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34th Annual East Tennessee Title 1 & Federal Programs Conference

“Each and Every Child”

December 11 – 13, 2013

Gatlinburg Convention Center Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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Conference Sponsors

GOLD Renaissance Learning PCS, Personal Computer Systems

SILVER EPS, Literacy and Intervention ENA, Educational Networks of America

BRONZE READ Naturally

A “SPECIAL THANK YOU” to all of our 2013 Sponsors!!

Conference Sponsored & Planned by: The East Tennessee Federal Programs Conference Committee

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East Tennessee Title 1 & Federal Programs

Conference Planning Committee

Rosie C. Bailey, Conference Chair Technology/Instructional Technology

Supervisor Hawkins County School System

Kimberly Fox Federal Programs Supervisor

Hamblen County School System

Stacia Lewis, Ed.D., Chair-Elect

Director of Elementary Education

Sevier County School System

Rebecca Isaacs

Director of Schools

Rogersville City School System

Kim McGimsey, Treasurer

Federal Programs/Instructional Support

Supervisor

Loudon County School System

Alvena Kauffman

Title I Coordinator

Hamilton County Schools

Sarah Akard, Conference Secretary

Federal Programs Director

Sullivan County School System

Karla Kyte, Ed.D.

Assistant Director of Schools

Washington County School System

Gary Aytes

Director of Schools

Roane County School System

Terri Murray

Supervisor of Media Services/Federal Programs

Bradley County School System

Reba Bailey, Ed.D.

Federal Programs Director/Testing

Hawkins County School System

Deborah Smith

Director of Federal Programs/Special

Education

Alcoa City School System

Sue Brown


Rhea County School System

Steve Thompson

Director of Schools

Newport City School System

Christine Emerson


Meigs County School System

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Conference Information

Conference Goals To explore/disseminate successful

educational practices

To provide an opportunity for continued

professional development To provide current information on Federal

Programs guidelines and regulations

Registration The registration desk is open each day by 8:00 on

Wednesday and 7:30 on Thursday and Friday. Once you have checked-in/registered and

received your conference folder, program and name

tag, it is NOT necessary to check-in again.

Exhibits/Vendors

The exhibits/vendors are located in Mills Auditorium

and in the hallway area outside the auditorium. The exhibits are an integral part of the conference and

offer conference participants an excellent opportunity to view new curriculum and instructional

materials. The exhibits are open Wednesday and

Thursday until 5:00 p.m. and Friday until 12:00 p.m.

Capacity of Meeting Rooms

The capacity of each breakout session room will be

posted in the conference program. Once all seats are taken the breakout session will be closed. Fire

regulations do not permit sitting in the aisles or standing around the walls. Seating space is

provided for 1,800 participants during each

scheduled breakout session. If your first choice is full/closed please find a second. There is enough

space (plus more) for each session.

General Sessions Both general sessions Wednesday 1:30, Thursday

1:00 and will be held in Ballroom A and B. Ballroom

A and B is located on the main level of the Gatlinburg Convention Center.

Location of Meeting Rooms All meeting rooms are located on the main level of

the Convention Center. No breakout session rooms

or exhibits rooms are being used in the lower level.

Attendance Records

You were given a yellowish attendance record/card

when you registered at the conference registration desk. This yellowish colored card is your attendance

record for the conference that can be used by your school system to verify attendance. At the

conclusion of each breakout session and the

Opening General Session you will be given a “code word” by the session facilitator to record on your

card. Code words will be different for each session and the correct word must be recorded in order to

receive credit for the session.

No Smoking

The Gatlinburg Convention Center is a “No Smoking Facility”

TASL & CEO Credit

You may receive 14 hours TASL or CEO credit for

attending all three days of the conference. Please ask people at the registration desk for a blue TASL

or CEO card. The TASL card and evaluation form must be returned to the registration desk before you

leave the conference on Friday. No partial credit will

be awarded.

Exhibit Hall Schedule

Move-In/Set up Tuesday, December 10 – 10:00- 4:30

Exhibit Hall Hours

Wednesday, December 11 – 8:00-5:00 Thursday, December 12 – 8:00-5:00

Friday, December 13 – 8:00-12:00

Lost & Found

All items found/lost in the meeting rooms, rest rooms or any other location at the Convention

Center may be called for at the Conference Registration Desk.

Conference Communication

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Conference at a Glance Wednesday

**New Location for Registration – W.L. Mills Conference Gallery** 8:00 – 10:00 ................................ **Registration Opens** (W.L. Mills Conference Gallery)

10:00 – 11:00 .............................. Breakout Session 1

11:00 – 11:15 .............................. Break


12:15 – 1:30 ................................ Lunch on Your Own

1:30 – 2:30 .................................. Opening General Session, Ballroom A & B

2:30 – 3:15 .................................. Visit Exhibits, Special Refreshments in the Mills Auditorium

and Upper Gallery sponsored by ENA

3:15 – 4:15 .................................. Breakout Session 3

Thursday

7:30 ............................................ Registration Opens W.L. Mills Conference Gallery

7:30 – 8:00 .................................. Breakfast Items


9:00 – 9:15 .................................. Break

9:15 – 10:15 ................................ Breakout Session 5

10:15 – 10:30 .............................. Break


11:30 – 1:00 ................................ Lunch on Your Own

1:00 – 2:15 .................................. General Session #2, Ballroom A & B

2:15 – 2:45 .................................. Special Refreshment Break in the Mills Auditorium and Upper

Gallery sponsored by EPS Literacy Intervention


3:45 – 5:00 .................................. Visit Exhibits, Mills Auditorium

Friday

7:30 ............................................ Registration Opens, W.L. Mills Conference Gallery

7:30 – 8:00 .................................. Breakfast Items sponsored by Read Naturally


9:00 – 9:15 .................................. Break

9:15 – 10:15 ................................ Breakout Session 9

10:15 – 10:30 .............................. Break


11:30 – 12:00 .............................. Closing Session/Door Prize Giveaway, Ballroom A & B

Must Be Present To Win!

Door Prize Drawing

Friday, December 13 at 11:45

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!

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General Session Key Note Speakers

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Dr. Donald Davis

Dr. Donald Davis is the author of fifteen books. His

newest book, “Tales from a Free-range Childhood,”

appeared this spring. It is a collection of twenty never-

published stories of growing up in Western North Carolina.

Davis has also produced more than forty storytelling

recordings and is the subject of a five-hour Public Television

special, “What’s Your Story?” which premiered this winter on

BYUTV. Having received various awards for his books and

recordings, Davis is the personal recipient of both the “Circle

of Excellence” and the “Oracle Lifetime Achievement”

awards from the National Storytelling Network.

Davis tours as a performing storyteller and workshop

leader across the country and beyond more than 250 days

each year. He has appeared on the stage at the National

Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee for the

past thirty-one years and regularly performs as more than

thirty festivals each year.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Pam Allyn

Pam Allyn is a renowned literacy educator, keynote speaker, and education entrepreneur. She is an advocate and expert on the Common Core State ELA Standards, and in addition to many books for teachers and families, is also the author of new books and online resources on the CCSS.

Ms. Allyn is known for spearheading educational innovations that are implemented domestically and internationally. She leads workshops and creates innovative humanitarian literacy solutions for vulnerable children that dramatically improve quality learning and outcomes for every child. National hub sites include Detroit and Harlem. International hub sites include Kenya, Ghana, the Philippines, and Haiti. In addition, she founded and leads World Read Aloud Day, reaching hundreds of thousands of children each year through a social media campaign and advocacy events promoting family wide and communitywide reading.

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General Session Entertainment

Sevier County High School Concert Choir

Mr. Nathan Rhea Mrs. LeElyn Linx Director

Accompanist

The Concert Choir of Sevier County High School, founded in 1991, has

become the foundation of the choral program of the largest high school in

Sevier County. The Concert Choir has been instrumental in promoting music

performance not only at SCHS, but also in the surrounding community. The

Concert Choir performs at multiple community events throughout the year.

Since 1994, the SCHS Concert Choir has received ratings of Superior or

Excellent at the J.B. Lyle Choral Festival, which is the qualifier for the ACDA

State Choral Festival. At this festival, the Concert Choir has earned a Superior

rating at each performance. The girls and boys of the Concert Choir have also

participated in Women’s Choir and Men’s Choir at SCHS. Both of these groups

have also earned ratings of Superior or Excellent throughout the years at

various festivals. In addition to local festivals, the choir has achieved national

honors at festivals held in Atlanta, Washington D. C., New York, Louisville, and

New Orleans. In 2012, at a National Festival in Washington D.C., the Women’s

Choir earned a Gold Rating and the Concert Choir earned a Gold Rating as well

as placed 3rd overall. In 2013, at the Smoky Mountain Music Festival, which is

held at the Gatlinburg Convention Center, the Concert Choir placed 3rd,

Women’s Choir placed 2nd plus earned a Superior Rating from the Judges, and

the Men’s Choir placed 1st.

