Fall Conference
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Standish-Sterling Community Schools
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CONTENTS
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Welcome and Agenda
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Conference Registration
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Parking & Sign-in Information
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Featured Presenters
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Grade Level and Content Breakout Sessions
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Session A Breakouts
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Session B Breakouts
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Session E - Combined Morning Breakouts
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Lunch and Vendor Options
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Session C Breakouts
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Session D Breakouts
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Session F - Combined Afternoon Breakouts
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Recognition and Thanks
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Table of Contents
Welcome to the Bay-Arenac ISD Fall Professional Learning Conference!
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Conference Agenda
Time
Event
7:30-8:30
Registration
8:30-9:45
Session A - Select Featured Speakers or Breakouts
Session E - Half-day Session
9:45-10:05
Morning Break
10:05-11:20
Session B - Select Featured Speakers or Breakouts
11:20-12:20
Lunch - Networking and Vendor Showcase
12:40-1:55
Session C - Select Featured Speakers or Breakouts
Session F - Half-day Session
1:55-2:15
Afternoon Break (Snacks Provided)
2:15-3:30
Session D - Select Featured Speakers or Breakouts
3:30
Conference Concludes
Conference Objective Welcome to the BAISD Fall Conference 2019. The goal of the BAISD Fall Conference 2019 is to work together to build capacity in Bay and Arenac Counties. We strive to move beyond the traditional “one and done” conference format and build a collaborative community of learners. Our local colleagues provide tremendous expertise and greatly increase the opportunity for capacity building. There is nothing more powerful than teachers teaching teachers. On behalf of the BAISD Curriculum Council and everyone involved in the planning of this event, we hope that you have a fantastic conference experience this year!
Complete Conference Agenda
BAISD Website
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Conference Registration Click on the link below to get to the SCHED.org registration page which is the official conference App. Registration will be open from September 16-20, 2019. Sign up for a free SCHED.org account if you do not already have one to create a custom schedule, network with other attendees, and take your event schedule on the go. Click “SIGN UP” to create an account using Facebook or your email. Once you have created your account or accessed your account from last year, you will have the opportunity to register for conference sessions. If you have problems registering for the conference, please contact the BAISD Instructional Services Staff via the email links below or by phone at (989) 667-3280. Signing Up for Sessions Please be sure to take a look at the conference booklet before registering for sessions. Please note that there will be featured speakers during each session. Also, sessions will be held in two buildings - Standish-Sterling Central High School and Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School. Here are a few key points to keep in mind before registering: Featured Speakers: Participants have the opportunity to select either Featured Speakers or breakout sessions during each of the four session times. Gail Boushey-The Daily 5 Framework sessions are half-day sessions as are Sara Smith's sessions and one of Katie Garner's sessions. Grade Level/Content Area Sessions: We will be having Grade Level and Content Area Sessions for participants to have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from other districts around the region. Be sure to check out this option in the conference booklet on page 9. National Presenters: In addition to all of our awesome local presenters, we are very fortunate to have a number of national presenters at the conference this year as our featured speakers. Our national presenters will be conducting sessions throughout the day. Be sure to look at their bios, session descriptions, and other information in the conference app.
Diane Joles
Erika Rupert
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND SESSION INFORMATION
SCHED.org Conference Registration Link
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CONFERENCE SIGN-IN AND PARKING INFORMATION
Sign-In on Conference Day We will be utilizing the cafeterias at both Standish Sterling Central High School and Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School for sign-in the morning of the conference. You will sign in at the building where the first session for which you registered is being held. All participants will need to sign-in. Light breakfast items will be available for participants. For elementary teachers whose first session is at the high school, please park at the elementary first, and then ride the shuttle over to the high school where you will sign-in. Conference Parking To ensure that all participants have an outstanding conference experience, we have developed a system for the conference where parking location are assigned by level. PK - 5th grade teachers are to park at Standish-Sterling Central Elementary. Career Center and 6th - 12th grade teachers are to park at Standish-Sterling Central High School The only exceptions to staff parking at the conference location will be presenters, special guests, the host district's facility staff, or those that have made special arrangements through their administration. There will be shuttle buses running between buildings before the conference, between each session, and after the conference in the event you have signed up for sessions in both locations. Buses will begin running at 7:30 a.m. on the day of the conference.
Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School Standish, MI 48658 3789 Wyatt Road
Standish-Sterling Central High School 2401 Grove Street Rd. Standish, MI 48658
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FEATURED PRESENTERS
Katie Garner Katie is an internationally known keynote speaker, author and literacy consultant with twenty-five years of experience working with early grade classrooms across the country, and a passion for infusing neuroscience into literacy and learning! Her “backdoor-to-the-brain” approach to fast-tracking phonics skills for reading, via social-emotional learning channels, shifts the paradigms associated with beginning reading instruction, and has gained national recognition with the No Child Left Behind, Reading First and RTI Initiatives. Katie is an annually featured and keynote speaker at education conferences across the United States and abroad—including an ongoing, international keynote series with North American literacy leaders, Richard Allington (What Really Matters for Struggling Readers) and Anne Cunningham (The National Early Literacy Panel “NELP” Report) at the Vulnerable Learners Summits.
Gail Boushey Gail Boushey is the co-author of the best-selling books The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades; and The CAFE Book: Engaging All Students in Daily Literacy Assessment & Instruction; more than a dozen professional development DVDs; and many articles available on this website. Gail and husband Doug are supportive parents to three daughters, their families as well as their dog, Max. When not teaching or writing, you will find Gail enjoying concerts and traveling with her family, in the kitchen cooking with her grandchildren, or reading one of the many books she is constantly adding to her library.
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Leslie Fisher In 1997, Leslie was roadkill on Apple's road to recovery and part of their massive lay off. Leslie planned to spend most of her huge severance package golfing and waiting a few months to look for a job. The day after her layoff, her phone began to ring with Apple customers requesting consulting, training and presentation services. Before she could say fore, Fisher Technologies Inc. was created to help educators with their technology implementations and decisions. Fisher Technologies Inc. is now a worldwide company (meaning one employee named Leslie gets to travel the world teaching) specializing in presenting emerging and exciting technology solutions to educators all over the world.
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Sara L. Smith As a national speaker, Sara provides insight into learning and demonstrates strategies to use with all children. Her interest and continued study of language processing and multi-sensory approaches has led to her development of the Expanding Expression Tool (EET) for improved oral and written expression. The Expanding Expression Tool in now in 22 states and over 4,000 classrooms. Sara received her bachelor's Degree from Central Michigan University and her Master's Degree from Bowling Green State University.
