2012-13+Professional+Development

September 3, 2013 at Friend Public Schools 8:30-3:00 January 6, 2014 at Dorchester Public Schools 8:30-3:00
 * Blue River Cohort** **Professional Development Day** Friday, January 4, 2013 McCool Junction Public Schools 8:30-3:00
 * Training Schedule**

Click here to register 7:30-8:30 Registration and Sign in 8:30-8:45 First General Session: Overview of the Day 9:00-9:45 Concurrent Session 1 10:00-10:45 Concurrent Session 2 11:00-11:45 Concurrent Session 3 11:45-12:30 Lunch 12:30 - 2:30 Curriculum Meetings (Content Disciplines) 2:40-3:00 Second General Session: Closing
 * Agenda **

First General Session
Gymnasium Introductions Focus: Engagement
 * 8:30-8:45 **

Concurrent Session 1
__//**Homework Strategies that Engage Students **//__ //What do I typically do to help students process new information? What will I do to engage students? // Presenter: Lenny VerMaas Grade Levels: 3-12 Room: Math Room (Learning Center) Are your students are getting tired of the same old types of homework assignments? A variety of alternative homework strategies will be shared to engage students and keep them interested in learning. Suggested for all content areas, grades 3-12. **Lenny's Homework Alternative Web Site**
 * 9:00-9:45 **

__**//Paragraph Shrinking //**__ //What will I do to help students interact with new knowledge? // Presenter: Jen Madison Grade Levels: 4-12 (all content areas) Room: English Room (Learning Center) Paragraph Shrinking is one effective summarizing strategy that helps students make sense of difficult text. After this session, participants will be able to teach and reinforce this summarizing strategy in their own classrooms.

__**//App Smackdown for Secondary //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lynne Herr <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: 6-12 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Business Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Come learn about ipad apps to engage secondary students. Participants will have 3-5 minute time slots to share their favorite app with the group. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Google Form to share info about your favorite app <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">See the spreadsheet of results

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Drop Box and Google Drive: Cloud Storage Solutions //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to help students record and represent knowledge? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Guy Stark <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: History Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This session will focus on ways to share and save files to the cloud for easy, anytime access.

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">RTI Team Leadership & Parent Involvement //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: April Kelley <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: K-6 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Resource Room (3rd floor) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">These are two of RTI’s 8 essential elements. Come learn how other schools are forming their RTI teams with roles and responsibilities. We’ll also look at how other districts are developing plans to keep parents informed of the RTI process. Walk away with a team leadership template and sample RTI parent brochures that you can tweak to use in your school.

//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Suzanne Whisler <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Spanish Room (3rd floor) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Students grow up too fast, but also too slowly. This session will help participants understand and connect with iY Generation, and provide them with tips to help the iY Generation find their future. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Connecting with the iY Generation __//**

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Growing Up Wild - Exploring Nature with Young Children //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lindsay Rodgers <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: Pre-K- 4th <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Science Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This three hour workshop features 27 field tested, hands on, nature-based activities in a full color activity guide. The training involves social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive domains to help foster learning and development in all areas.

//What will I do to help students record and represent knowledge?// Presenter: Laura Kroll Grade Levels: ALL Room: Mr. Underwood's Room (Learning Center) This free app allows you to easily sync any information from any platform. Come, see how Evernote can be the best organizational tool you've ever used!
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Evernote: A 21st Century Organizational App __//**

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Homework Strategies for the Math Classroom that Engage Students //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What do I typically do to help students process new information? What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lenny VerMaas <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: 3-12 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Math Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Are your students are getting tired the same old types of homework assignments? A variety of alternative homework strategies will be shared to engage students and keep them interested in learning. These strategies are different from Lenny’s other presentation and would work best in a math or science classroom. Math or science grades 3-12. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Lenny's Homework Alternative Web Site**
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 15.55px;">Concurrent Session 2 **
 * 10:00-10:45 **

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">NeSA-Writing & Scoring Updates //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Jen Madison <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: English Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Jen will provide updates to help teachers understand the NeSA-Writing administration, scoring, and results for 2013.

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">App Smackdown for Elementary //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lynne Herr <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: PreK - 5 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Business Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Come learn about ipad apps to engage elementary students. Participants will have 3-5 minute time slots to share their favorite app with the group. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Google Form to share your favorite apps <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">See the spreadsheet of results

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">SmartBoard Tricks and Tips //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Phyllis Severson <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: History Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I have a Smartboard - now what do I do with it?