Students from the Concert Choir have also earned All-East and All-State

individual honors in addition to their participation in the choir. Over the years

there have been many students who have been accepted into the Governor’s

School for the Arts at Middle Tennessee State University. Achieving excellence is

the goal of not only the Concert Choir, but also the entire Choral Department of

Sevier County High School.

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Vendor/Exhibitor Directory

Renaissance Learning Tim Stewart, Bob Taylor, Joe Carter, Peggy Packer

GOLD SPONSOR

PCS Dan Spear, Jamie LaRocca, Mike Lay, Lauren Fleming

GOLD SPONSOR

Read Naturally Laura Abrams

SILVER SPONSOR

EPS Literacy and Intervention (Heinemann) Ron Cox, Keith Pruitt, Charla Corzine

SILVER SPONSOR

Education Networks of America Kylie McGee, Stephen Klausner,Jordan walker

BRONZE SPONSOR

Bridgview Education Chris Opstad

Central Technologies Inc Doug Carswell, Monica Farner, Gary Rohrer

Classworks Sandra Cagle

Frog Publications Dennis Hand & Mary Jo Hand

Generation Ready Andrew Lombardo

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt & Riverside Publishing Heather Jenkins & Michael Ward

Kagan Publishing & Professional Development Bridget Petric

Kaplan Early Learning Company Dan Divona

Learning Source, LLC (Perfection Learning) Marilyn Massey

Mathematically Speaking, Inc. Ellen Mulligan & Brian York

MTSU - Center for the Study & Treatment of Dyslexia Jim Herman

myON (Capstone Digital) Cathy Michalek

National Geographic/Cenage Michael Gasparic, Candy Carro, Danny Tomlin

National School Products Earl Jett

Presentation Solutions Joe Powell

Proven Learning Gary Fleck

Sadie's Closet Susannah Wolf & Megan Houston

Scholastic Kelly Bratcher

Southern Vintage Décor Cathy Gibbson

The Reading Warehouse Todd Hohenser, Jeff Baker & Frank Bowdoin

The School Box Anna Vaughan

Titanic Museum Attraction Michelle Fahidy

TN History for Kids Bill Carey

Tusculum College Jerry Sullivan & Justin Hite

Vicki Moss, Author Vicki Moss

Zaner-Bloser Publishing Joel Mayers & Cheryl Ellis

Vendor Sponsors (paid) as of 11/25/13

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Convention Center – Floor Plan

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Conference Self Planner

Wednesday December 11

Session Title Room Location Notes

Session 1 10:00 – 11:15

Session 2 11:15 – 12:15

Lunch on Your Own 12:15 – 1:30

Opening General Session - Ballroom A & B 1:30 – 2:30

Session 3 3:15 – 4:15

Thursday December 12


Session 4 8:00 – 9:00

Session 5 9:15 – 10:15

Session 6 10:30 – 11:30

Lunch on Your Own 11:30 – 1:00

General Session #2 - Ballroom A & B 1:00 – 2:15

Session 7 2:45 – 3:45

Friday December 13


Session 8 8:00 – 9:00

Session 9 9:15 – 10:15

Session 10 10:30 – 11:30

Closing Session/Door Prizes - Ballroom A & B 11:30 – 12:00

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!

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Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00

Session 1

Ballroom A Teach the Way Brains Learn Best! Presenter: Rick Duvall, International Trainer, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: We can teach with traditional methods or teach the way the brain best learns. When we teach with traditional methods, it is like swimming against the current. Come experience the six fundamental principles of brain-friendly teaching so students learn more, students' motivation and comprehension is increased, and teaching is more effortless and enjoyable. Master "brain-friendly" teaching and watch those dendrites branch!

SESSION REPEATED on Thursday 8:00 – 9:00

Ballroom D Monitoring for Achievement Presenter: Dr. Max Thompson, National Education Consultant Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: School leaders have routines for conducting observations and evaluations that meet the expectations placed upon them. However, leaders that focus on specific goals, monitor many times over a set term, and provide targeted support have higher levels of achievement and more effective teachers. Plus, they meet the evaluation expectations more efficiently. This session provides details on monitoring processes that ensure expectations are met and make significant advancements in teacher effectiveness and student achievement.

Ballroom B STAR Enterprise: Measure Growth, Monitor Common Core Implementation, and Arm Teachers With the Data and Resources They Need Presenter: Rita Wright, STAR Academic Advisor Renaissance Learning & Robin Pinder, Cumberland County Schools

VENDOR Target Audience: Federal Program Directors, Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: Nearly half of Tennessee districts are using STAR Enterprise district-wide and many others have individual schools using STAR. If you haven’t looked at STAR in a while, you may not realize the power of this tool already in use in YOUR district. STAR assessments provide data that will monitor the success of your common core implementations and provide resources to help your teachers improve and differentiate instruction. STAR can also: determine if students are mastering Common Core State Standards, identify if they are on track to be reading by the end of third grade, and measure student growth.

Gatlinburg A

The Nuts and Bolts of Number Sense Routines! Presenter: Tabitha Savage, Putnam Co School System Target Audience: Elementary Description: Getting tired of your daily math routine? Are your students struggling with foundational number sense concepts? This session is for you! Gr. k-3 participants will learn specific number sense activities and routines to use during their daily math meetings.

Ballroom C RTI2 - Administrators Presenter: Tie Hodack, Tennessee Department of Education Target Audience: Administrators, Federal Program Directors

Description: RTI2

Gatlinburg B

Do You Speak Math? Presenter: Ellen Mulligan, Mathematically Speaking, Inc.

VENDOR Target Audience: Elementary

Description: The session will address Common Core content topics while concentrating on and applying the mathematical practices proposed by the national standards committee. Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively as well as modeling user-friendly techniques that foster precision and structure will be the main areas of focus. We will target procedures that help begin and sustain the all-important "math discussions" that are necessary for long term retention of math concepts. Our objective is to go from the Common Core to uncommon results.

Room 1-2-3 CCSS Literacy in Science and Social Studies Presenter: Stephanie Dallmann & Tony Dalton, Hamblen County Department of Instruction Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Participants will learn innovative strategies for implementing CCSS aligned activities and assessments in elementary and middle school science and social studies.

SESSION REPEATED on Wednesday 11:15 – 12:15

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Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00

Session 1

Room 8-9 Core Bites - A fantastic way to start each math class! Presenter: Wileene S. Gunnells, Gunnells Publishing, LLC.

VENDOR Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Class openers to daily address the Common Core State Standards. Spiral through the standards so that content does not get stale before end of year testing.

Elkmont Putnam County Schools: Using Reading Rockets Adventure Packs to Promote Literacy and Family Engagement Presenter: Raejean Landis, Stephanie Hudson, Alice Brown & Jacquline Reynolds, Putnam County Schools Target Audience: K-4

Description: Putnam County Schools: Using Reading Rockets-- adventure packs to promote Literacy and Family Engagement. While designed as a school-to-home project, the Reading Rockets reading adventure packs can also be used for summer reading programs, after-school programs, and students who are home schooled. Find out more about this free program and the ways it was used in Putnam County last year to promote Literacy, Family Engagement, and transition to Common Core State Standards by balancing Fiction and Non-Fiction texts. Come and discover ways to get families involved in reading, writing, speaking and listening activities.

Room 4-5 "Cultivate the Mind Impact the Heart" - Raising Expectations and Achievement for ALL Students Presenter: Suzanne Bryant & Brandy Shelton, Greeneville City Schools Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: With a vision to “Cultivate the Mind and Impact the Heart” of all students, Greenville City Schools, a high performing district, has experienced tremendous gains in student growth. In our journey toward full implementation of Common Core Standards, our system has used an evidence-informed approach. This presentation will demonstrate how educators can analyze data using trajectories to raise achievement, close gaps, and differentiate instruction. This approach has earned Greeneville City Schools recognition at the regional, state, and national level including US News and World Report top 20 high schools in TN, College Board’s AP Honor roll, and SCORE District Finalist.

Greenbrier Data Driven Instruction: A guide to track students throughout the school year Presenter: Kevin Cline, Jefferson County Schools Target Audience: Grades 3-8

Description: The workshop will be designed to give teachers and school leaders useful information on how to track students skill by skill. This will allow for teachers to identify the trouble areas of the student’s knowledge within the realm of common core, and move forward with purposeful teaching to help these students grow.

Room 6-7 Keep Calm & "LET'S TALK" Oral Language & Vocabulary in the Common Core Classroom Presenter: Blackburn & Rountree, Taylor Elementary School & Bradley County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Common Core requires rigorous sharing of knowledge through discussion and presentation. This is a challenge for students in poverty who lack standard oral language skills. Join us as we engage in multiple forms of LANGUAGE PLAY that your students will love and so will you!!

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Writing in Mathematic Presenter: Amanda Elliott, Carter County School System Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: With the new Common Core standards that our students

have to meet, it is more important than ever for our students to be able to explain 'How' and 'Why'. We can

achieve this through the use of writing in the math classroom. With the use of journaling, our students

can become better writers as well as better mathematicians. In our workshop we will provide the

opportunity for teachers to develop their own writing prompts to

coincide with each of their standards. This workshop will focus on 3rd-8th grade but can be used for grades 1-

12.

