All the World's A Stage
Alpha Rho State Convention
May 1-3, 2009The following information is also in the Winter Oregon Trail
Pre-Convention Tours Printable list: .pdf .doc
Friday, May 1
12:00-7:00 Registration
1:00-5:00 Tours
3:00-6:45 Silent Auction
3:00-6:45 Hospitality Room
Dinner on your own
7:00-8:30 Opening Ceremony
8:30-9:00 Art of Finance
9:00-9:30 Standing Rules Preview
9:00-9:30 Alpha Rosies Rehearsal
9:00-10:30 Hospitality RoomSaturday, May 2
Breakfast on your own
6:30-8:15 Hospitality Room
7:00-7:45 Tai Chi
7:00-12:00 Registration
7:00-8:15 Silent Auction
8:30-11:15 Workshops
11:45-1:30 Birthday Luncheon
1:30-3:30 General Session Society Business
State Officer Elections
3:30-4:45 Northwest Regional Planning
3:30-4:45 Taste of Southern Oregon
3:30-6:00 Silent Auction
4:45 Rehearsal for Installation
5:00-6:15 Hospitality Room
5:00-6:00 Alpha Rosies Rehearsal
6:45 Installation of Officers
7:00 Rose Banquet
After dinner Silent Auction – Pick up baskets
After dinner Reception – HospitalitySunday, May 3
7:00-7:45 Hospitality Room
7:00-7:45 Tai Chi
7:30-8:00 Remembrance Rehearsal
8:00-8:30 Remembrance Ceremony
8:30-9:00 Executive Board Meeting Voting members are:
Elected State Officers and
All Chapter Presidents.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
9:00-11:00 Friendship Breakfast
Saturday Workshops
The Information Session
Autism from an Intervention PerspectiveDolores Holmes Scheelen has a private practice in Medford , specializing in consultation and training for issues related to autism and other developmental disorders. She received her MS in Special Education from the University of Oregon . She has over forty years experience as a trainer, teacher, and consultant working with children with special needs and their families.
Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?
Jean Fairbairn presents an opportunity to learn how to take charge of your family’s inheritance. You can make some of these important decisions while you are still in charge and it doesn’t take a lawyer and legal fees to make them happen. Participants will learn how to designate gifts to identified receivers with an acceptable process and forms.
Staging for Success: Mentoring New Teachers
Teaching is a class act! Whether you are new to teaching, well into your career, or a retired educator, this workshop offers insight. Find out what mentoring can do for new educators through this presentation by Peggy Cowens and Stacey Jones.
Peggy Cowens is a veteran elementary teacher from Three Rivers School District , on special assignment with the Southern Oregon Education Service District. Using the Formative Assessment System model from the New Teacher Center in Santa Cruz , she supports teachers using tools tied to Professional Teaching Standards. Peggy is a National Board Certified Teacher and the current president of Omega Chapter.
Make-It-and-Take-It Session
Writing Your Memoirs
Mary Knowland-Palmer knows that each of us has a long life full of stories that need to be told. What better way to connect with our selves, our students, and our families than to share what we have learned and experienced. Mary grew up on one of America ’s last homesteads in the Klamath and Tule Lake Basins . Most of her teaching years were spent in small schools, but don’t let that fool you. She is up on the latest research, the best teaching practices, and favorite books for all ages. Mary currently works for the Southern Oregon ESD as a Writing Specialist and is a Co-director for the Oregon Writing Project at SOU.
How to Start Your Genealogy Project
Charleen Brown, a former classroom teacher and principal from the Eagle Point School District , and a DKG member since 1974, will show how to begin researching your family’s life history.
This session will include:
- How to fill out an Ancestor Chart
- Where to look for information
- How to use the Family Group Sheet
- Types of documentation
Charleen has been President of the Rogue Valley Genealogy Society since 1999, and has been teaching beginning genealogy since 1995.
The Move It Session
Stage CombatJonathan Toppo has been an actor with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 19 years. He has recently been appointed as the Resident Fight Director after serving 12 years as Assistant Fight Director. In his workshop on “Theatrical Stage Combat” he will discuss the process as well as demonstrate the various techniques used to bring stage fights from the script to the stage. This morning you will be given the opportunity to try a few sword-fighting moves with fellow Delta Kappa Gamma members!
Marimbas
Jan Christensen is a music specialist with Ashland School District and has worked in various schools for 16 years. She has also taught at Southern Oregon University. Jan is the director of the Mwedzi Wagara Cultural Arts Center in Ashland . It is dedicated to the study of Zimbabwean musical arts and the support of Zimbabwean children through educational scholarships. Jan now teaches at the Center and at Helman Elementary School . After a slide show on beautiful Zimbabwe , she will be joined by her middle school group, “Kudakuba,” for a demonstration of this uplifting music. At the end of the presentation, you will be able to try out the marimbas for yourself!
Salsa Dancing
Ashley Jensen of Ashland completed a 10-month renovation of the historic building on 4 th and B Street in Ashland and opened her new dance studio in November of 2008. She calls it “The Studio.” She will present a brief history of dance, an overview of the other dances offered – Salsa and West Coast Swing and will, with some of her dance students, demonstrate the art of the Argentine Tango. Then it will be your turn to give this lively dance a try!
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