The Culture of Care training prepares educators to deliver breathing, mindful movement, and relaxation exercises in the classroom, and to train colleagues to do the same. With a little practice, the exercises are simple for educators to learn and share. Participants in the training will learn and be able to communicate how this approach promotes social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. Opening and Keynote sessions will be streamed live from 8:15-10:00 AM in the WMS Media Center; CoC PD will begin at 10:00 AM. Applicable teams were designated by principals.
Elementary students have access to digital tools both in the classroom and at home. It is imperative that students recognize the consequences of their online actions. Teachers will be instructed on how they can effectively implement safe computer procedures with their students. The following topics will be discussed to prepare teachers on how they can strengthen their students’ digital citizenship skills:
* Internet Safety - delve into relationships that students make while online and how to deal with uncomfortable situations. * Privacy & Security - identify ways to create strong username and passwords * Self-Image and Online Identity - the image that students want to present of themselves online and how it can affect their online behavior * Cyberbullying - a guidance counselor will articulate how students should identify and respond to online bullying. This will include how students can learn to become up-standers in this situation and not just a bystander. * Digital Footprint - emphasize the importance of how students' actions while online become a part of their online profile.
Tobacco products and issues around youth and tobacco. "The use of vaping products or electronic cigarettes has taken off among our youth. The most popular product that is easy to hide and is now 47% of the e-cig market is JUUL."
Orientation to myON News and discussion of the role of media in society. This hands-on session will introduce participants to myON News and best practices for integrating myON and myON News. Topics include: myON News Overview, features exploration discussion of the importance of news in a 21st Century Classroom as well as the role of media in society. This session is tailored to elementary teachers and students. 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
EdTech Professional Development Coordinator, Union County Public Schools
Lisa Thompson received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Wingate University and Masters of Arts in Education in Instructional Technology from East Carolina University. She is an Instructional Technology Facilitator with Union County Public School and has attained... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 11:15am - 12:15pm
G209Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Take a sneak peek at the new gradebook and resources available to become a PowerTeacher Pro! Participants will have an overview of the gradebook, the PTP resources website, and possibly get started on your new gradebook setup (if time allows)! If you cannot make this session, no worries, the trainer at your school will help!
What steps should educators take when integrating social media in their classroom as an instructional learning tool? Social media can provide so many opportunities for student learning but with potential pitfalls and an ever-changing technology landscape, educators could use some guidance to get things started. In this session, you will learn 5 practical steps for implementing social media effectively, safely and purposefully in the classroom. You will leave with digital citizenship resources to set the stage for social media use and practical ideas for integrating social media tools into your school's instruction.
Barbara Huth is the Education Program Manager for Common Sense Education in the D.C. Metro area. She partners with school districts in DC, Maryland, Virginia and beyond to help educators and parents build the foundational digital citizenship skills for kids to utilize technology safely... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm
D107Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Destiny is much more than a library online catalog. Come and see how to do one search and find books, e-books, vetted websites and database resources to build digital bins of resources on any topic and share them with colleagues or even the world.
This session will highlight the importance of developing strong oracy skills to build and support the students' background knowledge before beginning a unit of study. It will discuss the power that background knowledge has in building literacy. It will give practical ideas of how to accomplish this goal as well as there will be opportunity to collaborate with peers to further understanding of this topic.
This session will build off of the Empowered Canvas learning session from Wednesday. Attendees are invited to apply the instructional design strategies they learned about to their own canvas courses. Canvas experts will be available to help instructors as they prepare their courses for the upcoming school year. Attending the Empowered Canvas presentation is not required. Anyone wanting to work on their Canvas course is welcome to attend.
Joey Barker is an Instructional Coach(IC) who works for Union County Public Schools, and is assigned to CATA, South Providence and Wolfe.Joey Barker attended North Carolina State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Business and Marketing Education and a Masters... Read More →
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Union County Public Schools
Garrett Williams received his BS in Secondary Education, History from Appalachian State University. Additionally, he earned a minor in English from the United Kingdom's Keele University and a Masters in Curriculum and Supervision with an Administrative Add-on from the University of... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm
G213Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Though the Clever app on NCEdCloud, EVERFI provides digital social & emotional learning, financial literacy, health & wellness and career exploration resources for Elementary, Middle and High School, at no-cost to educators. In this session, participants will explore resources and standard alignment, discuss strategies for purposeful implementation and be trained on single-sign-on access via NCEdCloud.
We will describe how to make flexible seating a lifestyle in your class to ensure that your students acheive their best learning. The following sub topics will be discussed: 1. Commitment to learning- if your students are comfortable and have choice they achieve greater things. They become in charge if their learning 2. Less is More- Less stimulation and distraction for students 3. Student centered- The class is more centered around my students and what they need. 4. Comparing Data- With flexible seating/ without flexible seating
We’ve all heard our students talk about how they want to level up in their favorite video game, but how do we get them to be just as passionate about leveling up in their academics? We believe one way is to offer solid support through guided instruction. In this session, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the core values of guided instruction, ways to encourage academic growth and deeper thinking through this important practice, and why it is important in every K-12 classroom. As a bonus, we will unpack the instructional moves in this workshop that encourage EmpowerED teaching and learning. For those who attended the Summer Instructional Leadership Institute, this session was formerly titled “Transforming Learning through Guided Instruction
As a former classroom teacher, curriculum specialist, and instructional coach, my passion is supporting teachers in growing students' success in and love of learning.
Orientation to myON News and discussion of the role of media in society. This hands-on session will introduce participants to myON News and best practices for integrating myON and myON News. Topics include: myon News Overview, features exploration discussion of the importance of news in a 21st Century Classroom as well as the role of media in society. This session is tailored to middle school teachers and students. A representative from all grade levels in each content area should attend from each school.
