Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference

10:00am CDT

ACT Prep with NoRedInk

In this session you'll learn best practices for using a variety of NoRedInk activities (Diagnostics, Practice, Passage Quizzes, and Skill-Building Quick Writes) to help students prepare for the ACT. This session is for Baldwin County teachers only.

Presenters

Kristina Crouch

Professional Learning Specialist, NoRedInk

Monday July 15, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 267

Level Middle Teachers, High Teachers
Subject Assessment, Data, ELA, Technology

11:00am CDT

Strong Writing Feedback with NoRedInk Quick Writes

In this session you'll learn best practices for facilitating high-quality feedback with NoRedInk Quick Writes by discussing the principles of effective feedback, reviewing Quick Write feedback tools (including the new AI grading assistant!), and exploring next steps after students receive feedback.

Presenters

Kristina Crouch

Professional Learning Specialist, NoRedInk

Monday July 15, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 267

Level Middle Teachers, High Teachers
Subject ELA, Technology

12:00pm CDT

Text-Based Writing with NoRedInk

In this session you'll learn best practices for facilitating text-based writing in your classes with NoRedInk by exploring NoRedInk's pre-made text-based activities and discussing ways to grow reading and writing skills with NoRedInk activities.

Presenters

Kristina Crouch

Professional Learning Specialist, NoRedInk

Monday July 15, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 267

Level Middle Teachers, High Teachers
Subject ELA, Technology

9:00am CDT

Differentiation for English Learners (ELs)by Proficiency Levels: An Introduction to HQIA

Participants will learn about the stages of language acquisition for English learners. Teachers will explore ways to differentiate activities to meet students where they are and move them to the next level.

Presenters

Danielle White

EL Regional Specialist, Alabama State Department of Education

Tuesday July 16, 2024 9:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 267

11:00am CDT

Engaging English Learners: Academic Vocabulary Activities in the Expressive Domains

This session will focus on activities that incorporate the use of academic vocabulary into speaking and writing. Participants will engage in hands-on activities that can be used in the classroom to foster academic discourse related to content area material.

Presenters

Danielle White

EL Regional Specialist, Alabama State Department of Education

Tuesday July 16, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 267

12:00pm CDT

Gen AI Teaching Tools Shortlist and Demo

Saving time is important. We're only going to look at the best AI tools for the most common teacher tasks. This will include an overview of, how-to, and links to the tools, demos, and pros/cons for saving time in:
Planning
Content Generating
Communicating
Grading/Integrity

Presenters

Michelle Stockman

Teacher, Robertsdale High School

I am currently serving as a senior English teacher at Robertsdale High School, but I have taught ELA in grades 6-12 in both Alabama and Tennessee during my time as a teacher. I have also served as a Reading Intervention teacher and mentor on the elementary level. I'm able to bounce... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 267

Level All Teachers, Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers
Subject Technology

1:00pm CDT

Student AI Use - Introduction and Policies

Explore common AI tools that students use and discuss presenting/teaching the idea of ethical AI to students through dialogue, policies, and sample lesson plans that encourage students to use AI in assistive roles.

Leave with ways to discourage AI cheating through updated digital submission and integrity policies for our current AI Reality, tools to monitor and maintain student work, and quick assessments for authenticity.

Presenters

Michelle Stockman

Teacher, Robertsdale High School

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 267

Level All Teachers
Subject Digital Citizenship, ELA, Science, Social Studies, Technology

9:00am CDT

Understanding Second Language Acquisition Theory

In this dynamic session, participants will explore key theories and models of second language acquisition. Through collaborative activities and discussion participants will understand the stages of language development and identify strategies that will support ELL students.
Participants will:
• Explore key theories and models of second language acquisition (SLA).
• Understand the stages of language development in English language learners (ELLs).
• Discuss implications of SLA theory for instructional practices.
• Identify strategies to support ELLs at different proficiency levels.

Presenters

Marisol Teran-Pinion

Scholastic, Inc., Bilingual Literacy Specialist

Wednesday July 17, 2024 9:00am - 1:50pm CDT
Room 267

Level Middle Teachers, High Teachers
Subject ELL

Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2024

10:00am CDT

Kristina Crouch

11:00am CDT

Kristina Crouch

12:00pm CDT

Kristina Crouch

9:00am CDT

Danielle White

11:00am CDT

Danielle White

12:00pm CDT

Michelle Stockman

1:00pm CDT

Michelle Stockman

9:00am CDT

Marisol Teran-Pinion

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