2020
Learning Community Virtual Conference Saturday, April 25, 2020 Southwest Minnesota State University
Leading and Learning
Conference Schedule Welcome to the 2020 Learning Community Virtual Research Conference! The Learning Community Virtual Research Conference serves as a wonderful opportunity for educators to share their professional development, research, and continuous improvement effort for students, schools, districts, and communities. The Graduate Education Faculty and Graduate Students Welcome You to the Conference!
8:00am
Welcome https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/6975447583
8:30-9:10am
Session #1 (8 Concurrent Sessions)
9:15-9:55am
Session #2 (8 Concurrent Sessions)
10:00-10:40am
Session #3 (8 Concurrent Sessions)
10:45-11:25am
Session #4 (8 Concurrent Sessions)
11:30 – 12:00pm
Lunch – On Own
12:05-12:45pm
Session #6 (8 Concurrent Sessions)
12:50-1:30pm
Session #7 (8 Concurrent Sessions)
1:35-2:15pm
Session #8 (8 Concurrent Sessions)
2:20-3:00pm
Session #9 (7 Concurrent Sessions)
FIND THE LINKS TO EACH VIRTUAL ROOM ON PAGE 28
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2020 Presenting Learning Communities Belgrade Learning Community Marshall Learning Community
Facilitators: Dr. Tanya Yerigan & Scott Jans Facilitators: Dr. Tanya Yerigan, Dr. Jay Meiners, & Jenna Bernhagen Sioux Falls Learning Community Facilitators: Dr. John Engstrom & Randy Adams Wadena Learning Community Facilitators: Dr. Dennis Lamb & Melanie Stier
Conference Information • Continuing
Education Unit Certificates are available for any educators attending
the conference. The CEU Certificates are available at the end of the conference for signature. Please contact Dr. Tanya Yerigan (Tanya.yerigan@smsu.edu) to get it signed. • If you
would like to receive handouts from a particular session, please email the
presenter/s. • Each
‘Virtual Room’ will have an assigned Room Monitor, one of the Co-facilitators
from a Learning Community. If you need anything, please contact that person assigned to your room for assistance or questions that need to be addressed prior to your presentation.
There will be a short lunch break from 11:25 – 12:05, otherwise, there will not be any breaks between the presentations. 2
Session Planner Session # Session I – 8:30 – 9:10
Choice #1
Choice #2
Session II – 9:15 – 9:55 Session III – 10:00 – 10:40 Session IV – 10:45 – 11:25 Session V – 11:30 – 12:00
Lunch Break
Session VI – 12:05: - 12:45 Session VII – 12:50 – 1:30 Session VIII – 1:35 – 2:15 Session IX – 2:20 – 3:00
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Choice #3
Presentation Topics Presentation Topics
Session #
ACEs/Stessors……………………………...
6, 39
Athletics…………………………………….
35
Building Relationships…………………….
2, 31
Choice Theory………………………………
36. 39
Co-teaching…………………………………
46, 50
Diabetes…………………………………….
14
Engagement………………………………..
15
ESL………………………………………….
28
Fidgets………………………………………
12, 18
Flexible Seating……………………………..
60, 64
Flipped Classroom………………………….
20
Genius Hour…………………………………
34
Home-school Communication……………..
23
Interactive Notebooks………………………
16, 47
Makerspace………………………………….
38
Math ………………………………................
10, 53, 58
Mindfulness…………………………………
30, 55, 63
Morning Meeting……………………………
26
Movement……………………………………
21, 27, 40, 48, 61
Multi-sensory Learning……………………..
13
Multiple Intelligences……………………….
44
Personalized Learning………………………
37
Play-based Learning…………………………
1, 24
Project-Based Learning………………………
25, 57
PSEO…………………………………………
51
Reading………………………………………
3, 8, 9, 31, 41, 43, 56
Resiliency…………………………………….
11
Self-care……….………………………………
7, 62
Self-esteem……………………………………
4
Social/Emotional Skills……………………..
33, 52, 54
SPARK………………………………………..
5
STEAM……………………………………….
45
Student-led Discussions……………………..
17
Testing………………………………………...
22
Zones of Regulation…………………………..
19, 42 4
2020 VIRTUAL PRESENTATION SCHEDULE – BELGRADE, MARSHALL, SIOUX FALLS, WADENA LCS MORNING SESSIONS Room No.
Session 1 8:30 am – 9:10 am
Session 2 9:15 am – 9:55 am
Session 3 10:00 am – 10:40 am
Session 4 10:45 am – 11:25am
Session 5 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Belgrade LC (27 Presentations) Marshall LC (11 Presentations) Sioux Falls LC (7 Presentations) Wadena (15 Presentations) SMSU UG (3 Presentations)
Reading Fluency VR #1
Flipped!
Paired Reading
Elizabeth Garry Ryan Melkert
Emma Asche
(EC/UE)
(LE)
(LE)
Guided Math for Kindergarten Classrooms
Student-led Discussions
Project-based Learning
Samantha Schroeder
Karli Wherley Jessica Quam
Chelsie Weeding Keylee Sommers
Emily Alger
(EC) Building Relationships
(EC) Helping Youth Build Resiliency
(LE/UE) Zones of Regulation
(LE) Morning Meeting
Luke Jastorff Jamal Branco
Trish Tinjum Christin Mohr
Kayla Stursa TJ Erickson
Jeni Bergstrom Jessica Leckner
(LE/AE) Is No News Really Good News?
(MS/HS) Fidgeting Your Way to Comprehension
(LE/MS) Power of Play
(LE) Blog What? Blog It!
Bethany Steffl
Devyn Meyer
Stephanie Sauerer
Kristi Spohn
(EC/LE) You Feeling me, Bro?
(UE) Is Playdough the Way to Go?
(EC) Movement and Activity
(UE/MS) Mindfulness
Ashley Honetschlager
Dan Etter
Marla Townswick Schroeder
(K-12) Guided Reading Groups
Kimberly Thoennes Tether Eckhoff Kristi Soule (EC/LE) Reaching Readers!
(HS) Master Manipulator
(HS) Hocus Pocus, Everybody Focus!
Mandy Deuth
Chelsey O’Malley
Melissa Snobl
Katie Ferris
(UE) Finding Your S.P.A.R.K.
(LE) You’re Not You When You’re HANGRY!