I have been working in the field of education for almost two decades and have experience as an elementary classroom teacher and a reading specialist with experience spanning K-12. Currently I am working as a literacy coach in a diverse, urban elementary school in Providence, Rhode... Read More →
TeachingBooks.net – a suite of instructional resources that enrich the fiction and nonfiction books read by children and young adults. Included are: book guides & lesson plans, build-your-own custom reading lists, diverse books, literature-based vocabulary lists, Meet-the-Author videos and book readings, and resources for award-winning books.
In this session, you will learn practical steps to create a positive school culture that supports safe and responsible technology use among students and staff. First, learn how to teach students digital citizenship skills, covering eight key topics. You’ll hear ideas on how you can use Common Sense Education's free digital citizenship curriculum. Second, learn how to engage parents around managing their children’s technology use and helping kids make smart choices, including how to host a successful parent night, sharing helpful tips and advice, parent communication ideas, and more. Finally, hear practical next steps to build the capacity of your staff to integrate digital citizenship instruction and community-based activities into your school’s teaching and learning framework by participating in our Recognition Program.
Barbara Huth is the Education Program Manager for Common Sense Education in the D.C. Metro area. She partners with school districts in DC, Maryland, Virginia and beyond to help educators and parents build the foundational digital citizenship skills for kids to utilize technology safely... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 1:15pm - 2:15pm
D107Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Elementary students have access to digital tools both in the classroom and at home. It is imperative that students recognize the consequences of their online actions. Teachers will be instructed on how they can effectively implement safe computer procedures with their students. The following topics will be discussed to prepare teachers on how they can strengthen their students’ digital citizenship skills:
* Internet Safety - delve into relationships that students make while online and how to deal with uncomfortable situations. * Privacy & Security - identify ways to create strong username and passwords * Self-Image and Online Identity - the image that students want to present of themselves online and how it can affect their online behavior * Cyberbullying - a guidance counselor will articulate how students should identify and respond to online bullying. This will include how students can learn to become up-standers in this situation and not just a bystander. * Digital Footprint - emphasize the importance of how students' actions while online become a part of their online profile.
Tobacco products and issues around youth and tobacco. "The use of vaping products or electronic cigarettes has taken off among our youth. The most popular product that is easy to hide and is now 47% of the e-cig market is JUUL."
This session will highlight instructional design strategies that are utilized by UCVirtual and Canvas. Attendees will learn how Canvas can help instructors facilitate a more personalized, engaging learning experience for their students. This session will also discuss how blended learning can help support a positive classroom culture that encourages stakeholders to take risks, innovate and collaborate with their peers. Attendees are invited to attend the EmpowerED Canvas Workshop so that they can apply the information shared in this presentation to their own canvas courses.
Joey Barker is an Instructional Coach(IC) who works for Union County Public Schools, and is assigned to CATA, South Providence and Wolfe.Joey Barker attended North Carolina State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Business and Marketing Education and a Masters... Read More →
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Union County Public Schools
Garrett Williams received his BS in Secondary Education, History from Appalachian State University. Additionally, he earned a minor in English from the United Kingdom's Keele University and a Masters in Curriculum and Supervision with an Administrative Add-on from the University of... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 1:15pm - 2:15pm
G206Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Though the Clever app on NCEdCloud, EVERFI provides digital social & emotional learning, financial literacy, health & wellness and career exploration resources for Elementary, Middle and High School, at no-cost to educators. In this session, participants will explore resources and standard alignment, discuss strategies for purposeful implementation and be trained on single-sign-on access via NCEdCloud.
We will describe how to make flexible seating a lifestyle in your class to ensure that your students acheive their best learning. The following sub topics will be discussed: 1. Commitment to learning- if your students are comfortable and have choice they achieve greater things. They become in charge if their learning 2. Less is More- Less stimulation and distraction for students 3. Student centered- The class is more centered around my students and what they need. 4. Comparing Data- With flexible seating/ without flexible seating
Take a sneak peek at the new gradebook and resources available to become a PowerTeacher Pro! Participants will have an overview of the gradebook, the PTP resources website, and possibly get started on your new gradebook setup (if time allows)! If you cannot make this session, no worries, the trainer at your school will help!
TeachingBooks.net – a suite of instructional resources that enrich the fiction and nonfiction books read by children and young adults. Included are: book guides & lesson plans, build-your-own custom reading lists, diverse books, literature-based vocabulary lists, Meet-the-Author videos and book readings, and resources for award-winning books.
EdTech Professional Development Coordinator, Union County Public Schools
Lisa Thompson received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Wingate University and Masters of Arts in Education in Instructional Technology from East Carolina University. She is an Instructional Technology Facilitator with Union County Public School and has attained... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 1:15pm - 2:15pm
G209Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Orientation to myON's personalized literacy environment. This hands-on session will introduce participants to myON. Participants will get an overview of the student and faculty perspective to get their school up and running. Topics include; myON overview, touring the key features, exploring content and embedding scaffolds, discussion of best practices for implementing myON in your classroom, access included PD and resources and identify types of data and reports offered by myON. This session will support elementary teachers and topics. Required for all NEW teachers in that grade/content area.
Orientation to myON's personalized literacy environment. This hands-on session will introduce participants to myON. Participants will get an overview of the student and faculty perspective to get their school up and running. Topics include; myON overview, touring the key features, exploring content and embedding scaffolds, discussion of best practices for implementing myON in your classroom, access included PD and resources and identify types of data and reports offered by myON. This session will support middle school teachers and topics. 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
I have been working in the field of education for almost two decades and have experience as an elementary classroom teacher and a reading specialist with experience spanning K-12. Currently I am working as a literacy coach in a diverse, urban elementary school in Providence, Rhode... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 1:15pm - 3:30pm
F205DWeddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Destiny is much more than a library online catalog. Come and see how to do one search and find books, e-books, vetted websites and database resources to build digital bins of resources on any topic and share them with colleagues or even the world.
This session will highlight the importance of developing strong oracy skills to build and support the students' background knowledge before beginning a unit of study. It will discuss the power that background knowledge has in building literacy. It will give practical ideas of how to accomplish this goal as well as there will be opportunity to collaborate with peers to further understanding of this topic.
