Welcome to our District Wide Staff Development! Today you will attend break-out sessions presented by your peers. These sessions are grounded in the beliefs of the Conroe ISD al Model and remind us that we are connected in the work we do for the students we serve. It is important as educators that we continue to connect ourselves to our research based best practices and quality resources. It is also important that we work to strengthen our connections to our peers through collaborative planning, PLCs and sharing ideas in data reviews. Most importantly, we must continue our work in connecting our students to quality learning opportunities through engaging, well managed classrooms. We may come from different backgrounds, experiences, August 8 th 2018 and learning, but to provide the best for ALL of our students, we come together to be ConroeISD: Connected. Many thanks to McCullough Junior High administration and staff for their cooperation and support in making this staff development day a huge success. We could have not done this without a great team effort!
Day at a Glance 8:00 am 8:30 am Welcome and General Session (Auditorium) 8:40 am 9:30 am Session I 9:40 am 10:30 am Session II 10:40 am 11:30 am Session III 11:30 am 1:00 pm Lunch (on Your Own) 1:00 pm 1:50 pm Session IV 2:00 pm 2:50 pm Session V 3:00 pm 3:50 pm Session VI Session I Session II Session III Session IV Session V Session VI 1st Choice: Alternate Choice: 1st Choice: Alternate Choice: 1st Choice: Alternate Choice: 1st Choice: Alternate Choice: 1st Choice: Alternate Choice: 1st Choice: Alternate Choice: My Planner
Auditorium 8:00-8:30 Room Session 1 8:40-9:30 Session 2 9:40-10:30 Session 3 10:40-11:30 Session 4 1:00-1:50 Session 5 2:00-2:50 Session 6 3:00-3:50 Guest Presenters (Session descriptions at the end) A205 A206 A207 A208 Document Based Learning: An Introduction to the Stanford History Education Group Dr. Phelps: SHSU The America Revolution as a Global Event Dr. Park: SHSU Document Based Learning: An Introduction to the Stanford History Education Group Dr. Phelps: SHSU The America Revolution as a Global Event Dr. Park: SHSU Document Based Learning: An Introduction to the Stanford History Education Group Dr. Phelps: SHSU The America Revolution as a Global Event Dr. Park: SHSU Jim Crow Segregation, Voting Restrictions, and Racial Violence Dr. Littlejohn: SHSU Teaching War & Violence with Primary Sources Dr. Biskupska: SHSU Sons of the Republic of Texas Ron McAnear Jim Crow Segregation, Voting Restrictions, and Racial Violence Dr. Littlejohn: SHSU Teaching War & Violence with Primary Sources Dr. Biskupska: SHSU Sons of the Republic of Texas Ron McAnear Jim Crow Segregation, Voting Restrictions, and Racial Violence Dr. Littlejohn: SHSU Teaching War & Violence with Primary Sources Dr. Biskupska: SHSU Sons of the Republic of Texas Ron McAnear
Auditorium 8:00-8:30 Room Session 1 8:40-9:30 Session 2 9:40-10:30 Session 3 10:40-11:30 Session 4 1:00-1:50 Session 5 2:00-2:50 Session 6 3:00-3:50 Teachers Presentations: Elementary Audience (3-6) (Session descriptions at the end) B201 B205 B207 B209 B211 A202 Library Exploring the World with Google Expedition Lisa Johnson Technology 2.0 Connection Kary Freemyer 3 rd Grade Scope & Sequence Review Katie Beauchene Connecting Canvas & Social Studies Jennifer Adams Refresher Training for myworld Pearson 3 rd 5 th Exploring the Exploring the World with Google World with Google Expedition Expedition Lisa Johnson Lisa Johnson Technology 2.0 Connection Kary Freemyer Connecting Canvas & Social Studies Jennifer Adams Refresher Training for myworld Pearson 3 rd 5 th Technology 2.0 Connection Kary Freemyer Connecting Canvas & Social Studies Jennifer Adams Refresher Training for myworld Pearson 3 rd 5 th Exploring Google Expedition Krista Bergstrom Life in the Lowell Mills: Connecting to the Past with STEAM Kelly Dubois & Melissa Dylag-Wells Westward Expansion Monje Atlow & Nicole Johnson Connecting Nearpod to Social Studies Ann Brownfield National Geographic 6 th Grade Textbook Exploring Google Expedition Krista Bergstrom Life in the Lowell Mills: Connecting to the Past with STEAM Kelly Dubois & Melissa Dylag-Wells Industrial Revolution Monje Atlow & Meagan Gibson Connecting Nearpod to Social Studies Ann Brownfield National Geographic 6 th Grade Textbook Exploring Google Expedition Krista Bergstrom Life in the Lowell Mills: Connecting to the Past with STEAM Kelly Dubois & Melissa Dylag-Wells World Cultures- Putting it all Together Monje Atlow National Geographic 6 th Grade Textbook
