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.
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.
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.
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
Learn how quick brain breaks and bell ringers can sub out the yawns for high-energy focus. We’ll dive into the science of why short bursts of movement actually wake up a tired room, swap our favorite "game plans" with peers, and try out activities you can steal for your classroom tomorrow.
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.
Interested in bringing 3D printing into your classroom but not sure where to start? Already have a 3D printer and want to feel more confident using it with students? This hands-on beginner course is designed for educators at all experience levels — from teachers who are just exploring 3D printing to those who already have a printer in their classroom and want practical strategies, troubleshooting skills, and classroom-ready ideas.
Participants will learn the fundamentals of 3D printing, including how printers work, basic terminology, materials and safety, printer setup, slicing software, and successful printing practices. The course will also explore ways to integrate 3D printing into STEM and cross-curricular classroom activities.
Gain a basic understanding of how Snorkl.app can help you to provide timely and meaningful feedback to your students. Learn how to generate your own assignments/prompts as well as find activities for math, science, history/social studies, reading & language arts and world languages in the Snorkl library for all grade levels.
Knowing what the state wants when it comes to writing for the STAAR. I went to a class this summer that will help us when it comes to what they are looking for on the STAAR.
Lost in Letters invites teachers into the disorienting world many students with dyslexia experience every day. Through reading and writing tasks, participants will experience familiar words turning into puzzling mazes. This brief simulation builds empathy, deepens understanding, and equips educators to better support students who are, quite literally, lost in letters.
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!
I am switching it up some this year! While I will be presenting ways to effectively write state approved ECRs, I will also show you how to grade them according to state standards. I will also share some graphic organizers that have been effective in my class. You are also welcome to bring and share organizers that have been effective for you in the past! We will also go over different ways to present rubrics as well as websites that I have found to help with grading according to state standards.
Still stuck on the sidelines while the AI revolution moves down the field? It’s time to get in the game! This session is your training camp for moving from a defensive crouch to an offensive strategy. Learn how to draft AI as a Personal Tutor that focuses on student growth -not just shortcuts. You’ll scout viable tools, test-drive the best platforms, and learn to build your own custom Assistant Coach (chatbot) ready to provide the perfect assist for student learning.
We will have brief introductions followed by a small group workshop to familiarize you with your CTE counterparts on other campuses, pool learning resources, and align major learning goals for the year.
