Licensure Information (CEUs) for SORLA For specific information about clock-hours for licensure access http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/8710/7200.html

For every half-day SORLA session you will receive a certificate for 3 continuous education units (CEUs). These CEUs can apply toward the 125 clock-hours needed for relicensure in Minnesota. Many SORLA sessions address one or more of five specific areas detailed in the licensure requirements described below. Information about licensure requirements is listed at the end of session descriptions and in the table below. Behavior Effective for renewal of professional licenses which expire on June 30, 2001, and after, applicants must include in their 125 clock hours instruction or other professional development activities which address positive behavioral intervention strategies and accommodation, modification, and adaptation of curriculum, materials, and instruction to appropriately meet the needs of varied students in achieving graduation standards. Accommodation/Modification Effective for renewal of professional licenses which expire on June 30, 2001, and after, applicants must include in their 125 clock hours instruction or other professional development activities which address positive behavioral intervention strategies and accommodation, modification, and adaptation of curriculum, materials, and instruction to appropriately meet the needs of varied students in achieving graduation standards. Reading Effective for renewal of professional licenses which expire on June 30, 2004, and after, applicants must also include in their 125 clock hours instruction or other professional development activities which evidence further reading preparation, consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.06, subdivision 4. Mental Health Effective for renewal of professional licenses which expire on June 30, 2005, and after, applicants must also include in their 125 clock hours instruction or other professional development activities which address further preparation in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illnesses in children and adolescents which may include depressed mood, excessive fears and anxieties, changes in behavior and performance, failure to develop peer relationships, impaired concentration and thinking, suicidal gestures, the potential connection to substance use, and knowledge of steps to be taken if such warning signs are observed. Technology Effective for renewal of professional licenses that expire on June 30, 2012, and thereafter, applicants must also include in their 125-clock hours instruction or other professional development activities that integrate technology effectively with student learning to increase engagement and student achievement. Licensure requirement addressed Lakeville (June 18-21) Plymouth (June 25-27)

Behavior 101, 105, 111, 117, 120, 121, 131, 138, 144, 145, 152, 155, 157, 158, 161, 162, 166

206, 209, 224

Reading

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216, 217, 222, 223

Accommodation/modification 102, 108, 109, 122, 128, 131, 147, 163 204, 210, 222, 226, 230

Mental health 127, 129, 143, 165 211, 227

Technology

103, 107, 118, 124, 126, 132, 133, 137, 139, 154, 159, 168, 172

203, 207, 208, 215, 218, 220, 223, 225, 228

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Monday, June 18 8:30-11:30

101A and 101B. Strategies for Teaching Respectful and Responsible Behavior, Louise Griffith, General FULL DAY 102. A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine: Book Study, Jayme Pelerine & Sue Zapf, General 103. Beginner Goggle Apps, Jon Fila, General 104. Beginner--Implementing Gail Boushey's and Joan Moser's The Daily Five, Carrie Sauber, PreK-2 105. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) - Implementing a Program and Transforming a School, Barb Istas & Sharron Stalock, K-6 106. Geocaching in Your Classroom, Rachel Gorton, 3-8 107. Book Blogs: Interactive, Online Response Journals for Literature Circles, Matt Hardy, 2-8 108. ADD/ADHD: Ask the Dynamic Duo/About Difficult Happy Dudes, Kim Koepp & Sara Murr, 5-8 109. Power Tools for Harnessing Brain Potential, Judith Tomczik, 4-12 110. Text Talks: Deepening Comprehension Through Literacy Discussion, Kristin Scherman, 6-12

Lunch 11:30 to 12:30 12:30-3:30

111. The Art and Science of Social Emotional Learning, Char Myklebust, General 112. Revisiting the Power of Shared Reading, Patti Greene, PreK-3 113. Boosting Comprehension, Rachel Gens & Julie McDonell, 3-5 114. STEM for K-6, Cathy Kindem, K-6 115. How to Turn on Your Child’s Brain to Learning, Jack Olwell, K-6 116. Using Literacy Strategies to Improve Math Comprehension, Shannon Gilmore, 3-5 117. Go Ahead, Make Me: Managing Adolescent Classrooms, Sara Murr, 6-12 118. Transforming Your Classroom with Student Owned Devices, Jason Just & Darin Marcussen, 6-12

Tuesday, June 19 8:30-11:30

119. Honoring You: A Gift to Yourself and to Your Students, Louise Griffith, General 120. At-Risk or At-Resilient: How do you EXPECT to see your students?, Tommy Watson, General 121. Tips and Tricks for Including Kids with Autism in General Ed, Aaron Deris, PreK-3 122. Guided Math: Ideas to Differentiate Small-Group Math Instruction, Carrie Sauber, K-3 123. Study Buddies, Diann Mosher, K-2 124. Integrating Your Interactive Whiteboard with Content in New Ways, Tom Deris, K-6 125. Young Digital Citizens: Teaching Online Responsibility, Jen Legatt, K-5 126. Beginner Reading and Writing, 2.0 , Kara Osmundson, 6-12 127. Meeting the Mental Health Challenges of Adolescence, Kelly Peterson, 6-12

Lunch 11:30 to 12:30 12:30-3:30

128. Educating Trainman: A Story of Autism, Barb&Stefan Kavan & Kelly Peterson, General 129. Identifying Mental Health Issues, Susan Zukowski, PreK-6 130. Small Group Strategy Instruction: Getting More Mileage Out of Teaching and Learning, Patti Greene, 2-6 131. Accommodations Toolbox for the AD/HD Student, Andrea Absey, K-4 132. Blogger and Web 2.0 Tools to Connect with Students, Communicate with Parents and Display Learning In the Classroom, Tom Deris, K-6 133. Beginner Spreadsheets for Elementary Math, Shannon Gilmore, 4-5 134. Proactive Substitute Teaching, Kara Osmundson, 6-12 135. What am I Thinking? Comprehending Difficult Text, Sara Murr, 6-12

Wednesday, June 20 8:30-11:30

136. Managing PARENT Behavior Part One, Renee Carlson, General 137. Excel Beyond Excel Cells, Jen Legatt, General 138. Create Classroom Success and LOVE Teaching Again: The Nurtured Heart Approach, Pat Bethke, PreK-6 139. Advanced Google Apps, Jon Fila, K-6 140. Making Meaning Through Reading Comprehension, Leah Johnson & Michelle Johnson, 1-5 141. Reading Response Notebooks, Patti Greene, 2-6 142. Set ’Em Up for Success in Algebra: Teaching Grades 3-6 Math Algebraically, Bob Hazen, 3-6 143. Teen Mental Health Disorders: Self-harming Behaviors, Char Mykelbust, 6-12 144. More Proactive Substitute Teaching, Kara Osmundson, 6-12 145. From Language Learners to ALL Learners, Judith Tomczik, 6-12