Auditorium 8:00-8:30 Room Session 1 8:40-9:30 Session 2 9:40-10:30 Session 3 10:40-11:30 Session 4 1:00-1:50 Session 5 2:00-2:50 Session 6 3:00-3:50 Teachers Presentations: Secondary Audience (7-12) (Session descriptions at the end) B204 B206 B208 B210 B212 Cross Curricular Reading & Writing Andrew McGregor & Terrie Carman Cross Curricular Reading & Writing Andrew McGregor & Terrie Carman Cooperative Learning in Sarah Dudley & Tracy Underwood 1 st Session Cooperative Learning in Make-n-Take Sarah Dudley & Tracy Underwood 2 nd Session March Madness: People of the Civil War Samuel Montgomery Connecting Anchor Stations to Student Learning Marleigh Clayton March Madness: People of the Civil War Samuel Montgomery Connecting Anchor Stations to Student Learning Marleigh Clayton Cross Curricular Reading & Writing Andrew McGregor & Terrie Carman March Madness: People of the Civil War Samuel Montgomery Connecting Anchor Stations to Student Learning Marleigh Clayton FRED: The Facts and Only the Facts Susan Kizer: Houston Federal Reserve See, Think, Write: Using Visual Stimuli to Promote Writing Leah Sheth & Katherine Bryant Interactive Notebooks Its More than Cut and Glue Sarah Dudley & Tracy Underwood 1 st Session Interactive Notebooks Make-n-Take Sarah Dudley & Tracy Underwood 2 nd Session FRED: The Facts and Only the Facts Susan Kizer: Houston Federal Reserve See, Think, Write: Using Visual Stimuli to Promote Writing Leah Sheth & Katherine Bryant FRAZER: Using Primary Documents to Explore History Susan Kizer: Houston Federal Reserve See, Think, Write: Using Visual Stimuli to Promote Writing Leah Sheth & Katherine Bryant
Auditorium 8:00-8:30 Room Session 1 8:40-9:30 Session 2 9:40-10:30 Session 3 10:40-11:30 Session 4 1:00-1:50 Session 5 2:00-2:50 Session 6 3:00-3:50 Teachers Presentations: Secondary Audience (7-12) (Session descriptions at the end) C200 B216 Interactive Word Walls Shelley Eisinger AP Session: Round Table ALL AP Teachers Leah Sheth Interactive Word Walls Shelley Eisinger AP: Economics Round Table Katherine Bryant Developing Social Studies Scholars Shelley Eisinger (By Invitation Only) AP: Government Round Table Brian Clevenger B218 AP: Euro Round Table: Connecting Across the Schools Judy Hirshey & Elaine Wix AP: Psychology Round Table Elaine Wix & Shartarri Miller B220 AP: U.S. History Round Table Claire Salmon AP WH/US/Euro Round Table Karen Solberg AP: World History Round Table James Rowland B222 Student Driven Test Analysis, Remediation and Differentiation JoAnna Chestnut Student Driven Test Analysis, Remediation and Differentiation JoAnna Chestnut Student Driven Test Analysis, Remediation and Differentiation JoAnna Chestnut AP: Human Geography Round Table Katherine Thom Library Open Lab (Downstairs) Texas Networks: Engaging our 21 st Century Learners for Success Lisa Spicer / McGraw-Hill Texas Networks: Engaging our 21 st Century Learners for Success Lisa Spicer / McGraw-Hill Texas Networks: Engaging our 21 st Century Learners for Success Lisa Spicer / McGraw-Hill
Auditorium 8:00-8:30 Room Session 1 8:40-9:30 Session 2 9:40-10:30 Session 3 10:40-11:30 Session 4 1:00-1:50 Session 5 2:00-2:50 Session 6 3:00-3:50 Teachers Presentations: Secondary Audience (7-12) (Session descriptions at the end) A209 A210 7 th Grade Texas History Share Session Team Leaders 8 th Grade U.S. History Share Session Team Leaders B200 Teen Leadership Brian Anderson District JROTC Instructors Major Cody Stewart / TWCPHS A202 Library Refresher Training for myworld Pearson Government/ Economics Refresher Training for myworld Pearson Government/ Economics Refresher Training for myworld Pearson Government/ Economics