(EC) Don’t Stress the Timed Test
(EC) Teaching ESL Students
Jaime Lindahl
Kim Lubrant
Valor Gorans
Taylor Collins
(HS) Self-care Teacher Burnout
(K-12) NOTEworthy Learning
(UE) Home to School Communication
(MS) Frostbite in the Classroom
Rosemary Molenaar
Alissa Moat
Eric Terres
Sara Abrahamson
(A/HE)
(HS)
(MS)
(A/HE)
Brooklyn Bakker Mallory Rudolph Elizabeth Garry (LE) Play-based Activities
VR #2
VR #3
VR #4
VR #5
VR #6
VR #7
VR #8
Kick'n it with Kagan Mallory Rudolph Lindsey Rohde Tamara Ramstad
Lunch
Lunch
5
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
2020 VIRTUAL PRESENTATION SCHEDULE – BELGRADE, MARSHALL, SIOUX FALLS, WADENA LCS AFTERNOON SESSIONS Room No.
Session 6 12:05 pm – 12:45 pm
Session 7 12:50 pm – 1:30 pm
Session 8 1:35 pm 2:15 pm
Session 9 2:20 pm 3:00 pm
Belgrade LC (27 Presentations) Marshall LC (11 Presentations) Sioux Falls LC (7 Presentations) Wadena (15 Presentations) SMSU UG (3 Presentations)
VR #1
VR #2
VR #3
VR #4
VR #5
VR #6
VR #7
VR #8
Movement & Student Engagement
Co-teaching Boot Camp
Paper vs iPad
To Thine Own Self
Bridgett Geiger
Alicia Hess Brooke VanderSluis
Theresa Novack
Ross Resley
(LE) Superheroes!
(HS) Reader’s Theater
(LE) Choice Theory
(UG) School-based Enterprise
Sarah Armstrong Lexi King
Abby Jasmer
Megan Cole
Dawn Hamelau
(LE) Genius Hour
(LE) Multiplication & MI
(MS) Co-teaching
(HS) Flexible Seating
Katie Schreiber
Angie Paavola
Jolene Vogel
Brendan Hedtke
(UE) The Power of Athletics
(UE) Take Note!
(UE) PSEO
(UG) Stay Calm
Rebecca Peterson
Lexie Paradis
Mary Lenz
Kirsten Gruber
(HS) Can We Do It?
(MS) Benefits of Movement
(HS) Self-regulation
(UE/MS) Sit, Kneel, or Stand
Heidi Gustafson
Nikki Myogeto
Jody Abraham
Brianna Cardinal
(MS) Let’s Get Personal
(UE) Zones of Regulation
(EC) Math Facts Fluency
(EC/LE) Math Gene
Abby Primus Beth Rosin
Jessica Schneider Elise Molden
Amber Doschadis
Kelly Klasen
(LE) Make a Space
(EC) Fluency Intervention
(LE) Mindfulness
(MS)
Steph Larson
Rachel Moorhouse
Jessica Jurek
OPEN
(LE) ACEs Wild
(UE) STEAM
(UE/MS) Problem Solved!
(A/HE) Move It, Move It!
Lisa Dieter
Susan Meyer Jodi Illg
Michelle Kurowski
Justin Tongen
(EC/LE)
(EC/LE)
(LE)
(UE)
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Presentation Schedule Session I 8:30 - 9:10 a.m. Presentation #
Name
Title
Room#
1
Samantha Schroeder
Play-based Activities
VR#2
2
Luke Jastorff Jamal Branco
Building Relationships: Students are More Than a Test Score
VR#3
3
Mandy Deuth
Guiding Students Through Reading Groups
VR#6
4
Bethany Steffl
Is No News, Really Good News?
VR#4
5
Jaime Lindahl
Finding Your S.P.A.R.K.
VR#7
6
Ashley Honetschlager
You Feeling Me, Bro?
VR#5
7
Rosemary Molenaar
I Quit! How Self-care Affects Teacher Burnout
VR#8
8
Brooklyn Bakker Mallory Rudolph Elizabeth Garry
For Students to Succeed, They First Must Learn to Read!
VR#1
Session II 9:15 – 9:55 a.m. Presentation #
Name
Title
Room#
9
Chelsey O'Malley
Reaching Readers!
10
Karli Wherley Jessica Quam
Guided Math for the Kindergarten Classroom
11
Trish Tinjum Christin Mohr
Helping Youth Build Resiliency
12
Devyn Meyer
13
Kimberly Thoennes Tether Eckhoff Kristi Soule
14
Kim Lubrant
15
Lindsey Rohde Tamara Ramstad
Kick'n it with Kagan
VR#1
Alissa Moat
NOTEworthy Learning: Are Interactive Notebooks the Answer?
VR#8
16
Fidgeting You're Way to Comprehension
Is Playdough the Way to Go? You're Not You When You're HANGRY!
7
VR#6 VR#2 VR#3 VR#4 VR#5
VR#7
Presentation Schedule Session III 10:00 – 10:40 a.m. Presentation #
Name
Title
Room#
17
Chelsie Weeding Keylee Sommers
Who's Doing the Talking? A Look into Student-led Discussions
VR#2
18
Melissa Snobl
Become a Master Manipulator
VR#6
19
Kayla Stursa TJ Erickson
Zones of Regulation, Coping Strategies, and Self-Regulation
VR#3
20
Ryan Melkert
Flipped! - A Different Style of Teaching
VR#1
21
Dan Etter
Movement and Activity in High School Mathematics
VR#5
22
Valor Gorans
Don’t Stress the Timed Test
VR#7
23
Eric Terres
Better Together: Home to School Communication
VR#8
24
Stephanie Sauerer
Power of Play
VR#4
Session IV 10:45 – 11:25 a.m. Presentation #
Name
25
Emily Alger
26
Jeni Bergstrom Jessica Leckner
Title Project Based Learning - Motivating Gifted and Talented Students Can Morning Meeting Make a Difference in YOUR classroom?
27
Katie Ferris
Hocus Pocus, Everybody Focus!
VR#6
28
Taylor Collins
No hablo ingles: Teaching ESL Students in the Mainstream Classroom
VR#7
29
Kristi Spohn
Blog What? Blog It!
VR#4
30
Marla Townswick Schroeder
A Cause for a Pause: Mindfulness Interventions Reducing Stress and Anxiety
VR#5
31
Emma Asche
Paired Reading & Fluency
VR#1
32
Sara Abrahamson
Frostbite in the Classroom
VR#8
8
Room# VR#2 VR#3
Presentation Schedule Session VI 12:05 – 12:45 p.m. Presentation #
Name
Title
Room#
33
Sarah Armstrong Lexi King
We Handle Our Bad Days Like Superheroes!
VR#2
34
Katie Schreiber
Implementing Genius Hour
VR#3
35
Rebecca Peterson
The Power of Athletics
VR#4
36
Heidi Gustafson
Can We Do It? Yes, We Can!
VR#5
37
Abby Primus Beth Rosin
Let's Get Personal: How Do You Like Your Math?
VR#6
38
Steph Larson
Take a Risk, Make a Space
VR#7
39
Lisa Dieter
ACEs Wild!
VR#8
40
Bridgett Geiger
Using Movement to Enhance Student Engagement
VR#1
Session VII 12:50 – 1:30 p.m. Presentation #
Name
41
Abby Jasmer
42
Jessica Schneider Elise Molden
43
Rachel Moorhouse
44
Angie Paavola
45 46
Susan Meyer Jodi Illg Alicia Hess Brooke VanderSluis
Title Exploring Reading Instruction Through Reader's Theater
Room#
Cruisin' Through the ZONEs
VR#6
Fluency Intervention: To Leap or Not To Leap Multiplication Fact Fluency and Multiple Intelligence Activities
VR#2
VR#7 VR#3
Full 'STEAM' Ahead!
VR#8
Co-teaching Boot Camp
VR#1
47
Lexie Paradis
Take Note! There Might be a Better Way!