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Wednesday 11:15 – 12:15

Session 2

Ballroom A Energize Your Classroom! Presenter: Rick Duvall, International Trainer, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Mission impossible? Energize your classroom with a range of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use brain-friendly "structures" to maximize active engagement. Explore ways to release endorphins while making your teaching lively and memorable. Come expecting to be physically engaged and mentally stimulated throughout this high-powered interactive session. Create the high-energy, all-minds-engaged classroom of your dreams.


Ballroom D

Moving Schools: Lessons from Exemplary Leaders Presenter: Dr. Max Thompson, Education Consultant Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: A longitudinal evaluation project identified specific practices that leaders in exemplary schools engaged in to cause those schools to increase achievement by over 35 points over a three year period. The project found specific practices that directly attributed to the success of the former struggling schools. This session identifies the distinct exemplary leadership practices that every leader can start immediately and provides strategies for implementing each one effectively. It will also provide the exemplary schools’ process for professional development for implementing these practices successfully in their schools to address the requirement of the Common Core State Standards.

Ballroom B The ABCs of Reading and Writing Motivation (Grades K-6) Presenter: Flora Joy, East Tennessee State University Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: This session takes a journey into an array of electrifying alphabetic-style children’s books that have both compelling content and breath-taking illustrations (similar in concept to classics such as Graeme Base’s beloved ANIMALIA or Chris Van Allsburg’s delightful THE Z WAS ZAPPED). The discussion and handouts include how this seemingly simple book style can be translated into cartwheel-turning activities that entice K-6 students to WANT to READ and WRITE! While student enthusiasm is already revved up, these same activities are also designed to teach science and social studies skills (with sample COMMON CORE LESSON PLANS provided). (School libraries are FILLED with books of this nature, but they aren't typically explored in these creative ways!) Several of these new showcased books will be given as door prizes. Note: Flora has made a special wall quilt that will circulate in several schools, then donated to the one of the Description attendees.

Room 1-2-3 CCSS Literacy in Science and Social Studies Presenter: Stephanie Dallmann & Tony Dalton, Hamblen County Department of Instruction Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Participants will learn innovative strategies for implementing CCSS aligned activities and assessments in elementary and middle school science and social studies.


Ballroom C RTI2 – Teachers Presenter: Tie Hodack, Tennessee Department of Education Target Audience: Teachers

Gatlinburg A 5 C's of Family Engagement Presenter: Jackie Reynolds & Beverly Dronebarger, Putnam County Schools Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: This workshop will give you practical ideas of ways to engage parents in real world activities in math and wellness. You will learn how to use meal planning, couponing, and cooking to teach common core math concepts. You will learn how to give parents useful information that we use in our day to day lives to reinforce math skills to help their children at home.

Gatlinburg B TVAAS Value Added and Diagnostic Reports Presenter: Shannon Moody, Southeast CORE office Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Participants in this session will learn how to read two reports in TVAAS: Value Added and Diagnostic Reports. As a part of this session, participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on practice using these two reports to make instructional decisions in the classroom.


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Wednesday 11:15 – 12:15

Session 2

Room 4-5 Bloomin’ all year long... Engage Your Students! Use Technology! Cover Your Standards and Ace Your Observations! Presenter: Kimberly Gann & Kathy Pryor, Sumner County Schools Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: This session will explore Web 2.0 tools and apps that assist teachers in teaching the Bloom’s way. By using Bloom’s Taxonomy in the classroom, teachers can assess students on multiple learning outcomes that are aligned to standards and objectives. Allow us to share some of the many engaging activities that we use in our schools for each BLOOMIN’ level. You will walk away with many resources from our LIVEBINDER site that you will be able to implement in your classroom tomorrow

Room 6-7 Stay Calm, Get Gaudy Presenter: Becky Whisenhunt, Bradley County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Have you ever asked yourself how can I captivate and motivate and engage this group of students to achieve? Come and learn how to set gaudy goals and reach unmotivated students. This information is based on Eric Jensen's research and book, Teaching with Poverty in Mind.

Greenbrier Reading University Presenter: Stacie Long, Hawkins County Schools & Heather Hawkins - Cocke County Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Do you want a program where students are immersed in

books and motivated to read? If so, Reading University is for you! This

program can be implemented to help students develop a passion for

reading, increase reading comprehension, and promote parent involvement. Reading University is teacher created and addresses the

components of reading while strengthening students in the

common core standards. Attendees will learn how to implement the

program, hear success stories, and receive materials to use in their

classrooms. If you want an innovative way to engage students and parents,

join us to get a tour of Reading University

Room 8-9 Exploring the TNCore K-3 Reading Units Presenter: Mia Hyde, TN Dept of Education & Stacy King, Greeneville City Schools Target Audience: K-3

Description The Tennessee Department of Education has released K-3 Reading Units as an optional resource for districts as they implement the Common Core State Standards. The units provide connected lessons that cover multiple standards in ELA and Science. These units focus on teaching Kindergarten through third grade students to read closely and critically in order to comprehend complex informational text. This session will walk participants through the TNCore K-3 Reading Units and focus on how districts can use these resources.

Room 10-11 The Fantastic Five and Middle School Motivation Presenter: Lee Anne Strickland, Monroe County School Target Audience: Middle School

Description: Understand how both high student motivation and teacher morale, as well as family involvement, are impacted by team teaching. Examine the dynamics of strong collaboration among team members who work to provide programs for motivating students and use ongoing assessments to help guide instruction, grouping, and the need for intervention on a continuous basis. Understand how this collaborative effort also provides for continuous PD for members, which trickles down to other grade level teachers. Five middle school teachers, each with their own unique teaching style and personality, are "common core" to the bone! Their bonding has enabled them individually and as a group to build personal relationships with each student in their rural school setting. Each has taken on a super hero quality as the overall theme of the middle school grades in their K-8 school. Using common language, assessments, incentive programs, and teaching practices has resulted in high achievement scores and success.

Elkmont Websites, and Resources Oh My! Presenter: Tina Faust & Kris Lumpkins, Hawkins County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle

Description: Take a trip down the internet highways and join us as we showcase Web 2.0 tools for teachers

and student plus technology integration!

BYOD SESSION

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Wednesday 3:15 – 4:15

Session 3

Ballroom A Closing The Achievement Gap Presenter: Rick Duvall, International Trainer, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: The Common Core State Standards tell us what students are expected to learn. Just raising the standards however, will not improve student achievement. We need to couple higher standards with higher level instructional practice if we hope to lower the achievement gap. In this high-energy interactive session, participants experience simple research-based cooperative learning strategies proven to boost academic gains, close the achievement gap, increase social skills, and reduce discipline problems.

SESSION REPEATED ON Thursday 10:30 – 10:30

Ballroom D Brain Rules: Plug In-Turn On Presenter: Tara Brown, The Connection Coach Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: The advances over the past 10 yrs in our understanding of how the brain works and factors that impact learning have been staggering. This fast paced session is designed to help introduce participants to this research in a very easy to understand way as well as to provide strategies to implement the information into the classroom. Information covered includes: Impact of stress on learning, cognition and engagement, Delivery style and its impact, Male and Female differences, Connection between motivation, relationships and learning, engaging the left/right brain to differentiate instruction.

SESSION REPEATED ON Thursday 2:45 – 3:45

Ballroom B “Words of Wisdom” for Building SELF-ESTEEM (while Enhancing Writing, Speaking, Reading, and Science Skills) with COMMON CORE Lesson Plans [K-12] Presenter: Flora Joy, East Tennessee State University Target Audience: Middle School

Description: If a picture is worth a thousand WORDS, what are 1,000 PICTURES worth? This session offers attendees 1,000 complimentary “Words of Wisdom” picture/text POSTERS based on meaningful sayings (proverbs, expressions, quotes, bits of folk wisdom, etc.) that address important self-esteem issues (such as attitude, behavior, friendship, hope, goals, fear, happiness, love, anger, kindness, beauty, perseverance, pain, respect, honesty, bullying, manners, bravery, character, integrity... and dozens of other serious life-coping skills) that can simultaneously be used to boost students’ language arts and science skills in amazing ways! An additional 250 BONUS posters are included without photo backgrounds. Common Core connections (with sample lesson plans) and other explanatory materials are also included in the handouts. All posters may be used on Smart Boards, on computer screens, or printed at various sizes. Attendees will be granted “forever” use of these items. Numerous door prizes will be given during this session!

Ballroom C Text Complexity – Using Accelerated Reader to Close the Gap for Independent and Instructional Reading Presenter: Tim Steward, Renaissance Learning & Jill Pugh, Cumberland County Schools

VENDOR Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators,

Description: To inform educators from all disciplines about effective implementation of AR, with emphasis on nonfiction reading practice, skill-building within increasingly complex texts, and literary skills as detailed in the CCR Anchor Standards. Special features include Vocabulary Practice Quizzes for previewing critical words before reading them, AR BookFinder to match students with appropriate complexity and view Common Core exemplar texts, and Home Connect, which helps parents stay informed and support their children’s reading practice at home.

