Presenter(s): John Krownapple & Floyd Cobb Session

Description: Keynote Discussion

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): Nathaniel HostonPresenter

Bio: I am a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) coach within Student and Family Support Services. In this role, I support 15 schools in the implementation of MTSS. Additionally, I am a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Special Education Program at the University of Washington. At UW, I study the integration of tier-one mental health supports into tiered systems, as well as best practices for coaching and supporting pre- and in-service teachers. Before starting this work, I lived in Denver where I was a special education teacher. Outside of work, I am an avid runner/swimmer and enthusiastic board gamer.Session Description: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 out of 6 children is impacted by issues in mental health. Subsequently, recent legislation has highlighted the importance and urgency of positive mental health promotion within the classroom. However, navigating the most efficient and effective methods for doing this can be difficult. This session attempts to make this work easier by shedding light on instructional practices already occurring in the classroom and then adapting them to better promote positive mental health. In this session, educators will learn about the relationship between mental health and student success. Afterwards, we will identify common instructional practices occurring in the classroom. Finally, we will collaboratively adapt those practices to effectively promote positive mental health.

Target Audience: K-8 Teachers; Paraeducators

Presenter(s): Curriculum Associates

Co-Presenter(s): Marcie Baril Presenter

Bio: The Curriculum Associates Professional Development Team is made up of former educators with direct experience using the Ready Classroom Math Program with students. Our PD team, led by Katie Randall, are experts at current best practices in math education. Each facilitator has expertise in both the core RCM program and i-Ready tools.Session Description: In this session, educators will analyze and discuss actions and beliefs that are key to teaching and learning mathematics with understanding, and use them to reflect on features of their own Ready Classroom Mathematics instruction. Participants will follow the journey of RCL teachers who encountered struggles as they worked to refine their instructional practice, but made great progress because of their willingness to try and small win that followed. Through work with video and vignettes, educators gain insights into new ways of seeing and interpreting instructional interactions, and leave with plans to move their own instruction forward.

Target Audience: K-3 Teachers

Presenter(s): Christy KehrPresenter

Bio: Christy Kehr M.Ed. has 22 years of classroom teaching experience (grades 4-8). She is currently serving the Kent School District as an MTSS-B Coach. She has a BA in Education from Central Washington University, and MA in Education from Lesley University, her Administrative Certification is from City University. She is currently working to obtain her doctorate in Educational Leadership from City University.

Session Description: This course is designed for primary staff who don't have experience with Second Step curriculum or need guidance on how to best utilize the resources provided in the curriculum. The two one-hour sessions are conducted in the flipped classroom model comprised of asynchronous (independent) and synchronous (collaboration) activities. The 1st session is asynchronous, instructor directed and independent learning. Session 2 will focus on synchronous learning, collaboration with colleagues on the material presented in session 1 with an end result of a beginning action plan to start the 2021 school year. It is advised that interested participants enroll in both sessions to benefit from the content.Session 1 will include instructor-directed walk-through of the Second Step online program, including how to access lessons through the SEL calendar. Participants will also engage in independent learning, exploration of the Second Step resources to build background knowledge for session 2 activities. Session 2 will be small group collaboration and planning for the first 4 lessons in Second Step. We will utilize the Padlet platform for collaboration, exploration, questions and gathering of resources.

Target Audience: PK-2 Teachers; Paraeducators

Presenter(s): Dustin Foster

Presenter Bio: Dustin has taught middle school math and science and worked as a Digital Learning Coach. Dustin has also coached football and track in the district. He is a graduate of the Kent School District and a second-generation teacher.

Session Description: This course will cover using the recording features of PowerPoint to create instructional videos and how to post and share these videos using Microsoft Stream. Instructional videos are great way to support student learning. Videos can be used as review and a way to connect with families and as a way to allow students to cover content at their own pace.

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): i2e

Co-Presenter(s): Melissa Cook, DLC

Session Description: Deep dive into the how and why of Immersive Reader and Learning Tools for students with differing learning needs. Explore ways to use Immersive Reader and Learning Tools with different populations of students.

Target Audience: K-12 Teachers; Paraeducators

Presenter(s): Linda TiedermanPresenter

Bio: The 2021-2022 school year will be my third-year teaching in the Dual Language Program, but I have been working with students in reading over the last 20 years. I love seeing students grow in reading. It is exciting to see students react to a book, to make connections to a book, or to use and understand the words and vocabulary. Over the past year, I set up videos and Canvas framework to support student learning and enthusiasm for reading and writing. Students can move at their own pace and have my support when they need it the most. My time spent as a science teacher at a Museum of Natural History, and my years of music and drama training help me to create engaging lessons that encourage students and connect learning across the curriculum.

