We look forward to having you at 2018 Summer Academy! Please note that signing up for a Sched Account or selecting classes DOES NOT guarantee your registration into a course. Classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis by signing up on the Greenville County PD portal. You can access the PD portal by clicking this linkOR by clicking on the "PD Portal URL" link. **If you register and are placed on a waiting list, you will be notified if a space opens.** Please be aware that sessions could be cancelled the week of July 15 if fewer than 5 participants have registered. You will be notified via email if a registered session has been cancelled.
Date: Monday, July 23, Tuesday, July 24, Wednesday, July 25 and Thursday, July 26 The SmartARTS Arts Integration Training Institute Year 1 is a four-day interactive and intensive training in the rationale for and principles of effective arts integration throughout the curriculum. The training is for GCS participants in all academic and related arts subjects from 4K - through high school. Participants learn dynamic strategies to find authentic connections between content standards and arts standards that lead to increased student engagement and learning. SmartARTS pairs teachers with a SmartARTS Roster teaching artist to co-plan an arts integrated unit of study that the pair will team-teach in the classroom. All SmartARTS Year 1 teachers must plan and implement a unit for the 2018 - 2019 school year. Unit supplies and artist fees are included for participating teachers. THE SMARTARTS YEAR 1 INSTITUTE IS HELD ON JULY 23 - 26, 2018 AT THE FINE ARTS CENTER. The $25 registration fee and all forms must be to the Metropolitan Arts Council no later then May 23, 2018. Spaces are limited. For more information contact Gayla Day at MAC at 864-467-3132.
Intensive professional development workshop for math 7, math 8, and Algebra 1 educators designed to expand teachers’ understanding of mathematical content and pedagogy aligned to NCTM’s Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematics Success for All (2014) addressing the function content strand.
Have you ever said: "There is not enough time in the day to do the things that I need to do to be an exceptional educator"? You are not alone. Recent studies have shown that the #1 reason educators leave the profession is because they feel inadequate in "keeping up" with the myriad of daily items that educators are asked to do. Whether it is planning, email, making phone calls, school meetings, parent conferences, district meetings, grading...not keeping yourself organized and in control of your time will lead to poor performance and frustration. This workshop will point out all of the challenges that educators face related to time management, then give specific examples of how you can "take back control" of your day and your career! The workshop will be interactive as well as reflective and participants will walk away with a smile on their face, along with specific strategies to make the education profession manageable
Increase classroom achievement and engagement through digital conversations utilizing Let's Recap! and Flip Grid. Come ready to explore these two digital resources and develop an implementation plan for your classroom. *Participants will need a laptop or Chromebook to this session.*
The 2017-2018 school year has been a year of exploration, growth and experimentation with the concepts of a flexible learning classroom. The Flexible Learning Classroom has changed my teaching completely. In this session you will see first hand how the flexible classroom can assist your students knowledge, engagement, learner ownership, and overall success as a student. I will show you how to set up your classroom with very little financial support. We will understand the impact it has had on my classroom in year 2 of this experiment. Please join me as we explore what your classroom has the potential to be.
Visual supports help students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other specific needs understand their world better. These evidence-based practices are used effectively in classrooms to target academic engagement, adaptive skills and prosocial behaviors. Join us in exploring visual support tools and receive a step-by-step implementation guide.
How many times have you said or you have heard a colleague say, “I’m not a good writing teacher” or “Everyone is not a writer?” This is a fixed mindset where teachers are selling themselves and their students’ abilities short. Are you ready to challenge yourself with a growth mindset as a writer? Everyone can write and everyone should write. In this session, you will explore how to implement the work of Carol Dweck’s research of growth mindset to create a Writers’ Workshop which will empower your students to achieve as writers, improve in all areas of academics, and even boost their social-emotional well-being. Come and assess your own mindset as a writing instructor, explore the belief that everyone is a writer, and fill your toolbox with resources to develop a strong writing community that engages in meaningful communication, embraces a challenge, sets goals, and gives reflective feedback. Are you ready to change your mind or strengthen what you already know- EVERYONE IS A WRITER!