Auditorium 8:00-8:30 Room Session 1 8:40-9:30 Session 2 9:40-10:30 Session 3 10:40-11:30 Session 4 1:00-1:50 Session 5 2:00-2:50 Session 6 3:00-3:50 Teachers Presentations: All Audiences (Session descriptions at the end) C201 C203 A211 Lab C205A C205B C202 Connecting Help with ELPS Marisela Pineda Canvas is for Teachers Brian Petersen Arc-Using Video in Canvas to Engage your Students Teri Ross Special Education in the Social Studies Classroom Lisa Selph & Jodi Card Connecting to ESLs in the Classroom Abigail Brown Connecting Graphic Notes to Learning Emily Richards, Brooke Davis & Sarah Wilds Connecting Help with ELPS Marisela Pineda Canvas is for Teachers Brian Petersen Arc-Using Video in Canvas to Engage your Students Teri Ross Special Education in the Social Studies Classroom Lisa Selph & Jodi Card Connecting to ESLs in the Classroom Abigail Brown Connecting Graphic Notes to Learning Emily Richards, Brooke Davis & Sarah Wilds Connecting Help with ELPS Marisela Pineda Canvas is for Teachers Brian Petersen Arc-Using Video in Canvas to Engage your Students Teri Ross Special Education in the Social Studies Classroom Lisa Selph & Jodi Card Connecting to ESLs in the Classroom Abigail Brown Connecting Graphic Notes to Learning Emily Richards, Brooke Davis & Sarah Wilds Connecting Help with ELPS Marisela Pineda Ramp It Up with Review Games in Megan Harwood Assessments in Canvas-from a Quick Check-in to a Full Exam Teri Ross Special Education in the Social Studies Classroom Lisa Selph & Jodi Card Thinking Maps Rachael Threadgill imovie Trailers Amy Rogers Connecting Help with ELPS Marisela Pineda Ramp It Up with Review Games in Megan Harwood Assessments in Canvas-from a Quick Check-in to a Full Exam Teri Ross Special Education in the Social Studies Classroom Lisa Selph & Jodi Card Thinking Maps Rachael Threadgill imovie Trailers Amy Rogers Connecting Help with ELPS Marisela Pineda Ramp It Up with Review Games in Megan Harwood Assessments in Canvas-from a Quick Check-in to a Full Exam Teri Ross Special Education in the Classroom Lisa Selph & Jodi Card Thinking Maps Rachael Threadgill imovie Trailers Amy Rogers
Auditorium 8:00-8:30 Room Session 1 8:40-9:30 Session 2 9:40-10:30 Session 3 10:40-11:30 Session 4 1:00-1:50 Session 5 2:00-2:50 Session 6 3:00-3:50 Teachers Presentations: Secondary All Audiences (Session descriptions at the end) C204 C207 C209 Bridge the Learning Gap: Teaching Social Studies Through the Lens of Virtual Reality Garrett Higgins Bridge the Learning Gap: Teaching Social Studies Through the Lens of Virtual Reality Garrett Higgins Quality Questioning Richard Woodruff Bridge the Learning Gap: Teaching Social Studies Through the Lens of Virtual Reality Garrett Higgins Quality Questioning Richard Woodruff Dyslexia: Not All Minds Learn Alike Shannon Japp, Jamie Benavides & Beverly Pirkl Quality Questioning Richard Woodruff Graphic Note & Texas History, a Great Connection Erin Rose & Amanda Dowgar Dyslexia: Not All Minds Learn Alike Shannon Japp, Jamie Benavides & Beverly Pirkl Graphic Note & Texas History, a Great Connection Erin Rose & Amanda Dowgar Dyslexia: Not All Minds Learn Alike Shannon Japp, Jamie Benavides & Beverly Pirkl
