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emPOWer Conference 2019

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8:00am EDT

REGISTRATION (and link to school map) Gym

9:00am EDT

Building Mental Muscle with Consistent CreativityLIMITED B112Penetha Robertson Building Number Sense and Classroom Community with High-Yield RoutinesLIMITED B228Skip Tyler Engaging Parents in MathematicsLIMITED B225Jennifer Carr • Nathan Potter Everyday Excellence for ELLsLIMITED B117Jeanie Jones • Valerie Turner Google Slides, More than a Slide ShowFILLING B231Christa Fairman Images & Literacy: A Powerful PairLIMITED B230Sarah Moore Navigate *Learning with Google TourLIMITED B110Renee Mayo Number Lines are Here to StayLIMITED B114Cara Alexander • Sarah Barnes Opening the Doors of Opportunities through Work Based Learning / Business PartnershipsLIMITED B113Michael Payne • Tim Greenway Performance Based Assessments for the Civics ClassroomLIMITED B116Tracey Horvath (Zaval) The 7 Habits in the ClassroomFULL B111Tia Stout • Liz McCrory The Missing Piece: Oral Language & CommunicationLIMITED B109Christina Whitfield • Anne Keo Mentor Texts and Morning MeetingsFULL C124Allison Yandle • Katie Bates What's in it for me? Tapping into Student Preferences to Enhance Success at SchoolFILLING C123Taryn Traylor • Susan Palko

10:10am EDT

Collaboration Across the CurriculumLIMITED B230Amanda Henley Family Engagement: The New Buzz Word???LIMITED B105Ginny Gills Fantasy Draft - Group SelectionLIMITED B228AJ Nash Teen Vaping: Epidemic or Current Trend?LIMITED B109Karen Wilson What is a Genius Block?LIMITED B117Lori Wolf Building Intercultural Competence in the ClassroomFILLING B112Nashae Jones Designing Video Games with BloxelsLIMITED B110Krystle Demas Let Students Lead the Way with Google ToursLIMITED B106Katie Moran Novel IdeasLIMITED B225Cindy Winston Statistics UNconferenceLIMITED C125Timothy Barnes STEM, STEAM, STREAM??LIMITED B219Donia Spott Using Technology in the Inclusive ClassroomFULL B231Ebony Fleming • Lauren Ayers • Sheri Light Watch Me Grow: Revolutioning Conferences to be Student LedLIMITED B111Katie L. Taylor What's on the Menu for Middle School Math Stations?LIMITED B116Claudia Stocker • Sophia Bastaich (Hassan) Writing with Mentor TextsFILLING B113Jenny Johnson

11:00am EDT

Ignite PlaygroundLIMITED 1st Floor

11:20am EDT

Effective Collaborative PracticesLIMITED B109Carol Beach • Cindy Barnes Rocking Teaching, Tweet Tweet TweetFILLING B105Ginny Gills The Gift of FeedbackLIMITED B225Chris Leech The Speech Room: What exactly goes on in there and why does it matter to me?LIMITED B112Tanya Torrijos • Charlene Valenzuela The Use of Talking Circles in the Classroom as a Relationship Building StrategyFILLING B230Rebecca Lendyak-McMahon • Samantha Martin Collaboration: Making It Work In Real LifeLIMITED B111Ashley Ringstaff • Penny George Exploring Geometry Conceptually with Discovery LearningLIMITED B114Timothy Barnes • Nancy Taylor Math Modeling with Dixie CupsLIMITED B224Blythe Samuels Maximize Engagement with Cooperative Learning!FILLING B106Stephanie Cochrane Positive Coping Strategies for Students and Self-Care Tips for EducatorsFULL B113Dianne White • Kirsten Lightner Sharing the Load: Team Content Planning for Effective InstructionLIMITED B228Angie Akins • Jaime Arnett • Melissa Lynch Walking the LineLIMITED B117Tia Stout • Jacqui Mawyer You've Got a Friend in MediaLIMITED B110Rheetha Lawlor • Sarah Iler

12:15pm EDT

Lunch TBA

12:30pm EDT

Lunch and LearnLIMITED Learning CommonsAdam Garry

1:00pm EDT

Collaborative Teaching TeamworkLIMITED B105Ashley Brooks • Varna Redlich Crafting Digital MakerSpacesLIMITED B109Terry Phillips How to Create a Quality STEM LessonLIMITED B111Barbara Adcock Innovate the "Old School" with RigorLIMITED B110Jennifer Ruffner • Elizabeth Bearer Making Data Manageable: Collecting Data in the Collaborative ClassroomFILLING B112Stefanie Riviere Mindfulness in the ClassroomFILLING B117Jennifer Kramer Tech-Based Learning to Get Their Minds Churning!LIMITED B114Paul Smartschan • Sarah Parker Discovery in the Calculus ClassroomLIMITED B116Nancy Taylor Guided Reading Planning Made EasyFULL B113Jessica Miller Let's Make Teaching Fun Again!FILLING B228Jane Brown Leveraging Desmos to Build Student Understanding and Confidence in MathLIMITED B230Sherrah Knight • Javier Cabezas STEM, STEAM, STREAM??LIMITED B219Donia Spott Supporting English Learners: Practices and Policies that Enhance School Climate and Academic AchievementLIMITED C123Kate Rolander • Melissa Cuba Using Skill-Based Assessments to Build Language ProficiencyLIMITED B231Nadia Hassan What PART of Fractions Don't You Get?LIMITED C124Tom O'Brien From Facts to Firewalls: Leading Free Speech DebatesLIMITED C125Jessi Hollis McCarthy Healthy DialogueLIMITED B106Lisa Harris • Laurie Pearson • Aryn Atchison

1:45pm EDT

Ignite PlaygroundLIMITED 1st Floor

2:10pm EDT

Digital Storytelling with ScratchLIMITED B224Blythe Samuels • Sharon Shadrach Google Expeditions: Where Will They Take You?LIMITED B228Melissa Hanes Math Fact SWAGLIMITED C124Tom O'Brien App Smashing With SeesawFILLING B230Lisa McCue • Melissa Rama Being a Color Brave TeacherLIMITED B231Nadia Hassan Building Mental Muscle with Consistent CreativityLIMITED B112Penetha Robertson Co-Teaching to Maximize the Potential of Every LearnerLIMITED B225Amanda Steeley Communication, Collaboration, and Closure!FILLING B111Jennifer DeGroat • Jackie Batchelder • Jacqui Mawyer CREATING for the CurriculumLIMITED B110Tiffany Ray • Melissa Glanden Everyday Excellence for ELLsLIMITED B117Jeanie Jones • Valerie Turner Get Your Game On: Game-Based Learning with Legends of Learning!LIMITED B109Chance Pilgrim • Shada Johnson Increase Student Engagement with DifferentiationLIMITED B105Newsela Opening the Doors of Opportunities through Work Based Learning / Business PartnershipsLIMITED B113Michael Payne • Tim Greenway Stop, Collaborate, and Listen - Collaborative Learning Strategies for the ClassroomLIMITED B116Tracey Horvath (Zaval) Student Choice - The Road to Engagement and UnderstandingLIMITED B114Timothy Barnes