Session 1 Session Descriptions & Rooms
Digital Session: Jeff Norton, Connecting home and classroom with sheets: Creating lasting connections to students is hard to achieve as Educator. Using Excel and Vlookup integrated with Microsoft’s Mail Merge that can be done. It provides you the ability to send individual emails to students and parents using one template. Students and Parents will never be out of the loop.
Room: 310 Courtney Bergman, "Why did you give me that grade?!": Increasing Student Involvement in the Grading Process: It’s the end of the term and it begins! The inevitable question of “Why did you give me that grade?!” Explore different options for directly engaging students in the grading process and giving them ownership in their academic performance, as well as increased opportunities for student self-reflection.
Room: 502 Lisa Cohne, UEN Film Screenings & More!: The Utah Education Networks is here to save you from, "just putting on video!" Use film across curriculum areas to tie lesson objectives together. Come see what you and your students can learn through film!
Room: 504 Morees Samaan Gargas, Conducting brainstorming seminars among students: Conducting brainstorming seminars among students
Room: 614 Claustina Reynolds, Elizabeth Thompson, Michelle Mullins, Sam Salinas, Amy Jenkins, #thestruggleisreal Standards-Based Learning: Ecker Hill Middle School has led Park City School District on its path to implementation of standards-based learning and grading. Come and learn about our journey, where we are now, and where we are going. You’ll get to see first-hand the good, bad, and ugly of our adventure and the light at the end of the tunnel that has appeared this year. No matter where you are on your SBL journey, you will leave this session with explicit strategies and templates that you can use to influence and assist your school community. #academicexcellence #philosophymatters #whatsbestforkids #successes #epicfails #grit #showwhatyouknow #selfdirectedlearners #marzano #wormeli #metacognition
Room: 616 Sheryl Rushton, Math/Science Integration for Earth's Sake: Engage in innovative activities that illustrate the science and math behind real-world ecology concepts such as carrying capacity in nature, natural resource use, and the changing of Earth’s landscape, habitats and biodiversity. Presented strategies include creating representational models with manipulatives, cooperative group problem-solving challenges, graphing and analysis, and role-playing simulations.
Room: 619 Kalyn Gubler, Cheri Maxwell, Tonya Jesienouski, Cringe, Cry, Quit? Carry on!: Lava Ridge Intermediate is located in Santa Clara, UT, one of the most beautiful settings in Utah and a great place to live and learn. However, the tragic loss of two students to suicide in the 2012-2013 school year within months of each other set us on the path we currently travel. Our focus has shifted to better support the "whole" student, finding ways to understand and meet their needs in not only academic arenas but in social and emotional development as well. In this session, we will share what we have learned on this wellness journey and where we are headed as we continually strive to "do what's best for the student."
Room: 620 Donna Wagner, Digging Deeper through Close Reading: Have you wondered why kids can't get past basic recall? Want more rigor and higher thinking to happen in your classroom? Dig deeper into text (all kinds) and watch the light bulbs switch on. Text Dependent Questions, Teaching Text Structure and Building vocabulary and comprehension will be discussed.
Room: 621 Nancy DeBellis, Don't Take the Bait in the Classroom: Participants will learn specific strategies on how to eliminate repeated warnings and multiple requests in a positive fashion, be being proactive rather than reactive, avoiding power struggles, how to use powerful prompting techniques and learn classroom arrangements for maximum achievement.
Room: 622 Kevin Poff, How To Teach Everything - All At Once: In an age of cross-curricular goals, grade level teams, and PLCs, it sometimes seems like we are asked to teach all subjects at once. Ever wondered how to support Math during English, or Geography in Science? Come and learn some simple tips that will make this easier.
Digital Session: Jeff Norton, Connecting home and classroom with sheets: Creating lasting connections to students is hard to achieve as Educator. Using Excel and Vlookup integrated with Microsoft’s Mail Merge that can be done. It provides you the ability to send individual emails to students and parents using one template. Students and Parents will never be out of the loop.
Room: 310 Courtney Bergman, "Why did you give me that grade?!": Increasing Student Involvement in the Grading Process: It’s the end of the term and it begins! The inevitable question of “Why did you give me that grade?!” Explore different options for directly engaging students in the grading process and giving them ownership in their academic performance, as well as increased opportunities for student self-reflection.
Room: 502 Lisa Cohne, UEN Film Screenings & More!: The Utah Education Networks is here to save you from, "just putting on video!" Use film across curriculum areas to tie lesson objectives together. Come see what you and your students can learn through film!
Room: 504 Morees Samaan Gargas, Conducting brainstorming seminars among students: Conducting brainstorming seminars among students
Room: 614 Claustina Reynolds, Elizabeth Thompson, Michelle Mullins, Sam Salinas, Amy Jenkins, #thestruggleisreal Standards-Based Learning: Ecker Hill Middle School has led Park City School District on its path to implementation of standards-based learning and grading. Come and learn about our journey, where we are now, and where we are going. You’ll get to see first-hand the good, bad, and ugly of our adventure and the light at the end of the tunnel that has appeared this year. No matter where you are on your SBL journey, you will leave this session with explicit strategies and templates that you can use to influence and assist your school community. #academicexcellence #philosophymatters #whatsbestforkids #successes #epicfails #grit #showwhatyouknow #selfdirectedlearners #marzano #wormeli #metacognition
Room: 616 Sheryl Rushton, Math/Science Integration for Earth's Sake: Engage in innovative activities that illustrate the science and math behind real-world ecology concepts such as carrying capacity in nature, natural resource use, and the changing of Earth’s landscape, habitats and biodiversity. Presented strategies include creating representational models with manipulatives, cooperative group problem-solving challenges, graphing and analysis, and role-playing simulations.
Room: 619 Kalyn Gubler, Cheri Maxwell, Tonya Jesienouski, Cringe, Cry, Quit? Carry on!: Lava Ridge Intermediate is located in Santa Clara, UT, one of the most beautiful settings in Utah and a great place to live and learn. However, the tragic loss of two students to suicide in the 2012-2013 school year within months of each other set us on the path we currently travel. Our focus has shifted to better support the "whole" student, finding ways to understand and meet their needs in not only academic arenas but in social and emotional development as well. In this session, we will share what we have learned on this wellness journey and where we are headed as we continually strive to "do what's best for the student."
Room: 620 Donna Wagner, Digging Deeper through Close Reading: Have you wondered why kids can't get past basic recall? Want more rigor and higher thinking to happen in your classroom? Dig deeper into text (all kinds) and watch the light bulbs switch on. Text Dependent Questions, Teaching Text Structure and Building vocabulary and comprehension will be discussed.
Room: 621 Nancy DeBellis, Don't Take the Bait in the Classroom: Participants will learn specific strategies on how to eliminate repeated warnings and multiple requests in a positive fashion, be being proactive rather than reactive, avoiding power struggles, how to use powerful prompting techniques and learn classroom arrangements for maximum achievement.
Room: 622 Kevin Poff, How To Teach Everything - All At Once: In an age of cross-curricular goals, grade level teams, and PLCs, it sometimes seems like we are asked to teach all subjects at once. Ever wondered how to support Math during English, or Geography in Science? Come and learn some simple tips that will make this easier.