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Quality Tier 1 Instruction - The focus of this strand is on specific grade level and content area curriculum and instructional strategies to support creating engaging classrooms. This includes best practices to support PLCs and the 4 questions [clear filter]
“Anchor charts” is a common phrase used by educators. Oftentimes, educators make attractive posters to compliment student learning that aren’t in fact “anchor charts.” In this session, attendees will learn the differences between the two.
Want to increase student engagement using technology? In this session you will learn how to use Quizlet Live, Gimkit, and Quizizz to create games that students will beg you to play!
GIFs are fun to watch and send to your friends, but they can also be excellent assessment pieces that your students will LOVE to make. Get YOUR students creating their own educational GIFs to show what they know. Perfect for catching misconceptions or incomplete understandings, these GIF creations allow you to see exactly where each student is at in their understanding of a topic.
Think beyond traditional uses of Apple's native apps Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Clips and explore how they can be used to create artifacts of learning. We will focus on student use of these tools as options for performance assessments, projects, journals, and daily work.
A public educator since 2005, I spent 12 years as a classroom teacher before becoming a K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist focusing on supporting authentic and engaging learning in a 1:1 environment in 2017. In January 2022, I moved into the role of Director of Instructional... Read More →
Wednesday July 24, 2019 10:00am - 10:45am CDT
D260
The process of reading aloud helps to support students’ listening comprehension skills as well as reinforce behaviors that readers would use when they are reading independently. This new Professional resource: The Ramped-Up Read Aloud by Maria Walther will help PK - 3 teachers take their Read Aloud to the next level! Get ready to be "ramped up" so you can spark a fire and help your students fall in love with reading!
Learn how to implement a fun and sustainable writer's workshop model in your kindergarten classroom that aligns with our new ELAR curriculum! This will include the first days of the workshop, goal setting, conferring with students, data collection, moving through the writing process, and publishing electronically.
Come learn how to utilize EdPuzzle to help you create an engaging blended classroom! In this course, learners will be exposed to EdPuzzle and taught how to transform any video into an interactive lesson. You will come away knowing how to strategically trim video clips, insert assessments into video clips, and track data while using EdPuzzle.
This will be a basic training for campuses receiving projectors over the summer. We will cover software, connecting, using your iPad as a document camera. You will also leave with templates for interactive lessons.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most reflective teacher of all? This session will explore ways to increase opportunities for reflection in your classroom using digital resources. Walk away with resources, templates, and ideas for your new school year.
I taught mathematics from ESL to AP for 6 years in Richardson ISD. I'm beginning my 2nd year as an Instructional Technology Specialist. My favorite things include all forms of caffeine, reading geeky math books, and playing music.
Wednesday July 24, 2019 11:00am - 11:45am CDT
D273
In this session you will learn how to set up your online classroom using Schoology. You will learn how to design assessments, create discussion boards, and embed content for student access.
In this session, learn how to design enrichment activities in MATH to address PLC Question 4 (what if students already know it?) to extend the learning for your advanced students. Leave with step by step strategies that simplify the task for you. This will promote engagement and depth of learning for your math students.
Sara has been in Gifted learning since 2007, and has worked with both elementary and secondary staff and students. She has spent 22 years in education as a teacher and specialist; the majority of her career has spent in Richardson ISD as an Advanced Learning Specialist. Sara has two... Read More →
Our goal is to walk teachers though creating interactive resources using Flippity.net. Teachers will walk away with resources they can use the first day of school all the way to STAAR review. Teachers will learn how to make a upload a class roster and create an interactive wheel that can be used for student grouping and random name generator. We will break into stations where teachers can choose from making flippity scavenger hunt, flippity quiz show, flippity bingo, etc.
Learn how to make digital tools to help you become even more awesome, organized, and engaging. You will wonder how you lived without these digital helpers, and won’t ever look back!
Participants will walk away with classroom management tips and tricks as well as technology best practices to make their classrooms more efficient and engaging to support effective instruction.
Participants will learn about the Rigor Trajectory and how it is used as a tool to evaluate lesson alignment. This content is beneficial to teachers, coaches, and administrators in ensuring instructional is aligned to the rigor of the TEKS.
I'm entering my 2nd year as principal at CBE, 10th year as an administrator, and 16th year in RISD. I'm hoping to share some of the new learning and strategies we embraced during our first year as an ACE campus.
