Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference

10:00am CDT

Introduction to The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners

This session is an introduction to a core set of principles for the exemplary teaching of English Learners. Attendees will learn about these 6 principles and receive a glance of the potential integration of them into classroom learning and school culture. Resources will be provided.
Baldwin County Point of Contact: Miguelina Howard

Presenters

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Sarah Sahr

English Language Specialist, TESOL

Sarah Sahr, EdD, is the Head of Education & Events with TESOL International Association. Her professional career includes extensive experience as a teacher and administrator in various international settings, most notably as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia, a school teacher/administrator... Read More →

Monday July 17, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 254

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL, Leadership

10:00am CDT

Leveraging StudySync to Differentiate for ALL Learners!

This session will highlight the digital tools available in the county-adopted secondary English online curriculum McGraw Hill StudySync. Teachers will learn about differentiation strategies using the scaffolded lessons in StudySync with their English language learners, students with IEPs or any student reading below grade level.

Presenters

Shay Stewart

ESL Resource Teacher, Daphne High School

STUDYSYNC ELL RESOURCES docx

Monday July 17, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 20

Level Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Differentiation, Reading, Secondary Day of Literacy, Technology

10:00am CDT

Protecting Future Generations by Empowering Today’s Generation...Crisis Resolution & Crisis Management for our youth in the social media space

Social media has become a ubiquitous part of our lives. It has transformed the way we interact and communicate with each other. However, it has also created a new set of challenges, especially for our youth. The rapid growth of social media has resulted in an increase in cyberbullying, online harassment, and exposure to inappropriate content. Social media giants have done very little to protect our children. As parents and educators we struggle in this space daily. What if we gave them the skills they need to confidently navigate these issues? What if we can meet them where they are...armed with the knowledge of the space they are sitting in? In understanding the landscape of their social media lives we can have more intentional, youth led conversations which can lead to empowerment when navigating online safely.
In this conference we will discuss what the current landscape looks like, the challenges our youth face...and how we can help support them by teaching crisis management and resolution skills. We will then take a look at what these skills... coupled with encouraging positive online behavior, as well as helping them to build a healthy relationship with social media...how this can and will help to protect them in the online space. We can help protect future generations mis-steps by supporting and educating todays generation with the skills that will serve them... not just as youth... but as they grow into adulthood.

Presenters

Kristi Bush

Owner, KNB Communications

Kristi Bush serves as a national education consultant and social media safety advocate. She is a licensed social worker with greater than 20 years of clinical practice and health care experience. She attended Troy and Auburn University where she studied social work and counseling... Read More →

Monday July 17, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 95

10:00am CDT

Discovery Education as a Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas)

Whether you're brand new to Discovery Education or you have been a user for years, this is a session you WON'T WANT TO MISS! Learn about Discovery Education's daily learning platform and all the new enhancements/capabilities to make instructional planning more engaging and inspiring for your students.

Learning Targets:
I CAN locate, view, and save media in Discovery Education.
I CAN assign and share content to students.
I CAN locate and use Discovery Education's Ready-to-Use Lesson Activities.
I CAN use Quiz to check for student understanding.

Presenters

Kristen Atwood

Discovery Education Professional Learning Coach, Discovery Education

Teacher Resource Guide DE as a Daily Platform pdf

Monday July 17, 2023 10:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 255

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Community Engagement, Continuing Education, Digital Citizenship, ELA, Guided Reading, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

11:00am CDT

Chaos Coordinators - Managing your Classroom Professionally

This session will be presented by the Human Resources admin team and will focus on managing classrooms effectively and professionally.

Presenters

Tiffany Wilson

HR Director, Central Office Staff

Keith Kizer

HR Supervisor, Central Office Staff

Monday July 17, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 8

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Arts, Assessment, Differentiation, ELA, ELL, Math, Professionalism, Reading, Science, Social Studies

11:00am CDT

Google Update 2023

Join us to discover the latest Google updates! Discover new tools, tips and tricks that will help improve productivity, collaboration, and communication in the upcoming school year!

Presenters

Jen Foster

Instructional/Technology Coach, eMINTS National Center

Jen Foster has been harnessing the power of technology to support instruction for more than 16 years. Over the last 10 years, Jen has provided professional development to a wide variety of educators, school administrators, instructional coaches, etc. to enhance and grow their tech... Read More →

Monday July 17, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 92

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education, Registrars
Session Type eMINTS, Google, Technology

11:00am CDT

Introduction to The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners

Presenters

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Sarah Sahr

English Language Specialist, TESOL

Monday July 17, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 254

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL, Leadership

11:00am CDT

Power School Special Programs Tips and Tricks

This session will cover the basics of Power School Special Programs, as well as providing tips and tricks to help navigate forms and reports.

Presenters

Amy H Kennedy

Special Services Resource Consultant, Central Office Staff

Powerschool Tips & Tricks pdf

Monday July 17, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 267

Level Special Education
Session Type Continuing Education, Technology

12:00pm CDT

K-5 Literacy and Support Struggling Readers on Discovery Education (all content)

Calling all K-5 teachers! Learn how to implement the Discovery Education Experience as a tool to scaffold to support struggling readers.
Learning Target: I CAN identify ways to use multimodal texts to scaffold learning for struggling readers.

Presenters

Kristen Atwood

Discovery Education Professional Learning Coach, Discovery Education

Teacher Resource Guide Using Discovery Education as a Scaffold for Readers 2 pdf

Monday July 17, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 255

Level Elementary Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Reading

12:00pm CDT

Learning Tricks About Google Slides While We Play Karaoke!