This course provides the participant with some general information regarding IEPs, and provides instructions for what must be done prior to IEP meetings, during IEP meetings, and after IEP meetings. There are examples of what not-to-do as well as what should be done to comply with IEP development procedures.
Placing technology in the hands of students to create digital stories is a powerful practice that has the potential to greatly impact their learning. Throughout this course, participants will learn how digital storytelling engages students emotionally, behaviorally, and cognitively. Much of the time will be spent exploring and discussing how educators can use digital storytelling in tandem with their current curriculum to create fresh and exciting ways for students to demonstrate mastery of college and career ready standards. In addition, assessment practices for these types of learning products will be addressed through interactive and thought-provoking experiences with colleagues. *Participants should bring their district-issued device.*
Why do you go away? So you can come back with new eyes and appreciation of the world. This workshop will show teachers how to apply for the Fund for Teacher Travel and Educational Fellowship. It will provide insight into creating a concept driven fellowship to learn culture and content while also enhancing their instructional delivery and the educational needs of their students. **Participants needs to bring laptops.**
Uncover the power and potential of the Discovery Education Techbook™ Builder Tools. In this course, participants experience innovative teaching and learning that incorporates rigorous assignments aligned with the expectations of the new SC Academic Standards for Science. Participants learn how to promote and differentiate student learning through the use of Discovery Education tools such as Assignment Builder and Board Builder. Participants capitalize on the universal design features embedded in Discovery Education Science Techbook™ and create pathways for all students to answer high-level essential questions and meet learning objectives. *Participants will need to bring their district-issued device.*
Are you interested in learning how to effectively plan lessons and deliver lessons so that your English Learners in your class will be successful? This 3 day workshop provides an in-depth look at the factors that affect second language acquisition and the best practices for teaching English Learners. Teachers and coaches will learn about a research based instructional model that has proven effective in addressing the academic needs of English learners. Teachers and coaches will be able to design and deliver lessons that address both the academic and linguistic needs of English learners.
The brain is a fascinating organ that is incredibly influential in our daily lives, but is not often discussed. The brain of a student in poverty is different from the brain of adults and students in a different income bracket. It is critical that teachers understand the brain of students who live in poverty. Why? It affects how they learn. This presentation is applicable to all teachers as all of our schools have low income students in attendance. This lesson will not only teach you about the brain, but will also teach you how to teach to the brain.
Teachers want their students to learn. Students want their teachers to let them socialize. What’s the answer? Conver-STATIONS!! This session will introduce interactive strategies for getting your students talking, learning, and having fun! *Participant will need a device.*
With a push towards informative literature and writing, narrative writing has fallen to the wayside. However, narrative writing is one of the best ways to keep the students engaged and allow them to show their creativity, while also assessing their knowledge. By attending this session, you will gain the knowledge necessary to build a cross-curricular Social Studies and ELA project with the focus being narrative writing. *Participants should bring a device.*
Have you ever wondered what a first-year educator thinks in the 21st century? Well here is your chance to hear first-hand from someone who has been there, done that! Come learn hot to support the first-year educators teaching in your building. You will learn the secret to tapping into the potential of "twenty-somethings" in their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year of education from the perspective of a teacher who just finished his first year of teaching and can tell it like it is.
After a weary 90 Minute Block, one teacher says to another, "I've tried EVERYTHING and I cannot seem to get a hold of this class, the students just won't stop talking!" Teachers cannot conduct meaningful classes and students cannot benefit from curriculum and instruction if a classroom is not appropriately managed. My hope is to encourage and inspire teachers to reach the "unreachable," as well as share helpful strategies for challenging the higher achiever, of whom, at times, may appear off task, but in actuality, wants to be challenged.
