Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2023 has ended

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Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2023

7:30am CDT

Monday Sign In - Required TBA

8:30am CDT

Opening Session Cafeteria/AuditoriumJeremy King • Katie Nettles

10:00am CDT

Beef Up That Basal! How to Engage Students During Your ELA Block Room 269Sarah Saltee Catching Up with Google Classroom Room 16Allie Schultze Creating Magic with Canva Room 91Nikki Schwartz Envision Curriculum: ACAP/ACT Resources within the EnVision curriculum (building custom quizzes with ACAP/ACT type questions and best practices) Room 268Cindy Ham Introduction to The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Room 254Stephanie Montiel • Sarah Sahr Level Up Instruction: Designing Rigorous & Engaging Tasks Room 92Jen Foster Leveraging StudySync to Differentiate for ALL Learners! Room 20Shay Stewart Mastering ChatGPT (and other AI Tools) in the Classroom LibraryA.J. Juliani PowerSchool SIS Attendance Room 251Chris Glover PowerSchool SIS Basics Room 243Joseph Griffith Productive + Struggle = Student Success in Mathematics Room 93Susan Arnette Protecting Future Generations by Empowering Today’s Generation...Crisis Resolution & Crisis Management for our youth in the social media space Room 95Kristi Bush Teach Language and Literature with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich TEAMS Contracts-What You Need to Know! Room 267Jonathan Crawford Using Learning Blade to Make Teaching Career Prep A and B Easy Room 96Scott Mains What's the Tea? Classroom Management Built on Positive Relationships Room 5LaShanda Renee Richardson BlackBoard Messenger - Basics Room 207Chasity Riddick • Todd Huettel Discovery Education as a Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood Intro to Adobe Express in the Classroom Room 201Debbie Roethke Organizing Schoology for Student Engagement Room 7Katherine Kren Group 7 Secondary Guided Reading Room 206Holly Christian New Hire Academy - Day 1 Cafeteria/Auditorium

11:00am CDT

Bite-Sized Professional Learning: Micro Certificates for Every Educator Room 93Susan Arnette Chaos Coordinators - Managing your Classroom Professionally Room 8Tiffany Wilson • Keith Kizer FCCLA Competitive Events Room 5Alyssa Corbitt Formative Assessment with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich Fun Fonts and Formatting Thrills Room 252Lacey Bussie Google Update 2023 Room 92Jen Foster How To Turn Any Unit Into a Project-Based Learning Experience LibraryA.J. Juliani Introduction To OnBase Room 243Lance Lewis Introduction to The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Room 254Stephanie Montiel • Sarah Sahr Pelican's Nest Science Lab: Relevance in the Classroom Room 95Kacie Hardman Power School Special Programs Tips and Tricks Room 267Amy H Kennedy PowerSchool SIS Truancy Room 251Chris Glover Promethean Game Changers Room 96Kristin Dupuy So You Wanna Start A Podcast?? Room 269Sarah Saltee StudySync: Friend, Not Foe! Room 253Jaime Tillman Whiteboarding with Kami Room 3Sophie Youngs Monday Food Trucks Outside

12:00pm CDT

"The Epic Guide to Student Engagement: Developing Student-Centered Activities with Choice and Inquiry " LibraryA.J. Juliani Be Goldilocks! Make Your Climate and Culture "Just Right"! Room 267Becki Ducote CANCELED - Remind: Teacher Jumpstart Room 270Megan Parsill Envision Curriculum: Using enVision to create meaningful mathematical discourse (Introduction and purpose to Step 1, tips for effectively implementing Step 1 to generate math discourse, see a Step 1 in action, connect... Room 268Cindy Ham Fun and Engaging Free STEM/CS Activities for Grades 5-9 Room 96Scott Mains Get Group-y with It Room 3Melissa Sessions • Brittany Antinarella Increasing Student Engagement through Formative Assessment Room 91Michael Hill • Glenn Ray K-5 Literacy and Support Struggling Readers on Discovery Education (all content) Room 255Kristen Atwood Learning Tricks About Google Slides While We Play Karaoke! Room 92Doug Caldwell • Haylee Anderson Padlet Basics Room 95Katie Nettles STEAM is for Everyone Room 252Jacquelyn Wilson Stepping Up with STEM Certification Room 93Susan Arnette TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System Room 28Shawn Rosenberger SIB, FBA, BIP....Oh My! Making Sense of Severe Behavior Room 8Dr. Allan Allday