Shannon Samulski Shannon is the founder of Strategic Intervention Solutions and an international educational consultant & author. She has more than 15 years of teaching experience and is well known for her practical information and enthusiastic style! Shannon works with hundreds of teacher each year within her “Making the Shift: Math Initiative & Coaching Series,” which embeds numeracy concepts within 21st century teaching and reasoning in mathematics. She is the creator of the My Counting Buddy math manipulative, Deck o’ Dots and the author of several other classroom resources, including her new “Math Mights: 3 Ways Plus the Traditional Strategy” series.
Trevor Muir Trevor is a teacher, author, international speaker, and project based learning expert. He is the author of The Epic Classroom: How to Boost Engagement, Make Learning Memorable, and Transform Lives, a book about using the power of story to make learning engaging and unforgettable. Trevor is a professor at Grand Valley State University, a former faculty member for the Buck Institute for Education, and is one of the Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation educators. His writing has been featured in the Huffington Post, EdWeek, and regularly on WeAreTeachers. He gave a TEDx Talk titled, "School Should Take Place in the Real World," at TEDxSanAntonio. Trevor runs the Facebook page, The Epic Classroom, where his inspiring videos have been viewed over 25 million times. At the heart of Trevor’s work is the conviction that every student has the potential for greatness, and every teacher can be equipped to unlock that potential.
Grade Level Roundtable Meetings
Topic
Presenters
Session
Kindergarten Roundtable
Cori Bierlein
A
First Grade Roundtable
Mandy Matthews, Alicia Beythan
Second Grade Roundtable
Jenny Knoll
Third and Fourth Grade Roundtable
Denise Rivard, Shay Dycewicz
D
Fifth Grade Roundtable
Kellie Kanicki
Content Area Round Table Meetings
Art Educator Roundtable
Amy Pobanz
C
Technology Educator Roundtable
Amy Kimsel
Secondary ELA Teacher Roundtable
Amanda Steinbauer, Rachel Good
B
Industrial Technology Roundtable
Brian Kloha
Secondary Math Teacher Roundtable
Jennalee Markel
Instrumental Music Teacher Roundtable
Megan Wolfgang
Vocal Music Teacher Roundtable
Natalie Smith
Secondary Science Teacher Roundtable
Luke Freeman
Secondary Social Studies Teacher Roundtable
Troy Kilgus
PE/Health Educator Roundtable
Jennifer O'Dell
World Language Roundtable
Bob LaRocque
Special Education Roundtable
Becky Smith
Grade Level and Content Area Breakout Sessions
We will once again be having Grade Level and Content Area sessions for participants to have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from other districts around the region. This will be a fantastic opportunity to meet, share ideas, resources, and collaborate around best educational practices. Be sure to sign up for one of the sessions listed below.
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Session A Breakouts 8:30-9:45
Epic Project Based Learning Featured Presenter: Trevor Muir, The Epic Classroom, Teacher, Author, Speaker Description: Epic Project Based Learning is about using the power of story to engage students so that learning is memorable and transformational. Storytelling has not only proven to be the best way of sharing information, but also for learning and retaining that information. A class can be designed and taught in the format of a story, adding authenticity and real world challenges to the work students accomplish. ELA teachers can use this authenticity to make literacy standards come alive for their students. This workshop gives concrete methods, practices, and resources to create a standards-based, skills and content rich, story-centric classroom in an innovative project based learning model. Audience: 6-12 Times up on Times Test Featured Presenter: Shannon Samulski, Strategic Intervention Solutions, Educational Consultant Description: Math Facts are essential for problem-solving success. Too often, math facts are memorized but not understood; understood but not automatic; automatic but not accurate. In response to state standard expectations, district and state assessments, and our knowledge that these facts are essential, we often resort to teaching the way we were instructed in math--by teaching our students to memorize facts under pressure using anxiety-inducing timed tests. Time’s Up on Timed Tests brings you methods for teaching addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts that will lead your students to real fact fluency: fluency that doesn’t rely solely on memorization. Your students will use strategies to develop understanding, and improve their accuracy and efficiency through purposeful practice that is fun. Audience: K-5 Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets and Forms. What's New, Hiding and Cool Featured Presenter: Leslie Fisher, Fisher Technologies Inc., Chief Geek Description: Google Drive is one of the most common tools used by educators and students and is constantly being updated. See what’s new and cool in Drive and all its apps in this practical session with something for everyone. Even tech veterans will learn something new as Leslie shares tips and tricks that are hidden inside the vast array of Google tools. Audience: All Audiences College and Career Resources for Students & Families Presenters: Renee Courier Aumock, Director; Aaron Faist; Great Lakes College and Career Resource Center Description: The Great Lakes Bay College and Career Resource Center provides college and career assistance and resources to all ages. Learn how to access and use the resources on our website and refer students and parents to our office for one on one assistance. Our mascot, Tommy the Toucan visits elementary schools with fun color sheets including steps for college readiness because You TouCAN go to college! We have free college prep survival kits for middle and high school students. These kits are highly sought after as they assist in keeping students organized while planning for college and a career. This kit includes resources to assist in choosing a major and career based on skills, talents, and passion, visiting and applying to institutions, free money for college including state and federal grants along with scholarships and credentials. Our GED program exists to give parents and other adults the resources they need to study, sign up, and pay for the GED following. We provide resources to assist adults in seeking higher education to attain a career that enables them to better support themselves and their families. We are excited to support Michigan College Access Network and the governor's new goal of 60% of our residents holding some type of post-secondary credential by 2030. Credentials include skilled trades, certificates, and all degrees. Audience: All Audiences Making Technology Count in ELA Presenter: Barbara Richardson, Teacher, Au Gres-Sims School District Description: Engaging English Language Arts students with technology in the classroom. It's not just a worksheet anymore. Teachers and students will find new resources, ideas and energy for ELA. Whether it's 1:1 technology or every student has a cell phone this presentation will help engage students with real world common core learning situations. Audience: 6-12 Mindfulness for Educators Presenters: Sean Knurek, Educator; Kevin Zoromski, Educator, MSU Extension Description: This presentation will help educators increase their confidence in implementing mindfulness into the classroom by establishing an understanding of mindfulness, experiencing several mindful practices, cultivating personal practice, exploring classroom curricula and resources, and discussing in-school support for self-practice and classroom implementation. Audience: 6-12 Let's Flex our Muscles with Illuminate's Flexible Assessment Presenter: Heidi Aldrich, Illuminate Education, DnA Customer Success