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Annual Conference Session Descriptions

March 6-8, 2010, San Antonio, TX

Critical Transformations







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  • Session numbers for ticketed sessions end in a "T." A ticket is required for admission to these sessions, which quickly reach capacity. Ticketed sessions are labeled "OPEN" or "FULL" to indicate available space.
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  • All nonticketed sessions are open to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.

All Days

Saturday, March 6

Sunday, March 7

Monday, March 8


Levels

Ages 0-5

Early Childhood

Elementary

ESOL

Middle or Junior High

Middle and Secondary

Secondary

Higher and Adult Education

PreK-12

All Levels


Ages 0-5      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3107 Read with Me: Helping Parents Help Children

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3222 "The Teacher in My Head": Learning to Listen and Respond


Early Childhood      ^ Return to Top


12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3203 Engaging Students in Learning by Coteaching with Parents

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3263 Living With Purpose: Self-Regulation as an Essential Core Strength


Elementary      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3106 Structured for Success: Special Education's E-Learning Revolution

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3108 Helping Teachers Foster Social Skills Through Cooperative Learning

08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3136T Using Formative Assessment to Ensure Success for English Language Learners

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3145 Implementing Daily Physical Education: "No Sweat"

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3149 Turning Research into Improved Mathematical Instruction for All Elementary Students

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3306 Strategies for Vocabulary Instruction

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3308 Digital Natives: Going Wild With Technology

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3313 Reflection, Inquiry, and Sharing: What Does This Mean for Student Engagement?

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3342 Practical Functions of Formative Data

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3346 Exploring New Frontiers: Critical Transformations in the Elementary Classroom

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3347 Differentiation Through the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme Lens

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3349 Making Change Happen: An Elementary Case Study

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3356 Teaching the Academic Language of Science to Elementary English Language Learners


ESOL      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3112 Supporting the Recently Exited ELL in Secondary Schools

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3303 Strategies to Facilitate ESL Instruction


Middle or Junior High      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3122T Creating the Spark to Engage Students in Science

08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3124T Great Expectations for All by Using Accommodations and Modifications

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3218 Building Literacy Skills Through a Team Approach

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3341 Improving Academic Achievement Through Character Education


Middle and Secondary      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:00 AM Monday OPEN
3103T Assessing the Impact of Teacher Professional Development

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3113 Transform Grading Practices: Move from Harmful to Hopeful

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3125 Opening Doors, Building Connections: Improving the Lives of At-Risk Students

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3137 Small Learning Communities Transform School Schedules

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3141 Advisory Implementation: Moving from Aspiration to Action

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3146 Habits of Mind in the Secondary Classroom

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3236 Professional Learning Communities and High School Reform

12:45-02:15 PM Monday OPEN
3258T Developing a Districtwide High School Strategy: A Case Study

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3265 No Teacher Left Behind: Shifting the Face of Professional Development with Coaching

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3267 Transforming Content Instruction for English Language Learners

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3310 The Fourth R: A Curriculum That Teaches College-Readiness Skills

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3312 Coaching in an Urban District: Math + Science + Coaching = Success

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3339 School of Dreams: Turning Around the 21st Century High School

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3340 User Friendly: Creating a Network of Literacy Coaches Through Technology

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3351 Math Tools and Strategies for Differentiating Instruction and Increasing Engagement

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3355 Not by Osmosis: Increasing Scientific Literacy with Effective Vocabulary Instruction


Secondary      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3127 School Improvement: Collaboration for Success

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3311 Assessing What Matters Most: Learning Dispositions and Student Success

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3343 Transformational Teaching: Journey to Understanding by Design


Higher and Adult Education      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3133 Making Learning Real: A Transformational Teaching and Learning Experience

12:15-01:15 PM Monday OPEN
3205T Inquiring Instructors Want to Know: Getting to Know Online Students


PreK-12      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:00 AM Monday OPEN
3105T Creating a Sustainable K—12 Coaching Model in a Large District

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3109 Elementary or Intermediate for 5th Graders? Grade Configurations and Achievement

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3114 Educating the Whole Child: Integrating Arts into the Curriculum

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3115 The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson

08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3128T How Response to Intervention and Differentiated Instruction Work Together

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3131 STEM Classes Online

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3143 Technology Coaches for Techno-Timid Teachers

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3151 From Critic to Collaborator: Working Together for Student Support

08:30-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3152T Conducting an Academic Audit: Discovering Your Students' Real Classroom Experiences

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3221 Get Them All Thinking: Critical Reasoning for the 21st Century

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3259 Global Citizens: Leaders for Our Future

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3262 How Global Are We? Creating Global Schools for Global Competence

