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2   Hello, NEOEA!
    By Rob McFee, NEOEA President
      I hope this summer you have been able to find time for self-care, time to recharge your batteries, and time

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    for you to reflect on what we have learned and how it will affect our classrooms as we move forward. One way
    to accomplish these things is to meet with some of your peers on NEOEA Day!
      NEOEA Day has been a signature event in Northeastern Ohio for many years, this year’s NEOEA Day will be
                          October 8th. NEOEA’s goal is to provide members with current, relevant opportunities that

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                          can lift all of us up either professionally or personally. Now more than ever, our members
                          can use this opportunity to explore some of the incredible offerings that our committee has
                          put together for them. In response to the current Pandemic, some of our sessions this year
                          will be virtual, including the annual Negotiations Conference. Hopefully this option will

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                          create the opportunity for many of you to attend, especially those of you who maybe have
                          never considered joining us on NEOEA Day!
                             I urge you to take a look at the many opportunities in this catalogue. Educators work so
                          hard but rarely do we get to pick a day to do something that is our choice. I hope you can
                          use this day to join a session and do something for you!
Join us for NEOEA Day on Friday, October 8, 2021!
Using This Catalog
NEOEA Day represents your dues dollars at work: those dollars pay for the Children. We asked chairpersons to identify “family-friendly”           p r o -
preparation, production, and distribution of this catalog, and some            grams that would be appropriate for children 12 and above
programs receive grants paid from your dues dollars. Attending NEOEA Day       accompanied by parents or guardians. Most programs are designed for
programs, most of which provide growth opportunities at lower-than-usual       an adult audience, but some programs are thoroughly appropriate for
prices, is an excellent way to get some of your NEOEA dues dollars back!       and enjoyable by children. By NEOEA policy, “the presence or absence
                                                                               of children at any NEOEA Day program will be at the discretion of the
Organization. This catalog is divided into three main sections:
                                                                               person or persons planning the program.” Children are not permitted at
           professional development (pages 1-4);
                                                                               NEOEA Day programs unless the program description uses the family-
           leadership development (back cover).
                                                                               friendly logo or otherwise states that children are permitted to attend; if
           personal development (page 5).
                                                                               you have any questions about bringing children to the program you plan
   “Professional development” refers to things that make us more effective     to attend, please contact the chairperson.
   on the job. This was one of the original purposes of our organization Professional Development Credit. Since implementing local professional
   when it was founded as NEOTA back in 1869, and it still comprises the        development committees (LPDCs), Ohio no longer certifies CEU
   largest portion of our NEOEA Day offerings. “Leadership development”         (continuing education unit) providers. Your LPDC determines whether it
   refers to topics that assist members in advocating for public education      will recognize a particular activity for professional development credit
   and public education employees. “Personal development” refers to             on your own individual professional development plan (IPDP). To
   items intended to enrich the lives of members both on and off the job.       facilitate that process, NEOEA provides presenters with certificates of
Registration. Each program description identifies a chairperson, along with     participation. Presenters distribute those certificates at the end of the
   a phone number for contacting that chairperson and an address for            program; please don't ask for them earlier. You will need to work with
   sending in registration forms and payment. A few programs are                your own LPDC to determine whether a program is appropriate for your
   independently funded so that they have no registration fee; however, all     IPDP, and you will need to comply with any deadlines that your LPDC
   programs require registration. You register for NEOEA Day programs by        may require.
   using the registration form below. Do not send registration forms or fees Virtual Sessions. Sessions marked with a “V” may/will be held virtually.
   to NEOEA; send them to the address listed in the program description.        Please contact the chairperson if you have any questions.
Lunch. Please note luncheon arrangements which will be indicated in the Graduate Credit. For NEOEA members who participate in any NEOEA Day
   program description. Some programs include lunch; some provide a             workshop, one semester hour graduate credit ($180) is available through
   lunch break during which you can eat a “bag lunch” or purchase lunch         Lake Erie College. Registration information and course assignment is
   onsite; others provide a lunch period in which you eat offsite.              available at neoea.org/files/GraduateCredit.pdf.

                                                           NEOEA Day Committee
NEOEA Day is a project of the Board of Directors’ NEOEA Day                   Dennis Lewis, Parma EA-R; Deb Lipnos, Twinsburg EA; Teri
Subcommittee. Members in 2020-21 included Chairperson                         Mackey, Wadsworth EA; Marissa Platton, Austintown EA; Jonetta
Barbara Martini, Champion EA; Sharron Callahan, Cardinal EA;                  Reed, Euclid TA; Jason Scherer, Field Local TA; and Donna Smoot-
Karen Carney, Campbell EA; Julie Garcia, Lorain EA; Marchell                  Walters, Barberton EA-R.
Josie, East Cleveland EA; Sherri Koncilja, Painesville City TA-R;

                                                  NEOEA DAY REGISTRATION FORM
 You must register by mail, email, or web-link. This reservation form must be used for registration for your NEOEA Day selection. Please note
 the deadline for each program. Please note if your chosen program requires additional information to be noted on this reservation form.