Manager Description: Have you ever wished that you could have an Illuminate expert right next to you while building an assessment within DnA? Here is your opportunity! Bring a digital version of your favorite assessment, and you will be guided through the making and administration of a Flexible Assessment with the support of an Illuminate Customer Success Manager! Audience: All Audiences EDPs, Interships & Career Awareness Presenter: Wendy Zdeb, Executive Director, MASSP Description: Nine bills passed requiring implementation of EDPs, Internships and Career Awareness with implications K-12 which take effect in the 2019-20 school year. In this session we will review the requirements and the resources available in MDEs Michigan Career Development Model. Consider attending this session as a team- Elementary, MS, HS Principals, Counselors and Central Office. Systems thinking will yield the best results for students. Audience: 6-12 Setting the Stage: Promoting Social Emotional Health in Young Children Presenter: Kylie Rymanowicz, Extension Educator, MSU Extension Description: Social and emotional development, a critical aspect of overall brain development, begins at birth. Social-emotional skills are nurtured through daily routine, language and play. They are the foundations of social competence that affect a child’s ability to adapt in school and to form successful relationships throughout life. This Pre-K educator workshop on social and emotional health provides parents with tips and tools for helping their children develop skills in these critical areas. Audience: K-5 General Education in Partnership with Special Education Presenters: Chantel Mozden, Director of Special Education; Shannon Hinman, Special Education Supervisor, Saginaw Township Community Schools Description: Participants will learn methods for maximizing instruction for students with disabilities while in the general education classroom in collaboration with their special education team. Audience: 6-12 Secondary Math Teacher Roundtable Presenter: Jennalee Markel, Teacher, Standish-Sterling Community Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around secondary Math, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. GIS Preparing Students for Careers after High School Presenter: Ashley Cardinal, Social Studies Teacher; Au Gres-Sims School District Description: GIS or Geographic Information Systems is a framework for gathering, managing, and analyzing data. Allowing students the opportunity to learn to use ArcGIS and other GIS tools will provide them with the opportunity to be employable right out of high school. GIS is based on the following questions: What is the problem? Why is it a problem there? What can be done? Allowing students to strengthen their inquiry skills and learn to work with technology and those around them to solve current issues in their community or the world. GIS, also, provides lessons and activities for grades 4-12 and for almost every subject area. These lessons can be used as-is or altered to fit your needs in the classroom. Audience: 9-12 Building Relationships with Vanilla Ice Presenter: Craig Pfenninger, Principal, Bangor West Elementary Description: Do you want to have a positive relationship with each student but you are not sure why some don't buy into your what you are teaching? Learn how to see things through the student's lens, how to remove direct and indirect shaming, and build a culture to not only enhance social emotional learning but also boost academics in the process. Audience: K-5 Special Education Roundtable Presenter: Becky Smith, BAISD Special Education Director Description: Join us for discussion centered around special education, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Google Classroom - Quick Start Presenter: Mark Lyons, BAISD Technology Integration Specialist Description: Quickly learn how to get up and running with your first class in Google Classroom. Learn to give assignments or discussion questions using the “Stream,” and post announcements with attached documents, such as a permission slip. Understand the two different ways for students to create assignments from scratch or from a teacher-created template /document. Explore the workflow/feedback process and how Google Classroom can help your students be better organized, improve communication with parents, and make it easier to be a teacher. Audience: All Audiences Overview of Essential Practices for Literacy Instruction in the Secondary Presenter: Jamie Hales, Saginaw ISD, Content Based Literacy Coach Description: The Essential Practices for Literacy Instruction in the Secondary Classroom for Grades 6-12 recommends research-supported instructional practices that can have a dramatic impact on student literacy achievement and engagement. Attendees will get an overview of the 6-12 Literacy Essentials and how these practices can support them as they engage their students in disciplinary literacy to grow their content and literacy knowledge.The session is for administrators and teachers in all content areas. Audience: 6-12 Self Care: Putting on your Oxygen Mask FIRST Presenter: Amy Wassmann, Whole Child Programs Director, Saginaw ISD Description: This session will focus on why it is important to practice intentional self care, finding the type of self care that works for you, strategies to do inside/outside the school day and physical/mental health benefits of self care. Audience: All Audiences Building Relationships and a Growth Mindset in the Elementary Classroom Presenter: Stacey L.. Meininger, BAISD School Social Worker Description: Participants will discuss the importance of building trusting relationships and teaching a growth mindset for student success. We will explore strategies to create a climate that shows students they are safe, valued, competent and belong to their classroom. Audience: All Audiences Kindergarten Roundtable Presenter: Cori Bierlein, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around kindergarten topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. First Grade Roundtable Presenters: Alicia Beythan, Teacher, Mandy Matthews, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around first grade topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Second Grade Roundtable Presenter: Jenny Knoll, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around second grade topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. When am I Going to Use This? Industry in our Region Presenters: Lori Flippin, GLB Regional Alliance, STEM Initiative Leader; Claire Bunker, MiSTEM Network Director Description: If your students ever ask – “When am I going to use this?”, this session is for you. Join us for a virtual tour and to learn more about businesses in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Gain deeper insight into the needs, realities, challenges and opportunities in the workplace. Expand your knowledge of education and training requirements required for successful employment in our region and state. This session will also include updates on teacher externships, job shadowing opportunities for students and industry tours opportunities. Audience: All Audiences Secondary Social Studies Teacher Roundtable Presenter: Troy Kilgus, Social Studies Teacher, Standish-Sterling Community Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around secondary Social Studies topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Technology Educator Roundtable Presenter: Amy Kimsel, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around Technology Educator topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group.
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION REMINDER
At-A-Glance Be sure to remember to take a look at the conference At-A-Glance document before registering for sessions. An updated copy with room assignments will also be provided at the conference as a quick reference guide.