Lunch 11:30 to 12:30 12:30-3:30

146. Managing PARENT Behavior Part Two, Renee Carlson, General 147. Building Responsible Listeners/Learners, Linda Pruden, General 148. Storytelling through Yoga, Ann Griffin & Jessica Rosenberg, PreK-1, and older 149. Teaching K-3 Math with Algebra in Mind, Bob Hazen, K-3 150. Purposeful Read Alouds, Amy Faust, K-5 151. Reading Conferences: How to Confer with the Reader, Not the Book, Patti Greene, 2-6 152. Building Heroes/Blocking Bullies, Kevin Strauss, 3-8 153. Motivation and Engagement, Jen McCarty Plucker, 4-12 154. Advanced Google Apps, Sean Beaverton, 6-12

Thursday, June 21 8:30-11:30

155. Bullying 24/7, Sarah Loechler, General 156. Advanced--Implementing Gail Boushey's and Joan Moser's The Daily Five, Carrie Sauber, PreK-2 157. Refresher for Substitute Teachers Part One, Andrea Absey, K-6 158. Foot Tappers and Clock Watchers: Engaging Students Who Are Restless and Bored, Char Myklebust, K-6 159. 101 Web Sites to Energize your Classroom!, Rick Bell, K-6 160. Guided Math for Intermediate Teachers, Shannon Gilmore, 3-5 161. PBIS in Middle and Junior High Schools, Emily Robb, 6-9 162. Taming Teenagers and Those About To Be Teens, Yvette Erasmus, 4-12 163. Building Success by Boosting Academic Vocabulary, Judith Tomczik, 6-12

Lunch 11:30 to 12:30 12:30-3:30

164. Seven Strategies of Assessment FOR Learning, Jason Molesky, General 165. Identifying Mental Health Issues, Susan Zukowski, PreK-6 166. Refresher for Substitute Teachers Part Two, Andrea Absey, K-6 167. Developing Thinking Readers, Diann Mosher, K-2 168. Beginner Using Interactive Whiteboards, Jen Legatt, K-8 169. Beyond Words: A Celebration of Literacy and Art, Becky Gainey, 3-6 170. It's Organized, It's Complete, and It's a Scope and Sequence of Reading Comprehension Strategies, Julie Angermeyr, 4-5 171. Moving To Learn and Learning To Move, Tom Spalla, 5-8 172. Advanced Reading and Writing, 2.0, Kara Osmundson, 6-12

2012 SORLA Lakeville Week-at-a-Glance

2012 SORLA Plymouth Week-at-a-Glance

Monday, June 25 8:30-11:30

Tuesday, June 26 8:30-11:30

Wednesday, June 27 8:30-11:30

201. The Hidden Agenda: 24 Reasons We Became Teachers, Mike Smart, General 202. Listen Up, One and All: Communication for Teachers, Stevie Ray, General 203. 101 Websites to Energize your Classroom, Rick Bell, General 204. Primary Math Centers, Carrie Sauber, K-3 205. Especially for Substitutes: Classroom Management, Community-building and Common School Policies, Andrea Absey, General

211. Mental Health Disorders: Focus on Anxiety, Susan Zukowski, preK-6 212. Beyond Guided Reading: Next Steps, Karen Chase, 2-5 213. Google Apps, Jon Fila, General 214. Your Brain on SEL – (Social Emotional Learning, that is!), Linda Oberg, General 215. Using iPads to Develop Higher Level Thinking Skills, Kelli McCully, General

221. Achievement: If You Think You Can or You Think You Can’t .... You’re Right!, Cindy Stevenson, General 222. Independent Reading: It’s Intentional, Patti Greene, 3-6 223. Web 2.0: Reading, Writing, and Social Media, Kara Osmundson, 6-12 224. Bullying 24/7: In the Age of Technology Students Can’t Escape Bullying at Home or School, Sarah Loechler, General 225. Teaching Math with SMART Boards, Scott Swanson, General

Lunch 11:30 to 12:30 Lunch 11:30 to 12:30 Lunch 11:30 to 12:30

Monday, June 25 12:30-3:30

Tuesday, June 26 12:30-3:30

Wednesday, June 27 12:30-3:30

206. Implementing the Daily Five, Carrie Sauber, K-2 207. Introduction to SMART Boards, Scott Swanson, General 208. 30 Tech Tips for Teachers: Practical Tools for the Classroom, Mike Smart, General 209. Managing Conflict in the Classroom, Yvette Erasmus, General 210. Accommodations Toolbox for AD/HD, Andrea Absey, K-4

216. The Daily Five Café , Carrie Sauber & ViVi Saufferer, 3-5 217. Reading in Partnerships with a Comprehension Priority, Patti Greene, K-3 218. iPad-iPhone-iPod Touch Basics, Kelli McCully, General 219. Rethinking Grading Practices: Giving Meaning to Grades, Emily McDonald, 6-12 220. Effective use of SMART boards in the Classroom, Scott Swanson, General

226. Building Responsible Listeners/Learners, Linda Pruden, General 227. Teen Mental Health Disorders: Self-harming Behaviors, Char Myklebust, 6-12 228. Creating Lessons Using SMART Boards, Scott Swanson, General 229. Teaching Quality: Out of the Box Ideas to Improve What Happens in Class, Mike Smart, General 230. One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Honoring Uniqueness in Students and Ourselves, Jenny Nelson, General

SESSIONS 101-172 WILL BE HELD AT THE LAKEVILLE SITE JUNE 18-JUNE 21, 2012 101A. and 101B. Strategies for Teaching Respectful and Responsible Behavior Louise Griffith General Monday, June 18, 8:30-3:30 FULL DAY Back by popular demand from 2011 Build more positive teaching moments into your day! Drawing on the Cooperative Discipline model, you will leave this session with intervention strategies for the moment of misbehavior as well as encouragement strategies that can redirect misbehavior and call forth innate strengths of children. An added bonus will be an exploration of how your inner dialogue in six specific areas supports successful decisions but can also foster failure, both personally and professionally. Be the change and be the bright shining light that YOU are! This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 102. A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine: Book Study Jayme Pelerine & Sue Zapf General Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 We all know that no two kids learn the same way, so how does a teacher manage all of these brains that are "wired" differently? Dr. Mel Levine's book, A Mind at a Time, introduces you to some strategies that may help you in that process. While this book cannot be considered an "easy read," it will provide you with insights into the educational world that you may have not considered. Special focus during this book study session will be given to how the brain learns to read. A requirement of this session is to read the book before coming to class. You may earn a total of 10 CEUs that address the Minnesota reading or accomm/mod licensure requirements for the work you do before coming to this session and participation in the book discussion. For details, go to the Book Study Information link on the SORLA web site. www.sorla.us 103. Beginner Goggle Apps Jon Fila General Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This session will provide an overview of some of the more popular Google Apps as well as offer some ideas for how they might be used with your students. Participants will have time to create and ask questions during the session. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 104. Beginner--Implementing Gail Boushey's and Joan Moser's The Daily Five Carrie Sauber PreK-2 Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This class will focus on the Daily Five: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Listen to Reading, Spelling/Word Work. Learn five daily and effective techniques to meaningfully engage students during your literacy block. The Daily Five is easy to incorporate, realistic and teacher friendly. Note: If you own the book, The Daily Five by "The Sisters" Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, please bring it to class with you. This session addresses the accom/mod or the reading licensure requirement. 105. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) - Implementing a Program and Transforming a School Barb Istas & Sharron Stalock K-6 Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 New session this year This class will focus on the practical application of PBIS in the elementary setting and will share a blueprint for getting started with PBIS or adding elements to an existing program. Learn how one elementary implemented a school-wide behavior management program that included the principal, teachers, staff, students, and parents. Implementation included a behavior matrix to determine school-wide behavior standards, visual presentations, student and staff created videos, using data to track student behavior patterns, parent communication, and student incentives and recognition. Presenters demonstrate how PBIS meshes with the Response to Intervention (RTI) system. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement.

