Have you ever wanted to teach alongside a teacher in another country? Do you struggle to make students see their place in the world? This session will help you write plans, tied to your standards, to build students' global perspective. Educator skill: Citizen. Product featured: Level Up Village, Skype MB-S18205
Participants will use a variety of GAFE (Google Apps for Education) tools to support students use of the digital storytelling process. GAFE tools (Drawings, Documents, Presentations, talk to text, etc.) will be integrated into the writing process for the purpose of telling stories digitally. Digital Storytelling guidelines including best practices and guidelines for students will be shared. Educator Skill: Designer. Tool Featured: Google Apps for Education. MB-S18212
Do you feel tied to your desk with technology? Break those chains! This session will improve your productivity and allow you to move around your room with technological ease. Often teachers feel trapped by their technology that is in one corner of the room, and this session will help free you to move around and to engage your students. Educator skills: Designer, Facilitator. Products featured: Splashtop, Mirroring360, iPad Classroom, Nearpod MB-S18208
Paula Stanbridge is the Technology Coordinator at Crestline Elementary. She is starting her 19th year as the building level technical and integration leader. Paula graduated from Mobile College with a BA in Secondary English with Language Arts Certification and received a Masters... Read More →
Monday June 4, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Room 101
Customize your grade 3-6 classroom with online learning environments. This session will feature tools to make your grade 3-6 classroom thrive online, and not just on edays. Impact student learning by allowing students access to resources, collaborate with others, document learning, and engage with curriculum. Educator skill: Designer, Collaborator. Products featured: Google Classroom, Brainpop. MB-S18227
Badging is a visual way to demonstrate learning. Join us as we discuss and explore the use of badges or micro-credentials in the classroom. The New York Times describes digital badges as "portals that lead to large amounts of information about what their bearers know and can do. They are also being used to improve education itself, by borrowing techniques from video games that keep users playing, until they advance to the next level." We will explore different ways that teachers around the world are implementing badging in the classroom. Educator skill: Learner & Collaborator. Product featured: GAFE, various badging platforms. MB-S18224
Do you feel tied to your desk with technology? Break those chains! This session will improve your productivity and allow you to move around your room with technological ease. Often teachers feel trapped by their technology that is in one corner of the room, and this session will help free you to move around and to engage your students. Educator skills: Designer, Facilitator. Products featured: Splashtop, Mirroring360, iPad Classroom, Nearpod MB-S18208
Paula Stanbridge is the Technology Coordinator at Crestline Elementary. She is starting her 19th year as the building level technical and integration leader. Paula graduated from Mobile College with a BA in Secondary English with Language Arts Certification and received a Masters... Read More →
This session will introduce K-2 teachers to customized counting activities. Teachers will learn how to get started with counting collections, develop counting collections routines, and scaffold activities for deeper understandings of number and place value. MB-S18232
Have you ever wondered if peoples' abilities and talents can be grown? In this session, we will explore Carol Dweck's work on mindsets. Dweck defines mindset as, "self perception or self theory that people hold about themselves believing they are intelligent or unintelligent." These mindsets can "have profound effect on learning achievement, skill acquisition, personal relationships, professional success and many other dimensions of life." MB-S18230
Do you want your students to learn more? Do you desire to improve your practice? Do you aspire to demonstrate your commitment to excellence? ALL of these are reasons to pursue National Board Certification!! This session will give participants an overview of the process and steps to begin a journey that will revolutionize you as an educator. MB-S18231
Badging is a visual way to demonstrate learning. Join us as we discuss and explore the use of badges or micro-credentials in the classroom. The New York Times describes digital badges as "portals that lead to large amounts of information about what their bearers know and can do. They are also being used to improve education itself, by borrowing techniques from video games that keep users playing, until they advance to the next level." We will explore different ways that teachers around the world are implementing badging in the classroom. Educator skill: Learner & Collaborator. Product featured: GAFE, various badging platforms. MB-S18224
How can I get my students to apply reading strategies simultaneously as they read? How can I get my students to write with more volume, craft, and mechanics? These questions can be answered in this session about the effectiveness of using shared reading and writing as a major part of literacy instruction. MB-S18242
Eleanor Walker has been teaching 2nd grade at BWF for five years. In education, she is most passionate about social-emotional learning, student voice, and working in the outdoor classroom with students.
Participants will learn how implementing Visually Random Groups (VRG) and Vertical, Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) in the classroom will increase student collaboration, conversation and learning. Teachers will see the newly set-up classroom as well as examples of how the use of VRG and VNPS, along with the whiteboards, has generated greater student involvement, content comprehension and raised grades over the course of the year. MB-S18249
Remember that one special ed class you took in college? Neither do we. Whether you've been teaching for 1 year or 30, inclusion can be tough! Session leaders are here to give you the ultimate guide to providing an effective, challenging, and engaging education in the inclusive classroom. MB-S18260
Lauren Anson is a special education teacher at Crestline Elementary. She holds degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Early Childhood Special Education, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Lauren is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Early Childhood Education with an emphasis on... Read More →
Erica Lee is a special education teacher at Crestline Elementary. She holds degrees in Collaborative Education, Early Childhood Special Education, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Erica is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Early Childhood Education with an emphasis on special education... Read More →
Wednesday June 6, 2018 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Room 101
Student/teacher partnerships create meaningful learning experiences, authentic assessment opportunities, and positive classroom environments. In this session, two teachers share personal experiences and tips for acquiring student feedback and strategies for responding to student voice in meaningful and doable ways. MB-S18269
This session will explore issues that have surfaced dealing with prewriting in the classroom over the years. Should we plan or not plan? We will discuss the need of prewriting as a prerequisite, a part of the process-not just in the beginning, and how it can be a plan with potential for guiding growing writers. Participants will leave with a better understanding of prewriting, how writers use prewriting strategies, and several ideas to use in the classroom. MB-S18267
Tracy grew up in a small town in south Alabama where her hopes of being an educator were first born. In elementary, high school, and college she observed many great teachers who taught her much of what she brings to the classroom today.She graduated from the University of Alabama... Read More →
Wednesday June 6, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Room 102
This session will explore the power of using mentor texts in a writing classroom. Participants will leave with a better understanding of supporting research, the importance of mentor texts from experience and student voices, and numerous ideas to implement. MB-S18270
Tracy grew up in a small town in south Alabama where her hopes of being an educator were first born. In elementary, high school, and college she observed many great teachers who taught her much of what she brings to the classroom today.She graduated from the University of Alabama... Read More →
Wednesday June 6, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Room 102
Student/teacher partnerships create meaningful learning experiences, authentic assessment opportunities, and positive classroom environments. In this session, two teachers share personal experiences and tips for acquiring student feedback and strategies for responding to student voice in meaningful and doable ways. MB-S18269