Want to pick up some strategies that will help you understand Google Slides better? Want to play a game? Attend this session where we will play a fun karaoke game using Google Slides and practice these skills together! bit.ly/google-karaoke

Presenters

Doug Caldwell

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS

Inspiring education with digital learning!

Haylee Anderson

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS National Center

Haylee Anderson is currently an instructional specialist with eMINTS National Center. She has previously been a high school English and Spanish and a middle school ELA educator in Missouri. Her family is the most important thing in the world to her. She lives in Southwest Missouri... Read More →

Monday July 17, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 92

Level All Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chromebook, Community Building, Technology

12:00pm CDT

TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System

Instructional Audio - Learn how to make the most of this powerful tool! You'll learn why instructional audio is so important; how to use it daily; and how to maximize its use throughout a school year.

Presenters

Shawn Rosenberger

Account Manager, TeachLogic

Instructional Audio - Classroom Speakers/Microphones.

Monday July 17, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 28

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

12:00pm CDT

SIB, FBA, BIP....Oh My! Making Sense of Severe Behavior

This session will provide (a) an overview of how to assess the function of severe behavior in the classroom and (b) how to apply various interventions based on the function. All strategies addressed will be those that can be applied in the classroom.

Presenters

Dr. Allan Allday

Department Chair, University of South Alabama

Monday July 17, 2023 12:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 8

Level Administrators, Special Education
Session Type Administrators, Special Education

1:00pm CDT

AI Is Here to Stay....What Do We Do Now?

AI...specifically CHAT GPT....and the new My AI for Snap has become an incredibly hot topic recently. While AI has been around for awhile, we are now seeing it show up everywhere...from social media apps to the work our kids are turning in at school. Educators are now faced with the task of navigating work that may not be created organically by the student. We are also faced with the reality that our children are in an incredibly new space...that is making it difficult for them to recognize the difference between tech and human interaction...or information. All of these new challenges bring about new questions...that will be asked and discussed in this session. The goal of the session is to educate attendees on the new information surrounding AI, how it will effect their classroom dynamic, how it will effect our children, and what our role is when it comes to educating and protecting students in this space.

Presenters

Kristi Bush

Owner, KNB Communications

Monday July 17, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 93

1:00pm CDT

FBA - how do we get there?

The process and procedures leading up to gaining consent for a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and how to complete a FBA.

Presenters

Alicia Duncan

Behavior Consultant, Central Office Staff

Mandie Russell

Behavior Consultant, Central Office Staff

FBA presentation pdf

Monday July 17, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 253

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Data

1:00pm CDT

Help Your Students with Visual Literacy: 4 Ways to Enhance Photography in the Classroom

Let's use free photo editing resources and learn the 4 digital photo enhancement tricks that will allow your students to gain amazing skills when communicating their ideas using images. We will take a photo, make adjustments and then create a photo gallery to share with all session attendees. Learning, editing, enjoying! (No previous experience required:)

https://bit.ly/photos-4steps

Presenters

Doug Caldwell

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS

Inspiring education with digital learning!

Nikki Schwartz

Instructional Coach, eMINTS National Center

Nikki Schwartz is an Educational Program Coordinator for eMINTS National Center. Nikki started her career in education in 2006 as an eMINTS teacher in 3rd grade. Through her time in education, she worked as a 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teacher. After receiving her Masters in Educational... Read More →

Monday July 17, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 92

Level All Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chromebook, Community Building, Digital Citizenship, eMINTS, Technology

1:00pm CDT

Introduction to The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners

Presenters

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Sarah Sahr

English Language Specialist, TESOL

Monday July 17, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 254

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL, Leadership

1:00pm CDT

Schoology Vs. Google Classroom

Session will compare the two LMS programs while highlighting new features, hidden features, and extensions.

Presenters

Ashley Burnett

Teacher, Elberta Middle

Hello,My name is Ashley Burnett, and I've been teaching Math at Elberta Middle School for 4 years. My teaching career started in Katy, Texas where I taught 6th grade math for 4 years and Read 180 for 1 year. I have also taught Math and ELA in Escambia County, Florida for 3 years.Having... Read More →

Candace Pickering

Teacher, Elberta Middle School

Monday July 17, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 7

Level All Teachers, High Teachers, Middle Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Special Education, Career Tech Teachers
Session Type Schoology, Google/ Google Classroom

1:00pm CDT

The Power of Professional Learning Communities

Using Professional Learning Communities to bring positive change to your school

Presenters

Joe Sharp

Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools, Central Office Staff

Monday July 17, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 95

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, ELA, Leadership, Math, Science, Social Studies

2:00pm CDT

Interactive Panel Chromebox Tips and Tricks

We will go through Functionality of Chromebox and Chrome extensions that will make using the Chromebox in the classroom the best solution for a teacher's needs.

Presenters

Greg Warren

Technology Support Technician, Central Office Staff

Monday July 17, 2023 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 253

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chromebook, Google/ Google Classroom, Technology

2:00pm CDT

Introduction to The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners

Presenters

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Sarah Sahr

English Language Specialist, TESOL

Monday July 17, 2023 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 254

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL, Leadership

2:00pm CDT

Redefining the Whiteboard

The Clear Touch Chorus whiteboard is for more than just writing. Learn how to redefine your technology integration, adding interest and engagement to your lesson. We'll touch on utilizing the infinite canvas to the fullest, adding live webpages, annotating on multi-page PDFs, layering images, adding interactive games and more!

