Larry Bell

2009 OEA Convention October 15 Tulsa Convention Center

Presenter

Larry Bell Educational Consultant, Motivational Speaker & Author Larry Bell is a 25 year veteran in education. Fifteen of those years were spent as a classroom teacher where he was nominated for the National Agnes Mayer Outstanding Teacher Award. Larry Bell has been the keynote speaker at many conferences across the country such as the National ASCD Conference, the National Association of Multicultural Education Conference, numerous state NEA affiliates and hundreds of local and regional conferences. Larry, who taught at Gar-field High School, a school with over 3,000 students speaking 36 different languages, was recognized for his innovative classroom strategies that allowed his so called “Tough Kids” as well as his “Gifted and Talented” to excel! For seven years, Larry Bell served as the Supervisor of Multicultural Education for Prince William County which meant providing hands-on workshops for teachers and students in 67 schools with 3000+ teachers and 50,000 students. Larry’s efforts in this position were recognized when he was given a $550,000 grant by the federal government to pilot his ideas in 1996, and again when he was selected as the Mary Hatwood Futrell Award winner by the Virginia Education Association in 1998. He was also invited, and traveled, to South Africa to share ideas in 1996. Larry, a Citadel graduate, is now a full time consultant who owns his own company. http://www.larry-bell.com/

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http://www.okea.org/convention/index.html



For additional information on booth rental at the 2009 OEA Convention please contact Maureen Peters at 800.522.8091 or at mpeters@okea.org.



Admission free with your OEA membership.
Non-members - $25

Fall Conference Update

SOEA Fall Conference Update Just wanted to send an update and remind you that the fall conference is coming up this Saturday and there is still time to register! There will be some GREAT breakout sessions and AWESOME door prizes as always!! SOEA State Fall Conference: Oct3, 8:30-3:30 at UCO in Edmond. Sign up with Mrs. Rogers, NB1046. Car pooling available. It is free to SOEA members. There will be door prizes, free lunch, and great workshops: True Colors, grant writing, member benefits, special education, and classroom management. I hope everyone can make it! If you have any questions you can e-mail the State SOEA officers at studentoea@gmail.com The options to register are: You can sign up with Mrs. Rogers by Tuesday (Sept 29) or Wednesday to Friday go by Mrs. Mott's office NB1012. Fill out the form there and she will fax it in for you (please sign up no later than 3pm on Friday Oct 2) You must be a member of SOEA to attend the conference free. If you are not a member you can go by Mrs. Roger's office to join, go to www.okea.org to join, or you can join at the conference. The Dues are $35: 25 state and 10 local.

You can find more information and the registration sheet here: http://www.okea.org/student/conference.html

PLUS check out this:

check it out RSU-CU SOEA on the web: http://www.okea.org/student/rsu.html


OEA: Cameron/RSU Chapter of SOEA
Source: www.okea.org
The Cameron/RSU chapter of SOEA was formed in the Fall of 2007. Since that time, the chapter has grown in numbers and has participated in campus service projects as well as providing professional related programs to SOEA members.

Update

Well our Book and Bake sale went great! Thanks to all of your who came by, donated, and helped out with it.

The next event will be the SOEA State Fall Conference: Oct3, 8:30-3:30 at UCO in Edmond. Sign up with Mrs. Rogers. Car pooling will be formed. It is free to SOEA members. There will be door prizes, free lunch, and great workshops: true colors, grant writing, member benefits, special education, and classroom management. I hope to see you there!

Up coming events:
Past, Present, and Future-Bob Travis-NB1068 at 4pm-Oct 22 (refreshments and door prizes)

CEC invites you to their meeting on Oct 28 at 4:30, there will be a guest speaker from ACI-place TBA (maybe CETES)-watch for flyers. for more information on ACI: http://www.autism-concepts.com/index.html

Student Teacher Panel: Nov 10 at 4 NB 1068 (refreshments and door prizes)

Community service and spring bookmark to come, keep an eye and ear out for these up coming events and information.

