eastern washington education conference

Richland School District & Washington State ASCD

proudly host the

EASTERN WASHINGTON EDUCATION CONFERENCE (Formerly the RTI-PLC Institute)

August 18-19, 2015

Richland High School

930 Long Avenue Richland, WA 99352

Orchestrating Student Success: Sound Practices to Reach All Learners

Table of Contents

Welcome Message from Dr. Rick Schulte…...…………...2

Welcome Message from Janet Regge .......…………....3

Tuesday Keynote Presentation…………...…………….....4

Mr. Jeff Utecht

Concurrent Session One At-a-Glance…………………….5

Concurrent Session One Descriptions………...……….6-8

Concurrent Session Two At-a-Glance…………………….9

Concurrent Session Two Descriptions……………...10-12

Concurrent Session Three At-a-Glance……...…………13

Concurrent Session Three Descriptions………….....14-16

Wednesday Keynote Presentation…………...………....17

Mr. Pete Hall

Concurrent Session Four At-a-Glance…………….........18

Concurrent Session Four Descriptions……...………19-21

Concurrent Session Five At-a-Glance…………..………22

Concurrent Session Five Descriptions……………....23-25

Concurrent Session Six At-a-Glance …………………...26

Concurrent Session Six Descriptions………….…....27-29

General Institute Information……………………..…..30-31

Orchestrating Student Success: Sound Practices to Reach All Learners—1

Welcome from Richland School District

On behalf of the Richland School District, welcome to Richland for the Eastern Washington Education Conference. Formerly the RTI-PLC Institute, this is the sixth year we have focused on providing outstanding professional learning to educators from around the state. This year’s theme, “Orchestrating Student Success: Sound Practices to Reach All Learners,” was selected to represent the needs of educators

as we continue our move to a new teacher and principal evaluation system, new educational standards and a new assessment system—all for the purpose of increasing student learning. It is great to have all of you here. We have two full days of keynote addresses and breakout sessions which will provide you with valuable training related to Assessment, Curriculum, Early Learning, Full Day Kindergarten, Instruction,

Special Programs, Technology, and TPEP. Giving the keynote addresses will be

Jeff Utecht and Pete Hall. Plus, you have your choice of over 100 breakout sessions led by local, state and national level educators. We are appreciative of the partnership we have with Washington State ASCD, as well as, the wonderful support we receive from our sponsors, presenters and exhibitors. Please enjoy this time to network and learn with some of the finest educators from across our state. Together we can celebrate, learn, lead and grow in an effort to reach each of our students. Again, welcome and thank you for your attendance at this conference!

Sincerely, Dr. Rick Schulte, Superintendent Richland School District

2 - Eastern Washington Education Conference

Welcome from Washington State ASCD

On behalf of the WSASCD Board of Directors, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2015 Eastern Washington Education Conference. This year’s theme, “Orchestrating Student Success: Sound Practices to Reach All Learners,” engages participants in courageous conversations regarding the most effective practices to assure that each student is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged in our educational settings. An extraordinary conference committee, with input from Washington State ASCD members and Richland School District staff, has developed a program that features highly regarded national and regional educators and leaders. Together, participants and presenters will come together to face the challenges that every day educators confront and forge relationships to discover inspiration from colleagues around the state. This event could not happen without colleagues from around our state valuing opportunities for educators from preschool through the university level to network and learn together. We are grateful for the incredible support we receive from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, our sponsors and exhibitors. Please enjoy this time to network and learn with some of the finest educators from across our state. Together we can celebrate, learn, lead and grow in an effort to reach each of our students. Again, welcome and thank you for your attendance at this conference! Janet Regge, Washington State ASCD President Instructional Facilitator Renton Public Schools


Tuesday Keynote Presentation

Mr. Jeff Utecht, Educational Consultant, Educator, and Author

Preparing for Doc and Marty

On October 22 of this year, Doc and Marty from ‘Back to the

Future II’ will arrive. Much has changed since we were introduced

to Doc and Marty in 1985, including the tools that are available to

teachers. However, it is not just our schools that are changing, it

is society as a whole. A new learning landscape is emerging. A

landscape of just in time global education. What does this mean for our schools, our

students and communities? As we prepare for Doc and Marty's arrival, we take a

look at the technologies that are changing the learning landscape as we know it.

About Mr. Utecht

Jeff Utecht is an educational technology consultant, educator and author. He holds a Master’s

degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in Technology, as well as, his administrative

certification through Washington State. Jeff began his career in the Elementary Classroom at a

public school in Washington State. In 2001, he was the recipient of a Bill and Melinda Gates

Grant called the Technology Leadership Program.

Jeff has taught at International Schools in the Middle East and Asia. Moving from a classroom

teacher into technology facilitator roles and administrative positions, Jeff began sharing his

passion for learning via his blog, The Thinking Stick in 2005. In 2007, he was invited to create an

innovative conference focusing on learning and technology; thus, the Learning 2.0 Conference

was initiated. Jeff authored chapters in numerous books, worked as the educational consultant

for a wiki company, and began speaking at schools and educational events around the globe. He

has worked with politicians in Washington DC and participated in The Educational Project at the

invitation of the Prince of Bahrain. In 2010, Jeff was invited to present at the first TEDx

conference in Bangkok, Thailand.

Jeff has started numerous businesses aimed at helping educators teach in a new connected

world. Jeff co-founded the Certificate Of Educational Technology and the Information Literacy

Program (coetail.com) in 2010. In 2014, he helped found Eduro Learning Inc.

(edurolearning.com) a professional development consulting and online course company. Also in

2014, Jeff helped to establish the Learning2Conference as a non-profit company bringing this

innovative conference to the world.


http://www.coetail.com/

http://www.edurolearning.com/

Tuesday Concurrent Session One At-A-Glance


7:30-8:00 a.m. Check In - Coffee and Grab ‘n Go Breakfast

8:00-8:45 a.m. – Team Time

9:00-10:10 a.m. – Auditorium Welcome and Opening Keynote Speaker: Jeff Utecht ‘Preparing for Doc and Marty’

10:20-11:30 am – Session 1 Breakouts

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Instruction TPEP

All-Day Kindergarten Early Learning

Assessment Assessment Curriculum Instruction

Curriculum Special Programs Instruction

How to use G.L.A.D. Strategies in PreK-12

Classrooms while Meeting TPEP Goals

and CCSS for all Learners.

Kristi Beach Sally Mack

All Grade Levels

Improving Early Childhood Literacy and Kindergarten Readiness through Parent Educa-

tion

Rick Donahoe Erin Tomlinson

Lauren Schoenwald

All Grade Levels Preschool

Early Elementary (K-2) Administration

Teaching and Assessing the WA

State K–12 Learning Standards for Mathematics in 2015–

16

Anton Jackson Jennifer Judkins

Julie Wagner

Upper Elementary (3-5)

Middle School High School

Getting to Know the ELA

Performance Task

Cindy Knisely Beth Simpson



Also available

Session 4

For Richland SD READ 180 and System 44

Teachers and Administrators Only

READ 180 and

System 44 End-of-Year Gains Analysis

Dr. Karen Burke

Middle School; High

School

RSD Staff only

All Special Education Staff Training Mandy Cathey Nita Kamphuis Sharon Bradley

All Grade Levels Related Services

Also available

Session 4

Inclusive Instruction Practices: Past,

Present, and Future

Dr. Yun-Ju Hsiao Dr. Yichien Cooper

All Grade Levels

3112 3113 3115 3118 3201 3206 3207

Curriculum Instruction

Instruction Instruction Instruction Technology Assessment Instruction

Special Programs

Curriculum Instruction Technology

Civic Action Project (CAP)-Connecting Your Government

Class and the Real World

Laura Wesley Keith Mataya Steve Perez

Middle School

High School

Practical Social Emotional Learning Strategies for the

Classroom: Making it Happen

Dr. Gregory J. Benner

All Grade Levels Administration

For RSD—Marcus Whitman and

Jefferson Elementary staffs only

Advanced Singapore

(Mental Math): The Why Before How

Bobbi Buttars Brian Moore

Fastt Math: Math Fluency AND

Fraction Nation: Building Fraction

Fluency

Janet Bales

All Grade Levels

Moving From Sorting to Searching

Jeff Utecht


Related Services

Growing Poverty in Richland: Strategies to Engage Families

Melanie Cushing

Joely Nye-Felt Amy Strege

All Grade Levels

Hapara Powers Connected Learning

for Teachers and Students using

Google Apps for Education

Allison Winston


Also available

Session 2

4110 Choir 4130 Band/Orch Library Library C Lab Upper Gym

Instruction Assessment


Instruction Instruction Assessment


Smarter Balanced Assessment System: Connecting the ELA Claims to Classroom

Instruction for Grades K-5

Dierdre Ducharme Dr. Cristi Alberino

Early Elementary (K-2) Upper Elementary (3-5)

Also available Session 2 & 4

iPads In The Music Classroom

Mike Klinger


Ignite Learning with a Growth Mindset –

Grades 4-5

Emily Diehl


Writing: Key Ideas and Strategies to Improve Student

Achievement across Content Areas

Dr. Bonnie Albertson



Also available Session 4

Building Teamwork and Skills in Physical Education

Part I

Fun PE Guy Dennis Stands

K-12 Physical

Education Specialists

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch Break

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Kristina-Beach.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Sally-Mack.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Rick-Donahoe.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Erin-Tomlinson.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Lauren-Schoenwald.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Anton-Jackson.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Jennifer-Judkins.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Julie-Wagner.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Cindy-Knisely.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Beth-Simpson.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Karen-Burke.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Mandy-Cathey.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Nita-Kamphuis.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Sharon-Bradley.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Yun-Ju-Hsiao.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Yichien-Cooper.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Laura-Wesley.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Keith-Mataya.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Gregory-Benner.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Janet-Bales.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeff-Utecht-8-18-Keynote-Information2.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Melanie-Cushing.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Joely-Nye-Felt.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Amy-Strege.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Allison-Winston1.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Mike-Klinger1.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Emily-Diehl.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Bonnie-Albertson.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/FunPEGuy-Dennis-Stands.pdf


Room 1240 How to use G.L.A.D. Strategies in Pre K-12 Classroom while meeting TPEP Goals and CCSS for all Learners

Presenters: Mrs. Kristi Beach and Mrs. Sally Mack, G.L.A.D. Trainers, Richland SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All grade levels

Strand: Instruction; TPEP

During this session, the RSD G.L.A.D. trainers will review strategies,

answer any questions you may have, and show how using these

strategies will help teach the CCSS while meeting the needs of all

students.

Room 1241 Improving Early Childhood Literacy and Kindergarten Readiness through Parent Education

Presenter: Mr. Rick Donahoe, CEO, Children's Reading Foundation

and Richland SD School Board Member; Erin Tomlinson, Early

Learning Coordinator; Lauren Schoenwald, Early Learning Specialist,

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Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administra-tors; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Preschool; Early Elementary (K-2); Administration

Strand: All-Day Kindergarten; Early Learning

Attendees will learn the strategies to get parents involved in their

child's pre-K education. Results of research studies will be presented

showing increased literacy rates through a family-based education

curriculum. The importance of kindergarten readiness will be

presented through longitudinal studies.

