1:00 - 1:45 Sessions
Common Language of Instruction with APL
Room 518 Brad Hoesing & Kyle Stevens - Wausa Staff Mr. Hoesing, K-12 Principal, & Mr. Stevens, 9-12 English Instructor from Wausa high school will showcase the Wausa Common Language of Instruction guidelines. Mr. Hoesing will go over the process in how they developed their common language of instruction, and Mr. Stevens will demonstrate various APL instructional strategies that fit into Wausa's common language of instruction. Behavior Strategies - Autism? How do I Teach Content for the Student in my Classroom? Room 520 Sonja Chatfield-Peetz - ESU 7 Autism rates are increasing across the country. You may be teaching a student with that verification and feel like you are spinning your wheels. Perhaps you are preparing for a student who will be on your caseload in the near future. This workshop will be an overview of what autism is and what research based interventions can help you teach content in meaningful ways. Career Academies - Boone Central - LINK Room 601 Jimmy Feeney, Principal Boone Central Middle School Lynne Webster, Counselor Boone Central Our goal is to develop a program that gives students experiences that gain them an advantage when applying for college and/or jobs. We will share information about how we got community buy-in, how we wrote curriculum with teachers and businesses, our course offering requirements, capstone course development, and changes that were necessary to establish the structures for this 6th-12th grade program. Field Trips Gone Virtual - LINK Room 511 Molly Aschoff - ESU 8 Come see how you can take your students most anywhere or connect them with experts without leaving the classroom. I will show you how to find virtual field trips that enhance your everyday curriculum. I will also demonstrate the technology needed to make the experience a success. Early Childhood/PBIS Room 510 Jessica Demerath, LMHP, LPC, RPT An overview of Positive Behavior Support in the classroom to identify new techniques and interventions to reduce challenging behaviors for all students including special populations. Learn how to identify new interventions to Prevent unsafe, destructive, disruptive or inappropriate behaviors for students where typical interventions have not worked. Learn Teach strategies to address problem behavior by encouraging our children to develop more appropriate ways of behaving that will replace their problem behavior. Learn how to Reinforce appropriate behaviors to increase positive interactions and learning in the classroom. 6-8 English/Language Arts Standards - LINK Room 504 Tricia Parker-Siemers - NDE This session will focus on the newly adopted Nebraska English Language Arts Standards. Information will be included about the revision process, the significant updates, and support materials that will accompany the new standards. There will also be time for questions and input on needed resources and tools. Strategies that work with English Language Learners - LINK Room 405 Cynthia Alarcón & Dee Condon - ESU 7 Classroom teachers will explore strategies based on Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners needed by ELL students to access subject matter. We will analyze and apply the 5 Stages of Language Acquisition, Nonlinguistic Representation, and Cooperative Learning strategies. Flipped Classroom Room 508 Jason Ayers & Lorie Summers - NPS Finding and meeting the needs of all students is a difficult task for any educator. We believe a balanced approach is very important to meet the needs of all students. We are not experts on the flipped/blended classroom, but we will share our experiences and resources we have used over the last several years. Our experiences focus on the area of math at the seventh and eighth grade level, ranging with students from special education classrooms to advanced placement classrooms. Cool Assessment Tools for the Chromebook - LINK Room 030 Mickie Mueller - Norfolk Public Schools Who says assessment has to be boring? With interactive and engaging tools like Kahoot, Socrative and PearDeck you can know what your students are thinking with the tap of a touchpad. Come see how easy it is to use these tools to check for understanding and conduct quizzes or reviews. (All of the tools in this presentation are web based so they will work on any web enabled device, not just Chromebooks.) |
Broadcast your School's Activities for FREE! - LINK
Room 404 (Little Theater) Mike Peterson - O'Neill Public Schools Want to broadcast your school’s events for FREE? Come and listen to how O’Neill Public Schools has broadcast over 40 events each year using highschoolcube.com. Eagle Eye Broadcasting sponsor and BMIT instructor, Mike Peterson, will share all you need to do to get your school broadcasting NOW! K-2 Reading & Math iPad Apps - LINK Room 501 Lisa Pospishil - Norfolk Public Schools Overwhelmed by all the available apps and not sure where to start? Do you want to be more prescriptive with the apps you choose to use with students? Well, this session is for you! Only the best K-2 math and reading apps available will be covered. MAP - 4 Ways to Impact Teaching with the Learning Continuum - Handout - PPT - Norm Data Room 500 Deb Wragge - ESU 8 Ideas to leverage the data obtained in the Learning Continuum Report to: Set goals with students, tailor lessons to student needs, create flexible groups for instruction, choose instructional materials. Marzano Instructional Model - LINK Room 502 Steph Wanek - ESU 8 Instructional Models help school districts come together through a common language, shared goals, collaboration, consistency among classrooms, and effective teaching. Come learn about the Marzano Instructional Framework and it's four domains: Classroom Strategies and Behaviors, Planning and Preparing, Reflecting on Teaching, and Professionalism and Collegiality. Moving Forward with A QuESTT, NeSA, & Check for Learning - LINK Room 419 Dr. Valorie Foy & Jeremy Heneger - NDE The latest information about the accountability model of determining school and district performance in A QuESTT, NeSA assessment transition, NeSA technology, and Check for Learning. Pulse of the NSAA Room 413 Jon Dolliver, Ron Higdon, & Deb Velder Topics to include: concussion management, legislative proposals, risk management, inclusion. Elementary PLCs - Professional Learning Communities - LINK Room 516 Melissa Werner, Jamie London, Andrea Matteo & Mike Andreasen - NPS Staff The Professional Learning Community (PLC) is creating a collaborative culture to analyze student achievements. The goal of a productive PLC is to use collaboration, problem solving, and data to focus our instruction for the purpose of increasing student achievement and doing what is best for students. The purpose of this session is to begin to develop an effective PLC in your building. Secondary Reading Strategies Room 415 Cyndi Rotter-Hansen - Battle Creek Public Schools Most schools across our nation have literacy or reading comprehension as a student performance goal. We are no different. This breakout session will focus on tried and true reading strategies that teachers across all grade and content levels can use in their classrooms. No flash…..just a few strategies for all inexperienced teachers struggling to build a community of readers! Top Ten Ways to Lead a Transformational 1:1 Implementation - LINK Room 514 Corey Fisher, Principal & Katie Morrow, Tech Integration Specialist - O’Neill Public High School Join the O'Neill staff as they share their experiences and lessons learned in planning, implementing, and sustaining a 1-1 Learning Environment. Their combined experiences cover both PC and Apple initiatives. Superintendent Round Table Room 409 Bill Mowinkel - ESU 8 Administrator Opportunity for Superintendents to share and discuss various topics, trends, and concerns. |