Geary County USD 475 is working to stay competitive by providing professional development to help teachers become more effective in the classroom as well better engage students in this new technological age.

On Monday, December 5th the District will host its annual Learning Fair at Junction City Middle School.

The opening session is from 8:00 am until 9:15 am and features keynote speaker AJ Juliani. Juliani will speak on LAUNCH into Design Thinking: How to Bring Out the Maker in Every Student.

“Creative work can be hard. It can be challenging. It can sometimes be overwhelming to try and plan and incorporate into the classroom. Yet, we know our students are going to have to be more creative than ever to successfully thrive in today’s world. This talk shares how design thinking can provide a structure for creative teaching and learning, and how this process can empower our students to do remarkable work inside our schools right now,” states AJ.

After the opening session there will be a breakout session from 9:30 until 10:20 am where participants can choose one course to attend such as Supporting Literacy Skills with Adobe Spark Tools, Digital Literacy for the 21st Century Classroom or Mental Health 101.

A second Keynote speak, Mark Reardon, will speak from 10:30 to 11:30 am on When Beliefs Meet Reality.

After lunch participants will partake in more educational sessions and classes including the option of a “hands on” session.

Learning opportunities will continue until 4:00 pm.