Session Description: This class discusses best practices to engage students to become readers through the creative use of technology. We will share our creative ideas and technology practices that support the students in the primary grades. We want reading to be inclusive and inviting for all levels of learning and to use best practices with students learning English as a second language. We will see a Canvas setup with IRLA skill card videos, share Powerpoint reading videos, spend time creating a character to engage students, discuss homepages with buttons, engaging reading lessons with whiteboards, and electronic word games.

Target Audience: K-2 Teachers

Presenter(s): Heidi Anderson

Co-Presenter(s): Jess BellPresenter

Bio: The team at Actively Learn believes in accelerating learning through quality content, engaging tools and dynamic partnerships.

Session Description: Learn from your fellow teachers on how they are tackling Big “I” Instruction with Actively Learn. Our panelists will share how they use Actively Learn to build inclusive and inviting learning spaces for students. During our time together, you will have an opportunity to identify Big “I” instruction practices to try out in your own classes, too!

Target Audience: 3-12 Teachers; HiCap; Paraeducators; Principals; Central Office Admin

Presenter(s): OPEN National Trainer

Session Description: Students returning to school in the fall will bring unprecedented challenges to physical education teachers. Isolation, quarantines, virtual learning, and screen time have all contributed to a lack of physical activity across all grade levels. These barriers have created a regression in body control, skill development, and personal fitness levels that physical educators will need to overcome. In this session, an OPEN National Trainer will share a variety of new K-12 outcomes-based lessons from OPEN that will help physical educators bridge the gaps created by life during the pandemic.

Target Audience: K-12 Physical Education Teachers

Presenter(s): Jennifer Antrobus

Co-Presenter(s): Narine Balayan & Lizeth GodseyPresenter

Bio: Jennifer Antrobus: BA Elem. Ed. & Early Childhood Ed., CWU; ELL Endorsement & Masters in English Language Learners, Heritage Univ., Administrative Certification. Prior Elementary teacher in KSD. Currently, Instructional Specialist for Multilingual Education Department. Lizeth Godsey: BA in Science for Liberal Arts. University of Texas at Brownsville, Masters in Educational Administration., Lamar University, Administrative Certification. Prior DL Elementary teacher in KSD. Currently, Dual Language and ELL Instructional Specialist for Multilingual Education Department. Narine Balayan: BA in Piano Performance, Accompaniment and Teaching, Belarus, College of Music; BA in Political Science, University of Washington; TESOL Certificate, Seattle University; M.Ed Master Teacher, CWU; ELL, History and Music Endorsements; taught ELL and Social Studies grades 9-12; trained in SIOP, GLAD, and AVID. Currently, Instructional Specialist for Multilingual Education Department.

Session Description: All learners are language learners! Beginning in the 2021 school year, WA will be implementing K-12 WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards for all content areas. This session is designed for all collaborative educators that play a role in educating multilingual learners. Come join us as we begin diving into the new WIDA standards and how they support and benefit language development for multilingual learners

Presenter(s): Jack Arend

Co-Presenter(s): Scott Friedman, Gina Yonts, Dr. Scott Seaman

Presenter Bio: AWSP exists to support school leaders and the education of all students. We believe strong leaders create strong schools and strong students. Founded in 1972, AWSP has been a leading voice in education for decades, representing principals, assistant principals, and all school and district leaders.

Session Description: Creating and sustaining a Culture of Equity and Inclusion begins with leadership. This session will utilize a variety of resources to help develop a culture that supports equity, inclusion and belonging for staff, students and the entire school community. In this session, you will generate ideas with colleagues, discuss leadership strategies around creating an inclusive culture and identify next steps for a successful school year.

Target Audience: Principals; Central Office Admin

Presenter(s): Natalie WexlerPresenter

Bio: Natalie Wexler is an education writer and the author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System—and How to Fix It (Avery 2019). She is also the co-author, with Judith C. Hochman, of The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades (Jossey-Bass 2017), and a senior contributor at Forbes.com. Her articles and essays on education and other topics have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and other publications. She has spoken on education before a wide variety of groups and appeared on a number of TV and radio shows, including Morning Joe and NPR’s On Point and 1A. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and has two adult children. Find out more about Natalie and her work at her website, www.nataliewexler.com, or follow her on Twitter (@natwexler).