Room 1242 Teaching and Assessing the WA State K–12 Learning Standards for mathematics in 2015–16

Presenters: Mr. Anton Jackson, Mrs. Jennifer Judkins, Julie Wagner,

Assessment Specialists, OSPI Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School Strand: Assessment

After four years of transitioning instruction to the standards and two

years of using the Smarter Balanced assessment system, what have

we learned? OSPI staff will share ideas for using resources, including

the Principles to Action, to support instruction. Bring a laptop/tablet

and your login information as logistics and pointers on accessing the

Digital Library and interim assessment system will be shown to lead

in to using these tools in instruction and a formative assessment

process. Participants will develop an understanding of how to support

students’ mathematical development aligned to the Washington State

K–12 Learning Standards with the goal of preparing them for college

and careers.

Room 1243 Getting to Know the ELA Performance Task

(also available Session 4)

Presenters: Cindy Knisely and Beth Simpson, ELA Assessment Specialists, OSPI

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction

Learn more about the ELA Performance Task including the Classroom Activity, the Research questions and the full-write prompt. Discuss ways to integrate the PT concepts into your daily activities. Practice developing research questions and writing prompts specific to your classroom lessons.

Room 1244 READ 180 and System 44 End-of-Year Gains Analysis for RSD Staff Only

Presenter: Dr. Karen Burke, Executive Director of Academic Planning, HMH Intervention Solutions Group

Audience: Classroom Teachers; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators

Target Level: Middle School; High School Strand: Curriculum

Participants will review end-of-year data and assess the growth of their students. As we analyze the data, we will set goals for the 2015-2016 school year.

Room 3102/04 All Special Education Staff Training for RSD Staff Only


Presenter: Mrs. Mandy Cathey, Assistant Director of Special Education; Mrs. Nita Kamphuis, Director of Special Education; Ms. Sharon Bradley, Assistant Director of Special Programs, Richland School District

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Content Area Specialists Target Level: All Grade Levels; Related Services Strand: Special Programs

This is a required training for all RSD special education staff. This session will provide follow up training as a response to questions raised during the spring training sessions including information on measurable goals, present levels of performance, Prior Written Notices, and progress reports. In addition, we will give you information on updates to the E-com system.

Room 3109 Inclusive Instruction Practices: Past, Present, and Future

Presenters: Dr. Yun-Ju Hsiao, Assistant Professor; Yichien Cooper, Adjunct Professor, Washington State University Tri-Cities

Audience: Classroom Teachers;

Target Level: All Grade Levels

Strand: Instruction

Session will include an overview of current status of inclusive practices in general and art classrooms, an interactive discussion with all participants on issues they encounter in their instructions, and resources teachers can use to implement when teaching students with disabilities.

Tuesday, August 18


1

Room 3112 Civic Action Project (CAP) Connecting Your Government Class and the Real World

Presenter: Mrs. Laura Wesley, Mr. Keith Mataya, Senior Program Directors, Constitutional Rights Foundation; Steve Perez, Teacher, Richland SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Middle School; High School

Strand: Curriculum; Instruction

Civic Action Project is a free project-based way to teach U.S. government that: • promotes effective citizenship, • addresses state standards (including Common Core), and • provides a free interactive web site.

Through free lessons, a self contained website and interactive activities, CAP students learn how government content applies to policy-making at the local level, how policy is made and can be influenced, and practice effective citizenship that addresses problems and issues that they care about.

Room 3113 Practical Social Emotional Learning Strategies for the Classroom: Making it Happen

Presenter: Gregory J. Benner, Ph.D., Professor and Executive Director, University of Washington - Tacoma, Center for Strong Schools

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrator; Professional Developers; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All Grade levels

Strand: Instruction

Are behavior problems detracting from teaching time in your classroom? You are not alone. The purpose of this presentation is to build your capacity to build a culture of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) in your classroom. You will learn how to develop and teach behavioral guidelines and expectations, monitor and provide feedback, build student social emotional well-being. You will also learn how to respond to disruptive behavior in a healthier and stress-free fashion. Culturally and linguistically responsive classroom practices for differentiating to meet diverse student needs will be emphasized. Implementing and sustaining PBIS in your classroom will lead to a healthier, safer, and more positive classroom environment. In addition, students with behavioral difficulties will experience improved self-regulation, less depressive symptoms, less externalizing problems, and greater academic engaged time. Teachers implementing classroom PBIS report less stress and significantly more time to teach each day with much fewer power struggles. In this session, you will get an engaging, user-friendly blueprint for implementing and sustaining classroom PBIS, with doable and simple strategies to establish the positive classroom culture you envision and to keep it going all year.

Room 3115 Advanced Singapore (Mental Math): The Why Before How for Marcus Whitman and Jefferson Staffs Only

Presenters: Mrs. Bobbi Buttars and Mr. Brian Moore, Principals, Richland SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders

Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5) Strand: Instruction

Participants will continue to deepen our understanding and Implementation of Singapore Instructional Strategies utilizing the book, Why before How.”

Room 3118 Fast Math: Math Fluency AND Fraction Nation: Building Fraction Fluency

Presenter: Mrs. Janet Bales, Regional Director of Math Partnerships, HMH Intervention Solutions Group

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialist

Target Level: All Grade Levels Strand: Instruction

How can Fastt Math be utilized to ensure students develop fluency

with basic facts? How can fraction nation help students develop the

critical foundations of fraction fluency and build a strong foundation in

fractions and decimals – all in 15 minute lessons?

Room 3201 Moving from Sorting to Searching

Presenter: Mr. Jeff Utecht, Educational Technology Consultant, Educator and Author

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administra-tors; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration; Related Services Strand: Technology

There was a time not too long ago when we taught students how to

sort and organize their files, how to create folders inside of folders

and basically do what we do in the physical world to our digital life.

Then came the Internet and its endless websites. We tried to organ-

ize them but at last there were too many. So we turned to something

different….we stopped trying to organize the web and we started

searching it. Search is the skill of our era, a life skill that once mas-

tered opens up all sorts of opportunities. Do we teach search in your

classrooms and schools? This session will focus on the skills and

strategies of search. Participants will walk away with K-12 lesson

plans, ideas and classroom routines they can start using tomorrow to

teach students the skill needed most in today’s connected world - the

skill of search.

Room 3206 Growing Poverty in Richland: Strategies to Engage Families

Presenters: Mrs. Melanie Cushing, Mrs. Joely Nye-Felt. and Mrs. Amy Strege, Site Coordinators, Communities in Schools of

Benton Franklin Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Counselors/Therapists


Strand: Assessment; Instruction; Special Programs In recent years, there has been a demographic shift in our school

district. Through this presentation you will learn about poverty and

the growing need throughout our community and the daily struggles

that impact student learning. At the conclusion of this presentation,

you will be able to better understand the mindset of poverty, families’

view of the school system, and meaningful ways to engage families.

Concurrent Session One


1

Library Ignite Learning with a Growth Mindset - Grades 4-5

Presenters: Ms. Emily Diehl, Director, K-12 Professional Learning & Curriculum Design, Mindset Works

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: Upper Elementary (4-5) Strand: Instruction

In a lively session, participants will learn about the growth mindset

research and why it is a critical lever for motivation and

success. Participants will explore and reflect on several tools,

resources, videos and strategies to deepen their understanding of

the role of mindset in schools as well as how to support other adults

in 1) changing their mindsets and 2) cultivating growth mindsets in

students.

Library Writing: Key Ideas and Strategies to Improve

C Lab Student Achievement across Content Areas


Presenter: Dr. Bonnie Albertson, Claim 2 assessment lead for Smarter Balanced (former Professor of Education), University of Delaware, Smarter Balanced

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction Participants will align CCSS Big Ideas with instructional strategies

(including AVID) to develop better writers. Outcomes:

Recognizing importance of 3 assessment traits for CCSS

writing purposes: o Clarify meaning of “Elaboration” for CCSS/SBAC o Move students’ understanding of “Organization” beyond beginning-middle-end o Examine learning progression for “Conventions of standard English”

Using SBAC writing rubrics to inform instruction

Maintaining a focus on instruction in a “test prep” culture

Integrating CCSS-aligned Research

Upper Gym Building Teamwork and Skills in Physical Education – Part I

Presenter: Fun P.E. Guy - Mr. Dennis Stands, Owner/Instructor Audience: Classroom Teachers; Content Area Specialists



***Teachers should come dressed to participate. Tennis shoes! The focus will be: (1) Warm-up/Cool Down activities that require

minimal equipment, a 5-10 minute time period, with the objective of

getting heart rates up, or, bodies cooled down. (2) Large Group

Games that involve all students in fun, creative games. These games

require more time and equipment. The objective is teamwork.

Room 3207 Hapara Powers Connected Learning for Teachers and

Students using Google Apps for Education (also available Session 2)

Presenter: Ms. Allison Winston, Customer Success Manager, Hapara

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrator; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration Strand: Curriculum; Instruction; Technology This hands-on introduction to Hapara is recommended for users

who have intermediate familiarity with GAFE, but are new to Hapara

(or in need of a Hapara review). By participating in this workshop,

users will develop the knowledge needed to begin using Hapara for

collaborative, connected, transformative teaching and learning.

Non-Hapara customers/users are also welcome to attend, as this

will be a unique opportunity for hands-on experience with Hapara

tools (including our new releases).

Room 4110 Smarter Balanced Assessment System: Choir Room Connecting the ELA Claims to Classroom Instruction for Grades K-5

(also available Session 2 & 4)

Presenters: Ms. Dierdre Ducharme and Dr. Cristi Alberino, Education Consultants, Connecticut State Department of Education

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals

Target: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5)

Strand: Assessment; Instruction

Educators who use the Common Core State Standards will under-

stand that through the use of grade-appropriate complex texts, and

the incorporation of multimedia, all students can engage in a variety

of activities designed to increase rigor, but still afford them the

content knowledge and allow students of varying levels to access

the texts. Participants of this presentation will have the opportunity

to engage in several focused activities to better understand what

students need to know and be able to do to demonstrate mastery of

the standards. Through this exploration, teachers will also

understand how classroom instruction can support student learning.

Room 4130 iPads In The Music Classroom

Band Room Presenter: Mr. Mike Klinger, President, The Synthesis Midi

Workshop

Audience: Classroom Teachers; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators

Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration Strand: Curriculum; Instruction; Technology Mike Klinger will share his favorite apps for music educators. He will

also upload his favorite music bookmarks into the cloud. If you

download the free browser called Puffin, you will be able to

download those onto your own iPad.

Tuesday, August 18


1

12:30-1:40 pm – Session 2 Breakouts

1239 1240 1241 1243 1244 3102/04 3109

Instruction Special Programs


TPEP

All-Day Kindergarten Curriculum

Early Learning Assessment Instruction

Special Programs


Culturally and Linguistically

Responsiveness is for Everyone!

Dr. Tricia Valdez-Zontek Dr. Teddi Beam-Conroy


Related Services


How to Avoid Burnout and Love

Teaching Again

Ryan Murtfeldt Jennifer Szolnoki

All Grade Levels

High Standards in Early Learning

Programs: Is DAP Dead and Gone?

