Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2024

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Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2024

7:30am CDT

Registration - Sign in Daily GYM

8:00am CDT

Geometry and Measurement Part 1 (9-12) Room 269Missy Jones • Sarah Eddington Geometry and Measurement: Triangles (6-8) Room 270Reshad Bell • Katina Stallworth

8:30am CDT

Opening Session - Welcome! Cafeteria/AuditoriumKenneth Shelton

9:00am CDT

Registrar Bootcamp Room 202Lynette Muscarella • Ellen Langham

10:00am CDT

ACT Prep with NoRedInk Room 267Kristina Crouch Flow and Student Achievement Room 95Patrick George Game-Based Learning for the Science Classroom Room 20Jenny Savage • Ashley Cooper General PowerSchool Q&A Room 207Chris Glover Getting Started with Adobe Express (ACE Level 1 Badge) Room 91Josh Morris • Tommy Demos Getting Started with Google Classroom Room 5Allie Schultze Got Questions? Get Answers about Challenging Behaviors Room 3R. Allan Allday Happy Students Learn More: Building an Emotionally Upbeat Classroom Room 96Jen Foster IEPs and PLCs Room 7Angela Palumbo • Melissa Smith Kami’s Latest & Greatest Room 214Sophie Youngs Lightspeed Chromebook Monitoring Crash Course Room 255Jennifer Hanson National Board? Now is the Time! Room 4Elizabeth Davis Professionalism for Educators Room 16Nichole King Shine a (Flash)light(360) on your ELLs Speaking and Writing Development Room 252Linsey Hyatt STC Training for 2024-25 Room 201Curt Smith The 3 R's: Renew, Recharge, Resilience - PreventingTeacher Burnout Room 253Angela Dunnam The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence in Education- Large Language Models and Educator Workflow LibraryKenneth Shelton Unlock Your Creativity with Canva for Education Room 19Janice Wintermyer Unlocking PowerSchool SIS: Maximize PSCB Reports Room 8Megan Stewart What's New with Discovery Education: Interactives, Virtual Field Trips and More Room 93Tomi Rush • Steve Mauricio Learn to Face Paint with Moonpie Mama Room 45 - Art RoomLaurie Newell MineCraft EDU: Engagement, Engineering and Axolotls Room 28Rebecca Cissel Navigating the Disruption of AI in Schools Room 92Timothy Johnson NEW HIRE ACADEMY DAY 1 Cafeteria/Auditorium Next Steps Guided Reading Assessment Room 268Holly Christian

11:00am CDT

Accommodations vs. Modifications Room 16Bridgett Creel • Amanda Russell BCBE Tech Tools Unleashed: Mastering Macbooks, Interactive Boards, Chromeboxes, & Amplification Room 8Dick Blackman Be Goldilocks! Make the Climate and Culture of Your Classroom "Just Right"! Room 95Becki Ducote Beyond the Basics: Designing with Canva for Education Room 19Janice Wintermyer Beyond the Basics: Secondary Education with Discovery Education Room 93Tomi Rush • Steve Mauricio Breaking out of the Classroom Room 17Dawn Kelley • Traci Locke Co-Teaching in Elementary Setting Room 7Angela Palumbo Empowering Student Voice with Podcasting Room 254Angela Clark Executive Function Skills Room 255Russel Johnson General PowerSchool Q&A Room 207Chris Glover Generative AI in the Classroom with Adobe Express (ACE Level 2 badge) Room 91Josh Morris • Tommy Demos How to Start a Mentoring Group Room 252Jamie Franklin • Margaret Smith Innovate for Impact! Empower with Empathy, Equip with Inquiry Room 96Nicholas Linke • Doug Caldwell Kami for Accessibility Room 214Sophie Youngs Looking at ESL from OUTSIDE the Box Room 253Annette Putt Map it Up!!! Room 20Cody Hall PowerSchool SIS Incidents Room 206Lance Lewis STC Training for 2024-25 Room 201Curt Smith Strong Writing Feedback with NoRedInk Quick Writes Room 267Kristina Crouch What's the Tea? Tips to Create Positive Relationships with Students Room 4L. Renee Richardson Food Trucks Outside

