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Table of Contents
Special Event Information
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Conference at a Glance
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Sessions at a Glance
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Recertification Form
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Sponsors
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Executive Directors’ Club Members
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Monday Sessions
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Monday Exhibitor Showcase
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Tuesday Sessions
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Wednesday Sessions
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Presenter Directory
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Exhibitor Directory
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Adult Education Sessions
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Innovative Ideas Institute #scasai3
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Welcome to the 2015 Innovative Ideas Institute Letter from i3 Committee Chairperson – George Ward The wonderful SCASA team and the Innovative Ideas Institute Planning Committee would like to invite you to CELEBRATE with us at the 2015 Innovative Ideas Institute (i3). This year, we are celebrating 35 years of professional development for great leaders such as you. Educational leaders from all over the state and the southeast have once again come together to exchange ideas to help move our organizations forward. This has been a year of change. We have seen changes in the new IEP system, standards, and testing. At this time, we CELEBRATE the election of a new leader in education for South Carolina. In January of this year, Molly Spearman took office as South Carolina’s 18th State Superintendent of Education. So today, we are encouraged by the leadership and new direction of the State Department of Education. As educational leaders, our job is to inspire our faculty and staff to be innovative in their ideas in order to prepare our students for the 21st century. The 2015 Innovative Ideas Institute will inspire you to go back and be the driving force in your school and district. The planning committee has taken careful consideration in selecting sessions and speakers who are relevant to all of our responsibilities as educational leaders. We trust that you will find that there is something for everyone to take back and share. As we reflect on this past year, I am sure we have all had some good times to CELEBRATE. In the future, there will be more good times to CELEBRATE. As we network and collaborate at the 2015 Innovative Ideas Institute, we invite you all to follow the words of Kool and The Gang and “CELEBRATE good times, come on!”
2015 Innovative Ideas Institute Committee Chair: George Ward, Laurens School District 55 Chair-elect: Denise Barth, Catawba Trail Elementary School Penny Atkinson, Boiling Springs Middle School Connie Dennis, Clarendon School District 3 Rosa Dingle, St. Paul Elementary School Aimee Fulmer, Westview Elementary School Lee Green, Chester County Career Center Marcella Heyward-Evans, Lexington School District 2 William James, SC Public Charter School District Belinda Johnson, Star Center for Learning Sonia Leverette, Anderson School District 5 Melissa Lloyd, Lugoff Elementary School Tim Newman, Orangeburg County School District 4 Margaret Peach, McCracken Middle School Rhonda Rhodes, Taylors Elementary School Lynne Shrader, Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School Jean Smith, Abbeville County School District Margaret Spivey, Greenville County Schools Kim Wilson, RB Stall High School 2
Letter from SCASA Executive Director – Beth Phibbs Welcome to the 2015 Innovative Ideas Institute! We are celebrating 35 years of providing meaningful professional development for the exceptional leaders of South Carolina. Your time at the institute will be filled with inspiring keynote speakers, strategic sessions on improving teaching and learning, networking with business partners and renewing friendships. Also, take time celebrate, with your colleagues, the wonderful things happening in public education in our state! We are all here to learn new ideas, share our successes and become more effective leaders for the students we serve. Thanks to you, our members, we continue to experience our strongest membership and participation in the history of our association. Working under a continuous improvement model, we are constantly searching for new ideas to better serve our SCASA members. If you have any suggestions on changes or improvements, we would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. We are here to serve you so that you will continue to transform education in South Carolina for our most precious resource, our children! Enjoy the institute and thank you for attending!
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Special Event Information Badges Please wear your i3 conference badge at all times. This serves as your admission to all conference events, including general sessions and breakout sessions. Beach Walk/Run Join us Tuesday morning for the annual Beach Walk/Run, sponsored by Pearson. The Walk/Run will start on the beach near the Embassy pool deck. Finishers get a commemorative conference t-shirt. Exhibitors Visit the exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall located in Kensington Ballroom of the Embassy Suites! The Exhibit Hall will be open Tuesday ONLY from 8:00 am-3:30 pm. Lunch will be served in the exhibit hall for all participants on Tuesday from 10:45 a.m.—12:45 p.m., so please be sure to join us for that! Exhibitor Showcase Take advantage of the Exhibitor Showcase during lunch on Monday from 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm. This is your opportunity for an in-depth look at products from participating exhibitors. See your conference program for session offerings. General Sessions All general sessions will be held in the Kensington Ballroom located in the Embassy Suites. SCASA Bookstore Be sure to visit the SCASA Bookstore! The bookstore will offer books from keynote speakers and other hot titles. It will be open daily in Harrow. Keynote speakers will do book signings in the Cambridge Hall at the Embassy Suites following the general sessions. The bookstore is provided by Scholastic Book Fairs.
i3 on Facebook and Twitter Know what’s happening throughout the day by liking i3 on Facebook and by following i3 on Twitter #SCASAi3. i3 Mobile App Download the i3 Mobile App on your Apple or Droid devices! The app includes breakout session information, presenter handouts, exhibitor information and more! Use the following link to download the app today: http://eventmobi.com/2015i3/ Recertification Renewal Data In this program booklet, you will find a recertification credit form where you can list the sessions you have attended. If you would like a session(s) to be considered for recertification credit, you are responsible for completing the form and submitting the agenda and form to your personnel office. The agenda is for verification that you attended sessions at the conference. (NOTE: Your personnel office alone is authorized to determine if the session(s) may be used for renewal credits. SCASA does NOT make these decisions.) QR Codes QR Codes will also be used to scan other participants’ name badges for their contact information. Download one of the following QR Code scanners so you can participate! iPhone/iPad: QR Reader for iPhone, Scan for iPhone, QR Code Scanner Free and RedLaser Droid: QR Droid, QR Reader for Android and RedLaser
Charging Stations Charge all of your electronic devices at one of the charging stations sponsored by Hobsons and MB Kahn. Charging stations are located in the Windsor Foyer and Balmoral Hall.
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Conference at a Glance Sunday, June 21 3:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Registration SCASA Bookstore Open SCASA Board & Leadership Meeting Volunteer Meeting Special Ed Roundtable Meeting Technology Roundtable Meeting Sundaes on Sunday
Pembroke Harrow Somerset Winchester Oxford Eton Palmettos Pavilion
Registration SCASA Bookstore Open General Session Breakout Sessions Game Changer Session Deep Dive Sessions Breakout Sessions – Snap Learning Lunch on Your Own Exhibitor Showcase Sessions Breakout Sessions Deep Dive Session Breakout Sessions Instructional Leaders’ Division Meeting Student Services Roundtable Meeting Elementary Division Meeting Middle Level Division Meeting Secondary Division Meeting
Pembroke Harrow Kensington (Embassy)
Embassy Pool Deck Pembroke Harrow Nightwatch
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Beach Walk/Run Registration SCASA Bookstore Open Early Career Principals’ Breakfast (pre-registered participants) Exhibit Hall Open Breakout Sessions Game Changer Session Breakout Sessions Game Changer Session Lunch in Exhibit Hall (all attendees) Breakout Sessions Game Changer Session Breakout Sessions Game Changer Session Personnel Division Meeting
Wednesday, June 24 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
General Session
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 22 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23 6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Windsor B
Lands End (Brighton) Somerset Eton Oxford Winchester Windsor A
Kensington (Embassy) Palladium B (Brighton) Palladium B (Brighton) Kensington (Embassy) Palladium B (Brighton) Palladium B (Brighton) Windsor A Kensington (Embassy)
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Sessions at a Glance Innovation and Technology ACCESSING . . . NETWORKING . . . INNOVATION
Monday, June 22
10:30-12:15 p.m.
Apple Centric Isn't Easy
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Students at Your Service: Becoming a Community Resource
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
SMARTS! Integrating the arts into all curricular areas
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Get Googley with Google Forms
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Satellite Diploma Program
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
PBL at the RTF-- This is How We Do It!
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Customizing Professional Learning with iTunes U
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
DEEP DIVE: Getting to Moonshot Goals with a Startup Mindset
Monday, June 22
1:15-3:15 p.m.
Allendale??!! APP-SOLUTELY!
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Carolina Alliance for Technology
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Mobile Learning for a Mobile Generation
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Gaining Big Technology Results on a Small Technology Budget
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
What’s a Tweet? How many Likes do I need?
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Power Up and Connect2Learn
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Prepare your School for STEM Certification
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Productivity Tools for Leaders
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Trends in the Transforming Learning Environment: What Leaders Need to Know
Using MAP and MAP for Primary Grades Data to Support the Read to Succeed Initiative
From Algebra to Zachary Taylor: How Lewisville High School Embraced Our District's One-to-One Technology Initiative
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite Update
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Engineering World Class Results
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Digital Conversion Through Collaboration
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
R.i.C.E. to the Top
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
The Power of Literacy in a Digital World
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
"The Why and How of Coding/Gaming in Elementary"
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Embracing Assessments
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Using MAP data to Support your work with Student Learning Objectives (SLOs).
Thank You for Your Leadership - The Power of Distributed Leadership for Digital Conversion
Innovative Academic Programs that Increase Student Engagement and Success
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Challenge Based Learning - Solving Real World Problems 1:1
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Full STEAM Ahead!
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
An Effective Guide To Blended Learning
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
A1 Digital Innovation
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Literacy in Motion
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Using Augmented Virtual Reality Technology In Classroom Innovation Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
LEAP: Getting to the Heart of Transformative Change
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Creating Effective Performance Assessment Systems
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Virtual Induction and Mentoring Programs
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Educator Evaluation Update for Personnel Directors
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
HR is more than Hiring and Firing!
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Staffing: From Standards to Practice
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
ETV Does That?
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Customizing Professional Learning with iTunes U
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Catalysts for Innovation: Equity for All at Rice Creek Elementary School Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Cracking the Code: Taking Reading, Writing, & Arithmetic to the Tech Level!
Personnel What Would YOU Do? Personnel Scenarios and Solutions for School Administrators: An Interactive Session
Professional Development Implementing Effective Data Teams Across All Grade Levels to Drive Exceptional Instruction for All Learners
Think Tank: An innovative, data-rich professional development model for busy high school environments. #LeaD5: The New Look of Professional Development
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-12:15 p.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Egg Drop, Feathers and Fur, Oh My! Get "Fired Up" Over Professional Development School Leadership and School Culture How It All Fits: Standards, Read to Succeed, and SLOs iDEAL: Inspiring, Developing, Empowering, Assessing, and Leading a School Wide Independent Reading Culture Building System Capacity through Growing Teacher Leaders What Would YOU Do? Personnel Scenarios and Solutions for School Administrators: An Interactive Session
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Habits of Effective Administrators
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
The ABCs of Leading Your School Through SLOs
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
No Margin For Error: Saving our schools from borderline teachers
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
School Bullying Program and Policy
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
All-You-Can-Implement Buffet!!!
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Catalysts for Innovation: Equity for All at Rice Creek Elementary School Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Trends in the Transforming Learning Environment: What Leaders Need to Know
Using MAP and MAP for Primary Grades Data to Support the Read to Succeed Initiative
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
2015 Palmetto’s Finest Winners’ Best Practices - Elementary
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
2015 Palmetto’s Finest Winners’ Best Practices – Middle & High
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Our Journey from Average to Excellent
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Providing Quality Feedback for Teacher Growth
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Data: A Piece of Cake!