48
Nikki Myogeto
Get Your Body Moving: The Benefits of Movement in the Classroom
9
VR#4
VR#5
Presentation Schedule Session VIII 1:35 – 2:15 p.m. Presentation #
Name
Title
Room#
49
Megan Cole
Choice Theory In Physical Education
VR#2
50
Jolene Vogel
Co-teaching: Improving Social Skills Together
VR#3
51
Mary Lenz
Do I Stay or Do I Go? Getting the Most Out of PSEO!
VR#4
52
Jody Abraham
Keep Calm and Self-regulate!
VR#5
53
Amber Doschadis
Fluency Without Fear: Math Fact Strategies
VR#6
54
Jessica Jurek
Mind Full or Mindful?
VR#7
55
Michelle Kurowski
Problem Solved!!
VR#8
56
Theresa Novack
Paper vs iPad
VR#1
Session IX 2:20 – 3:00 p.m. Presentation #
Name
Title
Room#
57
Dawn Hamelau
Students at Work: School-based Enterprise
VR#2
58
Kelly Klasen
Missing the Math Gene?
VR#6
59
OPEN
OPEN
60
Brendan Hedtke
Flexible Seating
VR#3
61
Justin Tongen
We Like to Move it, Move it!
VR#8
62
Ross Resley
To Thine Own Self Be A Priority
VR#1
63
Kirsten Gruber
Stay Calm and Habit On!
64
Brianna Cardinal
Sit, Kneel, or Stand, Learn Where You Can!
10
VR#4
VR#5
Learning Community Presentations Session #1 Presentation # 1
Session # 1
Presentation # 2
Room # VR#2
Session # 1
Room # VR#3
Title: Building Relationships: Students are More Than a Test Score
Title: Play-based Activities Description: With today’s ever-increasing push for academics, it is extremely important to keep in mind developmentally appropriate strategies. Play-based activities are an engaging way for preschoolers to learn about age appropriate content and enjoy their time at school and with peers.
Description: Students in the classroom and athletes on the court desire to have meaningful relationships with their peers, coaches, and instructors. Building relationships positively impacts progress on and off the court. This session looks at morning meeting, growth mindset, and why developing relationships impacts growth in and out of the classroom.
Learning Community: Wadena
Learning Community: Sioux Falls
Presenter/s: Samantha Schroeder
Presenter/s: Luke Jastorff & Jamal Branco Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PK-K) Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3) Adult/Higher Education (A/HE)
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
School District/Organization: St. Henry's Area School
School District/Organization: Douglas School DistrictFrancis Case/Dakota State University
Email: swelter25@gmail.com Presentation # 3
Session # 1
Email:
Room # VR#6
lukejastorff@gmail.com jamal.branco@gmail.com
Title: Guiding Students Through Reading Groups Presentation # 4
Description: Are you wondering if guided reading is for your classroom? Come and hear the impact guiding reading had on my fourth-grade students. Find out how guided reading works and discover the difference it made in my students’ reading levels.
Session # 1
Room # VR#4
Title: Is No News, Really Good News? Description: Can student self-esteem be raised through strategic communication practices? You will discover if student self-esteem changed when more positive and informational communication occurred between teachers and parents.
Learning Community: Belgrade Presenter/s: Mandy Deuth
Learning Community: Marshall Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6) Presenter/s: Bethany Steffl Certification Topic/s: School District/Organization: KMS Public Schools
Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K), Lower Elementary (1-3),Upper Elementary (4-6)
Email: mmandym3@gmail.com
Certification Topic/s: School District/Organization: St. Raphael Catholic School Email: straysprincipal@newulmtel.net 11
Presentation # 5
Session # 1
Room # VR#7
Presentation # 6
Session # 1
Room # VR#5
Title: Finding Your S.P.A.R.K.
Title: You Feeling Me, Bro?
Description: Do you ever wonder how to reach students who seem unreachable? This presentation will show the impact of teaching the S.P.A.R.K. Teen Mentoring Program, the importance of making connections, and ways of increasing protective factors.
Description: Do you know what your students’ lives are like outside of school? Does it even matter? In this presentation, you will learn whether or not your knowledge of your students’ daily stressors impacts their behavior and perception of whether or not you care.
Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Marshall
Presenter/s: Jaime Lindahl
Presenter/s: Ashley Honetschlager
Grade level/Content: High School (9-12)
Grade level/Content: K-12
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Professional Accomplishment and Assessment of Professional Growth
School District/Organization: New London-Spicer Public Schools
School District/Organization: Holy Redeemer School Email: ahonetschlager@holy-redeemer.com
Email: lindahlj@nls.k12.mn.us
Presentation # 7
Session # 1
Room # VR#8
Title: I Quit! How Self-care Affects Teacher Burnout Description: Have you ever felt so tired at the end of a school week that you couldn’t do anything outside of work? Would you try doing something for yourself to reduce it? This presentation will analyze the effects of self-care on teacher burnout.
Presentation # 8
Session # 1
Room # VR#1
Title: For Students to Succeed, They First Must Learn to Read!
Learning Community: Belgrade
Description: In order for students to read to learn, they first must learn to read. Many students face difficulties on their journey to becoming fluent readers. This presentation will focus on simple strategies that are easy to implement across grade levels to increase reading fluency in students.
Presenter/s: Rosemary Molenaar
Learning Community: Sioux Falls
Grade level/Content: Adult/Higher Education
Presenter/s: Brooklyn Bakker, Mallory Rudolph, & Elizabeth Garry
Certification Topic/s: Professional Accomplishment and Assessment of Professional Growth
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3)
School District/Organization: Sleepy Eye Public Schools
Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation
Email: rosiemolenaar@gmail.com
School District/Organization: Martin County West Email: brooklyn.maiers@gmail.com malloryrudolph@mcwmavericks.org lizgarry@mcwmavericks.org 12
Learning Community Presentations Session #2 Presentation # 9
Session # 2
Room # VR#6
Presentation # 10
Session # 2
Room # VR#2
Title: Reaching Readers!
Title: Guided Math for the Kindergarten Classroom
Description: Do you have students who struggle with reading? Could flexible grouping be the answer? In this session, learn how flexible grouping during guided reading has an impact on first grade students’ reading scores. Learning Community: Belgrade
Description: The guided reading framework is familiar to educators across the nation; however, the framework of guided mathematics is relatively new to many educators. By adapting small-group guided mathematical structures, students enhance mathematical strategies to meet individual needs, take ownership in their learning, and increase student interest.
Presenter/s: Chelsey O'Malley
Learning Community: Wadena Presenter/s: Karli Wherley & Jessica Quam
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3)
Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K)
Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Willmar Public Schools Email: omalleyc@willmar.k12.mn.us
Presentation # 11
Session # 2
School District/Organization: Little Falls CSD Willmar Public Schools Email: karli.tompkins@gmail.com quamjess@gmail.com
Room # VR#3
Title: Helping Youth Build Resiliency
Presentation # 12
Description: Today's youth face many adverse experiences. Research shows children with high resiliency are able to overcome adversity. In our research, we looked at five specific areas to see if targeted training would increase middle and high school students' resiliency.