Gatlinburg A Stay Calm and Follow the Rules Presenter: Debbie Shroyer, Bradley County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Come to our fun-filled session which will incorporate Eric Jensen's, author of Teaching with Poverty in Mind, engagement strategies with Common Core Foundational Skills. We will learn about "Rule-Breaking Jail" and purposeful phonics' anchor charts while keeping all of our students engaged.

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Session 3

Gatlinburg B Dress Up Your Research Facts and Findings: Teaching Students to Formulate a Written Response and Effectively Incorporate Source Material Presenter: Julie Faulkner, Polk County High School Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Description: New state writing assessments, rubrics, and end of year testing requirements have brought some changes in the way our students are expected to demonstrate their skills. Students must work to support and elaborate their ideas in writing with a provided stimulus in a given mode. In this session, we will discuss two key strategies for formulating a constructed response or essay and incorporating source material effectively in any mode for any subject area. Participants will also gain free materials for classroom use.

Elkmont Making Your Technology Greener in the Classroom. Presenter: Wendell Smith, Ketron Elementary School, Sullivan County Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: The cost of making copies is becoming a real financial burden on schools. The presenters in this workshop will show you how to cut the number of copies you use in your school and how to make exciting lessons using iPads. The course will examine practical apps that students and teachers will love to use in their classroom. This will be an interactive class where the audience will be using iPads in the workshop with the presenters. This is elementary school found out how to make the school greener by using technology.

SPACE LIMITED TO 50

Room 4-5 Funtastic! Two Heads are Better Than One! Presenter: Bethany Musslewhite & Jamie Hooker, Hawkins County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Come with us on our Funtastic! Journey in team teaching! We are excited to share our best teaching strategies, classroom management, classroom organization and setup, and our latest adaptations for teaching common core. This session is packed with ideas, tips, and strategies that you can take back to your classroom immediately. Door prizes will be given.

SESSION REPEATED on Friday 9:15 – 10:15

Room 6-7 Interactive Technology Classroom Presenter: Lisa Bremer, Sevier County Schools & Gary Rohrer, Central Technologies

VENDOR Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: This session shows interactive classroom technology items that work well within school budgets. This session will utilize interactive classroom products to capture student’s attention as you prepare for Common Core.

Room 8-9 Putting the Pieces Together: Resources for Implementing the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Presenter: Mia Hyde, TN Dept of Ed Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School Description: This session will provide a broad overview of the resources available at the state level (tasks, units, and assessment items) for supporting the transition to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and how these resources align with PARCC. Participants will be led through activities in which they can explore examples of these resources in depth as we consider how the different pieces might be implemented coherently in a classroom curriculum. The session will also provide participants time to reflect, collaborate, and plan on their work at the district level.

Room 10-11 Deepening Understanding of Common Core Mathematics with Clear Learning Targets Presenter: Amanda Waits, First Tennessee CORE Office and Battelle for Kids Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School

Description: Participants will gain an understanding of the importance of deconstructing Common Core Standards in Mathematics by creating clear learning targets. The four types of learning targets will be examined; knowledge, reasoning, performance skill, and product. This presentation is based on the work and research by Jan Chappuis, Rick Stiggins, Steve Chappuis, and Judith Arter in their book "Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing it Right - Using it Well".

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Session 3

Room 1-2-3 Help Me, I Need an Intervention! Presenter: Maria Warren & Kevin Gentry, Loudon County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Higher demands are being placed upon teachers to provide differentiated interventions that can be tied to Common Core State Standards. Participants will be provided quick and easy resources for research based interventions for students to complete independently and small group. The interventions provided will be cross curricular.


Greenbrier Beg, Borrow, and Steal: You Know You Do It! Presenter: Amanda Smith & Melinda Miller, Hawkins County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Are you a "teaching thief?" You don't have to beg or steal! We are going to share with you a smorgasbord of great ideas for Reading/Language Arts and Math that you are going

to love. We will share a multitude of games, activities, technology tools, websites, apps, common core strategies, and classroom management strategies that you can take back with

you and share with others. These will keep your students engaged and ready to learn! Doorprizes will be given.

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Thursday 8:00 – 9:00

Session 4

Ballroom A Teach the Way Brains Learn Best! Presenter: Rick Duvall, International Trainer, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: We can teach with traditional methods or teach the way the brain best learns. When we teach with traditional methods, it is like swimming against the current. Come experience the six fundamental principles of brain-friendly teaching so students learn more, students' motivation and comprehension is increased, and teaching is more effortless and enjoyable. Master "brain-friendly" teaching and watch those dendrites branch!


Gatlinburg A Common Core-Resources to the Rescue Presenter: Lauren Fleming, Personal Computer Systems (PCS) Target Audience: K-8 Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators Description: In the transition to common core standards, teachers are searching for the perfect resources to support students in their classroom. In this Description, we will highlight websites, software, iPad apps, & flipcharts that will make the transition an easier one. Participants will view examples of flipcharts, free Microsoft resources, and various apps that will engage their students.

Ballroom B Common Core is FABulous! Presenter: Chrissy Geren, Bradley County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, Administrators

Description: The purpose of the FAB program (Friday Action Bonanza) is to reinforce Common Core curriculum standards through active learning and movement. Strategies will be shared to increase student engagement through the use of small and large group activities. Participants will be able to apply FAB strategies in multiple grade levels and diverse school settings.

Gatlinburg B Accountable Talk – Accountable Write Middle School ELA/Social Studies Presenter: Karen Fesler & Mary Davis, Putnam County Schools Target Audience: Middle School

Description: This workshop will address accountable talk/write by exploring: - primary/secondary sources -conducting classroom discussions -interactive notebooks -daily routine structure -questioning -assessment

Ballroom D SURVIVE AND THRIVE: Success Strategies for the Under-Resourced Student Presenter: Tara Brown, The Connection Coach Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: This content packed workshop will introduce educators and administrators to the latest brain and social/emotional research aimed at the Title 1 population. It will also provide strategies that can and need to be implemented in order to increase engagement, motivation and achievement...all incredibly important with the Common Core standards. Some topics covered include: Fixed vs Growth Mindset, the role of emotions in learning/engagement, Importance of Multiple Learning Strategies for memory storage, creating the optimal classroom environment. Handouts provided.

SESSION REPEATED on

Room 1-2-3 Help Me, I Need an Intervention! Presenter: Maria Warren & Kevin Gentry, Loudon County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Higher demands are being placed upon teachers to provide differentiated interventions that can be tied to Common Core State Standards. Participants will be provided quick and easy resources for research based interventions for students to complete independently and small group. The interventions provided will be cross curricular.


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Session 4

Room 8-9 These Are the Days of Close Reading: Using Readers Theatre to Teach Close Reading Presenter: Karin Keith, East Tennessee State University Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School

Description: Teaching students what to circle and underline during a close read doesn't help them to understand HOW to do a close reading of a text. In this session, attendees will learn how to use Readers Theatre as a pedagogical tool to teach students HOW to do a close read, as well as how to use the close read to engage in accountable talk about and across texts. Active participation is required during this session.

Room 4-5 "Full" of Success: Using a Book Club Approach To Help All Readers Achieve Success Presenter: Sarah Kuffel, Cumberland County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, Administrators

Description: Using multimedia and discussion, this presentation will show how, using a book club approach to reading, children can achieve success. Incorporating read alouds of popular books encourages good reading habits and promotes confidence through reading success. Students listen to professionally narrated stories and use strategies to increase comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and writing skills. The presenter will model how common core state standards can be incorporated into this approach to teach a diverse group of learners. This approach includes application to other curriculum areas, correlations to fiction/nonfiction, and real-life connections through reading in order to become college and career ready.

Room 10-11 Sowing Seeds of Success in the Classroom that are Cultivated in the Home Presenter: Lenise Moore & Tara Loftis, Wilson County Public Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, All Grade Levels

Description: Proven research strongly links academic success to family engagement. Routine practices in the classroom that are designed to keep families of all students, but most importantly ESL and high-risk students constantly engaged in the learning process are essential. We have designed strategies that allow students and families to expand and apply learning at home. These strategies include higher-order application, student-made and generated activities, and reciprocal teaching. Teachers can easily include formative and summative assessment techniques that incorporate Common Core Standards. Participants will benefit from learning effective Common Core classroom strategies, as well as building relationships with families that make learning a true partnership.

Greenbrier Pillars of Positive Solutions for Families Presenter: Paul Coggins, Tennessee Voices for Children Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Positive Solutions for Families is a user friendly, evidence-based family engagement model that provides parents and grandparents with positive ways to deal with the social and emotional behaviors of children and grandchildren! There will be an examination of the power of relationships, understanding behavior, emotional literacy, and proven practices.