106. Geocaching in Your Classroom Rachel Gorton 3-8 Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Did you know that in the parks all over the south metro there are hidden treasures waiting to be found by hunters of all ages? This high-tech activity is Geocaching and it has caught on around the world. During this session, we will learn about geocaching, how GPS technology works and how it can be incorporated into classroom instruction. It is a move-around, search-around outside activity so wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes. 107. Book Blogs: Interactive, Online Response Journals for Literature Circles Matt Hardy 2-8 Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Motivate students in grades 2-8 to actively communicate within literature circles using blogs. Provide an authentic, engaging publishing platform for your students. Participants will learn how to: use blogs as a secure, interactive "discussion board" for book clubs; monitor comprehension and participation in cooperative groups; use students' blogging records as a portfolio and assessment tool throughout the school year. Take your literature circles to the next level with Book Blogs! This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 108. ADD/ADHD: Ask the Dynamic Duo/About Difficult Happy Dudes Kim Koepp & Sara Murr 5-8 Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Come join this session led by a currently practicing middle school social worker and a grade 6-8 English/social studies teacher. Acquire information about the common learning problems children with attention difficulties face and what a pivotal role educators play in these students’ academic success. Leave this workshop with practical interventions and accommodations that will benefit the many children who struggle with focus issues in school. Time to answer questions and to discuss your concerns will be made available. This session addresses the behavior or accom/mod licensure requirement. 109. Power Tools for Harnessing Brain Potential Judith Tomczik 4-12 Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Brains learn by making connections. How can teachers help students make connections between the concrete and the abstract, prior knowledge and unfamiliar concepts, and language and image? Strategically teaching new concepts through metaphors, analogies, and other types of comparisons builds brain potential. Tap into brain-based learning principles related to nutrition, movement, and emotional states and explore research and examples that demonstrate how these processes can electrify learning in every subject and at all grade levels. Participants will have the opportunity to develop their own classroom power tools. This session addresses the accommodation licensure requirement. 110. Text Talks: Deepening Comprehension Through Literacy Discussion Kristin Scherman 6-12 Monday, June 18, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This class will explore ways to effectively implement literacy discussion that enhances learning and leads students to genuine, rich discussion focused around deeper content understanding. Participants will walk away with lots of practical ideas and materials to “get kids talking”! This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 111. The Art and Science of Social Emotional Learning Char Myklebust General Monday, June 18, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011

This session will explore evidence-based curricula demonstrated to increase academic achievement, student engagement, and empathy. Participants will experience and practice core lessons from the Hawn Foundation MindUP Program; designed to increase focus and attention and to reduce student stress. Highlighted strategies are effective with regular and special education students alike. This session incorporates positive psychology and the neuroscience of joy. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 112. Revisiting the Power of Shared Reading Patti Greene PreK-3 Monday, June 18, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Did you know that1979 was the year Don Holdaway connected what was happening during storybook bedtime reading and then introduced shared reading? The power and influence of shared reading is timeless. Shared reading highlights concept of print, language development, word recognition, strategies, and skills while reading authentic text. Book titles will be recommended for this socially supportive, risk free experience. This session meets the reading licensure requirement. 113. Boosting Comprehension Rachel Gens & Julie McDonell 3-5 Monday, June 18, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Join us for an opportunity to learn strategies for improving students’ comprehension. This session will target both literal and inferential comprehension and will address the importance of vocabulary in understanding text. This class will also help participants teach students to become strategic and reflective thinkers. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 114. STEM for K-6 Cathy Kindem K-6 Monday, June 18, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Interested in learning how to integrate STEM into your classroom? This session will cover practical ways to becoming a STEM Teacher in a culturally-responsive environment. Participants will leave with ideas on how to develop and deliver STEM teaching by creating an inquiry climate, perfecting questioning techniques, and using science notebooks for all students. 115. How to Turn on Your Child’s Brain to Learning Jack Olwell K-6 Monday, June 18, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This session will showcase North Trail Elementary's early morning Literacy PE class. The student results were improvement in reading level--five times the national average and two to three times that of their peers. You will be introduced to the research that supports these results: recent brain research and other academic studies in which activity has been linked to academic improvement. The session will also include some of the vigorous games with embedded cognitive challenges used at North Trail. 116. Using Literacy Strategies to Improve Math Comprehension Shannon Gilmore 3-5 Monday, June 18, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Have you ever considered incorporating effective strategies from literacy instruction to strengthen your students' math comprehension? During this session, we will explore several models/frameworks which incorporate literacy strategies into math instruction; including Daily 5 for Math by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser and Building Mathematical Comprehension by Laney Sammons. 117. Go Ahead, Make Me: Managing Adolescent Classrooms Sara Murr 6-12 Monday, June 18, 12:30-3:30

Back by popular demand from 2011 Adolescence is a time of testing limits and socializing with peers. How can we grasp our students’ energy and focus it into a productive learning experience? Classroom management doesn’t have to be a struggle, but it does take planning and a sense of humor. You will leave this session with proactive strategies that will improve your communication and connections with your students and positive reminders of why you enjoy teaching these mood-swinging and fun-loving adolescents. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 118. Transforming Your Classroom with Student Owned Devices Jason Just & Darin Marcussen 6-12 Monday, June 18, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Learn about the latest trends that are taking place in today's classroom including bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategies, management, and procedure. "Flipped" classrooms increase student Interaction and communication. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 119. Honoring You: A Gift to Yourself and to Your Students Louise Griffith General Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Take the opportunity to renew and refresh yourself as both person and educator. Add new skills to your personal and professional tool bag as you remember and focus on why you went into education. Participants in this session will develop ways to connect with others by learning how to step through someone’s wall of resistance, drawing upon their latent reserves of cooperation and productivity. Through the use of poetry, music and experiential activities, you will walk away with practical applications in the areas of self-esteem, communication, and interpersonal relationships. 120. At-Risk or At-Resilient: How do you EXPECT to see your students? Tommy Watson General Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Tommy Watson will be sharing his resilient story of beating the odds. Participants will learn the difference between At-Risk and At-Resilient. Participants will learn the 3 aspects of having high expectations for students. They will also learn the qualities of resilient educators. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 121. Tips and Tricks for Including Kids with Autism in General Ed Aaron Deris PreK-3 Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30 New session this year The focus of this session is practical ways to include children with autism in an early childhood/elementary (pre-K- 3rd grade) setting. Participants will develop an understanding of common characteristics of learners with autism and leave with over 20 tips and tricks for including learners with autism. This class addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 122. Guided Math: Ideas to Differentiate Small-Group Math Instruction Carrie Sauber K-3 Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This course will provide strategies for educators to manage classroom time and provide resources to support small-group math instruction. I will also be using some CGI examples, talking about assessment and how it fits into the flexible grouping of these groups, tips for how to keep the rest of the kiddos engaged during the small group instruction time and how to get kids to think, and talk about math. This session addresses the accom/mod licensure requirement. 123. Study Buddies Diann Mosher K-2 Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30