This session will highlight instructional design strategies that are utilized by UCVirtual and Canvas. Attendees will learn how Canvas can help instructors facilitate a more personalized, engaging learning experience for their students. This session will also discuss how blended learning can help support a positive classroom culture that encourages stakeholders to take risks, innovate and collaborate with their peers. Attendees are invited to attend the EmpowerED Canvas Workshop so that they can apply the information shared in this presentation to their own canvas courses.
Joey Barker is an Instructional Coach(IC) who works for Union County Public Schools, and is assigned to CATA, South Providence and Wolfe.Joey Barker attended North Carolina State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Business and Marketing Education and a Masters... Read More →
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Union County Public Schools
Garrett Williams received his BS in Secondary Education, History from Appalachian State University. Additionally, he earned a minor in English from the United Kingdom's Keele University and a Masters in Curriculum and Supervision with an Administrative Add-on from the University of... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 2:30pm - 3:30pm
G206Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Though the Clever app on NCEdCloud, EVERFI provides digital social & emotional learning, financial literacy, health & wellness and career exploration resources for Elementary, Middle and High School, at no-cost to educators. In this session, participants will explore resources and standard alignment, discuss strategies for purposeful implementation and be trained on single-sign-on access via NCEdCloud.
EdTech Professional Development Coordinator, Union County Public Schools
Lisa Thompson received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Wingate University and Masters of Arts in Education in Instructional Technology from East Carolina University. She is an Instructional Technology Facilitator with Union County Public School and has attained... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 2:30pm - 3:30pm
G209Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Take a sneak peek at the new gradebook and resources available to become a PowerTeacher Pro! Participants will have an overview of the gradebook, the PTP resources website, and possibly get started on your new gradebook setup (if time allows)! If you cannot make this session, no worries, the trainer at your school will help!
Spread the word and lead the way with resources that directly enrich the literacy work in your school. Perpetuate leadership and support school-wide collaboration with colleagues, students, families, and administrators.
Presenters’ goal is to create a positive mindset about co-teaching through the connection between the best practices of this type specially designed instruction and the tenants of an EmpowerED classroom. The teachers will be provided with summary overviews of these best practices and video footage from a co-taught English II classroom at Cuthbertson High School where collaboration and creation are highlighted. Teachers will share their perspectives on planning and implementation of effective strategies that meet the needs of their students. The participants will collaborate in learning teams in order to evaluate scenarios that will help them guide their buildings in implementing model co-taught classrooms within an EmpowerED framework.
Continuation from Day 1. The Culture of Care training prepares educators to deliver breathing, mindful movement, and relaxation exercises in the classroom, and to train colleagues to do the same. With a little practice, the exercises are simple for educators to learn and share. Participants in the training will learn and be able to communicate how this approach promotes social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. Opening and Keynote sessions will be streamed live from 8:15-10:00 AM in the WMS Media Center; CoC PD will begin at 10:00 AM. Applicable teams were designated by principals.
Come learn how Canvas can help support the EmpowerED model by transforming learners into leaders through meaningful connections, collaboration and creation. We will explore Canvas tools that help facilitate project-based learning, including groups, discussions, collaborations, Eportfolios, rubrics, and peer reviews.
Built on openness in every way, the Canvas Learning Management Platform helps you create a custom K–12 learning environment to equitably scale student achievement. Whatever the learning initiative, Canvas is there to support and connect it—from scaled curriculum and formative... Read More →
Purpose: to address the need for differentiation through the use of Schoolnet resources Format: Guided Google Slides with active participation~ participants will be develop differentiated resources for various classroom scenarios~ must have a device and access to Schoolnet
Educator on Loan/ITF, Catawba County Schools/NCDPI
Stacy Lovdahl is passionate about collaborating with educators to integrate technology into classroom instruction to create engaging, personalized educational experiences for students that are organically motivating. She sees technology as a tool for creating relationships that couldn't... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 8:30am - 10:00am
F106Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Join us as we discuss the unique adaptive engine that is DreamBox Learning. We will focus on how DreamBox impacts your students, how the tools you have access to can help you drive instruction, and some tips on getting the most out of the product and allowing it to save you time in the classroom.
This session will build off of the Empowered Canvas learning session from Wednesday. Attendees are invited to apply the instructional design strategies they learned about to their own canvas courses. Canvas experts will be available to help instructors as they prepare their courses for the upcoming school year. Attending the Empowered Canvas presentation is not required. Anyone wanting to work on their Canvas course is welcome to attend.
Joey Barker is an Instructional Coach(IC) who works for Union County Public Schools, and is assigned to CATA, South Providence and Wolfe.Joey Barker attended North Carolina State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Business and Marketing Education and a Masters... Read More →
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Union County Public Schools
Garrett Williams received his BS in Secondary Education, History from Appalachian State University. Additionally, he earned a minor in English from the United Kingdom's Keele University and a Masters in Curriculum and Supervision with an Administrative Add-on from the University of... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 8:30am - 10:00am
G114Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Though the Clever app on NCEdCloud, EVERFI provides digital social & emotional learning, financial literacy, health & wellness and career exploration resources for Elementary, Middle and High School, at no-cost to educators. In this session, participants will explore resources and standard alignment, discuss strategies for purposeful implementation and be trained on single-sign-on access via NCEdCloud.
If you're interested in creating friendly competition in your classroom, then this session is for you! Come learn how to play my Smartgames, format new games, and share some of your own tips. This session is applicable to all content areas. While many of the games are math related, most of the resources in this session are immediately transferable to any classroom. Several of the games I have created have no connection to math specifically and can be used with any review sheet or worksheet. All resources and materials will be shared electronically and handouts will be provided. Bring your "A" game!