 Name

 Home address

 Cell phone _______________________________________ School phone

 Email address

 Name of local association

      COST:         Cost of each program is listed in the
                    reservation information. All must pay. $______________ Your grade level is ____________
      Additional fee for non-NEOEA members.                $10.00
      Make payment for non-member fee on a separate check payable to NEOEA.

 Make reservation fee payable to the person indicated in the workshop reservation information. Send both checks (if you are a non-member)
 to the address indicated in the reservation information in the program of your choice.

 Name and code number of the session you will attend _______________________________________________________________________

                  Mail or email this form to the address listed in the reservation information of the workshop you have chosen.
                                               DO NOT MAIL REGISTRATION FORMS TO NEOEA.

      Published by the North Eastern Ohio Education Association, 6001 Landerhaven Drive, Suite D, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124-4190
                               neoea.org 216.518.0200 desk@neoea.org www.facebook.com/NEOEA
Join us for NEOEA Day on Friday, October 8, 2021!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
                                                 For further information, contact Chris Meyers   will be a mixture of inside and outside stops.
              THE ARTS                           at chris.meyers@playhousesquare.org or
                                                 216.640.8601. Deadline: Sept. 30, 2021.
                                                                                                 The tour is rain or shine. The tour will be
                                                                                                 approximately two hours long. Bathroom
Program #1                             Central   (Limited to 100 participants.)                  breaks available.
                                                                                                                   RESERVATIONS
     Exploring Karamu House:
        A Cleveland Staple
                                                   ENVIRONMENTAL/                                   Cost: $10 (no lunch break). Make check
                                                                                                 payable to Tours of Cleveland, LLC. Send
   Place: Karamu House, 2355 East 89th           OUTDOOR EDUCATION                               check and registration form to Tours of
Street, Cleveland, OH 44106                                                                      Cleveland, LLC, 3766 W. 132 nd St.,
   Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon                   Program #3                            Central   Cleveland, OH 44111. Or to pay by credit
                                                                                                 card, contact Scott O’Con directly at toursof
   Chairperson: Checole Andrews, NEOEA                   Guided Garden Tour                      c le v e la n d @ g m a i l. c o m . F o r f u r t h e r
Minority Organizing Chairperson
                                                    Place: Bluestone Elementary School,          information, contact Scott O’Con at toursof
                   AGENDA                        1455 East 260th Street, Euclid, OH 44132        cleveland@gmail.com or 216.318.3865.
   Members are more than welcome to bring           Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon                   Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021 (if mailing check) or
friends and family to explore the history of        Chairperson: Melisa Norton, NEOEA            Oct. 7 (if paying by credit card). (Limited to
one of the oldest staples in our local African   Environmental Concerns Chairperson              16 participants per tour.)
American art community. Founded in 1915,
                                                                    AGENDA
Karamu House is a place of joyful gathering
                                                    Join one of our Green School Award           Program #5                                   via Zoom
(the meaning of “Karamu” in Swahili), where
                                                 winners for a tour of the gardens at                Increasing Your Happiness &
people from different races, religions, and
                                                 Bluestone Elementary School. Sue Galandiuk
economic backgrounds come together
                                                 will take you on a tour of their award-                  Let GO of Anxiety
through the arts. Recognized as the oldest
                                                 winning garden. This has the potential to be       Place: Will only be held by
producing African American theatre in the
                                                 a working day, so dress in your gardening       videoconference
nation, Karamu House is continually cited as
                                                                                                                                                    V
                                                 clothes and bring a lunch and work gloves.         Time: 9:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
one of Cleveland’s top four treasures—and
                                                                 RESERVATIONS                       Chairperson: Dr. Constance Longmire
featured in the Smithsonian National
Museum of African American History &                Cost: None (pack your lunch). Send                               AGENDA
Culture and listed on the U.S. National          registration form to Melisa Norton at 10140        Increasing one’s happiness can be done
Register of Historic Places. During our visit    Mulberry Road, Chardon, OH 44024 or email       through the power of a perspective shift .
we will tour the updated facilities and view     to melisalison@gmail.com. For further infor-    That is one skill that this workshop will touch
two original documentaries created by            mation, contact Melisa Norton at melisalison    on to teach participants how to be happier
individuals at Karamu House. One film will       @gmail.com or 440.227.5527. Deadline:           through shifting your perspective and
focus on the history of Karamu House while       Oct. 1, 2021. (Limited to 30 participants.)     reducing anxiety.
the other will take us on a journey of social                                                       With our Increasing Your Happiness & Let
justice starting at the time of Juneteenth and                    See also                       GO of Anxiety workshop, participants will
ending with the 2021 presidential election.      Green School Tour in Science, Program #14,      engage in unique and helpful ways to
                                                 Page 3.                                         increase your happiness. This will have a
                RESERVATIONS
                                                                                                 robust effect on your professional and
   Cost: Cash or check donations will gladly
                                                                                                 personal lives. It will improve your
be accepted (no lunch break). Send
registration form to Checole Andrews at
                                                               GENERAL                           communication skills, increase productivity,
                                                                                                 and lessen absenteeism.
zolalove@aol.com. For further information,       Program #4                            Central      The workplace is one of the leading
contact Checole Andrews at
                                                         Downtown Highlights                     locations where people experience stress
zolalove@aol.com or 412.551.9828.
                                                                                                 and anxiety. Every employee will encounter
Deadline: Sept. 17, 2021. (Limited to 50                    Walking Tour                         it sometime during their career. Everyone