1:00pm CDT

6-12 Literacy Tools to Support Struggling Readers using Discovery Education Room 255Kristen Atwood AI Is Here to Stay....What Do We Do Now? Room 93Kristi Bush Biophilic Classrooms: Incorporating Nature to Support Human Wellness Room 17Elizabeth Anderton Bring Books to Life with TeachingBooks Room 252Jacquelyn Wilson CANCELED - Remind : School Administrator Training Room 270Megan Parsill Designing Inquiry for Student Engagement Room 28Carla Chaffin Envision Curriculum: Math Intervention Resources: (Readiness Assessment, Math Intervention Lessons, Math Diagnosis and Intervention System) Room 268Cindy Ham FBA - how do we get there? Room 253Alicia Duncan • Mandie Russell Gallery Ready Art: Tricks of the Trade Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison • Amy Plunkett Help Your Students with Visual Literacy: 4 Ways to Enhance Photography in the Classroom Room 92Doug Caldwell • Nikki Schwartz Introduction to The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Room 254Stephanie Montiel • Sarah Sahr Kami 101 Room 3Sophie Youngs Make Mental Math Fun! Room 5Cynthia Griffin PowerSchool SIS New Look Room 251Lance Lewis PowerSchool SIS Tips and Tricks Room 243Joseph Griffith Schoology Vs. Google Classroom Room 7Ashley Burnett • Candace Pickering Share the Pear with Your Students! Room 16Allie Schultze Student Presentations with Adobe Express Room 201Debbie Roethke Teach Math with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich The Power of Professional Learning Communities Room 95Joe Sharp BlackBoard Messenger - Advanced Room 207Chasity Riddick • Todd Huettel

2:00pm CDT

"Don't Make Me....": Rethinking Our Responses to Problem Behavior Room 8Dr. Allan Allday Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Teachers and Students - Guidance and Use of GPT, BARD, and other tools Room 95Michelle Stockman CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING: Discovery Education’s Assessment Builder (K-12; all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood Connecting Through Literature: Standards-based ELA Lessons on the Holocaust and Human Rights Room 269Jenni Currie Envision Curriculum: MathXL (overview and introduction, effective implementation practices, customizing MathXL) Room 267Cindy Ham Incorporating FCCLA into FACS Curriculum Room 5Alyssa Corbitt Infographics with Adobe Express Room 201Debbie Roethke Interactive Panel Chromebox Tips and Tricks Room 253Greg Warren Introduction to The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Room 254Stephanie Montiel • Sarah Sahr Kami Tips & Tricks Room 3Sophie Youngs PowerSchool SIS Enterprise Reporting Room 243Joseph Griffith PowerSchool SIS Incidents/State Validation Room 251Chris Glover Promethean Game Changers Room 91Kristin Dupuy Redefining the Whiteboard Room 93Dina Barrere Starting out with STEAM Room 16Allie Schultze TAPE - To Achieve Positive Evaluations Room 96Tiffaney Plato Teach Science with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich TIE-DYE and STEAM: a perfectly colorful combination! Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison • Amy Plunkett Tips and Tricks: Get the Most Out of Schoology Room 7Ashley Burnett • Candace Pickering

8:00am CDT

Tuesday Sign In - Required TBA

9:00am CDT

5 Ways to Enhance Your Classroom's Community Room 92Doug Caldwell Break-a-Leg and Breakout! Room 20Brad Osborne • Jessie Holder Connecting Through Literature: Standards-based ELA Lessons on the Holocaust and Human Rights Room 269Jenni Currie Deeper Data Dive into Freckle and Enrichment Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass Early Warning Truancy Prevention Program Room 254Denita Hill ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies Room 16Sarah Al-Haj • Stephanie Montiel Get STEAM-ing in ELA! Room 252Melissa Michaels Housekeeping 101: Special Education-- Easy Tips to Make Your Year! Room 19Casie Thompson • Deborah McDonald Introduction to Gizmos Room 267Deborah Bellew • Chanel Johnson PowerSchool SIS Attendance Room 251Chris Glover PowerSchool SIS Basics Room 243Joseph Griffith Productive + Struggle = Student Success in Mathematics Room 93Susan Arnette Question Generation to Support Comprehension - KTL Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Remind: Reaching EVERYONE in Your Community Room 270Megan Parsill Removing Barriers: Universal Design of Learning Room 268Shannon Park Superintendent's Round Table LibraryEddie Tyler Teach Science with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System Room 28Shawn Rosenberger BlackBoard Messenger - Basics Room 207Chasity Riddick • Todd Huettel Discovery Education as a Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood enVision Math K-6 Back to Basics Room 91Martha Robertson Incorporating your CTSO into your Classroom Room 95Bill Allen • Alyssa Corbitt Adobe Level One Certification Room 201Debbie Roethke The Pre-K Way Co-Lab Room 253Ede Wortham • Alison Ray New Hire Academy - Day 2 Cafeteria/Auditorium