Come learn about the new teacher experience, new user-face, and new student growth model for 2018-2019! 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Learn about effective implementation and how you can monitor for a successful year. You will also learn about the new teacher experience, new user-face, and new student growth model for 2018-2019. Applicable representatives should attend from each school.
Get an in-depth look at Clips, a new app that makes it quick and fun for anyone to create expressive videos on iPhone and iPad. Learn power tips and tricks for getting the most out of Clips and discover the infinite possibilities for storytelling, assessment, presentations, and more. *Please bring your iPad for this session*
IXL Foundations I is your induction into IXL's innovative community of educators. Highly recommended for every school, this professional learning experience goes beyond the basics and empowers teachers to use IXL effectively in their individual classrooms. In addition, this session invites you to: • Explore the IXL curriculum and how it can support any lesson or standard you’re teaching in the classroom. • Discover how to drive progress faster with the Continuous Diagnostic’s up-to-the-minute analysis of every student. • Learn how IXL’s personalized guidance supports every student at just the right level.
Need to create a paperless classroom? Come learn how to create various types of assignments in Canvas. Learn how to use Speedgrader to grade your assignments and make returning grades and comments to students a breeze.
What are best practices for creating projects that align with curriculum? In this session participants will learn how using projects in myON can be used across content area instruction. Participants will develop a myON project that includes assigned texts, close reading tasks, graphic organizers, and writing activities. Topics include: tips for specific content searches, review of projects and tasks in myON, search and modify tasks from the cloud, how and when to utilize Lexile assessment task, assign tasks to students and monitor progress, and discuss best practices for using projects to meet the needs of the diverse learners. Note: the goal of this session will be to create a new project using a current unit of study. It is recommended that participants bring resources such as pacing guide, scope and sequence or unit of study. This session will support elementary teachers and topics. 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Orientation to myON's personalized literacy environment. This hands-on session will introduce participants to myON. Participants will get an overview of the student and faculty perspective to get their school up and running. Topics include; myON overview, touring the key features, exploring content and embedding scaffolds, discussion of best practices for implementing myON in your classroom, access included PD and resources and identify types of data and reports offered by myON. This session will support middle school teachers and topics. 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
I have been working in the field of education for almost two decades and have experience as an elementary classroom teacher and a reading specialist with experience spanning K-12. Currently I am working as a literacy coach in a diverse, urban elementary school in Providence, Rhode... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 8:30am - 10:00am
F205DWeddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Equip educators with tools and strategies to facilitate staff trainings using the digital resources and tools at TeachingBooks.net. Participants will leave with staff development options to help support literacy outcomes.
Discovery Education has developed a variety of powerful and engaging resources designed to support you and your educators in the quest to address the top needs in empowering today’s learners. From resources to fuel a cultural shift with STEM to a wide variety of literacy supports to engaging ideas for addressing the needs of diverse/ELL learners, you’ll leave this session with the top 5 things to know about your Discovery Education Streaming, as well as tools to support you in sharing this message in your schools. 2-3 representatives from each school should attend.
Why should a teacher check the terms of service/privacy policies of free websites? Come see what to look for and learn best practices/ tips and tricks to keep students (and teachers) safe.
Do your students need information on countries of the world, Canadian provinces or the 50 states? Culturegrams is a resource that delves deeply into the unique qualities of the people and places of the world. Come and learn more!
In this session, teachers will learn different ways to incorporate engaging activities within their current curriculum such as creative warm-ups, logic puzzles, technology tools, PBLs, activating/summarizing strategies - all while increasing curiosity and promoting inquiry among their students. Teachers will experience strategies first hand, watch videos of implementation in real classrooms, and walk away with handouts of a variety of ideas to implement in their classroom for the new school year.
A digital breakout is a spin-off of the popular Escape Room trend. In the case of Digital Breakout EDU, students must solve puzzles and clues based on various subject areas to open digital locks. The breakouts are very motivating and give students opportunities to think critically and use their creativity. Students learn how to communicate and collaborate with their team to determine the answers. In addition, they learn that finding the answer is not always the goal, often it is demonstrating grit and perseverance! We will share the 10 reasons for trying Digital Breakouts and provide teachers will resources to begin on day one!
Join us as we discuss the unique adaptive engine that is DreamBox Learning. We will focus on how DreamBox impacts your students, how the tools you have access to can help you drive instruction, and some tips on getting the most out of the product and allowing it to save you time in the classroom.
This session will build off of the Empowered Canvas learning session from Wednesday. Attendees are invited to apply the instructional design strategies they learned about to their own canvas courses. Canvas experts will be available to help instructors as they prepare their courses for the upcoming school year. Attending the Empowered Canvas presentation is not required. Anyone wanting to work on their Canvas course is welcome to attend.
Joey Barker is an Instructional Coach(IC) who works for Union County Public Schools, and is assigned to CATA, South Providence and Wolfe.Joey Barker attended North Carolina State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Business and Marketing Education and a Masters... Read More →
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Union County Public Schools
Garrett Williams received his BS in Secondary Education, History from Appalachian State University. Additionally, he earned a minor in English from the United Kingdom's Keele University and a Masters in Curriculum and Supervision with an Administrative Add-on from the University of... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 10:15am - 11:15am
G114Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Though the Clever app on NCEdCloud, EVERFI provides digital social & emotional learning, financial literacy, health & wellness and career exploration resources for Elementary, Middle and High School, at no-cost to educators. In this session, participants will explore resources and standard alignment, discuss strategies for purposeful implementation and be trained on single-sign-on access via NCEdCloud.
Educator on Loan/ITF, Catawba County Schools/NCDPI
Stacy Lovdahl is passionate about collaborating with educators to integrate technology into classroom instruction to create engaging, personalized educational experiences for students that are organically motivating. She sees technology as a tool for creating relationships that couldn't... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 10:15am - 11:15am
G102Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
We will show how to use 2 different technology tools (Edpuzzle & Quizlet Live) to increase student engagement and provide students with opportunities to show what they have learned as well as for them to create products for the classroom.