Session Description: Despite massive efforts, the academic gap between students at the top and bottom of the socioeconomic scale hasn’t narrowed in 50 years—and may have increased significantly. While there’s been no shortage of attempted explanations, there’s one fundamental reason that few have focused on.

Elementary schools spend hours every week on decontextualized reading comprehension “skills,” like “finding the main idea,” leaving little or no time for social studies and science—especially in schools where test scores are low. But evidence from cognitive science shows that reading comprehension depends far more on how much academic knowledge and vocabulary the reader has than on abstract skills. Hence the phenomenon we’ve come to call the achievement gap: students who acquire more academic knowledge—usually outside school, from their better-educated and higher-income families—have an advantage on reading tests, and in life.

To narrow the gap, we need to immerse all children in content-rich subjects, building their knowledge beginning in kindergarten if not before—exactly the opposite of what schools have been doing. But an increasing number of schools and districts are beginning to adopt new elementary literacy curricula that focus on knowledge rather than comprehension skills, with promising results.

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): Ash O'Brien (they/them)

Co-Presenter(s): Organizer— Cheri Simpson (she/her)

Presenter Bio: Ash O'Brien has worked as the lead Programs Coordinator for Valley Cities since 2016. They have provided oversight for clinicians delivering mental health services, while also providing group sessions, trainings for adults, and developing curriculum.

Session Description: This section will provide insight on different aspects of LGBTQ+ life while also supporting the understanding of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression. This session will provide ideas for how to engage with LGBTQ+ youth and resources to continue learning about our students. They developed "Real Talk for Teens," an innovative trauma-informed program for LGBTQIA+ identified youth and their allies in grades -12 to explore issues impacting their daily lives.

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): Elizabeth Holm

Presenter Bio: I will be finishing my third year of teaching at Meeker Middle School as a Math Teacher. I went to Pacific Lutheran University where I received my Associates in Mathematics and Masters in Education. When not teaching, I love hiking with my dog and paddle boarding.

Session Description: Kent is one of the most diverse districts in Washington. It's something we should celebrate, but it also means supporting our marginalized communities. In this session, I hope to give people real tools on how to support our students and co-workers. I want to dive into specifics on how we can support each other and our students. I want to explore microaggression we may or may not be unaware of, along with how to call out microaggressions in a professional work space.

Target Audience: Principals; Central Office Admin

Presenter(s): Christy Kehr

Presenter Bio: Christy Kehr M.Ed. has 22 years of classroom teaching experience (grades 4-8). She is currently serving the Kent School District as an MTSS-B Coach. She has a BA in Education from Central Washington University, and MA in Education from Lesley University, her Administrative Certification from City University. She is currently working to obtain her doctorate in Educational Leadership from City University.

Session Description: This course is designed for intermediate staff who don't have experience with Second Step curriculum or need guidance on how to best utilize the resources provided in the curriculum. The two one-hour sessions are conducted in the flipped classroom model comprised of asynchronous (independent) and synchronous (collaboration) activities. The 1st session is asynchronous, instructor directed and independent learning. Session 2 will focus on synchronous learning, collaboration with colleagues on the material presented in session 1 with an end result of a beginning action plan to start the 2021 school year. It is advised that interested participants enroll in both sessions to benefit from the content.We will utilize the Padlet platform for collaboration, exploration, questions and gathering of resources.

Target Audience: 3-6 Teachers; Paraeducators

Presenter(s): Curriculum Associates

Co-Presenter(s): Marcie Baril

Presenter Bio: The Curriculum Associates Professional Development Team is made up of former educators with direct experience using the Ready Classroom Math program with students. Our PD team, led by Katie Randall, are experts at current best practices in math education. Each facilitator has expertise in both the core RCM program and i-Ready tools.

Session Description: In this session, educators analyze and discuss actions and beliefs that are key to teaching and learning mathematics with understanding, and use them to reflect on features of their own Ready Classroom Mathematics instruction. They follow the journey of RCL teachers who encountered struggles as they worked to refine their instructional practice, but made great progress because of their willingness to try and each small win that followed. Through work with video and vignettes, educators gain insights into new ways of seeing and interpreting instructional interactions, and leave with plans to move their own instruction forward.

Target Audience: K-5 Teachers; Principals

Presenter(s): Neeraj Agnihotri

Co-Presenter(s): Reid Jiang

Presenter Bio: I am a science and robotics teacher. This coming year is my 4th year of teaching at Meeker Middle School. I have a Masters of Zoology and Masters of Philosophy.