12:00pm CDT

AI in Special Education Room 16Amy H Kennedy Building Connections & Relationships, the WHY and HOW of Building & Strengthening the School-Family Partnership Room 253Erica Evans • Kelly Winingar EmpowerED: Student-Driven Learning with BrainPOP Room 252Michele Robinson For the Love of the Game Room 28Christie Brown Fractions Are a Real Number Too! Room 255Tiffany Christian Fusing Engineering and Robots to Drive Student Learning Room 92Laura Ruth Hunter Game-Based Learning for the Science Classroom Room 20Jenny Savage • Ashley Cooper Let's Jump-Start Math Class!! Room 17Daphne Lincoln Let's Learn the Design Process While We Play a Game of Shark Tank Room 96Doug Caldwell • Nicholas Linke Literacy Across Curriculum (Secondary) Room 7Alyssa Corbitt Ready Player One: Gamification in Content Areas Room 8Brittany Babineaux • Allie Schultze Self-Care is NOT Selfish Room 243Lilly Casolaro SIB, FBA, BIP....Oh My! Making Sense of Severe Behavior Room 3R. Allan Allday Text-Based Writing with NoRedInk Room 267Kristina Crouch The Empowered Educator Room 95Kayland Lamar Unlock the Future of Education: Extend Technology Lifespan with Next Hub Room 5Demetrius Henderson Unlocking Creativity: AI-Powered Visual Storytelling and Creativity for Educators LibraryKenneth Shelton Unlocking the Magic: Empowering Educators with Magic School AI Room 4Ashley Arnould Pelican's Nest Science Lab: Lets Go to the Bay! Secondary Edition Pelican's Nest - Bus meets in front of ninth grade academyKacie Hardman

1:00pm CDT

Authentic Assessment with Adobe Express in the Age of AI Room 91Josh Morris • Tommy Demos Captivate, Connect, Achieve: Elevating Student Engagement for Academic Success Room 255Russel Johnson Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for Students with Significant Disabilities Room 16Angelia Burgess • Shannon Park Creating a Collaborative Classroom with Canva Whiteboards Room 19Janice Wintermyer Cybersecurity in Education Room 20Ruben Rosales Effective Communication in a Visual World LibraryKenneth Shelton General PowerSchool Q&A Room 207Chris Glover Google Tips for Advanced Users Room 5Allie Schultze Got Stress? Me, Too! Room 7Alyssa Corbitt Lightspeed Chromebook Monitoring Crash Course Room 243Jennifer Hanson Mastering Remind: Empowering Educators for Seamless Communication Room 8Megan Stewart Pair up: Co-teaching for Success Room 17Jessicah Lawrence Parchment for Counselors Room 206Lance Lewis Shine a (Flash)light(360) on your ELLs Speaking and Writing Development Room 252Linsey Hyatt SIB, FBA, BIP....Oh My! Making Sense of Severe Behavior Room 3R. Allan Allday The Power of Belief: Cultivating Learning Identity for Lifelong Success Room 96Sarah Thorjusen Think Before You Snap Room 28Kristi Bush What's New with Discovery Education: Interactives, Virtual Field Trips and More Room 93Tomi Rush • Steve Mauricio Who's Afraid of Chat GPT?: Learning More About AI in the ELA Classroom Room 92Morgan Plash Good Vibes and Tie-dye! Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison • Amy Plunkett Morphology in Motion Room 254Jennifer Alberstadt • Vironica Simmons Sunglasses and Hats- Perfect Tools for Building Community Room 95Patrick George