Get an in-depth look at Clips, a new app that makes it quick and fun for anyone to create expressive videos on iPhone and iPad. Learn power tips and tricks for getting the most out of Clips and discover the infinite possibilities for storytelling, assessment, presentations, and more. *Please bring your iPad for this session*
IXL Foundations II is a must for those looking to uncover meaningful insights that allow teachers to make the best instructional decisions every day. This professional learning experience highlights ways that IXL can help teachers respond to individual needs more quickly and use limited class time more effectively. In addition, this session invites you to: • Dive deeper into the IXL curriculum and its embedded opportunities for remediation and enrichment. • Explore strategies for using insights from IXL Analytics to differentiate instruction and correct misconceptions before they become trouble spots. • See how to use IXL’s robust data offerings to optimize instruction and personalize learning for your students.
We’ve all heard our students talk about how they want to level up in their favorite video game, but how do we get them to be just as passionate about leveling up in their academics? We believe one way is to offer solid support through guided instruction. In this session, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the core values of guided instruction, ways to encourage academic growth and deeper thinking through this important practice, and why it is important in every K-12 classroom. As a bonus, we will unpack the instructional moves in this workshop that encourage EmpowerED teaching and learning. For those who attended the Summer Instructional Leadership Institute, this session was formerly titled “Transforming Learning through Guided Instruction.
As a former classroom teacher, curriculum specialist, and instructional coach, my passion is supporting teachers in growing students' success in and love of learning.
TeachingBooks.net – a suite of instructional resources that enrich the fiction and nonfiction books read by children and young adults. Included are: book guides & lesson plans, build-your-own custom reading lists, diverse books, literature-based vocabulary lists, Meet-the-Author videos and book readings, and resources for award-winning books.
Do your students need information on countries of the world, Canadian provinces or the 50 states? Culturegrams is a resource that delves deeply into the unique qualities of the people and places of the world. Come and learn more!
Come learn how Canvas can help support the EmpowerED model by transforming learners into leaders through meaningful connections, collaboration and creation. We will explore Canvas tools that help facilitate project-based learning, including groups, discussions, collaborations, Eportfolios, rubrics, and peer reviews.
Built on openness in every way, the Canvas Learning Management Platform helps you create a custom K–12 learning environment to equitably scale student achievement. Whatever the learning initiative, Canvas is there to support and connect it—from scaled curriculum and formative... Read More →
Destiny is much more than a library online catalog. Come and see how to do one search and find books, e-books, vetted websites and database resources to build digital bins of resources on any topic and share them with colleagues or even the world.
If you're interested in creating friendly competition in your classroom, then this session is for you! Come learn how to play my Smartgames, format new games, and share some of your own tips. This session is applicable to all content areas. While many of the games are math related, most of the resources in this session are immediately transferable to any classroom. Several of the games I have created have no connection to math specifically and can be used with any review sheet or worksheet. All resources and materials will be shared electronically and handouts will be provided. Bring your "A" game!
Using SMART Software, students can connect any device for collaborative learning over a Wi-Fi connection. From interactive games to collaborative lessons, students are engaged throughout learning with any device. You will learn how simple it is to take learning objectives and make them technology ready with SMART’s Suite of learning tools. This session will show participants how SMART Software gaming tools can engage students during instruction.
Come learn about the new teacher experience, new user-face, and new student growth model for 2018-2019! 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Learn about effective implementation and how you can monitor for a successful year. You will also learn about the new teacher experience, new user-face, and new student growth model for 2018-2019. Applicable representatives should attend from each school.
Discourse driven classrooms become a reality when students are enabled to think critically, collaborate to solve problems, and critique the reasoning of others. This session will focus on strategies for facilitating and enhancing mathematical discussions that will develop deeper conceptual understanding. Discourse best practices outlined in former NCTM Board of Director Dr. Gladis Kersaint’s whitepapers will be analyzed. Participants will vet student work, making decisions about how they would select and sequence the students’ solutions for best learning outcomes. Attendees will receive tools and techniques they can immediately use to boost and manage conversations.
What are best practices for creating projects that align with curriculum? In this session participants will learn how using projects in myON can be used across content area instruction. Participants will develop a myON project that includes assigned texts, close reading tasks, graphic organizers, and writing activities. Topics include: tips for specific content searches, review of projects and tasks in myON, search and modify tasks from the cloud, how and when to utilize Lexile assessment task, assign tasks to students and monitor progress, and discuss best practices for using projects to meet the needs of the diverse learners. Note: the goal of this session will be to create a new project using a current unit of study. It is recommended that participants bring resources such as pacing guide, scope and sequence or unit of study. This session will support elementary teachers and topics. 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Orientation to myON's personalized literacy environment. This hands-on session will introduce participants to myON. Participants will get an overview of the student and faculty perspective to get their school up and running. Topics include; myON overview, touring the key features, exploring content and embedding scaffolds, discussion of best practices for implementing myON in your classroom, access included PD and resources and identify types of data and reports offered by myON. This session will support middle school teachers and topics. 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
I have been working in the field of education for almost two decades and have experience as an elementary classroom teacher and a reading specialist with experience spanning K-12. Currently I am working as a literacy coach in a diverse, urban elementary school in Providence, Rhode... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 10:15am - 11:45am
F205DWeddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Teachers will explore a variety of practical activities and strategies to promote language development and academic learning for English Learners across content areas. This interactive session will provide teachers with essential strategies they can implement in their classes to support English Learners as they work to meet linguistic and academic challenges in school.
Discovery Education has developed a variety of powerful and engaging resources designed to support you and your educators in the quest to address the top needs in empowering today’s learners. From resources to fuel a cultural shift with STEM to a wide variety of literacy supports to engaging ideas for addressing the needs of diverse/ELL learners, you’ll leave this session with the top 5 things to know about your Discovery Education Streaming, as well as tools to support you in sharing this message in your schools. 2-3 representatives from each school should attend.
