The 2022 program is now live!
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Miranda Lin
In this presentation, various evidence-based culturally responsive teaching strategies will be presented. These strategies can easily be tailored in any PreK-12 setting. It is hoped that the ideas shared in this presentation can contribute to the dialogue about the need for educators to embrace the growing diversity of students represented in our schools and utilize these ef fective teaching strategies to create and support an inclusive learning environment.
Megan McMullen
This session provides a variety of examples of crucial conversations with multiple stakeholders in education. Within each of these examples, we will discuss overarching themes to promote a successful outcome for all participants. Crucial conversations allow for dialogue to occur in order to create solutions in the best interest of our students and their learning.
Melinda Miethe and Emily Brodko
New teachers enter the classroom with excitement yet many challenges. This session will focus on how to overcome those challenges with time management skills. As a teacher, you face high demands of rigorous curriculum, setting educational goals for students, tracking data, building relationships with students and co-teachers, communicating with parents, volunteering in afterschool programs, and so much more. How can you manage to do all of these things in eight hour days? In this session we will provide you with basic time management skills that will help you become successful in overcoming those challenges.
Angie Frazier
Join us in Studio Teach, a studio space for hands-on learning to explore the possibilities of learning through making. There is space to design, tinker, and build for tomorrow's learners using an array of high- and low-tech devices and supplies.
Angie Frazier
Join us in Studio Teach, a studio space for hands-on learning to explore the possibilities of learning through making. There is space to design, tinker, and build for tomorrow's learners using an array of high- and low-tech devices and supplies.
Megan McMullen
This session provides a variety of examples of crucial conversations with multiple stakeholders in education. Within each of these examples, we will discuss overarching themes to promote a successful outcome for all participants. Crucial conversations allow for dialogue to occur in order to create solutions in the best interest of our students and their learning.
Apryl Riley
During this workshop, participants will assess their personal definition of self-care, explore current practices (or lack thereof), create an individualized self-care plan to fortify a healthy , joyful and resilient wellness routine moving forward.
Jason Nisavic
This session will explore the inclusion of existing games into middle and high school lessons. It will also introduce ideas for creating new games to fill specific educational needs.
Mandy White
Feeling overwhelmed? Like you are in survival mode? Looking to find your shine? Need to thrive? I’ve got you! Come join me for a session that will be dedicated to taking care of the most important person in the classroom: YOU! Y ou’ve heard that in order to pour into others you must fill yourself up so come learn HOW to do that. Y ou will leave feeling amazing and ready to conquer the world!
Molly Dunne
The first year of teaching can be overwhelming. In this session, you will learn how to maximize your day by building habits that will lead to optimism and success.
Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center
Raffle Alert: In addition to our amazing featured speaker and exhibitors, we'll be raffling an iPad, books, and more! Must be present to win.
Featured Speaker: RESILIENCE + RESPECT = RETENTION
Dr. Lindsey Jensen addresses the realities of teacher burnout and offers tangible solutions to empower educators. Rather than focusing on the valid, internal struggles which educators are currently experiencing, she will offer a look at the external factors which have contributed to teacher burnout, all while offering strategies and solutions to better equip educators to combat burnout and advocate for students.
Lindsey Jensen is the Early Career Development and Student Director for the Illinois Education Association. She is a former 2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year, high school English Teacher, and Academic Dean. Lindsey is fiercely and unapologetically passionate about education, and she advocated for educational equity through writing and speaking at various educational conferences throughout the country.
Exhibit Tables
Check out our exhibitors who are here to connect with you!
Jason Nisavic
This session will educate and empower young educators to run a Gender & Sexuality Alliance at their middle or high school. It will also serve as a networking session so sponsors can support each other .
Tara Augspurger, Angelica Delatorre-Im, and Heather Sandy
This session will discuss culturally responsive teaching (CR T) practices in a high school setting. The presenters will define the pedagogical approach and provide benefits on how it stimulates learning and improves student growth. New teachers will learn several strategies of CR T, view examples, and apply these strategies in their future classrooms.
Patricia Valente
Negatively judging parents’ beliefs and practices from cultures dif ferent from our own impact how we interact with parents. T rying to understanding a family’s culture as a starting point for gaining insight into individual families will help move us beyond our own unexamined biases and have an open mind about practices that conflict with both our values and the values of our families.
Karen Valente
Negatively judging parents’ beliefs and practices from cultures dif ferent from our own impact how we interact with parents. T rying to understanding a family’s culture as a starting point for gaining insight into individual families will help move us beyond our own unexamined biases and have an open mind about practices that conflict with both our values and the values of our families.
Madelyn Conroy
Identifying common fears new teachers face and of fering guidance towards embracing it, rather than avoiding it. Providing information and tools to transform these challenges into new learning opportunities within the education field. Discussing how these obstacles can foster an environment of collaboration, innovation, and opportunity .
Rebekah Hoffman, Amy Reiman, and Shannon Maney-Magnuson
The session begins with an overview of cognitive space and how it influences discussion strategies and activities, based on Daniel Kahneman's book, Thinking Fast and Slow. The presentation then moves into instruction on how to establish ground rules for discussion. The presenters will introduce a variety of discussion strategies as well as post-discussion reflection strategies. The session ends with time for sharing resources, including books and websites, as well as time for questions.