2:00pm CDT

Magic School AI - Working Smarter, Not Harder Room 4Stacey Tatum The 3 R's: Renew, Recharge, Resilience - PreventingTeacher Burnout Room 91Angela Dunnam ACT English Tricks and Traps Room 7Terry Puel AI in Education Room 255Russel Johnson Behavior is Communication Room 16Bridgett Creel Computational Thinking and Literacy! Room 5Allie Schultze Empowering Creative Collaboration: Enhancing Learning with FigJam Whiteboard Room 92Katie Nettles Empowering EL Student Engagement with Discovery Education Room 93Tomi Rush • Steve Mauricio General PowerSchool Q&A Room 207Chris Glover Modern Classrooms: A Self-Paced Learning Model Room 8Brittany Babineaux PowerSchool SIS Enterprise Reporting Room 206Lance Lewis Problem-Based Learning and Design Thinking LibraryKenneth Shelton Relationships Before Rigor: How Building Community in Your Classroom Makes Rigor Possible Room 3Lauren Latham Shine a (Flash)light(360) on your ELLs Speaking and Writing Development Room 252Linsey Hyatt Spark Inspiration and Save Time with Canva Magic Room 19Janice Wintermyer The Loss of Truth: AI had entered the chat. How do we know what is real and what isn't? Room 28Kristi Bush The Power of Primary Sources Room 243Felicia Penn Websites Every Teacher Should Know About Room 96Doug Caldwell • Sarah Thorjusen

3:00pm CDT

Sign out Daily GYM Local PLU Wrap Up LibraryJeremy King • Katie Nettles

8:00am CDT

Registration - Sign in Daily GYM Geometry and Measurement Part 2 (9-12) Room 269Sarah Eddington Geometry and Measurement: Transformations and 3D Shapes (6-8) Room 270Reshad Bell • Katina Stallworth

9:00am CDT

ANA (Alabama Numeracy Act)! You are ok! Room 254Connie Arnold Creating a collaborative classroom with Canva Whiteboards Room 19Janice Wintermyer Creating Item Bank Assessments in DnA Room 17Michelle Russell Ellevation Platform: Getting to know your students (Student Profile) Room 253Stacey Garbow EmpowerED: Student-Driven Learning with BrainPOP Room 252Michele Robinson Empowering EL Student Engagement with Discovery Education Room 93Tomi Rush • Steve Mauricio Fusing Engineering and Robots to Drive Student Learning Room 92Laura Ruth Hunter Game-Based Learning for the Science Classroom Room 20Jenny Savage • Ashley Cooper General PowerSchool Q&A Room 207Chris Glover Let’s Edit Photos and Then Teach Students How Too! Room 96Doug Caldwell Lightspeed Chromebook Monitoring Crash Course Room 255Jennifer Hanson Love Learning with ClassLink! Room 251Mona Johnston Setting Goals and Progress Monitoring with Star Room 16Lynn Vines • Kathi Reeves TEAMS Contracts-What You Need to Know Room 91Jonathan Crawford Techy Tidbits from a TLC Room 206Kiesha Sumlin Differentiation for English Learners (ELs)by Proficiency Levels: An Introduction to HQIA Room 267Danielle White MineCraft EDU: Engagement, Engineering and Axolotls Room 28Rebecca Cissel New Counselors and Social Workers Training Room 201Sherry Rainbolt Sunglasses and Hats- Perfect Tools for Building Community Room 95Patrick George Registrar Bootcamp Room 202Ellen Langham • Lynette Muscarella Differentiation In Secondary Classrooms Room 268Holly Christian NEW HIRE ACADEMY DAY 2 TBD

10:00am CDT

5 Ideas that Help Build Community in the Classroom Room 96Doug Caldwell AI in Education Room 255Russel Johnson Creating Flexible Assessments in DnA Room 17Michelle Russell Empowering Creative Collaboration: Enhancing Learning with FigJam Whiteboard Room 92Katie Nettles Exploring Ellevation Strategies on campus (Math focused) Room 253Stacey Garbow General PowerSchool Q&A Room 207Chris Glover Getting Started with Adobe Express (ACE Level 1 Badge) Room 91Josh Morris • Tommy Demos Kami’s Latest & Greatest Room 214Sophie Youngs Keep CALM and carry on! Room 252Lindsey Lee Love Learning with ClassLink! Room 251Mona Johnston Parchment for Counselors Room 206Lance Lewis Star Assessments: Using Data to Plan Targeted Instruction Room 16Lynn Vines • Kathi Reeves The Teacher’s Superpower: How to Build Your Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and Put It to Work Room 243Missy Jones Unlock the Future of Education: Extend Technology Lifespan with Next Hub Room 5Demetrius Henderson What's New with Discovery Education: Interactives, Virtual Field Trips and More Room 93Tomi Rush • Steve Mauricio Capture student learning with Canva Room 19Janice Wintermyer