Session Descriptions: Guest Presenters Room Number Session Title Description A205 A206 A207 A207 Document Based Learning: An Introduction to the Stanford History Education Group Dr. Phelps: SHSU Jim Crow Segregation, Voting Restrictions, and Racial Violence Dr. Littlejohn: SHSU The America Revolution as a Global Event Dr. Park: SHSU Teaching War & Violence with Primary Sources Dr. Biskupska: SHSU This session will introduce participants to the free online resources of the Stanford History Education Group. The focus will be on the ways in which teachers can use primary source documents to teach history. In this session, we will examine primary sources that illustrate how Jim Crow segregation, voting restrictions, and racial violence were employed to enforce white supremacy. This session will demonstrate how the American Revolution is best understood in a context that emphasizes its global nature. Our national narrative often centers on the exceptionalist and isolationist elements of the conflict, which overlook how the episode was crucial for the British, French, and Spanish empires. Indeed, the Revolution can only be fully comprehended when seen as a new chapter in a long continuum of imperial battles over the North American land. This session will look at how the WWII and Holocaust periods can be made more real and memorable to students through first-person testimony, diary, and memoir--and where to get those sources. A208 Sons of the Republic of Texas Ron McAnear Period dress. Stories from Texas Republic living, battles, heroes, westward migration.
Session Descriptions: Elementary Audience Room Number Session Title Description B201 B201 B205 B205 B207 B207 Exploring the World with Google Expedition Lisa Johnson Exploring Google Expedition Krista Bergstrom Technology 2.0 Connection Kary Freemyer Life in the Lowell Mills: Connecting to the Past with STEAM Kelly Dubois & Melissa Dylag-Wells Westward Expansion Monje Atlow & Nicole Johnson Industrial Revolution Monje Atlow & Meagan Gibson Introduce Rainforests, The Great Barrier Reef, great cities of the world and other important world landmarks and places using Google Expeditions. Learn how to use the Google Expedition Kit. We will journey to different locations in virtual reality. You will be able to guide students through far away "field trips". Getting different ideas on using CANVAS, Class Kick and Google in your classroom in connection with setting up their Interactive Student Notebook. This session will offer hands-on activities for teaching children about the scientific and social aspects of the industrial revolution as it was experienced in Lowell, Massachusetts. Teachers will discover the adventures of westward expansion through picture books and station activities. Teachers will leave with their activities ready to go. Important people and inventions and how they changed the world.
B207 B209 World Cultures-Putting it all Together Monje Atlow 3 rd Grade Scope & Sequence Review Katie Beauchene We will explore different types of resources, and how to put everything together for an interactive lesson. 3 rd Grade teachers come review an updated Scope and Sequence. B211 B211 A202 Library A202 Library Connecting Canvas & Jennifer Adams Connecting Nearpod and Social Studies Ann Brownfield Refresher Training for myworld Pearson Textbooks National Geographic 6 th Grade Textbook Ideas for using Canvas Modules and other technology in social studies. See examples of how Nearpod can enhance your instruction. This refresher training session reviews how to utilize some of the most powerful and new features that are part of your Pearson social studies adoption and the realize platform for digital content. If you are new to the K-5 resources or have been using them for a while this will be a beneficial session. Two exciting new features that will be available to your district are GOOGLE Classroom and OpenEd Integration. We will also reintroduce you to some powerful but often overlooked features of the realize platform that include: Auto-graded assignments, Student discussion groups, Data retrieval and usage, attaching files, customizing lessons and paperless classrooms. In this session we will travel through the print and digital components of the World Cultures and Geography program. We will visit the program attributes, unit layout, differentiation strategies, interactive map tool, assessments and geoactivities. Time will also be allotted on your travel itinerary to design lessons and assign student activities in myngconnect.
