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Oakland County Effective Practices Conference 2019

8:30am EDT

WELL-BEING & ACHIEVEMENT THE TWO STRANDS OF THE DOUBLE HELIX OF EDUCATION: Auditorium

10:15am EDT

Cultures of Thinking in Lower Elementary (Kindergarten/First Grade) Room C15Kylee Ribant • Jennifer Kontry Expanding the pathway to learning using the four Essential Questions Room C16Jennifer Dooley Cultivating Student Engagement in Mathematics Room B16Melissa Rykse • Jamie Rykse Deep Learning in Action - Composting Counts Room D2Katie Starn Real World Learning with a STEM Focus G2 Tech RoomLeandra Edwards-Brandel Academic Service Learning: Connecting Curriculum and Community action in Clarkston Room B15Dee Smith • Jessica Hall Caring for the WHOLE student, data based, need driven approaches. Room D1Stephanie Zendler • Jennifer Bell • Holly Gordon • Lisa McDonad Creating a Classroom Environment That Promotes Student Leadership In Math Room C2Kevin Trotta • Stefanee Hirsch Creating an 8th grade conference Room B2Ross Baker • Kristin Weber Dynamic Instruction Room B19Katherine Morrison • Jason Haffner Grading with a Purpose: My Journey and Reflection on a Year of Standards Based Grading Room N-10Vanessa Logan Wentzloff Implementing a Cybersecurity Team for Middle School and High School G1 Tech RoomNatalie Daversa It's Like Riding a Bike: How to make learning last a lifetime Room C14Dave Schmittou Restorative Leadership and Initiating RP at the District Level Room C1Jason Larsen Simple Changes Room B3Lightsey Paula Supporting all Learners - A Show & Tell Room C13Dr. Lara J. Dixon • Jackie Cheyne • Dawn Hayes Supporting Diverse Learners in Mathematics, Grades 3-11, with Language Supports Room C5Sarah Huck • Dayna Britton • Julia Giacoma • Kelly O'Melia Teaching Outside the Box: A crash Course in Creativity AuditoriumDave Burgess Using Literacy and Student Leadership to Support Social Emotional Growth Room D14Amy Forsyth • Kristi Frisk • Lisa Peters

12:45pm EDT

Formative Assessment And The Power Of Learning Progressions Room B15Aimee Schwartz • Kelsey Kavulich Making Book Clubs Accessible to All Students Room B16Tracy Cline • Abby Crawley • Alexandria Felts Pushing Past 5 Paragraphs: How authentic audiences and genres can make learning more engaging and meaningful. Room C19Meg Grossnickle Using Inquiry in the Math Classroom to Cultivate Number Sense Room C2Anita Qonja • Stephanie Niemi Journey to the Next Generation Room C1Grayson McKinney • Scott Germansky "Centers" Are NOT Just for Little Kids Anymore Room B3Michelle Jacobs Amplifying and Celebrating LGBTQ+ Voices Room N-10Rick Joseph Baby Steps: Small Shifts to Amplify Student Voice Room C5Bryan Lindstrom Bold Humility Room C14Dave Schmittou Highlights of Deep Learning Room C13Dr. Lara J. Dixon • Adam Burns Integrating A Focus on Equity Into Social and Emotional Learning Room C15Grace Helms Kotre • Lightsey Paula • Dr. Mary Spence Outreach: Authenticity and Engagement Room C16Laura Matousek Restorative Practices: An Elementary Schools Journey to become Restorative Room B19Jackie Sosin • Rachel Graf • Nicole Casinelli Won’t You Be My Neighbor Room B2Melissa Parks Integrating Content Specific Vocabulary into the Classroom to Promote Higher Order Thinking Skills and Communication Skills Room D19Tonya Edwards Khan you raise NWEA scores for free? Room D5Jennifer Gwilt • Jillian Sisko "Engaging all Learners through Standards-Based Grading" Room D2Marni Lieberman • Brittany Came All Means All: Universal Support Strategies for the General Education Classroom Room N-1Eric Flessa Building Community with Schoolwide Social Emotional Learning (SEL) E4 Science RoomLexie Biggert • Sara Carrico • Melanie Morey • Mary Perfitt-Nelson • Karen Gomez Creating a Culture of Thinking for ELs Room D14Hadeel Azzo • Lindsay Novara Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain Room D16Dina Rocheleau Effective Coaching Practices Room D1Katherine Morrison • Jason Haffner Surviving the Endurance Sport of Teaching Room D12Brian Dalton The Modeling Method E5 Science RoomNick Shaskos • Tamra Whitake • Andrea Brook Utilizing Professional Learning Communities to Support Student Instruction Room B14Vanessa Carter • Catina Mason Visual Thinking Strategies from the DIA Room D15Jenny Angell • Sue Troia