New session this year Once upon a time reading was a source of entertainment. Then our world got more complicated, and children started reading less, which meant they used their imaginations less. Let's make reading more than something children did "once upon a time". This workshop shows how to effectively use volunteers as "Study Buddies" to encourage students to read more and to think deeply as they read. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 124. Integrating Your Interactive Whiteboard with Content in New Ways Tom Deris K-6 Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Learn to integrate your classroom interactive whiteboard (IW) in ways other than whole group instruction, such as: small group, math groups, individualized instruction, challenge opportunities and skill-based learning. We will discuss how to use the IW in Morning Meeting, Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies. Bring your own curriculum and create activities as we discuss best practices with IWB, Notebook Software and web 2.0 tools. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 125. Young Digital Citizens: Teaching Online Responsibility Jen Legatt K-5 Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Teach your students to become quality digital citizens who are safe and responsible on the internet, use proper communication etiquette, and respect copyright in their digital lives. Explore resources for elementary students and leave with activities ready to use in the classroom and online. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 126. Beginner Reading and Writing, 2.0 Kara Osmundson 6-12 Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 The purpose of teaching reading and writing is to construct and communicate meaning. Social media tools provide new and exciting avenues for engaging secondary students in literacy practices. This introductory session will review literacy standards and the use of blogs and wikis. Blogs and wikis offer unique applications for teaching reading and writing in all content areas. Join colleagues to explore, practice, and create activities you can use immediately in your classroom. This session addresses the reading or technology licensure requirement. 127. Meeting the Mental Health Challenges of Adolescence Kelly Peterson 6-12 Tuesday, June 19, 8:30-11:30 New session this year This session is geared to help parents and educators understand current youth trends and youth issues. Topics include: anxiety, depression, drug awareness, and technology trends. Participants will leave with strategies to promote positive mental health and the means to assist students in functioning more successfully in a school environment. This session addresses the mental health licensure requirement. 128. Educating Trainman: A Story of Autism Barb & Stefan Kavan & Kelly Peterson General Tuesday, June 19, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Educating Trainman is the story of a young man with autism—in his own words! What began as a goal in self-advocacy and disclosure, has evolved into a tag- team presentation between mother and son. Stefan and Barb talk about how autism affects their lives; as well as what schools, teachers, and parents can do to help a child with autism navigate the world. Their message is one of hope and that the journey continues. After hearing from mother and son, psychologist Kelly Peterson will bring to participants practical skills for effective interventions and also useful tools and creative ideas to implement in their classrooms immediately. This session addresses the accom/mod licensure requirement.

129. Identifying Mental Health Issues Susan Zukowski PreK-6 Tuesday, June 19, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Twenty percent of American children suffer from mental health problems, and the number is growing rapidly. In this session, we will investigate mental illness and its effects on your students. Learn how to identify key warning signs and symptoms, and learn strategies to more effectively help students function successfully in your classroom. This session addresses the mental health licensure requirement. 130. Small Group Strategy Instruction: Getting More Mileage Out of Teaching and Learning Patti Greene 2-6 Tuesday, June 19, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Small-group strategy instruction has been associated with the term guided reading. It can stand on its own as another way to meet the needs of your diverse learners. The small groups are flexible in membership and duration. After collecting and analyzing data, groups are formed based on specific reading behaviors. The goal is for students to become secure independent readers. Management tips will be explored. This session highlights comprehension as a focus. This session meets the reading licensure requirement. 131. Accommodations Toolbox for the AD/HD Student Andrea Absey K-4 Tuesday, June 19, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Have you ever had students who just can't seem to get their act together? Have you ever been frustrated or confused about how to help these students be more successful in school? Learn fun and practical ways to incorporate the latest in brain-based research to not only benefit your attention-seeking students but also the rest of your class as well. Be prepared to laugh and play! Successful, happy students come from successful, happy teachers! This session addresses the accom/mod or the behavior licensure requirement. 132. Using Blogger and Web 2.0 Tools to Connect with Students, Communicate with Parents and Display Learning In the Classroom Tom Deris K-6 Tuesday, June 19, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Turn your traditional Friday newsletter into something truly engaging that parents will be sure to read and students will bookmark. In this session you will learn how to create a blog and use many of the features in Blogger from basic to advanced. You will learn how to include many web 2.0 tools such as: adding video from sources like FlipVideo, embedding video with Youtube, attaching documents through the Box and more. You will be given time to create or enhance your blog. See Tom's blog for examples www.derisclassroom.blogspot.com This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 133. Beginner Spreadsheets for Elementary Math Shannon Gilmore 4-5 Tuesday, June 19, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011. Spreadsheets are a new topic in the MCA III standards for 4th and 5th grade students and teachers. This session will focus on the basics of an Excel spreadsheet and some ideas for teaching spreadsheets to intermediate students. We will be in a computer lab for this session. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 134. Proactive Substitute Teaching Kara Osmundson 6-12 Tuesday, June 19, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011

When a substitute teacher is successful in the classroom, everyone benefits! Join us to discuss and reflect on establishing a culture for learning. Share successes with colleagues, refine your teaching skills, and energize your spirit for the upcoming school year. 135. What am I Thinking? Comprehending Difficult Text Sara Murr 6-12 Tuesday, June 19, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Just because our students read it doesn’t always mean they understood it. All students will eventually encounter challenging text during their secondary education. It’s our job to teach students comprehension strategies that will benefit their learning and will allow them to think critically in our content areas. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn techniques which will engage your students while they read a variety of texts and collaborate with their peers that stretches their thinking. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 136. Managing PARENT Behavior Part One Renee Carlson General Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Regardless of your tenure, parent behaviors and relationships can be tricky. This session will offer you practical strategies to manage some of the most common behavior challenges you encounter with parents. In addition, we will explore a different but effortless approach to building effective parent relationships. 137. Excel Beyond Excel Cells Jen Legatt General Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Right now, you know how to open an Excel spreadsheet. You can alphabetize and sort your data. You can switch between sheets. Maybe you can even write formulas. But, the rest of Excel looks like a foreign language? Come to this session to demystify Excel. Learn some advanced formulas, how to create interactive data collection sheets, and other tricks to have Excel enhance your life. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 138. Create Classroom Success and LOVE Teaching Again: The Nurtured Heart Approach Pat Bethke PreK-6 Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 If you are looking for simple and proven strategies that WILL transform your classroom into a respectful and cooperative learning environment, then this class is for YOU! Learn positive relationship building skills that will turn around even the most difficult, challenging and oppositional student behaviors. This social and emotional learning approach creates a peaceful classroom where teaching becomes a joy! In this environment all students thrive socially, emotionally, and academically. This class addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 139. Advanced Google Apps Jon Fila K-6 Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Now that you're familiar with Google Apps it's time to put some of the tools together to provide multi-media resources for your students. Utilize the power of Forms for data tracking and formative assessment; use Docs to share video; learn about some of the changes that have occurred to Google Apps over the last year and how they can improve collaboration. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 140. Making Meaning Through Reading Comprehension Leah Johnson & Michelle Johnson 1-5 Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011