Session B Breakouts 10:05-11:20
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Going Rogue with Microsoft Featured Presenter: Leslie Fisher, Fisher Technologies Incorporated, Chief Geek Description: Many people do not know that the majority of Microsoft's offerings are not only free for teachers and students but also work on the majority of platforms used in the classroom today. Even Chromebooks and iPhones. This session will overview how even if your school or district is not an Office 365 school how you can sign up, access and deploy Office 365 and other Microsoft products for free in your classroom today and have it running on a multitude of device types. We will also overview some of the products and introduce you to some great unique features within them that are assisting students today. Audience: All Audiences Foundations of Number Sense (addition & subtraction) Featured Presenter: Shannon Samulski, Strategic Intervention Solutions, Educational Consultant Description: Feeling overwhelmed with all of the different ways to solve addition and subtraction problems in the 21st century? Why can’t we just do it the way we learned, with one answer and only one way to find it? Join Shannon to transform the way you think about solving addition and subtraction problems and helps you enable your students to explain their thinking in multiple ways. Participants will create a toolkit of strategies to help implement various means of solving addition and subtraction problems (3 ways plus the traditional, with concrete-pictorial-abstract means with whole number, decimals, fractions and more) in your classroom tomorrow. Audience: Grades 1-5 Stop Calling Them Soft Skills! Featured Presenter: Trevor Muir, The Epic Classroom, Teacher, Author, Speaker Description: Entrepeneur.com recently published an article that says the top reasons people are fired or not hired is that they lack soft skills, aka: communication, collaboration, time management, adaptability, critical thinking, etc. Not having these skills is getting a lot of people fired, and since there is nothing soft about getting fired, let's call and view them as they really are: essential skills. This workshop is about how to emphasize these essential skills in the classroom, from designing daily collaborative activities to teaching students how to adapt to new technologies, all to prepare students to enter the modern workforce ready to survive and thrive. Audience: 6-12 Safe and Legal Management of Students' Medication Needs Presenter: Stacy Gorney , R.N., Bay-Arenac ISD Description: Learn about safety and legal issues that must be considered when administering medications and providing support in the school setting to students with asthma, severe allergies, diabetes, seizures, and other acute and chronic health conditions. Steps necessary to be in compliance with the Michigan School Code and aligned with best practice are discussed. Audience: Any staff who may be designated School Personnel to assist with students' health or medications needs Conscious Discipline Presenters: Kelley Edmonds, First Grade Teacher; Sarah Schingeck , Elementary Music and Character Education Teacher, Essexville-Hampton Public Schools Description: Conscious Discipline is an evidence-based trauma-informed comprehensive social emotional learning program, based in neuroscience that holistically integrates SEL with discipline and school climate to create an optimal learning environment. Audience: K-5 Not Your Mama's Preparation Program: Preparing Michigan Teachers for the 21st Century Classroom Presenters: Gina Garner, Darcy McMahon, Leah vanBelle, Sean Kottke, Higher Education Consultants, Michigan Department of Education Description: Michigan’s 21st century educator preparation programs have changed dramatically in the last two decades and now have requirements and flexibilities that were not in existence when many of our current, experienced teachers were certified. This session will examine new requirements for educator certification and provide an overview of certification pathways (traditional, alternative route, residency) and opportunities schools and districts can utilize to assure all PK-12 students have an appropriately placed and effective teacher. Audience: All Audiences Applying Tech Across the Curriculum Presenter: Barbara Richardson, Teacher, Au Gres-Sims School District Description: This presentation will provide a myriad of free online resources and ideas that teachers will be able to implement immediately in their classroom in order to effectively engage their students in meaningful ways which will help prepare students for their future careers. Attendees will find resources to use not only in the core academic areas but they will also find resources to creatively engage students with technology in other areas such as but not limited to foreign language, and physical education. Audience: 6-12 Meeting the Literacy Needs of All Students Through Small Group Presenter: Heather Phelps, Saginaw ISD, Assistant Director of Instructional Services, Lead Literacy Coach Description: This session will look at multiple ways that we can meet the diverse literacy needs of our students through small group and individualized instruction. Audience: K-3 Mindfulness for Educators Presenters: Sean Knurek, Educator; Kevin Zoromski, Educator, MSU Extension Description: This presentation will help educators increase their confidence in implementing mindfulness into the classroom by establishing an understanding of mindfulness, experiencing several mindful practices, cultivating personal practice, exploring classroom curricula and resources, and discussing in-school support for self-practice and classroom implementation. Audience: 6-12 Assessments Made Easy Using Illuminate's Item Bank Presenter: Heidi Aldrich, Illuminate Education, DnA Customer Success Manager Description: Come and learn how to use Illuminate's existing itembank to build common formative assessments that you can easily share with your peers and expose students to varied rigor levels in the math classroom. Audience: All Audiences Leading by Reading: 20+ Ways to Transform the Reading Culture in your Building Presenters: Kelly Hendrick; Jim Bailey, Hemmeter Elementary Principal; Nicol Howald, Hemmeter Elementary Teacher; Saginaw Township Community Schools Description: Are you frustrated with reading programs that bore both teachers AND students? Is your class spending too much time on mind numbing worksheets? Are you ready for a change? We will share our story of how we boosted the reading culture in our building. Many of the ideas can be implemented immediately for little or no cost at all. Come with an open mind and leave with the power to make a reading transformation. This session was well received last year so we are back to share our story again plus a few new ideas. Audience: K-5 Hosting Career Days & College Fairs Presenter: John McPherson, High School Counselor, Standish-Sterling Community Schools Description: This presentation will provide guidance and key information for successfully organizing and hosting a career day or college fair. Audience: 6-12 EDPs, Internships & Career Awareness Presenter: Wendy Zdeb, Executive Director, MASSP Description: Nine bills passed requiring implementation of EDPs, Internships and Career Awareness with implications K-12 which take effect in the 2019-20 school year. In this session we will review the requirements and the resources available in MDEs Michigan Career Development Model. Consider attending this session as a team- Elementary, MS, HS Principals, Counselors and Central Office. Systems thinking will yield the best results for students. Audience: 6-12 Setting the Stage: Promoting Social Emotional Health in Young Children Presenter: Kylie Rymanowicz, Extension Educator, MSU Extension Description: Social and emotional development, a critical aspect of overall brain development, begins at birth. Social-emotional skills are nurtured through daily routine, language and play. They are the foundations of social competence that affect a child’s ability to adapt in school and to form successful relationships throughout life. This Pre-K educator workshop on social and emotional health provides parents with tips and tools for helping their children develop skills in these critical areas. Audience: K-5 EduPaths: Take Ownership of Your Professional Learning for FREE Presenter: Molly Bruzewski, Instructional Content Designer, EduPaths Description: In a technology-driven world that is transforming our classrooms, EduPaths models what on-demand, personal and self-paced professional learning can look like for you - personally and professionally. EduPaths is a FREE professional learning portal for Michigan educators. As teacher, you choose the learning options that help you meet the diverse needs in your classroom! As administrator, use EduPaths to differentiate DPPD to meet the diverse needs of educators in your building! With over 300 FREE courses eligible for FREE SCECHs, see how EduPaths can help you! Audience: All Audiences General Education in Partnership with Special Education Presenters: Chantel Mozden, Director of Special Education and Shannon Hinman, Special Education Supervisor; Saginaw Township Community Schools Description: Participants will learn methods for maximizing instruction for students with disabilities while in the general education classroom in collaboration with their special education team. Audience: 6-12 Google Keep Presenter: Penny Hildinger, Teacher, Bay City Public Schools Description: Do you suffer from memory loss because of your large to do list? Think of an awesome idea and lose it before you can write it down? Google Keep is an easy to use syncing note-taking tool. You can type notes, create reminders, build lists, add photos, or use audio to help capture what's on your mind. Notes can be shared, organized, and prioritized. Audience: 6-12 Google Classroom - Quick Start Presenter: Mark Lyons, BAISD, Technology Integration Specialist Description: Quickly learn how to get up and running with your first class in Google Classroom. Learn to give assignments or discussion questions using the “Stream,” and post announcements with attached documents, such as a permission slip. Understand the two different ways for students to create assignments from scratch or from a teacher-created template/ document. Explore the workflow/feedback process and how Google Classroom can help your students be better organized, improve communication with parents, and make it easier to be a teacher. Audience: All Audiences NWEA - Digging into the Data Presenter: Lisa Zettle, BAISD, Application Support Specialist Description: Educators will review the District and Grade Level reports as well as Class data. We will focus on interpreting your class report, determining areas of weakness, grouping students and setting goals. Audience: All Audiences Secondary ELA Teacher Roundtable Presenters: Rachel Good, Teacher and Amanda Steinbauer, Teacher, Standish-Sterling Community Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around Secondary ELA topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Reducing Emotional Escalation & the Connection to Restorative Practices in the Elementary Classroom Presenter: Stacey L.. Meininger, BAISD School Social Worker Description: Participants will explore strategies to assist with calming agitated students and reduce emotional escalation. Participants will discuss the use of restorative practices to support a climate in which students are safe to accept responsibility for their actions, correct and learn from error. Audience: All Audiences Secondary Science Teacher Roundtable Presenter: Luke Freeman, Teacher, Au Gres-Sims School District Description: Place-based education, STEM activities, and access to resources are at the forefront of science education. Join us for discussion centered around these three topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of STEM lessons to share with the group.
