Gert Nesin
Planning Units from Student-Generated Themes
In this two-day session, participants will be led through a process to generate themes based on questions and concerns students have about themselves and the world on day one. One theme will be chosen for planning an integrated unit on day two.
Fostering Meaningful Learning
This workshop will focus on centering student engagement and connection to the real world, and the challenge of doing so if you are not on an integrated team.
Gert Nesin is teacher-leader in residence with the Rural Thrive project, part of the College of Education and Human Development’s Center for Applied Research on Education and Schools (CARES). She facilitates the Rural Teacher-Leader Support Network. Gert has held roles as a teacher, principal, college instructor and director of the Middle Level Education Institute. She is currently president of the Maine Association for Middle Level Education.