Come learn how Canvas can help support the EmpowerED model by transforming learners into leaders through meaningful connections, collaboration and creation. We will explore Canvas tools that help facilitate project-based learning, including groups, discussions, collaborations, Eportfolios, rubrics, and peer reviews.
Built on openness in every way, the Canvas Learning Management Platform helps you create a custom K–12 learning environment to equitably scale student achievement. Whatever the learning initiative, Canvas is there to support and connect it—from scaled curriculum and formative... Read More →
This session will build off of the Empowered Canvas learning session from Wednesday. Attendees are invited to apply the instructional design strategies they learned about to their own canvas courses. Canvas experts will be available to help instructors as they prepare their courses for the upcoming school year. Attending the Empowered Canvas presentation is not required. Anyone wanting to work on their Canvas course is welcome to attend.
Joey Barker is an Instructional Coach(IC) who works for Union County Public Schools, and is assigned to CATA, South Providence and Wolfe.Joey Barker attended North Carolina State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Business and Marketing Education and a Masters... Read More →
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Union County Public Schools
Garrett Williams received his BS in Secondary Education, History from Appalachian State University. Additionally, he earned a minor in English from the United Kingdom's Keele University and a Masters in Curriculum and Supervision with an Administrative Add-on from the University of... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 12:15pm - 1:45pm
G204Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Using SMART Software, students can connect any device for collaborative learning over a Wi-Fi connection. From interactive games to collaborative lessons, students are engaged throughout learning with any device. You will learn how simple it is to take learning objectives and make them technology ready with SMART’s Suite of learning tools. This session will show participants how SMART Software gaming tools can engage students during instruction.
Come learn about the new teacher experience, new user-face, and new student growth model for 2018-2019! 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Learn about effective implementation and how you can monitor for a successful year. You will also learn about the new teacher experience, new user-face, and new student growth model for 2018-2019. Applicable representatives should attend from each school.
Discourse driven classrooms become a reality when students are enabled to think critically, collaborate to solve problems, and critique the reasoning of others. This session will focus on strategies for facilitating and enhancing mathematical discussions that will develop deeper conceptual understanding. Discourse best practices outlined in former NCTM Board of Director Dr. Gladis Kersaint’s whitepapers will be analyzed. Participants will vet student work, making decisions about how they would select and sequence the students’ solutions for best learning outcomes. Attendees will receive tools and techniques they can immediately use to boost and manage conversations.
Need to create a paperless classroom? Come learn how to create various types of assignments in Canvas. Learn how to use Speedgrader to grade your assignments and make returning grades and comments to students a breeze.
How does myON support special populations? In this session, participants will learn how to provide opportunities for high-success reading for various types of learners. Topics include: • Explore scaffolds and supports to help diverse learners • Practice finding books to address specific needs • Understand how to apply Lexile® measures with special populations • Identify appropriate modifications for assessments
What are best practices for creating projects that align with curriculum? In this session participants will learn how using projects in myON can be used across content area instruction. Participants will develop a myON project that includes assigned texts, close reading tasks, graphic organizers, and writing activities. Topics include: tips for specific content searches, review of projects and tasks in myON, search and modify tasks from the cloud, how and when to utilize Lexile assessment task, assign tasks to students and monitor progress, and discuss best practices for using projects to meet the needs of the diverse learners. Note: the goal of this session will be to create a new project using a current unit of study. It is recommended that participants bring resources such as pacing guide, scope and sequence or unit of study. This session will support middle teachers and topics. 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
I have been working in the field of education for almost two decades and have experience as an elementary classroom teacher and a reading specialist with experience spanning K-12. Currently I am working as a literacy coach in a diverse, urban elementary school in Providence, Rhode... Read More →
Teachers will explore the importance of vocabulary teaching in content areas, use Marzano's Six Steps of Vocabulary Instruction to plan a content area vocabulary weekly unit, review vocabulary-building games and activities, design vocabulary assessment for students and plan and create an academic word wall.
Discovery Education has developed a variety of powerful and engaging resources designed to support you and your educators in the quest to address the top needs in empowering today’s learners. From resources to fuel a cultural shift with STEM to a wide variety of literacy supports to engaging ideas for addressing the needs of diverse/ELL learners, you’ll leave this session with the top 5 things to know about your Discovery Education Streaming, as well as tools to support you in sharing this message in your schools. 2-3 representatives from each school should attend.
Do your students need information on countries of the world, Canadian provinces or the 50 states? Culturegrams is a resource that delves deeply into the unique qualities of the people and places of the world. Come and learn more!
Purpose: to address the need for differentiation through the use of Schoolnet resources Format: Guided Google Slides with active participation~ participants will be develop differentiated resources for various classroom scenarios~ must have a device and access to Schoolnet
Educator on Loan/ITF, Catawba County Schools/NCDPI
Stacy Lovdahl is passionate about collaborating with educators to integrate technology into classroom instruction to create engaging, personalized educational experiences for students that are organically motivating. She sees technology as a tool for creating relationships that couldn't... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 12:45pm - 1:45pm
F106Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
The goal of this session is to provide teachers with the knowledge of how to use the simple assessment tool, Plickers, to dive deeper into data-driven instruction. Teachers in 3-5 will learn how to gather and analyze data in an easy and effective way to determine next steps for students in the classroom
Join us as we discuss the unique adaptive engine that is DreamBox Learning. We will focus on how DreamBox impacts your students, how the tools you have access to can help you drive instruction, and some tips on getting the most out of the product and allowing it to save you time in the classroom.
Participants in this session will discover creative and interactive ways to help students visualize vocabulary and see connections between words, concepts, and topics.
Though the Clever app on NCEdCloud, EVERFI provides digital social & emotional learning, financial literacy, health & wellness and career exploration resources for Elementary, Middle and High School, at no-cost to educators. In this session, participants will explore resources and standard alignment, discuss strategies for purposeful implementation and be trained on single-sign-on access via NCEdCloud.