10:00am CDT

Bite-Sized Professional Learning: Micro Certificates for Every Educator Room 93Susan Arnette ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies Room 16Sarah Al-Haj • Stephanie Montiel Field Trips Hold a Mystical Power Room 252Johnelle Kelly From Burned Out to Balanced Room 28Kayland Lamar Introduction To OnBase Room 243Lance Lewis Launching Innovate Lessons with Alabama Public Television and PBS Learning Media Room 269Susan Norrell PowerSchool SIS Truancy Room 251Chris Glover Protecting Future Generations by Empowering Today’s Generation...Crisis Resolution & Crisis Management for our youth in the social media space Room 96Kristi Bush Quick Writes to Support Content Learning Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Remind: Teacher Jumpstart Room 270Megan Parsill Teach Math with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich Using Freckle for Math and ELA Intervention Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass Your Students will be Designing an Escape Room This Year! Room 92Doug Caldwell Mathematical Practices and Gizmos Room 267Deborah Bellew • Chanel Johnson Group 7 Secondary Guided Reading Room 206Holly Christian

11:00am CDT

Baldwin Prep--Putting a "PREP" in Student's Steps Towards Their Future Room 19Tony Rogers • Adam Sealy Be a Task Master! Room 268Bridgett Creel ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies Room 16Sarah Al-Haj • Stephanie Montiel From Present to Engagement Room 269Nancy Caruthers Intervention in the K-6 Math Classroom Room 91Martha Robertson Learning Tricks About Google Slides While We Play Karaoke! Room 92Haylee Anderson • Doug Caldwell Pelican's Nest Science Lab: Relevance in the Classroom Room 95Kacie Hardman Sending Student Records Securely Room 243Lance Lewis Spotlight on Strategies with Discovery Education (K-12. all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood Stepping Up with STEM Certification Room 93Susan Arnette Unlock the World of Coding in Middle School: Learning Blade’s Introduction to Coding Room 96Scott Mains Visible Thinking Routines with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich Tuesday Food Truck #1 Outside

12:00pm CDT

All In: A Pragmatic Approach to Daily Grammar Practice Room 254Jaime Tillman Canva for Newbies! Room 252Stacey Weakley Establishing Best Practices for PLC's Room 91Roma Kerby • Annie Freeman Google Forms Challenge Room 92Jen Foster Interactive Panel Chromebox Tips and Tricks Room 253Greg Warren Padlet Basics Room 95Katie Nettles Question Generation to Support Comprehension - KTL Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Redefining the Whiteboard Room 93Dina Barrere Remind: Effective Communication and Family Engagement Room 270Megan Parsill Sending Student Records Securely Room 251Chris Glover Using Data and Measuring Growth and Achievement with STAR Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass Let Art and Music Teachers Collaborate and Listen! Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison

1:00pm CDT

5 Ways to Get Students Involved as a Community of Learners Room 91Nikki Schwartz Canva Extreme! Room 252Stacey Weakley ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies Room 16Sarah Al-Haj • Stephanie Montiel Getting Started with Star Computer-Adaptive Assessments Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass One Day, Fun Day: Creative Classroom Transformations Room 254Jaime Tillman PowerSchool SIS New Look Room 251Lance Lewis PowerSchool SIS Tips and Tricks Room 243Joseph Griffith Quick Writes to Support Content Learning Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Ready for Industry™: Preparing Students for Success in the Workforce Room 96Scott Mains Relax and Chill Room 92Jen Foster Screencastify 101 Room 19Katie Nettles Teaching Language and Literature with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich The Power of Professional Learning Communities Room 95Joe Sharp You’ve Got a Friend in Me Room 93Misty Balster BlackBoard Messenger - Advanced Room 207Chasity Riddick • Todd Huettel Digital Portfolios with Adobe Express Room 201Debbie Roethke Gizmos + Troublesome Topics in Middle School Math Room 267Deborah Bellew • Chanel Johnson MOVE! The Mind, Body and Spirit MOVE Rewirement Revolution Room 253Sher Graham Plan Lessons with DE's Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood

2:00pm CDT

AI Is Here to Stay....What Do We Do Now? Room 93Kristi Bush Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teachers and Students - Guidance and Use of GPT, BARD, and other tools Room 95Michelle Stockman Biophilic Classrooms: Incorporating Nature to Support Human Wellness Room 17Elizabeth Anderton ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies Room 16Sarah Al-Haj • Stephanie Montiel Formative Assessment with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich PowerSchool SIS Enterprise Reporting Room 243Joseph Griffith PowerSchool SIS Incidents/State Validation Room 251Chris Glover Strong Relationships = Powerful Learning Room 92Nikki Schwartz • Haylee Anderson TIE-DYE and STEAM: a perfectly colorful combination! Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison • Amy Plunkett

8:00am CDT

Wednesday Sign In - Required TBA

9:00am CDT

ACAP/ACT Resources within the EnVision curriculum (building custom quizzes with ACAP/ACT type questions and best practices) Room 268Cindy Ham Co-teaching in the Secondary Classroom: Two Heads are Better Than One! Room 4Nancy Caruthers • Carol Perez-Turner Decision making with Star CBM Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass Differentiating Instruction with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan Feeling Overwhelmed? Check out the FREE EAP - Employee Assistance Program! Room 28Amanda Barber • Erin Miller Fun and Engaging Free STEM/CS Activities for Grades 5-9 Room 96Scott Mains Getting Savvy with Savvas Room 269Elissa Archer Intervention in the K-6 Math Classroom Room 91Martha Robertson Introduction to Desmos Classroom Room 270Wes Overton Let's Talk About Books- Elementary (K-4) Room 252Jacquelyn Wilson Making the Most of NoRedInk Modules Room 19Maggie Hagan-Brayton On Beyond Docs Room 16Allie Schultze PowerSchool SIS Attendance Room 251Chris Glover PowerSchool SIS Basics Room 243Joseph Griffith Question Generation to Support Comprehension - KTL Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Redefining the Whiteboard Room 93Dina Barrere Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning Room 20Karen Love Student Led Writing Conferences Room 254Barbara Bateman Face Painting with Moonpie Mama Room 45 - Art RoomLaurie Newell Gizmos + Troublesome Topics in High School Math Room 267Deborah Bellew • Chanel Johnson Intro to Adobe Express in the Classroom Room 201Debbie Roethke New Teacher Academy: Getting Started with Discovery Education (K-12, all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood Organizing Schoology for Student Engagement Room 3Katherine Kren Reading Intervention using Scholastic Rise & Rise Up Room 207Holly Christian SIB, FBA, BIP....Oh My! Making Sense of Severe Behavior Room 8Dr. Allan Allday Adobe Level Two Certification Room 202Mandy Froehlich New Teachers - Special Ed Library Secondary Guided Reading Group 6 - Review of Resources & Prompting that Makes a Difference Room 206Catherine Douthard

10:00am CDT

5 Ways to Enhance Your Classroom's Community Room 92Doug Caldwell Designing Inquiry for Student Engagement Room 28Carla Chaffin Desmos Graphing Calculator – Basics Room 270Wes Overton Early Warning Truancy Prevention Program Room 254Denita Hill Envision Curriculum: Using enVision to create meaningful mathematical discourse (Introduction and purpose to Step 1, tips for effectively implementing Step 1 to generate math discourse, see a Step 1 in action, connect... Room 268Cindy Ham Introduction To OnBase Room 243Lance Lewis It's Alive! Science and Literature Room 4Brittany Eames • Carol Perez-Turner Let's Talk Books (5th-12th Grade) Room 252Jacquelyn Wilson Make a Break(out) for it! Room 16Allie Schultze NoRedInk Design and Assign: Quick Writes Room 19Maggie Hagan-Brayton Padlet Basics Room 95Katie Nettles PowerSchool SIS Truancy Room 251Chris Glover PreACT Math Data - Exploration through Activities Room 269Roma Kerby Quick Writes to Support Content Learning Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Reinforcing Reading Skills with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan Relationships Before Rigor: How Building Community in Your Classroom Makes Rigor Possible Room 5Megan Foy • Lauren Latham Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning Room 20Karen Love Understanding and Administering Star CBM with Fidelity Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass Unlock the World of Coding in Middle School: Learning Blade’s Introduction to Coding Room 96Scott Mains enVision Math K-6 Back to Basics Room 91Martha Robertson