Did you know that Desmos is more than just a graphing application? Learn how to use Desmos activities to create dynamic practice, encourage communication, and develop critical thinking skills. Teachers will explore the different pre-made activities that Desmos has to offer. Participants will use Desmos from both the teacher and student side of the website during this session. This will allow teachers to understand what their students will be expected to do as well as see how teachers are able to monitor student activity while on Desmos. Desmos is great for all levels of learners as well as all math content areas. This session will require a computer.
In this session, we will set the stage by defining engagement and noting, through an immersion as well as the exploration of key features, how Discovery Education Streaming Plus™ supports teachers in the engagement of their students. Participants will explore each of the different assets and then determine how to use them effectively to engage all students in rigorous and relevant instruction, leaving this session with actionable plans to use Streaming Plus assets in their classroom immediately.
Inquiry is fueled by curiosity! Generate and cultivate student inquisitiveness as well as conceptual knowledge through a unique centers-based teaching and learning approach. In this course, participants explore centers and use the experience to generate deeper inquiry into the concept being studied. Teachers will investigate how to craft as well as implement learning centers, which capitalize on the universal design features embedded in the Discovery Education Science Techbook and create pathways for all students to answer high-level guiding questions and meet learning outcomes. Time will be allotted for planning of a centers-based unit of instruction.
Kickin' Djbouti: Using Fantasy Football Style Gaming to Increase Student Engagement in Social Studies will go over the use of Fantasy Geopolitics and its incorporation of fantasy gaming to make Social Studies more engaging and fun to students. All versions of the platform will be covered and examples of how it can be applied to every Social Studies discipline will be shown.
This workshop will provide an opportunity for educators to see new ways to help use learning targets to drive instruction and set the expectation of the learning taking place each day.
Did you know that Desmos is more than just a graphing application? Learn how to use Desmos activities to create dynamic practice, encourage communication, and develop critical thinking skills. Teachers will explore the different pre-made activities that Desmos has to offer. Participants will use Desmos from both the teacher and student side of the website during this session. This will allow teachers to understand what their students will be expected to do as well as see how teachers are able to monitor student activity while on Desmos. Desmos is great for all levels of learners as well as all math content areas. This session will require a computer.
Are your students tired of always doing the same products for assessments? Come learn how to implement some techy tools, and create some assessments for next year. Please bring a laptop with you with access to your units.
Have you ever wondered what a first-year educator thinks in the 21st century? Well here is your chance to hear first-hand from someone who has been there, done that! Come learn hot to support the first-year educators teaching in your building. You will learn the secret to tapping into the potential of "twenty-somethings" in their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year of education from the perspective of a teacher who just finished his first year of teaching and can tell it like it is.
Looking for a way to integrate technology into your math classroom? Geogebra is a dynamic mathematics graphing, application, exploration, and practice tool for students! This session will help you explore all that Geogebra has to offer when it comes to creating purposeful technology based practice for students. Teachers will learn how to create a group, assign tasks, create a worksheet, and give feedback. Geogebra can work for all levels of learners as well as all math content areas. This session will require a computer.
This session will engage participants in a variety of scenarios to learn how to incorporate literacy, both disciplinary and visual, into the Social Studies classroom. Come see how students will read to succeed in your classroom!
Schools today strive to be student centered, to pursue excellence, and to possess a never ending commitment to be “great.” Greatness comes with out of the box thinking and trying new ideas and initiatives to transform student learning. Transforming student learning takes time, but if you are willing, here are just a few ideas that can make the difference: • L.I.F.T. (Letting Individuals Fine Tune) providing students with second chances to learn and show achievement • Formative assessment and standards-based grading- a must for mastery • Differentiated Groupings for Intervention What to learn more? Join me for Transforming Learning- We All Need a L.I.F.T at Summer Academy 2018.
It is the 21st Century, and yet our assessments do not reflect it. During this session, teachers will explore using digital to enable assessment creation and differentiation as well as the role of feedback in assessing student learning. Through immersive experiences and the use of powerful protocols, teachers will determine how digital resources and strategies impact responsive instruction and empower student ownership of learning. Among the resources used and explored will be Padlet and Flipgrid as well as Readworks and Read Theory. Also referenced will be Biblionasium, Whoo's Reading,, DogoNews and Wonderopolis.