Title: Fidgeting Your Way to Comprehension
Session # 2
Room # VR#4
Description: Have you ever wondered why kids can’t remember what they read? Focusing on listening alone can be very difficult, but what happens when a small gadget is added to play with while listening? Small additions can make the biggest difference.
Learning Community: Wadena Learning Community: Marshall
Presenter/s: Trish Tinjum & Christin Mohr
Presenter/s: Devyn Meyer
Grade level/Content: Middle School (5-8), High School (9-12)
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6)
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation
School District/Organization: Frazee Vergas Schools Menahga Schools
School District/Organization: Adrian Public Schools Email: Devyn.meyer@gmail.com
Email: ttinjum@frazee.k12.mn.us mohrch@gmail.com 13
Presentation # 13
Session # 2
Room # VR#5
Presentation # 14
Session # 2
Room # VR#7
Title: Is Playdough The Way to Go?
Title: You're Not You When You're HANGRY!
Description: Research since the 1970's supports that multi-sensory learning benefits students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. This study examined three different levels of special education students and how scheduling a multi-sensory activity into the daily routine effected their pre-reading skills and attitudes toward reading.
Description: Have you received your class list to find you have a student with Type 1 diabetes? Come to this presentation, from a school nurse, and learn how to support children with diabetes. I will explain how high and low blood sugars impact student's mood, attention, and academic achievement. Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Wadena Presenter/s: Kimberly Thoennes, Tether Eckhoff, & Kristi Soule Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K), Lower Elementary (1-3) Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction School District/Organization: Freshwater Education District, Henning Public School, Wadena-Deer Creek School District Email: kthoennes@fed.k12.mn.us teckhoff@henning.k12.mn.us ksoule@wdc2155.k12.mn.us Presentation # 15
Session # 2
Room # VR#1
Presenter/s: Kim Lubrant Grade level/Content: K-12 Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction School District/Organization: Milaca Public School Email: kim.lubrant@milaca.k12.mn.us
Presentation # 16
Session # 2
Room # VR#8
Title: NOTEworthy Learning: Are Interactive Notebooks the Answer?
Title: Kick'n it with Kagan Description: Do you ever wonder how to engage all learners? Do you struggle to make curriculum fun? Do you need some exciting activities to practice a wide variety of skills? No matter the level of your students, these Kagan strategies are bound to improve the engagement of all learners. Learning Community: Sioux Falls Presenter/s: Lindsey Rohde & Tamara Ramstad
Description: Do your students need guidance while still releasing some of their own creativity? Could using interactive notebooks in the classroom increase content knowledge? Interactive notebooks allow students the freedom to take control of their own learning. Come learn how to incorporate the interactive notebook in your classroom! Learning Community: Marshall Presenter/s: Alissa Moat
Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K), Upper Elementary (4-6)
Grade level/Content: High School (9-12)
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Sioux Falls School District
School District/Organization: RTR Public Schools
Email: Lindsey.Rohde@k12.sd.us Tamara.Ramstad@k12.sd.us
Email: alissa.moat@rtrschools.org 14
Learning Community Presentations Session #3 Presentation # 17
Session # 3
Room # VR#2
Presentation # 18
Title: Who's Doing the Talking? A Look into Student-led Discussions
Session # 3
Room # VR#6
Title: Become a Master Manipulator Description: Are you tired of worksheets? Do your students struggle with retention? Come learn how using manipulatives can aid in student retention.
Description: Are your students constantly waiting for you to tell them the right answer? In an attempt to increase comprehension and social-emotional relationships, would the implementation of student-led discussions improve a student’s ability to comprehend a story, as well as build positive social-emotional relationships with peers and adults? Learning Community: Wadena
Learning Community: Marshall Presenter/s: Melissa Snobl Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K)
Presenter/s: Chelsie Weeding & Keylee Sommers
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3), Upper Elementary (4-6)
School District/Organization: Canby Public Schools
Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation Email: melissa.snobl@canbylancers.org School District/Organization: Park Rapids Public Schools Menahga Public Schools Email: cweeding@parkrapids.k12.mn.us keyleesommers@menahga.k12.mn.us Presentation # 19
Session # 3
Presentation # 20
Room # VR#3
Session # 3
Room # VR#1
Title: Flipped! - A Different Style of Teaching
Title: Zones of Regulation, Coping Strategies, and Selfregulation
Description: Instead of typical teaching where the teacher is the one to deliver the information to the students all at the same pace, a Flipped Classroom allows students to watch the lesson at home via video mini lessons created by the teacher. See how a Flipped Classroom impacted student performance.
Description: This presentation will focus on how the zones of regulation and coping strategies were taught in a 3rd grade physical education and 5th grade general education classroom to increase self-regulation. Learning Community: Wadena
Learning Community: Sioux Falls Presenter/s: Kayla Stursa & TJ Erickson Presenter/s: Ryan Melkert Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3), Middle School (5-8)
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3)
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Park Rapids Public Schools
School District/Organization: Martin County West Sherburn Elementary
Email: kstursa@parkrapids.k12.mn.us tjerickson@parkrapids.k12.mn.us
Email: rmelkert@cord.edu 15
Presentation # 21
Session # 3
Presentation # 22
Room # VR#5
Session # 3
Room # VR#7
Title: Movement and Activity in High School Mathematics
Title: Don’t Stress the Timed Test
Description: This action research was designed to examine student engagement and academic effects of movement and activity in the high school classroom as it relates to mathematics. The participants were taught in a nontraditional way, in which their assignments were a vast variety of activities that would incorporate movement.
Description: Do you often feel frustrated that your students don't know their math facts? Traditional timed tests can lead to stressed students. Could making sense of numbers be the solution? Find out how encouraging number sense and teaching strategies in a fourth-grade classroom could benefit math fact retention. Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Wadena Presenter/s: Valor Gorans Presenter/s: Dan Etter Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6) Grade level/Content: High School (9-12) Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction School District/Organization: Park Rapids Public Schools
School District/Organization: New London-Spicer Schools
Email: etterdan25@gmail.com
Email: valorgorans@gmail.com
Presentation # 23
Session # 3
Room # VR#8
Presentation # 24
Session # 3
Room # VR#4
Title: Better Together: Home to School Communication
Title: Power of Play
Description: Are you struggling with communicating with parents in a changing world? If the answer to that question is yes, then this session is for you. I will dive into and explore how positive communication between the school and homes affects these relationships and student's success in the classroom.
Description: Can your students share? Do they know how to make friends? Can they communicate with each other? This presentation will explore the benefits of utilizing a social story before free play, in order to improve social skills in the classroom. Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Belgrade Presenter/s: Stephanie Sauerer Presenter/s: Eric Terres Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K) Grade level/Content: Middle School (5-8) Certification Topic/s: Technology Integration
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
School District/Organization: New London-Spicer Schools
School District/Organization: Albany Area Schools Email: ssauerer@district745.org
Email: terre067@morris.umn.edu
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Learning Community Presentations Session #4 Presentation # 25
Session # 4
Room # VR#2
Presentation # 26
Session # 4
Room # VR#3
Title: Project Based Learning - Motivating Gifted and Talented Students
Title: Can Morning Meeting Make a Difference in YOUR classroom?
