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STLinSTL 2018

12:30pm CDT

Pre-Conference Registration Brauer Hall

1:00pm CDT

Computational Thinking and Coding in the Classroom 252Janet Purdy Teaching Empathy and Engineering Using Children's Literature 214Christy Moore WHY we MAKE? Exploring the Rationale Behind the “Makermorphesis” Maker SpaceLeigh Northrup Implementing Assessment Practices that Support Student Learning 216Elizabeth Helfant Linguist Treats to Techno Beats 212Christopher Barker The Educator's Brain 254Chris Rappleye Google Apps for Education 210David Doherty A Cultural Responsive Approach to Engagement: Building a Community of Learning 104Brigitte Leschhorn

4:00pm CDT

Social Hour: Wine and Cheese Tasting and Tour Brauer Hall

7:15am CDT

Registration and Continental Breakfast Brauer Hall

8:00am CDT

Keynote: The Rigorous Whimsy Mindset Brauer AuditoriumAmy Burvall

9:15am CDT

WHY we MAKE? 208Leigh Northrup The Reading Workshop Model Revolution: Creating Life Long Readers 210Sara McCullough Protocols for Effective Student Feedback with Google Drive 214Shannon Steimel Teach Living Poets: Modeling and Promoting Civil Discourse 252Steven Henn • Katie MacDonald Professional Growth and Development: A Journey to Support and Improve Teachers Without "Evaluation" 212Bobby Mirzaie From Snorkelers to Scuba Divers – The Role of Feedback in Fostering Deep Thinking Students 262John Almarode Velocity-Based Training 254Dr. Bryan Mann Formative Assessment and Standards-Based Grading 202Jan K. Hoegh Making Differentiated Instruction Real 250Catherine Brighton Teaching Argument in the Real World 104Dr. Troy Hicks Measuring Gaps in Cultural Relevant Teaching: Strategies for Diverse Schools 108Dr. Ignacio Lopez Collaborative Leadership Part 1 258Dr. Peter DeWitt

10:30am CDT

Phenomenal Phenomena- Using Phenomena to Engage Students and Drive Science Instruction 208Jeanne Norris • Melanie Turnage Art Education - the Original Makers Space? 210Cindy Thorton Passion-Based Literacies and Social Media 214Shannon Steimel "Reel" Identities: Examining Diversity and Inclusivity Through the Lens of Documentary Filmmaking 252Bobby Mirzaie Helping Students Be Their Best S.E.L.F. 212Dr. Daisy Pellant

11:30am CDT

Lunch Dining Hall

12:30pm CDT

STEM Salad Part 1 208Sue Andrews Utilizing Real-World Math Applications 214Kelly Skubic OneNote Class Notebook Wonders 210Michelle Fank Humans of... Anytown, USA 252Mark Martin • Alicia Schordine The Case for Change 212Travis Brantingham • Peter Dry

1:00pm CDT

Getting Them to Eat Peas When All They Want is Ice Cream 262John Almarode Academic Stress and Athletics 254Dr. Bryan Mann Assessment and Measurement in a Personalized Competency-Based System 202Jan K. Hoegh The Best Class You Never Taught: How Spider Web Discussion Can Turn Students into Learning Leaders 216Alexis Wiggins Using Critical and Creative Thinking Skills as a Path to Differentiation 250Catherine Brighton From Texting to Teaching: Grammar Instruction in a Digital Age 104Dr. Troy Hicks Keeping it Real and Relevant: Building Authentic Relationships in Diverse Classrooms 108Dr. Ignacio Lopez Collaborative Leadership Part 2 258Dr. Peter DeWitt

1:45pm CDT

Increasing Engagement Through Thematic Investigation 214Greg Huntoon STEM Salad Part 2 208Sue Andrews Gamifying Education - You Don’t Have to be an App Developer! 210Sarah Leedberg Empowering Learners Through Self-Regulation 252 Developing Leadership Capacity in Our People: Don’t Ignore It! 212Peter Dry