Remember the Early Bird Special (35 dues and 5 shirt or just 35 for no shirt) l is coming to an end on Sept 30. Oct 1, the dues will be 35 and shirt 10. If you just want a shirt it is 10. Old shirt from past years $5.

The shirts have arrived. Pass the word on!

Don't forget your membership card and calendar when you join.

Thanks to all who have attended our meeting and joined!

Start up of 2009-2010

Plans 2009-2010

I hope this finds you having a great fall semester so far.

A word from your CUSOEA President and state OEA Delegate: As a state officer I met with the others Saturday to finish up plans for the fall conference. I hope you are able to go, it will be a good one. We have and are still working hard on the meeting. It is October 3 at 8 to 3:30 at UCO! There will be break out sessions over true colors, classroom management, special education, grants, and member benefits! Sign up with Mrs. Rogers if you want to go and if you want to car pool! It is paid for if you are a member! Lots of door prizes, information,people to meet, and lunch provided!

Early Bird Special
The Early Bird Special is going on now. You can join for $40: (dues) $35 and get a shirt for $5 (now until Sept 30). Starting Oct 1, 2009 the price will be $45 (dues 35 and shirt $10). Stop by Mrs. Rogers office to join or go to www.okea.org/student and join, then print out a form to show Mrs. Rogers you joined so you can get your shirt for $5.

Dates to mark:

• OGET/OSAT/OPTE Prep: Sept 8, 09 4-6pm in NB1068
  
• September SOEA Meeting
  CU campus, CETES Conference
  Wednesday, September 9 at 2:00pm
• SOEA Book and Bake Sale
  CU Campus, NB North Lobby
  Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday Sept 16 at 9am-1pm
• Fall Conference: 8-3:30 at UCO Oct 3, 2009
  
• SOEA Speaker: Bob Travis
  Nance Boyer 1068
  Thursday, October 22 at 3:30pm
• Student Teacher Panel: NB1068 Nov 10 @ 4pm
• Spring Conference: March 5-6, 2010 TBA
  

First Year Teachers:

SOEA members who are now teaching and going to join OEA make sure to go to okea.org go to student box and get the rebate application!

Emails and sites to keep:

soea_cameron@hotmail.com
studentoea@gmail.com (state)
www.studentoea.tumblr.com (state)
CUSOEA is on facebook and myspace!
www.okea.org/student
www.nea.org

If you see Mrs. Rogers or an officer tell them THANK-YOU for all their hard work they had done so far for the fall semester. (post from May shows the officers if you have not heard who they are yet)

Tips for the Year

Tips for the Year:
From the neatoday go! magazine Fall 2009: August/September issue
First Day To-Do’s:
1. Suit up
a. Don’t dress to look like them or one of their friends.
b. Kids notice dress
2. Smile
a. Greet them
b. Shake their hands, smile, show some enthusiasm
3. Set the Rules
a. Veteran teachers agree that four or five basic rules work
b. Let the kids decide and have ownership
c. Once rules have been created go over each and talk about what that might include or look like
4. Make a friend
5. Write it all down
6. Start a feel-good file (Why I am a Teacher folder)
7. Have questions or need more advise visit: www.nea.org/help
What’s in my Bag?

1. NEA /OEA membership card
2. A notepad that makes carbonless copies when you can’t get to the copier machine.
3. A grading scale
4. Colored pens
5. A digital camera (if have permission to use)
6. Flash drive
7. A flashlight
8. magnets
9. stain-remover sticks
10. a tool belt: stapler, big marker, needle nose pliers, pencil, string/thread, stapler remover, tape, scissors
11. www.nea.org/mybag
Websites
www.kmart.com/teachers
www.moneyskills.org
www.practicalmoneyskills.c

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www.nea.org/homevisits
www.google.com
www.schooltube.com
http://twitterforteachers.wetpaint.com
http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com
http://schools-wikipedia.org
www.nea.org/groups
www.near.org/freetech
www.neafoundations.org
www.target.com/fieldtrips