Karen Weakley

Preschool

Early Elementary (K-2)

The ELA Smarter Balanced Assessment - What We're Learning

Part I (Double Session)




Writing, Writing, Writing! Engaging all Students Everyday! -

Middle School Part I

(Double Session)

Dr. Karen Burke

Middle School Administration

Math Is Cool and More

Chris Johnson


Middle School

Integrating Chinese Arts and Culture into

Curriculum

Dr. Yichien Cooper

All Grade Levels

3112 3113 3115 3118 3201 3202 3206


Instruction Assessment Assessment Technology


Special Programs Technology

Assessment Instruction Technology

Did You See That? Looking Closely at Sources of History

Laura Wesley Keith Mataya

Donnetta Elsasser

Middle School

Social Emotional Learning for Students

With Behavioral Disorders: Making it

Happen in the Classroom



For RSD—Marcus Whitman and

Jefferson Elementary staffs only

Design by Five

Mrs. Bobbi Buttars

Mrs. Ashley Dahlgren

Scholastic Math Inventory (SMI)

Formative Assessment

Janet Bales

All Grade Levels

Students as Creators and Contributors

Jeff Utecht

Upper Elementary

(3-5) Middle School

High School

Dreambox Learning Math

Wendy DeWeirdt

Preschool

Early Elementary (K-2) Upper Elementary

(3-5) Middle School Administration

Using Homeroom Data to Close the Gap

Brenda Marler

Ellen Eddy

Early Elementary (K-2)Upper Elementary (3-5)

3207 4110 Choir 4130 Band/Orch Library Library C Lab Upper Gym



Assessment Early

Learning

Curriculum Instruction Assessment


Hapara Powers Connected

Learning for Teachers and Students using

Google Apps for Education

Allison Winston


Also available

Session 1







Teaching Music In A Connected World

Mike Klinger



Grades K-3

Emily Diehl

Elementary (K-3)

Smarter Balanced Assessments:

Understanding Constructed Response,

Hand-scored Items

Dr. Bonnie Albertson Nicole Blake


Middle School

Building Teamwork and Skills in

Physical Education Part II


K-12 Physical

Education Specialists

Tuesday Concurrent Session Two At-A-Glance


http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Ryan-Murtfeldt.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Jennifer-Szolnoki.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Karen-Weakley.pdf




http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Chris-Johnson.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Yichien-Cooper.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Laura-Wesley.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Keith-Mataya.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Donnetta-Elsasser.pdf




http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Wendy-DeWeirdt-.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Allison-Winston1.pdf


http://www.mindsetworks.com/about/emily.aspx




Tuesday, August 18


Room 1239 Culturally and Linguistically Responsiveness is for Everyone!


Presenters: Dr. Tricia Valdez-Zontek, Bilingual/ESL Consultant; Dr. Teddi Beam-Conroy, Bilingual/ESD Consultant Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration; Related Services Strand: Instruction; Special Programs This session will provide an interactive dialogue to support

participants’ professional growth in fostering culturally and

linguistically responsive practices that promote the validation and

affirmation of diverse student populations. Discussions will focus on

what it means to be culturally and linguistically responsive, ways to

influence institutional policies and practices, and hopefully inspire

changes in actions and behaviors of individuals and institutions.

Room 1240 How to Avoid Burnout and Love Teaching

Again

Presenters: Mr. Ryan Murfeldt, Middle School Music Teacher & Professional Coach; Mrs. Jennifer Szolnoki, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Professional Coach, Two Rivers Coaching, LLC—http://www.tworiverscoaching.com

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: All grade levels

Strand: Curriculum; Instruction; TPEP

You’re asked to do so much with so little. If you’re not careful, you’ll

end up stressed out and burned out. In this workshop, you’ll discover

how to connect with your values, identify what’s working in your

classroom, and get the support you need so that you can re-ignite

your passion for teaching.

Room 1241 High Standards in Early Learning Programs: Is DAP Dead and Gone?

Presenter: Karen Weakley, Consultant, Karen Weakley Educational Consulting

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Para-Professionals Target Level: Preschool; Elementary (K-2) Strand: All-Day Kindergarten; Early Learning

Does the term "Developmentally Appropriate Practice" signal a

respite from learning, after young children have been "taught" what

they need to know, or does it signal "active learning" rooted in brain

science and high standards? This session will help participants

identify key elements critical to enhancing learning in young

children's programs, particularly young children impacted by poverty

and English Language Learners.

Room 1243 The ELA Smarter Balanced Assessment - What

We're Learning—Part I (Double Session)




What have we learned from using the Smarter Balanced Assessment

system in Washington State? The OSPI ELA staff will guide you

through the resources in the Digital Library and how they can be

used effectively. Learn more about the ELA Interim Assessments

with specific information on teacher scoring and using the

results. Finally, what have we learned about our students from the

summative assessment and how can we use that to improve

teaching and learning in our classrooms?

Room 1244 Writing, Writing, Writing! Engaging all Students

Everyday! Middle School- Part I (Double Session)


Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Middle School; Administration Strand: Instruction

Participants will engage in a variety of writing tasks to make writing

both intentional and meaningful in the classroom. Join your

colleagues to revisit techniques you may already use, to enhance

strategies for engaging all learners, and to expand your repertoire

while making each writing task intentional and meaningful.

Room 3102/04 Math Is Cool, and More

Presenter: Mr. Chris Johnson, Project Director, Team Battelle Math Mentors/Coaches Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School Strand: Special Programs

The Math Is Cool and More workshop is for those interested in

providing students with challenging and engaging opportunities in

mathematics in the classroom and with extracurricular activities. We

will learn about math contest opportunities, the benefits for students,

how to prepare students, and resources to help your efforts. Problem

solving concepts, techniques, and examples will also be

presented. Come learn about using math contests to stimulate

student interest and enthusiasm about math.

Room 3109 Integrating Chinese Arts and Culture into

Curriculum

Presenters: Dr. Yichien Cooper, Adjunct Professor, Washington State University Tri-Cities

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Content Area Specialists



This presentation will invite participants to explore and create

opportunities to enrich students' learning via Chinese Arts and

Culture. Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and hands-on activities will

be included. Participants will learn practical approaches to address

culturally significant materials.

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Concurrent Session Two


Room 3112 Did You See That? Looking Closely at Sources of History Presenter: Mrs. Laura Wesley, Senior Program Director; Mr. Keith

Mataya, Senior Program Director, Constitutional Rights Foundation;

Ms. Donnetta Elsasser, Social Studies Teacher, Touchet School

District Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Middle School

Strand: Curriculum; Instruction Participants will learn how to turn your students into historians in a

few easy steps, teaching Common Core literacy strategies along the

way! The History Experience program offers middle school students

a unique opportunity to develop and enhance their research, writing,

and critical thinking skills while they deepen their understanding and

appreciation of United States history and civics. Through carefully

planned lessons that build content knowledge and skills,

students examine primary and secondary sources that engage them

in rigorous reading and writing strategies.

Room 3113 Social Emotional Learning for Students With

Behavioral Disorders: Making it Happen in the

Classroom

Presenter: Gregory J. Benner, Ph.D., Professor and Executive Director, University of Washington - Tacoma, Center for Strong Schools

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrator; Professional Developers; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All Grade levels

Strand: Instruction

In this presentation we demonstrate a model for social emotional

learning (SEL) for students with behavioral disorders within a

multi-tiered system of support. We begin with a brief overview of the

essential elements of primary level prevention system (Tier I) with

emphasis on SEL. We offer strategies for embedding SEL into a

multi-tier system of supports. We continue with a brief overview of

evidence-based, standard protocol Tier II behavioral supports and

data-based individualization. We conclude with a demonstration of an

easy to use, web-based system for teaching core SEL skills,

screening, progress monitoring, and tier II and III SEL intervention.

Room 3115 Design by Five for Marcus Whitman and Jefferson Elementary Staffs Only

Presenters: Mrs. Bobbi Buttars, Principal; Mrs. Ashley Dahlgren, Instructional Specialist, Richland SD


Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5) Strand: Assessment

This session introduces an assessment design process called

Design in Five. Participants will visit the five phases to design a high

-quality formative or summative assessments. This is a continuation

of The Teacher as an Assessment Leader from last year.

Room 3118 Scholastic Math Inventory (SMI) - Formative Assessment


Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialist

Target Level: All Grade Levels Strand: Assessment

How can SMI formative assessment help teachers make good

decision in the classroom?

Room 3201 Students as Creators and Contributors


Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School Strand: Technology

New web tools have changed the way we interact with the web. In an

old web world, we used the Internet to gather information, to find

answers, and absorb information. There was not an easy way for the

average person to contribute to this landscape of knowledge. As the

21st century is upon us, so is a new web. The new web otherwise

known as the read/write web allows us not only to easily find

information, but allows us to be creators and contributors to this new

wealth of knowledge. While education has been slow to adapt to

these new tools, our students have taken them to heart and are using

them to create content viewed the world over. Sites such as

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, and others allow our

students to create information. Our students no longer want to sit in a

classroom and be told information. They want to create it, share it,

and contribute to the growing knowledge base on the web.

Room 3202 Dreambox Learning Math

Presenter: Ms. Wendy DeWeirdt, Senior Regional Sales Manager, DreamBox Learning


Target Level: Preschool; Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; Administration

Strand: All-Day Kindergarten; Assessment; Curriculum; Early Learning; Instruction; Special Programs; Technology

Come learn about DreamBox® Learning which offers a personalized

K–8 math environment that combines a rigorous curriculum for deep

conceptual understanding, a highly engaging, game-like environment, and

our industry-leading Intelligent Adaptive Learning technology which

dynamically adapts in real time to create millions of personalized

learning paths tailored to each student’s unique needs. The DreamBox

student-centered environment differentiates content, pace, and

sequence for the highest levels of student achievement so every

student can learn to think like a mathematician.

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Tuesday, August 18


Room 3206 Using Homeroom Data to Close the Gap

Presenters: Mrs. Brenda Marler, Instructional Coach, Mrs. Ellen

Eddy, Principal; Bethel SD Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators;

Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5) Strand: Assessment; Instruction; Technology

See how Frederickson Elementary is rolling out and using

Homeroom to close learning gaps and move students at historical

growth rates. Attendees will learn how to use three of the

Homeroom data tools (Assessments, Groups, and Longitudinal

Extracts) to set SMART goals linked to evaluations 3.1, 6.1, and

8.1. Attendees will learn 3 high yield data views that can be used

during data team meetings.

Room 3207 Hapara Powers Connected Learning for Teachers and

Students using Google Apps for Education


Presenter: Ms. Allison Winston, Customer Success Manager, Hapara

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrator; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration Strand: Curriculum; Instruction; Technology This hands-on introduction to Hapara is recommended for users

who have intermediate familiarity with GAFE, but are new to Hapara

(or in need of a Hapara review). By participating in this workshop,

users will develop the knowledge needed to begin using Hapara for

collaborative, connected, transformative teaching and learning.

Non-Hapara customers/users are also welcome to attend, as this

will be a unique opportunity for hands-on experience with Hapara

tools (including our new releases).







Educators who use the Common Core State Standards will

understand that through the use of grade-appropriate complex texts,

and the incorporation of multimedia, all students can engage in a

variety of activities designed to increase rigor, but still afford them

the content knowledge and allow students of varying levels to

access the texts. Participants of this presentation will have the

opportunity to engage in several focused activities to better

understand what students need to know and be able to do to

demonstrate mastery of the standards. Through this exploration,

teachers will also understand how classroom instruction can support

student learning.