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m
Educator Evaluation: Changes for Principals and Teachers
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Engineering World Class Results
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Disrupting School: Creating a Culture of Innovation and Collaboration Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
L. E. A. D. with PBIS
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Creating A Truly Alternative Program For Each Individual
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
From 0-9 in one year! Lessons learned from the “pilot” seat of RTI and PBIS implementation in a district of 25,000.
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: CommunityParent Outreach that Works and Won't Break Your Bank! Year One: What to Expect from your ACT Aspire, ACT, and WorkKeys Reports Student Learning Objectives - The Basics The 21st Century School Counselor - Understanding the Role of the Often-Overlooked School Leader Using MAP data to Support your work with Student Learning Objectives (SLOs).
Thank You for Your Leadership - The Power of Distributed Leadership for Digital Conversion Mirror, Mirror on the wall are you the FINEST of them all Grades that Matter: Summative Assessments and the Behavior Report Card Have You Shifted Your Monkey Today?
Egg Drop, Feathers and Fur, Oh My! Get "Fired Up" Over Professional Development
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Parent Involvement Groups – Best Practices for Launching a Successful School Year
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Leadership Team Pitfalls: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
LEAP: Getting to the Heart of Transformative Change
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Believing. Trying. Succeeding
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Gateways to Education
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Directing Direct Instruction--More Than Just Sticking to the Script
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Be a Real LEAder in IEP Meetings!
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Systemic Change across 40 schools - Is it even possible?
Tuesday, June 23
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Special Needs Can Succeed: The Journey Continues
Tuesday, June 23
9:45-10:45 a.m.
L. E. A. D. with PBIS
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
How It All Fits: Standards, Read to Succeed, and SLOs
Monday, June 22
10:30-12:15 p.m.
The ABCs of Leading Your School Through SLOs
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 22
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Creative Partnerships in Rural Districts
Monday, June 22
11:45-12:15 p.m.
Data: A Piece of Cake!
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
4 + 5 + 6 = "1" Successful Multi-District Career Center
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Continuous Enrichment and Intervention
Monday, June 22
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Introducing The BIB Program: Books in Barber Shops
Monday, June 22
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
2:00-3:00 p.m.
How a College and Career Ready Culture and Wraparound Services Can Improve Your Graduation Rate Special Education – Strand sponsored by Rethink
Student Achievement & College and Career Readiness
Acceleration of Reading Proficiency + Solutions for Credit Recovery & Attainment = ON TIME GRADUATION! Career Specialist: What I do that is NOT on the list! My Teacher Doesn’t Look Like Me: The Underrepresentation of African-American Male Teachers in the State of South Carolina
Using Saturdays To Transform In-School-Suspension Into A Credit Recovery Program
Innovative Academic Programs that Increase Student Engagement and Success Why CTE?: Integrating Career and Technology Education Into Core Academics Year End Studies (YES!) How a College and Career Ready Culture and Wraparound Services Can Improve Your Graduation Rate
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Exhibitor Showcase Renaissance Learning Innovative Data SC Advisory Discussion
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Interact Differently with Clear Touch Interactive!
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Pearson - Are your English Language Learners (ELLs) Making Language Growth? The TRIFECTA for Success
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Differentiating & Raising Test Scores with Triumph Learning/Coach
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Horace Mann - Partners In Education
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Achieve3000 - Blended Learning Customized for SC Designed to Impact College and Career Readiness
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Classworks - Using Technology for Rigorous Classroom Instruction
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Rethink - Empower Teachers to establish more conducive learning environments for special needs students Amplify - Personalized Instruction that Engages and Inspires Letterland - Look What Was Done to Stop Students from Struggling to Read in Grade 2 & Beyond
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
eSpark Learning - Personalizing Learning Through iPad Infusion
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Imagine Learning - Read to Succeed Made Easy
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
TE21 - Adapt to Changing Times with Proven Assessment and Intervention Solutions
Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
EPS Customized Learning Solution - The Right Tools at the Right Time! Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Discovering the Power of Enrich for School and District Administrators Monday, June 22
12:30-1:00 p.m.
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South Carolina Association of School Administrators 2015 Innovative Ideas Institute June 21-24, 2015 Recertification Form Date
Monday, June 22
General Session Keynote Jon Gordon
Tuesday, June 23
No Keynote
Wednesday, June 24
Manny Scott
Session 1 Education Sessions
Session 2 Education Sessions
Session 3 Education Sessions
Session 4 Education Sessions
I certify that I attended the sessions listed. Signature: _____________________________________ Please note: Your personnel office alone is authorized to determine if the session(s) may be used for renewal credits. SCASA does NOT make these decisions.)
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Conference Sponsors SCASA and the 2015 Innovative Ideas Institute planning committee wishes to extend a special thank you to the sponsors of this year’s conference. When visiting the exhibit areas, please make an effort to thank these sponsors for their support of SCASA and public education.
ACT, Inc. - Visionary Sponsor Amplify Apple Bright White Paper Company Classworks Clear Touch Curriculum Associates Data Recognition Corporation Herff Jones Horace Mann ID Shop Imagine Learning Jostens Lifetouch National Studios Lightspeed Technologies MB Kahn Naviance by Hobsons NWEA Pearson Rethink SC ETV Scholastic Book Fairs The Quest Zone
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Executive Directors’ Club Members Platinum Level
Gold Level
Silver Level
Bronze Level
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Monday, June 22 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. General Session
Keynote Speaker 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Kensington Ballroom
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Education Sessions Game Changer Session 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Education Sessions: Snap Learning Spot 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch on Own
Jon Gordon
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Exhibitor Showcase 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Education Sessions 1:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Deep Dive Sessions 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Education Sessions 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Instructional Leaders’ Roundtable Meeting Student Services Roundtable Meeting 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Elementary Division Meeting
Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, MLB coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and nonprofits. He is the author of numerous books including The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, Soup, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, and The Carpenter. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Atlanta Falcons, LA Clippers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Campbell Soup, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer, West Point Academy and more. Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.
Middle Level Division Meeting Secondary Division Meeting
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Monday, June 22
Apple Digital Learning Camp
Game Changer Session 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Windsor B
Room: Windsor C 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Mobile Learning for a Mobile Generation Explore how flexible learning spaces and innovative mobile tools are transforming the traditional classroom.
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Embracing Assessments Discover how to use iPad and Mac to securely administer a variety of assessments.
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite Update An Apple System Engineer Manager will share how iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite give schools more ways to manage content and devices.
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Customizing Professional Learning with iTunes U Learn how easy it is to build a professional development course for faculty using iTunes U Course Manager using apps, audio, video, iBooks Textbooks, and your own existing materials.
Matthew Dooley Believing. Trying. Succeeding A twenty-one year old wheelchair-bound young man with cerebral palsy, Matthew Dooley, graduated from Oconee County High School in Athens, Georgia in 2013. From having a very happy and enjoyable elementary school experience to dealing with ‘first time ever’ struggles of being accepted with his disability in middle school, Matthew entered high school extremely frustrated and academically behind. Matthew decided during his 8th grade IEP that he needed to start advocating for himself, not just his parents. He firmly established a goal of changing his degree from a special ed diploma to a regular ed diploma. With great determination, his goal was also to seek this diploma within the four year period. Though his high school coursework was an extremely difficult challenge, he succeeded with an outstanding GPA of 3.5 - even while being joint enrolled in a college course. Matthew has not been content with merely reaching goals. He surpasses societal norms and expectations for those with severe disabilities. Currently, Matthew attends college in pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Through his Life Lessons for Young Learners discussions, Matthew speaks to elementary school students about overcoming obstacles, disability awareness and bullying. Please join Matthew and his mother Suzanne as they share the good and the bad of his ongoing survival story that proves disabilities don't have to stop any student from reaching their goals! Sponsored by
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Monday, June 22 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Deep Dive Sessions Room: Kensington G How It All Fits: Standards, Read to Succeed, SSIP and SLOs Cathy Jones-Stork, Jennifer Morrison, Christy Schneider, Kris Joannes and John Payne, SC Department of Education School districts are charged with the implementation of several education initiatives. Too often, those initiatives appear unrelated, and overwhelming. Is there a vision? How do they relate? This session will present the connectedness within the recently revised standards, with assessing and monitoring student growth of ALL students.
Room: Lands End, Brighton Building ACCESSING . . . NETWORKING . . . INNOVATION TransformSC Staff and Action Team Members Educators involved in transformational practices such as project based learning, blended learning, continuous assessment as well as transforming the culture of their schools and communities will present tools they have developed to help others innovate and join the TransformSC network.
Monday, June 22 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Education Sessions Room: Eton Acceleration of Reading Proficiency + Solutions for Credit Recovery & Attainment = ON TIME GRADUATION! Angela Bryant, Virtual Learning Specialist, Pearson Education and Samantha Saxenmeyer, Literacy Specialist, Pearson Education With the challenges in education today, educators must be creative to meet the needs of all students and to make sure they are ready for the next grade level, college and careers. This session shares the real-life experiences and success strategies of a former high school principal, school literacy coach and current school district dropout prevention coordinator. Faced with many students reading below grade level, Angela Bryant, as high school principal, focused on student reading deficits by incorporating Inspire Literacy (iLit), a digital core reading program. iLit’s emphasis on vocabulary and personalized study plans were the keys to success, as evidenced by nearly 80% of the students increasing their reading proficiency levels by 1-3 years in a single year!
Room: Oxford Apple Centric Isn't Easy: Lessons Learned from a 1:1, Completely Apple Environment Debra Huggins, Lexington School District One Lexington School District One is a completely Apple Centric environment. What do I mean by this: 19,000 iPads have been deployed; all teachers have MacBooks; new construction includes Apple TVs in every classroom. While this sounds fun and exciting, it has been an exhausting journey of trial and error. Come join us to hear about our successes, our challenges and our plans for the future.
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Room: Winchester Career Specialist: What I Do That is NOT on the List! Sara Orlowski, Hartsville High School This presentation will show how administrators can better use their Career Specialist to facilitate student preparation for life after high school. The presenter will explain how she schedules students through their core ELA class so that she can work with the entire student body on career readiness skills; how she plans to use iPads in the classroom to facilitate student engagement and learning; and how Career Ready 101 will be implemented in order for all students to be work ready by the time they graduate.
Room: Hampton The ABCs of Leading Your School through SLOs Sheila Quinn, York District Two School administrators are an integral part of SLO process. Administrators establish the culture for continuous improvement of instruction and help teachers prioritize their time to analyze baseline data and set growth targets for individual students. Administrators also establish the mechanics of the SLO cycle within the building. This workshop will focus on the building level leaders’ roles in developing teacher teams to design assessments, have focused conversations about student growth, and implement supportive and collaborative Student Learning Objective conferences. The session will also advise principals on what to do next when a teacher is not achieving the kind of growth that is expected.
Room: Somerset Students at Your Service: Becoming a Community Resource Lakisha Cook and Laura Coulter, Westwood High School What happens when your 1:1 program creates a school full of tech-savvy students? Where does that energy go? How do you make a new school an integral part of the surrounding community? It’s a match! Transform your school into a community resource by having students be tech trainers. Build digital citizenship and leadership in your students while providing a community
service. Take the first natural steps from a 1:1 program and expand. Come see how Westwood High School took those steps and grew a valuable community resource.
