MARCH 9th:
7:30-8:00REGISTRATION
8:00- 9:00 KEYNOTE 1: Dr. Howard DiBlasi - The Power of One: Changing the World of Education One Teacher at a Time (Large group room)
9:00-9:20BREAK: Browse vendors, small room set up
9:20-10:20 BREAK OUT SESSION 1
Chelsea: (SCIENCE) – Project Based Learning / Shannon Hudson- Please bring your laptop, copies of curriculum, & applicable state standards
Waterford: (MATH) - Tools of the Trade: Teaching Algebra I / Shelly Buck
Tudor: (TECHNOLOGY) - Think Different: Creativity and Problem Solving Skills in Your Classroom / Howard DiBlasi
Windsor: (LITERACY) – Strategies that Foster Critical Reading and Thinking of Informational Text / Judy Jenkins
10:20-10:30 BREAK
10:30-11:30BREAK OUT SESSION 2
Chelsea: (SCIENCE) – Geocache Bash / Lois Gray
Waterford: (LITERACY) – Maximum Impact: Driving Student Achievement w/Differentiated Instruction / Diane Baldesseri (ACHIEVE 3000)
Tudor: (GENERAL) – Promoting Critical Thinking Skills across the Curriculum / Janice Kosiba and Tami Weller
Windsor: (MATH) – Tools of the Trade: Teaching Algebra I / Shelly Buck ((This is a repeat of session presented earlier.)
11:30-1:00LUNCH BREAK
1:00-1:15 VENDOR SHOW CASE
1:15-2:15BREAK OUT SESSION 3
Chelsea: (LANGUAGE ARTS) – Creative Activities in a ISTEP World / Krista Marconett
Waterford: (GENERAL) – Grant Writing: Getting the Funding You Need to Support Your High Ability Projects / Shannon Hudson– Please bring your laptop
Tudor: (MATH) – A.L.E.K.S – Independent Math Program to Support High Ability Students / Lisa Hall
Windsor: (TECHNOLOGY) – Podcasting / Howard DiBlasi
2:30-3:30BREAK OUT SESSION 4
Chelsea: (TECHNOLOGY) – I-Create: Digital Projects for the 21st Century / Howard DiBlasi
Waterford: (GENERAL) - Examining the Standards and Text Selection / Gretchen Leuenberger
Tudor: (MATH) – Inquiry Based Strategies for High Ability Math Students / Janice Kosiba and Tami Weller
Windsor: (LITERACY) – Developing Critical Thinking Skills through Journals / Judy Jenkins
MARCH 10th:
7:30-8:00REGISTRATION
8:00- 9:00 KEYNOTE 1: JIM KESTNER – Standing Out From the Crowd
9:00-9:20BREAK: Browse vendors, small room set up
9:20-10:20 BREAK OUT SESSION 1
Chelsea: (SCIENCE) – Structured Controversies / Shannon Hudson– Please bring your laptop, copies of applicable curriculum & data
Waterford: (GENERAL/Fine Arts) – Promoting Community Collaboration to Increase Rigor for the HA Student / Aaron Butler and Dr. C. Todd Cummings
Tudor: (GENERAL) –Examining the Standards and Text Selection / Gretchen Leuenberger
Windsor: (GENERAL) – Character Excellence / Jim Kestner
10:20-10:30 BREAK
10:30-11:30BREAK OUT SESSION 2
Chelsea: (SCIENCE) – Star Struck in Starlab / Lois Gray
Waterford: (MUSIC) – Integrating Brain Based Learning into the Fort Wayne Phil Harmonic Youth Symphony / Aaron Butler and Dr. C. Todd Cummings
Tudor:(Literacy) – Inquiry Based Instructional Strategies for Language Arts / Janice Kosiba and Tami Weller
Windsor: (GENERAL) – Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens / Gary McGuey
11:30-1:00LUNCH BREAK
1:00-1:15 VENDOR SHOW CASE
1:15-2:15BREAK OUT SESSION 3
Chelsea: (LITERACY) – The 21st Century Skill Mix: Supporting Comprehension and Critical Thinking / Denise Ahlquist (GREAT BOOKS)
Waterford: (MATH) – Tools of the Trade- Teaching Algebra I / Shelly Buck
Tudor: (GENERAL) - RTI for High Ability Learners: Strategies for Helping Underachievers / Janice Kosiba and Tami Weller
Windsor: (GENERAL) – Check Points Grading System: Academic Excellence / Jim Kestner
2:30-3:30KEYNOTE 3: Dr. Gary McGuey -- The Inspirational Teacher
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