Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2023

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Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2023

10:00am CDT

Beef Up That Basal! How to Engage Students During Your ELA Block Room 269Sarah Saltee Level Up Instruction: Designing Rigorous & Engaging Tasks Room 92Jen Foster Adding Multisensory Science of Reading to Your Lessons without Killing Yourself Room 19Bonnie Nicks • Amanda Akers • Briana Pulliam Discovery Education as a Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood

11:00am CDT

Chaos Coordinators - Managing your Classroom Professionally Room 8Tiffany Wilson • Keith Kizer Promethean Game Changers Room 96Kristin Dupuy StudySync: Friend, Not Foe! Room 253Holly Poole, M.S., M.Ed.

12:00pm CDT

Fun and Engaging Free STEM/CS Activities for Grades 5-9 Room 96Scott Mains K-5 Literacy and Support Struggling Readers on Discovery Education (all content) Room 255Kristen Atwood TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System Room 28Shawn Rosenberger

1:00pm CDT

6-12 Literacy Tools to Support Struggling Readers using Discovery Education Room 255Kristen Atwood Bring Books to Life with TeachingBooks Room 252Jacquelyn Wilson Science of Reading Beyond the Primary Room 19Bonnie Nicks • Amanda Akers • Briana Pulliam The Power of Professional Learning Communities Room 95Joe Sharp

2:00pm CDT

Connecting Through Literature: Standards-based ELA Lessons on the Holocaust and Human Rights Room 269Jenni Currie 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 Promethean Game Changers Room 91Kristin Dupuy Redefining the Whiteboard Room 93Dina Barrere

9:00am CDT

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 Get STEAM-ing in ELA! Room 252Melissa Michaels Question Generation to Support Comprehension - KTL Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System Room 28Shawn Rosenberger Discovery Education as a Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood

10:00am CDT

Quick Writes to Support Content Learning Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Using Freckle for Math and ELA Intervention Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass

11:00am CDT

Spotlight on Strategies with Discovery Education (K-12. all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood

12:00pm CDT

All In: A Pragmatic Approach to Daily Grammar Practice Room 254Jaime Tillman Establishing Best Practices for PLC's Room 91Roma Kerby • Annie Freeman Question Generation to Support Comprehension - KTL Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Redefining the Whiteboard Room 93Dina Barrere Using Data and Measuring Growth and Achievement with STAR Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass

1:00pm CDT

Getting Started with Star Computer-Adaptive Assessments Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass Quick Writes to Support Content Learning Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Teaching Language and Literature with Adobe Express Room 202Mandy Froehlich The Power of Professional Learning Communities Room 95Joe Sharp Plan Lessons with DE's Daily Learning Platform (K-12, all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood

2:00pm CDT

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teachers and Students - Guidance and Use of GPT, BARD, and other tools Room 95Michelle Stockman

9:00am CDT

Decision making with Star CBM Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass Differentiating Instruction with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan Fun and Engaging Free STEM/CS Activities for Grades 5-9 Room 96Scott Mains Let's Talk About Books- Elementary (K-4) Room 252Jacquelyn Wilson Leveraging StudySync to Differentiate for ALL Learners! Room 5Shay Stewart Making the Most of NoRedInk Modules Room 19Maggie Hagan-Brayton 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 New Teacher Academy: Getting Started with Discovery Education (K-12, all content areas) Room 255Kristen Atwood Reading Intervention using Scholastic Rise & Rise Up Room 207Holly Christian

10:00am CDT

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 Quick Writes to Support Content Learning Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Reinforcing Reading Skills with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan 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

11:00am CDT

Developing Confident Writers (Grades 6-12) Room 95Megan Foy Discovery Education’s English Language Learner Accessibility Features (K-12,) Room 255Kristen Atwood NoRedInk Design and Assign: Guided Drafts Room 19Maggie Hagan-Brayton Reimagining Your Required Reading: How Sigital Makes a Difference Room 3Danny Lapchak Stop In & Learn: Structuring Your Secondary Classroom for Engaged Literacy Learning Room 20Karen Love Supporting Student Engagement with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan TeachLogic: Maximizing the Benefits of your Instructional Audio / Teacher Microphones System Room 28Shawn Rosenberger

12:00pm CDT

Question Generation to Support Comprehension - KTL Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon 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 Engaging in Argumentation from Evidence Room 267Chanel Johnson Reading in the Content Area: High-yield Reading Strategies that Work Room 207Holly Christian STEM in Secondary ELA Room 4Carol Perez-Turner

1:00pm CDT

Building Background Knowledge with Newsela Room 7Andy Sullivan Looking to save some time? Discovery Education's Ready to use Activities can HELP! (K-12 all content) Room 255Kristen Atwood NoRedInk Design and Assign: Unit Diagnostics Room 19Maggie Hagan-Brayton Personalized Reading Practice using myON Room 271Kathi Reeves • Judy Steingass Quick Writes to Support Content Learning Room 17Dr. Ivetha Witherspoon Reimagining Your Required Reading: How Sigital Makes a Difference Room 3Danny Lapchak 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