Event Recap: Celebration of Teaching & Learning
Posted by Rachel
March 10, 2010, 6:31 pm
On Saturday, March 6th, the LinkEd team headed over to the Hilton New York Hotel to attend the 5th annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning, the nation's premiere professional development conference for educators. Over 8,500 educators from across the country attended this year - wow!
The highlights of the day were Marc Brackett's workshop on emotional literacy in schools, watching Bobby McFerrin perform (amazing!), and watching Queen Latifah moderate a panel of high school students. We also enjoyed walking through the exhibitor hall and talking with all the different education vendors. The exhibitor hall had everything from SmartBoard karaoke to live reptiles to free giveaways.
A low point of the day was a panel on teacher quality and evaluation. Expecting a lively debate that included Randi Weingarten and Linda Darling-Hammond, we were disappointed to find that both women had backed out of participating at the last minute. The panel combined with the warmth of the room had multiple people in the audience falling asleep.
Check out some photos from the day!
Queen Latifah and the panel of 5 high school students and 1 college student
Bobby McFerrin got the audience to sing with him in his performance, which was done entirely a cappella.
A mother/daughter pair enjoy the exhibitor hall
This year the Celebration had over 8,500 attendees!