Presenters

Dina Barrere

Training Specialist, Clear Touch

Dina is a certified elementary school teacher with a master's in education and ten years of classroom experience ranging from pre-k to 5th grade. As a Clear Touch Training Specialist, Dina seeks to help teachers understand the power of Clear Touch by not just addressing how to use... Read More →

Monday July 17, 2023 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 93

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chorus, ELA, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

2:00pm CDT

Tips and Tricks: Get the Most Out of Schoology

Session will highlight features of Schoology that make learning easy for students. Session will provide overview of different apps that integrate with Schoology while also highlighting ease of grading with the integration of PowerSchool. Session will also provide resources for using different features for differentiation and remediation.

Presenters

Ashley Burnett

Teacher, Elberta Middle

Candace Pickering

Teacher, Elberta Middle School

Monday July 17, 2023 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 7

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, High Teachers, Middle Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Schoology

9:00am CDT

5 Ways to Enhance Your Classroom's Community

Ever struggle with how to build a community of learners? Come learn 5 activities and tips that will build those positive classroom relationships!

bit.ly/5help-learners

Presenters

Doug Caldwell

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS

Inspiring education with digital learning!

Tuesday July 18, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 92

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type Community Building, eMINTS, Health/ Wellness, Technology

9:00am CDT

Deeper Data Dive into Freckle and Enrichment

Navigate key reports and data sources using reports to identify student strengths and areas for improvement. Take strategic actions related to student data. Engage in different methods of helping to create personalized enrichment plans for students.

Presenters

Kathi Reeves

Judy Steingass

Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Tuesday July 18, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 271

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, Special Education
Session Type ELA, Math

9:00am CDT

ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies

This session is an introduction to ELLevation and how it can help you support your English Learners. ELLevation provides a wealth of knowledge about your student and also provides embedded professional development. The ELLevation Strategies Activities and Module can provide continual support for you as the needs of your EL students change. Please bring your computer.
Training User Guide

Presenters

Sarah Al-Haj

Training Solutions Manager, ELLevation

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Tuesday July 18, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 16

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL

9:00am CDT

Housekeeping 101: Special Education-- Easy Tips to Make Your Year!

Housekeeping tips to help special education teachers get their special education school life in order which includes tips on putting folders in order, reminders of forms to complete during meetings, importance of confidentiality, reminders when working with program modifications, how to contact parents, including agencies for your students and making sure high school forms are completed to help students achieve post-secondary success!

Presenters

Casie Thompson

Resource Teacher/IEP Chairperson, Daphne East Elementary

Deborah McDonald

Special Services Resource Consultant, Daphne High School

Housekeeping 101 presentation for GRITC pptx

Tuesday July 18, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 19

Level Special Education

9:00am CDT

Removing Barriers: Universal Design of Learning

Universal Design of Learning: accessible and inclusive instructional approaches that meet the needs and abilities of all learners.     Why use UDL? What are some examples and strategies for the classroom?

Presenters

Shannon Park

Resource Consultant, Central Office Staff

UDL Presentation Link docx

7. UDL Guidelines Checklist pdf

StepbystepplannerUDL Understood pdf

Chromebook AccessibilityFeatures QuickGuide 2022 pdf

Tuesday July 18, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 268

Level All Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Differentiation, Technology

9:00am CDT

TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System

Presenters

Shawn Rosenberger

Account Manager, TeachLogic

Instructional Audio - Classroom Speakers/Microphones.

Tuesday July 18, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 28

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

9:00am CDT

Discovery Education as a Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas)

Presenters

Kristen Atwood

Discovery Education Professional Learning Coach, Discovery Education

Teacher Resource Guide DE as a Daily Platform pdf

Tuesday July 18, 2023 9:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 255

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Community Engagement, Continuing Education, Digital Citizenship, ELA, Guided Reading, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

9:00am CDT

enVision Math K-6 Back to Basics

K-6 Math Teachers will become familiar with enVision Mathematics resources and the digital platform, Realize. Teachers will learn how to access resources online, how to create and publish assignments for students as well as create and publish assessments. Teachers will become familiar with the enVision resources and learn how those resources address the AL Math Course of Study for each grade level K-6. Teachers will learn how to utilize the enVision tools to meet the needs of all learners in the math classroom.

Presenters

Martha Robertson

Education Consultant, Savvas Learning Company

Savvas Learning has been a great opportunity in my career. I have been with Savvas / Pearson Learning Company for over 11 years. I work with teachers and students to illuminate Mathematics in classrooms. I have been in elementary, middle and high school classrooms and enjoy... Read More →

Gritc Back to Basics for Envision Math K docx

Tuesday July 18, 2023 9:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 91

Level Elementary Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Chromebook, Data, Math, Technology

10:00am CDT

ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies

Presenters

Sarah Al-Haj

Training Solutions Manager, ELLevation

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Tuesday July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 16

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL

10:00am CDT

Field Trips Hold a Mystical Power

Give an in depth look into the Travel Tracker field trip system.

Presenters

Johnelle Kelly

Transportation Administrative Secretary, Central Office Staff

Hey there! My name is Johnelle and I have been in the Transportation Department over 20 years. I have grown with the department and helped implement many programs including the one I am teaching here at GRITC!