participants.)
                                                   Place: The tour will begin at the statue of   should be aware of the signs of anxiety and
                                                 Mayor Tom Johnson on the north side of          the tools needed to cope and deal with it.
Program #2                           via Zoom
                                                 Public Square (across from the Old Stone           We will provide participants with
   Playhouse Square Field Trips:                 Church), 91 Public Square, Cleveland. We        important skills and resources to recognize
       Virtual and In-Person                     will end in Playhouse Square.                   and manage workplace anxiety. By
                                                   Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. OR 12:00           identifying these symptoms and coping skills,
   Place: Will only be held by
                                                 noon-2:00 p.m.                                  employees will be better suited in dealing
videoconference
                                                   Chairperson: Scott O’Con                      with these common situations.
   Time: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
   Chairperson: Chris Meyers             V                         AGENDA                                       RESERVATIONS
                                                   We will explore downtown Cleveland by            Cost: $35 and includes the ebook
                    AGENDA
                                                 foot, looking at its amazing history and        “Increase Happiness” (no lunch break). Send
   Join Playhouse Square’s VP of Education
                                                 architecture, from Public Square to             check and registration form to Peek Institute,
as we share field trip opportunities for
                                                 Playhouse Square and everything in              P. O. Box 933, Twinsburg, OH 44087. For
students PreK –high school, sharing
                                                 between. Some of the things covered include     further information, contact Dr. Constance
information about virtual offerings, in-person
                                                 the Old Stone Church, the Soldiers and          Longmire at DrCJLongmire@gmail.com or
field trips, bus subsidy, and much more.
                                                 Sailors Monument, the Cleveland Public          234.770.0597. Deadline: Oct. 7, 2021, by
                 RESERVATIONS                    Library, the Cleveland Federal Reserve, the     3:00 p.m. (Limited to 40 participants.)
   Cost: None. Register online at https://       Arcade, the Cleveland Trust Company and
venues.wufoo.com/forms/zhou7vr1qy8o6q/.          the theaters of Playhouse Square. The tour                                     Continued on page 2
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Join us for NEOEA Day on Friday, October 8, 2021!
information, contact Angela Savinda at            love of reading in our schools and
                 See also
                                                      asavinda27@gmail.com or 724.421.9842.             communities.
How to Form Family & Community                        Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021. (Limited to 35               This interactive discussion will walk
Partnerships with Purpose & Power in                  participants.)                                    attendees through the Project LIT
Guidance/Psychology/Pupil Services ,                                                                    Community journey, including a step-by-step
Program #7, Page 2.
                                                             LANGUAGE ARTS                              guide to launching their own Project LIT
                                                                                                        chapter in their middle school, high school,
          GUIDANCE/                                                      See also
                                                                                                        or library, and how Project LIT is changing
                                                                                                        the culture of reading in communities across
         PSYCHOLOGY/                                  Playhouse Square Field Trips: Virtual and In-     the nation. Attendees will participate in small
                                                      Person, in The Arts, Program #2, Page 1.          group discussion and Q&A.
         PUPIL SERVICES                               Using Artifacts to Inspire Critical Thinking in                  RESERVATIONS
                                                      Social Studies, Program #17, Page 4.                 Cost: None. Send registration form to Alex
Program #6                               via Zoom
                                                                                                        Harper at aharper@libraryvisit.org. For further
     An Introduction to Trauma                                 LIBRARY/MEDIA                            information, contact Alex Harper at
   Place: Will only be held by                                                                          aharper@libraryvisit.org or 330.744.8636,
videoconference                                                                                         ext. 51512. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021. (Limited
                                                      Program #8                     East or via Zoom
   Time: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.                                                                           to 25 participants.)
   Presenter: Missy McClain, Community                    Digital Library Resources for
Education Program Coordinator from
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                                                            Teachers (Grades K-12)                               MATHEMATICS
Akron Children’s Hospital                                Place: Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood
                  AGENDA                              Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44512 OR by                                 See also
   This component covers the basics of                videoconference                                   Experienced-based Science Activities for
trauma, what types of trauma students may                Time: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.                      Classroom or Fair Projects (Grades 5-12) in
face, and how trauma can affect a student’s
                                                                                                V
                                                         Chairperson: Cindy Beach, Literacy             Science, Program #13, Page 3.
physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities.         and Learning Manager
               RESERVATIONS                                              AGENDA
   Cost: None (no lunch break). Send                     Want to know what the library has to offer        MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
registration form to Marissa Platton at               you and your students? Find out at this
marissa.platton@yahoo.com. For further                workshop hosted by librarians of the Public       Program #10                          via Zoom
information, contact Marissa Platton at               Library of Youngstown and Mahoning                   ESCEO Innovate & Advocate
marissa.platton@yahoo.com or                          County! Our workshop will be devoted to
330.718.7796. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021.                 the 24/7 availability of the Library’s database
                                                                                                                     2021
(Limited to 75 participants.)                         resources and how to use them effectively.           Place: Will only be held by
                                                      Participants will gain a greater understanding    videoconference