Explore innovative ways for students to demonstrate understanding of scientific concepts. Digital Storytelling engages your students in higher levels of critical thinking as they create movies to show their level of understanding around concepts in science. In this course, a Discovery Education Specialist helps participants learn to combine text, images, audio, and video to tell stories that make scientific concepts stick. Participants create simple to complex digital stories as they explore the art of digital storytelling and the ways it can be used in an inquiry-driven lesson. *Participants should bring their district-issued device.*
Teachers will receive a full day of face-to-face instruction regarding Language!Live intervention instruction, including elements of administering and interpreting assessments, creating an appropriate classroom environment, and providing Language!Live lessons.
The SmartARTS Arts Integration Training Institute Year 2 is a three-day advanced training for GCS participants who have previously attended the Year 1 Institute. Participants will deepen their understanding of the use of effective arts integration throughout the curriculum to increase student engagement and learning. This training is for teachers in all academic and related arts subjects from 4K through high school. SmartARTS pairs Year 2 teachers with a SmartARTS Roster teaching artist to co-plan an arts integrated unit of study that the pair will team-teach in the classroom. All SmartARTS Year 2 teachers must plan and implement a unit for the 2018 - 2019 school year. Unit supplies and artist fees are included for participating teachers. THE SMARTARTS YEAR 2 INSTITUTE IS HELD ON JULY 24 - 26, 2018 AT THE FINE ARTS CENTER. The $25 registration fee and all forms must be to the Metropolitan Arts Council no later than May 23, 2018. Spaces are limited. For more information contact Gayla Day at MAC at 864-467-3132.
Teachers of all levels are welcome to this hands-on workshop where they will be making sense of Depth of Knowledge and how it applies to not only classroom instruction but also how it can drive planning and assessment.
Learn how to develop and use learning targets that focus your lessons and yield motivated students who learn more, show more interest, and take a more active role in their own learning..and choose to continue their world language study.
Teachers want their students to learn. Students want their teachers to let them socialize. What’s the answer? Conver-STATIONS!! This session will introduce interactive strategies for getting your students talking, learning, and having fun! *Participant will need a device.*
Looking to start a mentoring program? And you just don’t know how to get started? Well, come and let us begin at the this road together and see how we can travel to the “Land of Oz in Emerald City”. You will learn how to be Intentional in the way that you Design, Recruit, Energize, be Assertive, and Measure your progress for your mentoring program. Mentoring is a proven approach to drive learning, decrease behavior referrals, explore career exploration and learn personal development. For schools, mentoring can help achieve more positive behaviors, better graduation rates, increased student achievement, and an overall happy student. Come learn how to start your mentoring program and change one young person at a time.
Are you struggling to make your ELA classroom more interactive? More engaging? So was I! Come to this workshop to learn about a variety of strategies that will fully engage your students. You will participate in strategies that require no technology, some technology, and 1:1.
Do you wish your students were more engaged and excited about your topic of study? Come learn strategies that will increase student engagement and have your students leave saying "I love that class!" Be prepared to play if you choose to attend this workshop.
Going 1-to-1? Want to learn some ways to integrate technology into your daily routines in the World Language classroom? You will leave with activities ready to be used in your classes. Please bring a laptop with you.
Schools today strive to be student centered, to pursue excellence, and to possess a never ending commitment to be “great.” Greatness comes with out of the box thinking and trying new ideas and initiatives to transform student learning. Transforming student learning takes time, but if you are willing, here are just a few ideas that can make the difference: • L.I.F.T. (Letting Individuals Fine Tune) providing students with second chances to learn and show achievement • Formative assessment and standards-based grading- a must for mastery • Differentiated Groupings for Intervention What to learn more? Join me for Transforming Learning- We All Need a L.I.F.T at Summer Academy 2018.