11:00am CDT

Beyond the Basics: Secondary Education with Discovery Education Room 93Tomi Rush • Steve Mauricio Ellevation: The Power of Reading Room 253Stacey Garbow Empowering Educators: Using Prosocial Education to Cultivate Lasting Change Room 96Jen Foster Engaging English Learners: Academic Vocabulary Activities in the Expressive Domains Room 267Danielle White Engaging Literacy Stations Middle and High School Students Want to Do Room 20Sondra Dunn Executive Function Skills Room 255Russel Johnson Flow and Student Achievement Room 95Patrick George For the Love of the Game Room 28Christie Brown General PowerSchool Q&A Room 207Chris Glover Get Glowing! Bioluminescence! Room 243Susan Norrell Kami for Library Media Specialist Room 214Sophie Youngs Raiders of the Lost Art Room 92Anna Hunt Sending Student Records Securely Room 206Lance Lewis Star Assessments: Measuring Growth and Achievement Room 16Lynn Vines • Kathi Reeves Technical Support for ClassLink Room 251Mona Johnston Unlocking Strategic Thinking Through Classroom Discourse Room 254Michele Parker Visible Thinking Routines with Adobe Express Room 91Josh Morris • Tommy Demos Food Trucks Outside

12:00pm CDT

ABCs of CER at the Secondary Level Room 252Justin McNellage ANA (Alabama Numeracy Act)! You are ok! Room 254Connie Arnold Collaboration Across the County Room 92Stacey Tatum • Angie Hurst Creating On the Fly and Skills Assessments in DnA Room 17Michelle Russell Equity in ELA Room 255Marie Miller FBAs- How Do We Get Here? Room 243Amanda Russell • Chelsea Dreyfus Gamify Your Science Classroom: Unleashing the Power of Plasma Games! Room 20Jenny Savage • Ashley Cooper Gen AI Teaching Tools Shortlist and Demo Room 267Michelle Stockman Let's Talk about Books: Sparking Learning through Stories for Grades K-4! Room 95Jacquelyn Wilson Resistance is Futile: Outgrowing AI-Phobia Room 96Nicholas Linke • Doug Caldwell Spark inspiration and save time with Canva Magic Room 19Janice Wintermyer Teaching with Interactive Grammar Notebooks Room 28Hollye Dueitt Pelican's Nest Science Lab: Let's Go to the Bay! Elementary Edition Pelican's Nest - Bus meets in front of ninth grade academyKacie Hardman

1:00pm CDT

Administration and Scoring of Item Bank and Flexible Assessment in DnA Room 17Michelle Russell Creating Fun Templates with Adobe Express Room 91Josh Morris • Tommy Demos Deeper Data Dive and Actionables with Freckle Math and ELA Room 16Lynn Vines • Kathi Reeves Engage, Elevate, Excel: Crafting Classroom Connections Room 95Sarah Thorjusen Exploring Ellevation Strategies on campus (Math focused) Room 253Stacey Garbow Fractions Are a Real Number Too! Room 255Tiffany Christian Love Learning with ClassLink! Room 251Mona Johnston Podcasting: New Media Literacy & Alternative Assessment Room 254Morgan Plash • Alex Homan STC Training for 2024-25 Room 201Curt Smith Student AI Use - Introduction and Policies Room 267Michelle Stockman Take the Leap (Or Don’t) Room 252Justin McNellage Techy Tidbits from a TLC Room 206Kiesha Sumlin Think Before You Snap Room 28Kristi Bush Use Design Thinking to Develop Escape Rooms Room 96Nicholas Linke • Doug Caldwell Good Vibes and Tie-dye! Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison • Amy Plunkett