Session Description: I am going to share some strategies that we can use for our ELL students to enhance their learning.

Target Audience: 7-8 Teachers

Presenter(s): i2e

Co-Presenter(s): Melissa Cook, DLC

Session Description: In this introductory Minecraft class, join us to learn more about game-based learning through Minecraft: Education Edition, including how to get started, what is possible, how to play together, and where to begin with students. You’ll leave feeling ready to explore Minecraft and let your students demonstrate their learning in the game while meeting curriculum standards!

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): Melissa Cook

Presenter Bio: MEd in Digital Education Leadership, Seattle Pacific University; B.A. Education and Japanese Language, minor in ELL, Central Washington University. 15 years experience as an elementary teacher. Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator (2017), Minecraft Certified Educator (2019), Novel Engineering (2020), District SME for Flipgrid, Special Experience with Makerspace, Coding, Digital Citizenship, and Leaf Aviation Challenge. Currently a Digital Learning Coach for Kent School District, 2019-Present.

Session Description: This course is for educators that want to take their Flipgrid use to the next level. We will explore five innovative ways to engage your students with Flipgrid. This course is designed for educators of all subject areas, early grades through higher education, who want to empower Student Voice and already have a working knowledge of Flipgrid.

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): Dustin Foster

Presenter Bio: Dustin has taught middle school math and science and worked as a Digital Learning coach. Dustin has also coached football and track in the district. He is a graduate of the Kent School District and a second-generation teacher.

Session Description: This course will cover using the recording features of PowerPoint to create instructional videos and how to post and share these videos using Microsoft Stream. Instructional videos are great way to support student learning. Videos can be used as review and way to connect with families and as way to allow students to cover content at their own pace.

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): Paul Regelbrugge

Bio: Paul is the Teaching and Learning Specialist for the Holocaust Center for Humanity. He was an attorney before finally heeding his passion to teach in the inner cities of Chicago and Buffalo, as well as Spokane and Kent. He is a USHMM Teacher Fellow, Powell Teacher Fellow and Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Alfred Lerner Teaching Fellow. Paul is also the author of The Yellow Star House: The Remarkable Story of One Boy’s Survival in a Protected House in Hungary, as well as the co-author of a soon to be published graphic novel.

Session Description: Regrettably, despite Holocaust survivors' hope that bias-motivated violence and genocide would "never again" occur, history has demonstrated in spades that the spoils of racism, bigotry and indifference continue to plague us. This interactive lesson, imbued with primary source video clips and images, engages students to consider that bias-motivated violence and genocide are not inevitable, encouraging them to realize that their actions (and inactions) have consequences, and that they CAN make a difference. Students make connections between past and present, empowered to confront hatred, in all its forms, at its roots.

Target Audience: 7-12 Teachers; HiCap; Principals; Central Office Admin; Paraeducators

Presenter(s): Nathaniel Hoston 

Bio: I am a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) coach within Student and Family Support Services. In this role, I support 15 schools in the implementation of MTSS. Additionally, I am a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Special Education Program at the University of Washington. At UW, I study the integration of tier-one mental health supports into tiered systems as well as best practices for coaching and supporting pre- and in-service teachers. Before starting this work, I lived in Denver where I was a special education teacher. Outside of work, I am an avid runner/swimmer and enthusiastic board gamer.

Session Description: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 out of children is impacted by issues in mental health. Subsequently, recent legislation has highlighted the importance and urgency of positive mental health promotion within the classroom. However, navigating the most efficient and effective methods for doing this can be difficult. This session attempts to make this work easier by shedding light on instructional practices already occurring in the classroom and then adapting them to better promote positive mental health. In this session, educators will learn about the relationship between mental health and student success. Afterwards, we will identify common instructional practices occurring in the classroom. Finally, we will collaboratively adapt those practices to effectively promote positive mental health.

Target Audience: K-8 Teachers; Paraeducators

Presenter(s): i2e

Co-Presenter(s): Melissa Cook, DLC

Session Description: A OneNote breakout or escape room is an engaging activity where students interact in a story adventure to solve puzzles and think critically to identify information needed to BREAK OUT. In this session, you will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of OneNote breakout activities and learn how to create one of your very own. Utilize the templates to fully customize the content you want your students to learn within an engaging storyline. The adventure in these OneNote breakouts is sure to bring collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication to your classroom.