How do you teach comprehension strategies in ways that engage your students? We will provide you with instructional techniques and common language to teach strategies through explicit instruction, modeling, and classroom discussion as you interact with text. We will share examples of student work at the guided, independent, and application levels. You will leave with modeled lessons for comprehension strategies while “going deeper” into inferring, questioning, and synthesizing. We will also present tasks to embed informational ELA standards into content areas. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 141. Reading Response Notebooks Patti Greene 2-6 Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Get to know the reader inside each student by maintaining Reader’s Response notebooks. A reader’s response notebook is not only a placeholder for a student’s thinking, it’s also a way to assess a student’s understanding and give a student feedback to nudge him to dig deeper with a text. Getting started, management, and scaffolding tips will be shared in this session. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 142. Set ’Em Up for Success in Algebra: Teaching Grades 3-6 Math Algebraically Bob Hazen 3-6 Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Intermediate-level math can and should be the foundation for a smooth transition into formal algebra. Use kid-tested, user-friendly math principles that unify elementary math across grades and across topics that help set up kids for success in algebra. The focus here is not just tricks or tips or techniques - we focus on “grand ideas” - specific, practical, lasting, and memorable principles that show both student and teacher this simple yet profound idea: math at every level makes sense. You will walk out really knowing something helpful or practical. 143. Teen Mental Health Disorders: Self-harming Behaviors Char Mykelbust 6-12 Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Have you ever worried about students who cut, burn, pierce, or tattoo themselves; eat too little or too much; threaten to commit suicide; or engage in repetitive puzzling behaviors? This session will provide an overview of several mental health challenges faced by teens; including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, and Depression with suicidal thoughts. Additionally, features of Borderline Personality Disorder will be discussed and participants will leave with a tip sheet outlining classroom intervention strategies. This session addresses the mental health licensure requirement. 144. More Proactive Substitute Teaching Kara Osmundson 6-12 Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 New session this year When a substitute teacher is successful in the classroom, everyone benefits! Join us to review effective instructional strategies such as establishing a clear focus for a lesson and cooperative learning. We will also share successful strategies for dealing with disruptive students and engaging the disengaged. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 145. From Language Learners to ALL Learners Judith Tomczik 6-12 Wednesday, June 20, 8:30-11:30 New session this year The SIOP Model is heavily informed by research on second-language learning, but its focus on instructional practices such as differentiation, cooperative learning, the use of hands-on materials and the student-centered classroom makes it an effective model for all learners. This session will focus on effective classroom techniques to engage learners of various backgrounds, interests, abilities and readiness. Both the implementation and the management of these strategies will be discussed. Specific attention will be paid to engagement strategies and a comprehensive framework of effective teaching that schools and districts can put into place immediately or use to generate their own models. This session address the accommodation or behavior licensure requirement.

146. Managing PARENT Behavior Part Two Renee Carlson General Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Explore specific strategies and steps for managing challenging parent meetings and conferences, annoying behaviors, race accusations, and more. (Examples taken from K-6 experiences but applicable to K-12.) Please take this class only if you have taken Managing PARENT Behavior in 2011 or Managing PARENT Behavior Part One in 2012. 147. Building Responsible Listeners/Learners Linda Pruden General Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Feel the magic of working with students who consistently listen both to you and to their peers, constantly share their ideas, and unfailingly assume responsibility for understanding by asking clarifying questions! Create a safe classroom environment where students value their own learning, as well as the learning of their peers. Initiate strategies that empower students to assume responsibility for learning. Discuss how listening is a skill, not a behavior. This session addresses the accom/mod licensure requirement. 148. Storytelling through Yoga: Guiding Children Towards a Joyful Calm Ann Griffin & Jessica Rosenberg PreK-1 and older Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Yoga is a great way for children to find stillness and calm in our busy classrooms, as well as helping children make connections between their body and mind. This session will share simple and engaging ways to tell familiar stories such as Mushroom in the Rain, The Mitten, and A Walk in the Jungle while children use their bodies to create the animals in the story. Come ready to move! This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 149. Teaching K-3 Math with Algebra in Mind Bob Hazen K-3 Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 You will walk out really knowing something helpful or practical about teaching arithmetic with algebra in mind - practical, lasting, multi-sensory ways to teach K-3 math that set up kids now for later success in algebra. Use kid-tested, user-friendly math principles that unify elementary math across grades and across topics. Learn how to have a high degree of connectedness for you and your students with what is done with manipulatives, what is said with words, and what is written in symbols. 150. Purposeful Read Alouds Amy Faust K-5 Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Have fluency measures (i.e. Dibels) turned your kids into speedy word callers instead of fluent readers that enjoy reading? While research supports the correlation between oral reading fluency and comprehension, we all know that there is much more to fluency than words correct per minute. In this session, we will discuss many strategies for teaching fluency including using read alouds as the framework for teaching and modeling fluency, building vocabulary, and improving comprehension. You will go away inspired and confident to teach fluency! This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 151. Reading Conferences: How to Confer with the Reader, Not the Book Patti Greene 2-6 Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011

The rewards of watching a student think as he/she processes and problem solves while trying to make sense of text leads to your best teaching. In this session, we’ll investigate how to confer for many tomorrows and not just today. Once data and observations are recorded, individual goals surface and small groups can be formed. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 152. Building Heroes/Blocking Bullies Kevin Strauss 3-8 Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 According to researchers, almost three quarters of students will face bullying at some time. Participants will learn how to use folktales and hands-on activities to teach students three ways to keep themselves safe from bullies, and three simple and safe ways that they can be BullyBlocker heroes in their school by helping to keep other children safe from bullies. These techniques will complement and enhance current bullying prevention and character education programs. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 153. Motivation and Engagement: From Carrots, Crowbars, and Candy to Options, Opportunity, and Ownership Jen McCarty Plucker 4-12 Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Whether it is the carrot or the stick, teachers are constantly looking for ways to pull, poke, and prod their students to take ownership for their learning. In this session, we will explore John T. Guthrie's principles for student engagement in reading. We will also explore practical approaches for shifting your scholars to complete their collaborative or individual learning without the candy. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 154. Advanced Google Apps Sean Beaverton 6-12 Wednesday, June 20, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Familiar with Google Apps but looking for additional strategies you can integrate into your secondary classroom? Come learn more about ways you can create a collaborative classroom using Google tools. Share your own successful experiences, explore new ideas, and put your creativity to work. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 155. Bullying 24/7: In the Age of Technology Students Can't Escape Bullying at Home or School Sarah Loechler General Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Through discussion, videos, and group activities, participants will explore the following aspects of bullying: 1) types of bullying, including information on cyber-bullying 2) types of victims, affects of bullying on them, and strategies to assist them; 3) how online bullying can actually affect kids at school 4) reasons why bullies act the way they do and how to help them stop; 5) how to enlist bystanders to help stop bullying from continuing; 6) how to help your classroom be a safe place for everyone; and 7) when should schools be getting involved in issues of cyber-bullying. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 156. Advanced--Implementing Gail Boushey's and Joan Moser's The Daily Five Carrie Sauber PreK-2 Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 New session this year This session is designed for individuals that have been doing Daily 5 and have some knowledge of The Cafe Book by The Sisters. Are you wondering how you can use the time the kids are involved in Daily 5 more effectively? This course will offer additional ideas to support your Daily 5 time. It will go deeper into how you can meet your students individiual literacy needs through strategy group conferences, individual or small group meetings and whole group lessons that support your young readers. Please bring along your Daily 5 and Cafe books with you. This session addresses the accom/mod or the reading licensure requirement.