                                                                                                                                                  V
Program #7                               via Zoom     of and familiarity with the Library as an            Time: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
                                                                                                           Chairperson: Kerri Gries
     How to Form Family &                             essential educational resource.
                                                                     RESERVATIONS                                        AGENDA
   Community Partnerships with                                                                             The ESC of Eastern Ohio (formerly the
                                                         Cost: None. Send registration form to
       Purpose & Power                                PLYMC, Attn: Cindy Beach, 305 Wick Ave.,          MCESC) is excited to announce our
   Place: Will only be held by                        Youngstown, OH 44503. For further                 upcoming fall conference: Innovate &
videoconference                                       information, contact Cindy Beach at               Advocate 2021! This virtual conference will
   Time: 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.                         cbeach@libraryvisit.org or 330.744.8636, ext.     include professional development from the

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   Presenter: Leila Kubesch, 2020 Ohio                50063. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021. (Limited to        ESC of Eastern Ohio’s Teaching & Learning
Teacher of the Year                                   20 participants.)                                 department, as well as keynote speaker Colin
                                                                                                        Seale, author of Thinking Like a Lawyer: A
                   AGENDA
                                                      Program #9                     East or via Zoom   Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to
   How can we best serve communities when
                                                                                                        All Students. This day is centered around the
we do not represent the diversity of its                Project LIT Community: A                        importance of teaching our students critical
members? By learning and understanding
their values, we buy ourselves a ticket into
                                                        School-Library Partnership                      thinking skills to better prepare them for the
their culture and an ability to connect for           Changing the Culture of Reading                   demands of higher education and the future
                                                                                                        workplace. Sessions will differ by content
academic impact. Learn from the creative                      (Grades 4-12)                             and/or grade band and will cover a variety of
pursuit of a teacher who worked to give
                                                         Place: Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood         innovative topics including tech tools, STEM
families a voice and visibility.
                                                      Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44512 OR by                integration, equity, collaboration and critical
   The presenter will share tips and strategies to:
                                                      videoconference                                   thinking skills. Gifted HQPD hours are also
   · educate and engage families in the
                                                         Time: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.                      available!
     learning of their children
                                                                                                V
   · start and maintain positive partnerships            Chairperson: Alex Harper, Justice,                             RESERVATIONS
     with all guardians                               Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist          Cost: None for member districts, $100 for
   · establish a culture of learning in school,                          AGENDA                         non-member districts (no lunch break). Make
     at home, and in the community                       Project LIT Community is a national,           check payable to The ESC of Eastern Ohio.
                                                      grassroots LITeracy movement, a network of        Send check and registration form to Kristin
                RESERVATIONS
                                                      dedicated teachers, librarians, students, and     Currie, The ESC of Eastern Ohio, 7320 N.
   Cost: None (no lunch break). Send
                                                      community members who are committed to            Palmyra, Canfield, OH 44406. For further
registration form to Angela Savinda at
                                                      increasing access to high-quality, culturally     information, contact Kerri Gries at
asavinda27@gmail.com. For further
                                                      diverse and relevant books and promoting a                                  Continued on page 3
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Join us for NEOEA Day on Friday, October 8, 2021!
k.gries@esceasternohio.org or                     cultures including the drum set, both             lunches available to buy on your own). Send
330.881.3855. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021.             acoustic and electronic. Part of the session      registration form to Mary Janek at
(Unlimited number of participants.)               will include making simple drums or               mljanek@ysu.edu or Youngstown State
                                                  percussion instrument for use in the 3rd-8th      University, Attn: NEOEA Day, Physics
                   See also                       grade General Music classroom. We will            Department Ward Beecher Hall Room 2023,
An Introduction to Trauma in Guidance/            focus on the needs of NEOEA attendees and         One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH
Psychology/Pupil Services, Program #6, Page 2.    begin with their existing drumming skills. Dr.    44555, Attn: Mary Janek. For further informa-
                                                  Woodson will demonstrate instruments from         tion, contact Mary Janek at mljanek@ysu.edu
Drumming for General Music Teachers in
                                                  his extensive global collection and educators     or 330.941.3616. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021.
Music, Program #12, Page 3.
                                                  will come away with beginning skills to teach     (Limited to 50 participants.)
                                                  the basic techniques found in his Roots of
                 MUSIC                            Rhythm drumming curriculum. We will               Program #14                               East
                                                  make use of drum circles and facilitation                   Green School Tour
Program #11                                East   techniques and discuss the value of
                                                  drumming for music therapy.                          Place: Madison High School, 3100 Burns
   Band Directors’ Tool Kit with                                                                    Road, Madison, OH 44057
                                                                  RESERVATIONS
   Alfred Music’s Chris Bernotas                     Cost: $15 (no lunch break). Make check