The participants will experience a diverse watercolor unit from the perspective of a student as they explore brush and watercolor techniques (wet & dry) individually and in small groups before listening, discussing, and visually expressing the effects that pre-selected music has on the five senses and on one's memory. Additionally, the participants will experience the effect that intra- and inter-departmental collaborations can have on the students and improve overall engagement. Objectives: After completing this course, the participants will be able to: 1) demonstrate wet and dry watercolor techniques; 2) create watercolor activities for individuals and groups; 3) integrate literature and music into watercolor lesson plans; 4) improve student engagement; and 6) create impactful intra- and inter-departmental collaborations.
Today's students need to think critically to solve real -world problems. Teachers today are required to embed strategies into their instruction to ensure that students develop these skills. Throughout this Discovery Ed session participants will be introduced to five strategies that use digital tools and resources to engage students in deep thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. Participants will immerse themselves in these strategies to ensure effective implementation into both classroom instruction and the curriculum. **Teachers will need to bring district-issued devices. Laptops are preferred.**
Turn on the creativity! In this course, participants focus on improving historical content knowledge acquisition using resources from Discovery Education Science Techbook™. Participants also learn how to use Web 2.0 tools to foster student collaboration, critical thinking, and engagement. A Discovery Education Specialist helps participants use digital media in conjunction with the principles of universal design to provide multiple means for students to represent and express their scientific understanding. Time is provided for participants to create their own projects and lessons. *Participants need to bring a district issued laptop.*
Have you ever said: "There is not enough time in the day to do the things that I need to do to be an exceptional educator"? You are not alone. Recent studies have shown that the #1 reason educators leave the profession is because they feel inadequate in "keeping up" with the myriad of daily items that educators are asked to do. Whether it is planning, email, making phone calls, school meetings, parent conferences, district meetings, grading...not keeping yourself organized and in control of your time will lead to poor performance and frustration. This workshop will point out all of the challenges that educators face related to time management, then give specific examples of how you can "take back control" of your day and your career! The workshop will be interactive as well as reflective and participants will walk away with a smile on their face, along with specific strategies to make the education profession manageable
After a weary 90 Minute Block, one teacher says to another, "I've tried EVERYTHING and I cannot seem to get a hold of this class, the students just won't stop talking!" Teachers cannot conduct meaningful classes and students cannot benefit from curriculum and instruction if a classroom is not appropriately managed. My hope is to encourage and inspire teachers to reach the "unreachable," as well as share helpful strategies for challenging the higher achiever, of whom, at times, may appear off task, but in actuality, wants to be challenged.
Participants will be able to create a teacher website that can be a connection and communication tool for students, parents, and teachers to improve student achievement and understanding.
This workshop will explore the strategic use of innovative strategies in mathematics classrooms to strengthen student understanding of concepts and skills. This workshop will offer strategies for teachers already one-to-one and for teachers who are not, but want to make things interesting and fun to engage students. Join me to discuss bell ringer, note, and formative assessment strategies to get our students learning and retaining math skills in a fun and interactive way!
The 2017-2018 school year has been a year of exploration, growth and experimentation with the concepts of a flexible learning classroom. The Flexible Learning Classroom has changed my teaching completely. In this session you will see first hand how the flexible classroom can assist your students knowledge, engagement, learner ownership, and overall success as a student. I will show you how to set up your classroom with very little financial support. We will understand the impact it has had on my classroom in year 2 of this experiment. Please join me as we explore what your classroom has the potential to be.
Looking for a way to integrate technology into your math classroom? Geogebra is a dynamic mathematics graphing, application, exploration, and practice tool for students! This session will help you explore all that Geogebra has to offer when it comes to creating purposeful technology based practice for students. Teachers will learn how to create a group, assign tasks, create a worksheet, and give feedback. Geogebra can work for all levels of learners as well as all math content areas. This session will require a computer.
This workshop will provide support for teacher design and facilitation of book tastings in order to encourage students' independent selections of literature for book clubs. This learning experience will focus on both book tasting design/facilitation and book club design/facilitation as emphases.
