Psychology, Communications; School LawLearn from my years of struggling with kids with behavioral problems: Learn how to be part of the Solution!!Find new strategies to work with these kids: Enjoy the journey of teaching more!
The Power of Belief: How High Expectations Change Student Outcomes
Research consistently shows that students rise—or fall—to the expectations placed upon them. Drawing from the principles of The Opportunity Myth, this session explores how our beliefs, expectations, and daily instructional decisions either create or limit opportunities for students. Participants will reflect on their own practices, examine real classroom scenarios, and leave with practical strategies for ensuring every student is challenged, supported, and believed in.
I will utilize and combine materials from the TCEA conference to review some Google Tools including Google Keep, Google Slides, Google Forms and possibly others.
Come and learn about self-care and get some self-care as well! We will spend the 1st half of the session learning about self-care and the 2nd half will be about receiving some self-care!
Fluent reading is one of the hallmarks of skilled reading! Learn the different aspects of fluency including prosody, phrasing, and rate. Learn strategies for teaching reading fluency using any text.
Special education isn’t for the faint of heart—it’s fast-paced, unpredictable, and often full of situations no training ever truly prepares you for. This session dives headfirst into the “wild world” of SPED, where compliance requirements collide with real-life challenges, and where strong teacher–paraprofessional relationships can make or break a classroom.
Participants will explore how to navigate chaos without losing sight of legal responsibilities, build effective and respectful partnerships between teachers and paras, and strengthen communication in high-pressure environments. Through honest discussion and real-world scenarios, we’ll unpack the messy, complicated moments that don’t show up in textbooks—behavior crises, unclear roles, last-minute changes, and the emotional weight of the job.
Attendees will leave with practical strategies, relatable insights, and a renewed sense of confidence to handle the unexpected while staying compliant, collaborative, and student-centered.
Who Should Attend: Special education teachers, paraprofessionals, instructional coaches, and administrators looking for real-world strategies and honest conversation about the realities of SPED.
If technology goes down and all you have is a book on your desk, could you still teach school? Yes, you can! In this session, we will share tips and tricks on bringing read-a-louds to life and why you should use them even if the power stays on.
This session would be a round table style meeting with Technology and possibly campus administrators on the deployment of devices and expectations for usage, repairs, etc, and how to best support student success.
This session reduces teacher workload by transforming classrooms into active, student-driven learning environments through simple, ready-to-use engagement strategies that build student accountability, increase participation, and deepen academic discussion—workable in any grade level or content area—while activating every learner and making student thinking the focal point of every lesson.
Providing young children with rich writing experiences can lay a foundation for literacy learning. The following questions will be addressed in this session: What benefits does writing have for young children? What does children’s writing tell us about their understanding of print and sound? What is the alphabetic principle, and how can it help teachers individualize instruction? What opportunities for writing do you provide in your classroom? This session is appropriate for PreK and Kindergarten staff.
This session will explore how podcasts can be used to increase student engagement and discussion in the classroom. Participants will learn about the technology involved and strategies for having students create their own podcasts to demonstrate learning and communication skills.
Stay up to date with the latest Google for Education and Google Workspace tools, features, and enhancements designed to support teaching, learning, collaboration, and productivity. Walk away with a fresh playbook of tech tactics to keep your classroom running like a championship team! ⚽🏆
The purpose of this session is to understand the difference between levels of questions, why we use different levels of questions, and how to incorporate different levels of questions into our lessons plans and classrooms on a regular basis.
Learn how to successfully use decodable texts to reinforce phonics skills! Participants will learn a balanced small group structure which includes decoding using blending lines, encoding (spelling), reading decodable books, as well as dictation.
Every shool tries to implement student council, that is leadership as a position, I want to encourage development leaders through the concept of "Leadership as a Disposition. Middle school is a critical time an age for our students. Peer pressure, physical changes, social media influences are constant influences. However developing a culture where student leadership is expected from every student, in and out of the classroom. Four core pillars are the key to the presentation: P1: Accountability: Shifting students from I forgot or I don't know to "I Own It" P2: Integrity: Doing the right things even when the peer group is watching. P3: Decision Making: Moving from impulse reactions to thoughtful decisions. P4: Excellence: Redefining excellence, with the goal of creating culture of excellence, as the pursuit of striving for each student personal best and not for perfection
** I didn't see an option listed, but this session is primarily geared towards Special Program Coordinators - BIL/ESL, RTI, 504, GT, etc.**
Behind every data point is a student story. This session highlights how accurate data collection, communication, and verification ensure that student needs are properly represented in state reporting and funding. Participants will explore how the Fall Snapshot shapes resources for programs and services, and how campus coordinators play a critical role in keeping the data accurate through collaboration and careful review.
For Grades 3-5. Participants will learn the fundamentals of a writing workshop and lessons to lift the level of personal narrative, informational, and opinion writing.
