Arkansas Curriculum Conference 2015 Friday, November 6, 2015
#2008:00-9:00
Marriott Hotel Salon A / Session
Language Arts
pK-12, Pre-Service / Presenter
Presider
Description / The Impoverished Brain
Angela Johns/Harrisburg School District
Sunny Styles Foster/University of Central Arkansas
In this workshop, I will show you how poverty affects the brain and strategies to help poverty students succeed in school.
#201
8:00-10:10
Marriott Hotel Salon B / Short Course
Mathematics
K-6
Ticket Required / Presenters
Presider
Description / CGI Ticketed Session: A Tale of Two Cities: Their CGI Journey
James Lee/Crowley’s Ridge ESC and Nancy Via/Arch Ford ESC
Pam Allen/Wilbur Mills ESC
Two school districts will discuss their implementation of CGI - what has worked well and what their struggles have been. Q&A will also occur.
#202
8:00-11:20
Marriott Hotel
Salon C / Workshop
Science
K-5 /
Presenters
Presider Description / Engineering Design Challenge (A hands on approach to Arkansas K-8 Science Standards)
Terri Frost and Vic Dreier/Arkansas Tech University
Charree Todd/retired
Come learn about the Activity, Project, Problem based instruction model. This session will show how it is used to meet the new science standards around engineering and the design process. This hands on session will give you a chance to experience it for yourself and leave with some great lessons ready for the classroom.
#203
8:00-9:00
Marriott Hotel
Arkansas Ballroom / Session
Social Studies
12 / Presenter
Presider Description / Custom Social Studies Curriculum for High School
Jason Ihlenfeld/Nystrom Education
Explore Active Classroom and Stratalogica from Nystrom Education and Social Studies School Service.
#204
8:00-10:10
Marriott Hotel
Hoffman / Extended Session
Mathematics
5-10 / Presenter
Presider Description / Calculator games in the math Classroom
Ronnie Flowers/Arkansas State Teachers Association
Deanna Dennis/Henderson State University
Discuss and demonstrate the uses of many games as in-class learning activities, warm-ups, and extra practice using the Ti-84+ Family of graphing calculators. Topics will include many Pre-Algebra and Algebra concepts.
#205
8:00-11:20
Marriott Hotel
Lafayette / Workshop
Language Arts 7-12 /
Presenters
Presider Description / Assignments Matter
Grover Welch, Jessica Lange and Jessica Horton/Arkansas Delta Writing Project
Jessica Lange/Arkansas Delta Writing Project
"Assignments Matter" is a 3-hour-long workshop where teachers will collaborate to design writing tasks, based in the Literacy Design Collaborative framework. The goal is to assist content area teachers (literature/ELA; science; social studies; math) in linking disciplinary text reading to writing tasks. This curriculum development skill aligns with the expectations of the PARCC modules.
#206
8:00-9:00
Marriott Hotel
Manning / Session
Science
5-9 /
Presenter
Presider Description / TEACH NGSS 2: Teach, Engage, Assess, Collaborate, and Hands-on teaching practices with NGSS
David Mayo and Stephen Brodie/ University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Darlynn Cast/University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
View investigations in the areas of Earth/Space Science and Engineering Design, created by local Arkansas middle school teachers during a two-week summer institute at UA – Fort Smith. This TEACH NGSS Year 2 is a NCLB funded grant for middle level science teachers designed to help teachers effectively integrate the three dimensions of NGSS into their curriculum – Core Ideas, Science and Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts. Handout will be provided.
#207
8:00-4:00
Marriott Hotel
Pinnacle / Short Course Science
pK-12, Pre-Service
Ticket Required /
Presenters
Presider Description / Experimental Design: Moving Beyond the Scientific Method
Susan Johnson/SAU STEM Center and Terri Frost/ATU STEM Institute
Andi Lunsford/Arkansas River Co-0p and Terri Kennedy/Southwest Arkansas Education Co-op
Terri Frost/ATU STEM Institute
Participants will conduct labs and investigations to develop a deeper understanding of experimental design, including making observations, inferences, hypothesis development, and experimentation. Relevant for all grades. TESS 1e, 3a, 3b, 3c.
#208
8:00-9:00
Marriott Conv. Center
Chicot / Session
Mathematics
3-8 / Presenter
Presider Description / Rigorous NextGen Math Assessments: How to Get There from Here
Peter Cipkowski/Think Through Math
Elaine Dupree/Marion School District
As assessments become more rigorous, how can we improve our effectiveness, nurture a love of mathematics, and also prepare students for next generation, computer-based assessments?
#209
8:00-9:00
Marriott Conv. Center
Conway / Session
Science
3-8 /
Presenters Presider Description / Stake Your Claim: Constructing Explanations in Science!
Madelon Cheatham/Arch Ford ESC and Keith Harris/UALR
Keith Harris/University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Constructing explanations is an essential component of science. This session will provide a foundation for helping students generate claims, evidence and reasoning for scientific phenomena, using science notebooks and other instructional strategies, to improve content understanding.