Description: How best can we meet the diverse needs of our Gifted and Talented students? We will take a look at an effective G/T class that practices differentiated Instruction to challenge, motivate, and promote leadership. We will discuss how classroom stations and project-based learning can provide just the right balance.
Description: Can "Morning Meeting" positively affect a child's oral and written communication skills? In this presentation, you will learn what "Morning Meeting" is and the impact of using it in the classroom.
Learning Community: Wadena
Presenter/s: Jeni Bergstrom & Jessica Leckner
Presenter/s: Emily Alger
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3)
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3)
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Learning Community: Wadena
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Pine Point School
School District/Organization: Cass Lake-Bena School District
Email: jbergstrom@pinepointk8.org jleckner@pinepointk8.org
Email: ealger@isd115.net Presentation # 27
Session # 4
Room # VR#6 Presentation # 28
Session # 4
Room # VR#7
Title: Hocus Pocus, Everybody Focus! Title: No hablo ingles: Teaching ESL Students in the Mainstream Classroom
Description: Do you have students who rock in their chair or even fall off? Are students more interested in talking to their peers than focusing on your teaching? If you answered yes, join me to see how I incorporated intentional movement to help reduce the number of offtask behaviors.
Description: How am I supposed to teach students who don't speak the same language? This presenter investigated this crucial question many teachers in the mainstream classroom face today. We will be examining the effects of group work and individual work on level 2 ESL students.
Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Belgrade
Presenter/s: Katie Ferris
Presenter/s: Taylor Collins
Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K)
Grade level/Content: Middle School (5-8) Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Osakis Public Schools
School District/Organization: Willmar Public Schools
Email: katieferris@osakis.k12.mn.us
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Presentation # 29
Session # 4
Room # VR#4
Presentation # 30
Title: Blog What? Blog It!
Session # 4
Room # VR#5
Title: A Cause for a Pause: Mindfulness Interventions Reducing Stress and Anxiety
Description: Are you struggling with an innovative way to communicate information to families? If the answer is yes, join me in examining the research on how student blogging impacts family involvement. I will explore blogging as a platform to empower students in daily communication.
Description: "Between stimulus and response there is a space"(Frankl). Do your students experience feelings of stress and anxiety? Mindfulness practices serve as a tool to find the "space" to manage stress, reduce anxiety, and create a more mindful atmosphere. Learn basic mindfulness techniques to help your students and yourself!
Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Belgrade
Presenter/s: Kristi Spohn
Presenter/s: Marla Townswick Schroeder
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6), Middle School (5-8)
Grade level/Content: High School (9-12)
Certification Topic/s: Technology Integration
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Albany Area Schools
School District/Organization: Willmar Public Schools #347
Email: kspohn@district745.org
Email: schroederm@willmar.k12.mn.us Presentation # 31
Session # 4
Room # VR#1
Presentation # 32
Title: Effect of Paired Reading on Second Grader's Fluency
Session # 4
Room # VR#8
Title: Frostbite in the Classroom Description: My classroom felt chilly so I decided it was time to crank up the heat! See how I warmed my classroom climate by implementing simple strategies aimed to build a warm, cozy community.
Description: Six second graders participated in a research study for four weeks. The students were paired up based on reading abilities and participated in paired reading two days a week for four weeks. The students' fluency was assessed individually before, during, and after the four weeks of paired reading.
Learning Community: Marshall Presenter/s: Sara Abrahamson
Learning Community: SMSU Undergraduate Grade level/Content: Adult/Higher Education Presenter/s: Emma Asche Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3) Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation
School District/Organization: Minnesota West Community and Technical College
School District/Organization: SMSU Undergraduate Email: sara.abrahamson@gmail.com Email: emma.asche@my.smsu.edu
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Learning Community Presentations Session #5 PORTFOLIO SHARING SESSIONS BY RELATED LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Learning Communities
Meeting Room
Belgrade LC Marshall LC
CC 212
Sioux Falls
CC 213
Brainerd LC Wadena LC
CC 211
LC
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Learning Community Presentations Session #6 Presentation # 33
Session # 6
Presentation # 34
Room # VR#2
Session # 6
Room # VR#3
Title: We Handle Our Bad Days Like Superheroes!
Title: Implementing Genius Hour
Description: Harness your superpowers by exploring how implementing a social emotional learning curriculum time, along with responsive classroom's morning meeting can improve your students' academic scores, task engagement, emotional regulation, and relationship skills. There is a superhero in all of us, we just need the courage to put on the cape!
Description: Genius Hour is a way to let students fall in love with learning. Students choose a topic to learn about; anything within reason. (Are you stressed out yet?) Giving students the freedom to choose what they want to learn about grants them the power to harness their own learning. Learning Community: Wadena
Learning Community: Wadena Presenter/s: Sarah Armstrong & Lexi King
Presenter/s: Katie Schreiber
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3)
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6)
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Brainerd ISD 181 Browerville ISD 787 Email: sarah.armstrong@isd181.org lexi081185@gmail.com Presentation # 35
Session # 6
School District/Organization: Pine Point Elementary Email: katieschreiber1982@gmail.com
Room # VR#4
Presentation # 36
Session # 6
Room # VR#5
Title: The Power of Athletics
Title: Can We Do It? Yes, We Can!
Description: Did being in sports in high school have an impact on your high school experience? Do you have students questioning if they have time to be in a sport? In this session, learn how being in athletics in 9th-12th grade, impacts students' grades and attendance.
Description: Do your students forget to turn in their assignments? Are your students aware of how their choices impact those around them? If you face these battles with your middle school students, join me to hear some strategies that encourage students to take ownership of the choices they make.
Learning Community: Belgrade Learning Community: Belgrade Presenter/s: Rebecca Peterson Presenter/s: Heidi Gustafson Grade level/Content: High School (9-12) Grade level/Content: Middle School (5-8) Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
School District/Organization: Osakis Public Schools School District/Organization: Sauk Centre Public Schools Email: rpeterson@osakis.k12.mn.us Email: heidi.gustafson@isd743.org 20
Presentation # 37
Session # 6
Presentation # 38
Room # VR#6
Session # 6
Room # VR#7
Title: Let's Get Personal: How Do You Like Your Math?
Title: Take a Risk, Make a Space
Description: Have you ever wondered how to reach every student at their own level and move at their own pace? Are you looking for a more engaging method that decreases the need for classroom management? We will explain how we implemented personalized math in our classrooms. Explore the benefits of personalized learning!
Description: Are you tired of listening to kids whine? Does allowing kids to create add value to curriculum? My 2nd graders worked in a makerspace and spent time reflecting on their growth or fixed mindset. Come learn how they handled obstacles in the classroom after working in our makerspace. Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Belgrade Presenter/s: Steph Larson Presenter/s: Abby Primus & Beth Rosin Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3) Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3) Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Sauk Centre Public Schools School District/Organization: Sauk Centre Public Schools Email: stephanie.larson@isd743.org Email: abby.primus@isd743.org beth.rosin@isd743.org Presentation # 39
Session # 6
Presentation # 40
Room # VR#8
Session # 6
Room # VR#1
Title: ACEs Wild!