11:00am CDT

"Don't Make Me....": Rethinking Our Responses to Problem Behavior Room 8Dr. Allan Allday Canva Extreme! Room 252Stacey Weakley Developing Confident Writers (Grades 6-12) Room 95Megan Foy Discovery Education’s English Language Learner Accessibility Features (K-12,) Room 255Kristen Atwood Help Your Students with Visual Literacy: 4 Ways to Enhance Photography in the Classroom Room 92Doug Caldwell • Nikki Schwartz Homeless and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Counselors, Social Workers, Registrars and Admins – HELP! Room 96Barb Rudolph • Jennifer Bedgood Interactive Panel Chromebox Tips and Tricks Room 253Greg Warren Math Intervention Resources (Readiness Assessment, Math Intervention Lessons, Math Diagnosis and Intervention System) Room 268Cindy Ham NoRedInk Design and Assign: Guided Drafts Room 19Maggie Hagan-Brayton Professionalism for Educators Room 93Nichole King Reimagining Your Required Reading: How Digital Makes a Difference Room 3Danny Lapchak Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning Room 20Karen Love Student Presentations with Adobe Express Room 201Debbie Roethke Supporting Student Engagement with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan Teacher Tips for the Using Desmos Graphing Calculator Room 269Mallory Hipp • Mallory Jayjohn • Annie Freeman TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System Room 28Shawn Rosenberger What's your best Career Tech lesson? Room 5Alyssa Corbitt Wednesday Food Truck #2 Outside

12:00pm CDT

Advanced Desmos Classroom Techniques Room 270Wes Overton Feeling Overwhelmed? Check out the FREE EAP - Employee Assistance Program! Room 28Amanda Barber • Erin Miller I Teach, You Teach, We Teach Co-Teaching Models and Push-In Services Room 268Angela Palumbo • Shannon Park Making Literacy Connections Through Projects and Using Your myON Data Room 271Judy Steingass • Kathi Reeves PowerSchool SIS New Look Room 251Lance Lewis PowerSchool SIS Tips and Tricks Room 243Joseph Griffith Problem-based Learning: What to Expect, How to Plan, & How to Implement Room 92Nikki Schwartz • Haylee Anderson Question Generation to Support Comprehension - KTL Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Schoology Vs. Google Classroom Room 8Ashley Burnett • Candace Pickering Screencastify 101 Room 3Katie Nettles Spice Up Your Math Class with Fun Tech Tools Room 95Missy Jones Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning Room 20Karen Love Student Led Writing Conferences Room 254Barbara Bateman Supporting English Language Learners with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan Travel the Globe: Google Earth in All Subjects Room 16Allie Schultze Engaging in Argumentation from Evidence Room 267Deborah Bellew • Chanel Johnson MOVE! The Mind, Body and Spirit MOVE Rewirement Revolution Room 253Sher Graham Reading in the Content Area: High-yield Reading Strategies that Work Room 207Holly Christian

1:00pm CDT

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teachers and Students - Guidance and Use of GPT, BARD, and other tools Room 95Michelle Stockman Building Background Knowledge with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan Holiday Hype in the Secondary Classroom Room 252Lacey Bussie Looking to save some time? Discovery Education's Ready to use Activities can HELP! (K-12 all content) Room 255Kristen Atwood MathXL (overview and introduction, effective implementation practices, customizing MathXL) Room 268Cindy Ham NoRedInk Design and Assign: Unit Diagnostics Room 19Maggie Hagan-Brayton Personalized Reading Practice using myON Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass PowerSchool SIS Enterprise Reporting Room 243Joseph Griffith PowerSchool SIS Incidents/State Validation Room 251Chris Glover Quick Writes to Support Content Learning Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Reimagining Your Required Reading: How Digital Makes a Difference Room 3Danny Lapchak Relationships Before Rigor: How Building Community in Your Classroom Makes Rigor Possible Room 5Megan Foy • Lauren Latham RTI Intervention Toolbox for Secondary Teachers Room 91Casie Mire • Annie Freeman Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning Room 20Karen Love Teach Language and Literature with Adobe Express Room 201Mandy Froehlich Teach Math with Adobe Express Room 202Debbie Roethke Tips and Tricks: Get the Most Out of Schoology Room 8Ashley Burnett • Candace Pickering Using the Desmos Graphing Calculator to Teach Statistics Room 270Wes Overton

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Cafeteria/Auditorium