Friday Night SouthCrest
104 Lukken Industrial Dr
LaGrange, GA
30240
Saturday
LaGrange College
601 Broad Street
LaGrange, GA 30240
The annual GA Loves Dino Conference will be held at LaGrange College in January. This event is free to all attendees. Teachers, Friends, and Family are all invited to come and enjoy a day of fun activities, food, and seminars on helpful topics. In the morning, you will find coffee, tea, and water with breakfast snacks. There will be crafts for the kids, opening remarks, a keynote speaker, and swag giveaway! We will then enjoy some games, competition, and activities that are Dino and CNY related. Lunch is provided for all attending. In the afternoon, we will have some seminars that are helpful for teachers and friends --swag giveaways included! Snacks will be provided. There will also be an activity for spouses/significant others in the afternoon, and we will provide childcare. We would love to meet you, so if you are within driving distance to LaGrange, GA please come have some fun, and leave with swag! All states welcome!
Year of the Rat
Activities
Rat Races
Rat Crafts
CNY Go Fish
Chinese New Year Trivia Kahoot
Ratatouille Movie for kids in the afternoon
SPEAKERS
Keynote Speaker - Teacher Tina Garcia
VIPKID Tips from Teacher Tina! Tina will inspire us to grow in our career with VIPKID. She will give classroom tips, give teaching advice, and talk about her experience working for VIPKID! Tina is a Brand Ambassador for VIPKID. She is also a Beijing trip winner, and the top referrer in 2019.
Special Guest - Penny Davis
Penny's presentation is Building your online ESL business - teaching online is your business. Build it through investing in yourself and your development. Protect it with good business practices. Expand it beyond just classes. Penny is a Beijing Trip winner, and a top community contributor.
Shannon Mabry
Shannon will speak about the typical VIPKID student. This will be excellent insight into our students daily lives, pressures, and expectations. Shannon is a past Beijing trip winner, a workshop mentor, and an active teacher community volunteer with VIPKID.
Bridget Tuckey
Bridget will give a tutorial on using Google Slides. She will show you how to use your own device (tablet or phone) or Software like ManyCam, CamTwist, and OBS to show the slides. *Please bring a laptop or device if you want to attend this tutorial session.*
Michelle Wayne
Michelle is an 8th contract veteran teacher and home school mom of 3. She will be leading a discussion on creative classroom set-ups, reducing prep time, and the challenges/rewards of homeschooling while teaching for VIPKid.
Melissa Miller and Alison Huggins
Melissa and Alison will discuss the application process for your referrals now, online coaching, mock class tips, and answer any questions about referring or the interview process.
SCHEDULE
GETTING THERE
Friday Night
SouthCrest
104 Lukken Industrial Dr
LaGrange, GA
30240
* On Site Parking is FREE
Saturday
LaGrange College
601 Broad Street
LaGrange, GA 30240
* Use 100 College Avenue LaGrange, GA 30240*
*for GPS Parking Address *
* Parking is Free (You will see Black and White Parking Signs)
Staying Overnight?
Local Lodging:
25 W. Lafayette Sq. LaGrange, GA 30240 706-668-5600 Exit 18 on Interstate 85
(*Preferred Hotel, Event Sponsor, Closest to College)
Baymont Inn
107 Hoffman Drive
LaGrange, GA 30240
706-885-9002
Exit 18 on Interstate 85
Comfort Inn
1512 LaFayette Parkway
LaGrange, GA 30240
706-882-7700
Exit 18 on Interstate 85
Great Wolf Lodge
150 Tom Hall Parkway
LaGrange, GA 30240
844-473-9653
Exit 13 on Interstate 85
Hampton Inn
100 Willis Circle
LaGrange, GA 30240
1-800-426-7866
Exit 14 on Interstate 85
Holiday Inn Express
205 Cotton Road
LaGrange, GA 30241
844-825-5860
Exit 18 on Interstate 85
Home2Suites by Hilton
120 Timberwolf Drive
LaGrange, GA 30240
706-668-5175
Exit 13 on Interstate 85
LaQuinta Inn & Suites *
111 Hoffman Drive
LaGrange, GA 30240
706-812-8000
Exit 18 on Interstate 85
Quality Inn
110 Jameson Drive
LaGrange, GA 30240
706-882-8700
Exit 18 on Interstate 85
Wingate by Wyndham *
103 Wingate Drive
LaGrange, GA 30240
706-298-5270
Exit 18 on Interstate 85