This course will provide teachers with the opportunity to learn about DonorsChoose.org and how they can utilize it within their classrooms and schools. Donorschoose.org is an organization that helps classrooms with needs be matched with donors who want to make an impact by fulfilling those needs. Teachers will create an account and get their first project up and running. The session will be led by Greenville County Teachers who are also National DonorsChoose.org SC Teacher Ambassadors.
Whether you are a new co-teacher or a veteran, you will learn new ways to become a more effective teaching partner. Be prepared to discover ways to plan when time is an issue (and it is always an issue). Develop an effective strategy for tracking the progress of students. Learn how to become comfortable with grade level curriculum.
Today's students need to think critically to solve real -world problems. Teachers today are required to embed strategies into their instruction to ensure that students develop these skills. Throughout this Discovery Ed session participants will be introduced to five strategies that use digital tools and resources to engage students in deep thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. Participants will immerse themselves in these strategies to ensure effective implementation into both classroom instruction and the curriculum. **Teachers will need to bring district-issued devices. Laptops are preferred.**
Turn on the creativity! In this course, participants focus on improving historical content knowledge acquisition using resources from Discovery Education Science Techbook™. Participants also learn how to use Web 2.0 tools to foster student collaboration, critical thinking, and engagement. A Discovery Education Specialist helps participants use digital media in conjunction with the principles of universal design to provide multiple means for students to represent and express their scientific understanding. Time is provided for participants to create their own projects and lessons. *Participants need to bring a district issued laptop.*
Video plays an important role in delivering instruction to 21st Century Learners. Discover sites to use for already-made instructional videos and how to easily create your own videos. Teachers will explore all of the resources provided by ETV (PBS Learning Media, Knowitall.org and Learning Why) as well as other free sites on the web (Khan Academy, Virtual Nerd, Science 360, and more). Teachers will learn how to easily create instructional videos with their phones or other mobile devices and some creative ways to share them with their students and parents. They will also learn how to create screencasts using a free Google Extension.
You know you need to give formative assessments to gauge learning, but how do you do that easily and effectively? This session will provide you with both technology-based and traditional strategies you can use in your classroom to help you make sure your students are on track.
The SmartARTS Arts Integration Training Institute Years 3+ is a one-day advanced training for GCS participants who have previously attended the Year 1 & 2 Institutes. The training is for teachers in all academic and related arts subjects in grades 4K through high school. Participants will attend a morning session to deepen their study and practice of effective arts integration to increase student engagement and learning. In the afternoon SmartARTS pairs Years 3+ teachers with a SmartARTS Roster teaching artist to co-plan an arts integrated unit of study that the pair will team-teach in the classroom. All SmartARTS Years 3+ teachers must plan and implement a unit for the 2018-2019 school year. Unit supplies and artist fees are included for participating teachers. THE SMARTARTS YEARS 3+ INSTITUTE IS HELD ON JULY 25, 2018 AT THE FINE ARTS CENTER. The $25 registration fee and all forms must be to the Metropolitan Arts Council no later than May 23, 2018. Spaces are limited. For more information contact Gayla Day at MAC at 864-467-3132.
This course provides the participant with some general information regarding IEPs, and provides instructions for what must be done prior to IEP meetings, during IEP meetings, and after IEP meetings. There are examples of what not-to-do as well as what should be done to comply with IEP development procedures.
The brain is a fascinating organ that is incredibly influential in our daily lives, but is not often discussed. The brain of a student in poverty is different from the brain of adults and students in a different income bracket. It is critical that teachers understand the brain of students who live in poverty. Why? It affects how they learn. This presentation is applicable to all teachers as all of our schools have low income students in attendance. This lesson will not only teach you about the brain, but will also teach you how to teach to the brain.
Participants will learn how to incorporate technology into their daily lessons, while offering small group, differentiated instruction to enhance the "4 C's": critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
This session will help you move beyond getting students interested to helping them see the relevance of text to their own lives and communities. By connecting students with books that are mirrors of their own lives and windows to the outside world, we can shift their mindset from passive to active, responsive reading.
