25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

THURSDAY, 1 P.M.FEATURED PRESENTATIONS178. How to Improve Literacy and Writing Through Laboratory-Based Science InstructionLARRYRAINEYROOM: MAGNOLIA BALLROOMPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6CCODE: HS, MG, TCIn this session, the presenter will cover strategies designed to integrate more literacy and writing into science classes,leading to increased literacy skills. Laboratory reports and results will be emphasized as a vehicle to achieve this end andimprove students’ overall achievement.PRESENTER(S): Larry Rainey, Independent Consultant, Cottondale, ALJERRYWEAST179. Creating a Culture of Achievement Through Employee Engagement and a Shared VisionROOM: CANAL APRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 8DCODE: SLMost school systems are stuck at a point where outcomes drive actions. Instead, actions should be planned andimplemented to drive the outcome — improved student achievement. The difference between the two is an engagedworkforce. Lean how to move an organization from a reactive to an innovated culture.PRESENTER(S): Jerry Weast, Former Superintendent, Montgomery City Public Schools, North Potomac, MD120-MINUTE SESSIONSREGULAR SESSIONS180. A Literacy Framework for Social StudiesROOM: GOVERNOR’S BALLROOM CPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 1ACODE: HS, MG, TCThis session will describe the Literacy Design Collaborative, a systematicapproach to transforming the Common Core State Standards into practicein social studies courses. Participants will learn about the use of templates tocreate content-specific tasks and will craft a teaching task during the session.The session also will provide a “tour” of the other elements of the framework.PRESENTER(S): Marilyn Crawford, TimeWise Schools, Paducah, KY; and EleanorDougherty, EDThink LLC, Tucson, AZ181. Formative Assessment Mathematics Lessons for Grades Nineand 10ROOM: GOVERNOR’S BALLROOM DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6BCODE: HS, TCThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has funded the Shell Centre to developformative assessment lessons for grades nine and 10. This two-hour sessionwill present the structure of these lessons and show how their enactmentimproves student learning. The content of the lessons is aligned to theCommon Core State Standards.PRESENTER(S): Ann Shannon, Ann Shannon and Associates LLC, Oakland, CA182. Effective Career/Technical Teaching Using InstructionalPlanning ToolsROOM: HERMITAGE DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 7DCODE: HS, TCThis session will highlight four essential career/technical planning tools —curriculum maps, course syllabi, unit plans and lesson plans. Learn howto use these to meet the specific learning needs of an increasingly diversestudent population. Effective career/technical instruction begins withstandards-based planning that clearly outlines the skills students need.PRESENTER(S): Heather Sass, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA183. Using Formative Assessment to Guide Math Instruction as WeMove to the Common CoreROOM: PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 1ACODE: HSThe session will look at what formative assessment is and why it is import inthe math classroom. Participants will come away with formative assessmentstrategies to improve math instructional methods and provide studentfeedback through the teaching and learning process.PRESENTER(S): Judy Gehr, Consultant, Performance Learning Systems,Madisonville, GA184. Improving Student Achievement Through High-LevelAssignments and AssessmentsROOM: RYMAN BALLROOM BCEFPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 1BCODE: HS, MGAligning instruction and assessment to the level of the Common CoreState Standards is a critical part of increasing rigor in schools. This sessiondescribes how the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy can be a useful tool toassist teachers in analyzing assignments, assessments and student work todetermine if they meet the expectations of the new standards.PRESENTER(S): Alan Veach, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA185. “There’s an App for That”: Using iPads to DifferentiateROOM: RYMAN STUDIO ABCPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, ROBJECTIVE: 1CCODE: HS, TCLearn how iPads and iTunes can be used to differentiate instruction andencourage critical thinking through applications and collaborative tools.Attendees will leave with a list of “must have” applications, resources andideas. Today’s students are technology-driven, and this technology increasesmotivation and engagement.PRESENTER(S): Jeannie Nicholson, Administrator, and Leslie Trail, Teacher,Rutherford County, Eagleville, TNPRESIDER: Felicia James, TN38 Code: HS – High School MG – Middle Grades TC – Technology CenterSL – Outstanding Educators and LeadersPresenting School: S – Small M – Medium L – LargeR – Rural Su – Suburban U – Urban