11/07 | Leading from the Middle | How Administrators can support Alternatively Certified Teachers the first 3 years. | Brammer, Miranda | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Innovative Middle Level Teacher Preparation | Brown, Abby | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Creatively Supplementing Activities with Digital Tools to Enhance Classroom Engagement | Joiner-Rider, Riki M. | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | From Student to Teacher: A Card Game for Teacher Reflection | Scholes, Erin R. | Speed Learning |
11/07 | The Changing Young Adolescent | From TikTok to Tasks: Boosting Executive Functioning in the Classroom | Carter, Nichole | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | | Introducing sustainability as a context for life and earth science concepts | Mossa, Lindsay C. | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Leading from the Middle | School Improvement Planning that Works: Developing Meaningful Long Term Goals and Sticking to Them | Rolinitis, Michael | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | Leading from the Middle | Standards Based Mastery Learning & Assessment: an example from a MS mathematics classroom | Frey, Craig | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | The Changing Young Adolescent | The Newest Generations of Teachers and Students Align: Gen Z Teachers Meet Gen Alpha Students | Caplinger, Robert | Panel Session |
11/07 | | The Surprising Science of Classroom Attention | Watson, Andrew | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Tools for Helping Students Connect Passion to Purpose Within the Curriculum | Valenzuela, Jorge | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Leading from the Middle | Using AI in Your Middle School Classroom: Tips, Tools, and Tricky Topics | McCarty, Barbara | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Using meaningful engaging projects and activities to differentiate instruction | Sosenke, Fanny F. | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Visual Learning Progressions: A powerful tool for planning, instruction and assessment | Bittler, Adam | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Climate Action Collaborative | Kabolizadeh, Mahsa | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Leveraging AI to Enhance Middle School Teaching and Learning | Clarke, Katie | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Teacherverance: How To Nurture Hope While Embracing Perseverance in Education | Mott, Jen | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Best Voice Forward: Students as Active Decision Makers | Wright, Alyson L. | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Debunk the Junk: Engaging Middle School Students in Uncovering Media Misinformation | McNelly, Tracy | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Do Less, Teach Better: Five Sustainable Shifts in Instruction that Build Learner Agency | France, Paul E. | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | | Engage, Empower, Exceed | Isseks, Marc | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Extinguishing the Fires Within Assessment and Grading Reform | Smith, Don | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | Leading from the Middle | Leaning into School Leadership | Peppard, Darrin | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | | Motivation Mosaic: Cultivating Engagement, Self-Discipline, and Efficacy in our Students | Wormeli, Rick | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | The Power of Literacy for Today’s Global Citizens: Creating Informed and Empowered Classrooms | Levy, Roseanne V. | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Voices on the Wind: Incorporating Oral Histories in the Social Studies Classroom | Yancie, Nefertari | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Leading from the Middle | Multimodal Text Sets for Young Adolescents | Falk-Ross, Francine | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Stories for All - Using Picture Books to Promote Diversity Across Content Areas | Mineau, Emily | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Teaching Algebra with Understanding Instead of Tears | Fulton, Brad | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Escaping Mathematics, or NOT! Get high engagement in your classroom. | Catalano, Elise | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Reassess or Rely (The pros and cons for allowing for reassessment) | Flores, Julie | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | | Increasing Engagement with 3-Act Math Tasks | Fitzgerald, Jennifer | Speed Learning |
11/07 | | Inquiry: Using this human superpower to energize adolescent learners | Laufenberg, Diana | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally-Affirming Middle School Classroom | Sarfo-Mensah, Kwame | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | New Horizons: Navigating Your First Years in Teaching | Patterson, Tammie T. | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Leading from the Middle | Teaching Media Literacy through Constructive Controversies | Lega, Tyler J. | Concurrent Session |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Thinking Routines to Make Thinking Visible for Teaching with Primary Sources | Miller, Nicole | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Leading from the Middle | Collaborative Personalities: A Compass Points Activity – A quick and easy way to establish authentic | Fast, Jon | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | Early Career Educators | Practical Action Research | Stefanski, Heather E. | Spark & Tell |
11/07 | | Building Cross-Content District Collaboration for Teacher and Student Success | Hearl, Katie | Speed Learning |
11/07 | | Feedback: The Missing Link | Balduf, Megan | Speed Learning |
11/07 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Fun FACTs for Formative Assessment | Schwartze, Michelle | Speed Learning |
11/07 | | Grow As We Go - Helping Every Student Reach Their Potential | Rigg, Laurie | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Hip Hop Pedagogy for Teacher Candidates | Abdallah, Stacie | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | 9x9: Building YAs’ Math Identity One Digit at a Time Through Variant Sukodu Puzzles | Bannister, Nicole | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | A Reflection of Learning: Using E-Portfolios to Transform Student Learning Journeys | Lanzarotta, Dawn E. | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | Leading from the Middle | Boosting Teacher Efficacy & Student Success: The Impact of Clear Learning Progressions | Cupolo, David P. | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Create Student-Led Assessment to Promote Agency and Achievement | Sackstein, Starr M. | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Creating a Rhetorically Enriched Classroom Through the Use of Student-Initiated Norms | Hardin, Angela | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | Leading from the Middle | Cultivating Authentic Interest in Social Studies | Broyhill, Amie | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Empowering Students with Desmos Graphing: Revolutionizing Math Practice in Grades 6-12 | Timmons, Emily G. | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Flight Path to STEAM Success: Integrating Drones into Middle School Education | Crawford, Amy | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | Leading from the Middle | Implementing SEL in Academic Subjects Classes: Focusing on Teacher and Student Experiences | Liu, Yangyang | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Making Math Relevant with High Engagement | Kuntzman, Kathleen | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Mastering Mastery Learning in Middle Grade Classrooms | Rimmey, Dustin | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | | The Academic Benefits of Reflection Journaling | Bouton, Bobette | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | | Turn Your Classroom into a Museum by Using Object-Based Learning and Mini Museum Posters | King, Christine | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | | Unlocking Understanding: Activities to Foster Content Connections | Aichele, Alice | Snapshot Poster Session |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Beyond Movies and Worksheets: Engaging, Quality Sub Plans in a Flash | Esselborn, Kaley | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Building Teachers’ Equity-Focused Social Emotional Learning Capacities | Harris, Johari | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Can You Use a Deck of Playing Cards to Teach, Practice, and Reenforce Middle Level and Algebra I Mat | Shepard, David A. | Speed Learning |
11/08 | The Teacher Leader | Connected Arts Network: You CAN Grow Using PLC Practices | Campbell, Janine | Speed Learning |
11/08 | The Teacher Leader | Feedback Forward: Cultivating Effective Student Growth | Evanson-Atkinson, Sarah E. | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Lateral Inquiry: Planning and Teaching | Damiani, Dean | Speed Learning |
11/08 | | Outdoor Adventures on School Grounds and Beyond Using GPS-enabled Devices and Geocaching | Senn, Gary | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Pair Up Your Texts for Success! | Pizzo, Joseph S. | Speed Learning |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Putting Students in the Driver’s Seat | Balduf, Megan | Speed Learning |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | You Are More Than Your Brain: Exploring Embodied Practices | Morgan, Allyson L. | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Amplify Youth Voice with Civic Learning and Engagement | Medrano, Robert | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Talk to me not at me: Building relationships to increase student achievement | Lewis, Charlene L. | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Teaching Literacy With Visual Art | Campbell, Janine | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | “I learned lots of new things!” How Teaching Anti-Bias Units Shifts Teacher Mindsets Towards Equity | Harris, Johari | Panel Session |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Building Inclusive Classrooms - Designing Neurodiverse-Friendly Learning Spaces | Crawford, Stefanie A. | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics | Stoltz, Shannon | Speed Learning |
11/08 | | Creating Dynamic Lessons with Desmos | Fitzgerald, Jennifer | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Leading from the Middle | Data, Data, Data: Practical Ways of Implementing Data-Driven Instruction | Lester, Meghan | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Developing Reflective Learners - Examination of Grading Practices and Feedback, Leading for Cultural | Vaughn, Nat | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | E.N.G.A.G.E Your Class!. Everybody Needs Games And Great Experiences in Class | Lynch, Kim | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | The Teacher Leader | Increasing Your Impact: Sharing Your Story to Reach More Students | Gargas, Jeff | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Managing in the Middle: Classroom Management Strategies to use on Monday! | Donnelly, Kristen | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Leading from the Middle | Personalized Learning: Empowering Educators for Student-Centered Instruction | Bowersox, Maegan N. | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Quick & Easy Tech-Free Games For Your Classroom! | Dell'Anno, Alexandra | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Assessment & Grading Innovation: Empowering Early Educators | Lang, Chad M. | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Integrating Culturally Responsive Literacy in Every Content Area: Strategies for Early Career | Williams, Toni M. | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Just Keep Swimming: Developing Perseverance Through Computer Science, STEAM, and Children’s Lit | Rankin, Jennifer | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Addressing Middle School Teachers’ Persistent Dilemmas Through Frame Shifting | Murphy, Amy S. | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Artificial Intelligence: It’s Not a Faux Plan! | Sowell, Marsha | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | The Illinois Tutoring Initiative: Findings from A Statewide, High-Impact Tutoring Initiative | Mertens, Steven B. | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | 50 Ways We Lose Our Learners | Ledebur, Anneliese | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | The Teacher Leader | Building Bridges: Cultivating Collaboration and Inquiry in the Classroom | Ramey, Amanda | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | The Teacher Leader | Building Community through the Playful Classroom | Vawter, David | Speed Learning |
11/08 | | Debunking Math Myths for Better Math Instruction | Kanka, Justin | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | The Teacher Leader | Developing Student Agency Through Learner Pathways | Cook, Tami Jo | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | The Changing Young Adolescent | Executive Functions and Reading Comprehension: Technology to Support the Merger | Shepardson, Nanci K. | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Get rid of the dreaded math worksheet using dice, dominoes and other fun things! | Lutz, Patricia A. | Speed Learning |
11/08 | Equity in Middle Grades Education | Implementing Standards-Based Grading in a Traditional Grading System to Support Learners | Swartz, Brad | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | Early Career Educators | Teacher Talk: The Power of Our Words | Andrews, Gayle | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | Leading from the Middle | Timing is Everything: How to Sync Your Teaching to the Brain’s Rhythm | Leonard, Debbie | Concurrent Session |
11/08 | Leading from the Middle | “Quiet Quitting” Traditional Grades | Balduf, Megan | Spark & Tell |
11/08 | Leading from the Middle | Teaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: empathy, history, and perspective-taking | Anderson, Walker | Spark & Tell |