                                                                                                       Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
                                                                                                       Chairperson: Melisa Norton, NEOEA
          (Grades 5-12)                           payable to Craig Woodson. Send check and
                                                                                                    Environmental Concerns Chairperson
   Place: Canfield High School, 100 Cardinal      registration form to Craig Woodson, 17950
                                                  Geauga Lake Road, Chagrin Falls, OH                                  AGENDA
Drive, Canfield, OH 44406
                                                  44023. For further information, contact Dr.          Join one of our Green School Award
   Time: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
                                                  Craig Woodson at woodsonphd@gmail.com             winners for a tour of the gardens at Madison
   Chairperson: Michael Kelly
                                                  or 440.725.8767. Deadline: Oct. 4, 2021.          High School. Tim Pira will share successes
                   AGENDA                                                                           and proud moments/aspects, challenges, kid/
                                                  (Limited to 15 participants.)
   This instrumental music professional                                                             community input, and history/background of
development will offer practical advice,                                                            the site and will answer your questions.
ideas, and pedagogy to help facilitate teacher                   SCIENCE                                            RESERVATIONS
effectiveness and foster student growth.
                                                                                                       Cost: None (pack your lunch). Send
Featuring Alfred Music's composer and             Program #13                                East   registration form to Melisa Norton at 10140
clinician Chris Bernotas, sessions will include
“Teaching Kids, Not Music,” “Unleashing the           Experience-based Science                      Mulberry Road, Chardon, OH 44024 or email
                                                                                                    to melisalison@gmail.com. For further
Power of Sound Innovations TM : The                 Activities for Classroom or Fair                information, contact Melisa Norton at melisali
Revolutionary Band Method,” “Yes, You Can               Projects (Grades 5-12)                      son@gmail.com or 440.227.5527. Deadline:
Teach Percussion!” and “The Band Director
                                                     Place: Youngstown State University, Dept.      Oct. 1, 2021. (Limited to 30 participants.)
as a Musical M.D.” Canfield High School
                                                  Physics, Astronomy, Geology, Ward Beecher
band percussionists will be utilized as a
                                                  Hall, Room 2023, One University Plaza,                            See also
demonstration group. Participants are asked
                                                  Youngstown, OH 44555                              Guided Garden Tour in Environmental/
to bring a set of drum sticks and a drum pad
                                                     Time: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.                      Outdoor Education, Program #3, Page 1.
for the percussion pedagogy session. Alfred
                                                     Chairperson: Mary Janek
Music will also provide complimentary
samples of their revolutionary band method                           AGENDA
                                                     Experience-based or hands-on science
                                                                                                            SOCIAL STUDIES
series, “Sound InnovationsTM” as well as
other supplemental material. Participants will    activities are an important part of a student’s
                                                                                                    Program #15                            Central
receive a certificate of participation for        processing and understanding principles and
professional development credit/CEU's.            operations. Teachers need access to various        Euclid Avenue Walking Tour —
                                                  types of projects for both classroom                   The Roaring 20’s to the
                RESERVATIONS
                                                  instruction use and possible use as science
   Cost: $10 (includes lunch). Make check
                                                  fair projects.                                              Rocking 20’s
payable to Michael Kelly. Send check and
                                                     This workshop will provide examples of            Place: Tour begins at Terminal Tower
registration form to Canfield High School,
                                                  classroom science demonstrations for middle       Lobby (casino entrance), 50 Public Square,
Attn.: Michael Kelly, 100 Cardinal Drive,
                                                  school through advanced high school               Cleveland, OH 44113
Canfi e ld , OH 44 40 6 . F or furt her
                                                  teachers and will include experiments in             Time: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
information, contact Michael Kelly at mkelly
                                                  physics, biology, chemistry, environmental           Chairperson: Steve Rossa
@canfieldschools.net or 330.533.5507, Ext.
                                                  science, engineering, and other science-                             AGENDA
72305. Deadline: Sept. 25, 2021. (Limited
                                                  related fields of study, such as agriculture.        This two-hour walking tour highlights the
to 75 participants.)
                                                  Attendees will be provided with sources of        past of historical buildings on Euclid Avenue
                                                  information and techniques for presenting         and transformation taking place today. The
Program #12                             Central
                                                  hard-to-understand topics. The workshop           emphasis will be on Cleveland and its history
   Drumming for General Music                     will also outline the steps required to           over a century. Downtown Euclid Avenue
      Teachers (Grades 3-8)                       develop experiments into science fair             provides the perfect venue and examples to
                                                  projects for those students desiring to pursue    feel and see where Cleveland was and is
  Place: Ethnomusic, Inc., 17950 Geauga
                                                  individual investigations in science and          heading.
Lake Road, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
                                                  engineering. Additional information will be          We will visit various buildings along the
  Time: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
                                                  available to assist educators in preparation      walk to hear about the beginnings and uses
  Chairperson: Dr. Craig Woodson
                                                  for hosting Science Fairs at local schools.       in the new millennium along with some
                AGENDA                                                                              sidebar informative narratives.
                                                                  RESERVATIONS
  YOU can learn how to play beginning
                                                     Cost: None (continental breakfast included;