#210
8:00-10:10
Marriott Conv. Center
Grampas / Extended Session
Social Studies
7 /
Presenters
Presider Description / Curriculum Development & Frameworks for 7th grade Geography
Julie Hill and Marcie Starkey/Conway School District and Linda Gardner/Hot Springs School District
Marcie Starkey/Conway School District
A workshop to help teachers develop the curriculum and maps for their district in teaching the new 7th grade geography course. Resources, materials, lessons and content will be shared to meet the new state Frameworks.
#211
8:00-9:00
Marriott Conv. Center
Harris Brake / Session
Science
7-12 / Presenter
Presider Description / Exciting Nonfiction Science Books: Not an Oxymoron!
Shelley Tomlinson/O.U.R. Educational Cooperative
Alayna Duren/Armorel School District
Receive descriptions & lesson ideas for numerous nonfiction books that weave science & history into their storyline. Sample books: The Disappearing Spoon, The Ghost Map, The Demon Under the Microscope, & more.
#212
8:00-9:00
Marriott Conv. Center
Neosho / Session
Language Arts
9-12 /
Presenter Presider Description / Rocking the Classroom
Cindy Green/Virtual Arkansas
Cindy Green/Virtual Arkansas
Learn to integrate song lyrics into the classroom curriculum. Walk through classroom tested activities that can deepen your students' engagement with popular music while meeting and exceeding state and national content standards.
#213
8:00-11:20
Marriott Conv. Center
Ouachita / Workshop
Science
1-5 / Presenters
Presider Description / Engineering is Elementary ~ Alarming Ideas Electricity Unit
Lesley Merritt/UA STEM Center and Terri Smith/UAM STEM Center
Terri Smith/UAM STEM Center
Apply knowledge of electricity, circuits, conductors, and insulators, to design & construct an alarm. This EiE unit, centered on an Aussie girl with a problem, blends science, literacy, social studies into the Engineering Design Problem.
#214
8:00-10:10
Marriott Conv. Center
Petit Jean / Extended Session
Social Studies
9-12 / Presenters
Presider
Description / New Economics Standards...No Sweat!
Jennifer Taunton/Economics Arkansas and Kris Bertelsen/Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Little Rock Branch
Kris Bertelsen/Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Little Rock Branch
What do PAPER CLIPS, ROLOS and PLAY DOUGH have in common? They’re great ways to teach Economics! Join Economics Arkansas and the Federal Reserve Bank for a session highlighting some of the activity-based Economics lessons found in the Tools for Teaching the Arkansas Economics and Personal Finance Course.
#215
8:00-11:20
Marriott Conv. Center
Riverview / Workshop
Mathematics
pK-8 /
Presenter Presider Description / Code.org
Joel Spencer/Little Rock School District
This session will introduce teachers to code.org's "Code Studios" free computer science curriculum. Teachers will work on online and unplugged activities that will teach them how to engage students in computer science and problem solving. Participants will receive a curriculum guide and swag bag.
#216
8:00-10:10
Marriott Conv. Center
White Oak / Extended Session
Mathematics
6-10 /
Presenters Presider Description / Problem Solving Lessons: Do I stand back & watch, or intervene & tell them what to do?
Sarah Burnett/Arkansas Tech University and Kim Hughes/Arch Ford ESC
Kim Hughes/Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative
In this session we will examine problem solving lessons which are intended to assess and develop students’ capacity to select and deploy their mathematical knowledge in non-routine contexts and typically involve students in comparing and critiquing alternative approaches to solving a problem.
#217
8:00-10:10
Convention Center Caraway I / Extended Session
Science
5-12 / Presenter Presider Description / Sparking Minds with Magnetism and Electricity
Serkan Demirel and Goskel Dundar/LISA Academy
Gabriel Dillette/Academies of West Memphis
In this session, teachers will be introduced dozens of amazing Magnetism and Electricity hands-on activities.
#218
8:00-9:00
Convention Center
Caraway II / Session
Mathematics
5-9 /
Presenters
Presider Description / STEAM Forward to Proficiency
Pam Warrick and Stan Warrick/Walden University and C. Neelie Dobbins/SAU
Stan Warrick/Walden University
Integrated leaning with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) activities, ideas and ready to use lessons. Special focus on struggling learners increased achievement with STEAM.
#219
8:00-9:00
Convention Center
Caraway III / Session
Language Arts
4-9 / Presenters Presider Description / Heroes and Hardships: A Lit Circle Remix
Ashley Gauthier, Jordan McBride, Heather Rice/ASU
Jordan McBride/Arkansas State University
See literature circles anew! Come join us for a lively, interactive literature circle demonstration with texts centered on topics from poverty to diverse heroes.
#220
8:00-9:00
Convention Center
Fulton / Session
Mathematics
6-9 /
Presenter Presider Description / Approaching Proportions Informally: Exploration Precedes Definition
James Fetterly/University of Central Arkansas
Cindy McAfee/Dawson ESC
Informal approaches can be cultivated in a variety of ways. This session will consider techniques or methods of thinking to produce proportional understanding in all grade levels of mathematics.