The idea of flexible seating is to create a more comfortable and personable environment that helps students be their best learning selves. Flexible seating gives students a sense of ownership and enables them to become invested in their own education. Being comfortable allows students to stay engaged in a task resulting in more positive behaviors. Come and learn more about how to implement and manage flexible seating in the 21st century classroom on a budget.
Build new skills. Inspire your students. Unlock the power of iPad, Mac, and Apple apps in your classrooms with Apple Teacher, a free professional learning program. Explore the Apple Teacher Starter Guides and the Apple Teacher Learning Center where you can earn badges and track your learning journey. Please bring your iPad if possible*
In this session I will define and illustrate what impactful teaching is: instruction that leads to positive, measurable, lasting and immediate change in students. I will provide illustrations of what this looks like in the classroom. I will offer self-reflecting questions that help guide instructional decisions. This session will outline and describe the conditions of learning necessary for impactful teaching to occur: 1. Learner must know where they are in relation to the learning target. (Where am I?) 2. Student buy in (Why should I change?) 3. The steps to reach the goal. (How do I get there?)
Finally, I will share specific, tested techniques that teachers can immediately implement in their classrooms that support impactful instruction. This will include artifacts from Rock Rest classrooms- rubrics, data collection forms, feedback templates, student checklists, learning trajectory graphs and anchor charts.
IXL Foundations II is a must for those looking to uncover meaningful insights that allow teachers to make the best instructional decisions every day. This professional learning experience highlights ways that IXL can help teachers respond to individual needs more quickly and use limited class time more effectively. In addition, this session invites you to: • Dive deeper into the IXL curriculum and its embedded opportunities for remediation and enrichment. • Explore strategies for using insights from IXL Analytics to differentiate instruction and correct misconceptions before they become trouble spots. • See how to use IXL’s robust data offerings to optimize instruction and personalize learning for your students.
How to engage learners to meet rigorous expectations through chants, drumming, music, tracking, goal setting, consistency, accountability, and peer relationships.
Teachers will learn how to create a PBL project by integrating SS, R, and W standards. We will be showing an example of a project that we implemented in our classrooms called Shark Tank. This is an opportunity for students to enhance their curiosity, creativity, and passion for developing an innovation or invention. First, students conduct research about a city located in the United States (or global city), which aligns with informational reading and writing. Then, students use their research to inspire and guide them to create their own innovation or invention that would successfully thrive in their selected city. Students will persuade a panel of "Shark Tank" judges to "invest" in their product. Included in their final presentation, students are required to write a persuasive speech and create a model. This is where their creativity comes to play! This is a great opportunity for all students to shine in front of their classmates.
We will be giving teachers different resources that we used; such as parent letters, leveled reading resources, suggested layout and format, invitations, rubrics, possible lessons, google slides and student packet.
TeachingBooks.net – a suite of instructional resources that enrich the fiction and nonfiction books read by children and young adults. Included are: book guides & lesson plans, build-your-own custom reading lists, diverse books, literature-based vocabulary lists, Meet-the-Author videos and book readings, and resources for award-winning books.
In this session, teachers will learn different ways to incorporate engaging activities within their current curriculum such as creative warm-ups, logic puzzles, technology tools, PBLs, activating/summarizing strategies - all while increasing curiosity and promoting inquiry among their students. Teachers will experience strategies first hand, watch videos of implementation in real classrooms, and walk away with handouts of a variety of ideas to implement in their classroom for the new school year.
The goal of this session is to provide teachers with the knowledge of how to use the simple assessment tool, Plickers, to dive deeper into data-driven instruction. Teachers in 3-5 will learn how to gather and analyze data in an easy and effective way to determine next steps for students in the classroom
Join us as we discuss the unique adaptive engine that is DreamBox Learning. We will focus on how DreamBox impacts your students, how the tools you have access to can help you drive instruction, and some tips on getting the most out fo the product and allowing it to save you time in the classroom.
Participants in this session will discover creative and interactive ways to help students visualize vocabulary and see connections between words, concepts, and topics.
Though the Clever app on NCEdCloud, EVERFI provides digital social & emotional learning, financial literacy, health & wellness and career exploration resources for Elementary, Middle and High School, at no-cost to educators. In this session, participants will explore resources and standard alignment, discuss strategies for purposeful implementation and be trained on single-sign-on access via NCEdCloud.
The idea of flexible seating is to create a more comfortable and personable environment that helps students be their best learning selves. Flexible seating gives students a sense of ownership and enables them to become invested in their own education. Being comfortable allows students to stay engaged in a task resulting in more positive behaviors. Come and learn more about how to implement and manage flexible seating in the 21st century classroom on a budget.
The Classroom app turns your iPad into a powerful teaching assistant. In this session, you will experience Classroom features as a student, then as a teacher. Learn how to set up classes on the fly, launch apps on student devices, view student screens, share documents with the class, and more. *Please bring your iPad if possible*
In this session I will define and illustrate what impactful teaching is: instruction that leads to positive, measurable, lasting and immediate change in students. I will provide illustrations of what this looks like in the classroom. I will offer self-reflecting questions that help guide instructional decisions. This session will outline and describe the conditions of learning necessary for impactful teaching to occur: 1. Learner must know where they are in relation to the learning target. (Where am I?) 2. Student buy in (Why should I change?) 3. The steps to reach the goal. (How do I get there?)
Finally, I will share specific, tested techniques that teachers can immediately implement in their classrooms that support impactful instruction. This will include artifacts from Rock Rest classrooms- rubrics, data collection forms, feedback templates, student checklists, learning trajectory graphs and anchor charts.
We will show how to use 2 different technology tools (Edpuzzle & Quizlet Live) to increase student engagement and provide students with opportunities to show what they have learned as well as for them to create products for the classroom.