Room: Windsor A iDEAL: Inspiring, Developing, Empowering, Assessing, and Leading a School Wide Independent Reading Culture Marsha Thauwell, Scholastic Book Fairs During this interactive session, participants will learn how to navigate a specific roadmap that will both excite and enable their staff and families to create an independent reading culture at school and home. The session will share the research collected focusing on the success of independent reading initiatives, provide participants with tools to assess what the status of independent reading is in their school community and offer tools and resources to assist with developing an independent reading culture. Every educator wants their students to become lifelong readers. This workshop will serve as a catalyst for changing the reading culture at your school.
Room: Kensington D My Teacher Doesn’t Look Like Me: The Underrepresentation of African-American Male Teachers in the State of South Carolina Gregg Scott, Woodmont Middle School; Carlos Littlejohn, Duncan Chapel Elementary; and Damon Officer, Taylors Elementary School There is an epidemic of catastrophic proportions taking place in South Carolina Public Schools. African-American male teachers in South Carolina Public Schools are becoming extinct. This is having a significant impact on the children in South Carolina schools. During this session participants will learn why African-American male teachers are not going into and leaving the profession. We will discuss ways districts and schools can address this problem.
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Room: Palladium A, Brighton
Building System Capacity through Growing Teacher Leaders Angie Rye, Lexington District Three; Cherlyn Anderson, S2TEM Centers SC; Lisa Allison, BatesburgLeesville High School; Samantha Trotter, BatesburgLeesville Elementary School; Charlene High, Batesburg-Leesville Primary School; and Gregory McDougall, S2TEM SC Center
What Would YOU Do? Personnel Scenarios and Solutions for School Administrators: An Interactive Session Angela Bain, SC Department of Education
In a small rural school district, instructional resources are limited. As a result, developing leaders and building system capacity can be challenging. Participants will learn how Lexington School District Three partnered with S2TEM Centers SC to develop the Lead 3 team whose purpose is to improve both classroom practices and student learning, leading to greater student achievement. The team processes will be shared to help participants gain an understanding of how teacher leaders work with school and district administration to implement the instructional priorities through professional development that is led by the Lead 3 team members.
Room: Kensington F SMARTS! Integrating the Arts into All Curricular Areas Ruth Anne Pitt and Anne Stone, Chester Park Elementary School of the Arts Strategically Mixing Arts and Academics to Reach educational goals as we Teach Students. Become a student in an arts integrated classroom. This workshop will spark your desire for arts integration. You will participate in a hands on lesson which integrates the arts, science, math, social studies, and ELA. You will walk away with a fresh new look at how the arts help all types of learners. Learning through the arts is vital to the development of well-rounded, healthy, and happy children!
Visit the Exhibit Hall on Tuesday, June 23 from 10:45 a.m .- 12:45 p.m. for free lunch and door prizes!
How do you write a conference summary memo? What information should you include? How do you conference with a teacher with numerous parent complaints? How do you deal with board member complaints about employees and reports of unprofessional conduct of your teachers? If you are looking for answers to any of these questions, attend this session and find out how other administrators handle these and other typical HR scenarios...and get advice from a practicing Chief Human Resources Officer. Interactive scenarios will be discussed and solutions reached to handle personnel decisions more effectively.
Room: Palladium B, Brighton Habits of Effective Administrators Camilla Groome, Newington Elementary School and Lori Dibble, Summerville Elementary School Come explore the effective habits of administrators committed to working smarter, not harder. If you want to be more efficient in your day to day practices, plan effectively, visit classrooms regularly, and also have time to enjoy your students, family, friends, and other interests, then this session is for you. The presenters will share mistakes they have made, lessons they have learned, and how the shared ideas helped them to become happier, healthier and more energized school leaders.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Get Googley with Google Forms Anna Baldwin, Anderson School District Five In this session, participants will explore Google Forms and its many applications. We will discover how easy it is to create a document that will be populated with content gathered from a Google Form. We will gather simple content submitted through a Google Form to generate everything from personalized certificates to customized emails.
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Monday, June 22 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Snap Learning Sessions Room: Eton No Margin For Error: Saving Our Schools from Borderline Teachers Mason Gary, Anderson School District Three This session will identify types of marginal teachers and give administrators strategies to either improve them or take action for dismissal. The moral imperative on the importance of dealing with marginal performers will be examined and specific ideas and strategies will be shared on how to observe teachers to maximize instructional performance.
Room: Oxford Catalysts for Innovation: Equity for All at Rice Creek Elementary School Marian Crum-Mack, Wanda Wells and Kim Oxendine, Rice Creek Elementary School During frequent Professional Development sessions, teachers and teacher interns at Rice Creek Elementary School are immersed in trainings that provide innovative and equitable learning experiences for them and the students they serve. Our session will showcase this process, which follows the Understanding by Design model. Teachers first have to Identify Desired Results. Then, they Determine Acceptable Evidence. Finally, they Plan Learning Experiences. At the end of each lesson or unit, this cyclical process begins again, with the constant goal of providing equity for all.
Room: Winchester School Bullying Program and Policy Eric Boland, Camden Military Academy Bullying is a serious problem that affects many students. This presentation centers around policies and practices on how schools can be more effective at preventing and identifying bullying. The approach that CMA uses is one that involves all of our students and faculty and is used school wide.
Room: Hampton Creative Partnerships in Rural Districts Provides 21st Century Work Skills Vashti Washington and Cynthia Robino, Jasper County Schools Rural districts in South Carolina face many challenges serving a disproportionate number of students from impoverished environments. These systems can not improve without community support. In 2013-14, the Jasper County School District embarked on a mission to increase partnerships.we are fortunate to have partnerships that are making a difference in the lives of our students. We invite you to hear about five of our remarkable partnerships and the impact on our students. Jamie Vollmer states that "schools can not do it alone". Despite the academic struggles, Jasper County continues to involve the community in its schools.
Room: Somerset
Satellite Diploma Program: An Innovative Program for At-Risk High School Students Jeff Mccoy, Greenville County Schools The Satellite Diploma Program was started in August of 2013. The program targets students in high school who are at risk of dropping out due to bring over-age and under credit. The program allows students to work at their own pace to earn a high school diploma in this adult education program. The presentation will focus on the structure of the program and the strategies that help students earn their diplomas.
Room: Windsor A Using MAP and MAP for Primary Grades Data to Support the Read to Succeed Initiative Sandie Ellis and Christina Hunter, NWEA NWEA supports the efforts of South Carolina school districts in identifying current students who substantially fail to demonstrate reading proficiency at the end of third grade. In this session you will learn how you can use your MAP and MAP for Primary Grades data to help identify these students, as well as how to use the Instructional Resources such as The Learning Continuum and RIT to Resource to provide the additional support needed for instruction.
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Protecting Student Data Privacy Jeremy Chapman and Tim Mathias, Lifetouch
All-You-Can-Implement Buffet!!! Jennifer Couch and Barry Knight, Palmetto Middle School; Carol Brooks, Anderson School District One
Student data privacy is becoming more and more important each day. Come spend a few minutes learning about what is trending in the world of student data privacy and the best practices as it relates to protecting your school’s sensitive information.
Room: Kensington D ETV Does That? Learn about the Variety of Free Instructional Resources Available for the Classroom Dianne Gregory, SCETV Most educators know about StreamlineSC, but did you know that StreamlineSC has a new provider, Learn360. PBS Learning Media and Knowitall.org are also wonderful free classroom tools. Join us in touring our terrific resources available to your school. We also offer complimentary onsite workshops for your staff’s professional development.
Room: Kensington E PBL at the RTF-- This is How We Do It! Julie Brown, Three Rivers RTF Midlands and Kim Allen, SC Department of Education Find out our approach to providing educational services in residential treatment facilities- the most alternative of settings! See how to adapt RCD and PBL to fit into this type of alternative setting. Learn how to make a way when there doesn't seem to be one!
This smorgasbord of ideas will be a feast for anyone hungry to transform their school with outof-the-box programs and ideas! You are guaranteed to leave this session with a plateful of innovation that you can take back and immediately implement at your school without spending a dime. Join us at the table and see what has repeatedly made Palmetto Middle School in Anderson District One STILL a "School to Watch."
Room: Palladium B, Brighton Building 2015 Palmetto’s Finest Winners’ Best Practices - Elementary Sherry Cariens, Oak Grove Elementary School and Kathy Corley and Missy Vogt, Red Cedar Elementary School Join the 2015 Palmetto’s Finest Elementary School Winners as they share best practices that led them to become a Palmetto’s Finest school.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building
2015 Palmetto’s Finest Winners’ Best Practices – Middle & High Lori Estep, Gregg Middle School and Akil Ross, Chapin High School Join the 2015 Palmetto’s Finest Middle and High School Winners as they share best practices that led them to become a Palmetto’s Finest school.
Room: Kensington F Sine Die - Now What? Emily Heatwole, SC Department of Education This session will provide a legislative update on the 2015 South Carolina General Assembly actions. The updates will include information on the House and Senate Special Committees regarding their responses to the Supreme Court ruling on the Abbeville lawsuit. Relevant issues for the 2016 session will also be addressed.
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Monday, June 22 Exhibitor Showcase Session 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Room: Winchester
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We all recognize the importance of literacy proficiency for school achievement and career success within a 21st century society. However, national test scores (NAEP) and state accountability measures (AMAOs) indicate a significant number of ELL students are not meeting even basic levels of proficiency. Mari Lasnetski, a national ELL/Intervention specialist, will share examples and characteristics of empirically validated programs and practices that lead to accelerated ELL student achievement. Join this session to learn how to build a cohesive system to close the gap in ELL language proficiency.
Renaissance Learning Innovative Data SC Advisory Discussion Renaissance Learning The re pending re-authorization of ESEA No Child Left Behind will shift the view from looking behind us to looking ahead; the days of using data merely as a part of an autopsy are coming to an end, and educators have more data than ever from a variety of sources to diagnose, intervene, innovate, and plan for what’s next. In this discussion oriented session, we will share a variety of new data dashboards from Renaissance Learning and we will ask for your feedback as we continue to innovate and develop configurable dashboards that administrators can use to support achievement and growth.
Room: Oxford Interact Differently with Clear Touch Interactive! Clear Touch Are you looking for innovative ways to re engage your students in the classroom? As many schools look to replace whiteboards and projectors with panels for the obvious benefits, like no more bulb replacements or filter cleaning, no more drivers and calibrating, it’s easy to overlook some of the long-term features you should be looking for in a panel. How easy is it to connect devices to it, and how many ports are available? Can I manage the panel remotely, and can I use it as part of an overall safety strategy? In this session, we’ll take a look at the robust features that make the Clear Touch Interactive Panel part of a long-term strategy that goes beyond projector replacement and allows you to Interact Differently!
Are your English Language Learners (ELLs) Making Language Growth? The TRIFECTA for Success Pearson
Room: Hampton Using Technology for Rigorous Classroom Instruction Classworks Teachers are feeling the pressure to put more rigor in the classroom. Learn how to support teachers with a high-quality, rigorous reading resource that can be used for direct instruction, small groups, and homework. Students are expected to master paired passages, close reads, informational texts, and text-dependent questioning. Leave with best practices, activities, and resources to support these shifts. Plus, get a sneak peak at Classworks Applied Mathematics— designed to support teachers with math instruction that promotes conceptual understanding and engages students in productive struggle leading to mastery.