Tuesday July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 252

Level Administrators, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education, Registrars
Session Type Arts, Chorus, Health/ Wellness, Math, Reading, Robotics, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Theatre

10:00am CDT

Launching Innovate Lessons with Alabama Public Television and PBS Learning Media

Demonstrating how to utilize free resources from Alabama Public Television and PBS LearningMedia

Presenters

Susan Norrell

Teacher, Daphne Middle School

Tuesday July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 269

Level Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Reading, Social Studies, Technology

10:00am CDT

Protecting Future Generations by Empowering Today’s Generation...Crisis Resolution & Crisis Management for our youth in the social media space

Presenters

Kristi Bush

Owner, KNB Communications

Tuesday July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 96

10:00am CDT

Using Freckle for Math and ELA Intervention

Utilize Freckle tools to diagnose areas of need, provide targeted instruction, and create instructional groups. Learn about reports and engage in different methods of tracking progress.

Presenters

Kathi Reeves

Judy Steingass

Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Tuesday July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 271

Level Administrators, Central Office, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, Special Education
Session Type ELA, Math

10:00am CDT

Your Students will be Designing an Escape Room This Year!

An Escape Room is an engaging way to learn new things! Students and Teachers can create their own escape rooms that include your standards and by following these simple design steps. Let’s brainstorm lessons that will include the elements of an escape room together!

http://bit.ly/escapeplaniste23

Presenters

Doug Caldwell

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS

Inspiring education with digital learning!

Tuesday July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 92

Level All Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Community Engagement, Technology

11:00am CDT

Baldwin Prep--Putting a "PREP" in Student's Steps Towards Their Future

Overview of Baldwin County's new Career and Technical Education Comprehensive High School.

Presenters

Tony Rogers

Assistant Principal, Baldwin County BOE

Adam Sealy

Principal, South Baldwin Ctr for Tech

Tuesday July 18, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 19

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type Community Building, Community Engagement

11:00am CDT

Be a Task Master!

Special education teachers will learn about independent task work systems, along with various system models and examples of work tasks. This information is relevant for grades preK-12 self-contained special education classrooms and resource rooms.

Presenters

Bridgett Creel

Resource Consultant, Central Office Staff

Tuesday July 18, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 268

Level Special Education
Session Type Differentiation, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies

11:00am CDT

ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies

Presenters

Sarah Al-Haj

Training Solutions Manager, ELLevation

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Tuesday July 18, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 16

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL

11:00am CDT

From Present to Engagement

Introvert? Extrovert? These types of students make up our classrooms, and they each learn differently. How might knowing students' personalities help move them from being present to truly engaged?

Presenters

Nancy Caruthers

Teacher, Robertsdale High School

Tuesday July 18, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 269

Level Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Community Building, Differentiation

11:00am CDT

Intervention in the K-6 Math Classroom

In this session, we will be using the MDIS kits from K-6 enVision Math along with other intervention resources to meet all levels of learners. This session will be a hands on session using the MDIS kits as well as online resources from enVision Math.

Presenters

Martha Robertson

Education Consultant, Savvas Learning Company

Tuesday July 18, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 91

Level Elementary Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Chromebook, Data, Math, Technology

11:00am CDT

Learning Tricks About Google Slides While We Play Karaoke!

Presenters

Haylee Anderson

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS National Center

Doug Caldwell

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS

Inspiring education with digital learning!

Tuesday July 18, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 92

Level All Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chromebook, Community Building, Technology

11:00am CDT

Spotlight on Strategies with Discovery Education (K-12. all content areas)

Spotlight on Strategies are creative, research-based instructional strategies, created by teachers for teachers. These simple instructional strategies incorporate digital media in meaningful, effective, and practical ways. The best part? These strategies can be implemented in ALL grade levels and in ALL content areas!

Learning Target:
I CAN navigate Discovery Education’s Spotlight on Strategies in order to locate resources to enhance teaching and learning anytime, anywhere.

Presenters

Kristen Atwood

Discovery Education Professional Learning Coach, Discovery Education

Teacher Resource Guide Spotlight on Strategies – Active Engagement for All Students pdf

Tuesday July 18, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 255

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Continuing Education, ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Health/ Wellness, Leadership, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

12:00pm CDT

Establishing Best Practices for PLC's

Join us in this session to learn about Professional Learning Communities (PLC's). We will discuss the various role's and responsibilities of PLC's members and the process of establishing effective PLC's. We will explore ways that PLC's can analyze data and how to use the data to drive decisions. We will share PLC Google Forms templates that can be used to document your PLC's.

Presenters

Roma Kerby

Curriculum Leader, Robertsdale High School

Annie Freeman

Math Teacher, Robertsdale High School

PLC Best Practices pptx

Tuesday July 18, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 91

Level Administrators, Central Office, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Community Building, Data, Differentiation, ELA, ELL, Leadership, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

12:00pm CDT

Google Forms Challenge

Are you up for a challenge? Google Forms is an amazing tool with a wide variety of features. In this session, you will have 40 minutes to explore tips and tricks that will help you to enhance your Google Forms Skills. As you work through a series of tasks, you will enhance your knowledge of Google Forms. Can you master all 18 skills and become a Google Forms Master?

Presenters

Jen Foster

Instructional/Technology Coach, eMINTS National Center

Tuesday July 18, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 92

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education, Registrars
Session Type eMINTS, Google, Technology

12:00pm CDT

Interactive Panel Chromebox Tips and Tricks

We will go through Functionality of Chromebox and Chrome extensions that will make using the Chromebox in the classroom the best solution for a teacher's needs.

Presenters

Greg Warren

Technology Support Technician, Central Office Staff

Tuesday July 18, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 253

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chromebook, Google/ Google Classroom, Technology

12:00pm CDT

Redefining the Whiteboard

Presenters

Dina Barrere

Training Specialist, Clear Touch

Tuesday July 18, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 93

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chorus, ELA, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

12:00pm CDT

Using Data and Measuring Growth and Achievement with STAR

Navigating the software to find skill information and assignments. Why its useful to look at growth data reports. How to categorize growth as low, typical or high using SGP. How to analyze growth and achievement data simultaneously to make instructional decisions.

