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South Shore Learning Conference 2023

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7:00am CDT

Entertainment: HAPA Rock Band Donald E. Gavit Auditorium Registration, Breakfast and Entertainment from the HAPA Rock Band Cafeteria

8:00am CDT

Welcome! Presentation of the Candice Dodson Award Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumKen Benich • Wendy Bradford • Josh Craig • Kelly Boersma • Alisha Foor

8:30am CDT

Keynote: Adam Welcome Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumAdam Welcome

9:50am CDT

"Self-Care 101: A Guide to Using the Items in Your Spa Basket" Alcove (outside of 322)Jacqueline Fowler Brewin' Cafe - a grassroots, life skills experience 118Rose Sgambelluri Building and Maintaining the Workforce from the Ground Up 154F - Media Center ClassroomAmy Burke • Dominique Smiley • Bryann Gibson Internships and their value amongst secondary attainment. 126Fred Yeakey Ivy Tech Community College Associate Accelerated Program (ASAP) 153ALee McCline Customize your Titanium ActivPanel 152Matt Barfield Makerspace 101 138Joe Tuohy STEM Academic Year Programs 133Debbie Blades Indiana Learning Lab District Admin Feature 136Nate Walden Superintendent's Round Table 322 - Black Box TheaterDr. Amanda Alaniz • Scott Miller • Dr. Bret Heller • Dr. Chip Pettit • Dr. Javier Abrego • Dr. Sharon Shirley Phonemic Awareness and Phonics: Similarities, Differences and Why They Matter 123Chenell Loudermill Teaching Students How to Read: Magic. Understanding How They Get There: Science. (also offered Monday at 11:00, 1:10, 2:20) 151Kat Johnson What is all the buzz about the Science of Reading? 161Stefany Bragg What is The Science of Reading? (also offered on Tuesday at 9:50) 125Tamar Greenwell Creating the School Family in the Classroom 316Patricia Richardson Instaplan 154 - Media CenterChris Young Relationships Matter Most Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumAdam Welcome "Underserved and Overwhelmed: How to Support Your First-Generation Students" 159Christina Maldonado • Jorge Lopez Support Underserved Populations Through Inclusive Literature and Accessible Digital Content 120Andrea Brinkert Differentiation to Meet Student Needs (also offered Tuesday at 1:10) 119Kimberley Bradley EduProtocols: The Secret Ingredient 124Steve Dull Get a Good Start to Have a Good Finish 317Rhonda Fehr • Timberly Kinnie Project Based Learning: Sustaining Inquiry 122Alex Cerajewski Blooket: Fun Online Classroom Engagement 135Melissa Brassard Bringing NGSS Phenomena to Life with Newsela Science 153BLucia Cambria Integration Innovation 131Sara Atkinson • Chelsea Bramfield • Donna Biggs Nearpod Basic to Advance 130Ryan Cogdill Reimagining Your Classroom: Using Blended, Self-Paced, and Mastery-Based Structures 132Rex Bolinger NIET Training 307Erin Foster School City of Hammond Mentor Training 116Gladys Ullstam Suicide Prevention, QPR Gatekeeper Training 305Eric Evans • Aaron Coen