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Empower Teachers to Establish More Conducive Learning Environments for Special Needs Students Rethink
Look what was done to stop students from struggling to read in grade 2 & beyond Letterland District data will show specific steps that were taken to help students who struggled to read reach grade level proficiency. We will highlight strategies that were directly responsible for breaking down the barriers to learning. Research supports the systematic approach used to improve early learning outcomes districtwide, including closing the gap for minority students.
Special Education… What’s keeping you up at night? Many special education professionals are turning to online solutions to promote inclusion, address behaviors, and offering ABA professional development. While academic standards and curricula are typically provided by the district, special education staff are often left to fend for themselves when it comes to developing programming to teach students the social and behavioral skills they need to move into LRE. Come learn about new curriculum, data collection tools, and training opportunities that are empowering staff with the resources needed to support inclusion for all students. With access to step-by-step function-based behavior intervention planning and training in ABA based strategies, staff is equipped to decrease challenging behaviors and provide their students more opportunities for inclusion.
Prepare your students for the challenging NEW South Carolina College and Career Readiness Standards. Learn how to differentiate with our new suite of products for K-12 - both print and digital options will be discussed. Featuring the new ACT Aspire Performance Coach!
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Personalized Instruction that Engages and Inspires Amplify Inspire students to work harder and aim higher, and invigorate teachers with new ways to truly personalize learning. Amplify Math is the first curriculum to be built on a full set of 18 researchbased learning progressions. Developed in partnership with UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, Amplify Science is a research-based digital curriculum designed to meet the three dimensionality of the NGSS by integrating the strategies, tools and assessments students need for developing deep scientific understanding. Our Amplify ELA curriculum will inspire your students to read more critically and write more vividly. Extend learning in and outside of school with Amplify Games. Our suite of nearly 30 games is designed by top commercial game studios in collaboration with leading academics and pedagogy experts to help strengthen skills in ELA, math and science.
Room: Kensington D Differentiating & Raising Test Scores with Triumph Learning/Coach Triumph Learning
Partners In Education Horace Mann Learn from Horace Mann about programs that benefit schools and students; resources to help educators and children in the classroom through our corporate partnership with DonorsChoose; and teacher and student recognition programs, such as Crystal Apple for teachers and Perfect Attendance Spells Success for students.
Room: Kensington F Blended Learning Customized for SC designed to Impact College and Career Readiness Achieve3000 Achieve3000 has been the leader in differentiated instruction for almost 15 years. With our partnerships with NWEA, Metametrics, and The Associated Press, we can offer teachers and students engaging content to accelerate Lexile growth and truly impact College and Career Readiness. Come hear how you can give each student in your building engaging non-fiction 22
content on their current reading level and at grade level every day. Achieve3000’s patented solutions can help teachers deliver more of SC’s content in a way that every student can learn, incorporate MAP data in daily lessons and impact your SC specific standards and tests.
Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building Personalizing Learning Through iPad Infusion eSpark Learning Many educators believe iPads can be highly engaging devices in the hands of K-8 learners. While classroom engagement is important, some districts are building initiatives that utilize iPads as personalization tools to differentiate learning and push the needle on student achievement. During this lunch session, join a discussion to learn how innovative districts are redesigning learning, overcoming technology challenges, and exceeding growth goals with iPad infusion.
Room: Palladium B, Brighton Building Read to Succeed Made Easy Imagine Learning Join South Carolina Partnership Manager, January Hodge, to experience Imaging Learning, the innovative software that is proving that prevention, early intervention and enrichment are the Keys to Success.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building Adapt to Changing Times with Proven Assessment and Intervention Solutions TE21 No matter how things change, some things are a given. Students must have foundational reading and math skills to succeed, and teachers and administrators must have quality data to inform instruction. Lunch will be provided for the first 35 participants while you hear from experienced educators who use TE21 assessment and intervention tools. Products include: CASE benchmark assessments, including new ACT prep tests; SCORE21 formative assessment builder; Path Driver for Reading and Math, a universal screener and RTI tool; PEAK online learning management center, and more. Administrators
will talk about using these tools to diagnose, intervene, and transform instruction.
Room: Lands End, Brighton Building
EPS Customized Learning Solution - The Right Tools at the Right Time! ETS Hi-Set Join us to learn how our new EPS Customized Learning solution can help drive greater gains in your remediation and RTI programs. Designed to meet your district’s unique needs, the EPS Customized Learning solution offers a flexible, efficient combination of online and print resources that are effective and easily scalable to adapt to your district’s ever-changing needs.
Room: Bally Moneen, Brighton Building Discovering the Power of Enrich for School and District Administrators Excent This session will demystify how Enrich can be useful to school and district administrators for accountability, compliance, reporting and program management.
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Monday, June 22 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
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Room: Hampton
Room: Lands End, Brighton Building
This format of learning has been spreading across the country and world! Each talk is exactly five minutes long and covers a variety of topics. Presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 24 slides, 20 seconds per slide for a total of 8 minutes. The following topics will be shared. Change Your Feedback Focus Stephanie DiStasio, Rosewood Elementary International School Leadership Coaching: Innovation in School Leadership Toni Taylor, Lexington School District Three Growing Teacher Efficacy with Video, Reflection, and Coaching Samantha Trotter, Batesburg Leesville Elementary School; Lisa Allison, Lexington School District Three and Angie Rye, Lexington School District Three
Getting to Moonshot Goals with a Startup Mindset Donna Teuber, Richland School District Two Around the world, educators are discovering that a
startup mindset will help their schools to rapidly achieve moonshot goals. By engaging in the design process to identify the right problem to solve, educators can use rapid prototyping and the feedforward process to create initiatives that can be successfully scaled. In this one hour session, participants will go through a design challenge to develop innovative solutions for challenges that they are facing in their classroom or school. Participants will work in teams to discuss challenges, engage in brainstorming solutions, and create a rapid prototype of their solution. Gamestorming activities will engage participants in the process.
Motivation Starts From The Top Famon Whitfield and Shannon Berry, Gordon Elementary School Those Who Eat Together, Meet Together Deedee Westwood, Sharah Clark and Nikki Hunter, MidCarolina Middle School Think Tanks: Putting Our Heads Together for Student Success Melanie Cohen, Matt Gams and Cynthia Thibault, River Springs Elementary School
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Monday, June 22 Education Sessions 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Room: Eton Using Saturdays To Transform In-SchoolSuspension Into A Credit Recovery Program Scott Rhymer and Chris Kilian, Mauldin High School This session will show how Mauldin High School used Saturday Detention to transform their InSchool-Suspension program away from the traditional ISS model to a Credit Recovery program that was directly responsible for improving Graduation Rate. This innovative and forward thinking model will be shared with attendees, including pertinent data to show the benefits of the program. The presentation will then give attendees the opportunity to see how this model can be modified to meet the needs of their school, regardless of socio-economic status of their school and how all of this can be done with little to no cost to the school/district.
Room: Oxford Allendale??!! APP-SOLUTELY! Alfreda Jamison, Allendale County Schools The Allendale County School District has begun an Apple iPad Instructional Technology pilot. We will present how our small rural school district provided 1:1 devices for our student's during the 2014-2015 school year in the blink of an eye! The discussion will focus on funding sources and grant opportunities, implementation planning, staff development, community involvement and the iPad rollout experience.
Room: Winchester Data: A Piece of Cake Walker Constantinesco, Denotra Franks and Rebecca Brown, Brunswick County Schools “Big Data” is a buzz word on everyone’s lips these days and nowhere is data of “bigger” importance than in informing how we educate children. We know data can feel daunting, and we’re here to help! Join us and learn how data is used in making instructional decisions at the school and
classroom level; accessible and easy to understand. Learn how data opens instructional doors, allowing teachers to identify and target students’ sub-skills, increase their knowledge base and monitor levels of mastery throughout the year. Just as we strive to get students invested in their academic success, so too must we as educators be involved in the selection and implementation of instructional tools and strategies to maximize effectiveness. In this interactive session, we’ll explore ways to use data to target and personalize instructional opportunities.
Room: Somerset 4 + 5 + 6 = "1" Successful Multi-District Career Center Sherri Yarborough, Bobby Edwards, Kerri McAlister and Elaina Southern, RD Anderson ATC; Cynthia Robinson, Spartanburg District 6 It Can Be Done! See how Spartanburg Districts 4, 5, & 6 unite with RD Anderson to serve over 2,000 students in grades 9 - 12 in CATE courses. See first hand the components necessary to make it work. Five high schools, five principals, three superintendents from three separate school districts coordinate efforts with one Career Center to provide the best opportunities for students. AND it WORKS!
Room: Windsor A ESEA Waiver, the Pause & “Single” Accountability – What’s Next? Betsy Carpentier, SC Department of Education This session will give attendees an opportunity to provide input in changes to the accountability ratings for 2016.
Room: Windsor B Gateways to Education Tracy Weeks, Anita Hatfield and Brandy Dennis, Manning High School Gateways to Education is a program that takes formerly self-contained special education students, who were PRE-DETERMINED to NOT get a chance to receive a high school diploma, and gives them a chance to earn their diploma. Former "Resource" students are being
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encouraged to advocate for themselves and "step-up" to the plate where their education is concerned (if itinerant services are possible, they are encouraged) with other support opportunities put in place to assist those students. Former selfcontained students are enter high school (hopefully will filter into the ,lower grades) on a 5 year graduation program with Special Education Support built into their programs.
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From 0-9 in One Year! Lessons Learned from the “Pilot� Seat of RTI and PBIS Implementation in a District of 25,000. Philip Young and Chelsea Montgomery, Aiken County Schools Is your district implementing Response to Intervention (RTI)? Is your district implementing school wide positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS)? What about both at the same time? Join us for a discussion of lessons learned from Aiken County Schools efforts to pilot RTI and PBIS in 9 schools in both elementary and secondary settings. Our goal is to incorporate the most innovative and current best practices in RTI and PBIS implementation on a district-wide scale. During this session we will highlight the unique role of the school psychologist, use of technology to facilitate the process, and the structure of behavioral and academic teams. One year into the pilot, find out what went well, and what we would do differently.
Room: Kensington E Our Journey from Average to Excellent Marshalynn Franklin, Sonya Young and Denise Quickel, Polo Road Elementary School Polo Road Elementary was rated Good our first year and Average for each of the next four years. We employed a very strategic approach to school improvement and in three years we progressed from Average to Excellent. In this session, we will share stakeholders' perspectives on the journey we took to enhance our school.
Room: Kensington F Carolina Alliance for Technology: Preparing a Skilled Workforce through Meaningful Engagement in Academic Experiences in the Fields of Computer Science and Engineering Anne Pressley, Carolina Alliance for Technology; Laura Koskella, Laurens District 56; Tara Dean, Laurens District 55; and Mary Paige Boyce, Richland District 2 Carolina Alliance for Technology (CAT) is a comprehensive system designed to benefits students, businesses, and surrounding communities by providing relevant academic experiences that link to future college and career pathways. Comprised of the following key elements: Integrated Academic and CareerFocused Learning, Employer Engagement and Exposure to the World of Work, and Individualized Career and Academic Counseling, CAT's goal is ensure success for students in the high-demand fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Join district and building-level leaders from Richland 2, Laurens 55, and Laurens 56 as they share insights from CAT's first year of implementation.
Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building Continuous Enrichment and Intervention Denise Fowler, Richland Northeast High School/ CCEL Learn about the benefits of creating built-in enrichment, intervention, and previewing times into middle and high school schedules. This session will go over the effects of reaching kids where they are in order to improve their successes without buying extra programs or resources.
Room: Palladium B, Brighton Providing Quality Feedback Growth Mary Martin, Winthrop University
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Highly effective leaders develop highly effective teachers. And one skill that they use to do so is to providing high quality feedback. Teachers crave feedback, but in order for it to have real impact, it must be specific and clearly understood. We must recognize why leaders avoid giving feedback and then explore strategies principals can use to deliver both positive and negative feedback. We
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will look at steps to take to ensure our feedback is delivered in a way that motivates mediocre teachers to improve and for great teachers to be even better.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building Gaining Big Technology Results on a Small Technology Budget Andre' Boyd and Nancy Noel, Florence School District 4 Many districts wish to jump on the technologyinfused bandwagon, but lack the funding to create a big technology department. Learn how to use free or already exisiting technology to create amazing results. You can create flipped classrooms, social media interaction, TV shows, and many other methods to increase school community communication, student engagement and faculty buy-in, all without breaking the bank. Come learn some ways that you can power your district into the future!
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Monday, June 22 2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m. Education Sessions Room: Eton Think Tank: An Innovative, Data-rich Professional Development Model for Busy High School Environments Pat Padgett, Batesburg-Leesville High School; Dr. Lisa Allison, Batesburg-Leesville High and Middle Schools; and Angie Rye, Lexington School District 3 High schools are active places for students and teachers alike. Due to the complex 24-7 day and night schedule of a high school, it is difficult to schedule quality staff development for teachers and staff who sponsor clubs and organizations, or serve as coaches for athletic teams. Think Tank engages busy high school teachers in real-time professional development experiences in a datarich environment during the school day. Critical elements of Think Tank include: continuous professional development focused on engaging, research-based instructional strategies enhanced with technology, data collection through monthly peer observations, and analysis of real-time data by school and curriculum leadership teams. Participants will learn how to start up innovative and efficient cross-curricular Think Tanks in their busy high schools!
Room: Oxford
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Introducing The BIB Program: Books in Barber Shops Sonia Leverette and Jerome Hudson, Anderson School District Five Marketing professor Jonah Berger argues in his book Contagious that repeated pairings of two unrelated things ultimately link the two. By repeatedly pairing books and reading with barbershops, seeing or thinking about a barbershop can trigger boys (and adults) to think about books and reading. Young males look up to their barbers, and seeing them reading and encouraging reading will make a difference. Anderson School District Five’s Satellite of SCABSE is placing books in area barber shops and wants to share their implementation program – to get your young males reading! 27
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Understanding Your State Retirement Tim Smith and Donny Brown, Horace Mann
Year One: What to Expect from your ACT Aspire, ACT, and WorkKeys Reports Mike DiNicola, ACT
Local Horace Mann agents have been helping educators understand and plan for retirement since 1945. Come and spend a few minutes to find out how to get started or to have your questions answered on this important topic.
Room: Hampton What’s a Tweet? How Many Likes Do I Need? What Do You Mean How Many Views Do We Have? #WeKnow Bob Grant and Jon Stevens, White Knoll Elementary School Learn how one school is using Social Media and web based resources to set up two-way communication to tell their story to their community and staff - and receive immediate feedback from these groups. Participants will engage in learning and and the “how-to” to set up school/personal Twitter, Facebook, YouTube Channel, Vine, Instagram and Pinterest accounts and how to effectively use those mediums to communicate your school’s story. Presenters have been using social media outlets to tell the story of their school, including quadrupling Facebook “likes” in one year and having a single YouTube video viewed by over 30,000 individuals (that was also featured on Comedy Central). Ways to use these resources for both communication and staff development will be presented. Remember, if you are not telling your own story, someone else is!
Room: Somerset Power Up and Connect2Learn Ross Hendricks, Chrissy Robinson, Colleen BeckUngvarsky, Jennifer Morillo and Dereck Rhoads, Beaufort County Schools The Beaufort County School District’s Connect2Learn program has put a mobile device in the hands of 15,000 students. Students in grades 3-12 are now able to “power up” when they come to school in the district’s 1:1 environment. Join the BCSD team as they walk you through their 1:1 planning and implementation process.
In this session your will learn about student, school, and district level reports that will be available from the first year of statewide testing with ACT Aspire, The ACT, and ACT WorkKeys. You will also learn about free resources to help your teams take action based on data from the new assessments.
Room: Windsor B Directing Direct Instruction--More Than Just Sticking to the Script Lora Tyler and Donna Satterley, Horry County Schools This session will focus on planning, instructing, and implementing data collection with Direct Instruction. Learn how to work with school data teams and instructional coaches to match instructional needs to maximize student progress for students with disabilities.
Room: Kensington D Using the New Expanded ADEPT Teacher Evaluation System to Grow Teachers and Students Kristin Joannes and Dennis Dotterer, SC Department of Education Various forms of data from the teacher evaluation system will become available next year. This session will highlight each aspect of the new teacher evaluation system as well as the data points and existing resources available for schools and districts to use to best grow highly effective teachers. This interactive session will allow administrators to discuss how to best serve and support teachers to maximize student achievement. Additionally, future training options will be highlighted and previewed so that districts can determine the right candidates for the future trainings.
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Room: Palladium B, Brighton Building
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Community / Parent Outreach that Works and Won't Break Your Bank! Mary Paige Wylie and Malinda Taylor, E. L. Wright Middle School; Dave Damm, Edisto High School
Creating Effective Performance Assessment Systems Patricia Fox and Lynn Gibbs, Greenville County Schools
Are you tired of spending thirty hours to plan a parent / community event that less than a dozen adults attend? So were we! We will share two unique events that worked at our schools. Big payoff / small time investment. Great for principals who know their schools, their mission and are confident in sharing!
Room: Kensington F
Prepare Your School for STEM Certification – S2TEM Centers SC's STEM School Support Program (3SP) Kim Poston, S2TEM Centers SC Wondering about the characteristics of high performing STEM schools? How does STEM instruction in your school measure up? Is it STEM certifiable? Learn from S2TEM Centers SC education specialists how to analyze the existing state of STEM in your school and identify support and learning experiences tailored to move your school toward STEM certification.
Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building #LeaD5: The New Look of Professional Development Michael Guliano, Christina Melton, and Reggie Dean, Lexington District 5 Join us for #LeaD5: The New Look of PD as we share District Five’s fresh approach to district-wide professional development. Our plan is datadriven, honors teacher choice, and builds teacher leadership capacity. This new model allows teachers to delve deeper into a topic of choice, designed around our District’s Instructional Initiatives. #LeaD5 allows for sustained study through a 3-year Professional Development Continuum, which leads to a deeper understanding and guaranteed implementation.
Increased effectiveness of performance assessment systems can directly be related to how well the evaluation systems are matched to the jobs for which people are hired. Learn how Greenville County Schools has worked to create performance evaluation systems for all personnel. Through these systems we are maximizing employee performance while working to increase student achievement and helping employees reach their professional goals.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building
Be a Real LEAder in IEP Meetings! Traci Hogan and Kristin Wilson, Horry County Schools The role of the LEA in IEP meetings is far more than collecting signatures. You do not have to be an expert in special education to be a true LEAder. In this session, learn effective strategies to facilitate productive individualized education plan meetings that result in great compliance, improve school and parent relationships, and create meaningful plans for appropriate student instruction.
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Tuesday, June 23 7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Early Career Principal Breakfast (ticketed event)
Game Changer Session 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Palladium B, Brighton
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Education Sessions Game Changer Session 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Education Sessions Game Changer Session 10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Visit Exhibit Hall Lunch in the Exhibit Hall for All Attendees 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Education Sessions Game Changer Session 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Education Session Deep Dive Sessions Game Changer Session 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Personnel Division Meeting
Room: Palladium B, Brighton Building
Mark Edwards
Thank You for Your Leadership - The Power of Distributed Leadership for Digital Conversion Through his experience as a principal, dean and superintendent, Dr. Edwards has observed leadership in schools, school systems, grade levels, departments, classrooms, communities and organizations, and has noted the impact leaders have had on the culture of each group. He explains how the digital conversion initiative at the Mooresville Graded School District has worked successfully through integration with pedagogy and by interlocking leaders throughout the system. Dr. Edwards shares a practical new view of leadership he calls “second-order leadership,” that integrates leadership into every aspect of district life, from hiring procedures to student and parent leadership. Sponsored by
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Tuesday, June 23
Apple Digital Learning Camp Room: Windsor C 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Literacy in Motion Participate in a hands-on playground experience, where you can explore tools, lessons, and resources to enhance teaching and learning for a variety of literacies.
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Productivity Tools for Leaders Learn how wireless workflows and mobile apps combine to create a powerful set of management tools for today’s leaders.
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Trends in the Transforming Learning Environment: What Leaders Need to Know Join the conversation about what’s working in education, what’s possible, and new strategies for personalizing learning. Learn from visionary leaders who are leveraging mobile technology to transform teaching and learning.
Tuesday, June 23 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Education Sessions Room: Eton The 21st Century School Counselor Understanding the Role of the OftenOverlooked School Leader Will Moody, Round Top Elementary School Without a clear understanding of the role of your school counselor, you may be missing an incredible opportunity to utilize the talents of this often-overlooked school leader. School counselors are responsible for leading data-driven school counseling programs that are based on national standards and they are responsible for collaborating with school stakeholders to achieve systemic change in schools. This brief session will give administrators a concrete profile of the 21st century school counselor, what to look for and expect in an effective school counseling program, and how to utilize your school counselor's talents effectively.
Room: Oxford Open a World of Possible: Let’s Do the Math Jan Scott, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt This session will focus on strategies and structures in mathematics leadership and instruction to accelerate student achievement. Students need to develop a love of math while building numerical reasoning, fluency, and problem-solving skills. Additionally, teachers need comprehensive support to help their students develop a strong foundation to extend and apply their understanding to higher-level math and algebra.
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Room: Winchester
Room: Windsor A
From Algebra to Zachary Taylor: How Lewisville High School Embraced Our District's One-to-One Technology Initiative in Our Classrooms Tammy Snipes, Katharine Griffin, Jennifer Jones and Amy Fabel, Lewisville High School
Virtual Induction and Mentoring Programs Angela Cooper and Cecil McClary, Lexington School District Two
Administration and teachers in the areas of Math, Science, English and Social Studies from Lewisville High School will demonstrate how they have used their district's one-to-one initiative to further student learning. Various uses of technology will be discussed with real-world examples.
Room: Hampton Engineering World Class Results Megan Mitchell-Hoefer, Kristy Qualls, Lynn Mann, Hamilton Parks and Dr. Megan Mitchell-Hoefer, A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School How does a diverse, inner-city school consistently top district, state and federal rankings? The administrative team of A. J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering will share the unique culture, instructional strategies, engaging programs, professional development and ways to leverage one-to-one technologies that achieve results. As a choice school, AJW is setting the bar for 21st Century Learning.
