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DateTrackNameMain PresenterSession Type
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersCreating an Effective Assessment Retake ProcessThielen, ChristineSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersHomework in the Modern Middle SchoolWormeli, RickFeatured Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersIntegrating Art into Project-Based LearningHamilton, SuzanneSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersNew Directions in Middle Level EducationVirtue, David C.Concurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersStudent Engagement 2.0Lewis, Simone T.Featured Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersWhy Do Middle Schoolers Break Pencils?Brist, Todd L.Concurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent Learners#WriteNow: Getting Real with Literacy in the ClassroomHarper, RebeccaSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent Learners“Overcoming Obstacles...creatively embracing challenges with a We Do attitude.” Parks, TraceyConcurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersBreak the Math Forgetting Cycle with Get More MathBritton, JoshConcurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersCollaborate Then Argue: Using Student Voice To Promote Middle School Math IdentityKing, NicholasSpark & Tell
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersDrawing on Research to Create Strong Middle Schools Vazquez, MariaConcurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersFind Your Grind: A Lifestyle-first Approach to Career ReadinessWeidmann, DanSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersHexagonal Thinking: Taking Discussions to a New LevelThompson, LynnSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersWhy are we still doing that? Changing practices that undermine learningHimmele, PersidaFeatured Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersActivating Learning and Independence: Using Feedback to Personalize Learning Cancellieri, PaulConcurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersAffirming Student Academic Identity: Using Activators to Reframe RelationshipsPlotinsky, MiriamSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersConnecting Students, Standards, and Society for Success!Amici, Linda L.Speed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersCultivating Literacy and Connection through CreativityWelch, Joseph M.Featured Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersHUBS: Help Us Begin Strategies To Use In Any Challenging DiscussionCort, JenFeatured Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersMaximizing Engagement Through Career Development ExperiencesWells, RichardConcurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersMotivating Students to Improve Reading Fluency with Read LiveKane, Carol AnnConcurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersNo Cap: Unlocking the Self-Concepts of Students to Promote Limitless IdentitiesLee, Walter A.Featured Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersOur Diverse Middle School Students: A Guide to Equitable and Responsive TeachingMcMurtrie, Deborah H.Concurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersPlay by Play: Using Sports to Teach WritingHarper, RebeccaSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersBrain-Based Planning Tips for Leveraging and Regulating Middle Schoolers’ EmotionsLeonard, DebbieSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersCooperative Learning for engagementStrein, KateSpeed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersExploring Forms of Energy & Energy Transformations Nelson, CoriSpark & Tell
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersGet "Current": Integrating Current Events Without Increasing Your WorkloadKratzke, MayaConcurrent Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersHow can I use NGSS to create authentic experiences for my students?Anderson, GailSpark & Tell
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersOne Book, One School: Interdisciplinary Collaboration for EngagementAmos, Michelle L.Speed Learning
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersSTEMify your Science!Mullins, Catherine A.Spark & Tell
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersTeaching Strategies that Motivate Young AdolescentsBerckemeyer, JackFeatured Session
11/03Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersYoung Adolescent Development Revisited: A Convergence of Developmentalism & Social IdentityBrinegar, Kathleen M.Concurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersBattling the Blank PageHurtienne, LauraConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersBe inspired with CPM’s new curriculum Inspiring Connections!Ray, MarkConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersFinancial Literacy: Teaching Kid$ about FinanceAnderson, Troy A.Speed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersI want to allow Reassessment, but HOW do I make it work in the Middle School Classroom?Peppler, BeckySpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersMeeting the Needs of Diverse Gifted LearnersMilligan, DavidSpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersRotational Stations for the Everyday Middle School ClassroomBricker, EmilySpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersThe Viewfinder Effect: A Collaboration of Art and ELA To Enhance Every ClassroomO'Rourke, AmandaSpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersUsing Multimodal Literacies to Advance Adolescent LearningHamilton, BarbaraSpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersWhy Middle School Math Matters…for a LifetimeDykema, KevinConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersAmplifying the "A" in STEAM Education: Incorporating different Arts into STEM LessonsFloerke, GraceSpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersFostering Collective Teacher EfficacyDonohoo, JenniConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersKeys to LearningRamsey, Rachael B.Concurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersOpted InMuise, TraceySpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersTotal Participation Techniques: Making every student an active learnerHimmele, PersidaFeatured Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersUnderstanding AdolescentsBerckemeyer, JackFeatured Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersUnderstanding our Students and Creating a Great School: the ABCs of the Middle Grades MindsetTomlin, DruFeatured Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersUsing Systems Thinking to Strengthen Critical Thinking SkillsBlankfield, Peter M.Concurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent Learners Your RTI/MTSS System and Student Supports - Better Together!Clemmons, Carol C.Concurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent Learners“In Times Like These. . .”: The Urgency in Teaching Holocaust and Genocide Literature and History Burgess, Sandra J.Spark & Tell
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersBuilding Classroom Community through Equity-Based Curriculum and University PartnershipLeonard, Susan Y.Concurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersCreating Diverse Learning Experiences with CTELaValva, SteveConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersLose the Fear and Embrace Best Practices of Grading: An Introduction to Standards Based GradingNamkung, ChristineSpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersMake history engaging and worksheets historyCihacek, ShaunaSpark & Tell
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersPhonics in Middle Level Education?!Fox, EricaSpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersSpecial Movie Sneak Peek: Changing By The MinuteCalamandrei, CamillaConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersWhat is Middle School Now? -- Methodologies and Approaches That Lead to High Student EngagementMinor, CorneliusFeatured Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersAddressing ADHD Academic Challenges: Written Expression & Executive FunctionSpoon, GregConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersConnecting Students, Standards, and Society for Success!Amici, Linda L.Speed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersCreating a Wellness DayHaley, KaitySpeed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersTeenchangersRamsey, Rachael B.Speed Learning
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersThe Cognitive and Health Benefits of Walking While Listening to PodcastsWallace, JonathanConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersTrauma Informed Special Education and IEPsSadin, MelissaConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersBelonging and Becoming – Critical Elements for Student SuccessBarron, LaurieConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersDescriptive Feedback Techniques for any Middle School ClassroomWormeli, RickFeatured Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersEmpowering Youth Using Restorative PracticesWilliams, JenConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersLessons Galore for the Gifted ClassroomWhite, KristenSpark & Tell
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersPoetry and Chill--Literacy for the 21st CenturyCook, Jody D.Concurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersTalking Isn't Teaching & Listening Isn't Learning - 50 Ways to Leave Your LectureAnderson, KatieConcurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersTeaching Well with Adolescent LearnersJones, Jeanneine P.Concurrent Session
11/04Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersWinning the Engagement WarIsseks, MarcSpark & Tell
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersEstablishing Effective and Successful Student-Led Feedback Engle, KristenConcurrent Session
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersPuberty 101: Beyond the BasicsCruden, Gretchen M.Spark & Tell
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersThe Data Savvy Middle Schooler: Using Data to Improve Belonging and OutcomesCiok, JenSpark & Tell
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersThe First 15--Starting Strong Each DayJoseph, P. SloanConcurrent Session
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent Learners“Can We Build Them? Yes, You Can!”Getchell, David J.Spark & Tell
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersAdditive Grading: A Motivational Panacea or Just More Work?Scanlon, KellySpark & Tell
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersAdolescents: What Are They Thinking? (Research-based answers to the question we ALL ask)Tyrkala, AnthonyConcurrent Session
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersInquiry-based Activities for People and the PlanetWatkins, AbigailConcurrent Session
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersStudents Dreaming a FutureCrook, BarryConcurrent Session
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersAuthentic Learning in all ContentsWaldron, AmandaConcurrent Session
11/05Understanding Young Adolescent LearnersDyslexia WorkshopGreen, ElizabethConcurrent Session