Session Descriptions: Secondary Audience Room Number Session Title Description B204 B206 B206 B208 B208 Cross Curricular Reading & Writing Andrew McGregor & Terrie Carman Cooperative Learning in Social Studies Sarah Dudley & Tracy Underwood 1 st Session Cooperative Learning in Social Studies Make-n-Take Sarah Dudley & Tracy Underwood 2 nd Session Interactive Notebooks Its More than Cut and Glue Sarah Dudley & Tracy Underwood 1 st Session Interactive Notebooks Make-n-Take Sarah Dudley & Tracy Underwood 2 nd Session FRED: The Facts and Only the Facts Susan Kizer: Houston Federal Reserve FRAZER: Using Primary Documents to Explore History Susan Kizer: Houston Federal Reserve In this session we will provide one example lesson that implements one specific reading and writing strategy across the curriculum of World Geography to English I, World History to English II, and U.S. History to English III. Teachers will be given an opportunity to learn various methods of instruction in a cooperative learning environment. Teachers will have an opportunity to create activities and lessons to use in their classrooms. Tips and tricks to create an interactive notebook that aligns with the CISD Social Studies al model and meets the needs of all students. Teachers will be given an opportunity to create lessons and develop an outline for their notebook. This session will introduce FRED - Federal Reserve Economic Data resource to teachers. This easy to use data source is an excellent tool for economics, government and all social studies teachers. This session will show teachers how to use and navigate through the Federal Reserve Archives. Primary documents allow students to see the past in a new light.
B210 B212 B212 C200 C200 B216 March Madness: People of the Civil War Samuel Montgomery Connecting Anchor Stations to Student Learning Marleigh Clayton See, Think, Write: Using Visual Stimuli to Promote Writing Leah Sheth & Katherine Bryant Interactive Word Walls Shelley Eisinger Developing Scholars Shelley Eisinger By Invitation Only AP Session: Round Table ALL AP Teachers Leah Sheth Lesson about comparing and evaluating the different people of the causes of the Civil War and the war itself and figuring out who is the most important in the student s opinion. Anchor stations in your classroom. Connecting all your learners and filling educational gaps. We will discuss different activities that use graphs, maps, charts, and other visual stimuli as the starting point for writing practice. Interactive strategies to build literacy in social studies with academic and content vocabulary. Integrating literacy strategies in order to increase learner autonomy and content mastery. Find out what s new in the world of AP and College Board.
B216 AP: Economics Round Table Katherine Bryant This session provides an opportunity for AP Economics teachers to discuss important issues within the content. B216 B218 B218 AP: Government Round Table Brian Clevenger AP: Euro Round Table: Connecting Across the Schools Judy Hirshey & Elaine Wix AP: Psychology Round Table Elaine Wix & Shartarri Miller This session provides an opportunity for AP Government teachers to discuss important issues within the content. AP European History teachers discuss new information from College Board and share curricular ideas and activities. This session provides an opportunity for AP Psychology teachers to discuss important issues within the content. B220 AP: U.S. History Round Table Claire Salmon This session provides an opportunity for AP U.S. History teachers to discuss important issues within the content. B220 AP WH/US/Euro Round Table Karen Solberg This session provides an opportunity for AP History teachers to debrief the use of the new rubrics and discuss how they were implemented at the scoring events in June. B220 B222 B222 AP: World History Round Table James Rowland Student Driven Test Analysis, Remediation and Differentiation JoAnna Chestnut AP: Human Geography Round Table Katherine Thom Will be discussing ins and outs of new AP World History test and planning for upcoming school year. We will identify one way to create student driven test analysis that helps students evaluate topics that they are successful on and topics that they are in need of remediation. We will also discuss different review games and strategies to help prepare students for tests. AP Human Geography teachers will meet to discuss the upcoming year and collaborate as needed.