3:00pm CDT

See the Future of SCHOOL! 208Bob Shaw Classroom Transformation 214Tracey Robinson Engagement and Assessment with 1:1 Technology 210Diane Kasparie Buddy Circles: A Model of Peer Support for Partnership and Change: 252Haley Biehl • Sarah Christman Schools in Transition: Ten Steps Necessary for Positive Results 212Charlie Clark

4:00pm CDT

Social Hour Brauer Hall

7:15am CDT

Registration and Continental Breakfast Brauer Hall

8:00am CDT

Keynote: Bold Moves for Schools: How We Create Remarkable Learning Environments Brauer AuditoriumDr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs

9:15am CDT

"It's the Task..." 212Declan FitzPatrick • Dr. Amy Zielinski Grade Cleanse 214Daniel Hill Human Centered Design in the Classroom 210Kira Brennan • Jenna Lucas Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom 216Dr. Jennifer Chang-Wathall Tasty Math Bytes 250Dr. Timothy Chartier Bold Moves for Schools: In-depth Workshop 202Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs Hamilton? Ham-it-fun! 112Tanya Chartier Performance-Based Assessment in the Classroom: Principles and Practices 104Jay McTighe Image is Everything: Exploring Critical Thinking with Visual Literacies 258Amy Burvall If Elephants Could Talk: Racial Literacy 108Dr. Howard Stevenson Leadership for Becoming a High Reliability School: Part 1 262Dr. Tammy Heflebower Legacy Leadership: Are You Future Ready? 254Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

10:30am CDT

Teaching STEM in a Technology Rich Classroom 208Tim Gore • Ed Grooms • Kristy Houle Assess What You Value; Get What You Assess 210Kevin Beckner Levels of Understanding: Learning That Fits All 212Charity Stephens Top of the Mind 214Daniel Hill The Importance of Place: An Intro to Geographic Information Systems and ArcGIS in Social Studies 252Dr. Tanya Roth

11:30am CDT

Lunch Dining Hall

12:30pm CDT

Freshmen Problems? Us Too! 214Paul Codespoti • Dr. Jennifer Davis PBL in the Elementary Classroom 208Kristen Kaiser The Superpower of Metacognition 210Sarah Flotten • Dr. Daisy Pellant Engaging Elementary Students in Conversations about Race and Privilege 252Stephanie Teachout Allen LEADing Leadership with a Collaborative Approach 212Jaime Cavato • Courtney Meagher

1:00pm CDT

Get in the Game with Sports Analytics 250Dr. Timothy Chartier Concept-Based Mathematics: Teaching for Deep Understanding K-12 216Dr. Jennifer Chang-Wathall Creating Environments that Support Passion- The Role of Emerging Technologies in the Core Curriculum 254Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Framework for 21st Century Learning 104Jay McTighe Thinking About Reading? Reading Strategies at Work 112Tanya Chartier Active Literacy Across the Curriculum: Connecting Print, Digital, Media, and Global Literacies 202Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs RemixED: The Power of Remix, Mashup, and Recontextualization in the Classroom 258Amy Burvall Having Healthy Racial Conversations: Reducing Fear through Racial Literacy 108Dr. Howard Stevenson Leadership for Becoming a High Reliability School Part 2 262Dr. Tammy Heflebower

1:45pm CDT

Daily War Strategies on Student Apathy-Power of ICU 214Roseann Bruns • Cory Crosnoe Personalizing Report Cards with Standards Based Grading 210Jeff Horwitz The Battle of the PBL's 208Alicia Sorensen Using Culturally Responsive Protocols in the Elementary Classroom 252Sara Levine • Aubrey Schmoll Data for Dummies: Reading and Acting on Data for Classroom and School Improvement 212Steven Henn

3:00pm CDT

Incorporating Content, Assessment and Dispelling Misconceptions about Project Based Learning 208Jeff Horwitz Panel Discussion with Practitioners to Defeat Student Apathy 214Roseann Bruns • Cory Crosnoe • Daniel Hill So Many Ideas, So Little Time! 210Donna Waters The Student-Centered Classroom 212Heather Lavezzi