157. Refresher for Substitute Teachers Part One Andrea Absey K-6 Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 When a substitute teacher is successful in the classroom, everyone benefits! Join us as you refine your skills, review effective teaching and instructional strategies, and share ideas with colleagues. Discuss and reflect on building community, classroom management and discipline, common school policies, substitute survival kits, and substituting in special education classrooms. Energize your spirit for the upcoming school year. This session meets the behavior licensure requirement. 158. Foot Tappers and Clock Watchers: Engaging Students Who Are Restless and Bored Char Myklebust K-6 Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 New session this year This session provides educators with strategies to improve classroom engagement. Participants will learn the basic neuroscience involved in helping students to engage, pay attention and to remember new learning. Through experiential activities, attendees will discover their own individual styles to keep students interested and involved - even up to the last minute of class. This class addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 159. 101 Web Sites to Energize your Classroom! Rick Bell K-6 Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This is an exciting time to be a teacher! Never, in the history of education, have teachers and students had such an abundance of free tools and resources at their fingertips. Discover new websites and interactive tools you never knew you needed. Participants will have time to explore a variety of web sites and receive support materials for classroom use. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 160. Guided Math for Intermediate Teachers Shannon Gilmore 3-5 Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This session focuses on math instruction to meet the needs of the range of learners in the intermediate math classroom. We will look at several models for guided math instruction and view some lessons in action. 161. PBIS in Middle and Junior High Schools Emily Robb 6-9 Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 New session this year Middle and junior high school students are one of a kind. Therefore, the PBIS (Positive Behavior Instructional Strategies) approach for this level should be unique as well. Come and learn about the positive effect PBIS has had on our junior high school’s culture. Hear some ideas that have worked for us--what we have tried and what we have changed. We started out as the only PBIS school in our district and are now one of eleven. We have remained “successfully unfunded,” for three years yet continue to see the positive impact PBIS has on our school with each new year. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 162. Taming Teenagers and Those About To Be Teens Yvette Erasmus 4-12 Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 New session this year Learn how to respond to difficult situations and students in more effective, connected and relationally-enhancing ways. Understand how much "misbehavior" is a form of stress response, and discover how to get to the heart of difficult issues quickly and how to stay connected to your own feelings and needs in volatile situations. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. 163. Building Success by Boosting Academic Vocabulary

Judith Tomczik 6-12 Thursday, June 21. 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 with revised title and description Educators know there are many factors outside of school that impact student success. Research demonstrates that one factor in particular—academic vocabulary—is one of the strongest indicators of how well students will learn subject area content. Participants in this session will learn why insufficient background knowledge is a key contributor to low achievement and will discover and practice a six-step, research-based vocabulary teaching process that can help rescue low achievers, close achievement gaps, and boost the academic performance of all students. This session addresses the reading or accommodation licensure requirement. 164. Seven Strategies of Assessment FOR Learning Jason Molesky General Thursday, June 21. 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Current research strongly suggests quality formative assessment can lead to significant gains in student learning. This session seeks to build an understanding of research-based classroom assessment practices that improve student motivation and achievement. Participants will explore classroom strategies for setting clear learning targets, providing effective feedback, and offering opportunities for self-assessment and revision with the goal of helping students answer the following questions: Where am I going? Where am I now? How can I close the gap? 165. Identifying Mental Health Issues Susan Zukowski PreK-6 Thursday, June 21. 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Twenty percent of American children suffer from mental health problems, and the number is growing rapidly. In this session, we will investigate mental illness and its effects on your students. Learn how to identify key warning signs and symptoms, and learn strategies to more effectively help students function successfully in your classroom. This session addresses the mental health licensure requirement. 166. Refresher for Substitute Teachers Part Two Andrea Absey K-6 Thursday, June 21. 12:30-3:30 New session this year Refresher for Substitute Teachers Part 2 This class is for those substitutes who still want more! Whether you took the class last year or you are taking the first session this year, we'll continue to add to our toolboxes and files of ideas to make subbing easier and more fun for both students and teacher. The first half will focus on more ideas and activities, the second half will be Smart Board training 101, hands-on basics of how to turn it in on and make it work for you! As always, be ready to move, share and have fun! This session meets the behavior licensure requirement. 167. Developing Thinking Readers Diann Mosher K-2 Thursday, June 21. 12:30-3:30 New session this year Critically thinking readers discover information and ideas within a text and evaluate the evidence found, then they decide what to do with it. Metacognitive strategies, once learned, make critical thinking more likely. We will discuss these strategies and how they can be effectively integrated into what you are already doing with your students. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 168. Beginner Using Interactive Whiteboards Jen Legatt K-8 Thursday, June 21. 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011

This session is for novices on interactive white boards! If you already have used an IWB, this is not the class for you! Come if you want to learn the basics of interactive whiteboard software, learn some great interactive websites, and discuss different ideas on how to incorporate lessons that reach every level of Bloom's Taxonomy. While the course is presented in SMART Notebook, the resources would be transferable to any IWB brand. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. 169. Beyond Words: A Celebration of Literacy and Art Becky Gainey 3-6 Thursday, June 21, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Learn how words and visual images work as a complementary process to spark imagination and stimulate literacy development. We will discuss creative approaches to lesson ideas, introduce children's literature as a form of inspiration, and explore the meaningful connections between art and literacy. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. 170. It's Organized, It's Complete, and It's a Scope and Sequence of Reading Comprehension Strategies Julie Angermeyr 4-5 Thursday, June 21. 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Fourth and fifth grade teachers strive for students to interact with text so reading becomes important to them. We all want readers to think about what they read, become aware of their thinking, and then apply it. This session provides a REAL scope and sequence of fiction-comprehension-strategy instruction to help make it all happen! The strategies range from predicting outcomes to questioning to synthesizing. Works of Jan Richardson, Stephanie Harvey, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell are combined to provide an organized structure of strategy instruction for the whole year. The strategies are aligned with the new Minnesota Academic Standards; these standards are identified within each corresponding strategy lesson. This session meets the reading licensure requirement. 171. Moving To Learn and Learning To Move Tom Spalla 5-8 Thursday, June 21. 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 but with all new activities Movement activates the brain, ties both brain hemispheres, and then keeps the hemispheres activated. Learn cross-curricular movement games, rhythms across the curriculum, and cooperative games to keep brains on target and learning! 172. Advanced Reading and Writing, 2.0 Kara Osmundson 6-12 Thursday, June 21. 12:30-3:30 New session this year The purpose of teaching reading and writing is to construct and communicate meaning. In this session we will further explore tools and strategies we can use to help students build and demonstrate literacy skills. Learn more about collaborative documents, social bookmarking, and social notetaking, and share your own successful experiences integrating technology to promote reading and writing in your secondary classroom. This session addresses the reading or technology licensure requirement.