//__**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">RTI’s Fidelity of Instruction **__// //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: April Kelley <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: K-6 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Resource Room (3rd floor) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“Fidelity of Instruction” is one of RTI’s 8 essential elements. Come learn what it means and how to monitor and properly document fidelity. See sample fidelity checklists from other schools.

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">6 Traits Refresher //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What do I typically do to help students revise knowledge? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Suzanne Whisler <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: 3-12 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Spanish Room (3rd floor) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do you need a refresher on the 6 Traits of writing? Do you need new and innovative strategies to reinforce the traits with your students? This session will provide you with a variety of activities that include the use of technology to enhance 6 trait instruction in your classroom. This presentation is designed for teachers in grades 3-12.

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Growing Up Wild - Exploring Nature with Young Children //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lindsay Rodgers <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: Pre-K- 4th <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Science Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This three hour workshop features 27 field tested, hands on, nature-based activities in a full color activity guide. The training involves social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive domains to help foster learning and development in all areas.

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do More with Google Tools //**__ //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Toby Boss <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: Mr. Underwood's Room (Learning Center) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Learn about how to do more with all things Google, including documents, forms, and maps. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Toby's Wiki

**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 15.55px;">Concurrent Session 3 ** ** 11:00-11:45 ** __**//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Flipped Classroom //**__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What do I typically do to preview new content? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lenny VerMaasGrade Levels: 3-12Room: Math Room (Learning Center)Have you been thinking about “flipping your classroom?” Do you wonder if “flipping your classroom” would work or you? Have you “flipped your classroom” and have some ideas to share or questions or ask? We won’t have all the answers but will share resources and ideas. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Lenny's Upside Down Teaching Site and** **Lenny's Flipped Web Site** __**//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Working Effectively with Students and Families in Poverty //**__//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Nancy MeyerGrade Levels: ALLRoom: English Room (Learning Center)More of our students come to school from generational poverty. Teachers are typically from the middle class and it is important that we understand how students from poverty view the world. This session will introduce teachers to the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth and their impact on education and social interactions. Those attending will take a quiz to see if they could survive in poverty and whether they could survive in the world of wealth.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**//Social Networking Tools for Ongoing PD//**__ //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How do I monitor progress of my own professional development? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Lynne Herr Grade Levels: ALLRoom: Business Room (Learning Center)Explore ways to use Google+ hangouts (now available for Google education accounts), Skype and Twitter hashtags to connect with other educators and grow your skills as an educator. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**//Relax, Regroup, Recharge//**__//What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students?//Presenter: Toby BossGrade Levels: AllRoom: Mr. Udnerwood's Room (Learning Center)These three R’s are important to keep in mind as more demands are required of teachers. Come to share perspectives on the importance of teaching and ideas about how to gain more job satisfaction. This promises to be a fun, light hearted session to jump start teachers for second semester. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Toby's Wiki

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**//Five Critical Components of Effective Data Meetings//**__//What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success?//Presenter: April KelleyGrade Levels: K-6Room: Resource Room (3rd floor)During this session we’ll focus on 5 critical components of running effective data meetings in order to plan individual student interventions. The 5 components include: developing norms and assigning roles, creating an agenda, developing an intervention tracking form, determining decision rules, and creating a student needs list.

__**//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Can I Do This? //**__//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Mitzi HobackGrade Levels: ALLRoom: Spanish Room (3rd floor) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">All teachers want their students to be engaged! However, even if students feel positive about their learning environment, are interested in what they are learning, and believe it is important, they MUST believe they CAN in order for engagement and true learning to take place. We will explore Dr. Marzano’s fourth question from The Highly Engaged Classroom, Can I Do This? Learn about the impact of a growth mindset and specific strategies to help students believe in their ability to show improvement!

__**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Growing Up Wild - Exploring Nature with Young Children //**__//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Presenter: Lindsay RodgersGrade Levels: Pre-K- 4thRoom: Science Room (Learning Center)This three hour workshop features 27 field tested, hands on, nature-based activities in a full color activity guide. The training involves social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive domains to help foster learning and development in all areas.