11:00am CDT

Career+, creating opportunities for all students to excel! 153BJeffrey Botteron College and Career Exploration 126Alyssa Arroyo-Kearney Juvenile Law: An Overview 154H - Media Center ClassroomBrandy Darling • Beth Rechlicz • Judy Love Sexting/Sexual Assault/Evidence Preservation 153AChristopher Matonovich Social Media Strategies for School Districts 134Darlene Kennedy Strong Links, You and Education Foundations 122Louise E. Tallent Beyond the Game - The Educational Power of esports 322 - Black Box TheaterThomas Ashley Customize your ActivPanel 9 152Matt Barfield Girls Who Code 119Nicole Partain I've Got an App for That! 135Amy Yoos Genius Hour Overview and The Science of Reading-Why Figurative Language is More Important than Ever 132Lisa Groszek How to apply science of reading in your classroom (also offered on Monday at 1:10) 317Hamed Sadeghi Science of Reading - Scarborough's Rope 131Monica Bega Teaching Students How to Read: Magic. Understanding How They Get There: Science. 151Kat Johnson Word Recognition: foundational knowledge for word level reading and spelling 125Tamar Greenwell A Well-Oiled Classroom is Designed to Win! 161Tom Faber Make Your School More Fun for Staff and Students (also offered Tuesday at 1:10) 304Bojan Jovanovic Warm & Fuzzy: Creating a Classroom Culture that Lasts 137Megan Tiscareno Educational Deep Dive Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumAdam Welcome Lights, Camera, Action: Student Videos In The Classroom 154 - Media CenterChris Young Changing the Narrative through Culturally Responsive Teaching 133Tina Masson • Christine Hernandez • Gwen Flores Empowering Mainstream Teaching to Engineer Text for English Learners 121Aida Darwish • Sarah Darwish Support Underserved Populations Through Inclusive Literature and Accessible Digital Content 120Andrea Brinkert Conscious Discipline 101 (also offered on Tuesday at 2:20) 316Patricia Richardson Engaging Activities in English Classrooms 138Timberly Kinnie Give me the data: Making your spreadsheets sing 124Katherine Martinez Picture This! - Getting Started with Sketchnoting 123Kim Marshall Productive Struggle in the Classroom 130Dawn Veenstra Best Practices for Using Schoology (also offered Tuesday at 1:10) 159Jeffrey Swisher Less like Cable and more like Netflix: On-Demand PD in the Indiana Learning Lab 136Nate Walden The Content Connoisseur: A Beginners Guide to Engaging Your School Community 154F - Media Center ClassroomErica Glenn The Virtual Speaker: Bring The Expert to Your Students 118Todd Shriver

11:55am CDT

LUNCH Cafeteria

1:10pm CDT

5 Keys for Developing Career-Ready Students in Every Classroom 136Kaley Esselborn Community Schools 132Mary Moriarty Enhancing the employment pool and strengthening the employability pipeline 126Fred Yeakey K-12 Cybersecurity Threat Landscape & Resources 122Joe Beckman VR Headset Demo w/ Career Experience Software 154H - Media Center ClassroomBrandon Winston • Daniel Dabney Beyond the Game - The Educational Power of esports 322 - Black Box TheaterThomas Ashley Connecting the 4 C's into Your Classroom 149Julie Moore Stem in a Renovated Pool! 119Dessa Kelley DEI: Creating a Classroom that Reflects the World (K-12) (also available on Tuesday at 1:10) 134Brien Nash Do It LIVE 153BPaul Timlin • Jenn Russart Comprehension: the relationship between reader ability, task factors and text factors. 125Tamar Greenwell How to apply science of reading in your classroom 131Hamed Sadeghi Orthographic Mapping, Sight Words and Fluency: Process vs. Product 123Chenell Loudermill Teaching Students How to Read: Magic. Understanding How They Get There: Science. (also offered Monday at 9:50, 11:00, 2:20) 151Kat Johnson #ConnectedTL: From A Hashtag To an IRL Journey 124Steve Dull Building Positive Classroom Culture 317Dana Graves Fostering relationships in the HS classroom 133Meredith Allen Promoting Vulnerability in the Classroom 135Lauren Johnson Teach Like a Student 154 - Media CenterChris Young Updates from the Office of Digital Learning 118Alisha Foor The Ins & Outs of IEPs for the General Education Teacher 120Ezra Burke Understanding WIDA ACCESS Test Results 154G - Media Center ClassroomGregory Ruiz WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Kindergarten—Grade 12 121Elizabeth DelMuro • Aida Darwish • Sarah Darwish Authentic Writing in the Classroom/Regardless of the Subject 159Jeffrey Swisher Better Questions = Better Answers 316Rhonda Fehr Cooperative Learning in the Math Classroom 305Karianne Randick 5 Ed Tech Hacks 138Nicklaus Ronsen Beyond Annotation: Top 5 Reasons to use Kami for In Person Learning 154F - Media Center ClassroomAvra Robinson PWA-Promethean Web Apps 152Matt Barfield SAMR and Promethean 153ASheila Wolsker Supercharge Learning for Everyone with Video 130Olivia Nelson Using Classroom Screen to Manage Your Day 137Kim Arroyo NIET Training 307Erin Foster School City of Hammond Mentor Training 116Gladys Ullstam

