| How to
Teach Reading when you’re Not a Reading Teacher: |
| While most
middle and high school level teachers were never trained to
teach reading, they often get students who are struggling
readers or even non-readers in their classes. This session
will provide specific and practical techniques that can be
used by teachers from 4th-12th grade
in all subject areas to assist students with their reading
skills. |
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How to Teach
Writing when you’re Not a Reading Teacher: |
| Writing is a
key element to increase student achievement and can help
students better comprehend what they are reading in any
content area. This session will focus on what the research
says is the best way to teach writing from 4th-12th
grades. Come learn some practical strategies that can be
used with your students in any content area. |
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How to Teach
Academic Vocabulary when you’re Not a Reading Teacher: |
| Every
teacher knows what it is like to have students memorize
words for the vocabulary test and then not know what the
same words mean two weeks later. Come to this session and
learn what the research tells us is the best way to teach
academic vocabulary to your students so they will retain
what they know in long term memory. You can help your
students be successful readers and learners in your content! |
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Literacy and
Leadership, a Winning Combination: |
| Students
can’t meet the standards if they can’t read, so
administrators must be able to guide their teachers as they
teach reading and writing in any content. What is Literacy
Leadership? This session will focus on what administrators
can do to create a building culture where reading and
writing are key elements in all content areas. Come learn
how to help build your teachers’ capacity to raise student
achievement. |
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If These Are
The Kids, Does Our School Need to Change? |
| This
entertaining session will focus on the physical,
intellectual, emotional, and social characteristics of
students. Topics include the implications of these
characteristics on curriculum, teaching, learning, and the
organization of the school. |
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The Brain,
Learning, and Best Practice: |
| Every child
can and will learn given the appropriate opportunity. How
do we modify our teaching strategies in the classroom to
make sure that these appropriate opportunities happen for
all students? This session will focus on practical and
simple techniques using brain based concepts that teachers
in all subject areas can use on a daily basis. |
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Discipline
with the Brain in Mind: |
| Combining a
variety of discipline models, knowledge of how the brain
works, common sense, and a sense of humor enables educators
to make discipline less punitive and more effective as a way
to change student behavior. This session will offer
practical and workable discipline plans for teachers, teams,
grade levels, and buildings. |
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Learning and
Self-Esteem Go Hand In Hand: |
| Every child
is at risk for many reasons. How can we create classrooms
and schools that are conducive to learning and also help
students develop their sense of worth? This session will
focus on positive practices that create positive results for
both teachers and students. |
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If These Are
The Kids, Who Should The Adults Be? |
| Based on the
characteristics of middle level kids, what should the adults
who work closely with them be like? What kinds of
teachers and administrators work best at the middle level?
Are they a special breed of educators? You bet! Come find
out if teaching kids this age is really for you. |
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Culture,
Leadership and Literacy: |
| The
principal sets the tone in a building, so how does an
effective leader develop a school culture where parents,
teachers, and students want to increase student
achievement? What are the components of a positive school
where teachers and students thrive on a daily basis?
Practical ways to build a positive school culture with an
emphasis on reading and writing by all content teachers is
the focus of this session. Using humor, research, and
strategies you can use immediately, this session will give
you ideas on how to create a school climate where failure is
not an option for anyone. You will leave with a practical
foundation model that you can use to increase your teachers’
capacities to help all students achieve. |
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Beating the
Odds for All Students: |
| Educators
face the challenge of serving every student who walks
through the door, and this session will focus on how
teachers and administrators can meet the needs of students
who live in poverty. How do educators increase the academic
achievement of these students and create an atmosphere that
is conducive to their success at school? Participants will
examine preconceptions students from poverty have toward
education and school as well as the differences between
student and teacher expectations of school. Classroom
environment and sound instructional strategies for daily
classroom use will be emphasized. |
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I’m an
Administrator, HELP! |
| School
administrators are like no others. They are a distinct
group with specific needs and traits. This session will
provide insight and practical suggestions about what skills
and characteristics are needed to be a successful school
leader. |
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I’m a New
Teacher, HELP! |
| Teaching is
not easy whether you are a veteran or a first year teacher.
This session will provide practical tips on how a new
teacher can and will be successful. Come prepared to laugh
while learning about the survival skills needed to be
outstanding in the classroom as you help students increase
their achievement. |
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Making
Parents Partners: |
| Schools
can’t do it alone. Parents who feel like partners tend to
be more realistic in their expectations, are more forgiving
of mistakes, and are more likely to offer helpful
feedback. This session will offer practical guidelines
and suggestions on what educators can do to gain support
from the “other” adults who play important roles in the
lives of our students. |
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Teaching,
Testing, and Stress: |
| It is
essential that teachers create classrooms that are conducive
to learning and help students develop their sense of worth.
This is to be done while they make sure that their students
score well on mandated tests. Can all this happen
together? This session will provide classroom practices and
teaching strategies that will create positive results for
both teachers and students in the areas of
teaching/learning/testing. |
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