Orientation to myON News and discussion of the role of media in society. This hands-on session will introduce participants to myON News and best practices for integrating myON and myON News. Topics include: myON News Overview, features exploration discussion of the importance of news in a 21st Century Classroom as well as the role of media in society. This session is tailored to elementary teachers and students. 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
How to engage learners to meet rigorous expectations through chants, drumming, music, tracking, goal setting, consistency, accountability, and peer relationships.
Teachers will learn how to create a PBL project by integrating SS, R, and W standards. We will be showing an example of a project that we implemented in our classrooms called Shark Tank. This is an opportunity for students to enhance their curiosity, creativity, and passion for developing an innovation or invention. First, students conduct research about a city located in the United States (or global city), which aligns with informational reading and writing. Then, students use their research to inspire and guide them to create their own innovation or invention that would successfully thrive in their selected city. Students will persuade a panel of "Shark Tank" judges to "invest" in their product. Included in their final presentation, students are required to write a persuasive speech and create a model. This is where their creativity comes to play! This is a great opportunity for all students to shine in front of their classmates.
We will be giving teachers different resources that we used; such as parent letters, leveled reading resources, suggested layout and format, invitations, rubrics, possible lessons, google slides and student packet.
TeachingBooks.net – a suite of instructional resources that enrich the fiction and nonfiction books read by children and young adults. Included are: book guides & lesson plans, build-your-own custom reading lists, diverse books, literature-based vocabulary lists, Meet-the-Author videos and book readings, and resources for award-winning books.
Do your students need information on countries of the world, Canadian provinces or the 50 states? Culturegrams is a resource that delves deeply into the unique qualities of the people and places of the world. Come and learn more!
Come learn how Canvas can help support the EmpowerED model by transforming learners into leaders through meaningful connections, collaboration and creation. We will explore Canvas tools that help facilitate project-based learning, including groups, discussions, collaborations, Eportfolios, rubrics, and peer reviews.
Built on openness in every way, the Canvas Learning Management Platform helps you create a custom K–12 learning environment to equitably scale student achievement. Whatever the learning initiative, Canvas is there to support and connect it—from scaled curriculum and formative... Read More →
Destiny is much more than a library online catalog. Come and see how to do one search and find books, e-books, vetted websites and database resources to build digital bins of resources on any topic and share them with colleagues or even the world.
This session will build off of the Empowered Canvas learning session from Wednesday. Attendees are invited to apply the instructional design strategies they learned about to their own canvas courses. Canvas experts will be available to help instructors as they prepare their courses for the upcoming school year. Attending the Empowered Canvas presentation is not required. Anyone wanting to work on their Canvas course is welcome to attend.
Joey Barker is an Instructional Coach(IC) who works for Union County Public Schools, and is assigned to CATA, South Providence and Wolfe.Joey Barker attended North Carolina State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Business and Marketing Education and a Masters... Read More →
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Union County Public Schools
Garrett Williams received his BS in Secondary Education, History from Appalachian State University. Additionally, he earned a minor in English from the United Kingdom's Keele University and a Masters in Curriculum and Supervision with an Administrative Add-on from the University of... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm
G112Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Using SMART Software, students can connect any device for collaborative learning over a Wi-Fi connection. From interactive games to collaborative lessons, students are engaged throughout learning with any device. You will learn how simple it is to take learning objectives and make them technology ready with SMART’s Suite of learning tools. This session will show participants how SMART Software gaming tools can engage students during instruction.
Come learn about the new teacher experience, new user-face, and new student growth model for 2018-2019! 2-3 representatives in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Learn about effective implementation and how you can monitor for a successful year. You will also learn about the new teacher experience, new user-face, and new student growth model for 2018-2019. Applicable representatives should attend from each school.
IXL Foundations I is your induction into IXL's innovative community of educators. Highly recommended for every school, this professional learning experience goes beyond the basics and empowers teachers to use IXL effectively in their individual classrooms. In addition, this session invites you to: • Explore the IXL curriculum and how it can support any lesson or standard you’re teaching in the classroom. • Discover how to drive progress faster with the Continuous Diagnostic’s up-to-the-minute analysis of every student. • Learn how IXL’s personalized guidance supports every student at just the right level.
Discourse driven classrooms become a reality when students are enabled to think critically, collaborate to solve problems, and critique the reasoning of others. This session will focus on strategies for facilitating and enhancing mathematical discussions that will develop deeper conceptual understanding. Discourse best practices outlined in former NCTM Board of Director Dr. Gladis Kersaint’s whitepapers will be analyzed. Participants will vet student work, making decisions about how they would select and sequence the students’ solutions for best learning outcomes. Attendees will receive tools and techniques they can immediately use to boost and manage conversations.
Need to create a paperless classroom? Come learn how to create various types of assignments in Canvas. Learn how to use Speedgrader to grade your assignments and make returning grades and comments to students a breeze.
How does myON support special populations? In this session, participants will learn how to provide opportunities for high-success reading for various types of learners. Topics include: • Explore scaffolds and supports to help diverse learners • Practice finding books to address specific needs • Understand how to apply Lexile® measures with special populations • Identify appropriate modifications for assessments
I have been working in the field of education for almost two decades and have experience as an elementary classroom teacher and a reading specialist with experience spanning K-12. Currently I am working as a literacy coach in a diverse, urban elementary school in Providence, Rhode... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm
F205DWeddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Teachers will explore a variety of practical activities and strategies to promote language development and academic learning for English Learners across content areas. This interactive session will provide teachers with essential strategies they can implement in their classes to support English Learners as they work to meet linguistic and academic challenges in school.
Discovery Education has developed a variety of powerful and engaging resources designed to support you and your educators in the quest to address the top needs in empowering today’s learners. From resources to fuel a cultural shift with STEM to a wide variety of literacy supports to engaging ideas for addressing the needs of diverse/ELL learners, you’ll leave this session with the top 5 things to know about your Discovery Education Streaming, as well as tools to support you in sharing this message in your schools. 2-3 representatives from each school should attend.