Presenters

Kathi Reeves

Judy Steingass

Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Tuesday July 18, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 271

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Data, ELA, Math, Reading

1:00pm CDT

ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies

Presenters

Sarah Al-Haj

Training Solutions Manager, ELLevation

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Tuesday July 18, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 16

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL

1:00pm CDT

Getting Started with Star Computer-Adaptive Assessments

What Star assessments are, why they should be administered, and how they are different from other assessments. How the Star scale connects student test performance to learning progressions, resources, standards, and other scores. Screening data and its implications for intervention and core instruction.

Presenters

Kathi Reeves

Judy Steingass

Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Tuesday July 18, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 271

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Data, ELA, Math, Reading

1:00pm CDT

Relax and Chill

Come-in, kick-back, and join us in relaxing and embracing the calm. We will begin with a breathing exercise to relax the mind followed by some chair yoga to relax the body. We will then engage in reflective practice, considering key conference take aways. Finally, we will engage in activities to reengage the mind, reenergize the body and reinvigorate the soul.

Presenters

Jen Foster

Instructional/Technology Coach, eMINTS National Center

Tuesday July 18, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 92

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education, Registrars
Session Type Community Building, eMINTS, Health/ Wellness

1:00pm CDT

The Power of Professional Learning Communities

Using Professional Learning Communities to bring positive change to your school

Presenters

Joe Sharp

Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools, Central Office Staff

Tuesday July 18, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 95

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, ELA, Leadership, Math, Science, Social Studies

1:00pm CDT

You’ve Got a Friend in Me

This session will give some inclusive activities for multiple disability and general education teachers to incorporate within the educational settings. Although I teach secondary, many of these can be done with elementary settings as well. Activities to include writing, stem, science, and math skills.

Presenters

Misty Balster

Special Education Teacher, Foley High School

You've Got a Friend in Me pptx

Tuesday July 18, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 93

Level High Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Differentiation, Reading, Science, Social Studies

1:00pm CDT

MOVE! The Mind, Body and Spirit MOVE Rewirement Revolution

MOVE AFFIRMATIONS

Our affirmations are our guiding principles.

1. MOVE your mindset.

2. MOVE your body.

3. MOVE your soul.

Finding your rhythm is an important part of life.

Finding your groove is an important part of life.

Finding you is an important part of life.

Have you found these yet?

Join us in class. Come to have fun and learn in a short session how to change your mindset, change your attitude, change your body, change your soul, change your spirit in a few seconds.

It can be done. It's up to you to make the choice.

Presenters

Sher Graham

CEO/VP Behavioral Health Communications/MOVE, OneStop Business Institute, Inc.

The MOVE Rewirement Revolution is a tactical fun strategic activity that I designed along my journey to becoming the authentic ME. As a human who has worn many hats in 52 years of entrepreneurship, I was moved to use the OAR methodology that creates success for my clients, both in... Read More →

Tuesday July 18, 2023 1:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 253

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education, Registrars
Session Type Community Building, Continuing Education, Health/ Wellness, Leadership

1:00pm CDT

Plan Lessons with DE's Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas)

Are you an avid Discovery Education user? Are you looking for ways to create more meaningful and engaging lessons for your students? Look no further! Join us for this "300 level" course where you will learn about our Instructional Activities and multi-media tools to reimagine your instruction and reignite students' learning!

Learning Targets:

I CAN locate and use Discovery Education’s Ready-to-Use Lesson Activities and tools to use in my classroom.
I CAN create a lesson using Discovery Education’s content and tools.

Presenters

Kristen Atwood

Discovery Education Professional Learning Coach, Discovery Education

Teacher Resource Guide Planning Lessons With Discovery Education pdf

Tuesday July 18, 2023 1:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 255

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Arts, Digital Citizenship, ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Health/ Wellness, Math, Reading, Safety, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Theatre

2:00pm CDT

AI Is Here to Stay....What Do We Do Now?

Presenters

Kristi Bush

Owner, KNB Communications

Tuesday July 18, 2023 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 93

2:00pm CDT

ELLevation: Getting Started with Platform and Strategies

Presenters

Sarah Al-Haj

Training Solutions Manager, ELLevation

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, BCBOE

Tuesday July 18, 2023 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 16

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type ELL

2:00pm CDT

Strong Relationships = Powerful Learning

In this age of technology, relationship building is more important than ever! This session is perfect for teachers at all levels, giving you everything you need to build strong, respectful relationships with students of all ages. Not only will your students feel like they can approach you with anything, but strong teacher-student relationships have also been shown to lead to higher academic achievement for students. Build a classroom environment where every student can thrive today! Session Presentation: bit.ly/StrongAndPowerful

Presenters

Nikki Schwartz

Instructional Coach, eMINTS National Center

Haylee Anderson

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS National Center

Tuesday July 18, 2023 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 92

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Community Building, Community Engagement, Health/ Wellness

9:00am CDT

Co-teaching in the Secondary Classroom: Two Heads are Better Than One!

This session will offer ways to develop co-teaching in the secondary classroom between general education teachers and inclusion teachers. Co-teaching focuses on establishing trust, community, increasing engagement, and implementing data-driven decisions.

