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weTeach 2016

Welcome to weTeach 2016.

As we move toward Focus 2022, we are providing a variety of professional development opportunites to engage the teaching staff.
Sessions will run 90 min, 1/2 day, or whole day. Please pay careful attention to the session time and location.
Many sessions have limited capacity so sign up soon!

7:00am CDT

Health Fair NHS HallwaysStefanie Verros

8:10am CDT

Kurzweil: Using Kurzweil Text Reader to Meet the Needs of StudentsFILLING NHS 254Mike Kilburn • Jill Sharp Office 365 for TeachersFILLING NHS 313Jane E. Nauman Safari Montage for SecondaryFILLING NHS 208Tim Clark Significant Disabilities Strand: Structured TeachingFILLING NMS 518/519Elizabeth Buster • Erica Olson Station Teaching & Small Group Instruction in Compass AcademyLIMITED NHS 255Melissa Mosier • Diana Wassell Using FAST data to determine Class-wide/Small group interventions.FILLING NHS 312Jane Krehbiel Writing Tools that Help Kids Write Better and Save TimeFULL NHS 334Vicki Davis BrainPopFILLING NHS 314Robert Miller The Scientific Argumentation Routine - SecondaryLIMITED NHS 311Carla Lee • Sara Youngers What Are The Possibilities of TAB(Teaching Artistic Behaviors) in Art? North Middle Art Room 522/524Melissa Purtee PLC Cafe Elem DLIMITED NHS S309 PLC Cafe Secondary HLIMITED NHS S308 Data-driven planning for small group instruction grades TK-1 Perry Creek Media CenterDeborah Reed Journey's Schools PLC 2-3 Perry Creek Rm 159/160 PLC Cafe Elem ALIMITED NHS S312 PLC Cafe Secondary BFULL NHS S304 Your Digital FootPrintFILLING NHS Media CenterGeorge Couros Keynote: Kid's Deserve ItLIMITED NHS AuditoriumTodd Nesloney Framing Musical Understanding: Hearing or Comprehending North Middle Band Room 104Sandra Doneski Physical Education: How do we challenge kids to improve their skills? North Middle Gym/Classroom 145Jackie Lund Day Three with Buck Institute PBLLIMITED NHS 205/201Shawn Meth Secondary Co-Teaching TrainingLIMITED North Middle Media CenterJanelle Olesen • Steve Zediker Planning to Teach ConceptuallyLIMITED NHS 207Ryan Dumkrieger • Tina Wahlert Preschool Special Education WorkshopLIMITED NHS 258Kim Burrack Iowa Reading Foundations--Fluency Assessment & Strategies (DAY 7 of IRF Training)LIMITED North Middle 443SuzAnn Jansen • Kari Rea Youth Mental Health First AidLIMITED NHS 259Amy DeGroot-Hammer • Shelly Lewis • Bernie Scolaro Youth Mental Health First AidLIMITED NHS 252Alison Benson • Shelly Lewis • Keri Weaver

8:30am CDT

Iowa Science Standards - Module 2 NW AEAJordan Menning

9:50am CDT

MakinVIA - E-books, Videos, AudioBooks, and MoreLIMITED NHS 257Mindy Romero

9:55am CDT

Canvas - Going Beyond the Basics with External Learning ToolsFULL NHS 311Mike Crawford Canvas 101 for East Middle SchoolFILLING NHS 303Dave Vickery Canvas 101 for North Middle SchoolFILLING NHS 306John Casotti Canvas 101 for West Middle SchoolLIMITED NHS 307Jennifer Gasaway Creating Blended Learning EnvironmentsFILLING NHS Media CenterGeorge Couros Differentiating with TechnologyFILLING NHS S212Vicki Davis Engaging AssessmentFILLING NHS 253Kathy Perret Get your HANDS on learning (Science in action)LIMITED NHS S201Brian Drew • Shelly Nash Kurzweil: Using Kurzweil Text Reader to Meet the Needs of StudentsLIMITED NHS 254Mike Kilburn • Jill Sharp Moving Towards TAB (Teaching Artistic Behaviors) in Art North Middle Art Room 522/524Melissa Purtee Office 365 for TeachersFILLING NHS 313Jane E. Nauman Safari Montage for ElementaryLIMITED NHS 208Tim Clark Significant Disabilties Strand: FBAs, BIPs, & Behavior SupportsFILLING NMS 518/519Elizabeth Buster • Erica Olson SIOP Grouping & Strategies 2.0LIMITED NHS S208Victoria Albright Taking the Edge off of EdgenuityLIMITED NHS 265Steve Watts Using FAST data to determine Class-wide/Small group interventions.FILLING NHS 312Jane Krehbiel BrainPop Jr.LIMITED NHS 314Robert Miller PLC Cafe Secondary ALIMITED NHS S308 #KidsCanCode- Integrating Coding with the CoreFILLING NHS S204Layne Henn Data-driven planning for small group instruction grades 2-3 Perry Creek Media CenterDeborah Reed Journey's Schools PLC TK-1 Perry Creek Rm 159/160 PLC Cafe Elem BFILLING NHS S309 PLC Cafe Elem GLIMITED NHS S312 PLC Cafe Secondary CLIMITED NHS S304 Communication At Your Finger Tips: Infinite Campus and Other Tools to Share the Educational JourneyLIMITED NHS 310Jamie Lang IEP Goal Writing & Progress MonitoringFILLING NHS 255Melissa Mosier • Diana Wassell Keynote: Diversity and Poverty: Strengths Our Students Bring To The Classroom NHS AuditoriumJessie Myles Understanding and Supporting your ELL StudentsLIMITED NHS S209Heidi Anthony • Amy Rojas A Conversation with Data - SecondaryLIMITED NHS 304Michelle Hahn Change Your Campus Culture with Two Words for AdministratorsLIMITED NHS 334Todd Nesloney