Room 4130 Teaching Music in a Connected World Band Room Presenter: Mr. Mike Klinger, President, The Synthesis Midi

Workshop Audience: Classroom Teachers; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators

Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration Strand: Assessment Watch and learn and Mike Klinger presents a new concept allowing

music teachers to extend their classroom teaching using the Music First Online Classroom, complete with lessons, assignments, units, and assessments.

Library Ignite Learning with a Growth Mindset - Grades K-3

Presenters: Ms. Emily Diehl, Director, K-12 Professional Learning & Curriculum Design, Mindset Works

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: Elementary (K-3) Strand: Early Learning

In a lively session, participants will learn about the growth mindset research and why it is a critical lever for motivation and success. Participants will explore and reflect on several tools, resources, videos and strategies to deepen their understanding of the role of mindset in schools, as well as, how to support other adults in 1) changing their mindsets and 2) cultivating growth mindsets in students.

Library Smarter Balanced Assessments: Understanding

C Lab Constructed Response, Hand-scored Items

Presenter: Dr. Bonnie Albertson, Claim 2 assessment lead for Smarter Balanced (former Professor of Education), University of Delaware, Smarter Balanced; Mrs. Nicole Blake, Executive Director of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum, Richland SD


Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School

Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction Participants will examine the Smarter Balanced ‘brief write,’ ‘full write,’ and ‘short answer’ items – how they are constructed, their relationships to CCSS standards, and how they are scored. Questions addressed include (but are not limited to) the following:

• How do these item types differ? • How do these items change across grade levels? • What do the rubrics look like for each? • How does an understanding of constructed response questions affect instruction?

Upper Gym Building Teamwork and Skills in Physical Education – Part II




***Teachers should come dressed to participate. Tennis shoes! The focus will be: 1) Sport Skills, with lead up games and activities to help develop skills in basketball, soccer, baseball, etc. and 2) Rhythms, with the emphasis on movement with music. This includes folk dances of other countries and contemporary line dances.

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Concurrent Session Three At-A-Glance


1:50-3:00 – Session 3 Breakouts

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Assessment Curriculum Instruction



Assessment Instruction

Instruction Instruction

Understanding and Putting the WA

English Language Proficiency Standards into Action in Schools



Also available

Session 6

Avid Note Taking K-5

Amy McLaughlin

Linda Stairet Jill Loftus

Early Elementary

(K-2) Upper Elementary

(3-5)

Developing the Building Blocks of Number Sense in

Kindergarten

Karen Lipp Tina Wutzke

Kendra Leggett Andrea Patterson

Preschool


The ELA Smarter Balanced

Assessment - What We're

Learning Part II

(Double Session)


Upper Elementary

(3-5) Middle School

High School

Writing, Writing, Writing! Engaging

all Students Everyday!

Middle School Part II

(Double Session)

Dr. Karen Burke


Integrating STEAM

To Increase Student Engagement

Trevor Macduff Carolyn Sturges



Administration

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Special Programs

Early Learning Special Programs

Instruction Curriculum Instruction

Technology Assessment Instruction

Special Programs

The REACH Museum: Your Partner in Education

Claire Dann

Stephanie Button Dale Jansons


Communication Training Options for

the Non-Verbal Student –

A Look at the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)

Nancy Wittman

All Grade Levels

The Whole Child Initiative:

A Sustainable, City-Wide System

of Support for Tacoma Youth



Math 180-Middle School Math Intervention

Janet Bales


Google Apps in the Classroom

Jeff Utecht

Upper Elementary

(3-5) Middle School

High School

Identifying and Addressing

Anxiety in the

School Setting

Angie Withers Trish Hilt

All Grade Levels

4110 Choir 4130 Band/Orch 4150 Drama Library Library C Lab Upper Gym


Assessment Instruction Technology


Instruction Curriculum Instruction Assessment



Instruction for Grades 6-HS




Getting Better Recordings of Your

Bands/Choirs

Mike Klinger

All Grade Levels

Tips and Tricks in the Orchestra Classroom

Sarah Berglund

With Special Guest

Upper Elementary (3-5) Middle School


Grades 6+

Emily Diehl


Administration

Using Smarter Balanced Resources

as Tools to Plan Instruction



High School


Building Teamwork and Skills in Physical Education

Part III


K-12 Physical Education Specialists

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http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Linda-Stairet.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Karen-Lipp.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Tina-Wutzke.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Kendra-Leggett.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Andrea-Patterson.pdf




http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Trevor-Mcduff-Carolyn-Sturges.pdf


http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Claire-Dann.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Stephanie-Button.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dale-Jansons.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Nancy-Wittman.pdf




http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Angie-Withers.pdf


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Tuesday, August 18


Room 1239 Understanding and Putting the WA English Language Proficiency Standards into Action in Schools (also available Session 6)

Presenters: Dr. Tricia Valdez-Zontek, Bilingual/ESL Consultant; Dr. Teddi Beam-Conroy, Bilingual/ESD Consultant

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration

Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction Participants will learn about the Washington English Language

Proficiency Standards (ELPS), how to integrate them with the

College Career Readiness Standards (CCSS/NGSS) and use them

to design effective classroom instruction for ELLs and all students.

Room 1240 AVID Note-Taking K-5

Presenters: Ms. Amy McLaughlin, Ms. Linda Stairet, Ms. Jill Loftus, Classroom Support Teachers, Richland SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers

Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5)


Participants will build on the skill of note-taking that supports

evidence and elaboration in writing.

Room 1241 Developing the Building Blocks of Number Sense in Kindergarten

Presenter: Mrs. Karen Lipp , Ms. Kendra Leggett, Mrs. Andrea Patterson, Kindergarten Teachers; Mrs. Tina Wutzke, Classroom Coach, Richland SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; Para-Professionals Target Level: Elementary (K-2) Strand: All-Day Kindergarten; Curriculum; Early Learning; Instruction Through music and dramatic play we will demonstrate how to engage

young learners across the curriculum as they develop number sense

in meaningful, fun ways! In this session, we will introduce participants

to the “Monkey Number System” to establish the conceptual

understanding of number sense by young children. Participants will

have the opportunity to explore number sense activities for

kindergarteners through engaging hands-on experiences that build

an understanding of the symbolic level of thinking foundational to

mathematics.


We're Learning—Part II (Double Session)












Room 1244 Writing, Writing, Writing! Engaging all Students

Everyday! Middle School - Part II (Double Session)


Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Middle School; Administration Strand: Instruction

Participants will engage in a variety of writing tasks to make writing

both intentional and meaningful in the classroom. Join your colleagues

to revisit techniques you may already use, to enhance strategies for

engaging all learners, and to expand your repertoire while making

each writing task intentional and meaningful.

Room 3102/04 Integrating STEAM to Increase Student Engagement

Presenter: Mr. Trevor Mcduff amd Mrs. Carolyn Sturges, Teachers, Three Rivers HomeLink Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School;

Administration Strand: Instruction

Core disciplines are rarely used in isolation. Integrating the STEAM

disciplines in a traditional classroom enhances student engagement

by creating projects that more accurately replicate real-world

scenarios. By developing multiple points of connection, students can

find their own place in the learning. Come see how students are able

to connect more authentically to their learning by inter-weaving the

STEAM disciplines and watch engagement soar.

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Concurrent Session Three


Room 3109 The REACH Museum: Your Partner in

Education

Presenters: Ms. Claire Dann, Curator for Education and Art; Ms. Stephanie Button, Curator for Education and Exhibits; Mr. Dale Jansons, Education Coordinator, The REACH Museum

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders; District Level Administrators; Content Area Specialists; Instructional Coaches; School Administrators

Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration

Strand: Curriculum; Instruction; Early Learning; Special Programs

The REACH tells the unique stories of our region such as the Ice Age Floods, the Manhattan Project, the Shrub-Steppe, and Hanford Clean-up Efforts. Participants will become knowledgeable of programs, presentations and learning experiences available to both students and teachers at the REACH Museum in Richland. Examples of programs that support the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards will be shared, including a hands-on activity teachers can take back to their classrooms. Our education staff uses the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) philosophy to create integrative learning experiences for students of all ages.

Room 3112 Communication Training Options for the Non- Verbal Student – A Look at the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)

Presenter: Mrs. Nancy Wittman, PECS Paraeducator, Richland SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals


Strand: Early Learning; Special Programs This session is for anyone working with students who are non-verbal or who are not effectively using speech. Participants will discuss the value of investing class time to teach a foundational understanding of communication and develop functional communication skills for these students; examine a general overview of the key points of PECS; and consider the benefits as well as common misconceptions of PECS. This is not a training workshop. Contact Pyramid Educational Consultants for information on training opportunities.

Room 3113 The Whole Child Initiative: A Sustainable, City-Wide System of Support for Tacoma Youth

Presenter: Gregory J. Benner, Ph.D., Professor and Executive Director, University of Washington - Tacoma, Center for Strong Schools Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

Teacher Leaders; School Administrator; Professional Developers; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All Grade levels; Administration

Strand: Instruction

The focus on the Tacoma Whole Child Initiative (TWCI) is

sustainable, systemic change so every child is a whole child—

healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. Our approach

combines city-wide PBIS, social emotional learning, school-based

mental health, dropout prevention, response to intervention, and

organizational change into one system of support. The ten-year

TWCI roadmap is built upon implementation science and

organizational change processes. The purpose of this presentation is

to provide a step-by-step walk through of the TWCI and offer

guidance to create sustainable change in your city or district.

Room 3118 Math 180—Middle School Math Intervention


Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Middle School; Administration Strand: Curriculum; Instruction

How can teachers support struggling students develop a growth

mindset and master content to be algebra ready?

Room 3201 Google Apps in the Classroom



Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School Strand: Technology

This session will focus on using Google Apps, a free educational

service encompassing a powerful set of tools that is revolutionizing

education. Combining these tools with other free Google products

like Google Maps and Google Earth only enhances the learning for

students. We will cover real hands-on lessons being used in

classrooms right now as we discuss how Google Apps changes the

learning environment. From science notebooks, to collaborative

notes and classroom newspapers, we’ll get our hands dirty with what

these powerful tools have to offer. Participants will need a Google

account. Room 3207 Identifying and Addressing Anxiety in the School Setting

Presenter: Mrs. Angie Withers, School Psychologist, Richland SD; Trish Hilt, 3rd Grade Teacher, St. John School District

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals


Strand: Assessment; Instruction; Special Programs

In this session, we will review the normal developmental pattern of

anxiety in children, anxiety disorders, as well as the characteristics of

anxiety (cognitive, behavioral and physical). Additionally, practical

tips for identifying anxiety and intervention strategies for classroom

teachers will be given.

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Conference Evaluation The conference evaluation is

important to our future conference planning! After the conference, you will receive an email message with

a link to an evaluation tool.

Tuesday, August 18


Room 4110 Smarter Balanced Assessment System: Choir Room Connecting the ELA Claims to Classroom Instruction for Grades 6-HS




Target: Middle School; High School












student learning.