Presenters

Nancy Caruthers

Teacher, Robertsdale High School

Carol Perez-Turner

Teacher, Robertsdale High School

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 4

Level High Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Community Building, Community Engagement, Data, Differentiation, Secondary Day of Literacy, Technology

9:00am CDT

Decision making with Star CBM

Identify how and where CBMs fit into evaluation of informing instruction. Group students of similar scores in the same measures. Set goals and monitor progress using the CBM Record Book and note taker feature. Plan differentiated instruction using the CBM Record Book.

Presenters

Kathi Reeves

Judy Steingass

Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 271

Level Administrators, Central Office, Elementary Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, ELA, Math, Reading

9:00am CDT

Differentiating Instruction with Newsela

Learn how to leverage Newsela’s auto-differentiation tools and instructional strategies to support all learners in building skills and knowledge as they access diverse content, engage with new information, and express the new knowledge they have built.

--Learn how to leverage Newsela features to ensure all students can effectively access meaningful and engaging content
--Learn best practices on how to apply Newsela features to engage students in interacting with text to make meaning and build knowledge
--Evaluate and plan learning experiences that invite students to make choices about their reading and the ways they share their new understandings

Presenters

Andy Sullivan

Newsela Professional Learning Manager, Newsela

Hi! I've been developing and delivering Professional Learning for Newsela since 2016. Before that I taught high school English language learners in New York. I'm passionate about differentiation, reading practices, and how technology can impact student learning while simultaneously... Read More →

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 7

9:00am CDT

Feeling Overwhelmed? Check out the FREE EAP - Employee Assistance Program!

This session will go over all of the ways our FREE Employee Assistance Program can support you as an employee-- from 24-hour crisis help, wellness and nutrition, to confidential counseling and coaching! Learn how to utilize this FREE program with a wide range of services to help you manage a variety of work-life challenges. Each session will have 1 door prize.

Presenters

Amanda Barber

RN, Occupational Health, Central Office Staff

Erin Miller

MS RDN, Baldwin County Public Schools

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 28

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education, Registrars
Session Type Health/ Wellness

9:00am CDT

Intervention in the K-6 Math Classroom

Presenters

Martha Robertson

Education Consultant, Savvas Learning Company

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 91

Level Elementary Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Chromebook, Data, Math, Technology

9:00am CDT

Redefining the Whiteboard

Presenters

Dina Barrere

Training Specialist, Clear Touch

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 93

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chorus, ELA, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

9:00am CDT

Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning

This session is an informal stop-and-learn/experience of literacy structures in the secondary classroom. You can stop in during lunch, between sessions, or spend a full session walking through best practices in secondary literacy classroom structures that are achievable! Put these simple practices in place to support your students with literacy skills.

You don't have to add this to your schedule but we wanted you to know this session is available for drop-in throughout the day.

Presenters

Karen Love

Senior Account Executive, Scholastic

Karen is a Senior Account Executive for Scholastic Education. As a senior account executive, she works with districts across the country on developing comprehensive literacy plans including comprehensive literacy plans and family and community engagement. This has included working... Read More →

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 20

Level Administrators, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Reading, Secondary Day of Literacy

9:00am CDT

New Teacher Academy: Getting Started with Discovery Education (K-12, all content areas)

New Teacher Academy Course: Get acquainted with Discovery Education's Daily Learning Platform. Learn how Discovery Education can save YOU time when planning for instruction, while ensuring your students are getting the most reliable, relevant and authentic multi-media experiences.

Learning Targets:

I CAN navigate Discovery Education in order to locate multimodal resources to enhance teaching and learning anytime, anywhere.
I CAN use Discovery Education in order to plan lessons in my classroom.
I CAN use Discovery Education tools in order to support my classroom.

Presenters

Kristen Atwood

Discovery Education Professional Learning Coach, Discovery Education

Teacher Resource Guide Getting Started with DE pdf

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 255

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Arts, Assessment, Digital Citizenship, ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Health/ Wellness, Leadership, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Theatre

9:00am CDT

Reading Intervention using Scholastic Rise & Rise Up

This session is for secondary resource consultants, special education, EL, or general education teachers interested in learning about targeted reading intervention strategies. The session will include an introduction to Rise/Rise Up resources that are available in each of our secondary schools. Teachers will learn how to access the pre-scaffolded instruction that supports all four language processes—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—in a safe small-group setting.

Presenters

Holly Christian

Scholastic Trainer, Scholastic

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 207

Level Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type ELA, Guided Reading, Reading

9:00am CDT

SIB, FBA, BIP....Oh My! Making Sense of Severe Behavior

Presenters

Dr. Allan Allday

Department Chair, University of South Alabama

Wednesday July 19, 2023 9:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 8

Level Administrators, Special Education
Session Type Administrators, Special Education

10:00am CDT

5 Ways to Enhance Your Classroom's Community

Ever struggle with how to build a community of learners? Come learn 5 activities and tips that will build those positive classroom relationships!

Presenters

Doug Caldwell

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS

Inspiring education with digital learning!

Wednesday July 19, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 92

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type Community Building, eMINTS, Health/ Wellness, Technology

10:00am CDT

Reinforcing Reading Skills with Newsela

Dive deep into the Reading Summary section of the Newsela Binder, the available data, and Newsela content and resources for teaching, reteaching, and reinforcing key reading skills. Leverage learning to plan data-driven instruction and learning experiences focused on essential reading skills.

--Deepen understanding of student reading summary insights on Newsela
--Experience and evaluate sample lessons based on reading skills insights analysis
--Explore Newsela content and instructional resources to support reading skills across content areas

Presenters

Andy Sullivan

Newsela Professional Learning Manager, Newsela

Wednesday July 19, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 7

10:00am CDT

Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning

Presenters

Karen Love

Senior Account Executive, Scholastic

Wednesday July 19, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 20

Level Administrators, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Reading, Secondary Day of Literacy

10:00am CDT

Understanding and Administering Star CBM with Fidelity

Understand what a CBM is, the basics of Star CBM and begin to analyze Star CBM data. Understand scoring in Star CBM and the basics of screening and setting goals, as well as the screening and progress monitoring timeline and pathway.