Title: Using Movement to Enhance Student Engagement
Description: Do you have a wild card student that requires repetitive reminders? What's going through their brain? Learn how increasing your staff's knowledge of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) can positively impact student performance. Could this help your staff? Learning Community: Marshall
Description: Do you think your students are bored? Do they struggle with completing assignments? Is it difficult for them to sit in their seat while working? Implementing movement into your classroom can have a positive impact on student engagement. This study examined the effects of using movement to enhance student engagement.
Presenter/s: Lisa Dieter
Learning Community: Sioux Falls
Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K), Lower Elementary (1-3),Upper Elementary (4-6)
Presenter/s: Bridgett Geiger Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3)
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
School District/Organization: St. Mary's School, Tracy, MN
School District/Organization: Martin County West
Email: lisa.dieter.sms@gmail.com
Email: bridgettgeiger@mcwmavericks.org
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Learning Community Presentations Session #7 Presentation # 41
Session # 7
Room # VR#2
Presentation # 42
Title: Exploring Reading Instruction Through Reader's Theater
Session # 7
Room # VR#6
Title: Cruisin' Through the ZONEs Description: Are your students struggling with managing emotions and impulsive behaviors? Come learn how the ZONEs of Regulation curriculum can support your students with these challenges. Kindergarten students were selected for this research study in an attempt to improve their emotional regulation and decrease impulsive behaviors in the general education classroom.
Description: The researcher wanted to know if the use of Reader’s Theater would encourage fluency and expression in students who otherwise were not interested in reading. Would Reader’s Theater improve teamwork and social skills among students. Come and find out about the magic of Reader's Theater.
Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Wadena
Presenter/s: Jessica Schneider & Elise Molden Presenter/s: Abby Jasmer Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K) Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3), Upper Elementary (4-6)
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation
School District/Organization: Willmar Public Schools
School District/Organization: Park Rapids Elementary School
Email: schneiderj@willmar.k12.mn.us moldene@willmar.k12.mn.us
Email: sellnoab@gmail.com Presentation # 44 Presentation # 43
Session # 7
Room # VR#7
Session # 7
Room # VR#3
Title: Multiplication Fact Fluency and Multiple Intelligence Activities
Title: Fluency Intervention: To Leap or Not To Leap Description: Do you feel bombarded with different fluency programs? If you answered yes, this session is for you. Join me to discover how I used Great Leaps Fluency intervention in my 5th grade classroom. We will explore how to implement the program and dive into the results of my study.
Description: Do your Math students struggle with Multiplication Fact Fluency? Are you interested in learning more about the eight Multiple Intelligences? Are the two related? My 4th Grade Math students learned about the Eight Multiple Intelligences and practiced activities to see if these activities would improve their Multiplication Fact Fluency.
Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Wadena
Presenter/s: Rachel Moorhouse
Presenter/s: Angie Paavola
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6)
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6)
Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Willmar Public Schools
School District/Organization: New York Mills Public Schools
Email: moorhouser@willmar.k12.mn.us
Email: apaavola@nymills.k12.mn.us 22
Presentation # 45
Session # 7
Presentation # 46
Room # VR#8
Session # 7
Room # VR#1
Title: Full 'STEAM' Ahead!
Title: Co-teaching Boot Camp
Description: Are you looking for ways to enhance your students’ critical thinking skills? Join us for an informative session on STEAM Education in elementary classrooms. We will discuss how to implement and use STEAM challenges in your classroom and the positive results it can have on students.
Description: Have you ever been required to teach alongside another staff member? Have you been in a coteaching environment that was not successful? The attendees will discover different co-teaching strategies and how to effectively implement co-teaching into any classroom.
Learning Community: Marshall
Learning Community: Sioux Falls
Presenter/s: Susan Meyer & Jodi Illg
Presenter/s: Alicia Hess & Brooke VanderSluis
Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K), Lower Elementary (1-3)
Grade level/Content: High School (9-12) Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Sioux Falls School District School District/Organization: Tracy Area Public Schools Email: alicia.hess@k12.sd.us brooke.vandersluis@k12.sd.us
Email: meyers@tracy.k12.mn.us illgj@tracy.k12.mn.us Presentation # 47
Session # 7
Presentation # 48
Room # VR#4
Session # 7
Room # VR#5
Title: Take Note! There Might be a Better Way!
Title: Get Your Body Moving: The Benefits of Movement in the Classroom
Description: Do your students struggle to take effective notes and understand concepts? In this session, you will explore the impact interactive notebooks can have on students’ note-taking skills and conceptual understanding in a middle school math classroom.
Description: Have you noticed your students’ focus declining? This presentation will jump into the effects of physical movement used to improve student focus. Ideas will be shared that can be implemented in your classroom today!
Learning Community: Marshall
Learning Community: Belgrade
Presenter/s: Lexie Paradis
Presenter/s: Nikki Myogeto
Grade level/Content: Middle School (5-8)
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6)
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Marshall Public Schools
School District/Organization: Albany Area Schools
Email: lexie.paradis7916@gmail.com
Email: nmyogeto@district745.org
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Learning Community Presentations Session #8 Presentation # 49
Session # 8
Room # VR#2
Presentation # 50
Session # 8
Room # VR#3
Title: Choice Theory in Physical Education
Title: Co-teaching: Improving Social Skills Together
Description: The goal of this research was finding ways to improve participation and skill development in middle school Physical Education. The researcher offered sport and exercise options to help meet all student needs. According to William Glasser's Choice Theory, people's behavior is a choice they make to meet their basic needs.
Description: Do you have students who lack appropriate social skills and struggle with behaviors? Can classroom teachers and specialist teachers plan and teach together to help improve social skills and behaviors? Come hear about co-teaching and how it can affect students in the classroom.
Learning Community: Wadena
Learning Community: Sioux Falls
Presenter/s: Megan Cole
Presenter/s: Jolene Vogel
Grade level/Content: Middle School (5-8)
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6)
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies, Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction School District/Organization: Sioux Falls School Dist.
School District/Organization: Thompson School District Email: jolene.vogel@k12.sd.us Email: Megan.cole@thompsonschools.org Presentation # 51
Session # 8
Room # VR#4
Presentation # 52
Session # 8
Room # VR#5
Title: Do I Stay or Do I Go? Getting the Most Out of PSEO!
Title: Keep Calm and Self-regulate!
Description: Have you ever wondered if there is a difference in high school student success based on whether a college course is taken on the high school campus, college campus, or online? In this presentation, GPA, percent completion, and individual grade data will be shared comparing multiple PSEO modalities.
Description: Do you struggle to get your students’ attention? Are student off-task behaviors continually interrupting the learning in your classroom? Learn how the program, Calm Classroom, gives students the tools needed to increase self-regulation. Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Belgrade Presenter/s: Jody Abraham Presenter/s: Mary Lenz Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K) Grade level/Content: High School (9-12) Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Albany Area Schools School District/Organization: Alexandria Technical & Community College
Email: jabraham@district745.org
Email: maryl@alextech.edu 24
Presentation # 53
Session # 8
Room # VR#6
Presentation # 54
Session # 8
Room # VR#7
Title: Fluency Without Fear: Math Fact Strategies
Title: Mind Full or Mindful?