Room 6-7 Design Camp - A Freshmen Experience with Algebra 1 and Cross-Curricular Connections for CCSS Presenter: Dr. Ginger Christian & Deborah Bailey, Washington County Department of Education Target Audience: Middle School, High School, Administrators

Description: David Crockett High School had challenges with growth in Algebra 1 and investigated methods to increase growth and achievement. DCHS created an interactive camp for rising freshmen in 2012 supported by the Niswonger i3 Grant. Design Camp provided a fun-filled week of math tasks and building activities focused on high school concepts including the transition to CCSS and PARCC. Algebra 1 and CTE teachers partnered to provide cross-curricular connections to math tasks. Results – 80% of Design Camp students scored proficient or advanced on their EOC & the 2013 Algebra 1 School Value Added Growth Measure increased by 14.2. In keeping with the CORE values defined by the state, our students and teachers experienced the positive rewards of optimism, teamwork, and courage. The i3 Grant and determination of innovative educators is transforming Algebra 1 and CTE classrooms.

Elkmont How the TN Migrant Education Program Supports Common Core Presenter: Paula Gaddis, TN Department of Education Target Audience: Administrators

Description: This session will explore how the TN Migrant Education Program supports Common Core through in-home instruction and summer camp for all ages, Leadership Institute for high school, and EXITO for pre-school and why Common Core is so important to migrant students.

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Thursday 9:15 – 10:15

Session 5

Ballroom A Energize Your Classroom! Presenter: Rick Duvall, International Trainer, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Mission impossible? Energize your classroom with a range of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use brain-friendly "structures" to maximize active engagement. Explore ways to release endorphins while making your teaching lively and memorable. Come expecting to be physically engaged and mentally stimulated throughout this high-powered interactive session. Create the high-energy, all-minds-engaged classroom of your dreams.


Ballroom D Where Creativity and Common Core Converge Presenter: Stephen Klausner, Education Networks of America Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Looking to elevate your students’ literacy skills, but struggling to find content that satisfies the Common Core standards? Join us to hear about Big Universe, an award-winning e-book reading, writing and sharing platform for pre-K through eighth-grade students. Big Universe complements curriculum and opens the door to project-based, self-directed learning with its vast library of leveled fiction and non-fiction digital books and innovative online writing and publishing tool. Learn how to seamlessly integrate e-books into your digital learning curriculum and transform your students into avid readers and writers.

Ballroom B One Book/Many Visits/Another Way of Thinking About Close Reading Presenter: Lester Laminack Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Explore the potential of revisiting one carefully selected book through focused read aloud experiences across time. Imagine slowing down to explore one book in layers, one layer at a time with a clear focus for each read aloud experience. Lester will take you through the potential of a few carefully selected picture books to demonstrate what can be done with numerous well-loved books from your own classroom library.


Gatlinburg A Utilizing Video in a Common Core Classroom to Connect to Content: The Five C’s of Videoconferencing Presenter: Mike Lay, Lauren Fleming, & Eric Barnwell, PCS Target Audience: Federal Program Directors, Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: Classrooms all across Tennessee are connecting to wonderful content, classes, collaborations, and continuing education. We will search, research, and learn how to request free and low-cost content. Learn how Tennessee teachers & students received national recognition for researching, producing, & presenting content over video to classes far from Tennessee. Also learn about the resources they used to do it with. This is the very essence of Common Core and the peak of the pyramid called Blooms. We will be using actual videoconferencing equipment to connect with some terrific guests – educators and content providers – as they share their experiences.


Ballroom C Adventures in Measurement for Grades 3 Through 8 Presenter: Terry Rose, Western Carolina University Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Participants will explore ways to develop and connect topics of measurement from The Common Core (linear measure, perimeter, area, volume, etc.).

Gatlinburg B Differentiation: How to Use Common Core Thinking to Reach Every Child Presenter: Melanie Amburn, Loudon County Schools Target Audience: All Grade Levels Description: This presentation defines differentiation in instruction, assignments and assessments and gives specific Common Core thinking and planning strategies to implement differentiation in the classroom so that every child has the opportunity to be successful. The presentation also provides a platform for discussion of "fair" grading practices and building classroom communities as a product of effective differentiation.

Room 1-2-3 Best Borrowed Ideas Presenter: Laura Dyer & Tara Shoemaker, Greene County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Our workshop is a collection of the best borrowed ideas that we have found to be the most beneficial and productive teaching tools in student learning. We will give teachers quick, cheap, easy to use ideas to help prepare/teach common core standards.


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Thursday 9:15 – 10:15

Session 5

Room 4-5 Going Beyond The Textbook Presenter: Melissa Boyd, Michele Harbaugh & Debbie Thomas, Sullivan County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Do you feel like your textbook is filled with material that does not connect with you and your students? Does your teaching lack excitement and energy? If so..., then this Description is for you! Three 3rd grade teachers will show you how they created their own curriculum to support the new Common Core Standards without using the textbook. By implementing songs, dancing, and creative learning, these teachers will show how they were able to teach their students using unconventional methods that keep students engaged from the beginning of the lesson until the end.

Greenbrier Strategies for Closing the Gap Presenter: Carla Jeffers, Tennessee Academic Specialty Program (TDOE) Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: The Tennessee Academic Specialist program places experienced educators in schools that are identified as a Focus School. These schools are working to close the gap between subgroups as identified by the TCAP Achievement Test. We will share with teachers and administrators some of the strategies that have helped schools close the gap and how these same strategies can work in implementation of CCSS in both Reading and Math.

Room 6-7 Meet Mr. Lincoln Presenter: Dennis Boggs Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: Told in first person storytelling format, Meet Mr. Lincoln is a program that makes learning come to life for audiences of all ages. Students are absolutely spellbound while being literally transported back into time as President Lincoln tells his life story from his birth in Kentucky, to his boyhood in Indiana, to his growth and political career in Illinois, and then to his years as President during the American Civil War. All positive feedback is received from teachers and librarians claiming that this program ignites much more enthusiasm for student learning and a tremendous desire for further reading and research in order to gain more information on the different topics for which they learned throughout the presentation. They are impressed with how students are engaged and especially through the program's Question and Answer Description which immediately follows the session.


Elkmont Strategies for Working with Homeless Students Presenter: Paula Gaddis, TN Department of Education Target Audience: Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: Common Core is one piece of the puzzle for working with homeless students. By using Common Core along with additional strategies when working with homeless students, we can help close the achievement gap for this subpopulation. Come and hear successful practices and strategies for helping homeless children reach academic success and share your experiences working with this population.

Room 8-9 App Sharing for iPad Presenter: David Flynn, Macon County School District Target Audience: Elementary, Admin Description: This Description will focus on apps for the iPad to assist with core subject instruction. A wide variety of apps will be highlighted and attendees will receive a pdf file of all apps from the presentation. Apps highlighted will be matched to a current common core standard for classroom implementation. This Description will focus on elementary grades K-6 and attendees will be encouraged to share their favorite instructional apps for the group.


Room 10-11 Show Me the Common Core Way: Teach Me to Read and Think Critically Presenter: Lenise Moore & Sharon Warren, Wilson County Public Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Strategies targeted for Common Core Learning - How to get children processing, questioning, and discussing beyond basic recall and toward higher-order thinking. Career Title I teacher and retired Title I Director share tried and true strategies for developing independent readers that continually question, think, self-evaluate and set purposes while reading. Techniques that develop critical higher-order thinking from day 1 Kindergarten through 5th grade, and can be used in large group, small group, and intervention settings.

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Thursday 10:30 – 11:30

Session 6

Ballroom A Closing The Achievement Gap Presenter: Rick Duvall, International Trainer, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Target Audience: All Description: The Common Core State Standards tell us what students are expected to learn. Just raising the standards however, will not improve student achievement. We need to couple higher standards with higher level instructional practice if we hope to lower the achievement gap. In this high-energy interactive session, participants experience simple research-based cooperative learning strategies proven to boost academic gains, close the achievement gap, increase social skills, and reduce discipline problems.

SESSION REPEATED ON Wednesday 3:15 – 4:15

Ballroom B One Book/Many Visits/Another Way of Thinking About Close Reading Presenter: Lester Laminack Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Explore the potential of revisiting one carefully selected book through focused read aloud experiences across time. Imagine slowing down to explore one book in layers, one layer at a time with a clear focus for each read aloud experience. Lester will take you through the potential of a few carefully selected picture books to demonstrate what can be done with numerous well-loved books from your own classroom library.


Ballroom C Boys and Reading: A New Horizon Presenter: Pam Allyn Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Pam Allyn is a leading expert on boys and reading. Her initiative Books for Boys has brought the power of reading to thousands of this country's most struggling boys. Pam will share her groundbreaking techniques on how to coach, inspire, and motivate our boys as readers. She will share her favorite titles, those that boys truly love. Pam will answer your most pressing questions about your boys and how to ensure that you can pass on the lifelong strengths necessary for our boys to succeed. She will incorporate the CCSS elements into her presentation, showing us that the CCSS is a new Bill of Rights for all children, and especially for boys who have often been so left out of the "reading club".