Presenters

Kathi Reeves

Judy Steingass

Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Wednesday July 19, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 271

Level Administrators, Central Office, Elementary Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Data, ELA, Math, Reading

10:00am CDT

enVision Math K-6 Back to Basics

Presenters

Martha Robertson

Education Consultant, Savvas Learning Company

Gritc Back to Basics for Envision Math K docx

Wednesday July 19, 2023 10:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 91

Level Elementary Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Chromebook, Data, Math, Technology

11:00am CDT

Developing Confident Writers (Grades 6-12)

I will share strategies I’ve used in my ELA classroom that have been successful in helping students become confident writers. These strategies include holding student-led writing conferences and providing meaningful feedback during the writing process. This session would be beneficial to ELA and history teachers in grades 6-12. You will also leave with digital copies of these resources in order to tailor them to your students' needs.

Presenters

Megan Foy

English Teacher, Robertsdale High School

Wednesday July 19, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 95

Level Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Differentiation, ELA

11:00am CDT

Discovery Education’s English Language Learner Accessibility Features (K-12,)

Do you work with Multilingual students? Learn about Discovery Education’s Accessibility Options embedded throughout our platform to best support ELL students. Discovery Education empowers Multilingual Learners to engage in the same content as their peers, while providing accommodation features to ensure support in their native language.

Learning Target:
I CAN explain how Discovery Education’s built-in tools provide accessibility options for diverse learners.

Presenters

Kristen Atwood

Discovery Education Professional Learning Coach, Discovery Education

Teacher Resource Guide ELL Center pdf

Wednesday July 19, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 255

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, Continuing Education, ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Reading, Science, Social Studies

11:00am CDT

Help Your Students with Visual Literacy: 4 Ways to Enhance Photography in the Classroom

Presenters

Doug Caldwell

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS

Inspiring education with digital learning!

Nikki Schwartz

Instructional Coach, eMINTS National Center

Wednesday July 19, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 92

Level All Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chromebook, Community Building, Digital Citizenship, eMINTS, Technology

11:00am CDT

Interactive Panel Chromebox Tips and Tricks

We will go through Functionality of Chromebox and Chrome extensions that will make using the Chromebox in the classroom the best solution for a teacher's needs.

Presenters

Greg Warren

Technology Support Technician, Central Office Staff

Wednesday July 19, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 253

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Chromebook, Google/ Google Classroom, Technology

11:00am CDT

Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning

Presenters

Karen Love

Senior Account Executive, Scholastic

Wednesday July 19, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 20

Level Administrators, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Reading, Secondary Day of Literacy

11:00am CDT

Supporting Student Engagement with Newsela

Explore ways to support student motivation, interaction, and choice by leveraging both student-selected and teacher directed tools, tasks, and texts as students read across diverse content to build literacy skills and subject-area knowledge.

--Learn how teacher actions can build and maintain intrinsic student motivation while interacting with Newsela content
--Explore the student platform in Newsela and the strategies that can be leveraged to encourage intrinsic student motivation
--Examine how to apply Newsela features to customize content to meet learners' unique news and align to topics you teach

Presenters

Andy Sullivan

Newsela Professional Learning Manager, Newsela

Wednesday July 19, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 7

11:00am CDT

TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System

Presenters

Shawn Rosenberger

Account Manager, TeachLogic

Instructional Audio - Classroom Speakers/Microphones.

Wednesday July 19, 2023 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 28

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Technology

12:00pm CDT

Feeling Overwhelmed? Check out the FREE EAP - Employee Assistance Program!

Presenters

Amanda Barber

RN, Occupational Health, Central Office Staff

Erin Miller

MS RDN, Baldwin County Public Schools

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 28

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Career Tech Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education, Registrars
Session Type Health/ Wellness

12:00pm CDT

I Teach, You Teach, We Teach Co-Teaching Models and Push-In Services

Co-teaching is a collaborative approach to instruction in which two teachers, typically a general education teacher and a special education teacher, work together to plan and then implement instruction for a class that includes students with disabilities. This session will explore 6 Co-teaching models, advantages and disadvantages for each model and how specially designed instruction can be provided in the general education setting using these models.

Presenters

Angela Palumbo

Resource Consultant, Central Office Staff

Shannon Park

Resource Consultant, Central Office Staff

Coteaching Presentation pptx

Copy of 5 Minute Lesson Planning Template docx

Copy of 15 Minute Lesson Planning Template docx

Copy of 45 Minute Learning Experience Template docx

PlainLanguageFebruary2020 pdf

coteaching jpeg

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 268

Level All Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Community Building, Continuing Education, Differentiation

12:00pm CDT

Making Literacy Connections Through Projects and Using Your myON Data

Measuring reading with reading using your myON Data. Discuss the role of literacy in learning both content and thinking skills. Introduce tips for specific content search’s and create literacy activities that connect with standards and curriculum. Access the Project Cloud and identify best practices for using projects.

