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On Saturday, March 24, the Price School of
Education Alumni Association of Reinhardt College hosted its
fourth annual Alumni Connections Conference for local educators
and alumni. The on-campus event was well attended by nearly 70
people, and although it was open to all educators, it also
served as a way to foster connections among education alumni and
current Reinhardt students.
“I think it’s wonderful to see our alumni
interact with our student teachers and those connections being
formed,” Harriett A. Lindsey, associate professor of education
at Reinhardt and a member of the conference’s planning
committee, said. “We certainly don’t limit the workshop to
alumni, but it is mostly alumni taking part.
“This is more than just a conference. It’s
more like a family reunion of our graduates with presently
enrolled students. It’s fun, along with being informative.”
The planning committee also included two
Price School of Education alumni – Letitia Cline, principal at
Boston Elementary School in Woodstock, Ga., and Susan Buice, an
English teacher at Cherokee High School in Canton, Ga.
Following an opening session in the Hoke
O’Kelley Auditorium, 30-minute breakout sessions were held on a
variety of educational topics. Among the outstanding list of
presenters was Reinhardt Assistant Professor of Physical
Education Dr. Ronald T. Akers, along with recent College alumni
Jacob Griffith and Jillian Nichols. Griffith is a teacher and
head of the Social Studies Department at Teasley Middle School
in Canton while
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Price School of Education alumni Jacob Griffith (top) and
Jillian Nichols returned to campus as presenters at the
Connections Conference held March 24. Griffith teaches at
Teasley Middle School and Nichols at Boston Elementary School,
both in Cherokee County. |
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Nichols teaches second graders at Boston
Elementary. Other presenters, including several from
Cherokee County and Cartersville City schools, talked about
different issues facing today’s educators.
“Jacob Griffith’s presentation, ‘A Survival
Guide for First-Year Teachers,’ is valuable information for our
student teachers and Jillian Nichols’ presentation on
‘Differentiated Instruction’ is also very valuable,” Lindsey
stated.
One attendee at the conference was
Reinhardt senior Emilie Heard, a middle grades education major
who is currently student teaching before graduating in May.
“There’s a lot of interesting information here,” she said.
“I’ve gotten some tips in classroom discipline, and just tips to
help first-year teachers from teachers who have already been
through that.” |