Ballroom D Producing Results, One Student at a Time Presenter: Stephen Klausner, Education Networks of America Target Audience: High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: How can an educator standardize a student’s performance when everyone learns differently? This is the challenge plaguing educators today. Join us to hear how some districts are tackling this problem through the creation of online expert communities. With the assistance of videoconferencing programs like ENA Live and online solutions like Grade Results, districts are extending the school day and enabling their students to tap into pools of experts for differentiated, one-on-one instruction at all hours of the day. Listen in as we share how ENA Live and Grade Results can help you build your own effective network of online experts.

Gatlinburg A Dive Into Daybooks Presenter: Nancy Miles, Johnson City Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Day books are self-constructed notebooks students create to record and retain their learning. Discover how to guide students in constructing and maintaining day books for Literacy and Math. Day books are used to record topics, targets, vocabulary, class notes, graphic organizers and writing to text. In addition, students utilize them to record their thinking and process information learned in class. Students find day books valuable as a study guide to prepare for assessments. Day books have been credited for improving mastery of Common Core curriculum. Bring a blank, sewn notebook (speckled type), to begin your own day book during this Description!

Gatlinburg B TVAAS Value Added and Diagnostic Reports Presenter: Shannon Moody, Southeast CORE office Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Participants in this Description will learn how to read two reports in TVAAS: Value Added and Diagnostic Reports. As a part of this Description, participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on practice using these two reports to make instructional decisions in the classroom.


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Thursday 10:30 – 11:30

Session 6

Room 1-2-3 Using the PARCC MCF & Blueprints for Leveled Learning in Mathematics Presenter: Tammy Jones, TLJ Consulting Group Target Audience: Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: PARCC has a set of assessment documents that are designed to help educators understand the PARCC assessments more fully. Teachers can be overwhelmed at the amount of information needed to be assimilated before the CCSS can be successfully implemented. This collection of documents lays a foundation for teachers to employ leveled learning and leveled assessment. Breaking things down allows a teacher to identify the specific point at which a student may need help. These documents, taken in totality, can serve as a guide for teachers to meet the needs of all students and make mathematics accessible to all students.

Room 8-9 Balanced Literacy: Equalizing the scale for ALL readers Presenter: Jennifer Qualls, Polk County Target Audience: Elementary

Description: In the past two years, Benton Elementary School has focused on balanced literacy to reach ALL students at different academic and economical levels. To meet these needs, Benton Elementary has been focusing on intensive professional training to improve reading instruction. In this Description, participants will learn and view the work of Benton Elementary School's teachers in equalizing the scale for all readers while implementing Common Core Standards.

Room 4-5 Strategies to Achieve Common Core Success for All Students Presenter: Jill Pugh, Cumberland County Schools Target Audience: Federal Program Directors, Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: With the shift to Common Core, today’s teachers must have access to resources ensuring the success of all students. In this Description, explore apps for the 21st century teacher that help gage text complexity, build reading and math fluency, and embed instruction and enrichment to digital resources already at their fingertips. Learn ways to engage all students every time you ask a question so you can easily collect assessment data as you teach while providing them with real-time feedback. All lesson ideas can be utilized across the curriculum while helping your students become deeper thinkers and more engaged learners.

Room 10-11 Mathematical Practices Core Standard #4: Model with Mathematics Presenter: Terry Rose, Western Carolina University Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Our strongest mathematics students are those who can represent the mathematics they know in multiple ways. Participants will explore types of mathematical modeling using multiple representations to foster stronger mathematical understanding and problem solving ability. We will look at models from the concrete to the abstract (including manipulatives) and across grade levels (k-8).

Room 6-7 Understanding the Components and Benefits of Title I School-wide Programs Presenter: Eve Carney, Deputy Director Tennessee Department of Education Target Audience: Federal Program Directors, Administrators Description: This session is designed for school administrators and will address questions that may arise regarding school-wide schools: What exactly does school-wide mean? How does this model benefit my school and students? What are my responsibilities? How does this differ from other school programs? The school-wide requirements, benefits of school-wide programs, and how to utilize the flexibility available for school-wide programs.

Greenbrier Changes in English as a Second Language in TN Presenter: Jan Lanier, Tennessee Department of Education Target Audience: Elementary

Description: During this workshop, we will discuss the new ESL standards and the impact of changing assessments for English language proficiency. The new ESL standards correspond to Common Core State standards. We will also discuss the impact of Response to Intervention (RTI) for this subgroup.

Elkmont QR à la carte! Presenter: Tina Faust, Hawkins County Schools Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Prepare to experience a QR menu as you sample various ways to create and utilize QR codes in your own QR café station! This hands-on session integrates digital learning by integrating QR codes into the learning environment. Participants will learn to create QR codes for instructional activities.


LIMITED TO 50, BYOD

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Session 7

Ballroom A Classbuilding & Teambuilding: Getting to the Heart of the Matter! Presenter: Rick Duvall, International Trainer, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Proven Teambuilders and Classbuilders create a sense of community within minutes even with the most diverse and reluctant students. How? Experience “structures” that build a sense of belonging. Speed up both your teaching and student learning by creating total engagement. Discover ways to lower stress and create a non-threatening environment. Leave rejuvenated and inspired with tools to create an innovative and supportive learning community.


Elkmont QR à la carte! Presenter: Tina Faust, Hawkins County Schools Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Prepare to experience a QR menu as you sample various ways to create and utilize QR codes in your own QR café station! This hands-on session integrates digital learning by integrating QR codes into the learning environment. Participants will learn to create QR codes for instructional activities.

SESSION REPEATED on Thursday 10:30 – 11:30 LIMITED TO 50, BYOD

Ballroom B The Magic of Read Aloud: Unleash the Power of Story Presenter: Lester Laminack Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: In this lively demonstration of the art of read aloud Lester will review several children’s trade books that can be used to enhance and integrate the curriculum, stimulate language development and listening skills. Most of all, books that will build a child’s love of literature and reading. Lester will read from some his favorite books and a few new titles.

Gatlinburg A Let's Get to the Core of Number and Operations (K-3) Presenter: Terry Rose, Western Carolina University Target Audience: Elementary

Description: In this workshop, participants will explore ways to develop and connect topics in number and operations from The Common Core across grades K through 3.

Gatlinburg B "Come Together" How Union Heights Closed the Gap Presenter: Charles Carter, Hamblen County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Union Heights closed a gap between ED and Non Ed students in 2013. This presentation discusses the steps that were taken to close the gap.

Ballroom C Be the Story: Innovations and Inspirations for Engaging All Students in the Power of Literature and Information Presenter: Pam Allyn Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Pam Allyn will share her newest ideas for how to use the power of stories to impact teaching and learning every day. She will illuminate the ways both nonfiction and narrative text contain stories children love and that help them become writers and readers with purpose.

Ballroom D Brain Rules: Plug In-Turn On Presenter: Tara Brown, The Connection Coach Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: The advances over the past 10 yrs in our understanding of how the brain works and factors that impact learning have been staggering. This fast paced session is designed to help introduce participants to this research in a very easy to understand way as well as to provide strategies to implement the information into the classroom. Information covered includes: Impact of stress on learning, cognition and engagement, Delivery style and its impact, Male and Female differences, Connection between motivation, relationships and learning, engaging the left/right brain to differentiate instruction.

SESSION REPEATED ON Wednesday 3:15 – 4:15

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Session 7

Room 1-2-3 Examining Mathematics Instruction: Critical Ingredients of High Quality Mathematics Teaching Presenter: Holly Henderson, Western Carolina University Target Audience: Elementary

Description: What does good teaching look like? What does good math teaching look like? How are these different? This Description will explore some research proven aspects of mathematics instruction that are critical to highly functioning classrooms. Aspects such as task selection, discourse practices, representation use, and mathematical coherence will be explored through theoretical discussions as well as hands-on experiences. Findings from some current research will be presented regarding some instructional moves that are key ingredients to quality mathematics instruction as they align to the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice.

Room 8-9 Writing That Matters Presenter: Allison Burnette, First TN CORE Office Target Audience: Elementary

Description: The journey of Common Core Standards implementation has begun. In classrooms students have risen to the challenge of reading and engaging with complex texts. But, what does this mean for writing instruction? In Writing That Matters, we will discuss what matters most in writing instruction, and how to create authentic writing tasks to support Common Core Standards. Participants will leave with writing strategies that support Common Core implementation. (Grades 3-6)

Room 4-5 The Core of the Apple: Planting Common Core Seeds for Everyday Learners Presenter: Emilee Hale & Sarah Young, Hamblen County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Are you implementing Common Core strategies daily? Are you in search of rigorous learning opportunities in Math, Reading, and Writing? Join us as we share successful practices that promote educational experiences for all ability levels. We will be performing tricks and trades of our classrooms that have proven to be beneficial. SIMPLE, FREE, and EFFECTIVE! Example Activities: Reading/Lang.- Tree Maps, Word Maps, Word Splashes, Book Talks Writing- Effective use of Writing across the Curriculum Math- Number Talk, Student Labels for Math Tasks.