Wakelet allows you to organize resources, content, bookmark, & create collections. This session will focus on how educators can curate resources & develop collections to use as evidence of their PD, share with their PLN, & create collections of what their students are doing in the classroom & share with parents & the community. The 2nd half of the session will focus on how they can use Wakelet in the class as a way for students to curate their work & develop a portfolio.
How can you make group projects meaningful learning experiences? How do you group students effectively? How do you assess if all students learned? Answer these questions and more in this session about utilizing group work from daily assignments to multi-day projects.
I just finished my 7th year in the classroom teaching English Language Arts. Prior to entering the profession, I worked for 20 years in the corporate world, 15 of which were in banking and finance. I utilize the knowledge and techniques learned by managing successful teams in the... Read More →
What's the best time of the day? Not recess, not lunch...no, not 3:00! It's math time! That's what we want our students to say, and with engaging, interactive, well planned lessons and activities, that is exactly what they will say! This session will look at different ways to keep students learning and loving math. Not only will they love math, you will too! Come and enjoy a session that will give you loads of ideas for the new school year!
This will be a basic training for JH & HS campuses who are getting the new projectors over the summer break. We will cover how to connect to the projector and the interactive tool features.
Participants will be exposed to many options on how to incorporate technology in the upper elementary classroom. Many of the options utilize Google Classroom, but it is not necessary to be familiar with it in order to understand the assignments. Examples will include Google Suite and digital breakout rooms.
5th Grade Science and Social Studies, Richardson ISD
I am in my 18th year of education, primarily teaching 5th grade science, though I have also taught 4th and 6th grade as well as social studies, math, reading, and writing.
In this session teachers and staff will hear about a variety of virtual classroom visits around the globe to connect classrooms and build 21st Century skills. Watch a visit for student engagement, how students apply what they know, and build their problem solving skills. This session will provide technology details on how to set up and implement virtual visits to enhance instruction. Resources will be provided on how to connect with other classrooms.
In this session, learn how to design enrichment activities in ELAR to address PLC Question 4 (what if students already know it?) to extend the learning for your advanced students. Leave with step by step strategies that simply the task for you, but promote engagement and depth of learning for your students.
Jasmine Patel is certified as a Gallup Strengths Coach, a Results Coach, a Sport Psychology Coach and a Fitness Nutrition Coach. She has been an Advanced Learning Specialist in Richardson ISD for 18 years, working at the central administration level to support teachers, gifted services... Read More →
Building on last year's Google Classroom for Beginners, this class will demonstrate to participants how to utilize the assignments tab in Google Classroom. Participants will see how to assign assignments to all students or just a few, how to grade assignments, how to provide feedback and finally, how to return work to students. It will also demonstrate how some external sites can be utilized more effectively through Google Classroom.
5th Grade Science and Social Studies, Richardson ISD
I am in my 18th year of education, primarily teaching 5th grade science, though I have also taught 4th and 6th grade as well as social studies, math, reading, and writing.
If you think STEM can’t “be done” in your classroom because you don’t teach Science, Technology, Engineering or Math - think again! STEM is an intentional classroom mindset - not just an activity. Come and see practical ways that you can STEM-ify your class, regardless of what subject you teach.
I teach 6th grade Science at MST, and I love what I do. I incorporate technology often and have fun guiding my students to question, make discoveries and connections!
In this session, learn how to design enrichment activities in ELAR to address PLC Question 4 (what if students already know it?) to extend the learning for your advanced students. Leave with step by step strategies that simply the task for you, but promote engagement and depth of learning for your students.
Jasmine Patel is certified as a Gallup Strengths Coach, a Results Coach, a Sport Psychology Coach and a Fitness Nutrition Coach. She has been an Advanced Learning Specialist in Richardson ISD for 18 years, working at the central administration level to support teachers, gifted services... Read More →
Presenters will share their plan for an elementary science fair that they have developed over four years. It includes a school-wide timeline, help sessions, providing boards, and how to share the results with others.
5th Grade Science and Social Studies, Richardson ISD
I am in my 18th year of education, primarily teaching 5th grade science, though I have also taught 4th and 6th grade as well as social studies, math, reading, and writing.
If you think STEM can’t “be done” in your classroom because you don’t teach Science, Technology, Engineering or Math - think again! STEM is an intentional classroom mindset - not just an activity. Come and see practical ways that you can STEM-ify your class, regardless of what subject you teach.
I teach 6th grade Science at MST, and I love what I do. I incorporate technology often and have fun guiding my students to question, make discoveries and connections!