Target Audience: K-12 Teachers; HiCap; Principals

Presenter(s): Julie Stern

Presenter Bio: Julie Stern is an internationally recognized teacher trainer, keynote speaker, curriculum designer, and author. She partners with schools around the world in transforming teaching and learning to meet the needs of the 21st Century. Her work centers on empowering students to transfer their learning to unlock complex problems in order to create a more just, healthy, and sustainable planet. She is the creator of numerous tools to help teachers harness research as we design schools for the future, including the Making Sense of Learning Transfer professional learning series from Corwin Press. Julie is a social studies teacher, a James Madison Constitutional scholar, and author of Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Secondary and Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary, both published by Corwin Press.

Session Description: How do we prepare our students for a future that we can’t see? And how do we do it without exhausting ourselves? Learning That Transfers is a powerful framework that allows us to keep pace with our rapidly changing world without having to overhaul everything we do. Julie will discuss how we can harness the critical concepts of traditional disciplines while building students’ capacity to navigate, interpret, and transfer their learning to solve novel and complex modern problems.

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): Kristen Heineman

Presenter Bio: I started in Kent in 2003 and have worked in three Title 1 schools to help build literacy skills for diverse learners around the district. In 2008, I earned my Master’s Degree in Reading and Literacy. A few year later, I worked supporting Title 1 public schools in Hawaii, with large populations of Native Hawaiian students. When I returned to KSD in 2012, I joined the Martin Sortun Staff as a Literacy Coach and more recently added MTSS Intervention Coordinator and ELL Specialist to my role. I continuously am seeking new ways to close the gap to support diverse learners. As a life-long learner, I have dug into the Science of Reading and what are current evidence-based, researched best practices in literacy instruction. Most recently, I joined the Dyslexia Advisory Board to build my knowledge of students who are still striving to learn literacy skill.

Session Description: What is the research saying about how students learn to read? What shifts can you make in your practices and instruction that will support the striving readers in your classroom? If you want to know some of the misunderstandings around literacy instruction and simple shifts you can make in your classroom this year, then this is a session for you! We will look at six different topics within reading instruction: Beginning Comprehension, Phonemic Awareness Instruction, Ways we Teach Phonics, High Frequency Word Instruction, Word Attack Strategies, and Texts to Use with Beginning Readers. In each of these components, we will address some of the biggest misunderstandings and what research says are shifts you can start making to ensure your instruction has the biggest impact on your students’ reading development.

Target Audience: K-6 Teachers; Paraeducators; Principals

Presenter(s): Alex Chopyak, Heather Contreras

Co-Presenter(s): Jennifer Mazukawi

Presenter Bio: Alex Chopyak: Alex Chopyak has been a math teacher at Kentlake High School for the last 5 years. He has taught the following math courses: Algebra 1-2, Geometry, Algebra 3-4, Math Applications, and AP Calculus BC. He has been working over the last couple of years to help implement Desmos into the remote classroom. He is excited to continue to explore how to implement them into a new classroom in the fall.

Session Description: This is a class for introduction to the Desmos for educators. Participants will learn the basics of Desmos as a tool in the classroom. They will learn about how to create Desmos classes, assign activities to those classes and do some editing of the activities. Participants will learn how to monitor their students in real time through the teacher dashboard. They will also have a chance to explore the activities created by other teachers around the globe that can be integrated into their own classrooms.

Target Audience: 7-12 Teachers

Presenter(s): Randie Gottlieb

Co-Presenter(s): Dr. Daudi Abe and Dawnée Valencia

Presenter Bio: Dr. Gottlieb is the founding C.O.O. of UnityWorks. She has served as a teacher, school principal, college professor, and diversity trainer; has authored 14 books; and holds degrees in education from Cal State, Boston University, and Harvard. Her work has taken her to 30+ countries, including 11 years in Puerto Rico.Dr. Abe is an author and professor at Seattle Central College. He also serves as the History of Race & Policing Curriculum Consultant at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. He holds a Master’s Degree in Human Development, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of WashingtonDawnée Valencia is a Financial Educator and Coach based in Los Angeles, CA. For almost two decades, she has worked with youth traveling the country speaking about Race Unity, Diversity and Inclusion through performance art: dance, poetry, song/rap, and dramatic presentations. She is currently a Facilitator for a weekly national online discussion on Race.