Room: Somerset Educator Evaluation: Changes for Principals and Teachers Angela Bain and Kristin Joannes, SC Department of Education This session will focus on the updates on the teacher and principal evaluation guidelines, procedures and training opportunities for district principals and teachers. The focus will be on the changes to the processes and guidelines as of June 1, 2015.
Flexibility and great return-on-investment will be evident to participants who want to know more about our Virtual Induction and Mentoring programs at Lexington School District Two. In 2011, using a phased-in approach, we conducted our induction and mentoring programs virtually, as one component of M.O.D.E.L. (Managing Optimal Development for the Educational Leader). We have learned, and can teach you, how to offer engaging and interactive options using a Virtual Learning Environment. Presenters will share strategies that are necessary when utilizing cutting edge technologies to capture and retain the face-to-face, traditional classroom benefits for learners. The presenters will share research on integrating emotional intelligences into professional growth opportunities for our millennial educators. We need to rethink the "way we grow our teacher workforce� as today’s educators bring a need for a variety of learning options.
Room: Windsor B Systemic Change Across 40 Schools - Is It Even Possible? Beth Taylor and Cassie Cagle, Aiken County Schools Take a walk through the process of addressing a systemic change in a large district across 40 schools. Discover how the Administrators in the Department of Special Programs generated a major paradigm shift involving the services for students with disabilities. During this session, participants will experience the process of conducting a needs assessment with administrators, special education teachers, and general education teachers throughout the district to guide differentiated training in order to enact real change on behalf of students.
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Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building
Room: Lands End, Brighton Building
Using MAP data to Support Your Work with Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) Sandie Ellis & Christine Hunter, NWEA
Legal Update Kathy Mahoney, Esq., Vernie Williams, Esq. and Dwayne Mazyck, Esq.
Are you confident about the steps you’re taking to develop your student learning objectives (SLOs) or student growth objectives (SGOs)? Do you know how to use MAP data in the process? Attend our session to get important tips for making the most of your MAP data when writing SLOs. We will focus on the important considerations including the teacher, test, MAP metrics and the goal digs deeper into the metrics and NWEA tools and resources, such as the ASG and School Growth calculators and the College Readiness and state linking studies. Participants should bring a device (tablet or laptop) in order to use the calculators.
This session will provide important information for school administrators.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building Implementing Effective Data Teams Across All Grade Levels to Drive Exceptional Instruction for All Learners Shannon Wiley, Tina McCaskill and Stacy Beverly, Irmo Elementary School Are you implementing data teams at your school or district level but want to know more about where to go next? Would you like to begin the data team process? This session will provide you with the strategies and a plan to implement effective data teams that drive instruction for all learners. Through the fishbowl process, as a district/school/teacher leader, you can you facilitate the spread of a deeper understanding and a clear vision for data team professional development. Are you new to administration or a new administrator at your school? This session will offer the perspective on how to implement changes and re-establish focus for this initiative. After completing this session, you will walk away with a clear,structured plan to provide effective data team professional development across your building or district.
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Tuesday, June 23
Game Changer Session 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Palladium B, Brighton
Todd Whitaker
Tuesday, June 23 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Education Sessions Room: Eton Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Are You the FINEST of Them All? Dr. Glenn Huggins and Patsy Pye, Dorchester District Two This session will focus on motivating your staff through innovative strategies. These strategies will assist you in transforming student achievement, instructional programs, school culture and professional learning communities.
Room: Oxford Rising to the Top Kim Wilson and Jeremy Carrick, R.B. Stall High School
Have You Shifted Your Monkey Today? Do the best staff members do too much and your worst employees too little? Are there people in your schools who work at avoiding doing work? Do you know anyone who whines, pouts, or complains endlessly? This session is just what you need. Based on the book Shifting The Monkey, this session will help everyone lead their schools and districts more effectively. Come and join the fun as you learn how to shift the monkey!
Relationships. iPads. Culture. Engagement. Learn how a large, high-poverty high school used these elements to transform the high school experience for all stakeholders while improving academic outcomes for students. R. B. Stall High School increased student engagement through implementation of a 1-to-1 iPad initiative and simultaneously re-cultured the school through a focus on building relationships as outlined in the Capturing Kids' Hearts program.
Room: Winchester The Power of Literacy in a Digital World Eric Mathison and Erin Hudgens, Chapman Elementary School and Terry Pruitt, Spartanburg District 7 Do you want your teachers to bring literacy instruction up-to-date into the 21st century? How can administration guide teachers to implement authentic literacy activities to prepare students to be college and career ready? Instruction in classrooms is different today from those of past generations. Traditional literacy focused on the ability to read print, but literacy of the 21st century provides opportunities for students to create innovative spaces for making meaning, exploring their world, and voicing their lives. In this session, come see how K-5th grade students 34
at Chapman Elementary use technology for digital literacy storytelling, blended learning, and research during classroom instruction. You will be able to see powerful work samples at all levels of how teachers can keep students actively engaged and participate more fully in the technology society of the 21st century.
Room: Hampton The Why and How of Coding/Gaming in Elementary: A Look at Benefits, Integration and Content Standards Taught Christine Brown and Mary Rozek, Bluffton Elementary School Current headlines are pushing the inclusion of coding and gaming in the school setting. The students not only gain the technology skill base needed to compete in the job market, they learn to think and be creative. Bluffton Elementary, nationally recognized for its animation program by Arts Schools Network and runner up for the Innovative Technology Award by South Carolina Association of Educational Technology, has added to its innovative program. Bluffton Elementary is a school of choice for animation, creation and design. Students in kindergarten start coding and programming robots. As they work through the grades, they create and design games. This session will discuss the current trend to push for coding and gaming (Computer Science) in the school system and ways to make this succeed. Participants will be given an opportunity to explore various coding and gaming programs as well as see examples of student work.
Room: Somerset Grades that Matter: Summative Assessments and the Behavior Report Card Clark Cooper and Erica Page, Pelion High School This session is designed for district and buildinglevel middle and high school administrators interested in effective grading practices that promote student success. Participants will discover how sound formative and summative assessment and focused productive behavior reporting fosters a high performance culture of personalized learning where students develop into self-directed learners. This session will demonstrate how reporting of soft skills
influences academic achievement and student motivation to excel. Presenters will share resources that Pelion High School has developed to assist educators in identifying, reporting, and inspiring behaviors that help students take ownership of their learning.
Room: Windsor A Educator Evaluation Update for Personnel Directors Angela Bain, SC Department of Education This session will focus on the updates on the teacher and principal evaluation guidelines, procedures and training opportunities for district principals and teachers. The focus will be on the changes to the processes and guidelines as of June 1, 2015. The SCDE will also provide feedback opportunities for districts with regard to SLO implementation and training.
Room: Windsor B Special Needs Can Succeed: The Journey Continues Kimberly Mack, South Florence High School; Lisa Grice, South Florence High School; Felix Jordan, South Florence High School; Anna McKenzie, South Florence High School; and , ESEA Waiver metrics continue to expose achievement gaps between Special Needs students and their non-IEP peers. Join South Florence High School (SFHS) on their continued journey to increase the number of Special Needs students who successfully complete the requirements to earn a state high school diploma. Through inclusion, intensive assistance for general education courses and a team approach to support student learning, SFHS is opening the doors of possibility for self-contained learners to graduate. This interactive workshop will explore the support systems necessary to foster success and build the foundation for students with special needs to achieve at higher levels.
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Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building
Room: Lands End, Brighton Building
Digital Conversion Through Collaboration Kelly Pew, York District 3; Karen Woodward, Lexington Distrct 1; Rick Maxey, Horry County Schools; Debbie Hamm, Richland District 2 and Russell Booker, Spartanburg District 7; Mark Edwards, Mooresville Graded School District
Blended Learning with Office 365 Cara Adkinson, Microsoft
Five South Carolina Superintendents have gathered their thoughts on the following issues facing districts today: Making the Decision to Go Digital; Sustaining the Digital Promise; Community Engagement; Beyond Digital Conversion: Transforming Teaching, Learning, and Leadership; and Digital Instructional Materials. With so many responsibilities on educators’ plates, how does digital learning become a priority? The session will be facilitated by Mark Edwards.
Has your school or district just adopted Office 365, or are they thinking about it? You may be aware of some of the great tools available in Office 365, but do you know how you can use OneDrive, Skype for Business, and OneNote Class Notebooks to help you incorporate blended learning in your classroom? Let's explore blended learning, its impact on teaching and learning, and see how the full suite of tools provided within Office365 will help you build a robust learning environment that fosters student success.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building Disrupting School: Creating a Culture of Innovation and Collaboration Shawn Suber, Connie May, Paula China and Emily Caskey, Conder Elementary School Experience how to disrupt your school and take if from Good to Great. The session will be based on school transformation. Showcasing the use 1:1 technology, Professional Learning Communities, AVID, Collaboration and Innovation, Best Practices series, Leadership Practices, STEAM, and Enterprise Learning. As an Arts Integration Magnet school, we will discuss what Conder was, what it is presently, and what it will be in the future.
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Tuesday, June 23
Game Changer Session 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Palladium B, Brighton
Tuesday, June 23 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Instant Ideas Room: Hampton
Jim Warford
This format of learning has been spreading across the country and world! Each talk is exactly five minutes long and covers a variety of topics. Presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 24 slides, 20 seconds per slide for a total of 8 minutes. The following topics will be shared.
An Effective Guide to Blended Learning
Building a 9th Grade Summer Bridge from the Ground Up Pasquail Bates, Felicia Robinson and Bruce Davis, Westwood High School
Has your school or district invested lots of time and money putting technology in the classroom only to find that instruction often still looks the same? How can you get a better return on your investment? This session will explain why effective Blended Learning is about the teacher, not the technology. This session will provide you a guide for successful Blended Learning and help teachers use technology more effectively, while increasing student engagement and learning. Sponsored by
High Yields, Low Risks: Structuring Common Planning in Target Classes to Achieve PDL Success Kay Sellers, Kelly Wilson and Steven Fitch, Conway High School A Fresh Approach to PBIS in the Elementary School Melanie Cohen, Matt Gams, Cynthia Thibault and Gloria Cook, River Springs Elementary School Reducing Dropout and Promoting College & Career Readiness Among At-Risk Student Daniel Boudah, East Carolina University; Tonya Locke, Lester McCall and Mandy Rienert, Anderson School District 2 21 Ts to a Triumphant Life Gene Burgess, Author
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Tuesday, June 23 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Education Sessions Room: Eton Creating A Truly Alternative Program For Each Individual Don Hardie, Academy For Success The Academy For Success has developed creative ways to enable all students to learn with a combination of virtual and classroom teaching. This session will explore behavior modifications, classroom observations, school wide PBIS, creative scheduling, professional learning communities, and parental involvement. This will be an interactive presentation that relies on participation and exchange of ideas.
Room: Oxford L. E. A. D. with PBIS Penny Atkinson, William Rogers and Ashley Godwin, Boiling Springs Middle School Who doesn’t love a little friendly competition? Over the last two years, we have implemented a successful PBIS movement that has revolutionized our school culture and the way our students view academics and helping others by rewarding students for their academic success and for showing our L.E.A.D. Characteristics through friendly competitions. Come learn how your school can implement a PBIS initiative just like ours that will be sure to put you in the L.E.A.D.!