11:35am CDT

Food Truck Friday: Bring Your Cash NHS Parking Lot

12:35pm CDT

Canvas PLCLIMITED NHS 312Steve Drent

12:45pm CDT

Assistive Technology BasicsFILLING NHS 257Jill Sharp Blogging as Professional and Student PortfolioLIMITED NHS Media CenterGeorge Couros FBA & BIP TrainingFILLING NHS 255Elizabeth Buster • Diana Wassell Improving Literacy through E-booksLIMITED NHS 209Pam Buysman • Jane Warren Safari Montage for ElementaryFILLING NHS 208Tim Clark SIOP: Expanding your ToolboxLIMITED NHS S209Heidi Anthony • Amy Rojas Station Teaching & Small Group Instruction in Secondary ClassroomsFILLING NHS 254Mike Kilburn • Melissa Mosier Take Control of Your Time: OneNote, OneNote Classroom, Canvas/OneNote IntegrationFILLING NHS S201John Casotti • Pat Toben Web Tools for EduninjasFILLING NHS 334Todd Nesloney BrainPop ESL FocusFILLING NHS 314Robert Miller Data-driven planning for small group instruction grades 4-5 Perry Creek Media CenterDeborah Reed PLC Cafe Elem CFULL NHS S309 PLC Cafe Elem HFULL NHS S312 PLC Cafe Secondary DLIMITED NHS S304 PLC Cafe Secondary FLIMITED NHS S308 Significant Disabilities Strand: IEP Goals Aligned with Essential ElementsLIMITED NMS 518/519Erica Olson Understanding and Valuing DiversityFILLING NHS 303Jessie Myles What's your SMART?FILLING NHS S204Emily Cox • Shelly Pratt Keynote: 21st Century InfluencerLIMITED NHS AuditoriumVicki Davis Developing Musicianship through Improvisation North Middle Band Room 104Sandra Doneski EiE OverviewLIMITED NHS S212Kyle Timmins Physical Education: How do we assess our students skills and use that data to plan lessons? North Middle Gym/Classroom 145Jackie Lund Planning for Flipped Learning in Art, Part I/II North Middle Art Room 522/524Melissa Purtee Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES Study) & Paper Tigers Documentary and DiscussionLIMITED NHS Choir RoomLori Hayungs • Shelly Lewis

2:30pm CDT

Canvas PLCFILLING NHS 312Steve Drent • Kristin Gray Become a Connected Educator with TwitterFILLING NHS 253Kathy Perret Building Literacy Common Formative AssessmentsFULL NHS S208Brandi Jessen Engagement Structures in Reading & MathFULL NHS S201Lindsey Nelson • Billy Welch Get Off Your Island! Get Connected!FULL NHS 334Todd Nesloney Imagine Learning in the CloudLIMITED NHS 311Joyce McArthur-Johnson Office 365 for AdministratorsLIMITED NHS 313Jane E. Nauman Significant Disabilities Strand: Assistive Technology for Students with Significant DisabilitiesLIMITED NMS 518/519Erica Olson • Jill Sharp Station Teaching & Small Group Instruction in Elementary ClassroomsFULL NHS 254Mike Kilburn • Melissa Mosier The Ultimate Engagement Tool…BreakoutEDU!FILLING NHS S209Laura Miller You Be The Chemist Essential ElementsLIMITED NHS S204Rachael Barrett-Gardner BrainPopFULL NHS 314Robert Miller Journey's Schools PLC 4-5 Perry Creek Rm 159/160 PLC Cafe Elem EFULL NHS S309 PLC Cafe Elem FFULL NHS S312 PLC Cafe Secondary EFULL NHS S304 PLC Cafe Secondary GFULL NHS S308 Writing and Research with MLA 8th Edition in MindLIMITED NHS 310Holly Schettler Keynote: Immigration & the ESL Student Perspective NHS AuditoriumLibby Sturgeon Strategies for Supporting Students on the Autism SpectrumFULL NHS 255Elizabeth Buster • Diana Wassell A Conversation with Data - ElementaryFILLING NHS 304Michelle Hahn