Karen Ferrell

Author ~ Speaker

School Visits

I'd love to visit with your teachers and students and share what I've learned as a teacher, technology coordinator, and writer. Presentations are appropriate for adults as well as children and are adaptable to small or large groups. Sample topics for school presentations and staff development are listed below.

TCEA 2010 Interview

Adventures in Mathopolis Connections

Kindergarten through 2nd grade presentation (30 to 45 minutes)
"Getting a Jump Start on Math"

Third through fifth grade presentations (45 minutes to 1 hour)
"Estimating and Beyond"
"Writing a 'Super' Story"
"Polygon Capers"

Painless Technology Integration

"Web 2.0 and Other Wonders"
"Excel Can Do That?!"
"Putting the POW in PowerPoint with Custom Animations"
"Super Graphing in Excel"
"Vocabulary Velocity"

Writing

"Finding Your Character's Voice"
"Weaving Plots and Pulling Threads"
"Suspense: Creating Creepy Characters and Cliff Hangers"

Schedule a school visit and preorder books for autographing at a discount.
-- Adventures in Mathopolis ($6 books reduced to $5 each, $7 books reduced to $6 each)
-- Visions Books (regularly $34.95 reduced to $25)

Contact Information: karen_ferrell@yahoo.com