Room 4130 Getting Better Recordings of Your Bands/Choirs Band Room Presenter: Mr. Mike Klinger, President, The Synthesis Midi

Workshop Audience: Classroom Teachers


Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction; Technology Learn the tricks and tips of getting better recordings of your band/

choirs and students. From proper mic placement, types of mics to

use, recording/editing software, Mike Klinger will show you how to

get the best recording.

4150 Tips and Tricks in the Orchestra Classroom

Drama Presenters: Ms. Sarah Berglund, Orchestra Teacher, Richland SD; and Special Guest Audience: Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Content Area

Specialists; Para-Professionals Target Level: ; Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School Strand: Curriculum; Instruction Did a string break? Is your hair falling out....of the bow?

Repairs are crucial in the orchestra classroom; What is considered a

major repair or just something I can fix? What about that wiggly

thing? (Vibrato) All this, plus many more tips and tricks to get your

string ensembles in tune, in time, and enjoying their orchestra

experience.

Library Ignite Learning with a Growth Mindset - Grades 6+

Presenters: Ms. Emily Diehl, Director, K-12 Professional Learning & Curriculum Design, Mindset Works Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: Middle School; High School; Administration

Strand: Instruction

In a lively session, participants will learn about the growth mindset

research and why it is a critical lever for motivation and

success. Participants will explore and reflect on several tools,

resources, videos and strategies to deepen their understanding of

the role of mindset in schools as well as how to support other adults

in 1) changing their mindsets and 2) cultivating growth mindsets in

students.

Library Using Smarter Balanced Resources as Tools to

C Lab Plan Instruction



Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists


Participants will examine the instructional tools available to them on

the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium’s website. The

resources to be reviewed include (but are not limited to) the

following:

• The Practice Test

• Construct Relevant Vocabulary

• Item Specifications

• Annotated Baseline Writing Anchors

• Stimulus Specifications (Text complexity rubrics, text lengths)

Participants will consider how best to use these tools when planning

instruction.

Upper Gym Building Teamwork and Skills in Physical Education – Part III




***Teachers should come dressed to participate. Tennis shoes! The focus will be: 1) Cooperative Activities, where the goal is

working together, as a group, to accomplish a task; and 2) Home

made PE Equipment, that is useful for your PE program. Learning to

construct homemade equipment is economical for your PE budget.

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Wednesday Keynote Presentation

Mr. Pete Hall, Educational Consultant, Educator, and Author

Every Bird Can Sing!

Blending a sense of humor with a sense of professional

obligation, Pete Hall shares the true rags-to-riches story of

Anderson Elementary, a turnaround school at which he was

principal in Reno, Nevada. Anderson, once the only school in

Nevada to fail to make AYP for four consecutive years,

transformed into the only Title I school in the state to earn a High Achieving

designation under Pete’s leadership. How did they do it? What were the keys to

success? Which of his experiences are replicable and meaningful for today’s

school leaders? Here the answers to these and more, as Pete tells tales from the

trenches and inspires participants to go forth with a renewed sense of hope and

enthusiasm for the challenges ahead!


About Pete Hall

Pete Hall, veteran school principal, proudly offers professional development trainings, workshops, mentoring

support, keynote addresses, and other educational consulting services full-time. After a teaching career that

spanned three states and included primary, intermediate, and middle-school positions, Mr. Hall served as

principal of Anderson Elementary School in Reno, Nevada. Subsequently, he served as the principal of

Sheridan Elementary, a Title I school in Spokane, which earned accolades from the Washington State Office

of the Superintendent for its growth and achievement, and as principal of Shaw Middle, another Title I school

in Spokane, which earned recognition for its college & career readiness indicators and growth.

Pete has authored over a dozen articles on leadership and published four books, The First-Year

Principal (Scarecrow Education, 2004), Building Teachers’ Capacity for Success: A Collaborative Guide for

Coaches and School Leaders (ASCD, 2008), Lead On! Motivational Lessons for School Leaders (Eye On

Education, 2011), and Teach, Reflect, Learn: Building your Capacity for Success in the Classroom (ASCD,

2015).

For his tenacious and courageous leadership, Mr. Hall has been honored with ASCD’s Outstanding Young

Educator Award (2004), Nevada’s Martin Luther King Jr. Award (2005), and Phi Delta Kappan’s Emerging

Leaders Award (2009), among others. He was appointed to the Governor’s Commission on Excellence in

Education (in Nevada, 2005) and was selected to sit on the National Education Association’s Great Public

Schools Indicators Advisory Panel (2010-2011). He holds a National Principal Mentor Certificate from NAESP

and serves as a trainer and coach for NAESP’s PALS mentoring program. He has worked as a personal

consultant/motivational coach for professional athletes, weekend golfers, stand-up comedians, firefighters,

business executives, custodians, and more. He speaks and consults internationally through this consulting

firm, EducationHall, which he established in 2004 with his wife, Mindy, who is an outstanding kindergarten

teacher.

Concurrent Session Four At-A-Glance


7:30-8:00 a.m. Check In - Coffee and Grab ‘n Go Breakfast

8:00-8:45 a.m. – Team Time

9:00-10:10 a.m. – Auditorium Welcome and Opening Keynote Speaker: Pete Hall ‘Every Bird Can Sing!’

10:20-11:30 am – Session 4 Breakouts

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TPEP Technology Instruction


Instruction Technology Instruction

AVID Strategies + Instructional Technology =

Rigorous Learning

Linda Stairet Jill Loftus

Randy Fairfield


Tools for Launching

a Common Core Competency Vocabulary Campaign - Grades 3-5

Dr. Kate Kinsella


Getting to Know the ELA

Performance Task





All About that Bass: A Critical

Foundation for Innovative Instruction

Patti Davenport


PowerTeacher for Experienced Users

Greg Kelly


Nobody Gets to Opt Out.

Nobody Gets to Fail

Pete Perez Jerad Farley

Justin Johnson

All Grade Levels

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Special Programs

Assessment Special Programs

All Day Kindergarten Early Learning

Special Programs Tech-nology

Instruction Curriculum

RSD Staff only

All Special Education Staff Training

Mandy Cathey, Nita Kamphuis Sharon Bradley

All Grade Levels Related Services


ELL/CLD-Separating Difference from

Disability

Keshia Shorts Tascina Penor

All Grade Levels

Communicating Within a Culture

of Poverty: Improving

Outcomes for Everyone

Part I (Double Session)

Amy Yardley

Preschool Early Elementary (K-2) Upper Elementary (3-5)

Administration

Overview of Assistive

Technology and SETC Services

Barb Lark

All Grade Levels

Building Your Capacity for

Success

Pete Hall


Related Services


STEM Integration

Projects

Deborah Burke

All Grade Levels

4110 Choir 4130 Band/Orch 4150 Drama Library C Lab


Instruction Instruction Instruction Assessment






Yes! You Can Help Your Students Sing

in Tune!

Dr. Christopher Roberts

Preschool Early Elementary (K-2)


266 Dog Years: Don’t Just

Survive, Thrive

Randy Bjur

All Grade Levels

Writing: Key Ideas and Strategies to

Improve Student Achievement across

Content Areas



High School


11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch Break


http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Randy-Fairfield.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Kate-Kinsella.docx



http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Patti-Davenport.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Greg-Kelly.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Mandy-Cathey.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Nita-Kamphuis.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Sharon-Bradley.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Kesha-Shorts.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Tascina-Penor.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Amy-Yardley.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Barb-Lark.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Pete-Hall-8-19-Keynote-Information1.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Christopher-Roberts.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Randy-Bjur.pdf


Concurrent Session Four


Room 1240 AVID Strategies + Instructional Technology = Rigorous Learning

Presenters: Ms. Linda Stairet, Mrs. Jill Loftus, Mr. Randy Fairfield, Classroom Support Teachers, Richland SD


Target Level: Middle School; High School Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction; Technology; TPEP Whatever the content, the rigorous learning of AVID strategies like

Socratic Seminar, Close Reading, and Reciprocal Teaching can be

‘amped-up’ with carefully designed technology-based instruction.

This session is not a one shot deal. Richland teachers who attend

should plan for ongoing implementation support this fall from their

RSD Classroom Support Teachers. Learning Objective: Improve

learning rigor by combining technology-based instruction and AVID

teaching strategies.

Room 1242 Tools for Launching a Common Core Competency Vocabulary Campaign – Grades 3-5

Presenters: Dr. Kate Kinsella, Professor, San Francisco University


Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5) Strand: Instruction

The 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

Vocabulary Report highlighted the dire need for schools to provide

elementary school English learners and youths from low-income

families with informed, consistent vocabulary instruction aligned with

critical Common Core academic competencies such as comparing,

making inferences, and describing causes and effects. Productive

word knowledge, the ability to effectively use a word in speech and

writing, is pivotal to academic interaction, presentation, and text

dependent response. Drawing on scholarship and extensive

classroom experience, Dr. Kinsella demonstrates explicit instruction

of high-utility, competency-aligned word families (e.g., compare,

comparison; infer. inference) underscoring skillful competent

academic communication and explains how to design application

tasks and formative assessments that deepen productive word

knowledge. Participants observe video footage and review sample

lessons, note-taking guide formats, and competency aligned word

lists to establish a program-wide high-utility vocabulary initiative.

Room 1243 Getting to Know the ELA Performance Task



Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School

Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction

Learn more about the ELA Performance Task including the

Classroom Activity, the Research questions and the full-write

prompt. Discuss ways to integrate the PT concepts into your daily

activities. Practice developing research questions and writing

prompts specific to your classroom lessons.

. Room 1244 All About that Bass: A Critical Foundation for Innovative Instruction

Presenter: Mrs. Patti Davenport, National Trainer, Equipping Educators

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals


Strand: Instruction

Just as every musical composition needs a steady bass line,

classrooms need a solid foundation upon which to build effective

instruction. In this session, educators will receive practical strategies

they can use immediately, including:

1. Powerful diffusers to maintain composure in challenging

situations

2. Specific strategies to teach to and enforce expectations

3. Tools to handle negative classroom situations effectively,

without interrupting valuable teaching time

4. Simple strategies to energize apathetic or unmotivated

students

Room 3102/04 PowerTeacher for Experienced Users Presenter: Mr. Greg Kelly, Math Teacher, Richland SD Audience: Classroom Teachers

Target Level: Middle School; High School Strand: Technology

This session will address the use of the PowerTeacher grading

program to fairly calculate student grades and to clearly

communicate to students and parents. Several less well-known

features will be presented, including linking PowerTeacher to

documents in Google Drive. There will also be a discussion of

common teacher errors using PowerTeacher, and an opportunity to

ask questions. This session is for teachers who have experience

using PowerTeacher but want to use it more efficiently.

Room 3109 Nobody Gets to Opt Out. Nobody Gets to Fail.

Presenters: Mr. Pete Perez , Principal, Wahitis Elementary, Mr. Justin Johnson, ELL Specialist, Othello School District; Mr. Jerad Farley, Principal, Rocky Heights Elementary, Hermiston School District

Audience: Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators

Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5)

Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction

After considerable data analysis, the leadership team at Wahitis

Elementary realized that they needed to find a new way of doing

business. Through research, the Wahitis team overhauled their entire

systems for ELA and Math instruction. What follows is their story of

how in just one year they accomplished this task, the data that

supports the changes to their system, and lessons that you might

take away to make sweeping changes successful in your schools.