Kickin' Djbouti: Using Fantasy Football Style Gaming to Increase Student Engagement in Social Studies will go over the use of Fantasy Geopolitics and its incorporation of fantasy gaming to make Social Studies more engaging and fun to students. All versions of the platform will be covered and examples of how it can be applied to every Social Studies discipline will be shown.
Every teacher has a classroom to manage. As most teachers are familiar with their content, new teachers lack the knowledge or skill to manage their classroom. Classroom management sets the stage for student learning. In order for students to learn to the best of their ability, students must be engaged in the lesson and high expectations must be in place. If the expectations are set and implemented within the classroom, student achievement will increase.
This workshop will provide support for teacher design and facilitation of book tastings in order to encourage students' independent selections of literature for book clubs. This learning experience will focus on both book tasting design/facilitation and book club design/facilitation as emphases.
In a world where your teacher superpowers are dwindled by the demands of lesson plans, assessments, conferences, technology, and “the next big thing”, restore yourself to greatness with other teacher teammates: GET HACKED! Discover tools and tricks that will have your administration bewildered at your efficiency, your parents overjoyed with your customer service, and your students on the edge of their seats for your next amazing lesson! Got a super idea and want to pass it along to other superteachers? Bring those too! This session is all about learning and growing so you can be as fantastic as your students expect you to be—They deserve it!
Explore innovative ways for students to demonstrate understanding of scientific concepts. Digital Storytelling engages your students in higher levels of critical thinking as they create movies to show their level of understanding around concepts in science. In this course, a Discovery Education Specialist helps participants learn to combine text, images, audio, and video to tell stories that make scientific concepts stick. Participants create simple to complex digital stories as they explore the art of digital storytelling and the ways it can be used in an inquiry-driven lesson. *Participants should bring their district-issued device.*
In this conference-style session, participants will learn how to combine Discovery Education digital assets with SOS Strategies to meet specific, standards-based curriculum objectives. This will be accomplished by participation in an activity which requires each participant to become an expert in one given SOS strategy, and then work together to determine how to best pair one or more of those strategies with given sets of objectives and digital assets. **Participants need to bring a district issued laptop.*
School faculties can utilize Assertive Skills to enhance communication, learning, and self-respect in the classroom setting. Teachers will learn to facilitate the process where students explore their thoughts and feelings and learn that self-knowledge leads to self advocacy. Practical exercises will be explored and utilized in this workshop.
Participants will be able to create a teacher website that can be a connection and communication tool for students, parents, and teachers to improve student achievement and understanding.
This presentation explores organizational strategies that can be used in a student-centered classroom which primarily uses stations, activities, tasks, etc.
Increase classroom achievement and engagement through digital conversations utilizing Let's Recap! and Flip Grid. Come ready to explore these two digital resources and develop an implementation plan for your classroom. *Participants will need a laptop or Chromebook to this session.*
Do you wish to deepen your middle school students' understandings of historical events? Learn an instructional strategy called Our History Clips, a method that requires students to use disciplinary literacy skills and multi-media exchange as they develop richer understandings of historical concepts. This instructional strategy is aligned with 21st Century Skills and includes: collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and innovation.
Are you struggling to make your ELA classroom more interactive? More engaging? So was I! Come to this workshop to learn about a variety of strategies that will fully engage your students. You will participate in strategies that require no technology, some technology, and 1:1.
Every teacher has a classroom to manage. As most teachers are familiar with their content, new teachers lack the knowledge or skill to manage their classroom. Classroom management sets the stage for student learning. In order for students to learn to the best of their ability, students must be engaged in the lesson and high expectations must be in place. If the expectations are set and implemented within the classroom, student achievement will increase.
Are your methods monotonous? Join us to learn how to revamp your units by using the backwards design method! We'll take you through the process of creating learning targets and designing rigorous assessments that will allow you to create student-centered activities.