**Blue River Cohort Professional Development Day**Tuesday, September 4, 2012Friend Public Schools8:30-3:00 Click here to register

7:30-8:30 Registration and Sign in 8:30-8:45 First General Session: Overview of the Day 9:00-9:45 Concurrent Session 1 10:00-10:45 Concurrent Session 2 11:00-11:45 Concurrent Session 3 11:45-12:30 Lunch 12:30 - 2:30 Curriculum Meetings (Content Disciplines) 2:40-3:00 Second General Session: Closing
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Agenda **

First General Session
Gymnasium Introductions Focus: Engagement
 * 8:30-8:45 **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Concurrent Session 1
__//**Get started with the iPad**//__ //What will I do to engage students?// Presenter: Lynne Herr Grade Levels: All Room: 9 Have an ipad you haven't used much yet because you're not sure how to get started? We'll work on basic ipad tips for entering and manipulating text, sound, still photos and movies. We will also review basic settings like sound control, wireless network access and email on the ipad.
 * 9:00-9:45 **

__//**RTI 101**//__ //What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success?// Presenter: April Kelley Grade Level: PreK-12 Room: Music If you keep hearing about RTI and you’re not quite sure what it is and how it will affect you, then this is a session for you. Come learn about the basics of RTI and how it’s being implemented in schools. We’ll discuss the 3 tiers and 8 essential elements.

Presenter: Toby Boss Grade Levels: All Room: Media Center This will be an organizational meeting for the curriculum leaders of each grade level/subject area.
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Curriculum Leader Meeting __//**

//What will I do to establish or maintain classroom procedures?// Presenter: Jen MadisonGrade Levels: 5 - 12Room: 13 Do you use discussion as a way to have students interact with new content or understand text? Discussion is a powerful, research-based strategy; however, sometimes discussions don't always cause engagement or produce understanding as hoped. In this session we will study ways to increase the effectiveness of our class discussions. (key Ideas: accountable talk stems, structured partners, routines)Link to Prezi: @http://prezi.com/uonjhoryb1uf/effective-discussions/?auth_key=a3d9062adc7c5f7509eced70ea41383f6573cdcc
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Accountable Talk: Ways to Cause Effective Classroom Discussions __//**

//What will I do to engage students?// Presenter: Lenny VerMaas lennyvermaas@gmail.com, http://lenny-brainbased.wikispaces.com/ Grade Levels: All Room: 6 Looking at how the brain works reveals several characteristics that will enhance students' engagement and learning in your classroom.
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Learning with Brain in Mind Equals Student Engagement and Improved Student Achievement __//**

//What will I do to establish and maintain classroom rules and procedures?// Presenter: Carrie Gottschalk Grade Levels: Pre K - 3rd grade Room: 10 This session will introduce you to the Teaching Pyramid approach as well as offer resources to prevent challenging behavior.
 * //__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Introduction to the Teaching Pyramid __//**

//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Suzanne Whisler <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 3 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Students grow up too fast, but also too slowly. This session will help participants understand and connect with iY Generation, and provide them with tips to help the iY Generation find their future. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Understanding and Connecting with the iY Generation __//**

//What will I do to help students record and represent knowledge?// Presenter: Laura Kroll Grade Levels: All grades Room: 17 This free app allows you to easily sync any information from any platform. Come, see how Evernote can be the best organizational tool you've ever used!
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Evernote: A 21st Century Organizational App __//**

__//**Gear up with the iPad**//__ //What will I do to engage students?// Presenter: Lynne HerrGrade Levels: AllRoom: 9 Have the basics down but not sure how to find and use great apps for your content area or how to incorporate limited numbers of ipads into the classroom? Let's brainstorm together! __//**RTI Decision Rules**//__ //What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success?// Presenter: April Kelley Grade Levels: K-6 Room: Music "Decision Rules” is one of RTI’s 8 essential elements. Come learn how other schools have established decisions rules to provide instructional guidance on: assessments that will be used, how the data are validated, proper program placement, and criteria for making instructional decisions at each tier. Walk away with some sample decision rules from other schools.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Concurrent Session 2 **
 * 10:00-10:45 **

__//**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There is a Math App for That **//__ //What will I do to help students effectively interact with new knowledge?// Presenter: Lenny VerMaas, lennyvermaas@gmail.com http://nmpdsagenda.wikispaces.com/Apps Grade Levels: K-8 Room: 6 Lets look at some mathematics apps that can be used in grades K-7. Bring your favorites and share.