2:20pm CDT

Re-Evaluating Ambitious Postsecondary Pathways 126Alyssa Arroyo-Kearney Reaching underserved families 154G - Media Center ClassroomWilner Pope-Cusic Social Media and Community Engagement 130Megan Brown Wake-Up Call Training 137Kimberly Kennedy • Lisa Scott ChatGPT: You'll Love It, You'll Hate It 123Jennifer Lunghofer • Aaron Duncil Come STEM with me 122Sandred Chambers-Rushdan Large group STEM?? Don't be scared! 119Dessa Kelley Makerspace 101 138Joe Tuohy STEAM Session 152Matt Barfield Legislative Update 153BScott Miller The keys to Leadership in an Urban School 124Mark B. Sperling Free Online Lessons – Science of Reading, Social Studies, STEM, and more 136Kaley Esselborn Teaching Fluency? Not So Fast! Research Based Instructional Moves to Improve Students’ Reading Fluency 322 - Black Box TheaterCory Howard Teaching Students How to Read: Magic. Understanding How They Get There: Science. 151Kat Johnson The Writing Process: foundational skills + composition skills = skilled writing 125Tamar Greenwell Creating a Positive School Culture and Environment 316Regina Grohar Creating an Effective Newsletter 149Michele Arnold Learning with Laughter 317Monica Seren • Nancy Galambos Connecting with Adult Learners 118Alisha Foor The Classroom Where It Happens 154 - Media CenterChris Young How Relevance contributes to Cultural Competent Teaching 121McKenya Dilworth Smith • MAED • D. Mgt. (ABD) LGBTQ+ Youth in Schools: A Teacher’s Guide 120Ezra Burke The Silent Minority - McKinney-Vento Students in our Classrooms 131Debbie DiAnni Why is Dual Language Education Needed in SCH? 133Cristina Sanchez All About the Whiteboard and More! 153ASheila Wolsker Debugging Strategies Across Curricula 154H - Media Center ClassroomTy Hillegonds Development of An Effective Middle School to High School Session 305Roy L Hamilton Engaging Students with Real-World Skills 135Shannon Doody Student Engagement Through Gaming 134Tony Amador Ban It, Use It, Teach It; ChatGPT in Classroom 159Jeffrey Swisher Beyond Annotation: Top 5 Reasons to use Kami for In Person Learning 154F - Media Center ClassroomAvra Robinson Gale Resources in the Classroom 132Elizabeth Harpster • Brock Rubsam • Kelly Hladek

7:00am CDT

Registration, Breakfast and Entertainment by the HAPA Jazz Band Cafeteria

8:00am CDT

Welcome! Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumKen Benich • Wendy Bradford • Josh Craig

8:30am CDT

Keynote: Cornelius Minor Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumCornelius Minor

9:50am CDT

"Self-Care 101: A Guide to Using the Items in Your Spa Basket" Alcove (outside of 322)Jacqueline Fowler Internships and their value amongst secondary attainment. 126Fred Yeakey SEL for ALL: An Introduction to Social Emotional Learning 130Liliana Ponce • Leslie Arroyo The Trades: The New Higher Ed 153BKevin Comerford Full STEAM Ahead!: Start the school year with STEAM activities sure to break the ice and help build a positive classroom community. 159Susan Thompson Teaching cybersecurity? Unlock your student's potential! 136Amber Schuler The Top Strand of the Rope: Language Comprehension 137Stefany Bragg What is The Science of Reading? 316Tamar Greenwell Creating the School Family in the Classroom 122Patricia Richardson Learning with Laughter 317Monica Seren • Nancy Galambos Engagement Ain't Like It Used To Be. And That's a GOOD Thing: Crafting The Kind of Learning Experiences That Kids Choose To Invest In Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumCornelius Minor How To Set Your School on F.I.R.E.! 154 - Media CenterBuddy Berry "Underserved and Overwhelmed: How to Support Your First-Generation Students" 138Christina Maldonado • Jorge Lopez Changing the Narrative through Culturally Responsive Teaching 133Tina Masson • Christine Hernandez • Gwen Flores The Silent Minority - McKinney-Vento Students in our Classrooms 131Debbie DiAnni WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Kindergarten—Grade 12 121Elizabeth DelMuro • Aida Darwish • Sarah Darwish All About the Whiteboard and More! 152Matt Barfield Differentiating Up 154G - Media Center ClassroomTodd Stanley Second City in Education 123Seth Ponder Student Engagement Through Gaming 134Tony Amador Visible Thinking Routines 153ASheila Wolsker Apex Courses Overview 119Kim Heiderich-Watson Ban It, Use It, Teach It; ChatGPT in Classroom 118Jeffrey Swisher Design engaging and rigorous virtual and blended learning experiences with PebbleGo, PebbleGo Create, and Capstone eBooks 120Andrea Brinkert Google Chrome Journey 161Amanda Crecelius Learning with Nearpod 116Ron Carroll Me, the Kids and Curipod- TOGETHER 154H - Media Center ClassroomJune Rokita-Kennedy Reimagining Your Classroom: Using Blended, Self-Paced, and Mastery-Based Structures 132Rex Bolinger The Content Connoisseur: A Beginners Guide to Engaging Your School Community 154F - Media Center ClassroomErica Glenn

