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Middle/high school (6-12) general education teacher, special education teacher, title teacher or
counselor you will attend the half-day morning session with Kim St. Martin in the high school
auditorium. For the afternoon, you will select which break out sessions you wish to attend. Click
HERE to view sessions that are available to you.
Elementary school (K-5) general education teacher, special education teacher, title teacher or
counselor you will attend the afternoon half-day session with Kim St. Martin in the high school
auditorium. For the morning, you will select which break out sessions you wish to attend. Click HERE
to view sessions that are available to you.
Preschool teachers Click HERE to view sessions that are available to you.
Elementary (K-5)
Session 1: 8:30 - 9:55
Session 2: 10:05 11:30
Kim St. Martin: 12:30 3:30
Session Title
Lets Get Digital: Reading and
Writing Tools (K-5)
Mitch English, CAPS
Session 1
8:30 9:55
Description Description
This will be a hands-on session featuring ways to use digital
tools to enhance literacy at all levels. I will highlight Google
tools as well as other tools for creating authentic reading and
writing experiences for students while still meeting the
expectations of the CCSS and MAISA units.
How in the world can you get an 8 year old excited about
Michigan History? A 9 year old excited about studying the US
Regions? A 10 year old studying United States History?
Teachers from around the state (including some from WMISD)
have been hard at work creating a free digital resource that
engages students with the content. Learn about the project
and experience the materials for yourself!
Target Ages: Kindergarten, First grade, Headstart, GSRP Learn
solutions for common problems with handwriting, cutting, and
other classroom fine and visual motor activities.
For music educators of all kinds and backgrounds. The first part
of the session will include activities and techniques for effective
pacing and engagement in the music classroom. The second
half will be a collaborative discussion on the needs and
coordination of music culture throughout the WexfordMissaukee ISD including, but not limited to, National
Standards, events, and curriculum.
Mark Mortenson,
Director of Friends Ministry
Planbook! It's good, and good
for you! (K-5)
Jason Mowbry, CAPS
Karen Hoekwater, CAPS
Session Title
Number Sense and Fact
Fluency Strategies and
Activities (K-3)
Eric Gebhard, Pine River
Rachel Rogers, Lake City
NASA Problem-Based
Learning: Protecting Life the
Martian Challenge (K-5)
Session 2
10:05 11:30
Roger Storm,
NASA Educator
Session Description
Math "fluency" has been a thorn in the side of many elementary
teachers for far too long. It's time to dispel the myths
surrounding fact fluency and truly investigate what this
concept means. We will be looking at the scaffolding of skills
necessary for a student to become truly fluent in math
operations, while sharing activities to help bolster their
confidence. Attendees of this session will leave with an
understanding that fact fluency is not Rocket (Math) Science.
During this 60-minute activity, participants will create their
own Martian using craft materials and UV beads. They will
explore how UV radiation from the Sun can affect living things,
comparing conditions on Earth and Mars, and then discuss
ways in which organisms may protect themselves from UV
radiation. They will then take part in a Mars Creature
Challenge, where they will change their creature to help it
survive harsh UV conditions like on Mars. They will then test
their Mars creatures by subjecting them to different
environmental conditions to see how well they survive in a
Martian environment. This investigation will explore shelter
and protection as one of lifes requirements and how Earths
atmosphere protects life from harmful UV radiation.
Need to input data for DIBELS? Not sure how to do it? Come
learn how to input and/or import data into Illuminate Data and
Assessment Management System. Let us help you get your
data from this year into Illuminate so teachers can use it to help
drive their instruction. Other examples include, but not limited
to, Fountas and Pinnell, AIMSweb, and iReady. Come and share
your needs, and let us help you get your data where it needs to
be.
ADHD (K-5)
Dr. Elizabeth Rzepka-Alto,
Mackinaw Trail Pediatrics
Engaging Learners in the
Classroom with iPads (K-5)
John Paul Katona, Manton
Dave Case, Manton
Alaina Olds-McKinley, Manton
CLEAR Process (K-5)
Vikki Hennard,
Behavior Consultant
Char-Em ISD
Join this session to learn about fun, easy, free & effective
modes of communication for your students and/or their
parents through apps and websites. Easily give your classes an
insider look at the amazing learning that takes place in your
classroom through photos, reminders, quick posts, updates,
and more! Learn how to offer online scheduling of parent
volunteers and post calendars, too. You can also learn to utilize
two-way text/chat features with students or parents without
having to give out your personal cell phone number! If you want
to know more about how Twitter, Facebook, Remind, Bloomz
& digital newsletters can fit the needs of your classroom, this
session is for you!
Trauma informed practice is the key to increasing educational
outcomes for much of our challenging population. Learn more
about trauma initiatives and how it impacts students success.
Session Title
Creating a Network of English
Instructors (MS/HS)
Session 1
12:30 1:55
Description Description
In this session, English teachers will be sharing some of their
"best" lessons with the group. Teachers should bring enough
copies so that each district can leave with resources to use in
their classrooms. The intention of this session is for teachers to
gain ideas/lessons from other teachers in the English field,
creating a network for each other. Tiered lessons, unique
approaches to grammar, ways to help students through the
writing process, and kinesthetic activities are ideas of lessons
that could be shared.
Teaching math has changed over the years. How are you doing
at keeping up with it? Perhaps you are relatively new to the
field. Do you have any fresh ideas? There sure is a lot of tech
out there. Does that make the "old ways" of doing things
obsolete? Let's get together and debrief, commiserate,
encourage, and collaborate. I'm sure we will leave with a few
more tools and strategies then we came in with. Along with a
fresh dose of enthusiasm for the best subject taught in schools
today!
It would be helpful, but not necessary, if you brought your own
device to view your Digits account. Discussion topics will
include: what seems to be working great, what seems to need
some work, assessments, intervention lessons, etc in our
classrooms...