#221
8:00-9:00
Convention Center
Izard / Session
Language Arts
7-12 / Presenter
Presider Description / Teaching Argument: Logic
Rob Lamm/Arkansas State University
Ryan Kelly/Arkansas State University
Teach argumentation through logic: Aristotle, Toulmin, and Rogers logics, as well as, logical fallacies.
#222
8:00-10:10
Convention Center
Miller / Extended Session
Science
K-12 / Presenter
Presider
Description / Introduction to Engineering
Ben Carrigan/Harding University STEM Center
Cathy Mackey/Arkansas Department of Education
Engineering is coming to your classroom. This session is designed to introduce teachers to the Engineering Design Process. Participants will experience hands-on activities from Engineering is Elementary.
#223
8:00-9:00
Convention Center
Pope / Session
Mathematics
9-12 / Presenter
Presider
Description / Make Math Connect for your High School Students
Mara Cawein/University of Central Arkansas
Ronald Edwards/Riverview School District
Connecting content to students’ interests provides deeper and more meaningful learning. An example connecting matrix operations to basketball will be shared. Opportunities for participants to share ideas will be provided.
#224
8:00-9:00
Convention Center
Toltec / Session
Cross Curricular 7-12 / Presenter Presider
Description / Data Teams
Lissa Pijanowski/HMH Education Services
Melanie Sams/Benton School District
Data Teams are the single best way to help educators move from "drowning in data" to using information to make better instructional decisions. What makes the Data Teams process distinctive is that we are not just looking at student scores, but at the combination of the student results, teaching strategies and the leadership support.
#225 9:10-10:10
Marriott Hotel
Salon A / Session
Language Arts
pK-16 / Presenters Presider
Description / P-16 Partnerships: Adopt-a-Professor
Janine Chitty & Jennifer Jennings Davis/UAFS and Katy Buehrer/Hackett SD
Jennifer Jennings Davis/University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Building partnerships among K12 and higher education is one way to support the Teachers of Excellence Support System (TESS) Domain 4: Participating in a Professional Community. UAFS and theWestern ArkansasEducation Renewal Zone have partnered with local public schools to strengthen learning outcomes for students, and to build collaborative partnerships with teachers and university professors. Join this session to learn how.
#226 9:10-10:10
Marriott Hotel
Arkansas Ballroom / Session
Mathematics
4-8 / Presenters
Presider
Description / Hands-on Math Investigations that link Math, Quail, & Data Analysis
Cynthia Miller and Dianne Bounds/ASU Delta STEM Education Center, Elaine Dupree/Marion School District, and Jacqui Burke and Diann Skelton
Dianne Bounds/ASU Delta STEM Education Center
Join teachers from a History & Culture of Quail in AR grant and Physical Science & Data Analysis grant as they present their hands-on investigations involving quail habitat, exponential decay in number, and Archimedes! Receive lesson plans & student handouts and learn about the Quail Kit for free two-week checkout to teachers. Although primarily math, Science, Geography, Social Studies, and Language Arts integrated lessons will be presented by classroom teachers.
#227
9:10-11:20
Marriott Hotel
Mezzanine Balcony / Extended Session
Cross Curricular
K-12, Preservice / Presenters
Presider
Description / Graduate and Undergraduate Student Poster Session
Students from Arkansas Colleges and Universities
Tillman Kennon/Arkansas State University
Join a showcase of research that covers Arts and Humanities, Science & Engineering, Social Sciences, Mathematics & Computer Sciences presented by Arkansas’s up and coming students. Discuss the latest in research in this stop in and chat session. Stay for a few minute or the entire time.
#228 9:10-10:10
Marriott Hotel
Manning / Session
Mathematics
pK-12, Pre-Service /
Presenters
Presider Description / Lesson study and the impact on teaching
C. Neelie Dobbins, Jenny Lounden and Jodi Cheney/SAU
Jenny Lounden/Southern Arkansas University
This session will provide pre-service and traditional teachers with discussion, activities, and implementation of lesson study. We will discuss the drastic impact on learning and growth for teachers and students.
#229 9:10-11:20
Marriott Conv. Center
Chicot / Extended Session
Mathematics
3-8 /
Presenter
Presider Description / Understanding Next Generation Assessments
Tim Brister/Harding University STEM Center
Use testing documents to understand the student thinking needed for the exams and to consider implications for teaching (tasks, questions, lessons,…).
#230
9:10-10:10
Marriott Conv. Center
Conway / Session
Science
3-12 /
Presenters
Presider Description / Student Engagement and PBL Using Google
Will Squires and Brandi Squires/Caddo Hills School District
Brandi Squires/Caddo Hills School District
Use Google Docs, Slides, and other add-ons to create student projects that cover content standards while engaging students.
#231
9:10-10:10
Marriott Conv. Center Harris Brake / Session
Science
pK-4 /
Presenters
Presider Description / Science: All Day, Every Day!
Janie Hill/Hot Springs School District and Angela Stanford/SAU
Angela Stanford/Southern Arkansas University
Literature used in areas such as science fosters reading comprehension strategies such as making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, determining importance and synthesizing that transfer to skills needed for inquiry-based learning and science concepts. Through the utilization of graphic organizers, journals and foldable resources, see how easy it is to teach reading and writing across the curriculum – especially in Science.