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NETWORKING AND SOCIAL MEDIA In addition to the great sessions offered at the BAISD Fall Conference 2019, don't forget to take advantage of the opportunity to network with colleagues at the conference, at our sessions, at lunch, using our SCHED conference app, or on social media using the conference hashtag. Let's Tweet out often and continue to build our professional learning network before, during, and long after the conference.
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The Daily 5 Framework Featured Presenter: Gail Boushey, The Daily CAFE the 2 sisters, Co-Founder Description: Two half-day trainings will be repeated on how to launch and sustain the Daily 5 Framework covering foundational structure, classroom preparation, implementing choice, and differentiation for students ages and needs. Learn techniques to reduce challenging behaviors and increase engagement. Training includes one-year All-Access membership to TheDailyCAFE.com, our online resource for information, classroom videos, discussion boards, and other support. Audience: K-5 Expanding Expression (EET) in the Classroom Featured Presenter: Sara L. Smith, Expanding Expression LLC, Speech-Language Pathologist Description: Participants will be taught how to follow a hierarchical approach taking students’ expression from words to paragraphs to reports and more. This multisensory approach increases vocabulary and supports written and oral expression. Participants will connect this approach to the GELN Literacy Essentials, experience hands-on activities, review samples from students, and learn strategies/ideas for students in any classroom setting. Audience: All Audiences CPI Refresher Presenter: Tammy Krevinghaus, Behavior Intervention Specialist, Bay-Arenac ISD Description: Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention Refresher is for those that have completed the Full Course Training. During this course, we will review how to prevent and/or positively manage disruptive, challenging, or aggressive behavior, using the CPI Model. Physical intervention will also be reviewed. This course is a 3 hour course. *Note - Full training must have already taken place prior to taking this refresher Audience: All Audiences "Deep-Dive" Extended Session! "Too Many Letter Sounds... Too Many Phonics Rules... Too Many Sight Words! "How to Use Brain Science as a Roadmap to Fast-Track Phonics for Reading Featured Presenter: Katie Garner, Secret Stories® Cracking the Reading Code with the Brain in Mind, Author Description: Did you know that the brain has a backdoor for accelerated learning that is easily hacked into? Using brain science as a road map, discover how to target instruction to “backdoor” social-emotional learning systems that transform hard phonics skills into child’s play! Take advantage of learning loopholes rooted in brain plasticity, and take away brain-changing knowledge and “backdoor" teaching tools that will leave you armed and ready for Monday morning! Audience: K-5 Conflict Resolution and Communication in Special Education Presenters: Cheryl Levine, Program Coordinator and Laura Zangara, Intake Coordinator; Special Education Mediation Services Description: Learn and practice effective communication and conflict resolution skills for conversations that may be complex, emotional, and include many participants. Audience: All audiences Refresher CPR and First Aid Presenter: Bob Loiselle, Northern Bay Ambulance, Paramedic Description: This course is a CPR/First Aid refresher course for those participants who have current CPR certification and need to renew. Certification is good for 2 years. Audience: All Audiences
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Session E - Combined Morning Breakouts 8:30-11:20
LUNCH ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION 11:20-12:20
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Lunch Procedures Lunches will be available at both Standish-Sterling Central High School and Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School. Participants need to get their lunch from the building where they are attending Breakout Sessions B or E. Lunch arrangements will be made based on the Session B and E counts at each building so it is important to pick up your lunch at the building where you have completed Breakout Session B or E. Thank you very much for your assistance! As with past conferences, we have allowed for a 60-minute lunch break to maximize networking and visiting with vendors. There is also a passing time between lunch and the Session C and F Breakouts. Lunch Menu Lunch options at the BAISD Fall Conference 2019 will consist of a choice of lunches provided by the Standish-Sterling Community Schools Food Service Department. The options include pulled pork sandwiches, salads, baked potatoes, fruit and a beverage. Participants with dietary restrictions or special requests should contact the BAISD Instructional Services Department via email at jolesd@baisd.net or ruperte@baisd.net or via phone at (989) 667-3280. Vendor Showcase We are very proud to once again offer the Vendor Showcase this year at the Fall Conference together with our local and state-wide business partners. The Vendor Showcase will be located in the hallways at Standish-Sterling Central High School. The "official" time for the Vendor Showcase is from 11:20-12:40. However, many of our business partners like to visit for an extended period of time so please feel free to stop in throughout the day. When you visit the showcase, be sure to bring the Vendor Showcase Passport available at conference check-in. Simply have six vendors "stamp" your passport to be registered for a prize drawing at the end of the conference.