Wakelet allows you to organize resources, content, bookmark, & create collections. This session will focus on how educators can curate resources & develop collections to use as evidence of their PD, share with their PLN, & create collections of what their students are doing in the classroom & share with parents & the community. The 2nd half of the session will focus on how they can use Wakelet in the class as a way for students to curate their work & develop a portfolio.
Are you ready to take your Google Form game to the next level? Whether you're looking for practical ways to use Google forms in class or trying to figure out some of the more advanced features, this session will showcase a variety of ways to use Google Forms in your classroom from assessment to gamification and differentiation. The session will also offer tutorials on new form features and how to make your own Form based on what YOU need. This session is geared towards an intermediate level.
Learn how to make digital tools to help you become even more awesome, organized, and engaging. You will wonder how you lived without these digital helpers, and won’t ever look back!
Participants will walk away with classroom management tips and tricks as well as technology best practices to make their classrooms more efficient and engaging to support effective instruction.
In this session you will learn how to set up your online classroom using Schoology. You will learn how to design assessments, create discussion boards, and embed content for student access.
Learn how to implement a fun and sustainable writer's workshop model in your kindergarten classroom that aligns with our new ELAR curriculum! This will include the first days of the workshop, goal setting, conferring with students, data collection, moving through the writing process, and publishing electronically.
Come learn how to utilize EdPuzzle to help you create an engaging blended classroom! In this course, learners will be exposed to EdPuzzle and taught how to transform any video into an interactive lesson. You will come away knowing how to strategically trim video clips, insert assessments into video clips, and track data while using EdPuzzle.
Want to increase student engagement using technology? In this session you will learn how to use Quizlet Live, Gimkit, and Quizizz to create games that students will beg you to play!
This will be a basic training for campuses receiving projectors over the summer. We will cover software, connecting, using your iPad as a document camera. You will also leave with templates for interactive lessons.
Building on last year's Google Classroom for Beginners, this class will demonstrate to participants how to utilize the assignments tab in Google Classroom. Participants will see how to assign assignments to all students or just a few, how to grade assignments, how to provide feedback and finally, how to return work to students. It will also demonstrate how some external sites can be utilized more effectively through Google Classroom.
5th Grade Science and Social Studies, Richardson ISD
I am in my 18th year of education, primarily teaching 5th grade science, though I have also taught 4th and 6th grade as well as social studies, math, reading, and writing.
Our goal is to walk teachers though creating interactive resources using Flippity.net. Teachers will walk away with resources they can use the first day of school all the way to STAAR review. Teachers will learn how to make a upload a class roster and create an interactive wheel that can be used for student grouping and random name generator. We will break into stations where teachers can choose from making flippity scavenger hunt, flippity quiz show, flippity bingo, etc.
This will be a basic training for JH & HS campuses who are getting the new projectors over the summer break. We will cover how to connect to the projector and the interactive tool features.
The process of reading aloud helps to support students’ listening comprehension skills as well as reinforce behaviors that readers would use when they are reading independently. This new Professional resource: The Ramped-Up Read Aloud by Maria Walther will help PK - 3 teachers take their Read Aloud to the next level! Get ready to be "ramped up" so you can spark a fire and help your students fall in love with reading!
“Anchor charts” is a common phrase used by educators. Oftentimes, educators make attractive posters to compliment student learning that aren’t in fact “anchor charts.” In this session, attendees will learn the differences between the two.
How can you make group projects meaningful learning experiences? How do you group students effectively? How do you assess if all students learned? Answer these questions and more in this session about utilizing group work from daily assignments to multi-day projects.
I just finished my 7th year in the classroom teaching English Language Arts. Prior to entering the profession, I worked for 20 years in the corporate world, 15 of which were in banking and finance. I utilize the knowledge and techniques learned by managing successful teams in the... Read More →
What's the best time of the day? Not recess, not lunch...no, not 3:00! It's math time! That's what we want our students to say, and with engaging, interactive, well planned lessons and activities, that is exactly what they will say! This session will look at different ways to keep students learning and loving math. Not only will they love math, you will too! Come and enjoy a session that will give you loads of ideas for the new school year!
Participants will be exposed to many options on how to incorporate technology in the upper elementary classroom. Many of the options utilize Google Classroom, but it is not necessary to be familiar with it in order to understand the assignments. Examples will include Google Suite and digital breakout rooms.
5th Grade Science and Social Studies, Richardson ISD
I am in my 18th year of education, primarily teaching 5th grade science, though I have also taught 4th and 6th grade as well as social studies, math, reading, and writing.
