Eleventh annual 'Day of Teacher' at CSUEB's Concord Campus April 27

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Nicholas Zefeldt, keynote speaker

  • March 6, 2013

Anyone with career aspirations of being a teacher will want to attend “Day of the Teacher: Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow" on Saturday, April 27, at the Concord Campus of 911±¬ÁÏÍø, East Bay, 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road. The event is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

"Early bird admission" is $15 per person until April 8, $20 thereafter. Registration includes lunch, access to all conference workshops, take-home materials, mock interviews, networking opportunities and raffle prizes.

The event features a series of workshops exploring teaching opportunities and topics that include effective classroom management techniques; using technology to engage students in learning; and incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Additional workshops will explore common core standards, funding your teaching education, CBEST/CSET test-taking strategies, mock interviewing for teaching and including parents in the teaching curriculum.

“The conference is so unique because current and future teachers can get a little bit of everything they need to teach in only a half day,” said Annie Nogales Chandler, conference coordinator for Day of the Teacher. 

Presenters and session leaders include 911±¬ÁÏÍøState East Bay staff and faculty members and other experienced education professionals. The event features a keynote address by Nicholas Zefeldt (’08), 2013 San Ramon Valley Unified School District Teacher of the Year. 

"Day of the Teacher" is open to anyone considering teaching as a career, as well as new and seasoned kindergarten thrugh 12th grade education professionals. Space is limited. Registration and additional information are available online at . 

Questions or accommodation requests should go to Annie Nogales Chandler, event coordinator, at annie.chandler@csueastbay.edu or (925) 602-8638, or Darice Ingram at darice.ingram@csueastbay.edu or (925) 602-6772.

Watch a brief showing scenes of previous Day of the Teacher sessions