11:00am CDT

From Math Recovery to Algebra Readiness 154F - Media Center ClassroomMaddie Miller • David Feikes • Marty Briggs Stay on Top with Drag and Drop - Creating Interactive Digital Activities 123Joy Blake College and Career Exploration 134Alyssa Arroyo-Kearney Reaching underserved families 154G - Media Center ClassroomWilner Pope-Cusic Strong Links, You and Education Foundations 122Louise E. Tallent Engaging learners in Math and Science 125Wes Molyneaux STEM Academic Year Programs 135Debbie Blades STEM Learning through Laboratory Inquiry and Supplemental Instruction 136Mr. David Harnish • Dr. Ahmed Lakhani The Great Outdoors Classroom: Using Nature to Advance STEM 138Alicia Pellegrino • Mari Patis • Mark Peterson • Lynda Bodie • Jason Coburn Curriculum Mapping for Impact 131Holly Gatley • Amy Swartzell • Colleen Bergren • Tammy Daugherty Science of Reading - Scarborough's Rope 317Monica Bega #ConnectedTL: From A Hashtag To an IRL Journey 124Steve Dull Building Positive Classroom Culture (also offered Monday at 1:10) 159Dana Graves Fostering relationships in the HS classroom 133Meredith Allen High-Leverage Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Practices: Back to Basics to Close the Covid Gap 149Heather Volchko • Candace McCoy Designing the Student of the Future….Today! 154 - Media CenterBuddy Berry We Act on What We See: Teaching in the Age of Impossible Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumCornelius Minor Close Equity Gaps through Individualized Instruction 126Rogelio P. Sanchez • Delilah Crespo Effective Strategies & Practices to Support Multilingual Learners in the Classroom 121Elizabeth DelMuro • Ana Verduzco Authentic Writing in the Classroom/Regardless of the Subject 118Jeffrey Swisher Debugging Strategies Across Curricula 154H - Media Center ClassroomTy Hillegonds PWA-Promethean Web Apps 152Matt Barfield Using Classroom Screen to Manage Your Day 137Kim Arroyo Creating with Nearpod 116Ron Carroll Design engaging and rigorous virtual and blended learning experiences with PebbleGo, PebbleGo Create, and Capstone eBooks 120Andrea Brinkert Edmentum / Plato Courseware Overview 153BDave Slamer Fast Phonics Teacher Resources 119Kim Heiderich-Watson • Kristin Baldino Gale Resources in the Classroom 132Elizabeth Harpster • Brock Rubsam • Kelly Hladek Open Your Chromebook to Accessibility for ALL 161Amanda Crecelius SAMR and Promethean 153ASheila Wolsker Supercharge Learning for Everyone with Video 130Olivia Nelson

