2024 Summer Academy: Full Schedule

8:30am EDT

Simplifying Guided Math

Tuesday July 9, 2024 8:30am - 10:30am EDT

Guided Math can be a lot of moving parts! Come learn how to simplify the planning and teaching of spiral review, games, assessments, manipulatives, and new material in your math block. You'll wonder how you ever taught without it!

Speakers

Katelyn Barnett

Tuesday July 9, 2024 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
508

Elementary Teachers (Pre-K - Grade 5), Classroom Management, Mathematics | Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Classroom Management, Mathematics

Company Classroom Management, Mathematics

9:30am EDT

Social Studies Lesson Planning: Unpacking Standards

Tuesday July 9, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT

512

PD Registration

I will illustrate how PLCs can create collaborative social studies unit plans following district pacing and standards. Following a less is more approach, backwards design and unpacking standards will be focus of this session. Teachers will be provided with some time to lesson plan.

Speakers

Paige Simon

Tuesday July 9, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
512

Middle School Teachers (Grades 6 - 8), Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership, Social Studies | High School Teachers (Grades 9 - 12), Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership, Social Studies | Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership, Social Studies

Company Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership, Social Studies

10:45am EDT

Simplifying Guided Math

Tuesday July 9, 2024 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT

508

PD Registration

Speakers

Katelyn Barnett

Tuesday July 9, 2024 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT
508

Elementary Teachers (Pre-K - Grade 5), Classroom Management, Mathematics | Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Classroom Management, Mathematics

Company Classroom Management, Mathematics

10:45am EDT

Ditch the Drama, Ignite the Spark with the Transformational Power of Conscious Discipline

Tuesday July 9, 2024 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT

517

PD Registration

Fed up with daily behavior battles that zap your energy and leave students discouraged? Break free from the traditional discipline hamster wheel and discover a revolutionary approach that prioritizes taking care of YOU first! Join us for an interactive introduction to Conscious Discipline, a brain-based framework designed to empower educators with self-regulation and well-being tools, build solid connections with students, transform conflict into collaborative problem-solving, and set up academics to soar in safe and thriving learning environments. Beyond classroom management, Conscious Discipline is a game-changer for educators who crave less stress and more joy as they support engaged learners in a classroom that feels like a community, not a battlefield.

Speakers

Joy Venable

Tuesday July 9, 2024 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT
517

1:45pm EDT

Visible Thinking Routines to Maximize Student Engagement

Tuesday July 9, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT

515

PD Registration

Having trouble with student engagement? Learn about visual thinking routines and how to implement them to maximize student engagement. You will be able to leave the session experiencing some of the routines in the session as well and leave with access to 83 thinking routines.

Speakers

Sandy Rosteck

None

Tuesday July 9, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
515

General Teachers (Pre-K - Grade 12), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Social and Emotional Learning | Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Social and Emotional Learning

Company Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Social and Emotional Learning

2:00pm EDT

Ditch the Drama, Ignite the Spark with the Transformational Power of Conscious Discipline

Tuesday July 9, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

517

PD Registration

Speakers

Joy Venable

Tuesday July 9, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
517

2:00pm EDT

Scheduling for Co-teaching and Co-teaching Best Practices for Data Driven Results

Tuesday July 9, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

901

PD Registration

Participants will walk away with a plan for scheduling so that co-teacher teams survive and thrive.Creating a professional development plan to enhance the co-teaching model. Using co-teaching models with fidelity increases student achievement for students with disabilities.

Speakers

Elizabeth Russell

Sara Lloyd Dalton Knight

Tuesday July 9, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
901

Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Assessment and Data, Special Education, Multilingual Learners, Classroom Management

Company Assessment and Data, Special Education, Multilingual Learners, Classroom Management

8:30am EDT

Start Strong, Finish Stronger

Wednesday July 10, 2024 8:30am - 10:30am EDT

810

PD Registration

Effective engagement with students during the initial and concluding 15 minutes of each class/session has a significant impact on the teaching and learning process. This session will explore a variety of strategies to maximize class time, promote student ownership, and improve student success.

Speakers

P. Sloan Joseph

Wednesday July 10, 2024 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
810

Middle School Teachers (Grades 6 - 8), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management | High School Teachers (Grades 9 - 12), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management | Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management

Company Assessment and Data, Classroom Management

10:45am EDT

Ditch the Drama, Ignite the Spark with the Transformational Power of Conscious Discipline

Wednesday July 10, 2024 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT

515

PD Registration

Speakers

Joy Venable

Wednesday July 10, 2024 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT
515

10:45am EDT

Scheduling for Co-teaching and Co-teaching Best Practices for Data Driven Results

Wednesday July 10, 2024 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT

901

PD Registration

Speakers

Elizabeth Russell

Sara Lloyd Dalton Knight

Wednesday July 10, 2024 10:45am - 12:45pm EDT
901

Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Assessment and Data, Special Education, Multilingual Learners, Classroom Management

Company Assessment and Data, Special Education, Multilingual Learners, Classroom Management

12:30pm EDT

Using Unit Plans for Novice Teachers

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT

509

PD Registration

"Unit plans? How can I implement unit plans when I'm working day to day on one lesson at a time?!?" How many times have you heard this conversation in your building? This course will show that effective, strategic planning can help teachers guide the sequence and pace of skills to ensure greater student learning outcomes. Participants will learn the value of unit plans, how to create their own unit plan, and walk away with several unit plan templates!

Speakers

Corey Ramey

Anjosia Ellerbe

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
509

General Teachers (Pre-K - Grade 12), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership | Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership

Company Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership

1:45pm EDT

Saving Education: Triage and Treatment Through UDL

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT

509

PD Registration

Although public education has recently faced monumental challenges that, at times, have threatened even its very existence, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is our lifeline back to rich educational experiences and increased student achievement! Learn to triage your instructional practices and use the principles of UDL to ensure all students ENGAGE, REPRESENT, and take ACTION in their learning. Together we will save education by empowering students to be motivated, knowledgeable, and strategic through the UDL framework!

Speakers

Corey Ramey

Anjosia Ellerbe

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
509

General Teachers (Pre-K - Grade 12), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership | Specialized Teachers (MLP/SPED/GT/Interventionists), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership | Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership

Company Assessment and Data, Classroom Management, Instructional Leadership

2:00pm EDT

Ditch the Drama, Ignite the Spark with the Transformational Power of Conscious Discipline

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

515

PD Registration

Speakers

Joy Venable

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
515

2:00pm EDT

Start Strong, Finish Stronger

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

810

PD Registration

Speakers

P. Sloan Joseph

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
810

Company Assessment and Data, Classroom Management

8:30am EDT

The Expulsion Process and Investigations

Thursday July 11, 2024 8:30am - 10:30am EDT

512

PD Registration

Review updates of expulsion process to include due process, legalities, the investigation process. Emphasize the importance of notification and adherence to policy. Also want to provide time for discussion on decision making and handling sensitive cases involving attorneys. A Q&A time period will be offered as well.

Speakers

Bryan Skipper

Thursday July 11, 2024 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
512

Instructional Leaders (Administrators/Instructional Coaches/Literacy Specialists), Classroom Management, Special Education

Company Classroom Management, Special Education

10:45am EDT

Social Media and Your School-The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:45am - 11:45am EDT

512

PD Registration

I will discuss how Social Media is affecting our Schools, covering the negative effects teacher and staff face. I will discuss threats, suicide, and cyberbullying and what we are seeing students do on their Chromebooks.

Speakers