SESSIONS 201-230 WILL BE HELD AT THE PLYMOUTH SITE JUNE 25-JUNE 27, 2012 #201 The Hidden Agenda: The 24 Reasons We Became Teachers Mike Smart General Monday, June 25, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Most of us started teaching to make a difference in the lives of children. Transferred into action, that statement usually results in a set of underlying values that permeate every teacher’s classroom. What are the values you stress as an educator? Mike Smart, former MN Teacher of the Year and Innovation Coach

Facilitator for Intermediate 287, will examine and discuss the merits and dangers of values in the classroom, as well as provide information and structure to help you refine the values you emphasize in your work. #202 Listen Up, One and All: Communication for Teachers Stevie Ray General Monday, June 25, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Stevie Ray, tops in the Twin Cities in communications training and comedy, will engage you in a hands-on session where you will learn communication techniques that can be used hourly (!) with students, colleagues, and parents. Laugh and learn with interactive exercises that sharpen listening and speaking skills. #203 101 Websites to Energize your Classroom Rick Bell K-6 Monday, June 25, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This is an exciting time to be a teacher! Never, in the history of education, have teachers and students had such an abundance of free tools and resources at their fingertips. Discover new websites and interactive tools you never knew you needed. Participants will have time to explore a variety of websites and receive support materials for classroom use. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. #204 Primary Math Centers Carrie Sauber K-3 Monday, June 25, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This course will provide strategies for educators to manage classroom time and provide resources to support small group math instruction. I will also be using some CGI examples, talking about assessment and how it fits into the flexible grouping of these groups, tips for how to keep the rest of your students engaged during the small group instruction time and how to get kids to think, and talk about math. This session addresses the accom/modifications licensure requirement. #205 Especially for Substitutes: Classroom Management, Community-building and Common School Policies Andrea Absey General Monday, June 25, 8:30-11:30 New session this year When a substitute teacher is successful in the classroom, everyone benefits! Join us as you refine your skills, review effective teaching and instructional strategies, and share ideas with colleagues. Discuss and reflect on building community, classroom management and discipline, common school policies, substitute survival kits, and substituting in special education classrooms. Energize your spirit for the upcoming school year. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. #206 Implementing Gail Boushey's and Joan Moser's The Daily Five Carrie Sauber K-2 Monday, June 25, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 This class will focus on the Daily Five: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Listen to Reading, Spelling/Word Work. Learn five daily and effective techniques to meaningfully engage students during your literacy block. The Daily Five is easy to incorporate, realistic and teacher friendly. Note: If you own the book The Daily Five by "The Sisters" Gail Boushey and Joan Mosher, please bring it to class with you. This session addresses the accom/modifications or the reading licensure requirement. #207 Introduction to SMART Boards Scott Swanson General Monday, June 25, 12:30-3:30 New session this year

Do you have a new SMART Board in your classroom? Are you getting one soon? During this introduction participants will begin to explore this new technology, discover how it works and identify ways to use it with classes. The session will include an opportunity for hands-on practice with the SMART Board and time to explore SMART Notebook 10 software. Leave ready to start integrating the SMART Board into your existing lessons and activities. Bring a flash drive to take home any lessons you create. No previous SMART Board experience is required. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. #208 30 Tech Tips for Teachers: Practical Tools for the Classroom Mike Smart General Monday, June 25, 12:30-3:30 New session this year 30 Tech Tips is aimed at the practical nature of integrating technology in the classroom. This session encourages greater use of technology by supporting educators with a set of cool resources, tools, and concepts. Participants will begin to try new things immediately. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement.

#209 Managing Conflict in the Classroom Yvette Erasmus General Monday, June 25, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Teachers will leave “armed” with effective tools for diffusing heated conflicts in emotionally charged situations. Participants will explore ways in which responses to situations can actually contribute to more effective, deeper learning communities based on trust and authenticity. Learn 4 simple connecting communication tools to use in your classroom interactions. Teachers will connect to underlying needs behind all behaviors, differentiate between needs and strategies, mediate conflicts effectively, and transform conflicts into learning and community building opportunities. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. #210 Accommodations Toolbox for AD/HD Andrea Absey K-4 Monday, June 25, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Have you ever had students who just can't seem to get their act together? Have you ever been frustrated or confused about how to help these students be more successful in school? Learn fun and practical ways to incorporate the latest in brain-based research to not only benefit your attention-seeking students but also the rest of your class as well. Be prepared to laugh and play! Successful, happy students come from successful, happy teachers! This session addresses the accom/mod or the behavior licensure requirement. #211 Mental Health Disorders: Focus on Anxiety Susan Zukowski PreK-6 Tuesday, June 26, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental health disorder in children, affecting as many as 10% of young people. In this session we will explore many of the different anxiety disorders that impact our students. Participants will leave with information about the different disorders and symptoms to watch for and which strategies to use to address the needs of students with these disorders. This session addresses the mental health licensure requirement. #212 Beyond Guided Reading: Next Steps Karen Chase 2-5 Tuesday, June 26, 8:30-11:30 New session this year What happens when a student is beyond guided reading? All students still need and deserve guided literacy instruction, but how do you find the time to meet the needs of all of your students and still allow them choice? This session will focus on concepts, resources and tools that will support teachers in literacy differentiation. Be prepared to interact and share as modeling and practice will be a part of this session. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement.

#213 Google Apps Jon Fila General Tuesday, June 26, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 In this session, we will learn how these online resources can be used in an educational setting. Using Google Applications in your courses will increase collaboration and access to information in ways that have never before been possible. These resources allow for group editing, email notifications and opportunities to increase your audience well beyond that of the classroom. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. #214 Your Brain on SEL – (Social Emotional Learning, that is!) Linda Oberg General Tuesday, June 26, 8:30-11:30 New session this year This course will provide educational staff with a variety of formats to teach students about their brain. Included in this course will be information about how to teach: the anatomy of the brain, stress as it relates to the brain, how we learn and remember and also what happens when things go wrong inside our brain and how this can influence behavior. Come ready to have fun and participate with hands-on activities that Linda uses to help engage students in learning about the brain. #215 Using iPads to Develop Higher Level Thinking Skills Kelli McCully General Tuesday, June 26, 8:30-11:30 New session this year How can iPads help kids deepen their learning? We’ll take some time to review Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy and test some ways that iPads can help kids reach Bloom’s higher levels of thinking. Expect a short presentation with mostly hands-on and sharing time. Participants should bring an iPad that they can use for the session. It’s a bonus if you are able to add at least free apps to the iPad you are bringing! Bring your questions and ideas, and let’s get creative! This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. #216 The Daily Five Café Carrie Sauber & Vivi Saufferer 3-5 Tuesday, June 26, 12:30-3:30 New session this year This class will focus on the Daily Five in grades 3-5: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Listen to Reading, Spelling/Word Work. Learn five daily and effective techniques to meaningfully engage students during your literacy block. The Daily Five is easy to incorporate, realistic and teacher friendly. This course will also talk about how to incorporate some of the strategies listed in The Daily Cafe book by "the Sisters" to enhance your Literacy block. Note: If you own the book, The Daily Five and/or The Daily Cafe Books by "The Sisters" Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, please bring it to class with you. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. #217 Reading in Partnerships with a Comprehension Priority Patti Greene K-3 Tuesday, June 26, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Students need multiple reading experiences to increase their comprehension. This session will explore ways to groom accountable talk in partnerships. Reading strategies blessed by Ellin Keene, Debbie Miller, and Stephanie Harvey will be highlighted. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement. #218 iPad-iPhone-iPod Touch Basics Kelli McCully General Tuesday, June 26, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Are you perplexed by the mobile devices that are all the rage in education? How do I run one? How is it different from my laptop/desktop computer? What about the settings? What in the world are apps? Where’s the mouse? What about my files? Why all the buzz in education? Explore all of these questions. You will