hand and stick drumming from various
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Join us for NEOEA Day on Friday, October 8, 2021!
We will point out other attractions near                         AGENDA                         technology solutions; and who can help you
downtown you can visit and some unique              You don't need to be a museum curator to       in your journey to increasing use of
restaurants for lunch after the tour. Handouts   use artifacts in a classroom. Artifacts offer a   technology. Join us to learn how to provide
and maps will be provided. Teachers might        powerful way to integrate primary sources         an environment that makes individuals less
want to think about making this a future field   into your curriculum—they may not tell us a       reliant on you, and more confident in
trip (virtual or in-person) for a history or     story in words and figures, as documents do,      themselves — a win-win!
geography class.                                 but they can provoke questions that                             RESERVATIONS
                RESERVATIONS                     stimulate critical thinking and research into        Cost: None (continental breakfast but no
   Cost: $10 (no lunch break). Make check        both personal and public histories. In this       lunch break). Send registration form to Anne
payable to SEE-CLE Tours. Send check and         session, through the collections of the           Louise White at awhite@mahoningcounty
registration form to SEE-CLE Tours, 402          Western Reserve Historical Society, we invite     oh.gov. For further information, contact
Creekside Drive, Mayfield Heights, OH            you to explore how objects can be used to         Anne Louise White at awhite@mahoning
44143. For further information, contact          supplement instruction and make history           countyoh.gov or 330.799.2646. Deadline:
Steve Rossa at info@see-cle.com or               tangible for your students. Together, we will     Sept. 30, 2021. (Limited to 50 participants.)
216.287.0807. Deadline: Sept. 30, 2021.          practice analyzing and documenting historic
(Limited to 20 participants.)                    objects and images, and then how to turn
                                                 those observations into actionable lesson                         STEAM
Program #16                          via Zoom    plans that inspire your students to dig deeply
The Place of JFK's Assassination in              into the past. This experience includes full      Program #19                            Central
                                                 museum admission for the day (including a         What is Engineering School Like?
 History: How You Can Teach It                   ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand
          (Grades 6-12 )                         Carousel and access to the WRHS Research
                                                                                                      Place: Cleveland State University, WH
                                                                                                   305, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH
   Place: Will only be held by                   Library, COVID restrictions permitting).
                                                                                                   44115
videoconference                                                  RESERVATIONS                         Time: 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
   Time: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
                                          V
                                                    Cost: $20 (no lunch break). Make check            Chairperson: W. C. Vance
   Chairperson: C. Ellen Connally                payable to Western Reserve Historical
                                                                                                                      AGENDA
                  AGENDA                         Society. Send check and registration form to
                                                                                                      In order to help make educators more fully
   This unique program provides lesson           Cleveland History Center, c/o Mary
                                                                                                   aware of how to best guide our students on
plans, teaching outlines, and sample projects    Manning, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH
                                                                                                   what all is involved in studying engineering,
for a study of the assassination of President    44106. For further information, contact Mary
                                                                                                   this workshop will take you into the labs of
John F. Kennedy. Judge Burt W. Griffin           Manning at mmanning@wrhs.org or
                                                                                                   the various fields that make up the
(retired) , a n att orne y f or Warren           216.721-5722, Ext. 1503. Deadline:
                                                                                                   engineering discipline and show practical
Commission, middle school history teacher        Sept. 30, 2021. (Limited to 20 participants.)
Frank O'Grady, who has developed lesson                                                            and relatable examples. We will share
plans and programing, and Judge C. Ellen                                                           examples of your own previous students who
                                                                    See also
Connally (retired), JFK historian, will be                                                         were prepared and who have been
                                                 Exploring Karamu House: A Cleveland Staple        successful in engineering school. We will also
presenters. Teach your students to utilize       in The Arts, Program #1, Page 1.
practical research skills while also learning                                                      explain what co-op and career opportunities
the history of one of the most significant       Downtown Highlights Walking Tour in               there are for both current and future
events in the 20th century. Participants will    General, Program #4, Page 1.                      engineering graduates. After the workshop
delve into the facts and fiction of the                                                            and tour, please feel free to join us for a
                                                                                                   complimentary optional lunch on campus.
Kennedy assassination, learn how to teach           SPECIAL EDUCATION                                              RESERVATIONS
students to access original sources, and have
access to the documentary The Truth Is Our                                                            Cost: None (lunch included). Send
                                                 Program #18                                East
Only Client, made by Cleveland filmmaker                                                           registration form to W. C. Vance at
Todd Kwait that provides interviews with          Connecting to Independence —                     w.c.vance@csuohio.edu. For further
many of the central figures of the                 Assistive Technology and You                    information, contact W. C. Vance at
assassination and the Warren Commission.                                                           w.c.vance@csuohio.edu or 216.687.5272.
                                                     (Grades 8 through Adult)                      Deadline: Oct. 6, 2021. (Limited to 60
               RESERVATIONS
   Cost: $15. Make check payable to JFK            Place: Mahoning County Board of DD,             participants.)