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3302 50 Tips and Tricks for New and Aspiring Administrators

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3304 Using Service Learning to Nurture Multicultural Values

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3353 The Power of Performance Management in School Reform

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3354 From Promise to Practice: Transforming the Culture of a District


All Levels      ^ Return to Top


08:00-09:00 AM Monday OPEN
3101T Leading Change in Student Achievement

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3104 Writing Assessment as Collaborative K—16 Professional Development

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3110 Transforming Curriculum Using Geospatial Technologies

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3111 Differentiated Coaching

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3120 Productive Group Work: The Power of Collaborative Learning

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3123 A Bias for Action: Implementing a Culture of Literacy Leadership

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3126 The Digital Brain

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3129 Leading Implementation of Differentiated Instruction: Practical Strategies to Accelerate Change

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3130 Education Leadership for Web 2.0: Promise and Reality

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3132 A Job Too Big for One: Nontraditional Approaches to School Leadership

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3134 Literacy Leadership to Improve Student Achievement

08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3135T Is Seeing Believing? Observing Cotaught Collaborative Inclusion Classes

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3138 H.O.T.S.--Help Our Teachers Stay

08:00-09:30 AM Monday FULL
3139T Strolling San Antonio's Historic Streets

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3140 Saving Time and Sanity in Progress Reporting

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3142 Digital Game-Based Learning in American History

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3147 Learning-Focused Consultation: Promoting Growth for Beginning and Experienced Teachers

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3148 Putting the "Professional" Back in Professional Development

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3150 Beyond Socratic Seminars: How to Influence Discussion Dynamics

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3201 Bifocal Assessment: Combining Teaching and Learning with Thinking Maps

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3202 Do Teachers' Assessment Beliefs and Practices Match?

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3204 Real-Time Learning with Clickers in the Classroom

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3206 Successfully Infusing Character Education Goals into General Academics

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3208 Working with Refugees to Learn with Their Differences

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3216 Creative Leadership: Skills That Drive Change

12:15-01:45 PM Monday OPEN
3217T Dynamic Conversations + Action + Reflection = Transformations

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3219 First Nations Education in Canada: The Whole Child Initiative in Action

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3220 Assessing Leadership for Global Diversity

12:15-04:15 PM Monday FULL
3223T Cruising and Exploring San Antonio

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3224 Transforming Education Through Critical Conversations

12:15-02:15 PM Monday OPEN
3234T Teaching the Whole Child Using Brain-Compatible Practices

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3235 Today's Beginning Teachers, Tomorrow's Educational Leaders

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3237 Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works

12:15-02:15 PM Monday OPEN
3238T 27th Annual Critique of Teacher Evaluation Instruments

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3239 Instructional Design for the Master Teacher

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3240 Poverty and Underachievement: How Schools and Districts Lead Students to Success

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3241 Community Partners for 21st Century Skills

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3242 Gaming and Learning

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3243 Beyond Global Awareness: Building Students' Competence with Activities and Online Resources

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3244 Using Web 2.0 Google Resources to Organize, Communicate, Engage, and Prepare

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3245 Teaching with 21st Century Skills: Teach Less, Learn More, Think Well

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3247 Designing and Using High-Quality Rubrics for 21st Century Skills

12:15-02:15 PM Monday OPEN
3249T Exploring the Boulevards of Time

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3250 Raising Our Voices: Students Engaged in Changing the World, One School at a Time

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3260 Differentiated Instruction to Meet the Needs of All Students

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3261 Response to Intervention Made Easier

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3266 Empowering Students in the Classroom by Asking Better Questions

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3268 The Common Core State Standards Initiative

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3271 No Child Left in the Middle

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3272 Powerful Presentation Skills

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3273 Leading to Learn, Learning to Lead: Instructional Talk Throughs

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3274 NASA Education: Explore, Discover, and Understand

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3275 Dyslexia: The Warning Signs

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3301 Science Literacy Circles: Inductive Inquiry Modeling

02:45-03:45 PM Monday OPEN
3305T Multiple Measures for Grading and Reporting

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3307 Engaging Social Media to Effect Education Improvement

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3309 Inspire, Motivate and Collaborate: Leading with Emotional Intelligence

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3314 Right-on-TIME: Providing Differentiated Professional Development for All Teachers

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3315 The New Teacher's Companion: Establishing a Foundation of Wisdom

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3338 Improving Student Learning and Assessment Using Multiple Intelligences

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3344 Celebrating Diversity in the Classroom Through Differentiation

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3345 Understanding Thematic Instruction by Design

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3348 Five Essential Questions That Lead to Critical Transformations



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