Hot Topics in Special Education Law Presenter: Michele Eaddy, Attorney, Thrun Law Firm, P.C. Description: Join Michele Eaddy of the Thrun Law Firm for a review and analysis of the most important cases and legislation from the 2018-2019 school year affecting special education. Participants will learn how these recent developments affect their day-to-day jobs and the trends to look for in the coming school year. Audience: All Audiences
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Tools You Can Use Tomorrow Featured Presenter: Leslie Fisher, Fisher Technologies Incorporated, Chief Geek Description: What a fantastic time to be using technology in the classroom. The amount of free, affordable and downright cool solutions is amazing! This class will introduce you to some top Websites, Apps and Tools you can start using in your classroom tomorrow. We will also take a peek into the future at some technology that might be part of your classroom in the future. Audience: All Audiences Times up on Times Test Featured Presenter: Shannon Samulski, Strategic Intervention Solutions, Educational Consultant Description: Math Facts are essential for problem-solving success. Too often, math facts are memorized but not understood; understood but not automatic; automatic but not accurate. In response to state standard expectations, district and state assessments, and our knowledge that these facts are essential, we often resort to teaching the way we were instructed in math--by teaching our students to memorize facts under pressure using anxiety-inducing timed tests. Time’s Up on Timed Tests brings you methods for teaching addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts that will lead your students to real fact fluency: fluency that doesn’t rely solely on memorization. Your students will use strategies to develop understanding, and improve their accuracy and efficiency through purposeful practice that is fun. Audience: K-5 Today's Students and Perfectionism Presenter: Salle O'Neill, BAISD Consultant Description: Participants will learn the negative behavior patterns of perfectionism in students. Strategies to assist the students to live a healthier life-style will be provided. Audience: 6-12 Epic Project Based Learning Featured Presenter: Trevor Muir, The Epic Classroom, Teacher, Author, Speaker Description: Epic Project Based Learning is about using the power of story to engage students so that learning is memorable and transformational. Storytelling has not only proven to be the best way of sharing information, but also for learning and retaining that information. A class can be designed and taught in the format of a story, adding authenticity and real world challenges to the work students accomplish. ELA teachers can use this authenticity to make literacy standards come alive for their students. This workshop gives concrete methods, practices, and resources to create a standards-based, skills and content-rich, story-centric classroom in an innovative project-based learning model. Audience: 6-12 "Too Many Letter Sounds... Too Many Phonics Rules... Too Many Sight Words!" How to Use Brain Science as a Roadmap to Fast-Track Phonics for Reading Featured Presenter: Katie Garner, Secret Stories® Cracking the Reading Code with the Brain in Mind, Author Description: Did you know that the brain has a backdoor for accelerated learning that is easily hacked into? Using brain science as a road map, discover how to target instruction to “backdoor” social-emotional learning systems that transform hard phonics skills into child’s play! Take advantage of learning loopholes rooted in brain plasticity, and take away brain-changing knowledge and “backdoor” teaching tools that will leave you armed and ready for Monday morning! Audience: K-5 Not Your Mama's Preparation Program: Preparing Michigan Teachers for the 21st Century Classroom Presenters: Gina Garner, Darcy McMahon, Leah vanBelle and Sean Kottke, Higher Education Consultants; Michigan Department of Education Description: Michigan’s 21st century educator preparation programs have changed dramatically in the last two decades and now have requirements and flexibilities that were not in existence when many of our current, experienced teachers were certified. This session will examine new requirements for educator certification and provide an overview of certification pathways (traditional, alternative route, residency) and opportunities schools and districts can utilize to assure all PK-12 students have an appropriately placed and effective teacher. Audience: All Audiences Let's Flex our Muscles with Illuminate's Flexible Assessment Presenter: Heidi Aldrich, Illuminate Education, DnA Customer Success Manager Description: Have you ever wished that you could have an Illuminate expert right next to you while building an assessment within DnA? Here is your opportunity! Bring a digital version of your favorite assessment, and you will be guided through the making and administration of a Flexible Assessment with the support of an Illuminate Customer Success Manager! Audience: All Audiences Safe and Legal Management of Students' Medication Needs Presenter: Stacy Gorney, BAISD R.N. Description: Learn about safety and legal issues that must be considered when administering medications and providing support in the school setting to students with asthma, severe allergies, diabetes, seizures, and other acute and chronic health conditions. Steps necessary to be in compliance with the Michigan School Code and aligned with best practice are discussed. Audience: Any staff who may be designated School Personnel to assist with students' health or medications needs What's In Your Cultural Back Pack? Culturally Responsive Teaching Presenter: LaCreta Clark, Ph.D., Educational Leadership & Service, Professor, Saginaw Valley State University Description: Cultural competence is the key to thriving in culturally diverse classrooms and schools - and it can be learned, practiced, and institutionalized to better serve diverse students, their families, and their communities. Join me as we explore our own cultural backpacks and the sensational six ways to engage diverse students in dynamic and life changing learning experiences! Audience: 6-12 Codes & Drones Presenter: Mark Lyons, BAISD Technology Integration Specialist Description: Participants will receive training on the Tello Drone and be provided with engaging instruction to use with their students that cover: basic coding skills, the science of flight, engineering, conceptual design, problem-solving, and learning through play. Drones will be available for checkout through REMC 6 during the school year. Audience: K-5 PSAT 8- Your Scores Are In! Now What?! Presenter: Wendy Zdeb, Executive Director, MASSP Description: 2019 was the first year Michigan 8th graders had the PSAT8 as part of the state assessment. In this session we will discuss the College Board suite of assessments, reports available in the portal & how to share results with staff, students and parents. Audience: 6-8 teachers, Administrators, Counselors, Central Office EduPaths: Take Ownership of Your Professional Learning for FREE Presenter: Molly Bruzewski, Instructional Content Designer, EduPaths Description: In a technology-driven world that is transforming our classrooms, EduPaths models what on-demand, personal and self-paced professional learning can look like for you - personally and professionally. EduPaths is a FREE professional learning portal for Michigan educators. As teacher, you choose the learning options that help you meet the diverse needs in your classroom! As administrator, use EduPaths to differentiate DPPD to meet the diverse needs of educators in your building! With over 300 FREE courses eligible for FREE SCECHs, see how EduPaths can help you! Audience: All Audiences Unified Champions: Helping Special Education Students Get Involved Presenters: Penny Hildinger, Teacher, Bay City Public Schools; Jamie Cotter, Unified Champions, School Coordinator for Michigan Description: Unified Champions is a division of Special Olympics that brings together General Ed and Special Ed students to compete in sports, plan fun events and create disability awareness programs for their school. Find out how your school can get involved in this great program that comes with a budget and great resources. Audience: 6-12 Google Think Tank for Admin Presenter: Anthony Buza, Instructional Technology Supervisor, EduPaths Description: Ever have