11:55am CDT

LUNCH Cafeteria

1:10pm CDT

Enhancing the employment pool and strengthening the employability pipeline 126Fred Yeakey VR Headset Demo w/ Career Experience Software 154H - Media Center ClassroomBrandon Winston • Daniel Dabney Come STEM with me 122Sandred Chambers-Rushdan Connecting the 4 C's into Your Classroom 149Julie Moore Explicit Instruction Across All Grades and Content Areas 137Stefany Bragg Genius Hour Overview and The Science of Reading-Why Figurative Language is More Important than Ever 132Lisa Groszek Creating a Positive School Culture and Environment 133Regina Grohar Make Your School More Fun for Staff and Students 322 - Black Box TheaterBojan Jovanovic Student-Centered Learning Safari 154 - Media CenterBuddy Berry Cardinal Work Center 154F - Media Center ClassroomChristina Torres • Sherry Doranski DEI: Creating a Classroom that Reflects the World (K-12) 134Brien Nash ELLevating All: Overlapping Strategies for ELLs and students with SLD (including dyslexia) 161Amanda Crecelius 30 Time Saving Tips for Teachers 125Wes Molyneaux All About the Whiteboard and More! 152Matt Barfield Differentiation to Meet Student Needs 159Kimberley Bradley Engaging Activities in English Classrooms 138Timberly Kinnie Favorite EduProtocols 123Seth Ponder Give me the data: Making your spreadsheets sing 135Katherine Martinez Picture This! - Getting Started with Sketchnoting 121Kim Marshall Productive Struggle in the Classroom 130Dawn Veenstra Toolbox for Working with Gifted Students 154G - Media Center ClassroomTodd Stanley Visible Thinking Routines 153ASheila Wolsker 10 Ways to Enhance Your Science Class with Discovery Education 120AnnMarie Oakley Best Practices for Using Schoology 317Jeffrey Swisher Beyond Annotation: Top 5 Reasons to use Kami for In Person Learning 118Avra Robinson Integration Innovation 131Sara Atkinson • Chelsea Bramfield • Donna Biggs Learning with Nearpod 116Ron Carroll Less like Cable and more like Netflix: On-Demand PD in the Indiana Learning Lab 136Nate Walden Reading Eggs 101 119Kim Heiderich-Watson • Kristin Baldino Suicide Prevention, QPR Gatekeeper Training 305Eric Evans • Aaron Coen

2:20pm CDT

Community Schools 132Mary Moriarty Hidden in Plain Site 137Kimberly Kennedy • Lisa Scott • Sgt. Monte C. White Sr. Social Media and Community Engagement 130Megan Brown Social Media Strategies for School Districts 134Darlene Kennedy Increasing Student Activity, Engagement, and Learning with Pivot Interactives 138David Lewis STEAM Session 152Matt Barfield TeacherGeek in the STEM classroom 154F - Media Center ClassroomMegan Ewing Indiana Learning Lab District Admin Feature 136Nate Walden Re-Evaluating Ambitious Postsecondary Pathways 133Alyssa Arroyo-Kearney Science of Reading - Scarborough's Rope 131Monica Bega Promoting Student Success through Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) 322 - Black Box TheaterDavid Pratt Big Brand Brilliance 154 - Media CenterBuddy Berry Accessibility: Designing for All Learners 154H - Media Center ClassroomWes Molyneaux Building a Culturally Responsive Culture in your Building 153BDante Pryor ELL Data and Strategies 161Amanda Crecelius Stepping into the English Learners' Shoes 121Aida Darwish • Sarah Darwish Be a Week Zero Hero: Tips and Tricks for Starting the School Year Off Right 118Joy Blake Conscious Discipline 101 317Patricia Richardson Developing Higher Level Questioning 154G - Media Center ClassroomTodd Stanley EduProtocols: The Secret Ingredient 124Steve Dull Engagement in Education 123Seth Ponder Get a Good Start to Have a Good Finish 316Rhonda Fehr • Timberly Kinnie Performance Tasks: Giving Context to your Content 125Liz Gyure Project Based Learning: Sustaining Inquiry 122Alex Cerajewski Blooket: Fun Online Classroom Engagement 135Melissa Brassard Creating with Nearpod 116Ron Carroll Don't Reinvent the Wheel 159Lisa Kelly How Virtual Learning Supports Different Learning Styles 126Rogelio P. Sanchez • Julian Julius Reading Eggs 201 119Kim Heiderich-Watson • Kristin Baldino SAMR and Promethean 153ASheila Wolsker

3:25pm CDT

Thank You & Raffle Items Donald E. Gavit AuditoriumKen Benich • Wendy Bradford • Josh Craig