll move from there. Provided in the midst of a winter month when motivation fades, this is the perfect catalyst to re-ignite your students and your teaching for the rest of the year. Don't miss it!
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Rick Wormeli brings innovation, energy, validity and high standards to both his presentations, and his instructional practice, including more than 25 years of teaching. He is 2008 Winner of the “NELMS James P. Garvin Distinguished Service Award” and a regular columnist for the NMSA’s Middle Ground magazine. Rick also hosts a discussion board, DI Is Effective Instruction, on the NELMS web site. He is the author of the award-winning book, Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle Level Teacher, as well as the best-selling books, Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle Level Teachers, Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Assessment and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom, Differentiation: From Planning to Practice, Grades 6-12 all four from NMSA and Stenhouse Publishers. His newest book, Metaphors and Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching any Subject, is for sale in the NELMS bookstore as well.
With his substantive presentations, sense of humor, and unconventional approaches, he’s been asked to present nationally and internationally. He lives in Herndon, Virginia with his wife and two high school age children.