2:00pm CDT

All Means All! Room 243Leigh Anne McPherson Any Day Engagement Room 254Jaime Tillman Captivate, Connect, Achieve: Elevating Student Engagement for Academic Success Room 255Russel Johnson Ellevation: The Power of Reading Room 253Stacey Garbow Igniting the Flame: Harnessing the Power of English Learner (EL) Strategies Room 16Michele Lee Love Learning with ClassLink! Room 251Mona Johnston Navigating the Literary Seas: Essential Reads for Middle Grade & Young Adult Minds! (Grades 5-12) Room 95Jacquelyn Wilson Reports with DnA Room 17Michelle Russell STC Training for 2024-25 Room 201Curt Smith The Loss of Truth: AI had entered the chat. How do we know what is real and what isn't? Room 28Kristi Bush Thriving Together-Wellness in the Workplace Room 252Amanda Barber Trello Triumph: Empowering Educators with Digital Organization Room 96Jen Foster • Sarah Thorjusen

3:00pm CDT

Sign out Daily GYM

8:00am CDT

Registration - Sign in Daily GYM Math Proficiency Scales Room 270Jennifer Fagerstrom • Lou Richardson

9:00am CDT

Counselor Catch-Up: Your Ticket to the Latest and Greatest Room 253Sherry Rainbolt Creating Item Bank Assessments in DnA Room 17Michelle Russell Curious about Canva? Room 19Alyssa Corbitt Getting Started with Google Classroom Room 5Allie Schultze Got Questions? Get Answers about Challenging Behaviors Room 3R. Allan Allday Inroads into ARIS Room 95Sandie Strickland Lightspeed Chromebook Monitoring Crash Course Room 243Michelle Stockman Love Learning with ClassLink! Room 251Mona Johnston Powered by Prosocial Room 96Jen Foster PowerTools using Tech to Survive (& Thrive) in the Classroom. Room 255Roland Weldon Setting Goals and Progress Monitoring with Star Room 16Lynn Vines • Kathi Reeves Speed Dating through History Room 92Anna Hunt STC Training for 2024-25 Room 201Curt Smith Unlocking PowerSchool SIS: Maximize PSCB Reports Room 8Megan Stewart Unlocking the Magic: Empowering Educators with Magic School AI Room 4Ashley Arnould Using AfterSchool Care for Academic Gains Room 254Jacque Helms AHA Heartsaver CPR/First Aid Room 20Amy Wilhelm • Africa Jackson Empowered Learning for All Learners with BrainPOP Room 252Michele Robinson Learn to Face Paint with Moonpie Mama Room 45 - Art RoomLaurie Newell MineCraft EDU: Engagement, Engineering and Axolotls Room 28Rebecca Cissel Using Short Text as Tributaries to Novel Study Room 268Holly Christian eMINTS Year 1: 104 Developing a Classroom Culture That Works LibraryKatie Nettles • Sarah Thorjusen Prompting That Makes a Difference! Room 269Catherine Douthard Understanding Second Language Acquisition Theory Room 267Marisol Teran-Pinion

10:00am CDT

ANA (Alabama Numeracy Act)! You are ok! Room 254Connie Arnold Artsy Mathematics Room 3Misty Gonzalez • Ollie Deering Catching Up with Classroom Room 5Allie Schultze Creating On the Fly and Skills Assessments in DnA Room 17Michelle Russell Do You Teach English Learners? The 6 Principles You Need to Know! Room 255Stephanie Montiel From Carrots & Sticks to Growth Mindsets: Transforming Classroom Management Room 96Jen Foster Getting Started with Kami Room 214Sophie Youngs Love Learning with ClassLink! Room 251Mona Johnston Mastering Remind: Empowering Educators for Seamless Communication Room 8Megan Stewart Pelican's Nest Science Lab: Local Relevance in the K-12 Classroom! Room 95Kacie Hardman • Celeste Rivenbark Section 504 FOMO IS NOMO' Room 253Dionne Dunton • Sarah Young • Crystal Baugh Star Assessments: Using Data to Plan Targeted Instruction Room 16Lynn Vines • Kathi Reeves STC Training for 2024-25 Room 201Curt Smith Transforming Lessons into Triumphs Room 4Jaime Tillman Who's Afraid of Chat GPT?: Learning More About AI in the ELA Classroom Room 92Morgan Plash