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Wednesday, August 19


Room 3113 All Special Education Staff Training for RSD Staff Only


Presenter: Mrs. Mandy Cathey, Assistant Director of Special Education; Mrs. Nita Kamphuis, Director of Special Education; Ms. Sharon Bradley, Assistant Director of Special Programs, Richland School District

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Content Area Specialists Target Level: All Grade Levels; Related Services Strand: Special Programs

This is a required training for all RSD special education staff. This

session will provide follow up training as a response to questions

raised during the spring training sessions including information on

measurable goals, present levels of performance, Prior Written

Notices, and progress reports. In addition, we will give you

information on updates to the E-com system.

Room 3115 ELL/CLD-Separating Difference from Disability

Presenters: Ms. Keshia Shorts and Ms. Tascina Penor, School Psychologists, EdS, ELL-Endorsement, Richland SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Counselors/ Therapists


Strand: Assessment; Special Programs How can you tell if a culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD)

student struggles in school are primarily due to English Language

Learner (ELL) development, a true disability, neither or both? This

will be an introductory session on separating difference from

disability. This session will cover: basics of language acquisition,

pre-evaluation checklist/processes, interpretation of Washington

English Language Proficiency Assessment (WELPA) scores and the

Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) peer analysis. It

will also demonstrate the use of the Cultural Linguistic Interpretative

Matrix (C-LIM) on standardized test results with consideration of

cultural loading and linguistic demand, when evaluating a student for

Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). A list of resources will also be

provided.

Room 3116 Communicating Within a Culture of Poverty: Improving Outcomes for Everyone—Part I

(Double Session)

Presenters: Ms. Amy Yardley, Owner, Yardley Training & Consulting Audience: Classroom Teachers; School Administrators; District-

Level Administrators; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: Preschool; Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5); Administration


This presentation summarizes key aspects of what it is like to live in

chronic crisis and chronic poverty and how these aspects affect a

person's point of view and impact their decision making. Strategies

provided will help bridge the communication gap which is really better

described as an expectation gap. Socio-economic characteristics,

life experiences and the impact of deficit model 'helping' systems on

people living in chronic crisis will be examined.

Room 3118 Overview of Assistive Technology and SETC Services

Presenter: Mrs. Barb Lark, SLP and AT Specialist, SETC Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders; District-Level

Administrators; Para-Professionals Target Level: All Grade Levels

Strand: Special Programs; Technology This session will provide an overview of various assistive

technologies to consider when planning for students with special

needs. We will cover AAC, alternate computer access, adaptive

software, adaptive switches and basic environmental control.

Learning Objectives—the learner will:

1. gain an awareness of the range of AT products that

can be used to support students with various disabilities.

2. gain an understanding of how specific features are matched

to the needs of students with disabilities.

3. become familiar with AT resources.

Room 3201 Building Your Capacity for Success (also available Session 6)

Presenter: Mr. Pete Hall, Consultant, Educator and ASCD Author Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;


Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration; Related Services Strand: Instruction

With teacher evaluation systems, public accountability, curriculum

demands, and other pressures, the heat is on teachers more than

ever. It’s important to remember that teachers have embraced the

noblest profession known to humankind. Learn from award-winning

principal and author Pete Hall how to increase your own

self-reflective tendencies and professional intentionality. Take the

reins of your own continuous growth through discussions of a

strengths-based approach (via the Continuum of Self-Reflection),

and discover dozens of strategies for working with colleagues,

instructional coaches, administrators, and self-directed learning. This

session is related to Pete's new book, “Teach, Reflect,

Learn" (ASCD, 2015), which is the teacher's companion piece

to “Building Teachers’ Capacity for Success” (ASCD, 2008).

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Concurrent Session Four


Room 3206 STEM Integration Projects

Presenters: Mrs. Deborah Burke, Educator, Richland SD Audience: Classroom Teachers Target: All Grade Levels

Strand: Curriculum

This session will involve how teachers can increase student

engagement by including science and engineering practices side-by-

side in the classroom. A model for developing integrated curricula.

















student learning.

Room 4130 Yes! You Can Help Your Students Sing in Tune! Band Room Presenter: Dr. Christopher Roberts, K-5 Music Teacher; Affiliate

Assistant Professor, St. Joseph School, Seattle; University of Washington

Audience: Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Preschool; Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5) Strand: Instruction When second-grade Maria sings, some might say that she sounds

like a wounded moose. In this session, participants will learn a

variety of strategies to address this long-standing, vexing problem:

How do you solve a problem like Maria?

Room 4150 266 Dog Years: Don’t Just Survive, Thrive

Drama Room Presenter: Mr. Randy Bjur, Band Director, Pasco SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders


Strand: Instruction Much of the training and instruction for teachers is curriculum and

pedagogically based. At the same time, many areas of teaching are

experiencing an alarming rate of exit from the profession. This

presentation will focus on coping skills and approaches to life and

teaching that will help position teachers to thrive in their profession.

Library Writing: Key Ideas and Strategies to Improve C Lab Student Achievement across Content Areas (also available Session 1)



Target Level: Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction Participants will align CCSS Big Ideas with instructional strategies

(including AVID) to develop better writers.

Outcomes:

Recognizing importance of 3 assessment traits for CCSS

writing purposes:

o Clarify meaning of “Elaboration” for CCSS/SBAC

o Move students’ understanding of “Organization”

beyond beginning-middle-end

o Examine learning progression for “Conventions of

standard English”

Using SBAC writing rubrics to inform instruction

Maintaining a focus on instruction in a “test prep” culture

Integrating CCSS-aligned Research

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Materials for Sessions Materials for most sessions are available at the Washington State ASCD website at www.wsascd.org under ‘Practitioner’s Best Friend.’

Concurrent Session Five At-A-Glance


12:30-1:40 pm – Session 5 Breakouts

1239 1240 1241 1242 1243 1244

Instruction Special Programs

Instruction All-Day Kindergarten




Culturally and Linguistically

Responsiveness is for Everyone!



Related Services


Close Reading – More than Just

Rereading the Text! AVID – Reading Inside and

Outside of the Text

Amy McLaughlin Linda Stairet

Jill Loftus Kristina Tucker



El camino al éxito—A Spanish Kindergarten

Early Reading Intervention

Kerry Gavett

Early Elementary

(K-2)

Tools for Launching a Common Core Competency Vocabulary Campaign –

Middle School

Dr. Kate Kinsella

Middle School

The ELA Smarter Balanced Assessment - What We're Learning

Part I




Dare to Break the Mold: Maximizing Student

Engagement and Motivation

Patti Davenport

All Grade Levels

3102/04 3112 3113 3115 3116 3118

Instruction Curriculum Instruction Technology

Instruction Assessment All-Day Kindergarten Early

Learning Special Programs

Technology

Algebra without Homework?

Reaching Every Student

Greg Kelly


Hands-On Activities to Infuse

Nanotechnology Content into Traditional

Science Classes Part I

(Double Session)

Deb Newberry

High School

Creating a STEAM Program in Your School

Trevor Macduff Carolyn Sturges

Middle School

High School Administration

Group work session

for RSD School Psychologists only

Pattern of Strengths

and Weaknesses Evaluation

and Eligibility Criteria Part I

(Double Session)

Mason Rivers

Communicating Within a Culture of Poverty: Improving

Outcomes for Everyone

Part II (Double Session)

Amy Yardley

Preschool Early Elementary (K-2) Upper Elementary (3-5)

Administration

Augmentative and Alternative

Communication in the Self-Contained

Classroom Part I

(Double Session)

Barb Lark

All Grade levels

3201 4110 Choir 4130 Band/Orch Library C Lab

Instruction Instruction Assessment


Curriculum Instruction Assessment

Teaching is a Team Sport

Pete Hall


Related Services




Middle School

High School


Singing Games for Upper

Elementary Students



Middle School

Smarter Balanced Assessments:

Understanding Constructed Response,

Hand-scored Items

Dr. Bonnie Albertson Nicole Blake

Middle School

High School

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Amy-McLaughlin-.pdf


http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Kristina-Tucker.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Kerry-Gavett.pdf




http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Patti-Davenport.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Greg-Kelly.pdf



http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Mason-Rivers.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Amy-Yardley.pdf





Concurrent Session Five


Room 1239 Culturally and Linguistically Responsiveness is for Everyone!


Presenters: Dr. Tricia Valdez-Zontek, Bilingual/ESL Consultant; Dr. Teddi Beam-Conroy, Bilingual/ESD Consultant Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration; Related Services Strand: Instruction; Special Programs This session will provide an interactive dialogue to support

participants’ professional growth in fostering culturally and

linguistically responsive practices that promote the validation and

affirmation of diverse student populations. Discussions will focus on

what it means to be culturally and linguistically responsive, ways to

influence institutional policies and practices, and hopefully inspire

changes in actions and behaviors of individuals and institutions.

Room 1240 Close Reading – More than Just Rereading the Text! AVID – Reading Inside and Outside of the Text

Presenters: Ms. Amy McLaughlin, Mrs. Linda Stairet, Mrs. Jill Loftus, Classroom Support Teachers; Mrs. Kristina Tucker, ELA Coordinator, Richland SD


Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School; High School

Strand: Curriculum; Instruction; TPEP

K-12 participants will participate in close reading activities that will

involve utilizing AVID strategies before, during, and after reading to

ensure deeper understanding of a text.

Room 1241 El camino al éxito - A Spanish Kindergarten Early Reading Intervention

Presenter: Ms. Kerry Gavett, Director, Kids Learning for Success, LLC

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors

Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2)

Strand: All-Day Kindergarten; Curriculum

"El camino al éxito" is a research-based Spanish Kindergarten

curriculum designed to provide intervention to small groups of at-risk

children learning to read in Spanish. It is a daily 30-minute program

that includes 118 lessons, with explicit teaching routines and fun

activities. "El camino" was developed in 2006 in the Tigard-Tualatin

School District in Oregon and meets Common Core Standards. The

workshop will present the components of the curriculum and

research demonstrating its effectiveness.

Room 1242 Tools for Launching a Common Core Competency Vocabulary Campaign - Middle School

Presenter: Dr. Kate Kinsella, Professor, San Francisco University Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders Target Level: Middle School Strand: Instruction



middle school English learners and youths from low-income families

with informed, consistent vocabulary instruction aligned with critical

Common Core academic competencies such as comparing, making

inferences, and describing causes and effects. Productive word

knowledge, the ability to effectively use a word in speech and writing,

is pivotal to academic interaction, presentation, and text dependent

response. Drawing on scholarship and extensive classroom

experience, Dr. Kinsella demonstrates explicit instruction of

high-utility, competency-aligned word families (e.g., compare,

comparison; infer, inference) underscoring skillful competent

academic communication and explains how to design application

tasks and formative assessments that deepen productive word

knowledge. Participants observe video footage and review sample

lessons, note-taking guide formats, and competency aligned word

lists to establish a program-wide high-utility vocabulary initiative.