Seminars LLC. Send check and registration        Leonard Kirtz School, 4801 Woodridge
                                                 Drive, Austintown, OH 44515
form to JFK Seminars LLC, 13507 Cormere
                                                   Time: 8:30 a.m. (registration); 9:00 a.m.-               TECHNOLOGY
Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44120-1523. For
further information, contact C. Ellen            12:15 p.m.                                                 APPLICATIONS
Connally at cellenc@aol.com or                     Chairperson: George Gabriel
216.702.5773. Deadline: Oct. 5, 2021.                               AGENDA                                            See also
(Limited to 50 participants.)                      Individuals with disabilities want to           Connecting to Independence — Assistive
                                                 become independent, just like everyone else.      Technology and You (Grades 8 through
Program #17                           Central    Give them the skills to make that happen!         Adult) in Special Education, Program #18,
         Using Artifacts to                      Through the use of assistive technology,          Page 4.
                                                 individuals can take charge of their own lives
      Inspire Critical Thinking                  while having less dependence on outside
                                                                                                   ESCEO Innovate & Advocate 2021 in Multi-
                                                                                                   Disciplinary, Program #10, Page 2.
  Place: Cleveland History Center, 10825         sources. This program will teach participants
East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106                  about both specialized and everyday               What is Engineering School Like? in STEAM,
  Time: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.                     technology; apps to support communication,        Program #19, Page 4.
  Chairperson: Mary Manning                      organization, safety, and more; where to find
                                                                                                                             Continued on page 5
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Join us for NEOEA Day on Friday, October 8, 2021!
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Program #20                            Central        Chairperson: Jené Wilson, NEOEA-R                  Chairperson: Dennis Lewis,
                                                  Organizing Committee                                NEOEA Personal Welfare & Financial
    Deposit Your Time at the                                                                          Planning Committee Chairperson
                                                                      AGENDA
  Greater Cleveland Food Bank!                        Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank (http://                                   AGENDA
   Place: Greater Cleveland Food Bank, 15500      www.kidsbookbank.org) promotes reading and             New educators should start thinking about
S. Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH 44110             literacy by working with community agencies,        retirement as soon as they set foot in a school
   Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon                     setting up and maintaining Little Free Libraries,   facility. Advance planning will enable educators
   Chairperson: Kecia Sanders-Stewart, NEOEA      and making books available to schools and com-      to supplement their pensions to maintain or
Social and Human Concerns Chairperson             munity members. On NEOEA Day, we will help          enhance their standard of living in retirement. A
                   AGENDA                         sort, clean, and repair books at the Book Bank.     financial education and successful results will
   The Greater Cleveland Food Bank and their                       RESERVATIONS                       also help in living comfortably during one’s
partners have served over 375,000 people in           Cost: None. Send registration form to           career. This presentation will address the broad
six counties throughout the pandemic and          NEOEA Day at KBB, 1004 Millridge Road,              topic of financial planning, supplemental
during the economic crisis that followed. Their   Highland Hts., OH 44143. For further                retirement and investment plans and how they
mission to end hunger is fueled by the            information, contact Jené Wilson at                 can help education employees – from an
generous support of the community through         jene@mac.com or 216.408.5825. Deadline:             educational – not a marketing – perspective.
donations, advocacy, and volunteer work. We       Oct. 5, 2021. (Limited to 20 participants.)         The program is appropriate for both new
invite you to join the Social and Human                                                               educators and those already in their careers.
Concerns Committee as we give back by             Program #23                                 East    Interactive activities are planned.
volunteering to repack food items on NEOEA                                                               Attend this program and learn
Day. We assure you that this rewarding               Let’s Build Some Bunk Beds!                          Why financial planning is so important
experience is just what you need to reinforce        Place: To be determined, but within Lake,            Basic steps in the financial planning process
your commitment to love your neighbor!            Geauga, or eastern Cuyahoga Counties (we will           How to use the power of compounding to
                RESERVATIONS                      contact those registered when a location                   work to your best advantage.
   Cost: None (no lunch break). Send              becomes final)                                                       RESERVATIONS
registration form to Kecia Sanders-Stewart at        Time: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.                           Cost: None (no lunch break). Register online
KeciaSan@aol.com. For further information,           Chairperson: Brian Lach                          at https://neoea.condohome.net/ or send regis-
contact Dawn Magnasco at magnet2574                                   AGENDA                          tration form to Dennis Lewis, PO Box 360426,
@gmail.com or 216.401.0831. Deadline:                Every child deserves a safe and comfortable      Strongsville, OH 44136. For further
Oct. 1, 2021. (Limited to 25 participants.)       bed in which to sleep. Join Sleep in Heavenly       information, contact Dennis Lewis at finance@
                                                  Peace (SHP) and let us teach you how to build       peaoffice.org or 440.572.3472. Deadline:
Program #21                                East   bunk beds for children now sleeping on the          Oct. 7, 2021. (Limited to 30 participants.)
                                                  floor, with their parents, on blow-up beds, on
       Fall Wreath Show Off!                      couches, or on blankets. We will be building at     Program #25                             via Zoom
   Place: Field of Blooms, 11089 Mantua           least 15 bunks (30 beds) for the children of
Center Road, Mantua, OH 44255                     Lake, Geauga, and portions of Cuyahoga
                                                                                                       What Every Caregiver Needs to
   Time: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon                    Counties in about four hours. SHP, with the          Know — Planning for a Loved
   Chairperson: Rosie Standish                    help of community volunteers like you, make            One with Special Needs
                   AGENDA                         the bunks and beds. We then deliver them to
