Keynote speaker:
From the keynote speaker I came away with some really good quote she used in her presentation. I understand that creative art is an integral part of the healing process. She talked about so many different "deep topics" in relation to creative arts I am just going to list them: poverty, homeless, school closure, and the holocaust.
I would of preferred for her to go into more depth with any part of her talk but she did not. She talked about how powerful it was for homeless people of Toronto to be given cameras to photograph and document their daily lives but never showed us any photographs or told us how they felt? I was left with some questions.
Martin Morrison and Michael Corbett:
The most important aspect of this presentation for me is how we have to be constantly aware, not inly as teachers, of being exclusionary to some individuals. Martin and Michael had asked the group to do an activity in which we had to rely on our vision to complete. Little did they know that Cynthia Bruce, a prof I had last year who is visually impaired, could not complete this activity.
Dr. John Sumarah:
Close encounters was the topic of his presentation. I found this presentation to be extremely geared towards counseling students. I am not a counseling student but it did make me aware of the importance of relying on and forming good relationships with our guidance counselors. I am also more aware of what skills I need to be a better listener and what it means to really listen to someone.
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