work with the iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone at a basic level and will improve your understanding of why these devices are being embraced as classroom tools. Bring an iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone with you. If you have never touched one of these devices or felt lost when you did, join us! This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. #219 Rethinking Grading Practices: Giving Meaning to Grades Emily McDonald 6-12 Tuesday, June 26, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Grading has always been an integral part of teaching and a time consuming process, but what do our grade books really tell us? What do they tell our students? How can we use grades as an effective communication tool to help students and families take greater responsibility for learning? This session will explore some of the biggest misconceptions about grading and grading practices, as well as identify how to develop a grading system that is meaningful, efficient and informative. #220 Effective Use of SMART Boards in the Classroom Scott Swanson General Tuesday, June 26, 12:30-3:30 New session this year This session will provide participants with an overview of how SMART Boards can be incorporated in any classroom, any day, and basic uses for the SMART Board. It should help broaden the view of how SMART Boards can engage students and even draw them to the front of the room rather than the back. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. #221 If You Think You Can or You Think You Can’t .... You’re Right! Cindy Stevenson General Wednesday, June 27, 8:30-11:30 New session this year Can one simple idea about the brain raise grades and productivity? Help your students create resilience and a love of learning! Recent studies (Dweck, Blackwell, Pollock, Maxwell) indicate that teaching students to have a growth mindset, which encourages a focus on effort rather than on intelligence or talent - produces high achievers in school and in life. This session will explore: *How one “mindset” can stand in the way of your students’ learning and another can motivate them *How you can help your students change their mindset *Why praising brains and talent doesn’t foster self-esteem and accomplishment, but jeopardizes them In this fast-paced session, learn what all great teachers know about creating motivation and productivity! #222 Independent Reading: It's Intentional Patti Greene 3-6 Wednesday, June 27, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Students need to know what independent reading looks and sounds like. Yes, it deserves a truckload of attention and instructional time. After all, it’s where the students do their reading work! This session will address grooming silent reading as part of a balanced literacy curriculum, conferring during reading conferences, and transferring comprehension skills. Independent reading is a planned, structured component that cannot be omitted from a child’s reading experience. This session addresses the reading and the accommodations/modifications licensure requirements. #223 Web 2.0: Reading, Writing, and Social Media Kara Osmundson 6-12 Wednesday, June 27, 8:30-11:30 New session this year The purpose of reading and writing is to construct and communicate meaning. Social media tools provide new and exciting avenues for engaging secondary students in literacy practices. Social bookmarking, blogs, and wikis offer unique applications for teaching reading and writing in all content areas. Join colleagues to explore, practice, and create activities you can use immediately in your classroom. This session addresses the technology or reading licensure requirement.

#224 Bullying 24/7:In the Age of Technology Students Can't Escape Bullying at Home or School Sarah Loechler General Wednesday, June 27, 8:30-11:30 Back by popular demand from 2011. Through discussion, videos, and group activities, participants will explore the following aspects of bullying: 1) types of bullying, including information on cyberbullying 2) types of victims, affects of bullying on them, and strategies to assist them; 3) how online bullying can actually affect kids at school 4) reasons why bullies act the way they do and how to help them stop; 5) how to enlist bystanders to help stop bullying from continuing; 6) how to help your classroom be a safe place for everyone; and 7) when should schools be getting involved in issues of cyber-bullying. This session addresses the behavior licensure requirement. #225 Teaching Math with SMART Boards Scott Swanson General Wednesday, June 27, 8:30-11:30 New session this year This session will provide participants with an overview of how SMART Boards can be used to teach math. It will cover general methods of grabbing lessons from the internet, modifying them, and using interactive websites. In depth it will cover the capabilities of SMART Math Tools and other tools on SMART Board functions that are beneficial to teaching math. Tools that participants already use will be addressed as well. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement. #226 Building Responsible Listeners/Learners Linda Pruden General Wednesday, June 27, 12:30-3:30 Back by popular demand from 2011 Feel the magic of working with students who consistently listen both to you and to their peers, constantly share their ideas, and unfailingly assume responsibility for understanding by asking clarifying questions! Create a safe classroom environment where students value their own learning, as well as the learning of their peers. Initiate strategies that empower students to assume responsibility for learning. Discuss how listening is a skill, not a behavior. This session addresses the accom/mod licensure requirement. #227 Teen Mental Health Disorders: Self-harming Behaviors Char Myklebust 6-12 Wednesday, June 27, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Have you ever worried about students who cut, burn, pierce, or tattoo themselves, eat too little or too much, threaten to commit suicide, or engage in repetitive puzzling behaviors? This session will provide an overview of several mental health challenges faced by teens; including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, and Depression with suicidal thoughts. Additionally, features of Borderline Personality Disorder will be discussed and participants will leave with a tip sheet outlining classroom behavior strategies. This session addresses the mental health requirement. #228 Creating Lessons Using SMART Boards Scott Swanson General Wednesday, June 27, 12:30-3:30 New session this year This session will provide participants with an overview of how to create lessons using SMART Notebook software. We will discuss basic principles on SMART Notebook software. We will also discuss how to pull materials from the internet, and incorporate them into SMART Notebook files. Participants will learn: *How to incorporate SMART Board use like daily use of a whiteboard or blackboard. *To establish basic skill on the SMART Board *To illustrate how to bring in Audio on the SMART Board *To show how to link using SMART Notebook *To demonstrate how to use material from the internet or other sources with SMART Notebook *To identify useful tools from the Media Gallery and how to incorporate them This session addresses the technology licensure requirement.

#229 Teaching Quality: Out of the Box Ideas to Improve What Happens in Class Mike Smart General Wednesday, June 27, 12:30-3:30 New session this year This is the teacher training class you didn’t get in college. What do chariot races have to do with classroom management? How might Flow theory transform classroom activities? How does the advent of the smartphone change the meaning of everything that happens in class? Mike Smart, Innovations Coach Facilitator will lead you through this wide-ranging, eclectic session which will examine a potpourri of innovative ideas, tips, and out of the box strategies to improve what happens in class. #230 One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Honoring Uniqueness in Students and Ourselves Jenny Nelson General Wednesday, June 27, 12:30-3:30 New session this year Each day is an adventure, and school is certainly no exception! How each of us, no matter what our role in school may be, navigates our way through those adventures is unique, not unlike how each of us learns and interacts with the world. By engaging in different activities utilizing accommodations, modifications and/or adaptations you will discover strategies you and those around you use to work your way through school type tasks successfully. You’re sure to learn something new about your daily survival skills while working to meet the Accommodations, Modifications and Adaptations license renewal requirement.