25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

THURSDAY, 2:15 P.M.REGULAR SESSIONSREGULAR SESSIONS241. Formative Assessment Math Lessons — What They Look Likeand How to Construct ThemROOM: PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 1ACODE: HSIn this session, math teachers will review formative assessment lessons andexamine how the Mathematics Practices are implemented. The presenter willshare types of questions used in these lessons, and participants will engage intable talk to begin writing their own lessons.PRESENTER(S): Judy Gehr, Consultant, Performance Learning Systems,Madisonville, GA242. Teach Common Core State Standards Through Career/Technical-Academic IntegrationROOM: BAYOU ABPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 1ACODE: HS, MG, TCStudents learn best when what they study interests them, and researchshows that a career ranks at the top of their interest list. Show students howmath, science, English, social studies and technology fit into their futureincome potential and lifestyle, and watch academics suddenly become moreimportant.PRESENTER(S): Doris Humphrey, President, and Danny Smith, Education Consultant,Career Solutions Publishing, Berwyn, PA243. Making Detentions and In-School Suspension ConstructiveRather Than PunitiveROOM: HERMITAGE ABPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, SUOBJECTIVE: 1BCODE: HSLearn how a high school transformed its discipline plan and the positiveimpact this has had. Reflections, mentoring and other activities to helpstudents understand the consequences of their actions will be covered.Attendance, grades and behavior have improved, which ultimately improvedthe whole school climate.PRESENTER(S): Michael Vargas, Assistant Principal, Haltom High School,Haltom City, TX244. Aligning Instruction and Assessments to Common CoreState StandardsROOM: RYMAN BALLROOM BCEFPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 1BCODE: HSWhat is rigor? How can teachers align assessments and instruction to theCommon Core State Standards? The session will provide strategies to lookat assessments and instructional methods to determine if they are aligned.Standards plus effective assessments plus instruction lead to improvedstudent achievement.PRESENTER(S): Sandra Culotta, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA245. STELLAR: Strategies for Teaching English-Language Learnersfor Academic ResultsROOM: BAYOU CDPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 1CCODE: HS, MGLearn the five habits classroom teachers need to practice to effectively teachgrade-level academic content to English-language learners. The presenterwill describe strategies for each of the five habits, as well as how STELLARcan become a vehicle for teaching staff to focus on the academic language oftheir content.PRESENTER(S): Liz Warner, CEO, Warner Education LLC, Reno, NV246. Creating and Using PowerPoint Instruction for LiteratureROOM: BELMONT BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, ROBJECTIVE: 1CCODE: HSBring multimedia resources to your classroom and bring instructionalive. Learn to use PowerPoint presentations for literature employing text,embedded voice-overs, video, imagery, and main ideas and instructionalobjectives to create effective, entertaining and differentiated instruction.PRESENTER(S): L. Mark dePaulo Jr., English Teacher, Gretna High School, Gretna, VA247. Facilitation Teams: Creating Middle Grades Students’Readiness for High SchoolROOM: CHEEKWOOD G-HPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 2BCODE: HS, MGLearn how one district, in an effort to continue its progress on high-stakestesting, created facilitation teams consisting of ninth-grade master teachers.These teachers work with curriculum specialists and middle grades teachersthroughout the year to advance student readiness for high school.PRESENTER(S): Anne Simmons, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA248. Sink or Swim: Upper-Class Mentors Serve as Life Preserversfor Ninth-GradersROOM: CANAL BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 2ECODE: HS, MGThe ninth grade is a sink-or-swim year for many students. Hear how thisschool uses a summer-bridge mentoring program that pairs all ninth-graders(swimmers) with upper-class students (lifeguards). With engaging activitiesand extra help, lifeguards motivate through their own experiences and are alife preserver throughout the school year.PRESENTER(S): Stephanie Lesley, Assistant Principal, and Allison Miller, Teacher,Mary Montgomery High School, Semmes, AL; and Betty Harbin,School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GAPRESIDER: Rachel Graham, AL249. Conquering State Graduation Exams: Skills and Strategiesfor SuccessROOM: MAGNOLIA BOARDROOM BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, UOBJECTIVE: 2FCODE: HSThe presenters in this session will share techniques and skills that will helpstudents successfully pass state graduation exams. Participants will observeactivities that have been utilized at an urban high school. These activitiesinclude Saturday school study sessions, extra help and lunchtime preparationgames.PRESENTER(S): Joseph Ostervich, Social Studies Instructor, Buchtel High School;and Maureen Stone, CBI Instructor; Virginique Whitmore,Marketing Education Coordinator; and Ilene Zackaroff, IT Instructor,Akron Public Schools, Akron, OHPRESIDER: Sonya Gordon, OH250. Are You Ready for That Grading Conversation?ROOM: DELTA ISLAND FPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 3CCODE: HS, MG, TCIs your school ready to have a conversation on standards-based grading?Participants at this session will review the supports and practices neededto make this change successful. The presenter will discuss how aspects ofstandards-based grading can improve assessment of student learning.PRESENTER(S): Egle Gallagher, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GAPRESIDER: Raffy Garza-Vizcaino, 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)45