January 8th EDCAMP SESSION 4
2:30-4:30
When: Monday Afternoon, January 8th, 2018
Where: Irma Marsh Middle School
Sessions Begin at 8:00 AM with Twitter Chat using #CISDEDCHAT
Enrollment for sessions will open on Friday, December 8th at 4:00 PM. Selections must be made prior to leaving work on Monday, December 11th. Seating is limited to 22 participants per session.
To register for a course, click on the link provided below the description for that course.
Room: IMMS 119
Presenters: Terri Fontenot and Alan Small Description: Is teaching Coding worth the time and effort, or is it ultimately a waste of time and money? Should a teacher's time be invested in Coding activities when there are "real" subjects to teach? Come add your thoughts to the discussion as we explore the opportunities and the challenges that come with Coding instruction. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.4: Activities, resources, technology and instructional materials that are all aligned to instructional purposes, are varied and appropriate to ability levels of students and actively engage them in ownership of their learning. DIP Performance Objective 23: Innovative instructional practices which transform learning for all students will be indicated on data walk forms during all walk throughs. |
High Yield Strategy: Curriculum Deep Alignment, Reflection, SAMR Model
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Room: IMMS Library Reference Room
Presenters: Christi Skinner Description: Research Based Strategies and Brain Based Research supporting the need to go back to basics and reinforce grammar rules are central themes in this course. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.2: Analysis of student data connected to specific instructional strategies and use of results to reflect on his or her teaching and to monitor teaching strategies and behaviors in relation to student success. DIP Performance Objective 10: The students who achieve Approaches Grade Level on the spring administration of the English I EOC and English II EOC assessments will crease from 57% to 65% on English I and 51% to 65% on English II. |
High Yield Strategy: Curriculum Deep Alignment
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Room: IMMS 151
Presenter: Mareka Austin and Christi Patton Description: In this interactive session, learners will explore the benefits of effective and frequent data analysis to drive instruction and planning. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.2: Analysis of student data connected to specific instructional strategies and use of results to reflect on his or her teaching and to monitor teaching strategies and behaviors in relation to student success. DIP Performance Objective 23: Innovative instructional practices which transform learning for all students will be indicated on data walk forms during all walk-throughs. |
High Yield Strategy: Formative Assessment, Goal Setting and Progress Monitoring, Data and Assessment
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Room: IMMS 152
Presenter: Jeanette Bray Description: Have you ever wanted to know how to create a differentiated and rigorous learning menu? In this session you will create a menu of you own that can be used by all students in your class. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Dimension: Instruction Dimension 2.4: Always provides differentiated instructional methods and content to ensure students have the opportunity to master what is being taught. DIP Performance Objective 6: The students in grades 3-5 bilingual who achieve Approaches Grade Level on the spring administration of the STAAR Spanish reading assessment will increase from 67% to 72%. |
High Yield Strategy: Collaboration, Deep Curriculum Alignment
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Room: IMMS 153
Presenter: Nikki McDorman Description: Put the F.U.N. in journals; this session will focus on how to use Foldables, checks for Understanding, and Notes to create an interactive journal that students can use to help them learn and review information. Focuses on math and science, but the skills can be transferable across grade levels. SESSION IS FULL Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.3: Guidance for students to apply their strengths, background knowledge, life experiences and skills to enhance each other’s learning. DIP Performance Objective 24: All students will take an active role in achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals throughout the year. |
High Yield Strategy: Formative Assessment, Reflection
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Room: IMMS 155
Presenter: Kelli Kelsoe Description: Learn how to teach students to think critically while solving problems! Participants will use this time to to work through an hour of code tutorial and plan on how this could be integrated into their own instruction. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.3: Guidance for students to apply their strengths, background knowledge, life experiences and skills to enhance each other’s learning. DIP Performance Objective 23: Innovative instructional practices which transform learning for all students will be indicated on data walk forms during all walk throughs. |
High Yield Strategy: Collaboration, Critical Thinking
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Room: IMMS 156
Presenter: Cisco Matherne Description: This course will present several different ways to integrate and use technology in the secondary classroom. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.1: Integration of technology to enhance mastery of goal(s). DIP Performance Objective 23: Innovative instructional practices which transform learning for all students will be indicated on data walk forms during all walk-throughs. |
High Yield Strategy: SAMR Model
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Room: IMMS 158
Presenter: Julie Dunn and Abigail Offenbaker Description: So you’ve had your students post to their blog…now what? Blogging is more than just posting on the blog. Learn about using this instructional tool as a way for students to collaborate with students in other classes, grades and even schools! Blogs can be utilized in all content areas to help sharpen writing skills and allow students to write for an audience greater than just their teacher. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.4: Activities, resources, technology and instructional materials that are all aligned to instructional purposes, are varied and appropriate to ability levels of students and actively engage them in ownership of their learning. DIP Performance Objective 23: Innovative instructional practices which transform learning for all students will be indicated on data walk forms during all walk throughs. |
High Yield Strategy: Reflection
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Room: IMMS 214
Presenter: Dr. Sharon Azar Description: Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) is the foundation upon which special education is built. Educators who have the responsibility for developing and implementing IEPs are charged with designing instruction to meet the unique needs of a student with a disability. SDI ensures access to the general curriculum by organizing and planning activities that modify or accommodate the general education curriculum content or changes the methodology or delivery of instruction to make it different than what a general education student receives. This working session is designed to allow general education and special education partners to plan meaningful lessons that specifically address the students' needs as expressed in the IEP. Please plan to attend together for this session! Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.3: Guidance for students to apply their strengths, background knowledge, life experiences and skills to enhance each other’s learning. DIP Performance Objective 19: The students identified as needing Special Education services who achieve Approaches Grade Level on all areas of the 3-8 STAAR and EOC spring assessment will improve by 10 percentage points. |