Roper Mountain Science Center is the premier location for science and social studies enrichment programs in the State of South Carolina. If you can’t make it to the Mountain, we encourage you to join us for a demonstration of what our video conference programs or “virtual field trips” can provide to your schools. You will leave with a whole new view of the Mountain without leaving your own classroom!
How many times have you said or you have heard a colleague say, “I’m not a good writing teacher” or “Everyone is not a writer?” This is a fixed mindset where teachers are selling themselves and their students’ abilities short. Are you ready to challenge yourself with a growth mindset as a writer? Everyone can write and everyone should write. In this session, you will explore how to implement the work of Carol Dweck’s research of growth mindset to create a Writers’ Workshop which will empower your students to achieve as writers, improve in all areas of academics, and even boost their social-emotional well-being. Come and assess your own mindset as a writing instructor, explore the belief that everyone is a writer, and fill your toolbox with resources to develop a strong writing community that engages in meaningful communication, embraces a challenge, sets goals, and gives reflective feedback. Are you ready to change your mind or strengthen what you already know- EVERYONE IS A WRITER!
In this conference-style session, participants will learn how to combine Discovery Education digital assets with SOS Strategies to meet specific, standards-based curriculum objectives. This will be accomplished by participation in an activity which requires each participant to become an expert in one given SOS strategy, and then work together to determine how to best pair one or more of those strategies with given sets of objectives and digital assets. **Participants need to bring a district issued laptop.*
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of MasteryConnect and all the features available to use for teachers to drive instruction. Participants will come away with hands-on experience that they can take back to their classroom to help further instruction and student achievement. **Participants will need a laptop.**
Whether you are a new co-teacher or a veteran, you will learn new ways to become a more effective teaching partner. Be prepared to discover ways to plan when time is an issue (and it is always an issue). Develop an effective strategy for tracking the progress of students. Learn how to become comfortable with grade level curriculum.
You know you need to give formative assessments to gauge learning, but how do you do that easily and effectively? This session will provide you with both technology-based and traditional strategies you can use in your classroom to help you make sure your students are on track.
Roper Mountain Science Center is the premier location for science and social studies enrichment programs in the State of South Carolina. If you can’t make it to the Mountain, we encourage you to join us for a demonstration of what our video conference programs or “virtual field trips” can provide to your schools. You will leave with a whole new view of the Mountain without leaving your own classroom!
Join us for an informative and practical discussion and demonstration of how to EXCEL your lesson plans and shift to a self-managing classroom. Leave with resources in hand and loving your job!
This session will help you move beyond getting students interested to helping them see the relevance of text to their own lives and communities. By connecting students with books that are mirrors of their own lives and windows to the outside world, we can shift their mindset from passive to active, responsive reading.
This presentation explores organizational strategies that can be used in a student-centered classroom which primarily uses stations, activities, tasks, etc.
Do you wish to deepen your middle school students' understandings of historical events? Learn an instructional strategy called Our History Clips, a method that requires students to use disciplinary literacy skills and multi-media exchange as they develop richer understandings of historical concepts. This instructional strategy is aligned with 21st Century Skills and includes: collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and innovation.
This workshop guides midle and high school English teachers as they explore the new curriculum maps. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to access and use the maps during instructional planning.
This workshop will explore the strategic use of innovative strategies in mathematics classrooms to strengthen student understanding of concepts and skills. This workshop will offer strategies for teachers already one-to-one and for teachers who are not, but want to make things interesting and fun to engage students. Join me to discuss bell ringer, note, and formative assessment strategies to get our students learning and retaining math skills in a fun and interactive way!
It is the 21st Century, and yet our assessments do not reflect it. During this session, teachers will explore using digital to enable assessment creation and differentiation as well as the role of feedback in assessing student learning. Through immersive experiences and the use of powerful protocols, teachers will determine how digital resources and strategies impact responsive instruction and empower student ownership of learning. Among the resources used and explored will be Padlet and Flipgrid as well as Readworks and Read Theory. Also referenced will be Biblionasium, Whoo's Reading,, DogoNews and Wonderopolis.
