Laurie Donovan
Laurie was a District 10 M&R Teacher for 3 years, then created IEPs & behaviour support plans as Elsipogtog Resource Program Coordinator for 15 years. She also served as School Crisis Response Coordinator, Transition Plan Coordinator, FASD team Education Consultant, Health & Wellness team member, & coordinated many external student support services. Currently she teaches at Natoaganeg FN School.
Critical Thinking and Learning Strategies: Achieve Your Potential!
Discuss A-Z "how-to" strategies to analyze information, evaluate ideas, and make effective choices and decisions in this fast-paced, interactive workshop. Sue and Laurie will share several highly effective critical thinking strategies, followed by small group brainstorming of additional strategies. Then enjoy a scavenger hunt of ways to teach, practice, and apply critical thinking strategies in Pre-K to grade 8 or high school-adult groups, using Sue's educational workbooks Think or Sink: Strategies for Successful Learning and Strategic Questions: Seeds for Effective Decision Making. Conclude with "Give one, get one" idea sharing to gain participants' ideas for your individual questions about thinking and learning instruction. The group's ideas will be compiled and emailed to participants, giving you a "toolbox" of strategies for helping students become critical thinkers and self-directed learners!
Positive Thinking: Mind-Growth Strategies to Soar With Your Strengths!
In this fast-paced workshop participants will discuss strategies to help students discover personal and career abilities to guide their growth and success in careers and life as well as strategies to overcome life obstacles. Sue and Laurie will overview highly effective mind-growth strategies followed by small group brainstorming of participants' favorite practices. More strategies will be introduced through a scavenger hunt for ways to teach, practice and apply positive thinking strategies, using Sue's educational workbooks, How to Achieve My Dreams! and Life Choices: Using My Mind, Heart, Body and Soul to Guide My Journey. Then enjoy a quick jigsaw discussion of participants' mind-growth teaching and life experiences. The group's ideas will be compiled and emailed to participants, giving you a "toolbox" of strategies for helping students develop individual aspirations and potential to soar with their strengths!