Session Description: What is race and its impact on education? Learn about the history of race in education, society, and law in order to develop an increasingly multicultural perspective. TOPICS INCLUDE: Race in science & religion; The eugenics movement & its impact; Skin color & color blindness; The “one drop” rule; Race amity: the other tradition; and share our personal stories about race.

Target Audience: ALL

Presenter(s): Amber Williams

Co-Presenter(s): Janaki Nagarajan

Presenter Bio: Janaki is a 3rd grade teacher at Panther Lake Elementary. She loves to learn about children’s mathematical thinking and aspires to center her teaching around student voice and choice. She has written for online educational blogs including Stenhouse Publishers and Illustrative Mathematics and has presented at the National Teachers of Mathematics Conference. She blogs reflections from her classroom at www.thinkingwithchildren.com. Amber is a Math Instructional Coach at Panther Lake Elementary School. She has 14 years of experience teaching 2nd through 5th grades. Amber also has experience as a TOSA where she was trained in teaching DMI (Developing Mathematical Ideas), SBA math item writing, CCSS standards and progressions, and more. She has created items for the SBA Digital Library and WA State Research Consortium and has a passion for exploring conceptual understandings, as well as pedagogical knowledge of elementary mathematics.

Session Description: Are you a math person? Are you good at math? Mathematical culture has shaped both positive and negative narratives and stereotypes for ourselves and our students. In this session, we'll explore our own internal conversations about our mathematical abilities and how that impacts how our students view themselves as mathematicians. Together we will analyze student thinking through a strengths-based lens and apply this practice to planning in our classrooms. Join us for an interactive exploration that includes inquiry, mathematical activities, and reflection time.

Target Audience: K-6 Teachers

Presenter(s): Jen Hoglund

Co-Presenter(s): Zharina Angeles Luna

Presenter Bio: Jen Hoglund is the principal at Daniel Elementary School. She has worked in the Kent School District for seven years as a teacher, academic/behavior interventionist, and now administrator. Zharina Angeles Luna just finished her first year as AP at Daniel Elementary. She brings a wealth of background knowledge in culturally responsive teaching practices and restorative discipline practices.

Session Description: A sense of belonging is a basic human need, just like the need for food and shelter. It helps us cope with challenges and makes us feel like there is a community behind us. It also makes us feel more motivated. This translates directly to an improved state of mind for learning! Join this session to find out ways we cultivate a sense of belonging through schoolwide systems that you can adapt for your school or individual classroom. We will discuss our schoolwide read aloud program which centers underrepresented groups, how we used and expanded our Tell Me Tuesday survey, and work that our MTSS - B team does to help students feel connected.

Target Audience: K-6 Teachers; Paraeducators; Principals

Presenter(s): Curriculum Associates

Co-Presenter(s): Marcie Baril

Presenter Bio: The Curriculum Associates Professional Development Team is made up of former educators with direct experience using the Ready Classroom Math program with students. Our PD team, led by Katie Randall, are experts at current best practices in math education. Each facilitator has expertise in both the core RCM program and i-Ready tools.

Session Description: In Sequencing Student Ideas to Deepen Mathematical Reasoning, educators analyze student work samples and build their teaching practice for selecting, sequencing, sharing, and connecting student-generated strategies to advance established mathematical goals. Educators also hone their ability to pose purposeful questions during the Try–Discuss–Connect routine to continue to develop students’ mathematical confidence and ability to independently activate the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

Target Audience: K-5 Teachers; Paraeducators; Elementary Principals

Presenter(s): Sherry Prindle

Presenter Bio: Sherry Prindle has an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Business and Linguistics) from the University of Texas at Arlington. She lived in Fukuoka, Japan for four years and Moscow, Russia for three years successfully working as a multilingual television and radio personality. She conducts energetic, interactive training programs that prompt discovery, motivation, and change.International speaker and corporate trainer, Sherry Prindle has delivered over 3,000 presentations in 8 countries and all 50 states in three languages. She founded the Professional Coach Academy where she has been instrumental in launching the careers of over 1,200 professional speakers and coaches through Life and Executive Coach Certification classes the biannual Star Marketing Summit.

Session Description: This workshop teaches the skills needed to cope with life’s rough edges with dozens of practical ways to focus on the task at hand. Learn how to confront behaviors, not people. Practice letting things happen without judgment. Let go of old concerns that keep you from being productive.

• Understand your role in creating culture
• Replace old habits and become changed-skilled
• Approach the new school year with confidence
• Stop giving away your power and energy
• We’ve got this!

Target Audience: ALL