New this year: Performance tasks Q/A pertaining to using
Digits in the classroom. If you have any specific questions,
please email Dan or Holly prior to November 2nd and we'll try
to get an answer ready for you.
Let's learn from each other! For this session teachers will bring
an idea, topic, or question they wish to share or discuss with
colleagues. The agenda will be developed on the spot based on
the participants and their desired topics. Each attendee will be
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Creating Assessments in
Illuminate Today to Use
Tomorrow (MS/HS)
Heidi Hayes, WMISD
Sally Riffle,
Educational Technology
Association
How in the world can you get middle schoolers excited about
World Geography? A high schooler thirsty for US History? A
soon to graduate student eager for Economics? Teachers from
around the state (including some from WMISD) have been hard
at work creating a free digital resource that engages students
with the content. Learn about the project and experience the
materials for yourself!
For Beginners-Intermediate. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
session!!! This class will go over basics of Google Drive and
Google Classroom. By the end of the session, you will have
created a class in Google Classroom and sent out your first
Announcement/Assignment! Other topics we will look at:
Sharing Google Docs, creating and sharing class Forms as
quizzes, and letting a Google Add-on grade that quiz! This is a
great session for those interested in setting up your
assignments online for your students to both access and
submit their work.
In this session you will learn practical ways to integrate Google
Classroom in a 1:1 setting on a consistent basis. Questions that
will be answered: What type of assignments can you use?
Where do you find the best resources? Do students really like
it?
This session will give you a brief overview of the new Illuminate
Data and Assessment Management System that your school
has access to (Illuminate is the new Data Director). It will focus
primarily on teachers learning to use the system to create
different types of classroom assessments ranging from on the
fly assessments, manual assessments, and quick item-bank
assessments already in the software. Learn how to administer
your tests online, or use the new scanning feature called
GradeCam. Data will be stored in one location for all of your
assessments to help drive your instruction.
Are you ready for online testing? Is your classroom tech ready?
What free tools will engage and assess your students? What
data is readily available from state sources for school
improvement? Participants will learn about how to use online
tools to frame objectives, see trends in the classroom, or
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Macomb ISD
Danielle Letter,
Genesee ISD
Formative Assessments
Monitoring Learning the
Secondary Classroom (MS/HS)
Roy Sovis,
Genesee ISD
Best Practice for Weight Lifting
(MS/HS)
Chad Phillips, Pine River
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Half Day
12:30 3:30
Session 2
2:05 3:30
Session Title
Lets Get Digital: Reading and
Writing Tools for All Levels
(MS/HS)
Janet Neyer, CAPS
Session Description
This will be a hands-on session featuring ways to use digital
tools to enhance literacy at all levels. I will highlight Google
tools as well as other tools for creating authentic reading and
writing experiences for students while still meeting the
expectations of the CCSS and MAISA units.
Step into this session to learn about the new updates in MSTEP for social studies. Find out how our teachers and state
consultants are updating our test to better assess how social
studies is being taught in our classrooms.
Scott Koenig,
Michigan Department of
Education
Thats Cool! Howd You Get it
to Do That? (MS/HS)
Ian Wolf, CAPS
This session will focus on the transition from ACT to SAT and
will highlight the English and Mathematics modules.
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Danielle Letter,
Genesee ISD
Formative Assessment &
Monitoring in the Secondary
Classroom (MS/HS)
Roy Sovis,
Genesee ISD
Best Practices in Health
(MS/HS)
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Preschool
Session 1: 8:30 - 9:55
Session 2: 10:05 11:30
Session 3: 12:30 1:55
Session 4: 2:05 3:30
Session Title
Intro to Early Childhood STEM
Kim Rinehart,
Manistee ISD
Self Regulation in Early
Childhood
Session 1
8:30 9:55
Description Description
What is STEM? What does it look like in preschool and
kindergarten? Join us for a fun session as we explore science,
technology, engineering, and math for early childhood
teachers and students!
Self-Regulation is the ability to manage one's own emotions,
behaviors and attention in a socially acceptable manner and is
a primary factor in learning, relationships and well being. The
ability to self-regulate is a key indicator of kindergarten
readiness. In this workshop you will learn about typical as well
as atypical development of self-regulatory behavior, and will
learn ways to foster and directly teach self-regulation skills.
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Session 2
10:05 11:30
Session Title
Session Description
More STEM for Early Childhood Join us as we dig deeper into STEM for preschool and
kindergarten teachers and students. This will be a great session
Kim Rinehart,
for those who attend the Intro to Early Childhood STEM, those
Manistee ISD
who attended the Intro session last year, and those who have a
basic understanding of STEM education.
Connecting Preschool
Curriculum to CCSS
Sheila Bosman, St. Anns
Jessica Baird, CAPS
Andrea Troupe, CAPS
Classroom Fine and Visual
Motor Skills: What to look for
and what to do (PK, K, 1)
Session Title
Engaging Kids with SkillBuilding Storytimes
Description Description
Learn simple, easy to implement strategies to make storytime
more fun, interactive, and productive. Warning: This session is
hands-on! Be ready to move!
Tracy Logan,
Cadillac Wexford Public Library
Session 3
12:30 1:55
note taking. Walk away with ideas for ways to design engaging
small group lessons that meet the needs of a wide range of
development. Please come with your own ideas or lesson to
share for open ended small group lessons aligned to GOLD
objectives.
Session Title
Engaging Kids with SkillBuilding Storytimes
Session Description
Learn simple, easy to implement strategies to make storytime
more fun, interactive, and productive. Warning: This session is
hands-on! Be ready to move!
Tracy Logan,
Cadillac Wexford Public Library
Your iPad: Friend Not Foe
Session 4
2:05 3:30
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