Room: Winchester Challenge Based Learning - Solving Real World Problems 1:1 (It's Not Your "Old School" Classroom Anymore) Luanne Kokolis, Derek McQuiston, Heather Rollings and Shemia Thompson, York District Thre Digital tools and resources are having a profound impact upon the design and delivery of student work. This session will examine the opportunities digital technologies provide to both teachers and students in doing Howard Gardner’s “good work”. Hear the story of a 1:1 initiative that partnered with city government to empower students to solve local challenges. Leverage your district’s
workforce and set expectations that students give back to the community in which they reside!
Room: Somerset
Egg Drop, Feathers and Fur, Oh My! Get "Fired Up" Over Professional Development Tia Stewart, Dan Reyes and Denise Barth, Catawba Trail Elementary School Have you ever wondered how the administrative team can model Project Based Learning on staff development days? Do you want to get out of the media center/multipurpose room and put down the chart paper? Come to this session to see how we are transforming our staff development days into thematic events that "model" project based learning activities. Teachers participate, then take back something they can use the next day in their classrooms. Transform your "sit and git" to "Get Fired Up!" for your professional development.
Room: Windsor A HR is More than Hiring and Firing! Robin Taylor, Chester Park Elementary School of Inquiry and Shawn Williams, Chester County Schools This session will provide an overview of Human Resource functions that occur throughout the year beyond hiring and dismissal. It will also provide innovative ideas that will help retain staff and promote effective professional development. Information will also be provided to develop the classified staff in areas of the classroom, cafeteria, maintenance, and front office of your school.
Room: Windsor B Special Education - New Standards Supports Cathy Jones-Stork and Kim Watkins, SC Department of Education The goal of this session is to describe how, in meeting the vision of the SCDE, the Office of Special Education Services (OSES), in collaboration with several communities of practice and with school districts, is supporting the SCDE’s programs and initiatives, which include supporting the new South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards, particularly for students with the most severe cognitive impairments; supporting the array of State assessments to
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ensure children with disabilities are able to participate using appropriate accommodations, or participate in alternate assessments; supporting SLOs for special education faculty who do not teach core curriculum; scaling up the State’s workforce development in special education; and creating meaningful linkages to the ESEA Waiver and Read to Succeed State Plan through the vehicle of the South Carolina IDEA State Systemic Improvement Plan.
Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building Cracking the Code: Taking Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic to the Tech Level! Susie Teague and Greg MacDougall, S2TEM Centers SC This interactive session engages participants in a step-by-step introduction to “cracking the codes” fundamental to the operation of websites, computer games, apps and more. Come learn what coding is, why it is an essential skill for the 21st Century learner, and how to implement writing code in informal learning settings. Participants will discover coding as a powerful problem solving tool that enables individuals to navigate the digital world; identify resources for building code literacy in formal and informal learning settings; gain insight into coding careers; and apply basic coding principles to write code with and without computer technology.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building Innovative Academic Programs that Increase Student Engagement and Success DeeDee Washington and Jeff McCoy, Greenville County Schools This session will highlight several innovative academic programs that have yielded success in Greenville County Schools. The following programs will be covered during this session: The Advanced Manufacturing program, Virtual Science Lab for Elementary Schools, STEAM initiatives at two middle schools, and the New Tech High School model at two high schools. The session will cover the overview and structure of each program.
Room: Lands End, Brighton Building Build a Collaborative Classroom and Increase Productivity using OneNote Cara Adkinson, Microsoft Want to go paperless? Looking for a way to revolutionize your teaching and learning? Experience the power of Microsoft OneNote! A free tool that takes digital notebooks to the extreme while keeping everything together on all of your devices. Organize, create, and collaborate anytime anywhere with text, audio, video, files, digital ink, and so much more!
Room: Bally Moneen, Brighton Building District Superintendents’ Session with Mark Edwards District superintendents are invited to dialogue with Mark Edwards in an intimate setting.
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Tuesday, June 23
Game Changer Session 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Palladium B, Brighton
Damien Moses
From Calculators to Coding: Administrator
The Role of An
In every change effort the role of the schools administration is critical to its implementation and success. New technology has changed the dynamics in the learning studios across our nation, changing the way our teachers teach and how our students learn. Working as a change leader requires principals and leaders in the schools to not only be a role-model in incorporating technology, but a cheerleader behind technology infused learning. In this session, school administrators and leaders will learn "5" strategies in creating a technology infused campus. Sponsored by Apple
Tuesday, June 23 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Education Sessions Room: Eton Parent Engagement Groups - Best Practices for Engaging Parents in Their Child’s Education Joy Grayson, Lorene Welch and Dr. Clifford Fulmer, South Carolina PTA; and Karen Felder, Jennie Moore Elementary School Parent groups that are active and positive contributors in schools are powerful resources for any administrative team. A PTA can raise the quality of parent engagement in your school by providing critical programs and resources, such as advocacy, male engagement, and the Reflections arts recognition program. This session will show you how to engage parents in the education of their children, which research consistently demonstrates increases their academic success. The session will be led by Dr. Clifford Fulmore, SCPTA President; Lorene Welsh, SCPTA Executive Director, Joy Grayson SCPTA Vice President of Advocacy, and Karen Felder, principal at Jennie Moore Elementary School. We will share best practices on how to develop and implement PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: Welcoming All Families; Communicating Effectively; Supporting Student Success; Speaking Up for Every Child; Sharing Power; and Collaborating with Community.
Room: Oxford Why CTE?: Integrating Career and Technology Education Into Core Academics Lee Green, Chester County Career Center and Chris Dinkins, Fairfield County Technology Center This session will focus on how to bring rigor, relevance, and relationships to core academic classes using CTE curriculum. We will also explore how merging the two areas of education will enhance the educational experience of all students. The presenters will also discuss the importance of "soft skills" in the classroom and in a global economy.
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Room: Winchester A1 Digital Innovation Jane Harrison, David Havird and Robbie Binnicker, Anderson District One Come hear how Anderson District One rolled out 8,000 iPads to every student in grades 3-12 in three weeks. You will learn the deployment secrets and pitfalls. We will touch on teacher training, student digital citizenship, device management, security, and insurance. We learned A LOT along the way and are eager to share our experience.
Room: Hampton
How a College and Career Ready Culture and Wraparound Services Can Improve Your Graduation Rate Mary Nell Anthony and Heather Holliday, T.L. Hanna High School This session will examine how creating a College and Career Ready culture that fully supports all students can increase your graduation rate. There will be an in-depth look at how implementing a school-wide AVID program and wraparound services such as a school-wide tutoring, mentoring, and advisory program increased the graduation rate at T.L. Hanna High School 14% in 5 years.
Room: Somerset LEAP: Getting to the Heart of Transformative Change Donna Teuber, Richland District Two Leadership, Expectations, Access, and Professional Learning are the essential conditions for schools to begin to see transformative change through the use of technology. In this session, leaders will learn strategies to help their teachers move beyond substitution and augmentation lessons to student-centered environments which are personalized, authentic and collaborative. With essential conditions in place, leaders will be well positioned to level up learning in their schools. School and district leaders with the opportunity to learn how they can become change agents in their school and influence teachers to begin using technology in transformative ways for improved student learning. School leaders will learn how to
use social media tools including Twitter and Blogger for public relations, communications, and branding. Leaders will learn strategies to influence vital behaviors of faculty and staff to share successful strategies for using technology tools in a student-center, digital-age environment. Leaders will engage in conversations about the next level of transformative change in their schools aligned to standards and learning models.
Room: Windsor A
Staffing: From Standards to Practice Beckye Partlow, York District Three and Ozzie Ahl, Rock Hill High School This session will examine one district’s process for staffing its schools driven by state and local standards. The roles that HR and the principals play in those decisions, examples of standards, and sample action steps will be shared as they are applied in the Rock Hill Schools.
Room: Windsor B Medical Homebound: It’s More Than Parents Just Submitting A Request Form Meredith Seibert, Esq., Duff, White & Turner, LLC The submission of a medical homebound request form raises numerous issues for building and district administrators alike, particularly as schools experience a rising number of requests submitted for vague reasons or which otherwise coincide with parental disputes. This session will provide information and practical guidance on the steps administrators may and should take to investigate medical homebound requests; options for approval and denial; obligations of the school and parent; and the significant implications the process has on disability-related identification and services.
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Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building
Using the New Expanded ADEPT Teacher Evaluation System to Grow Teachers and Students Kristin Joannes and Dennis Dotterer, SC Department of Education
Leadership Team Pitfalls: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Brent Chavous and Liz James, South Middle School
Various forms of data from the teacher evaluation system will become available next year. This session will highlight each aspect of the new teacher evaluation system as well as the data points and existing resources available for schools and districts to use to best grow highly effective teachers. This interactive session will allow administrators to discuss how to best serve and support teachers to maximize student achievement. Additionally, future training options will be highlighted and previewed so that districts can determine the right candidates for the future trainings.
Room: Palladium A, Brighton
Learn valuable strategies based on the work of Patrick Lencioni centered on teaming. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team will be discussed as a vehicle to greater cohesiveness and productivity within your schools and its various teams.
Room: Lands End, Brighton Building Using Augmented Virtual Reality Technology In Classroom Innovation Bob Couch and Al Gates, Center for Advanced Technical Studies The session will focus on innovative uses of technology to enhance classroom instruction through demonstration of augmented virtual reality in project based learning. It is the new wow factor in instructional strategies.
Year End Studies (YES!) Amy Walker, McCracken Middle School The YES program ends the school year with a 6 day intensive and high-interest learning opportunity. The non-traditional, project-based, and hands-on courses are designed to apply and engage what students learned during the school year, drawing on student and teacher interests. There are 5 days of learning followed by a Presentation of Learning (POL) day, in which students present what they have learned. One of the key components of the YES program is student choice. YES courses mix students from all grades, ability levels and backgrounds in order to build new student and teacher relationships and connections. Each YES course integrates writing and includes opportunities to learn outside the school walls with community partners. It is basically a way to end the school year in a fun, educational and exciting way. It also allows schools and students to give back to their community. This program will only make students excited about returning in the fall to find out what fun things will be happening during next school year.