__//**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">IQ isn't the Half of it! Nurturing a Social-Emotionally Intelligent Child **//__ //What will I do to establish and maintain classroom rules and procedures?// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Carrie Gottschalk Grade Levels: Pre K - 3rd grade <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 10 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">There is no doubt that acquiring knowledge in reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic are essential. However, a child’s potential to learn and acquire academic knowledge boasts a strong correlation to his ability to self-regulate and manage social situations. This session looks at tools and strategies to help encourage healthy emotion recognition and regulation, including how to teach and promote necessary social skills for social success!

//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to engage students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Casey Pohl <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 14 //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Edmodo //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. See how to use this "facebook" type application in your classroom.
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Connecting your class with Edmodo __//**

//What will I do to help students record and represent knowledge?// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Guy Stark <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 15 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This session will focus on ways to share and save files to the cloud for easy, anytime access.
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Drop Box and Google Drive: Cloud Storage Solutions __//**

//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to help students effectively interact with new knowledge? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Mitzi Hoback <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 19 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How do we teach so that students will remember? In this interactive session, YOU will first be the student and learn something new. Then, you will be the evaluator, and reflect with other participants on the effectiveness of the lesson. This ties to Marzano's Design Question 2: What will I do to help students effectively interact with new knowledge?
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Making Instruction Stick __//**

What will I do to engage students? Presenter: Suzanne Whisler Grade Levels: All Room: 3 "Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire." ~ William Butler Yeats Do you crave strategies that you can use in your classroom to engage your students? This session will provide participants with a variety of practical strategies that enhance learning and engage students. __//**Get geeky with the iPad**//__ //What will I do to engage students?// Presenter: Lynne HerrGrade Levels: AllRoom: 9 Spend time exploring new apps and developing model projects to show your students. You want time to work with the ipad and apps with someone there to help if you get stuck? This session is for you! __//**RTI Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring**//__ //What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success?// Presenter: April KelleyGrade Levels: K-6Room: Music These are two of RTI’s 8 essential elements. During this session we’ll talk about options you have for universal screeners and suggestions for progress monitoring individuals. We’ll practice looking at individual student data and making some instructional decisions for those students. Presenter: Jen MadisonGrade Levels: All Room: 13 Woot! Woot! You survived (and hopefully, thrived) during your first few weeks! This session is for EIS 2012-13 participants and any teachers new to their districts. We will review a few craft knowledge strategies, reflect upon the first weeks of school, and help one another address questions and challenges. //__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Improving Homework Effectiveness** __// //What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge?// Presenter: Lenny VerMaas, lennyvermaas@gmail.com http://lenny-homework.wikispaces.com/ Grade Levels: 3-12 Room: 6 Homework is one of the more frequently used teaching strategies.It is also the source of more discussion between teacher, student and parent. We will look at eight strategies to make homework more effective.
 * //__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">Are Our Students Engaged? __//**
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Concurrent Session 3 **
 * 11:00-11:45 **
 * //__New Teacher Sharing Session__//**

//__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Prevention: The Secret Weapon (Praise, Teach, Reinforce, Reward)** __// //What will I do to establish and maintain classroom rules and procedures?// Presenter: Carrie Gottschalk Grade Levels: Pre K - 3rd grade Room: 10 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This session focuses on addressing pervasive and persistent challenging behavior through prevention. Why is it that a child’s problem behaviors continue, or even escalate, regardless of how we respond or what we do? It’s a trap we fall into all too often, and a hamster wheel we get stuck on; Problem – Punish – Forgive – Problem – Punish – Forgive, over and over again. Come learn new strategies for escaping the hamster wheel and addressing problem behaviors from a different angle.

//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Mitzi Hoback <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 19 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Formative assessment should inform our instruction! Learn and practice some quick and easy ways to find out if your students "get it". <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Quick Checks for Understanding: How do YOU know if your STUDENTS know? __//**

//What will I do to engage students?// Presenter: Phyllis Severson Grade Levels: All Room: 22 I have a Smartboard - now what do I do with it?
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">SmartBoard Tricks and Tips __//**

//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Presenter: Nancy Meyer <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Grade Levels: All <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Room: 8 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This session will highlight the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth, providing educators with an insight into how poverty affects students’ emotions, attitudes and behaviors.
 * //__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Poverty: The Hidden Rules __//**


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Lunch **
 * 11:45-12:30 **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Curriculum Meetings

 * 12:30-2:30 **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Second General Session

 * 2:40-3:00 **