25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

FRIDAY, 11 A.M.REGULAR SESSIONSREGULAR SESSIONS472. Rigor, Relevance and Reading in All Content Areas:Collaboration at Its BEST!ROOM: BELMONT C • OBJECTIVE: 6APRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, SUCODE: MGLearn how these teachers have found effective methods to incorporate rigor,relevance and reading into all courses and raise achievement scores for allstudents. They have implemented literacy strategies that have increasedstudent achievement, raised expectations and created a conversation aboutliteracy and learning among all stakeholders.PRESENTER(S): Joanna May, Assistant Principal, and Sherry McEwen, Teacher, AthensMiddle School, Athens, AL473. Creating Extraordinary Writers Through Focused WritingROOM: CANAL APRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: S, ROBJECTIVE: 6ACODE: HS, MG, TCStudents who think like writers approach all types of written texts withincreased confidence, awareness and understanding. Experience how to teachstudents to think critically about their own writing, thereby taking them tonew levels of achievement in composition. Effective for ALL learners!PRESENTER(S): Dawn Burnette, Teacher, Grace Academy, Blairsville, GA474. Meaningful Grammar Instruction for All StudentsROOM: GOVERNOR’S CHAMBER BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: S, ROBJECTIVE: 6ACODE: HS, MGTo become effective communicators, students must understand grammar.Neither traditional exercises nor grammar mini-lessons allow students tounderstand the big picture. In this hands-on session, teachers will learn asimple method to help middle grades and high school students understandgrammar and its relevance to writing.PRESENTER(S): Judith Holbrook, Teacher, Fayette County, Peachtree City, GA475. Getting Students to Write Weekly — Not Weakly!ROOM: HERMITAGE EPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6ACODE: HS, MG, TCLearn how a balance of the three types of writing — writing to learn, writingto demonstrate learning and authentic writing — can increase students’writing proficiency. Participants will learn to use scaffolded writing templatesto more deeply engage students in content-based reading.PRESENTER(S): Debbie Hall, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA476. Powerful Math Tools for the Interactive White Board(Exhibitor Session)ROOM: BELLE MEADE ABPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6BCODE: HS, MGCongratulations, your math classroom now has an interactive whiteboard with a projection device! Are you taking full advantage of the newtechnology? This session will provide three great ways that you can use yourinteractive white board to bring amazing energy and achievement results toyour math class.PRESENTER(S): Ed Thomas, President/Senior Consultant, Dimension 2000,Fayetteville, GAPRESIDER: Kristine Allgood, GA477. The Common Core: More Than a List of State StandardsROOM: CANAL CPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6BCODE: HSBest practices in teaching mathematics must be implemented if theCommon Core State Standards are going to impact student achievement.Raising standards is more than increasing curriculum rigor. Improvingperformance for ALL students requires modification in instructional andassessment practices. Student engagement is the key.PRESENTER(S): Donna Farmer, Mathematics Consultant, London, KY478. Create High Expectations, Motivation and Engagement WithHands-On AnatomyROOM: MAGNOLIA BOARDROOM BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, SUOBJECTIVE: 6CCODE: HS, MG, TCJoin us for a hands-on workshop demonstrating fun and easy tips forteaching the muscular system. Using clay, participants will build muscles andlearn engaging ways to enhance student achievement and retention. Throughthis method, students learn muscle concepts by visually understandingrelationships and physically making connections.PRESENTER(S): Tracy Wiese, Science Teacher, Lincoln Southwest High School,Lincoln, NE479. Construction Geometry: Relevance in the ClassroomROOM: LINCOLN EPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, SUOBJECTIVE: 6ECODE: HSThe presenter will demonstrate how a construction geometry course closesthe gap and makes geometry “real” for students. Learn how ConstructionGeometry can teach required core content in a way that keeps students fromwondering, “When will we ever use this?”PRESENTER(S): Victor Doty, Director of Career & Technical Education, andBeth Roberts, Math Teacher, Henderson County High School,Henderson, KYPRESIDER: Gary Bredahl, GA480. Planning for Integrated Instruction With a STEM Vision: HowMath, Science and Technology Teachers Can Plan TogetherROOM: CHEEKWOOD A-CPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6FCODE: HS, TCParticipants will consider the importance of STEM-focused integratedinstruction by reviewing projects to determine how to engage studentsin problem-based, real-world situations. Key questions to be considered:What is STEM? How can a STEM concept promote student engagement?Why is common planning important? What role does the principal play?PRESENTER(S): Bob Moore, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA481. Integrated Lesson Planning Yields ResultsROOM: GOVERNOR’S CHAMBER DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: S, ROBJECTIVE: 7CCODE: TCThe focus of this presentation will be on the use of an integrated lessonplan protocol in a science classroom. The presenter will cover studentattitude and achievement issues and the results of student and instructorinterviews. The integrated lesson plan protocol will be available toparticipants.PRESENTER(S): Todd Phillipson, Supervisor, Jefferson County Vocational School,Bloomingdale, OH70 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