Room 10-11 The iPad Classroom Presenter: Mandy Blackburn & Jerry Whitaker, Washington County Schools Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: This year's Description will focus on the use of iPads with small groups of students. Is it possible to use iPads during RTI intervention Descriptions? Yes! Is it possible to use iPads to facilitate the reading of complex texts? Yes! This classroom teacher will share ways she is using iPads do just that, plus lots more. A list of apps will be shared, as well as information on bringing augmented reality into classrooms. Whether you have access to one or multiple iPads this Description is for you!

Room 6-7 Coming Into the Common Core Presenter: Melissa Purdy, Sweetwater City School System Target Audience: Middle School

Description: In this energetic Description we will discuss, demonstrate, and give examples of ways to implement the upcoming Common Core within the classroom and make it hands on. This Description will show you how to get the students digging into the curriculum to find evidence. We will show you how to take good reading strategies; you may already have in place, and make them more rigorous.

Greenbrier

One Minute Readers: A Reading Program for at Home to Increase Fluency & Comprehension Using the IPAD App Presenter: Joe Cline, Read Naturally, INC


Description: One Minute Reader is an effective home reading program that can help struggling readers increase their sight word vocabulary, read more fluently and comprehends more of what is read. One Minute Reader motivates the reader to improve their fluency, a key factor in becoming better readers. In this Description learn about One Minute Readers and how they can improve fluency, comprehension, and reading levels in the home. The newest version uses the IPAD app.

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Friday 8:00 – 9:00

Session 8

Ballroom A Classbuilding & Teambuilding: Getting to the Heart of the Matter! Presenter: Rick Duvall, International Trainer, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Target Audience: All Grade Levels

Description: Proven Teambuilders and Classbuilders create a sense of community within minutes even with the most diverse and reluctant students. How? Experience “structures” that build a sense of belonging. Speed up both your teaching and student learning by creating total engagement. Discover ways to lower stress and create a non-threatening environment. Leave rejuvenated and inspired with tools to create an innovative and supportive learning community.


Elkmont No Algorithm Before Its Time Presenter: Linda Wallace, Putnam County School System Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Common Core standards in math focus on the development of conceptual understanding of all mathematical operations for as much as a two-year period before the procedural algorithm is introduced. This means that we must teach differently in K-4 than we have before, differently than we were taught, and we must teach methods that even our parents may not understand at first. This session offers routines for kindergarten and first grade, and strategies to teach concepts differently in second, third, and fourth grade. It is a team effort to send our students to the middle grades as confident and successful math thinkers. Come to this session and see how you fit in to the plan!

Ballroom B Meet Mr. Lincoln Presenter: Dennis Boggs Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: Told in first person storytelling format, Meet Mr. Lincoln is a program that makes learning come to life for audiences of all ages. Students are absolutely spellbound while being literally transported back into time as President Lincoln tells his life story from his birth in Kentucky, to his boyhood in Indiana, to his growth and political career in Illinois, and then to his years as President during the American Civil War. All positive feedback is received from teachers and librarians claiming that this program ignites much more enthusiasm for student learning and a tremendous desire for further reading and research in order to gain more information on the different topics for which they learned throughout the presentation. They are impressed with how students are engaged and especially through the program's Question and Answer Description which immediately follows the session.


Gatlinburg A Fantastic "Four" Fluency Presenter: Steven Wright, Rutherford County Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Our presentation is targeted for parents in Title I schools. In our Description we want to present how we organize our Family Nights, budget our money, relate the strategies to needed improvements in our school, and model a particular training where we recently shared four strategies for building fluency with our parents.

Ballroom D Taking on Text Sets Presenter: Mandy Blackburn & Cheryl Richardsons, Washington County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Incorporating text sets into curriculum will provide students with an opportunity to gradually be exposed to increasingly complex texts. Through multiple exposures to content related material, students will increase their vocabulary, deepen understanding of content, & examine how different texts are put together. Often through this scaffolding harder texts open the door for more sophisticated conversation & learning.

Gatlinburg B Writing in Response to Non-fiction: Embedding Science and Social Studies into Common Core Literacy Standards Presenter: Anna McCarter & Carrie Chambers, Hamblen County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: This Description will focus on instructional strategies for embedding Science and Social Studies content alongside the Common Core Literacy Standards. Participants will develop writing activities based on close reads of non-fiction texts, develop rubrics/checklists, as well as deepen their understanding of how rubrics/checklists guide and focus student writing, reflection, and assessment.

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Friday 8:00 – 9:00

Session 8

Room 1-2-3 Best Borrowed Ideas Presenter: Laura Dyer & Tara Shoemaker, Greene County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Our workshop is a collection of the best borrowed ideas that we have found to be the most beneficial and productive teaching tools in student learning. We will give teachers quick, cheap, easy to use ideas to help prepare/teach common core standards.


Room 8-9 Not All Word Problems Are Equal: Understanding the Problem Types in Common Core Presenter: Pam Stidham, Kingsport City Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Children think about word problems in many different ways. This Description will focus on the different types of addition/subtraction and multiplication/division situations that children encounter. Participants will identify and model the problem types found in the Common Core State Standards in order to learn how children make sense of word problems.

Room 4-5 How to InS.P.I.R.E. Struggling Readers Presenter: Karen Broyles, Sullivan County Schools - EPS Literacy and Intervention--School Specialty Company Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Struggling readers can finally experience success! This Description will be an overview of the S.P.I.R.E.(Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence) reading intervention program for RTI. S.P.I.R.E. incorporates direct small group instruction with highly structured, systematic materials to benefit even the most delayed readers. It is also based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach which utilizes multi-sensory teaching techniques. This combination of materials and methodology is excellent and necessary for high-risk learners. S.P.I.R.E. incorporates all of the foundational skills of the Common Core State Standards to raise reading achievement scores for RTI groups.

Room 10-11 The Power of Close Reading: Teaching Students How to Engage Deeply with Text Presenter: Renee Moran & LaShay Maltry, East Tennesee State University Target Audience: Elementary

Description: With the entre of Common Core, deep engagement with text through close reading has become an essential elemental of the effective literacy classroom. In this Description, participants will have the opportunity to hone their close reading instructional skills. Participants will be provided with a wealth of information on text-dependent questioning as well as on the spot examples using children's literature and other companion texts.

Room 6-7 TAPPas & APPtini’s with Tina! Presenter: Tina Faust, Hawkins County Schools Target Audience: K-8

Description: Join me to explore APPetizers and Apptini’s for the K-8 palate! On the menu: apps for storytelling, digital creation, and showcase resources. This session will highlight various apps for storytelling and digital creation. It will provide teachers with implementation and integration of apps that will reinforce student learning, creativity and critical thinking while utilizing the iPad as a technology resource.

BYOD SESSION

Greenbrier Reading for Meaning—Fluently With Read Live Presenter: Joe Cline, Read Naturally, INC


Description: Learn how to develop fluency, support vocabulary, and promote comprehension by combining the powerful, research-based strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring. Accelerate the reading achievement of Title I, special education, ELL, and mainstream students using these research-proven strategies using the web-based version...Read Live. This Description describes Read Naturally, but the strategies can be used with any classroom reading materials.

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Friday 9:15 – 10:15

Session 9

Ballroom D

Text Complexity – Using Accelerated Reader to Close the Gap for Independent and Instructional Reading Presenter: Tim Steward, Renaissance Learning & Jill Pugh, Cumberland County Schools


Description: To inform educators from all disciplines about effective implementation of AR, with emphasis on nonfiction reading practice, skill-building within increasingly complex texts, and literary skills as detailed in the CCR Anchor Standards. Special features include Vocabulary Practice Quizzes for previewing critical words before reading them, AR BookFinder to match students with appropriate complexity and view Common Core exemplar texts, and Home Connect, which helps parents stay informed and support their children’s reading practice at home.

Elkmont

Funtastic! Two Heads are Better Than One! Presenter: Bethany Musslewhite & Jamie Hooker, Hawkins County Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: Come with us on our Funtastic! Journey in team teaching! We are excited to share our best teaching strategies, classroom management, classroom organization and setup, and our latest adaptations for teaching common core. This session is packed with ideas, tips, and strategies that you can take back to your classroom immediately. Door prizes will be given.


Gatlinburg A Focus on Writing: The Importance of Asking Questions Presenter: Keith Pruitt, Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting Target Audience: Elementary

Description: As students learn how to write, teachers must focus on the six traits of writing including word choice. But how can I get students to write with more depth, voice and complexity. In this workshop, author Keith Pruitt will direct the teachers as they pursue how asking questions can lead to a deeper more meaningful writing experience for students.

Room 4-5 Common Core, non-fiction and Tennessee History for Kids Presenter: Bill Carey, Tennessee History or Kids Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: Under Common Core, reading teachers are being asked to use more nonfiction. Tennessee History for Kids, which 8,000 teachers already use in class, has responded to this by creating a complete wave of fascinating non-fiction booklets about Tennessee--"informational text" about the New Madrid Earthquakes, the Donelson Party journey, the Civil War and other things! With stories such as "The Legend of Big Foot Spencer" and "How David Crockett lost his pants," your reading teachers will not have trouble getting students to read nonfiction! ALL ATTENDEES TO RECEIVE FREE BOOKLET SAMPLES AND FREE POSTERS

Gatlinburg B Accelerate Learning for ALL Students Presenter: Debbie Cargill, National Consultant Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: Schools that address the root causes of academic failure are closing the achievement gap faster and with more long term results. This Description identifies the specific reasons why students struggle and provides a model for connecting previewing, scaffolding, differentiation, vocabulary instruction, and review to accelerate students who are below grade level. In order to catch your struggling students up to the higher expectations of the Common Core State Standards, learn to focus on making them successful with their grade level peers.