Presenters

Judy Steingass

Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Kathi Reeves

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 271

Level Administrators, Central Office, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Data, Reading

12:00pm CDT

Problem-based Learning: What to Expect, How to Plan, & How to Implement

In this session, participants will gain skills and resources about how to develop an authentic problem-based scenario and walk their students through the process of implementing a PBL in their classroom.This session is sure to be a highly engaging and informative event!
In this learning event, participants will walk away understanding prosocial education and why it is desperately important now more than ever, and they will obtain five practical and easy-to-implement strategies for designing and building a prosocial learning environment. bit.ly/eMINTS-ProblemBasedLearning

Presenters

Nikki Schwartz

Instructional Coach, eMINTS National Center

Haylee Anderson

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS National Center

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 92

Level Administrators, All Teachers, Counselors, Special Education
Session Type Community Building, Community Engagement, eMINTS

12:00pm CDT

Schoology Vs. Google Classroom

Session will compare the two LMS programs while highlighting new features, hidden features, and extensions.

Presenters

Ashley Burnett

Teacher, Elberta Middle

Candace Pickering

Teacher, Elberta Middle School

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 8

Level All Teachers, High Teachers, Middle Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Special Education, Career Tech Teachers
Session Type Schoology, Google/ Google Classroom

12:00pm CDT

Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning

Presenters

Karen Love

Senior Account Executive, Scholastic

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 20

Level Administrators, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Reading, Secondary Day of Literacy

12:00pm CDT

Supporting English Language Learners with Newsela

Uncover how to use Newsela content and features to engage multilingual learners in practice around multiple modalities throughout a learning experience while supporting access to rigorous texts and academic language.

--Learn how to use Newsela features to scaffold student access to complex texts and concepts
--Explore strategies to promote language practice and application through speaking and listening
--Examine approaches to leverage content as the foundation for explicit language instruction

Presenters

Andy Sullivan

Newsela Professional Learning Manager, Newsela

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 7

12:00pm CDT

MOVE! The Mind, Body and Spirit MOVE Rewirement Revolution

The MOVE Rewirement Revolution is a fun environment that inspires attendees to #ChooseYOU as your #1 priority. Each person is the Chief Energy Officer of your own life journey. Through an observational self-assessment and play, you will learn how to choose boundaries, respond/react/behave when opportunities, obstacles and challenges appear in your path and create a micro-step self-care plan to instill happiness and peace within your heart and environment. You will learn about optional choice you have known as "The Staying Stressed" concept and its Pledge of Allegiance! Come open to learning the OAR solution to MOVE!
MOVE AFFIRMATIONSOur affirmations are our guiding principles.1. MOVE your mindset.
2. MOVE your body.3. MOVE your soul.
Finding your rhythm is an important part of life.
Finding your groove is an important part of life.Finding you is an important part of life.Have you found these yet?
Join us in class. Come to have fun and learn in a short session how to change your mindset, change your attitude, change your body, change your soul, change your spirit in a few seconds.
It can be done. It's up to you to make the choice.

Presenters

Sher Graham

CEO/VP Behavioral Health Communications/MOVE, OneStop Business Institute, Inc.

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 253

Level Administrators, Central Office, All Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Special Education, Registrars
Session Type Community Building, Continuing Education, Health/ Wellness, Leadership

12:00pm CDT

Reading in the Content Area: High-yield Reading Strategies that Work

This session is for all secondary educators that value teaching their content while providing critical literacy skills to students. Come join us to learn how simple strategies can produce big results!

Presenters

Holly Christian

Scholastic Trainer, Scholastic

Wednesday July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 207

Level All Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type ELA, ELL, Reading, Science, Social Studies

1:00pm CDT

Building Background Knowledge with Newsela

Discover strategies for using Newsela content and features to invite and support students in reading across texts to build background knowledge, and curate content to create meaningful learning experiences connected to your curriculum and objectives.

--Learn how to find Newsela content aligned with your instruction that can be used to help students read across related texts
--Explore strategies for using Newsela features to scaffold the learning process for students and assist with background knowledge acquisition
--Customize or create content cu rations to use with students, aligned to topics you teach, and customized to meet unique learners' needs

Presenters

Andy Sullivan

Newsela Professional Learning Manager, Newsela

Wednesday July 19, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 7

1:00pm CDT

Looking to save some time? Discovery Education's Ready to use Activities can HELP! (K-12 all content)

Are you looking to save some time when planning for instruction? Discovery Education's Ready to use Activities can HELP!
In this session you will learn how to access and edit Ready-to-Use Lesson Activities on Discovery Education's daily learning platform. By the end of this hour-long session, you will have multiple activities you can use right away in your own instruction!

Learning Target:
I CAN locate, edit and use Discovery Education’s Ready-to-Use Lesson Activities.

Presenters

Kristen Atwood

Discovery Education Professional Learning Coach, Discovery Education

Teacher Resource Guide Engaging in the Instructional Cycle pdf

Wednesday July 19, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 255

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type Assessment, ELA, ELL, Guided Reading, Health/ Wellness, Leadership, Math, Reading, Robotics, Safety, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Theatre

1:00pm CDT

Personalized Reading Practice using myON

Identify and utilize myON’s key features to introduce platform to students. How to use available content and embedded scaffolds. Define best practices for implementing myON for independent reading and for finding content to support learning in the classroom.

Presenters

Kathi Reeves

Judy Steingass

Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Wednesday July 19, 2023 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 271

Level Administrators, Central Office, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, Librarians, Special Education
Session Type ELA, Reading

1:00pm CDT

RTI Intervention Toolbox for Secondary Teachers

Response to intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs. Join us to explore research-based academic and behavior interventions for secondary students. We will also discuss the process of prioritizing essential learning outcomes for struggling learners and practical tools for meeting student's individual needs. Leave with a digital toolbox of effective intervention strategies.

Presenters