Description: Do you have students that don't know their math facts? Are you frustrated because you don't know what to do? In my 3rd grade classroom, I compared two different math fact fluency methods: timed testing and strategy instruction and games. This presentation gives strategies to use to improve fact fluency.
Description: Are your students minds so full they are feeling stressed? Why yes! Why do you ask? Come examine the research showing what effect mindfulness has on student stress levels in a fifth grade classroom.
Learning Community: Belgrade
Presenter/s: Jessica Jurek
Presenter/s: Amber Doschadis
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6), Middle School (5-8)
Learning Community: Belgrade
Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3) Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: New London-Spicer Public Schools
School District/Organization: Clinton-GracevilleBeardsley
Email: jurekj@nls.k12.mn.us Email: adoschadis@graceville.k12.mn.us Presentation # 56 Presentation # 55
Session # 8
Session # 8
Room # VR#1
Room # VR#8
Title: Paper versus iPad Comprehension Title: Problem Solved!! Description: With technology becoming more integrated into the classroom, the researcher wanted to see if students perform better on paper or on their iPads on reading comprehension tests. Studies support both sides of this debate, but in this particular study, the results are surprising.
Description: Are you looking for a way to help your students become better problem solvers? Do your students struggle to be independent thinkers? Come find out how to support your students in developing problemsolving skills through social-emotional instruction and play.
Learning Community: SMSU Undergraduate Learning Community: Marshall Presenter/s: Theresa Novack Presenter/s: Michelle Kurowski Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3) Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary (1-3) Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction, Technology Integration
School District/Organization: Lakeview Schools
School District/Organization: SMSU Undergraduate
Email: kurowskim@hotmail.com
Email: tess.novack@yahoo.com
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Learning Community Presentations Session #9 Presentation # 57
Session # 9
Presentation # 58
Room # VR#2
Session # 9
Room # VR#6
Title: Students at Work: School-Based Enterprise
Title: Missing the Math Gene?
Description: School-based enterprises can be used to teach authentic job skills. This presentation will explain the process of creating and running a school-based decal making business with my high school DCD students. Data examines the effect of running the business on functional independence, applied work skills, and self-efficacy.
Description: Do you have students who think they are bad at math? Many students go through school feeling they are missing the math gene. Consider how a personalized learning environment can impact students’ perceptions on their math ability. It promotes the belief that all students CAN learn math.
Learning Community: Wadena
Learning Community: Belgrade
Presenter/s: Dawn Hamelau
Presenter/s: Kelly Klasen
Grade level/Content: High School (9-12)
Grade level/Content: Middle School (5-8)
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Wadena-Deer Creek
School District/Organization: Albany Area Schools
Email: dhamelau@wdc2155.k12.mn.us
Email: kklasen@district745.org Presentation # 60
Presentation # 59
Session # 9
Room #
Session # 9
Room # VR#3
Title: The Effect of Seat Cushions on the In-Seat and OnTask Behavior for Students in a Kindergarten Classroom
Title: OPEN
Grade level/Content:
Description: This research study was completed to answer the question, “What effect do seat cushions have on the in-seat and on-task behavior for students in a kindergarten classroom?” The study took place in a kindergarten classroom in a rural southwest Minnesota school. The seat cushions had significant effects on student behavior.
Certification Topic/s:
Learning Community: SMSU Undergraduate
School District/Organization:
Presenter/s: Brendan Hedtke
Email:
Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K)
Description: Learning Community: Presenter/s:
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies School District/Organization: SMSU Undergraduate Email: brendan.hedtke@my.smsu.edu 26
Presentation # 61
Session # 9
Room # VR#8
Presentation # 62
Session # 9
Room # VR#1
Title: We Like to Move it, Move it!
Title: To Thine Own Self Be a Priority
Description: With the recent trend in America’s schools of converting time traditionally reserved for movement to more desk time, a question arises. Is limiting time for students to move in their day beneficial? This study will examine this question with an emphasis on students with special needs.
Description: As a teacher, do you ever wonder how the yearly academic calendar has effected your feelings of wellness and burnout? Come listen to how a group of elementary teachers made self-care a priority in their lives, and what results they experienced. Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Marshall Presenter/s: Ross Resley Presenter/s: Justin Tongen Grade level/Content: Adult/Higher Education Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6) Certification Topic/s: Professional Accomplishment and Assessment of Professional Growth
Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
School District/Organization: Albany Area Schools School District/Organization: MACCRAY Public Schools Email: rresley@district745.org Email: Tongen23@hotmail.com Presentation # 64
Session # 9
Room # VR#5
Title: Sit, Kneel, or Stand, Learn Where You Can! Presentation # 63
Session # 9
Room # VR#4
Description: Are your students off task at their desks? Learn how flexible seating allows students to work in a way that is comfortable for them, whether they lay, stand, or wobble their way through the day! Join me as we discuss flexible seating and its effect on off-task behavior.
Title: Stay Calm and Habit On! Description: Frustrated with disruptive behaviors in your classroom? The Habits of Mind thinking skills can change this in your classroom. Come and examine how to help your middle school students transform their habits to improve classroom behaviors.