Room 6-7 Math and Movement: Enhancing Math Ability through Movement Presenter: Marcia Wade, Anderson County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: Learn how to teach the common core math standards through movement! See how combining math and movement allows students to harness their love of movement and creative imagination and turn it into intentional and rigorous math practice.

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Friday 9:15 – 10:15

Session 9

Room 1-2-3 Instructional Time-- The Real Common Core Presenter: Emily Walker, Walker Educational Consulting Services Target Audience: Federal Program Directors, Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: The true COMMON CORE of all classrooms is having time to teach. With Common Core standards, students must be able to work both independently and together, to think, to express themselves, and to manage their work. Creating an environment that develops student accountability for their work habits and their dispositions as students is more important now than it has been in fifty years. This Description will provide information on how to create a brisk-paced classroom, cut out misconduct and office referrals, and teach children how to make sound choices and improve their achievement levels.

Greenbrier You're Never Too Old Presenter: Amy Antrican, Hawkins County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

Description: Come join us for a fun-filled hour to help remind you that "You're Never Too Old" to have fun while learning! In this workshop, we will show upper elementary and lower middle school grades how to incorporate hands-on activities and centers into your daily Common Core lessons. These activities will focus around all Core subjects. All materials and hand-outs used in the presentation will be available for all participants at the end.

Room 8-9 "Grammar - No Labels," strategies to teach a necessary, but sometimes boring aspect of L2 and regular education instruction in an innovative, efficient, and interesting manner for the time-strapped ESl and classroom teacher Presenter: Renee Tolliver Combs, Campbell County Schools Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Description: To be fluent in a first or second language, it is vital to not only know vocabulary, but also to be able to decipher the syntax. Historically, this has been done through direct teaching of grammar. This usually involves memorization of parts of speech, parts of a sentences, and verb tenses. This can also be done in context. However, without scaffolding, L2 and struggling learners are left to rely on what “sounds right” which invariably leads to errors. How can both of these approaches be combined in an interesting, student-centered, and time efficient manner? “Grammar- no Labels” is a novel approach which uses some direct teaching, graphic organizers, TPR, and games to reach each level of ELL and regular education student in the classroom from beginning to more advanced, and equip them for future success in common core.

Room 10-11 Highly Effective Teacher Study Presenter: Kyle Loudermilk, Tennessee Department of Education Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Administrators

Description: "Why are some teachers more effective than others?" Battelle for Kids (BFK) has examined hundreds of highly effective teachers from across numerous districts and states. BFK has designed a theoretical framework for identifying and balancing the essential behaviors of highly effective teachers. This Description will provide an opportunity for educators to identify their areas of strength and areas of growth within BFK’s highly effective teacher framework. Participants will leave this Description with a better understanding of the behaviors of highly effective teachers and how to apply them in their schools and classrooms.

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Friday 10:30 – 11:30

Session 10

Ballroom C

Addressing the Assignment and Assessment Gap Presenter: Toni Enloe, National Education Consultant


Description: Recent research revealed a stunning revelation about assignments that teachers give to students. There is a devastating gap between grade level expectations for content, literacy, and thinking and actual classroom assignments. Students can do no better than the assignments they are given! Learn the causes of the assignment gap problem, and learn the strategies and practices for developing rigorous and challenging assignments that will eliminate these destructive assignment gaps in your school.

Gatlinburg B Accelerate Learning for ALL Students Presenter: Debbie Cargill, National Consultant Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: Schools that address the root causes of academic failure are closing the achievement gap faster and with more long term results. This Description identifies the specific reasons why students struggle and provides a model for connecting previewing, scaffolding, differentiation, vocabulary instruction, and review to accelerate students who are below grade level. In order to catch your struggling students up to the higher expectations of the Common Core State Standards, learn to focus on making them successful with their grade level peers.


Ballroom D GradeCam as an assessment vehicle. Print bubble sheets on YOUR printer, Score them on YOUR doc or web camera; Transfer the results to your gradebook program Presenter: Gary Fleck, Proven Learning

VENDOR Description: GradeCam (www.gradecam.com) is a cloud based program that allows teachers to simply administer and score Common Core aligned assessments (up to 100 questions) using their own document, web or iPad camera. Common assessments can either be pushed out from administration or shared between teachers. Results (school or district wide) can be viewed (by permission) to any level of administration and transferred into gradebook programs by a simple F8 migration. School wide and district wide subscriptions are priced at $2.50/student/yr. (grades 2+) for an unlimited number assessments. A free (limited scope w/unlimited assessments) trial version is also available.

Room 4-5 Teaching "Common" Strategies Across the Curriculum Presenter: Cheryl H. Ellis, Zaner-Bloser Publishers


Description: Students must . . . read, write and think across the curriculum - the basics of Common Core. Students need to ask good questions, read for information, interpret that information and present their findings. This session will demonstrate how the Inquiry Process promotes reading, writing and presenting. Attendees will participate in activities that can be utilized in all subject areas.

Gatlinburg A Utilizing Video in a Common Core Classroom to Connect to Content: The Five C’s of Videoconferencing Presenter: Mike Lay, Lauren Fleming, & Eric Barnwell, PCS Target Audience: Federal Program Directors, Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: Classrooms all across Tennessee are connecting to wonderful content, classes, collaborations, and continuing education. We will search, research, and learn how to request free and low-cost content. Learn how Tennessee teachers & students received national recognition for researching, producing, & presenting content over video to classes far from Tennessee. Also learn about the resources they used to do it with. This is the very essence of Common Core and the peak of the pyramid called Blooms. We will be using actual videoconferencing equipment to connect with some terrific guests – educators and content providers – as they share their experiences.


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Friday 10:30 – 11:30

Session 10

Room 1-2-3 Mapping the Common Core State Standards Presenter: Carol Gardner, National Consultant Target Audience: Federal Program Directors, Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: While the new generation of standards provides teachers with more details about the expected level of rigor and outcomes expected, translating the standards into a logical progression of lessons is a very challenging task that is often abandoned in favor of programs and text books. Learn how exemplary schools quickly unpack and map standards using processes that result in prioritized and focused learning goals that are developed into Advance Organizers – a planning and lesson

Room 6-7 Math and Movement: Change your school's math and abilities through movement. Presenter: Marcia Wade, Anderson County Schools Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, Federal Program Directors, Administrators

Description: Learn about a researched based program that is transforming schools and test scores across the country! Math and Movement and Hop into Literacy programs use movement to teach the common core state standards. Research has shown that movement enhances learning and memory; see how these programs can transform your school.

Room 8-9 Building Writers for Common Core Presenter: Emily Helphinstine, Kingsport City Schools Target Audience: Elementary

Description: The Common Core State Standards require students to show proficiency in writing like never before. Participants will learn how teachers use modeled writing, anchor papers, and writing expectations to support students to proficiency and beyond. Teachers will explore resources that will support student connections of the reading and writing process. Dialogue and discussion among participants will include strategies to facilitate district wide collaboration.

Elkmont

App Sharing for iPad Presenter: David Flynn, Macon County School District Target Audience: Elementary, Admin Description: This Description will focus on apps for the iPad to assist with core subject instruction. A wide variety of apps will be highlighted and attendees will receive a pdf file of all apps from the presentation. Apps highlighted will be matched to a current common core standard for classroom implementation. This Description will focus on elementary grades K-6 and attendees will be encouraged to share their favorite instructional apps for the group.


Room 10-11 Student Ownership of Learning - Data Conferences Presenter: Kyle Loudermilk, Tennessee Department of Education Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Administrators

Description: Many teachers feel the weight of testing upon their shoulders. This Description will focus on having students take ownership of their learning through student data conferences. We will briefly examine the research that supports the benefits of students understanding and using their data. TVAAS student projections provide an excellent springboard for conducting student data conferences. Participants will see examples of how to connect multiple data sources into student data conferences. Educators will leave this Description ready to help students set goals, monitor their learning, and exceed state projections!

Greenbrier

SPARK: It Only Takes A SPARK To Light Up A Community Presenter: Terri Southerland & Alice Browder, Kingsport City School Target Audience: Federal Program Directors, Administrators, All Grade Levels

Description: SPARK is an innovative concept designed to increase parent involvement and strengthen the school, parent, and community relationship. Through SPARK, parents and guardians learn various methods and techniques to work with their children in all core curriculum areas and develop a support system in their natural environment. SPARK is an all-encompassing program that includes Descriptions facilitated by the school counselor and family liaison with a flexible format where parents and guardians are encouraged to communicate their questions regarding school and personal concerns. Participants will receive information and learn how to start their own SPARK group within their community and school.

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Documents

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