a question, "Can I do ____ with technology?" Join this session to explore possible solutions to questions you may have and explore best practices with Google, Technology, etc. Audience: Administrators How Does MTSS Fit Into a High School Setting? Presenter: Amy Basket, BAISD MIBLSI Implementation Specialist Description: Introduction to the Michigan Practice Profile for MTSS. How do you make this work in a High School setting? Participants will review the key elements of MTSS, see examples of how high schools around the state are making it work, and brainstorm possible ways to get started. Audience: 9-12 NWEA - Digging into the Data Presenter: Lisa Zettle, BAISD Application Support Specialist Description: Educators will review the District and Grade Level reports as well as Class data. We will focus on interpreting your class report, determining areas of weakness, grouping students and setting goals. Audience: All Audiences Meeting the Literacy Needs of All Students Through Small Group Presenter: Heather Phelps, Saginaw ISD, Assistant Director of Instructional Services, Lead Literacy Coach Description: This session will look at multiple ways that we can meet the diverse literacy needs of our students through small group and individualized instruction. Audience: K-3 Building Relationships and a Growth Mindset in the Elementary Classroom Presenter: Stacey L. Meininger, BAISD School Social Worker Description: Participants will discuss the importance of building trusting relationships and teaching a growth mindset for student success. We will explore strategies to create a climate that shows students they are safe, valued, competent and belong to their classroom. Audience: All Audiences Claymation-What I Have Learned Presenter: Amy Kimsel, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: I have been doing a Claymation Unit for a few years now. I will include tips and tricks for being successful and ways that you can use Claymation to enhance learning in the middle school setting. Audience: 6-8 Teaching Programmatic Thinking Presenters: Julie Cunningham, Director of the Center for Excellence in STEM Education, CMU; Amanda Comwell, Program Coordinator, CMU Description: In this session the CMU Center for Excellence in STEM Education will offer classroom ideas to help your students become producers who use technology instead of consumers of technology. You will learn how to use analog and digital programmatic thinking strategies with your students. The Center will also offer some professional development opportunities to further your experience if you are interested. This session will provide materials for preK - 12th grade educators and will emphasize pedagogy for grades K-8. Audience: K-8 Industrial Technology Roundtable Presenter: Brian Kloha, Garber High School, Industrial Technology Teacher Description: Join us for discussion centered around Industrial Technology topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Art Educator Roundtable Presenter: Amy Pobanz, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around Art topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. STEM in Preschool: How to Incorporate these materials in Small Group Activities Presenters: Heather Rousseau, Kim Kokaly, Whitney Crete, BAISD Early Childhood Specialists Description: Using STEM inspired materials, including LEGO® kits, participants will learn and engage in a variety of Small Group focused activities Audience: Pre-K in Pre Building Relationships and a Growth Mindset in the Elementary Classroom Presenter: Stacey L. Meininger, BAISD School Social Worker Description: Participants will discuss the importance of building trusting relationships and teaching a growth mindset for student success. We will explore strategies to create a climate that shows students they are safe, valued, competent and belong to their classroom.
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Content Creation. Best Apps and Sites for Teachers and Students Featured Presenter: Leslie Fisher, Fisher Technologies Incorporated, Chief Geek Description: Interested in learning more about how to help your students create content in a variety of ways? This presentation will give you solutions and pointers you can use immediately to guide your students in content creation. Learn to use tools such as augmented reality, videos, digital storytelling, and more. Help each child find his/her voice and give them a platform to tell their story. Audience: All Audiences Stop Calling Them Soft Skills! Featured Presenter: Trevor Muir, The Epic Classroom, Teacher, Author, Speaker Description: Entrepeneur.com recently published an article that says the top reasons people are fired or not hired is that they lack soft skills, aka: communication, collaboration, time management, adaptability, critical thinking, etc. Not having these skills is getting a lot of people fired, and since there is nothing soft about getting fired, let's call and view them as they really are: essential skills. This workshop is about how to emphasize these essential skills in the classroom, from designing daily collaborative activities to teaching students how to adapt to new technologies, all to prepare students to enter the modern workforce ready to survive and thrive. Audience: 6-12 The Path to School Leadership Presenter: Tammy Jackson, Director of Membership Services, MASSP Description: During this session participants will look at current issues in education through the lense of a building administrators. Included in this session is information about the alternative path to PK-12 administrator certification. Audience: All Audiences "Too Many Letter Sounds... Too Many Phonics Rules... Too Many Sight Words!" How to Use Brain Science as a Roadmap to Fast-Track Phonics for Reading Featured Presenter: Katie Garner, Secret Stories® Cracking the Reading Code with the Brain in Mind, Author Description: Did you know that the brain has a backdoor for accelerated learning that is easily hacked into? Using brain science as a road map, discover how to target instruction to “backdoor” social-emotional learning systems that transform hard phonics skills into child’s play! Take advantage of learning loopholes rooted in brain plasticity, and take away brain-changing knowledge and “backdoor” teaching tools that will leave you armed and ready for Monday morning! Audience: K-5 Model Drawings 1st - 6th grade Featured Presenter: Shannon Samulski, Strategic Intervention Solutions, Educational Consultant Description: Gain confidence while teaching word problems when you discover the power of model drawing! Armed with a step-by-step method of translating a word problem into a diagram or model, teachers will be able to help students recognize relationships between quantities and build deeper understanding so they can easily solve the problem. Participants will learn how to build competence in small steps by scaffolding these strategies for struggling students as they use these problem-solving techniques to build the foundation for algebraic thinking, even in early grades! Audience: Grades 1-6 Fifth Grade Roundtable Presenter: Kellie Kanicki, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around fifth grade topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Today's Students and Perfectionism Presenter: Salle O'Neill, Consultant, Bay-Arenac ISD Description: Participants will learn the negative behavior patterns of perfectionism in students. Strategies to assist the students to live a healthier life-style will be provided. Audience: 6-12 Vocal Music Teacher Roundtable Presenter: Natalie Smith, Teacher, Standish-Sterling Community Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around Vocal Music topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Mandated Reporting Presenter: Leslie Eschenbacher, Prevention Education Coordinator; CAN Council Description: In this one-hour workshop, participants will learn about the fundamentals of making a report on the basis of suspicion of child abuse to the Department of Health and Human Services. Audience: K-5 What's In Your Cultural Back Pack? Culturally Responsive Teaching Presenter: LaCreta Clark, Ph.D., Educational Leadership & Service, Professor, Saginaw Valley State University Description: Cultural competence is the key to thriving in culturally diverse classrooms and schools - and it can be learned, practiced, and institutionalized to better serve diverse students, their families, and their