Learning Community: Belgrade
Learning Community: Belgrade
Presenter/s: Brianna Cardinal
Presenter/s: Kirsten Gruber
Grade level/Content: Early Childhood (PreK-K), Lower Elementary (1-3)
Grade level/Content: Upper Elementary (4-6), Middle School (5-8)
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies, Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction
Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
School District/Organization: ROCORI
School District/Organization: Sauk Centre Public Schools
Email: cardinalb@rocori.k12.mn.us
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Learning Community Virtual Presentations Session Moderators Each session will be monitored by a SMSU Graduate Faculty member. They will introduce the presenter/s to the attending audience as well as serve as a time keeper for the session. They will also be recording each presentation. Randy Adams Virtual Room #1
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/5117819909
Melanie Stier Virtual Room #2
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/3441572015
Britt Samson Virtual Room #3
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/102745007
Scott Jans Virtual Room #4
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/8768091710
Laura Roelike Virtual Room #5
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/5412814108
Jenna Bernhagen Virtual Room #6
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/3279685047
Jackie Reinke Virtual Room #7
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/9540577880
Jay Meiners Virtual Room #8
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/5186496671
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Presenter Index Presenter Name
Session
Topic
Page
Presenter Name Session
Topic
Belgrade Learning Community
Sioux Falls Learning Community
Jody Abraham Brianna Cardinal Taylor Collins Mandy Deuth Amber Doschadis Katie Ferris Valor Gorans Kirsten Gruber Heidi Gustafson Jessica Jurek Kelly Klasen Steph Larson Mary Lenz Jaime Lindahl Kim Lubrant Elise Molden Rosemary Molenaar Rachel Moorhouse Nikki Myogeto Chelsey O’Malley Rebecca Peterson Abby Primus Ross Resley Beth Rosin Stephanie Sauerer Jessica Schneider Marla T. Schroeder Kristi Spohn Eric Terres
Brooklyn Bakker Jamal Branco Elizabeth Garry Bridgett Geiger Alice Hess Luke Jastorff Ryan Melkert Tamara Ramstad Lindsey Rohde Mallory Rudolph Brooke VanderSluis Jolene Vogel
VIII IX IV I VIII IV III IX VI VIII IX VI VIII I II VII I VII VII II VI VI IX VI III VII IV IV III
Self-regulation 24 Flex Seating 27 Teaching ESL 17 Guided Reading 11 Math Facts Fluency 25 Student Focus 17 Timed Tests 16 Habits of Mind 27 Student Choices 20 Mindfulness 25 Math Gene 26 Makerspace 21 PSEO 24 S.P.A.R.K. 12 Diabetes Support 14 Zones of Regulation 22 Self-care 12 Reading Fluency 22 Movement 23 Reaching Readers 13 Power of Athletics 20 Personalized Math 21 Self-care 27 Personalized Math 21 Power of Play 16 Zones of Regulation 22 Mindfulness 18 Blog It 18 Home-School Comm 16
Marshall Learning Community Sara Abrahamson III Lisa Dieter VI Ashley Honetschlager I Jodi Illg VII Michelle Kurowski IX Devyn Meyer II Susan Meyer VII Alissa Moat II Lexie Paradis VII Melissa Snobl III Bethany Steffl I Justin Tongen IX
Classroom Climate ACEs Student Stressors STEAM Problem-solving Fidgets STEAM Notebooks Notebooks Math Manipulator Self-esteem Movement
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Meet the Facilitators Wadena Learning Community
Dr. Dennis Lamb
Dr. Dennis Lamb is in his 38th year in education and his 18th year with SMSU. His teaching background is in elementary education, having taught 5th and 6th grade for eight years and served as elementary principal for four years before transitioning his career to higher education. He taught in two private colleges in Iowa before joining SMSU in 2002, where he directed an off-campus elementary education degree program at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. He now facilitates learning communities in the north central part of the state. A career highlight occurred in 2013-14 when he was granted a sabbatical and was a visiting professor at Udon Thani Rajabhat University in Thailand for five months. He currently resides in Baxter, MN with his wife, Joni, and has two daughters and one granddaughter.
Melanie Stier attended Minnesota State University Moorhead for her undergraduate degree in elementary education and also earned a 5-8 math specialty. Melanie was part of the Brainerd Learning Community through SMSU and completed her Master’s degree in 2009. She currently teaches 2nd Grade in Osakis, MN and is in her 16th year of teaching. Melanie lives in Osakis with her husband, Matt, two children, and three Labrador retrievers.
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Marshall Learning Community
Dr. Tanya Yerigan
Dr. Tanya Yerigan is a career-long educator with a background in education, business, and social work. With 25 years of K-12 and higher education experience, she is a well-rounded professor that has worked with educators from several states. Tanya’s favorite part of working with practicing educators is watching them become full blown researchers. As an avid researcher herself, Dr. Yerigan’s current research includes facilitated learning, toxic stress, childhood trauma, teacher misconduct, and critical thinking through reflective practice. Fall 2018 will mark the beginning of her 21st year teaching within the SMSU Graduate Learning Community Program. Tanya also serves as the Education Department’s Off-Campus Graduate Director. Dr. Yerigan lives in rural Granite Falls with her husband Tim. Together they enjoy their five children and six grandchildren. Dr. Jay Meiners is a dedicated classroom teacher from Cottonwood. Dr. Jay Meiners is a dedicated classroom teacher from Cottonwood. For the last 19 years, Jay has been teaching science to the students at Lakeview High School. After graduating from the SMSU Masters program, Jay started working with Tanya as a cofacilitator in the Graduate Learning Community Program; they have since worked together in eight LC’s. Inspired by his own experience in a LC, Jay pursued and completed his doctorate in Educational Leadership with his research topic being the change teachers experienced while obtaining their Masters in the LC program. Jay’s research interest continues to be teacher training and development.
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Jenna Bernhagen attended University of Minnesota Morris for her undergraduate degree in elementary education which included an emphasis in pre-primary education. Jenna was a part of the Willmar Learning Community through SMSU and completed her Master's degree in 2018. She currently teaches 2nd grade in Willmar, MN at Roosevelt Elementary School and is in her 10th year teaching. Jenna lives in Willmar.
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Sioux Falls Learning Community Dr. John Engstrom currently leads learning communities in Sioux Falls, SD. He taught History, Economics, and Psychology for 14 years, served as a coach, and was also active in staff development, peer coaching, and mentoring. During this time, he completed his Master’s degree in the SMSU Learning Community program. John holds a doctorate in leadership, with an emphasis in organizational development. Dr. John Engstrom
Randy Adams serves as a co-facilitator with John Engstrom. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in 1995, he taught fifth grade in Arlington, TX, for two years and has been a fifth-grade teacher in the Lakeville Area Public Schools for the past 23 years.
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He received his Master’s Degree through Southwest Minnesota State University in 2003. He served as a co-facilitator with the Owatonna Learning Communities from 2003-‘07, with the Mason City LC from 2013-‘15, the Sauk Rapids LC from 2015’17,and is currently serving as a co-facilitator with the Sioux Falls Learning Community.
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Belgrade Learning Community
Dr. Tanya Yerigan
Dr. Tanya Yerigan is a career-long educator with a background in education, business, and social work. With 25 years of K-12 and higher education experience, she is a well-rounded professor that has worked with educators from several states. Tanya’s favorite part of working with practicing educators is watching them become full blown researchers. As an avid researcher herself, Dr. Yerigan’s current research includes facilitated learning, toxic stress, childhood trauma, teacher misconduct, and critical thinking through reflective practice. Fall 2018 will mark the beginning of her 21 st year teaching within the SMSU Graduate Learning Community Program. Tanya also serves as the Education Department’s OffCampus Graduate Director. Dr. Yerigan lives in rural Granite Falls with her husband Tim. Together they enjoy their five children and six grandchildren.
Scott Jans has been a co-facilitator with Dr. Tanya Yerigan for 16 years. He has also been a math teacher and track and field coach at Yellow Medicine East High School for the past 28 years. Scott has 3 children, a 26 year old daughter, and sons of ages 22 and 17. Scott resides in Granite Falls.
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Looking to add some additional credits? It is the perfect way to stay connected after you graduate! https://www.smsu.edu/graduatestudies/adult-education-professional-development-courses.html
So, now that you have your Master’s Degree, what are your next steps? Have you thought about pursuing your Administrative License? SMSU has been approved to offer Administrative Licensure Programs in K-12 Principal, Superintendent, and Director of Special Education. A new cohort will be starting Fall, 2018! This two-year program will be delivered in a Learning Community cohort model and offered on campus in Marshall. To learn more about this program, please visit: https://www.smsu.edu/graduatestudies/educationaladministrationleadership/index.html
If interested in either of these opportunities, please contact: Cori Ann Dahlager, Director, Graduate Office 1-800-642-0684 or 1-507-537-6819 CoriAnn.Dahlager@SMSU.edu 34
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