October 28, 2017 Highlands High School San Antonio Independent School District

EDUCATORS PROVIDING INNOVATIVE CHANGE presented by the Office of Academics October 28, 2017 Highlands High School San Antonio Independent School District

Keynote Speaker Pam Allyn Pam Allyn is a renowned literacy education advocate. She is the founder of LitWorld, a global nonprofit literacy organization reaching many thousands of children and families across the United States and around the world. Pam is the author of several books for parents and educators. Her most recent publication, from Scholastic, is Every Child a Super Reader, co-authored with Dr. Ernest Morrell. With Scholastic as a valued partner, Pam and LitWorld have created and spread the celebration of World Read Aloud Day to over 50 countries. Schedule of Events 8:00-8:30 Registration & Check-in 8:30-8:15 Opening Session & Keynote Address 10:20-11:50 Breakout Session, Part I 10:20-11:50 Engagement by Design for Administrators 11:50-12:30 Lunch on Your Own 12:30-2:00 Breakout Session, Part II 2:05-2:30 Closing Session 2:30-4:00 Extended Discussion and Work Session for Master Teachers The Office of Academics would like to thank the faculty and staff of Highlands High School for their hard work and dedication to our students and for hosting this EPIC Saturday. Page 2

Breakout Sessions SAISD Instructional Model Relevant Curriculum and Assessment: Safe and Caring Environment: SCE Learner Centered Environment: Flexible Pedagogical Practices to Increase Rigor: Instructional Model Focus Session Title / Presenter Grade Level Room Special Sessions with Pam Allyn Engagement by Design for Administrators Pam Allyn Administration Auditorium 10:20-11:50 am Extended Discussion and Work Session Pam Allyn Master Teachers Auditorium 2:30-4:00 pm Advanced Academics GT: Part 1-Using Menus to Differentiate Instruction-Elementary (Gr. 1-5) Brandi Marroquin, James Farias, Randi Rasco, Randy Storlie 1st-5th 1626, SCE,, GT: Part 2-Using Menus to Differentiate Instruction-Elementary (Gr. 1-5) Kimberly Nwosu, Angela Votion, Stephanie Oosterveen, Juliana Hall 1st-5th 1633, SCE,, GT: Part 1-Using Menus to Differentiate Instruction-Secondary (Gr. 6-12) Mirinda Coleman, Vida Floyd, Tammy Krumm, Cheri Tondre GT: Part 2-Using Menus to Differentiate Instruction-Secondary (Gr. 6-12) Cynthia Solano, Claudia Tijerina, Ariana Martinez, Esther Leonard 6th-12th 1631 6th-12th 1635,,, SCE Implementing New Spanish Resources and Refining our Curriculum (Gr. 6-12) Stephanie N. Bridges 6th-12th Go Center 1502 Page 3

Breakout Sessions SAISD Instructional Model Relevant Curriculum and Assessment: Safe and Caring Environment: SCE Learner Centered Environment: Flexible Pedagogical Practices to Increase Rigor: Instructional Alignment Session Title / Presenter Grade Level Room Bilingual/ESL/LOTE/Migrant SCE SCE Si Se Puede Con Estrategias de Biliteracidad: Asi Se Dice y Estaciones de Lectura (Gr. 3-5) Esther Ortega and Gabriela Aguayo Part 2-Biliteracy Non-Fiction Lesson Plan Model and Literacy Stations (Gr. 2-5) Angie Astorga, Rebecca De Leon, Karen Klingsporn Early Childhood Education Integration is a Really Good Thing: Teaching Social Skills through Literacy (PK) Lisa Rosillo 3rd-5th 2514 2nd-5th 2512 PK 1627 Visual Supports for Early Learners (PK) Monica Alonzo, Ignacio Valdez PK 1625 English Language Arts & Reading Part 2-6+1 Writing Traits with Our Language Learners (Gr. K-8) Janet Hester Part 2-Traits Writing Program Implementation (Gr. K-2) Gloria Fleshman Part 2-Traits Writing Program Implementation (Gr. 3-5) Dr. Faith Alexander Traits Writing Program Implementation (Gr. 6-8) Karen Harris K-8 2627 K-2 2628 3rd-5th 2639 6th-8th 2637 Page 4