                                                                                                         Place: Will only be held by videoconference
   Need a creative and fun outlet this fall?      our kids in need. Our beds include the
                                                                                                                                             V
                                                                                                         Time: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Field of Blooms has just the ticket!              wooden frame, the mattresses, sheets, pillows
                                                                                                         Chairperson: Matt Slain, FSCP®
   Come and enjoy a country setting on our        and comforters — a complete bed!
                                                     Please consider giving a few hours of your                            AGENDA
flower farm and work with our fresh and
                                                  day on NEOEA Day to help us help our kids!             Families with children and other dependents
dried products to weave into a lovely wreath
                                                  NO experience is necessary, and we provide          with special needs, no matter what the age or
to adorn your door or indoor space. No two
                                                  everything you will need. We provide the            disability, face many serious questions about
wreaths are alike because everyone creates                                                            how to best prepare for the future well-being
something different. All materials provided       tools, lumber, training, screws, and stain — all
                                                  we need from you are your hands and a               of their loved ones. It is important to be aware
along with light refreshment. Bring your                                                              of how special needs financial and estate
                                                  willingness to help! The more volunteers who
bestie educators and enjoy a relaxing post-                                                           planning is different than traditional financial
                                                  respond, the more beds we can make!
Covid opportunity enhancing your “design”                                                             and estate planning.
skills. No experience necessary because this                      RESERVATIONS
                                                                                                         Our goal is to make sure attendees learn the
isn't rocket science!                                Cost: $10 (no lunch break). Make check
                                                                                                      importance of integrating all the necessary
                                                  payable to Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Send check
                RESERVATIONS                                                                          pieces into one cohesive plan so the vision
                                                  and registration form to Sleep in Heavenly
   Cost: $35 (no lunch break). Register online                                                        they have for their loved one’s life can become
                                                  Peace, 11300 Woodie Glen Drive, Chardon,
at www.fieldofblooms.net on the “Shop” page.                                                          a reality, regardless of circumstance.
                                                  OH 44024. For further information, contact
For further information, contact Rosie Standish                                                          Topics Include: Basic Estate Planning
                                                  Brian Lach, SHP Lake/Geauga Chapter President
at standishrb@gmail.com or 330.283.9964.                                                              Documents, Special Needs Trusts (SNTs),
                                                  at Brian.Lach@shpbeds.org or 440.749.4098.
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021. (Limited to 60                                                                Guardianship, STABLE Accounts, “3 Person
                                                  Deadline: Oct. 8, 2021 (can also register at
participants maximum.)                                                                                Retirement,” Tax Planning Considerations,
                                                  event). (Limited to 50 participants.)
                                                                                                      Funding Strategies for a SNT, among others!
Program #22                            Central    Program #24                              Central                   RESERVATIONS
 Help Books Change Lives at the                     Retirement: Let’s Get It Started                     Cost: None (no lunch break). For further
                                                                                                      information, contact Matt Slain at mslain@
         Book Bank!                                 Place: Garfield Heights Branch of the             xxiadvisors.com or 216.509.8802. Deadline:
  Place: Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, 3635          Cuyahoga County Library, 5409 Turney Road,          Oct. 6, 2021. (Limited to 100 participants.)
Perkins Ave., Suite 1E, Cleveland, OH 44114       Garfield Heights, OH 44125
  Time: 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.                        Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
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Join us for NEOEA Day on Friday, October 8, 2021!
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Program #26                             Virtual   rapidly-changing workplace. They offer                 community and stakeholders.
  2021 Negotiations Conference                    various services in the areas of negotiations,        Tips for Your Bargaining Team – from a
                                                  decision-making, and conflict resolution.              neutral’s perspective and how you will
   The annual NEOEA Presidents Plus Two           Mediators help build better relationships              be able to use these suggestions in your
Negotiations Conference will be held virtually.   through joint problem -solving and                     local’s bargaining.
We will welcome mediators from the Federal        constructive responses to inevitable conflict.        Models of Bargaining – overview of
Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) as         The morning will consist of three                   various types of bargaining and
the presenters this year, and are planning on     mediators who will first offer a thorough              explanations in order for your team to
an engaging and interactive morning of            overview of FMCS – who they are, what they             decide what is best in your local.
leadership development. FMCS concentrates         offer, and how locals can enlist their services.     For more information, please login to the
its efforts on assisting employers and                View from the Bridge – a service that         NEOEA website at neoea.org, go to the
employees in coping with the demands of a              will help teams get to know their own         “Resources” section, then “Conferences.”

                                                      North Eastern Ohio Education Association
                                                      6001 Landerhaven Drive, Suite D
                                                      Mayfield Heights, OH 44124-4190
              NEOEA Day 2021:
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               professional and
              personal develop-
                ment topics—
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