communities. Join me as we explore our own cultural backpacks and the sensational six ways to engage diverse students in dynamic and life changing learning experiences! Audience: 6-12 CreATing More With Makey Makey-Accessibility & Assistive Technology Presenters: Mark Lyons, Technology Integration Specialist and Katie Butzu, Occupational Therapist; BAISD Description: Taking Makey Makey to the next level by using Makey Makey centered around the topic of accessibility and assistive technology devices. More and more occupational therapists are starting to gamify their work. When everyone plays we all win. Audience: K-5 Free PD & Free SCECHs with EduPaths Presenter: Anthony Buza, Instructional Technology Supervisor, EduPaths Description: EduPaths is a FREE online professional learning portal available to ALL educators in Michigan. EduPaths courses are built by educators for educators to participate in learning experiences that directly impact their daily teaching and everyday practices. EduPaths courses allow you to pursue your interests that are research-based and practiced by other users. Whether you just need an overview of a topic or strategy, or if you want to dig in deeper, EduPaths awards credit (opportunity for SCECHs) for your participation on the site. Come and see how you can make this resource meet your individual or district differentiated professional learning needs. Audience: All Audiences Assessments Made Easy Using Illuminate's Item Bank Presenter: Heidi Aldrich, Illuminate Education, DnA Customer Success Manager Description: Come and learn how to use Illuminate's existing itembank to build common formative assessments that you can easily share with your peers and expose students to varied rigor levels in the math classroom. Audience: All Audiences Illuminate--Making an Administrator's Life Manageable Presenter: Amy Basket, BAISD MIBLSI Implementation Specialist Description: Administrators and building leaders will learn how to use custom reports and summary assessments to create reports that will help them with scheduling, behavior plans, and creating early warning systems within their school. Audience: Administrators Drones Year 1, What I have learned... Presenter: Amy Kimsel, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: What I have learned incorporating a drone unit into my middle school Technology class. The good, bad and maybe... (Participants should bring their phones.) Audience: 6-8 Third and Fourth Grade Roundtable Presenters: Denise Rivard, Teacher, Shay Dycewicz, Teacher; Pinconning Area Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around third and fourth grade topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Speed Dating in the Classroom: Engaging Strategies for Learners Presenters: Jennifer Veitengruber and Kristin Aimar; Bangor Township Schools Social Studies Teachers Description: Speed Dating in the Classroom looks at a fun and engaging classroom strategy for students to use as they learn or rehearse content information. This can be used for any subject matter, or simply for team building and collaboration, across the upper elementary to high school grades. The session will explain, model, and practice the strategy, ending with an open discussion about other uses and applications. Audience: 6-12 Reducing Emotional Escalation & the Connection to Restorative Practices in the Secondary Classroom Presenter: Stacey L. Meininger, BAISD School Social Worker Description: Participants will explore strategies to assist with calming agitated students and reduce emotional escalation. Participants will discuss the use of restorative practices to support a climate in which students are safe to accept responsibility for their actions, correct and learn from error. Audience: All Audiences World Language Roundtable Presenter: Bob LaRocque, Teacher, Bangor Township Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around World Language topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. Instrumental Music Teacher Roundtable Presenter: Megan Wolfgang, Instrumental Music Teacher, Standish-Sterling Community Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around Instructional Music topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group. PE/Health Educator Roundtable Presenter: Jennifer O'Dell, Teacher, Standish-Sterling Community Schools Description: Join us for discussion centered around PE/Health topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group.
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Session F - Combined Afternoon Breakouts 12:40-3:30
The Daily 5 Framework Featured Presenter: Gail Boushey, The Daily CAFE the 2 sisters, Co-Founder Description: Two half-day trainings will be repeated on how to launch and sustain the Daily 5 Framework covering foundational structure, classroom preparation, implementing choice, and differentiation for students ages and needs. Learn techniques to reduce challenging behaviors and increase engagement. Training includes one-year All-Access membership to TheDailyCAFE.com, our online resource for information, classroom videos, discussion boards, and other support. Audience: K-5 Expanding Expression (EET) in the Classroom Featured Presenter: Sara L. Smith, Expanding Expression LLC, Speech-Language pathologist Description: Participants will be taught how to follow a hierarchical approach taking students’ expression from words to paragraphs to reports and more. This multi-sensory approach increases vocabulary and supports written and oral expression. Participants will connect this approach to the GELN Literacy Essentials, experience hands-on activities, review samples from students, and learn strategies/ideas for students in any classroom setting. Audience: All Audiences Refresher CPR and First Aid Presenter: Bob Loiselle, Northern Bay Ambulance, Paramedic Description: This course is a CPR/First Aid refresher course for those participants who have current CPR certification and need to renew. Certification is good for 2 years. Audience: All Audiences Effective IEP Team Meeting Participation Techniques Presenters: Cheryl Levine, Program Coordinator and Laura Zangara, Intake Coordinator; Special Education Mediation Services, Description: Learn and practice proven meeting participation techniques to maximize the team's productivity and manage the complex IEP requirements. Audience: All Audiences Common 504 and IDEA Compliance Errors Presenter: Michele Eaddy, Attorney, Thrun Law Firm, P.C. Description: Learn about the common IEP and 504 mistakes that lead to due process hearings and complaints. This informative session will include plenty of practical advice to help you avoid the pitfalls that can trip up even the most experienced educator and ancillary service provider. Audience: All Audiences PE/Health Educator Roundtable Presenter: Jennifer O'Dell, Teacher Standish-Sterling Community Schools Teacher Description: Join us for discussion centered around PE/Health topics, along with additional ideas and topics to share. Feel free to bring examples of lessons to share with the group.
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Bay-Arenac ISD Board of Education Douglas Furtah - President Douglas Newcombe - Vice President William Karbowski - Treasurer Richard Kowalski - Secretary Richard Klender - Trustee Charles Rochow - Trustee Thomas Boetefuer - Trustee Deborah Kadish - Superintendent Bay-Arenac Curriculum Council The Bay-Arenac ISD Curriculum Council is comprised of representatives from each district who meet monthly to discuss current issues, professional development, and collaborative endeavors. We thank the Council members for their ideas and working during the year, and especially for their efforts in designing and supporting BAISD Professional Learning Conference 2019. Au Gres-Sims School District - Jeffrey Collier, Jennifer Socha Bangor Township Schools - Matt Schmidt, Rebecca Young Bay-Arenac Community High School - Erin Sullivan, Katie Myers Bay City Academy - Darci Long Bay City Public Schools - Dr. Stephen Bigelow, Patrick Malley, Shelley DuCharme, Lori France, Connie Kennedy Essexville-Hampton Public Schools - Eric Allshouse, Diane Hurley Pinconning Area School District - Mike Vieau, Mark Fuhrman Standish-Sterling Community Schools - Darren Kroczaleski, Arnae Stokoszynski State Street Academy - Lisa Leimeister Bay-Arenac ISD - Michelle Goaley, Doug Trombley, Mark Lyons, Becky Smith, and Lisa Zettle
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