Breakout Sessions SAISD Instructional Model Relevant Curriculum and Assessment: Safe and Caring Environment: SCE Learner Centered Environment: Flexible Pedagogical Practices to Increase Rigor: Instructional Alignment Session Title / Presenter Grade Level Room English Language Arts & Reading Part 2-Balanced Literacy-Guided Reading (Gr. K-3) Sarah Acosta, Roxanne Vallejo, Marylou Curley-Flores Part 2-Reader /Writers Workshop Structured Independent Reading and Teacher/Student Conferencing (Gr. 6-12) April Johns, Kara Sholes K-3rd 2635 6th-12th 2633 TX - SSI - Edgenuity Pathblazer Beginner Session (Gr. 6-8) Ashley Jiles 6th-8th 1517 Turnit in Feedback Studio (Gr. 6-12) Chris McClure 6th-12th 2631 Mentoring Minds- Implementation in ELA Classes (Gr. 3-8) Stephan Rudolph Independent Reading and Conferring in the ELAR Classroom (Gr. 3-5) Vincent Ventura and Brian Johnson 3rd-8th 2629 3rd-5th 2617 Health & Physical Education Teaching Literacy in PE (Gr. K-8th) Roger Rodriguez, Raul Salazar K-8 2613 Page 5

Breakout Sessions SAISD Instructional Model Relevant Curriculum and Assessment: Safe and Caring Environment: SCE Learner Centered Environment: Flexible Pedagogical Practices to Increase Rigor: Instructional Alignment Session Title / Presenter Grade Level Room Master Teachers Inquiry Based Learning with the DoSeum (PK-5) Gladys Hernandez, Chris Navarro, Jessica Escamilla, Eugene Jimenez PK-5th Master Teachers 1604 Mathematics,SCE,,,SCE,, Mentoring Minds for Mathematics (Gr. 1-8) Matt Reveley Getting Started with Go Math! (Gr. 3-5) Diane Hall Building Number Sense through Stations (Gr. K-2) Brandi Simpson Getting Started with DreamBox Learning (Gr. K-8) Dawn Soulier Next Steps with DreamBox Learning (Gr. K-8) Nicky Kaercher DreamBox-Igniting Implementation for Balanced Literacy Coaches (Gr.K-8) Nichole Sachet DreamBox-Igniting Implementation for Site Champions (Gr.K-8) Leland Kriegh 1st-8th 1658 3rd-5th 1654 K-2 1655 K-8 1649 K-8 1645 K-8 1643 K-8 1641 Page 6

Breakout Sessions SAISD Instructional Model Relevant Curriculum and Assessment: Safe and Caring Environment: SCE Learner Centered Environment: Flexible Pedagogical Practices to Increase Rigor: Instructional Alignment Session Title / Presenter Grade Level Room Science Science Inquiry and Writing CER (Gr. 5) Allen Wilson 5th 2516 Building Science Literacy through Interactive Science Notebooks (Gr. 6-12) Ricki Harrell 6th-12th 2510 High School Science-Supporting Biology Re-testers (Gr. 10-12) David Garcia, Angela Paskell High School Science 2520 Social Studies and History Part 1- Planning Social Studies with Active Classroom (Gr. 6-8) Jason Ihlenfeld Part 1- Planning Social Studies with Active Classroom (Gr. 6-8) Pam Gothart 6th-8th 2622 6th-8th 2626 Using the Alamo History Trunks (Gr. 4 and 7) Machaia McClenny and Sherri Driscoll 4th and 7th 2620 Interactive Notebooks and Interactive Word Walls in Social Studies (Gr. 9-12) Rosalina Boblett and Yareli Melendez Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom (Gr. 6-12) Nancy Seidensticker 9th-12th 2618 6th-12th 2612 Page 7

Save the Date for Upcoming EPIC Saturdays! January 20, 2018 Keynote Speaker: Shawn Smith March 3, 2018 Keynote Speaker: Doug Fisher Page 9

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Patti Radle President Arthur V. Valdez Vice President Debra Guerrero Secretary Steve Lecholop Trustee James Howard Trustee Christina Martinez Trustee Ed Garza Trustee ADMINISTRATION Pedro Martinez Superintendent Dr. Matt Weber Deputy Superintendent Dr. Pauline Dow Deputy Superintendent Lisa Riggs Associate Superintendent of Academics Page 11

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