Institute for Innovative Teaching
Welcome!
Founded in the spring of 2023, the SNU Institute for Innovative Teaching bridges education's theoretical and practical aspects. With a team of seasoned educational leaders, the institute is committed to transforming Christian education.
The institute offers workshops and training in Project-Based Learning, Design Thinking, and Social-Emotional Learning. It integrates these methodologies in training sessions and undergraduate and graduate programs, always viewed through a biblical lens.
The Lab School Mindset
This talk focuses on sharing how the Lab School applies educational best practices.
Referenced:
Daniel Pink - Intrinsic Motivation
Carolyn Dweck - Growth Mindset
Project Based Learning
This talk will focus on how the Lab School uses the design thinking process beginning with empathy to connect with an iterative human-centered design approach that gives students the freedom to practice applying a growth mindset as they develop grit and persistence.
Social Emotional Learning
This talk will focus on the areas we assess as it relates to applying the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
Professional Development Conference Schedule - April 15, 2024
Our Schedule
9:00 am - Opening Session (Sanctuary)
Keynote: Bringing Joy Back Into Teaching Literacy!
Presenter: Beverly A. DeVries
10:00 am - Breakout Session 1
Social Emotional Learning (Fellowship Hall)
Presenter: Ron Titus, SNU School of Education
Movement in the Classroom (Devotions Room)
Presenter: Misty Henry, SNU School of Education
Content Area Reading Strategies (Media Center)
Presenter: Brett Bradley, SNU School of Education
PreK - 2nd Grade Panel Discussion (Sanctuary)
Presenters: Andrea Guy, Principal, SNU Lab School
Derek Glenn, Dean of Students, SNU Lab School
PreK Classroom Strategies
Presenters: Madelyn Campbell, Angela Bumpus
& Diana Anthony (In Classroom last 30 minutes)
Kindergarten Classroom Strategies
Presenter: Kim Adams (In Classroom last 30 minutes)
Lower Primary Classroom Strategies (Grades 1 & 2)
Presenters: Gina McGarry, Kimberly Jones,
& Lacy Powell (In Classroom last 30 minutes)
11:00 am - Breakout Session 2
Social Emotional Learning (Fellowship Hall)
Presenter: Ron Titus, SNU School of Education
Movement in the Classroom (Devotions Room)
Presenter: Misty Henry, SNU School of Education
Content Area Reading Strategies (Media Center)
Presenter: Brett Bradley, SNU School of Education
3rd - 8th Grade Panel Discussion (Sanctuary)
Presenters: Andrea Guy, Principal, SNU Lab School
Derek Glenn, Dean of Students, SNU Lab School
Upper Primary Classroom Strategies (Grades 3-5)
Presenters: Alexis Bowen, Erica Downey,
& Dawn Thompson (In Classroom last 30 minutes)
Middle School Classroom Strategies (Grades 6-8)
Presenters: Rachel Guidotti, Cambra Strawn,
& Kaleb Dye (In Classroom last 30 minutes)
12:00 pm - Lunch (Provided by Chick-fil-A)
1:00 pm - Breakout Session 3
Using Mentor Text to Teach the 6 + 1 Writing Traits
(PreK - 2nd in Sanctuary) - Presenter: Beverly A. DeVries
Oklahoma A+ (3rd - 8th) (Fellowship Hall)
Presenter: University of Central Oklahoma
2:00 pm - Breakout Session 4
Using Mentor Text to Teach the 6 + 1 Writing Traits
(3rd - 8th in Sanctuary) - Presenter: Beverly A. DeVries
Oklahoma A+ (PreK - 2nd) (Fellowship Hall)
Presenter: University of Central Oklahoma
3:00 pm - Closing Remarks (Sanctuary)