25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

SATURDAY, 8:30 A.M.REGULAR SESSIONSREGULAR SESSIONS674. You Want ME to Take ANOTHER TEST?ROOM: DELTA ISLAND C OBJECTIVE: 4DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, UCODE: TCThe presenter will give an overview of how to use the TCTW Key Practicesfor communicating and administering the TCTW Assessment to seniors.Participants will engage in a mock informational meeting. Samples of doorprizes, letters and a student-made DVD will be shown in the presentation.PRESENTER(S): Mitzi Musgraves, Guidance Counselor, Caddo Career & TechnologyCenter, Shreveport, LA675. Implementing a Developmentally Appropriate Advisory SystemThat Prepares All Students for College and Careers — RROOM: BELLE MEADE ABPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, SUOBJECTIVE: 5BCODE: HSLearn to increase the effectiveness of guidance and advisement forall students using a dynamic advisory delivery model that providesdevelopmentally appropriate information. This model helps studentsunderstand the importance of selecting an academically challenging programof study; ensuring students become college- and career-ready.PRESENTER(S): Eric Crinklaw, Counselor, and Amanda Ross, Teacher, Bonney LakeHigh School, Bonney Lake, WA676. If We Don’t Teach Them, Who Will?ROOM: BELLE MEADE CDPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, RUOBJECTIVE: 5DCODE: HS, MGThis session will present ways to teach financial literacy aligned with theNational Standards for Financial Literacy. The presenter will introduce lessonplans and a PowerPoint used to teach other workshops sponsored by theAlabama Education Association on this important issue.PRESENTER(S): Debbie Landers-Scott and Anna Thomas, Teachers, Hokes BluffMiddle School, Hokes Bluff, AL677. Take the Stairs: Strategies for Simplifying Self-Discipline toCreate Breakthrough ResultsROOM: CHEECKWOOD A-CPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 5DCODE: HS, MGThe presenter will lead an entertaining and slightly irreverent presentationon how the most successful people think differently about discipline.Through humor and thought-provoking observations, he will provideinsights on increasing motivation and shifting teachers’ mindsets to helpcreate sustainable classroom results.PRESENTER(S): Rory Vaden, Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting, Author,Self-Discipline Strategist, Nashville, TN678. Write Here! Write Now!ROOM: CANAL APRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, ROBJECTIVE: 6ACODE: HS, MG, TCLearn how to engage students in writing activities that will turn their“Aaaaghhh!” into “Yippee!” when asked to write in class. Gain ideas on howto improve students’ language skills while providing them with hands-on,exciting assignments that will instill a love of language. Discover how to usevideo clips, photos and music to spur young imaginations!PRESENTER(S): Cary Nadzak, Teacher, Haut Gap Magnet Middle School,Johns Island, SC679. ALLI: An Academic Language and Literacy InitiativeROOM: WASHINGTON BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6ACODE: HS, MGDevelop academic language and literacy in content area classrooms. Thissession prepares educators to focus teaching with purposeful developmentof the language of content. Develop proficient readers, writers, listeners andspeakers across the curriculum. Begin your plan for professional developmentto help teachers become academic language teachers.PRESENTER(S): Melissa Castillo, Professional Developer, ALLI: Academic Languageand Literacy Initiative, Litchfield, AZ; and Liz Warner, CEO,Warner Education LLC, Reno, NV680. Three Problem-Solving Strategies That Will Empower YourMath Students!ROOM: RYMAN BALLROOM ADPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6BCODE: HS, MGExcellence in mathematics is best achieved through challenge and problemsolving.In too many classrooms, though, the majority of instructionaltime is spent teaching skills and procedures. This session will demonstratethree great strategies for developing great problem-solvers and confident,independent thinkers!PRESENTER(S): Ed Thomas, President/Senior Consultant, Dimension 2000,Fayetteville, GAPRESIDER: Kristine Allgood, GA681. Engaging Students With “Slice of Life” TextsROOM: CANAL CPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, ROBJECTIVE: 6CCODE: HS, MGThe presenter will provide lists of read-aloud texts that teachers can use intheir middle grades and high school classrooms. Specific strategies will beapplicable both for teachers who use text often and for those who want tolearn a new instructional skill: the world of the interactive read-aloud.PRESENTER(S): Craig Carson, Assistant Superintendent, Hollister R-V Schools,Hollister, MO682. Econ 101: Engaging Economic Concepts and Lessons forYour ClassroomROOM: DELTA ISLAND BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 6DCODE: HS, MGParticipants in this session will expand their knowledge of economics andlearn about engaging teaching strategies for core economic concepts. Topicswill include the role of money, costs and benefits of individual economicchoices, and the global economy. Participants will receive FREE curriculumresources.PRESENTER(S): Maria Edlin, Assistant Center Director, Middle Tennessee StateUniversity Center for Economic Education, Murfreesboro, TN; andJackie Morgan, Senior Economic and Financial Education Specialist,Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Nashville Branch, Nashville, TN—R – Repeated Session – 2011 Pacesetter School or Award Recipient – MMGW Top 50 Most-Improved School (2008-2010)• – Top 50 High-Implementation MMGW Site (2010)91