We're Learning—Part I (Double Session)












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Room 1244 Dare to Break the Mold: Maximizing Student Engagement and Motivation

Presenter: Mrs. Patti Davenport, National Trainer, Equipping Educators




When we provide multiple opportunities for students to respond to

instruction we help maximize student growth, increase student

responsibility for learning and have a lot of fun doing it! In this

session, participants will learn specific, unique strategies they can

use immediately to maximize student engagement and motivation

including: randomization, story telling, dynamic tension and more.

Bring your own passion and creativity back into the classroom. Your

students will thank you for it!

Room 3102/04 Algebra without Homework? - Reaching Every Student

Presenter: Mr. Greg Kelly, Math Teacher, Richland SD

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Content Area Specialists Target Level: Middle School; High School Strand: Instruction

Many students can’t or won’t do homework. The traditional math

class with a minimum of instruction and large homework assignments

does not work for these students. Last year I challenged myself to

teach Algebra 2 classes without homework, and the result was very

successful. Times are changing, and in this presentation I will

discuss the innovations necessary to make this work. The goal is to

reach every student.

Room 3112 Hands-On Activities to Infuse Nanotechnology Content into Traditional Science Classes – Part I

(Double Session)

Presenter: Ms. Deb Newberry, Director/PI, DCTC/Nano-Link Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders Target Level: High School

Strand: Curriculum; Instruction; Technology National Science Foundation funded Nano-Link: Center for

Nanotechnology Education, has created over 25 modules that bring

nanoscale concepts to chemistry, physics, biology and material

science classes. Modules are self contained, topic specific and are

designed to fit in to 1 classroom period. Nano-Link provides activity

materials to educators at no cost. In these sessions, participants will

practice several of the hands-on activities, learn the basic concepts

of nanotechnology and how to integrate the modules into their

classes. These sessions (Part I and II) will also discuss how to use

the modules for critical thinking and problem based learning.

Room 3113 Creating a STEAM Program in Your School

Presenter: Mr. Trevor Mcduff and Mrs. Carolyn Sturges, Teachers, Three Rivers HomeLink Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Content Area Specialists Target Level: Middle School; High School; Administration Strand: Instruction

Integrating STEAM is vital in every classroom for 21st Century

learners. But is there a way to create a 'school within a school' to

develop a culture of innovation? Trevor Macduff and Carolyn Sturges

have been doing just that for the last 3 years. Come glean from their

successes and failures as you consider how to create your own pull

out STEAM program.

Room 3115 Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Evaluation and Eligibility Criteria—PART I (Double Session) Group work session for RSD Psychologists only

Presenters: Mr. Mason Rivers, President, Oregon School Psychologists Association

Audience: School Psychologists Target Level: Related Services Strand: Assessment; Special Programs This work group session will focus on developing an operational

definition of a Specific Learning Disability as defined by a pattern of

strengths and weaknesses. Guidelines in collecting data to support

eligibility criteria will be presented along with recommendations for

operationalizing each criteria measure. Additionally, guidelines for

reporting on pattern of strengths and weaknesses criteria will be

explored and developed.

Room 3116 Communicating Within a Culture of Poverty: Improving Outcomes for Everyone—Part II (Double Session)

Presenters: Ms. Amy Yardley, Owner, Yardley Training & Consulting Audience: Classroom Teachers; School Administrators; District-

Level Administrators; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: Preschool; Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5); Administration


This presentation summarizes key aspects of what it is like to live in

chronic crisis and chronic poverty and how these aspects affect a

person's point of view and impact their decision making. Strategies

provided will help bridge the communication gap which is really better

described as an expectation gap. Socio-economic characteristics,

life experiences and the impact of deficit model 'helping' systems on

people living in chronic crisis will be examined

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Concurrent Session Five


Room 3118 Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the Self-Contained Classroom—Part I (Double Session)

Presenter: Mrs. Barb Lark, SLP and AT Specialist, SETC Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals


Strand: Special Programs; Technology In this session we will explore the supports that Augmentative &

Alternative Communication (AAC) tools, can provide to your

students. We will explore a variety AAC systems, from low tech to

high tech, including AAC apps for mobile devices. Features of vari-

ous tools and how they might match with individual student needs

will be examined. We will also cover specific strategies and imple-

mentation ideas within the classroom setting. Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will gain an awareness of a variety of

AAC tools and their uses.

2. Participants will gain an understanding of matching

features of AAC tools with specific student needs.

3. Participants will become familiar with basic AAC

strategies and ideas for implementation.

Room 3201 Teaching is a Team Sport

Presenter: Mr. Pete Hall, Educational Consultant, Educator and ASCD Author

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals


The era of closed-door, “they’re my kids” teaching is over. However,

eradicating decades of accepted practice is no easy task. With

award-winning principal and author Pete Hall, participants in this

session will learn to embrace the necessity and benefits of

establishing a collaborative culture within a school. Start determining

how to truly function as a team: establish norms, define excellence,

set SMART goals, utilize formative assessments, analyze data,

design units and lessons, provide interventions, and evaluate

progress…then celebrate the small victories! Learn a dozen keys to

effective professional collaboration and establishing a culture in

which all stakeholders share the collective pursuit of instructional

excellence.










variety of activities designed to increase rigor, but still afford them the

content knowledge and allow students of varying levels to access the

texts. Participants of this presentation will have the opportunity to

engage in several focused activities to better understand what

students need to know and be able to do to demonstrate mastery of

the standards. Through this exploration, teachers will also

understand how classroom instruction can support student learning.

Room 4130 Singing Games for Upper Elementary Students Band Room Presenter: Dr. Christopher Roberts, K-5 Music Teacher; Affiliate

Assistant Professor, St. Joseph School, Seattle; University of Washington Audience: Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction Children + play + music = singing games! In this session, learn

singing games that are enjoyable for "too-cool-for-school" upper

elementary students. In addition, participants will identify effective

ways to teach singing games, determine qualities of student-

preferred games, make connections to music literacy skills, and

watch videos of children at musical play.

Library Smarter Balanced Assessments: Understanding

C Lab Constructed Response, Hand-scored Items

Presenter: Dr. Bonnie Albertson, Claim 2 assessment lead for Smarter Balanced (former Professor of Education), University of Delaware, Smarter Balanced; Mrs. Nicole Blake, Executive Director of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum, Richland SD


Target Level: Middle School; High School

Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction Participants will examine the Smarter Balanced ‘brief write,’ ‘full

write,’ and ‘short answer’ items – how they are constructed, their

relationships to CCSS standards, and how they are scored.

Questions addressed include (but are not limited to) the following:

• How do these item types differ?

• How do these items change across grade levels?

• What do the rubrics look like for each?

• How does an understanding of constructed response

questions affect instruction?

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Concurrent Session Six At-A-Glance


1:50-3:00 – Session 6 Breakouts

1239 1240 1241 1242 1243


Instruction Technology

Assessment Curriculum Instruction Technology

Instruction


Understanding and Putting the WA

English Language Proficiency Standards into Action in Schools




Blended Learning: What is it and How Do We Get There?

Jane Chadsey


Utilizing EdReady for College

Math Readiness

Melissa McBurney Brian Sites

High School

Tools for Launching a Common Core

Competency Vocabulary Campaign – High School

Dr. Kate Kinsella

High School

The ELA Smarter Balanced

Assessment - What We're Learning

Part II



High School

3112 3113 3115 3116 3118


Instruction Technology

Assessment Instruction Special

Programs

Hands-On Activities to Infuse Nanotechnology

Content into Traditional Science

Classes – Part II (Double Session)

Deb Newberry

High School

Data With Intention - Using

Math-Whizz Reports

Michael Bell


Middle School

Group work session for RSD School

Psychologists only

Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses

Evaluation and Eligibility

Criteria Part II

(Double Session)

Mason Rivers

Teaching with Love and Logic

In Mind

Jack Williams


Augmentative and Alternative

Communication in the Self-Contained

Classroom Part II

(Double Session)

Barb Lark

All Grade levels

3201 3202 4110 Choir 4130 Band/Orch Library C Lab

Instruction Assessment Instruction

Technology TPEP


Instruction Curriculum Instruction Assessment

Building Your Capacity for Success

Pete Hall


Related Services


Make Google Work for You

Randall Spaur

All Grade Levels




Middle School

High School


Rockin’ Music Literacy

Segments




Using Smarter Balanced Resources

as Tools to Plan Instruction




Also available

Session 3

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Jane-Chadsey.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Melissa-McBurney.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Brian-Sites.pdf




http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Michael-Bell.pdf

http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Mason-Rivers.pdf



http://wsascd.org/wp-content/uploads/Randall-Spaur.pdf




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Room 1239 Understanding and Putting the WA English Language Proficiency Standards into Action in Schools (also available Session 3)

Presenters: Dr. Tricia Valdez-Zontek, Bilingual/ESL Consultant; Dr. Teddi Beam-Conroy, Bilingual/ESD Consultant

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration

Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction Participants will learn about the Washington English Language

Proficiency Standards (ELPS), how to integrate them with the

College Career Readiness Standards (CCSS/NGSS) and use them

to design effective classroom instruction for ELLs and all students.

Room 1240 Blended Learning: What Is It and How Do We Get There?

Presenters: Mrs. Jane Chadsey, Vice President, Educurious

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists


Strand: Instruction; Technology

In this session, you will learn about and discuss trends in blended

learning as an instructional model that can help students meet the

rigor of the CCSS and gain competencies in 21st century

skills. Blended learning instructional models include flipping your

classroom, flex models and rotation models. Each of these models

changes the role for teachers and the leaders who support them.

Room 1241 Utilizing EdReady for College Math Readiness

Presenter: Ms. Melissa McBurney, Associate Dean for Library and

Instructional Support, Columbia Basin College; Mr. Brian Sites,

Teacher, Richland School District

Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

School Administrators; Counselors/Therapists Target Level: High School

Strand: Assessment; Curriculum; Instruction; Technology

Columbia Basin College is utilizing EdReady, a math assessment

tool developed by The NROC Project. Current and potential students

can use it for free to prepare for the COMPASS placement test. An

initial assessment shows them where they are in relation to a target

score. EdReady then provides a customized study plan to help them

reach that target. The goal is to have more students place into col-

lege level math saving them time and money.

Room 1242 Tools for Launching a Common Core Competency Vocabulary Campaign - High School

Presenter: Dr. Kate Kinsella, Professor, San Francisco University Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders Target Level: High School Strand: Instruction



high school English learners and youths from low-income families

with informed, consistent vocabulary instruction aligned with critical

Common Core academic competencies such as comparing, making

inferences, and describing causes and effects. Productive word

knowledge, the ability to effectively use a word in speech and writing,

is pivotal to academic interaction, presentation, and text dependent

response. Drawing on scholarship and extensive classroom experi-

ence, Dr. Kinsella demonstrates explicit instruction of high-utility,

competency-aligned word families (e.g., compare, comparison; infer,

inference) underscoring skillul competent academic communication

and explains how to design application tasks and formative assess-

ments that deepen productive word knowledge. Participants observe

video footage and review sample lessons, note-taking guide formats,

and competency aligned word lists to establish a program-wide high-

utility vocabulary initiative.