11:00am CDT

Adventures Await: Counselor's Compass for Behavior Bonanzas! Room 252Sherry Rainbolt Get Glowing! Bioluminescence! Room 243Susan Norrell Getting Savvy with Savvas Room 20Elissa Archer How to AI Your Classroom Room 8Sherry Smith Kami’s Latest & Greatest Room 214Sophie Youngs Lightspeed Chromebook Monitoring Crash Course Room 255Michelle Stockman Love Learning with ClassLink! Room 251Mona Johnston Magic School AI - Working Smarter, Not Harder Room 4Stacey Tatum Podcasting: New Media Literacy & Alternative Assessment Room 92Morgan Plash • Alex Homan Reports with DnA Room 17Michelle Russell Star Assessments: Measuring Growth and Achievement Room 16Lynn Vines • Kathi Reeves The In's and Out's of CFT Programs Room 28Zack Wigstrom • Chesley Darby Unlock the Future of Education: Extend Technology Lifespan with Next Hub Room 5Demetrius Henderson Food Trucks Outside

12:00pm CDT

BCBE Tech Tools Unleashed: Mastering Macbooks, Interactive Boards, Chromeboxes, & Amplification Room 8Dick Blackman Breaking out of the Classroom Room 17Dawn Kelley • Traci Locke Cybersecurity in Education Room 20Ruben Rosales Dyslexia and Section 504 Room 253Dionne Dunton • April Paul • Crystal Baugh Empowering Student Voice with Podcasting Room 254Angela Clark Get your Students Crafting with Canva! Room 19Alyssa Corbitt Google Tips for Advanced Users Room 5Allie Schultze Igniting the Flame: Harnessing the Power of English Learner (EL) Strategies Room 16Michele Lee Keep CALM and carry on! Room 252Lindsey Lee Pelican's Nest Science Lab: Local Relevance in the K-12 Classroom! Room 95Kacie Hardman • Celeste Rivenbark PowerTools using Tech to Survive (& Thrive) in the Classroom. Room 255Roland Weldon The Teacher’s Superpower: How to Build Your Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and Put It to Work Room 243Missy Jones Think Before You Snap Room 28Kristi Bush What's the Tea? Tips to Create Positive Relationships with Students Room 4L. Renee Richardson Good Vibes and Tie-dye! Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison • Amy Plunkett True Colors: The Personality of Education Room 201Nichelle Jones • Sandra Cunningham Using Short Text as Tributaries to Novel Study Room 268Holly Christian

1:00pm CDT

ANA (Alabama Numeracy Act)! You are ok! Room 254Connie Arnold Deeper Data Dive and Actionables with Freckle Math and ELA Room 16Lynn Vines • Kathi Reeves Do You Teach English Learners? The 6 Principles You Need to Know! Room 255Stephanie Montiel EmpowerED: Student-Driven Learning with BrainPOP Room 252Michele Robinson Engaging Formative Assessment with Pear Deck! Room 5Allie Schultze Fund Raising for Teams and Clubs - an ASC Win-Win! Room 243Jacque Helms Get Them Talking: QCQ Inquiry Seminars Room 4Dianne Casolaro Hidden Superheroes: What Is School Social Work and How Can It Work for You? Room 3Emily Ponder I Get a 504, You Get a 504, We ALL Get 504 Accommodations!! Room 253Dionne Dunton • Crystal Baugh Networking for Success: Building Your Professional Learning Network (PLN) Blueprint Room 95Jacquelyn Wilson Scoring and Administration in DnA Room 17Michelle Russell Strong Relationships = Powerful Learning Room 96Jen Foster Technical Support for ClassLink Room 251Mona Johnston The Loss of Truth: AI had entered the chat. How do we know what is real and what isn't? Room 28Kristi Bush

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Door Prizes Cafeteria/Auditorium

3:00pm CDT

Sign out Daily GYM

Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2024

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