High Yield Strategy: Curriculum Deep Alignment
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Room: IMMS Room 216
Presenter: Amanda Romero Description: Testing got you down? Explore an innovative testing administration through Eduphoria. Receive help in creating and editing online tests, see what the kids see, and learn how to implement online testing so you can receive your data immediately! Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.2: Analysis of student data connected to specific instructional strategies and use of results to reflect on his or her teaching and to monitor teaching strategies and behaviors in relation to student success. DIP Performance Objective 24: All students will take an active role in achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals throughout the year. |
High Yield Strategy: Feedback, Formative Assessment
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Room: IMMS 217
Presenter: Shea Elam-Henley Description: Microsoft Learning Consultant, Shea Elam-Henley will be providing instructional strategies on how to use Office 365 to increase the rigor of learning activities in the classroom. SESSION IS CANCELLED Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.4: Activities, resources, technology and instructional materials that are all aligned to instructional purposes, are varied and appropriate to ability levels of students and actively engage them in ownership of their learning. DIP Performance Objective 23: Innovative instructional practices which transform learning for all students will be indicated on data walk forms during all walk-throughs. |
High Yield Strategy: Collaboration
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Room: IMMS 251
Presenter: Brent Mischnick and Sara Mischnick Description: Do you use Google Classroom in your classroom? Do you really know all the ways that it can make your job easier by using Google Classroom? Do you like to use Google Drive, Forms, Docs, etc.? Let's find ways to use all of those and more by using Google Classroom to help you integrate. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.4: Activities, resources, technology and instructional materials that are all aligned to instructional purposes, are varied and appropriate to ability levels of students and actively engage them in ownership of their learning. DIP Performance Objective 23: Innovative instructional practices which transform learning for all students will be indicated on data walk forms during all walk-throughs. |
High Yield Strategy: SAMR Model
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Room: IMMS 252
Presenter: Courtney De La Cruz & Stephanie Martinez Description: Today we are living in a world where the one constant is that nothing is constant. It is a world of change and adaptation. As a result, we’re facing a different kind of student, one that is more complex and challenging to learn about. Good digital assessment tools like the ones our innovation leaders will provide lead the way in helping us do this as teachers. In the process, we provide students with the kind of assessment that benefits them on every level. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.2: Formal and informal assessments to monitor progress of all students, shares appropriate diagnostic, formative and summative assessment data with students to engage them in self-assessment, build awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses and track their own progress. DIP Performance Objective 3: The students in grade 4 who achieve Approaches Grade Level on the spring administration of the STAAR reading assessment will increase from 67% to 75%. |
High Yield Strategy: Feedback, Formative Assessment, SAMR Model
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Room: IMMS Room 253
Presenter: Kelly James and Whitney Harper Description: During this session, we will break down the components of our guiding documents and discuss the importance of a deeply aligned curriculum. The audience for this session should consist of teachers motivated to work collaboratively with the TLI Department in the development of the documents for the 2018-2019 school year. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Planning Dimension 1.1: Objectives aligned and logically sequenced to the lesson’s goal, providing relevant and enriching extensions of the lesson. DIP Performance Objective 22: Professional Learning opportunities will be offered during professional learning calendar days at the district and campus levels and personalized based on individual choice or area of growth. |
High Yield Strategy: Curriculum Deep Alignment
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Room: IMMS Room 255
Presenters: Mickey McPherson Description: Teaching from bell to bell, getting kids engaged, and getting them to recall what they have learned is a recipe for a successful classroom. Teachers will learn activities and strategies that they can use to engage kids and help them review. (Only teachers that use SMART Notebook in conjunction with a SMART Board or BenQ Display should attend.) SESSION IS FULL Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Instruction Dimension 2.4: Adapts lessons with a wide variety of instructional strategies to address individual needs of all students. DIP Performance Objective 22: Professional Learning opportunities will be offered during professional learning calendar days at the district and campus levels and personalized based on individual choice or area of growth. |
High Yield Strategies: Student Engagement
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Room: IMMS Room 256
Presenter: Faith Turner Description: A great classroom experience starts with a great relationship between the teacher and the students. There are many ways to effectively reach students and build relationships in the process. With these strategies, you can improve your classroom culture and increase student achievement. This session will focus on building positive relationships with students in order to create a more learning-friendly environment. Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Instruction Dimension 2.3: Uses possible student misunderstandings at strategic points in lessons to highlight misconceptions and inspire exploration and discovery. DIP Performance Objective 22: Professional Learning opportunities will be offered during professional learning calendar days at the district and campus levels and personalized based on individual choice or area of growth. |
High Yield Strategies: Building Relationships
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Room: IMMS Room 258
Presenters: Heather Lamb, Doeni Onco, Jackie Senerchia, Cassie Janda, Tammy Thomas Description: We all know there's a bunch of FAKE news on the internet, but did you know you & your students have a wealth of resources and information available online at your fingertips... literally? Join us to learn about these digital resources available through the library; how to curate and connect the information for easy access, think beyond the CRAAP (Currency, Relevancy, Authenticity, Authority, and Purpose), become digital media savvy with more questioning strategies. We will look at PebbleGo, Online Encyclopedias, Teaching Books, Discovery Education, Google, and More! Click here to register for this session in Eduphoria T-TESS Professional Practices and Responsibilities Dimension 4.3: Seeks resources and collaboratively fosters faculty knowledge and skills. DIP Performance Objective 22: Professional Learning opportunities will be offered during professional learning calendar days at the district and campus levels and personalized based on individual choice or area of growth. |
High Yield Strategy: Writing Across the Curriculum, SAMR Model
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