We're Learning—Part II (Double Session)












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Concurrent Session Six


Room 3112 Hands-On Activities to Infuse Nanotechnology Content into Traditional Science Classes – Part II

(Double Session)

Presenter: Ms. Deb Newberry, Director/PI, DCTC/Nano-Link Audience: Classroom Teachers; Teacher Leaders Target Level: High School

Strand: Curriculum; Instruction; Technology National Science Foundation funded Nano-Link: Center for

Nanotechnology Education, has created over 25 modules that bring

nanoscale concepts to chemistry, physics, biology and material

science classes. Modules are self contained, topic specific and are

designed to fit in to 1 classroom period. Nano-Link provides activity

materials to educators at no cost. In these sessions, participants will

practice several of the hands-on activities, learn the basic concepts

of nanotechnology and how to integrate the modules into their

classes. These sessions (Part I and II) will also discuss how to use

the modules for critical thinking and problem based learning.

Room 3113 Data With Intention - Using Math-Whizz Reports

Presenter: Mr. Michael Bell, Customer Success, Whizz Education Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; District-Level Administra-tors; Content Area Specialists; Para-Professionals

Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School

Strand: Instruction; Technology Participants will explore the Math-Whizz reporting suite related to

how to use, interpret, and examine student data. In particular, looking

at the Common Core Curriculum Report and how to integrate the

data from these reports into the classroom

Room 3115 Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Evaluation and Eligibility Criteria—PART II (Double Session) Group work session for RSD Psychologists only

Presenters: Mr. Mason Rivers, President, Oregon School Psychologists Association

Audience: School Psychologists Target Level: Related Services Strand: Assessment; Special Programs This work group session will focus on developing an operational

definition of a Specific Learning Disability as defined by a pattern of

strengths and weaknesses. Guidelines in collecting data to support

eligibility criteria will be presented along with recommendations for

operationalizing each criteria measure. Additionally, guidelines for

reporting on pattern of strengths and weaknesses criteria will be

explored and developed.

Room 3116 Teaching with Love and Logic in Mind

Presenters: Mr. Jack Williams, School Counselor, Richland SD Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;


Target Level: All Grade Levels; Administration Strand: Instruction

Love and Logic is certainly not a new concept...it's been around since

the late 70's but even today's educator and parent alike can use the

time tested tools behind Love and Logic for upping the odds of

raising respectful, responsible, and resilient children. We'll focus on

two of the many insightful and fun techniques associated with Love

and Logic; ‘Guiding Kids to Own and Solve Their Problems and

Teaching Children Responsibility Without Losing Their Love.’

Room 3118 Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the Self-Contained Classroom—Part II (Double Session)

Presenter: Mrs. Barb Lark, SLP and AT Specialist, SETC Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;

School Administrators; District-Level Administrators; Content Area Specialists; Counselors/Therapists; Para-Professionals


Strand: Special Programs; Technology In this session, we will explore the supports that Augmentative &

Alternative Communication (AAC) tools, can provide to your

students. We will explore a variety AAC systems, from low tech to

high tech, including AAC apps for mobile devices. Features of

various tools and how they might match with individual student needs

will be examined. We will also cover specific strategies and

implementation ideas within the classroom setting. Learning

Objectives:

1. Participants will gain an awareness of a variety of

AAC tools and their uses.

2. Participants will gain an understanding of matching

features of AAC tools with specific student needs.

3. Participants will become familiar with basic AAC

strategies and ideas for implementation.



Room 4130 Rockin’ Music Literacy Segments Band Room Presenter: Dr. Christopher Roberts, K-5 Music Teacher; Affiliate

Assistant Professor, St. Joseph School, Seattle; University of Washington Audience: Content Area Specialists

Target Level: Early Elementary (K-2); Upper Elementary (3-5); Middle School

Strand: Instruction Music literacy is a major goal in elementary music classrooms, but

students often find it among the least interesting activities. In this

session, learn how to write short literacy segments in order to

maximize learning but minimize time spent, providing more time in a

lesson to spend on kid-preferred activities. The session will include a

specific sequence for teaching the pattern of four sixteenth notes,

and videos of children participating in the literacy activities will be

shown.

Library Using Smarter Balanced Resources as Tools to

C Lab Plan Instruction



Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors; Teacher Leaders; School Administrators; Professional Developers; Content Area Specialists


Participants will examine the instructional tools available to them on

the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium’s website.

The resources to be reviewed include (but are not limited to) the

following:

• The Practice Test

• Construct Relevant Vocabulary

• Item Specifications

• Annotated Baseline Writing Anchors

• Stimulus Specifications (Text complexity rubrics, text lengths)

Participants will consider how best to use these tools when planning

instruction.

Room 3201 Building Your Capacity for Success (also available Session 4)

Presenter: Mr. Pete Hall, Consultant, Educator and ASCD Author Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentors;



With teacher evaluation systems, public accountability, curriculum

demands, and other pressures, the heat is on teachers more than

ever. It’s important to remember that teachers have embraced the

noblest profession known to humankind. Learn from award-winning

principal and author Pete Hall how to increase your own

self-reflective tendencies and professional intentionality. Take the

reins of your own continuous growth through discussions of a

strengths-based approach (via the Continuum of Self-Reflection),

and discover dozens of strategies for working with colleagues,

instructional coaches, administrators, and self-directed learning.

This session is related to Pete's new book, “Teach, Reflect,

Learn" (ASCD, 2015), which is the teacher's companion piece

to “Building Teachers’ Capacity for Success” (ASCD, 2008).

Room 3202 Make Google Work for You

Presenter: Mr. Randall Spaur, Teacher, Richland School District Audience: Classroom Teachers; Instructional Coaches/Mentor;

Teacher Leaders Target Level: All Grade Levels Strand: Assessment; Instruction; Technology; TPEP Most if not everyone uses Google for searching internet. But did you

know that Google can do so much more? With a free Google

account you will have access to many resources that can help you in

the classroom. From collaborating and group work on documents,

to creating tests and having Google grade them for you! Come with

a computer or device, if you want to try these tricks out.

















student learning.

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About Our Co-Sponsor, Washington State ASCD

The Washington State Associa-tion for Supervision and Curricu-lum Development (WSASCD) is an affiliate of ASCD Interna-tional, education’s largest and most admired organization that offers quality professional development for teachers, in-structional coaches, and school and district-level administrators.

WSASCD is a dynamic, self-renewing organization, which:

Reflects the cultural diversity

of the Washington state learn-ing community within its

General Conference Information


Books for Sale Hidden Spring Book Company, located in the cafeteria, features a wide selection, including books recommended by our conference presenters.

Checking in at Information Table Richland School District staff members do not need to check in; however; all non-Richland School District attendees will need to check in at the information table Tuesday morning, or if only attending on Wednesday, please check in that morning.

Clock Hours Seven (7) clock hours are available for each day of the conference for all participants at no charge. Clock hour forms will be available at the information table each afternoon. Please be sure to sign the clock hour rosters after lunch each day. Conference Co-Sponsor—Washington State ASCD

Washington State Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (WSASCD) is a non-profit association of all educators committed to promoting promising practices to ensure ALL students are safe, healthy, engaged, supported and challenged. Richland School District wishes to thank WSASCD for their co-sponsorship.

Conference Evaluation The conference evaluation is important to our future conference planning! After the conference, you will receive an email message with a link to an evaluation tool.

Conference Purpose 1. To INFUSE differentiated instruction designed to meet the rigor of the Common Core State Standards

(CCSS) through school, grade level, department and classroom practice. Strands relate to Assessment, Curriculum, Early Learning, Full Day Kindergarten, Instruction, Special Programs, Technology, and TPEP.

2. INSPIRE institute participants to stay positive as they navigate change by networking with educators from around the state.

3. Provide time to PLAN with your team to begin or continue working together toward the implementation of

strategies, programs, models and/or policies that increase student learning.

Conference Program Many thanks to Erich Bolz, Jolene Frisbie, Nicki Blake, Chelle Palmer, and Kathy Clayton for creating the schedule and program for this year’s conference.

Grab ‘n Go Breakfast, Water and Lunch Service for Participants Coffee, hot tea, breakfast muffins/granola bars, and lunch will be provided each day by Fat Olives, served in the breezeway outside of the cafeteria. Breakfast muffins, granola bars and beverages will be served between 7:30-8:00 each morning; lunch is 11:30-12:30. Be sure to enjoy the Coffee/Tea Station set up in the breezeway each morning. Lunch will include ONE bottle of water per person. To accommodate all water needs, there will be multiple 5-gallon water dispensers throughout Richland High School. Be sure to bring a refillable bottle if you will want more water than the one bottle provided at lunch. In addition, students will have soft drinks available for purchase as a fundraiser for their clubs.

Conference Information

Exhibitors and Sponsors Exhibitors will be available in the cafeteria from 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. on Tuesday and from 7:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Please acknowledge the following vendors for their support of the conference.

Hospitality Room for Out-of-District Presenters Out-of-district presenters can relax and take a break in the Hospitality Room (Room #1030) anytime from 7:00 – 3:30 each day. Grab ’n Go breakfast and lunch service, as well as a coffee/beverage station will be available each day.

Lodging Considerations A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the Red Lion Hotel Richland Hanford House (802 George Washington Way) for a special rate of $90.

Materials for Sessions In an effort to go ‘paperless,’ materials for most sessions are available at the WSASCD website at www.wsascd.org under ‘Practitioner’s Best Friend.’ Thank you to session presenters for making this possible.

Name Badge All Richland School District staff members need to wear their district identification badge. For non-RSD attendees, the conference name badge serves as your entrance to general sessions, breakfast muffins/granola bars, lunch, concurrent sessions, and exhibits. Please wear your badge at all times.

Parking Parking is available in lots and on the street all around Richland High School. Parking in the church lot is also allowed. There is a posted ‘no parking’ area on the east side of Thayer Street up to Long Street. Please be thoughtful of residential driveways.

Team Time Space Many thanks to Jolene Frisbie for arranging locations for teams. If you are still interested in a room, please see Jolene at the information table.

Tri-Cities Visitors & Convention Bureau This is the region's best resource for community information for visitors, those inquiring about the area for relocation or anyone looking for complete information on the Tri-Cities as a destination.

Twitter Hashtag for Conference Please tweet interesting things that you hear during the conference and follow along with what’s happening in sessions you aren’t attending. Our twitter hashtag is #EWEC.

Wireless Internet Complimentary wireless internet access is available. The login and password are posted at various locations throughout the conference.


Communities in Schools LogixLab, LLC Washington State University, Tri-Cities

Heritage University Partners for Early Learning Western Governors University

Hidden Spring Book Company School Employees Credit Union of WA Whizz Education

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Intervention Solutions Group

Tri-Cities Soroptimists Against Trafficking

Notes


Conference Schedule

Tuesday, August 18

7:30-8 am Check In, Coffee & Pastries

8-8:45 am Team Time

9-10:10 am Opening General Session Keynote: Pete Hall

10:20-11:30 am Concurrent Session Four

11:30 am-12:30 pm Lunch

12:30-1:40 pm Concurrent Session Five

1:50-3:00 pm Concurrent Session Six

7:30-8 am Check In, Coffee & Pastries

8-8:45 am Team Time

9-10:10 am Opening General Session Keynote: Jeff Utecht

10:20-11:30 am Concurrent Session One

11:30 am-12:30 pm Lunch

12:30-1:40 pm Concurrent Session Two

1:50-3:00 pm Concurrent Session Three


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