25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

THURSDAY, 11 A.M.REGULAR SESSIONSREGULAR SESSIONS133. Embedding Science Into Career/Technical CoursesROOM: JACKSON EFPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 4CCODE: HS, TCParticipants will review procedures for embedding science into career/technicalcourses and review how embedded science benefits students. Some tools andresources include the National Science Standards, Benchmarks for ScientificLiteracy and SREB’s unit writing guide.PRESENTER(S): Bob Moore, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA134. Meeting Expectations as a Successful TCTW Local SiteCoordinatorROOM: LINCOLN EPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, UOBJECTIVE: 4DCODE: TC, SLWhat is the local site coordinator supposed to do to ensure studentperformance improves? TCTW state coordinators will discuss specificcharacteristics they have observed in the network’s most-improved sites thathave resulted from the strong leadership of a local site.Repeated as a mini-sharing session; Friday, 9:30 a.m. in Governor’s Ballroom AEPRESENTER(S): Sally Sanchez, Teacher, Project RISE NBCT, Miami-Dade CountyPublic Schools, Miami, FL; and Doug Sutton, HSTW/TCTW StateCoordinator, Missouri Department of Elementary and SecondaryEducation, Jefferson City, MOPRESIDER: Ann Benson, GA135. Every Child, Whatever It TakesROOM: BAYOU ABPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, ROBJECTIVE: 5ACODE: HS, MG, TCSee how a rural high school used a system of research, action andimplementation teams to pilot a system that requires students to recoverzeros. Learn how to use a shared Google document, lifeguards and extra-helpsystems to recover student work. Successes and mistakes will be shared. Learnhow this school facilitated a philosophical shift within its staff.PRESENTER(S): Becky Guthrie, Principal; Cindy Nelson, Counseling Registrar;Jennifer Prado, Instructional Facilitator; and David Glaser,Penny Harris and Dusti Hurst, Teachers, Van Buren High School,Van Buren, ARPRESIDER: Lisa Darden, AR136. The SUCCESS Program: A Mentoring Program for At-RiskMiddle Grades StudentsROOM: HERMITAGE AB • OBJECTIVE: 5CPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, SUCODE: MGSee how a middle grades school provides students with an adult mentorto help with the everyday stresses and sometimes awkward experiences ofmiddle grades life. The adult mentors are provided to the school by a localuniversity. The presenters’ belief: Every child is created to be successful.PRESENTER(S): Laura Kerner, Professor, Athens State University; and Joanna May,Assistant Principal, Athens Middle School, Athens, AL137. Teaching Literature SupernaturallyROOM: BAYOU EPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, SUOBJECTIVE: 6ACODE: HSLearn to take advantage of teens’ interest in watching television by usingtelevision not only to spark an interest in literature, but also to teach criticalthinking. Teaching Literature Supernaturally is a curriculum or lesson plan toteach critical thinking, critical watching, critical reading and critical writing.PRESENTER(S): Jada Genter and Sandra Williams, Teachers, Walnut Grove HighSchool, Loganville, GA138. Can Students Really Read 25 Books a Year Across theCurriculum?ROOM: HERMITAGE EPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6ACODE: HS, MG, TCThe more students read, the more they know. This session will provideeducators with ways to help students increase the amount they read andcomprehend. Through use of scaffolded writing task templates, students willmore deeply engage in course-specific texts and a variety of reading materials.PRESENTER(S): Debbie Hall, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA139. “Five Minds for the Future” in the Math ClassroomROOM: GOVERNOR’S BALLROOM DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6BCODE: HS, MG, TCThe presenter will describe five mind skills at a premium today and essentialfor the future. This session will explore these mind skills: the disciplined mind,the synthesizing mind, the creating mind, the respectful mind and the ethicalmind. Learn to develop these mind skills in the mathematics classroom.PRESENTER(S): Judy Gehr, Consultant, Performance Learning Systems,Madisonville, GA140. Nine to Five: A Formula for Making AYP in MathematicsROOM: HERMITAGE CPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6BCODE: HS, MG, TCThis session begins with nine essential questions for making AYP in math.The answers lead to five essential components of successful math classroomsand powerful instructional practices. For each component, participants willlearn and experience best practices and teaching strategies that will havesignificant and positive impacts on students’ self-confidence in math.PRESENTER(S): Ed Thomas, President/Senior Consultant, Dimension 2000,Fayetteville, GA141. Rigor, Relevance and Raising Student Achievement: The ThreeR’s of Science EducationROOM: GOVERNOR’S CHAMBER EPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, ROBJECTIVE: 6CCODE: HSIn this session, high school science teachers will share ways to plan andengage students in science using a variety of methods such as incorporatingreading, inquiry-based labs and scientific modeling. Planning strategies willbe discussed and hands-on activities will be demonstrated.PRESENTER(S): Donna Brown, Lead Teacher; and Cindy McCoy and Sara Myers,Science Teachers, Providence Grove High School, Climax, NC142. We Have Common Planning … Now What?ROOM: RYMAN BALLROOM BCEFPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 7CCODE: HS, MG, TCIn this session, teachers and leaders will learn specific strategies to makePLCs, SLCs, departments or middle grades teams work more effectively toimprove instruction. Participants will learn protocols to integrate instruction,develop a continuous improvement process to improve instruction andcollaborate to increase rigor.PRESENTER(S): Scott Warren, Director, State Initiatives for HSTW/MMGW, SREB,Atlanta, GA—R – Repeated Session – 2011 Pacesetter School or Award Recipient – MMGW Top 50 Most-Improved School (2008-2010)• – Top 50 High-Implementation MMGW Site (2010)33