SMSU Learning Community Research Conference 2020

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.

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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

Email: tlcollins33@gmail.com 17

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

Email: kirsten.gruber@isd743.org 27

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

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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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Wadena Learning Community Emily Alger IV Sarah Armstrong VI Jeni Bergstrom IV Megan Cole VIII Tether Eckhoff II TJ Erickson III Dan Etter III Dawn Hamleau IX Abby Jasmer VII Lexi King VI Jessica Leckner IV Christin Mohr II Angie Paavola VII Jessica Quam II Katie Schreiber VI Samantha Schroeder I Keelyee Sommers III Kristi Soule II Kayla Stursa III Kim Thoennes II Trish Tinjum II Chelsie Weeding III Karli Wherley II

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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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Dr. Jay Meiners

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.

Randy Adams

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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