Library Open Lab (Downstairs) A209 Texas Networks: Engaging our 21 st Century Learners for Success Lisa Spicer / McGraw-Hill 7 th Grade Texas History Share Session Team Leaders teachers will explore McGraw-Hill Education s ConnectED platform and learn how to implement TEKS-aligned digital resources to engage every student and make history come alive. Come share your what you leaned throughout the day and how you plan to integrate those ideas into your classroom instruction. A210 8 th Grade U.S. History Share Session Team Leaders Come share your what you leaned throughout the day and how you plan to integrate those ideas into your classroom instruction. B200 A202 Library Teen Leadership Brian Anderson Refresher Training for myworld Government/ Economics Collaboration of ideas on lessons, activities, and projects to promote Teen Leadership This refresher training session reviews how to utilize some of the most powerful and new features that are part of your Pearson social studies adoption and the realize platform for digital content. Two exciting new features that will be available to your district are GOOGLE Classroom and OpenEd Integration. We will also reintroduce you to some powerful but often overlooked features of the realize platform that include: Auto-graded assignments, Student discussion groups, Data retrieval and usage, attaching files, customizing lessons and paperless classrooms.
Session Descriptions: All Audiences Room Number Session Title Description C201 C203 C203 A211 Lab A211 Lab C205A Connecting Help with ELPS Marisela Pineda Canvas is for Teachers Brian Petersen Ramp It Up with Review Games in Megan Harwood Arc-Using Video in Canvas to Engage your Students Teri Ross Assessments in Canvas-from a Quick Check-in to a Full Exam Teri Ross Special Education in the Social Studies Classroom Lisa Selph & Jodi Card Get a better understanding of what ELPS are and how to use them in the classroom. Canvas is for teachers. The tools available to us to use on Canvas are fantastic for students, but many of the tools are there to make our lives as teachers easier. Grading is easier. Rubrics are easier. Communicating to students is easier. I have used Canvas extensively in my classes for three years and it has become invaluable to me. First, let me convince you of the value of Canvas as a tool for teachers, then we will have time to work on your Canvas courses and answer questions from the attendees. Learn fun new ways to incorporate games into your review sessions. Arc is an add-on for Canvas that allows you to have some additional features with video. You can post questions in the video and allow your students to comment. Students can reply to other students. It is a great way to connect your students with the video. It has other benefits to help you understand how students are using the video. Quizzes: Next is the new assessment tool in Canvas. There are some great new question types. Quizzes can be used for everything from a quick check to a final exam. Come and see the newest addition to Canvas. How to teach students in with learning deficits. C205B Connecting to ESLs in the Classroom Abigail Brown How to identify the needs of ESL students, differentiating instructions, and tip & tricks.
C205B C202 C202 C204 C204 C207 C209 Thinking Maps Rachael Threadgill Connecting Graphic Notes to Learning Emily Richards, Brooke Davis & Sarah Wilds imovie Trailers Amy Rogers Bridge the Learning Gap: Teaching Through the Lens of Virtual Reality Garrett Higgins Dyslexia: Not All Minds Learn Alike Shannon Japp, Jamie Benavides & Beverly Pirkl Quality Questioning Richard Woodruff Graphic Note & Texas History, a Great Connection Erin Rose & Amanda Dowgar Practical instructional techniques on how to use Thinking Maps as a common visual language in your learning community. Thinking Maps support teachers in transferring thinking processes, integrating learning and continuously assessing progress of learners. How using graphic notes can improve student s note-taking skills and increase understanding. Learn how to implement imovie trailers into a social studies classroom. Student instructions, teacher instructions, student examples, and teacher tips will be included! Using virtual reality (VR)/360 videos and augmented reality (AR) as a "tool for the toolbox" provides for opportunities in student-centered instruction by enabling students to make concrete connections with historical past times or geographical locations. Experiencing social studies through VR will help students use the connections made and facilitate their application to current events or real world situations. With the total immersion and first-hand experience that VR & AR offers, students will then be able to go beyond the lower levels of Bloom s Taxonomy by providing deeper discussions on what they learned. How to work with the dyslexic student/s in your classroom. Teachers will review the framework for preparing questions, presenting questions, prompting student responses, processing student responses, teaching students to generate questions, and reflecting on questioning practices. Looking for a fun way to connect your student to the content, have them create their own graphic notes.
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