2:15pm EDT

A Tale of Two Districts - Coaching and Collaborating with Cross County Colleagues Room B19Jurvis, Jane • Tina Saferian Books Clubs in the Secondary ELA Classroom: Add variety, accessibility, and depth to your curriculum Room C14Kelly Day Data, a Four Letter Word Room C15Amy Guzynski • Vanessa Monsour Our School: A journey from congeniality to collaborative inquiry Room H4Dave Pontzious • Lori Dupuis “Building Academic Vocabulary during elementary specials...Oh My! Room C19Yanisse Rhodes • Dr. Chelsea Harris-Hugan • Eileen Bigham • Anthony White Oh NO! Not Another Test Review Packet. Room N-10Melissa Majeski • Kathy Milia Mystery Skype Room H3Annie Meinberg Authentic Audiences: What Happens in the Classroom Shouldn’t Stay in the Classroom Room C1Grayson McKinney • Zach Rondot Character Education Practices Room B2Matt Jansen • Erin Detmer Cultures of Thinking Room H1Colleen Ransford Deepening my learning in order to facilitate and teach effectively Room B3Darrin Winkler Eliciting Empathy: A Deep Learning Project for Change Room B15Kevin Hall • Madeleine Parthum How can coaching build a culture of trust and excellence? Room B16Spencer Cotter • Christine Teff Makerspace Infusion Room F1 Science RoomCandace Greer-Jefferson • Sarah Smith • Jessie Heckman The Positivity Project: Empowering America's youth to build positive relationships. Room C13Gretchen D. Hynes • Sarah Manzo • Laura Kirklin

10:15am EDT

Enhancing Instruction through Classroom Libraries Room C13Renee Valentine • Lana Schultz • Lisa Piontek Leveraging for a Lively Learning Community Room C19Nicole Jones Leveraging Video Conferencing to Foster Relationships Regardless of Distance Room C14Matt Santala • Tracey Hurford Practices and Reflections of our MTSS Journey Room C5Dr. Christine Russell • Ken Weaver • Anita Qonja The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Room C16Donna Barrier • Integrating Whole Child into Continuous Improvement Embracing the Chaos: Making Multi-Day Labs and Projects Work in the Science Classroom E4 Science RoomErich Beregszaszy • Kate Rainey Creating a School with High Levels of Teacher Efficacy Room B2Dr. Julie Kaminski Culturally Responsive Tools You can Use Tomorrow! (Formally titled Building a Culturally Responsive Classroom Community) Room B16Christy Osborne • Alyssa Reimold Developing Lateral Thinking in the Classroom Room B15Andrew Capelli Empowering Students Through Self-Reported Grading Room C15Amy Guzynski • Julie Martinez Follow-Up with Dr. Jean Clinton AuditoriumDr. Jean Clinton Integrating Cultures of Thinking in Inquiry Room C2Jodie Viviano • Rita Flynn Mindfulness Room N-10Gregorio D. Cognetto Mindfulness in a School Setting Room C1Stephanie Harris Not Your Ordinary Practice Room D5Leslie Handyside • Elizabeth Gillespie Using "Notice & Note: Nonfiction" Reading Strategies Room B19Dave Browne • Kate Perez • Kelly Haas What's Your Elephant? Room N-1Dr. Dania Bazzi • Tom Maes

12:45pm EDT

Before Conversations Begin: The Process of Becoming an Effective Coach Room C5Felicia Geeter Literacy Events 101 Room C19Areej Alnaraie Standards Based Grading: What, why, and how? Room C14Dave Schmittou What's New with Michigan Model Room C16Jessica Shaffer Diving Into Collaborative Inquiry E4 Science RoomKaren Kudla • Cheryl Matas Elementary Science: Using KLEWS and Investigation Notebooks in the classroom! Room D2Marie Woodman Transferring Practices from A.P. to the General Curriculum Room B19Brittney Melse Anchoring Our Work: A Systemic Approach to School & Student Culture Room B15Katie Jeffrey • Keefe, Diana Autism and Education: A Changing Mindset Room B16Heather Williams Culturally Responsive Teaching Room B2Stephanie Nimene M.Ed For the sake of the children Room B-5Troy Nelson • Alan Kantor Inquiry Across the Curriculum Room C2Jessica Bull • Katie Francis • Danielle Collins Intentional Career Planning, Portfolio Development, and Senior Interviews at Lake Orion High School Room C1Tony Palmeri • Rosa Everitt • Jennifer Ohlrich Mindfulness in the Classroom Room D5Jessica Ghislain Motivating the Unmotivated Learner Room N-10Tamika N. Williams Moving from Monologue to Dialogue; Engaging Students through Class Discussion Room C15Amy Guzynski • Julie Martinez NPDL (New Pedagogies of Deep Learning) 101? Room C13Renee Valentine