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Northwest
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Professional Development and Personal Renewal for Educators Who Want to Think for Themselves |
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Northwest
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Testimonials...
“At NWTC you learn differently—from people who
live it, too. You take it in on every
level—through your eyes, your ears, your touch,
your heart. You don’t need to try to ‘remember
stuff’ because it is a part of who you are. It is,
therefore, a part of how you teach.”
"The NWTC community challenged and nurtured me. How often do you get to
use both of those verbs in the same sentence?"
"By the end of camp your slate is so clean – all of the old shellac is
off – it's all stripped away and you're re-energized to start
again with all the original energy." "During
the 4 years I and some of our teachers have attended NWTC, the test scores
in our building have risen by 100 points. I believe a major factor has been
the influence of NWTC and our focus on music, the arts and play. The
increase highlights the fact that not only are these
experiences essential for our students, these experiences do not need to be
forfeited from what we do in school in the name of state standards and
tests."
"I learn to remember that when time and obligations push down and crowd
out possibility and openness in the classroom, I need to fight back, to
protect and coddle them. They're mine to locate and grow."
"You can't talk about
Northwest Teachers Conference without including the playfulness and the singing – and the many ways
it celebrates 'teacherness'." “One of the things I like best is that
NWTC—from invitation to implementation to
immersion—gives permission for metaphors to
wander. I like that I get to think how I think. It
seems simple but it really isn’t.”
"When people ask why I go to NWTC year after
year, I tell them it is because I know I will be
challenged and accepted, humbled and inspired and most of
all, respected. No other conference I have ever been to respects me
as a learner like NWTC does. I caution people that
NWTC isn't for everyone, just for those who really want to delve deeper into
the abstracts of their teaching, and not just be spoonfed ideas like at most
conferences." We find that the best way to find out about NWTC is to talk with past participants. Here are some who would be happy to be contacted: Debbie Handy —
email Bonnie Baer-Simmahk — email Ellen Johnson —
email Jan Denney —
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