Special thanks to all of the presenters and participants at our Teacher Conference on January 24!!! What a pleasure to spend the day with so many talented and innovative individuals. Teachers met up with old friends and forged new connections as they listened and learned from their peers. We appreciate the time and dedication everyone devoted to making this day such a huge success!
Enjoy a selection of photos taken at the conference courtesy of Stacey Carman (LREC).
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The second annual LREC Teacher Conference, held at Missouri Botanical Garden, gets underway.
Keynote speaker Laura Johnson (Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School) focuses on the importance of Nature Play.
John Roberts and Katie Mohler (Covenant Christian School) lead a discussion on their experiences with successful outdoor learning.
Robin Wellman and Jen Bartin (Keysor Elementary) present Monarch Madness.
Sacred Heart Villa teachers (Sr. Bridget Smith, Peggy Knock, Stacey Hulsey and Ellen Cibulka) present on how outdoor learning has transformed their school.
Such a great group of teachers and community partners!
STEAM practices are modeled during the Novel Engineering session.
Brendan Kearney (Glenridge Elementary) and Linda Benken (Oak Hill School) choose materials to use.
Kim Breckenridge (Rohan Woods School) holds up a seed mix for everyone to see.
A lively roundtable discussion on partnering with teachers at other schools led by Mary Waskow (Ritenour Gifted) and Lizzie Berkowitz (Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School).
Linda Kram (Kol Rinah ECC), Catherine Richards (Buder Elementary) and Bob Coulter (LREC Director) collaborate to discuss MIT's Learning Creative Learning online course focusing on the 4 P's.
The 4 P's - projects, passion, peers, and play - at work.