Wednesday, June 24 Keynote Speakers
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Presenter Directory
Barry Knight knightb@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Akil Ross aross@lexrich5.org
Beckye Partlow BPartlow@rhmail.org
Al Gates hgates@lexrich5.org
Beth Taylor btaylor@acpsd.net
Alfreda Jamison jamisona@acs.k12.sc.us
Betsy Carpentier bcarpentier@ed.sc.gov
Amy Fabel afabel@chester.k12.sc.us
Betty Bagley bettybagley13@gmail.com
Amy Walker acwalker@spart7.org
Bob Couch jcouch@lexrich5.org
Andre Boyd aboyd@florence4.k12.sc.us
Bob Grant bgrant@lexington1.net
Angela Bain abain@ed.sc.gov
Bobby Edwards bedwards@rdanderson.org
Angela Bryant angela.bryant@pearson.com
Brent Chavous brent.chavous@lcsdmail.net
Angela Cooper acooper@lex2.org
Brent Jerome bjerome@richland2.org
Angie Rye arye@lex3.org
Camilla Groome cgroome@dorchester2.k12.sc.us
Anita Hatfield ahatfield@csd2.org
Cara Adkinson Cara.Adkinson@microsoft.com
Anna Baldwin annabaldwin@anderson5.net
Carlos J. Littlejohn clittlejohn@greenville.k12.sc.us
Anna McKenzie anna.mckenzie@fsd1.org
Carol Brooks brooksc@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Anne Pressley annepressley@lcsd56.org
Cassie Cagle ccagle@acpsd.net
Anne Stone astone@chester.k12.sc.us
Cathy Jones-Stork CJones@ed.sc.gov
Ashley Godwin ashley.godwin@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us
Cecil McClary cmcclary@lex2.org
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Chelsea Montgomery cmontgomery@acpsd.net
Dan Boudah BOUDAHD@ecu.edu
Cherlyn Anderson canderson@scetv.org
Dan Reyes Dreyes@richland2.org
Chris Dinkins JDinkins@fairfield.k12.sc.us
Dave Damm dammd@orangeburg4.com
Chris Kilian ckilian@greenville.k12.sc.us
David Havird havirdd@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Chrissy Robinson christine.robinson@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Debra Huggins dlhuggins@lexington1.net
Christina Hunter christina.hunter@nwea.org
DeeDee Washington awashing@greenville.k12.sc.us
Christina Melton csmelton@lexrich5.org
Deedee Westwood awestwood@newberry.k12.sc.us
Christine Brown christine.wright-brown@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Denise Barth Dbarth@richland2.org
Christy Schneider CSchneider@nciea.org
Denise Fowler dfowler@richland2.org
Clark Cooper ccooper@lexington1.net
Denise Quickel dquickel@richland2.org
Clifford Fulmore president@scpta.org
Dennis Dotterer dadotterer@ed.sc.gov
Colleen Beck-Ungvarsky Colleen.BeckUngvarsky@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Dereck Rhoads dereck.rhoads@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Connie May cmay@richland2.org
Derek McQuiston dmcquist@rhmail.org
Cynthia Robino Crobino@jcsd.net
Dianne Gregory dgregory@scetv.org
Cynthia Robinson crobinso@rhmail.org
Don Hardie dhardie@lexrich5.org
Cynthia Thibault cthibaul@lexrich5.org
Donna Satterley dsatterley@horrycountyschools.net
Damon Officer dofficer@greenville.k12.sc.us
Donna Teuber dteuber@richland2.org
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Donny Brown Donny.Brown@horacemann.com
Heather Rollings hrolling@rhmail.org
Elaina Southern ehyatt@rdanderson.org
Jane Harrison harrisoJ@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Emily Caskey ecaskey@richland2.org
Jeff McCoy jmccoy@greenville.k12.sc.us
Emily Heatwole eheatwole@ed.sc.gov
Jennifer Couch couchj@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Eric Boland ericb2468@cs.com
Jennifer Jones jjones1@chester.k12.sc.us
Eric Mathison emathison@spart7.org
Jennifer Morillo jennifer.morillo@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Erica Page epage@lexington1.net
Jennifer Morrison jmorrison@ed.sc.gov
Famon Whitfield whitfieldiiif@dillon.k12.sc.us
Jeremy Carrick jeremy_carrick@charleston.k12.sc.us
Felicia Robinson frobinson@richland2.org
Jeremy Chapman jchapman@lifetouch.com
Felix Jordan fjordan@fsd1.org
Jerome Hudson jeromehudson@anderson5.net
Gene Burgess gene@geneburgess.com
John Payne JRPayne@ed.sc.gov
Glenn Huggins ghuggins@Dorchester2.k12.sc.us
Jon Stevens jstevens@lexington1.net
Gloria Cook gtcook@lexrich5.org
Joy Grayson joy4publiceducation@gmail.com
Gregg Scott gscott@greenville.k12.sc.us
Julie Brown jbrown@lex2.org
Gregory MacDougall gregm@usca.edu
Karen Felder karen_felder@charleston.k12.sc.us
Hamilton Parks hparks@greenville.k12.sc.us
Karen Woodward kwoodward@lexington1.net
Heather Holliday heatherholliday@anderson5.net
Katharine Griffin kgriffin@chester.k12.sc.us
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Kathy Corley kathy.corley@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Lee Green lgreen@chester.k12.sc.us
Kay Sellers ssellers@horrycountyschools.net
Lester McCall lmccall@anderson2.k12.sc.us
Kelly Pew kpew@rhmail.org
Lisa Allison lallison@lex3.k12.sc.us
Kelly Wilson kwilson@horrycountyschools.net
Lisa Grice lgrice@fsd1.org
Kerri McAlister
Liz James liz.james@lcsdmail.net
Kim Allen kallen@ed.sc.gov Kim Buice KCBuice@spart7.org Kim Poston kposton@pdec.net Kim Watkins KAWatkins@ed.sc.gov Kim Wilson kim_wilson@charleston.k12.sc.us Kimberly Mack kmack@fsd1.org Kristin Joannes kjoannes@ed.sc.gov Kristin Wilson kwilson001@horrycountyschools.net Kristy Qualls kqualls@greenville.k12.sc.us Lakisha Cook lcook@richland2.org Laura Coulter lcoulter@richland2.org Laura Koskella laurakoskela@lcsd56.org
Lora Tyler Ltyler002@horrycountyschools.net Lorene Welch lwelch@scpta.org Lori Dibble ldibble@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Lori Estep lestep@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Luanne Kokolis lkokolis@rhmail.org Lynn Gibbs lpgibbs@greenville.k12.sc.us Lynn Mann rlmann@greenville.k12.sc.us Malinda Taylor mtaylor@richland2.org Mandy Reiner mreinert@anderson2.k12.sc.us Mari Lasnetski mari.lasnetski@pearson.com Marian Crum-Mack mamack@richland2.org Marsha Thauwald mthauwald-consultant@scholasticbookfairs.com
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Marshalynn Franklin mfranklin@richland2.org
Patricia Fox pfox@greenville.k12.sc.us
Mary Martin martinmb@winthrop.edu
Patsy Pye ppye@dorchester2.k12.sc.us
Mary Nell Anthony marynellanthony@anderson5.net
Paula China pchina@richland2.org
Mary Paige Boyce mboyce@richland2.org
Penny Atkinson penny.atkinson@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us
Mary Paige Wylie mwylie@richland2.org
Philip Young pyoung@acpsd.net
Mason Gary Garym@anderson3.k12.sc.us
Reggie Dean rdean@lexrich5.org
Matt Gams mgams@lexrich5.org
Rick Maxey rmaxey@horrycountyschools.net
Megan Mitchell-Hoefer mmitchel@greenville.k12.sc.us
Robbie Binnicker binnickr@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Melanie Cohen mhcohen@lexrich5.org
Robin Taylor rtaylor@chester.k12.sc.us
Meredith Seibert, Esq. mlseibert@dwtlawfirm.com
Ross Hendricks ross.hendricks@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Michael Guliano mguliano@lexrich5.org
Russell Booker rwbooker@spart7.org
Mike DiNicola Mike.DiNicola@act.org
Ruth Anne Pitt rpitt@chester.k12.sc.us
Nancy Noel nnoel@florence4.k12.sc.us
Samantha Saxenmeyer samantha.saxenmeyer@pearson.com
Nikki Hunter nhunter@newberry.k12.sc.us
Samantha Trotter Strotter@lex3.k12.sc.us
Ozzie Ahl OAhl@rhmail.org
Sandie Ellis sandie.ellis@nwea.org
Pasquail Bates pbates@richland2.org
Sara Orlowski sara.orlowski@darlington.k12.sc.us
Pat Padgett ppadgett@lex3.k12.sc.us
Scott Rhymer wrhymer@greenville.k12.sc.us
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Sean Bishton sbishton@richland2.org
Tara Dean tdean@laurens55.org
Shannon Berry berrys@dillon.k12.sc.us
Terry Pruitt topruitt@spart7.org
Shannon Wiley smwiley@lexrich5.org
Tia Stewart Tstewart@richland2.org
Sharah Clark sclark@newberry.k12.sc.us
Tim Mathias tmathias@lifetouch.com
Shawn Suber shsuber@richland2.org
Tim Smith C.Tim.Smith@horacemann.com
Shawn Williams swilliams@chester.k12.sc.us
Tina McCaskill tmccaski@lexrich5.org
Sheila Quinn sheila.quinn@clover.k12.sc.us
Toni Roberts Norris Taylor tntaylor@lex3.k12.sc.us
Shemia Thompson SNThomps@rhmail.org
Tonya Locke tlocke@anderson2.k12.sc.us
Sherri Yarborough syarborough@rdanderson.org
Traci Hogan thogan@horrycountyschools.net
Sherry Cariens scariens@lexington1.net
Tracy Weeks tweeks@csd2.org
Sonia Leverette sonialeverette@anderson5.net
Vashti Washington Vwashington@jcsd.net
Sonya Young syoung@richland2.org
Wayne Eichen wayne.eichen@pearson.com
Stephanie DiStasio DiStasio@rhmail.org
Will Moody wmoody@richland2.org
Steven Fitch sfitch@horrycountyschools.net
William Rogers william.rogers@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us
Susanne Teague teagues@winthrop.edu Tammy Snipes tsnipes@chester.k12.sc.us Tanya Robinson krobinson20@sc.rr.com
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Exhibitor Directory Achieve 3000, Inc. Shane Dukes (803) 840-7751 shane.dukes@achieve3000.com
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ACT, Inc. Mike DiNicola (319) 321-9741 mike.dinicola@act.org
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AEA - Representing Triumph Learning, Coach & Abrams Jeff Alman (919) 523-0040 jalman@almaneducational.com
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Ameresco Jim Josephson (704) 916-3524 jjosephson@amerersco.com
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Amplify Debbie Owens (804) 402-6933 dowens@amplify.com
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Apex Learning Matt Kirby (206) 462-3759 matt.kirby@apexlearning.com
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Background Investigation Bureau Beth Osborne 877-439-3900 bosborne@bib.com
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Benty, LLC Tyler Smith (803) 216-5401 tylertsmith14@gmail.com
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Brainchild Jeff Olive (800) 811-2724 jeff.olive@brainchild.com
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BridgeTek Solutions, LLC Tom Clinton (864) 214-0221 tclinton@bridgeteksolutions.com
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Bright White Paper Company Rick Kazdin (800) 321-5716 rick@brightwhitepaper.com
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Camcor, Inc. Michael Bowling (800) 868-2462 mbowling@camcor.com
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Canvas Melissa Gomez (801) 889-7532 mgomez@instructure.com
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Classworks Karen Pack 864-909-4719 kpack@classworks.com
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Clear Touch Interactive Keone Trask (775) 473-9199 kt@cleartouch.com
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Cromers Johnny Paschal (803) 799-2290 johnny@cromers.com
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Curriculum Associates Robbie Pruitt Woody (919) 995-1502 rwoody@cainc.com
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Damand Promotions Dan McLaughlin (858) 663-5129 danmc10@aol.com
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Edgenuity Alice Smith (803) 269-1982 alice.smith@edgenuity.com
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Edmentum Elizabeth Andrews (803) 406-0057 elizabeth.andrews@edmentum.com
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ID Shop, Inc. Ken Cobb (800) 228-6522 kenc@idshop.com
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EPS Literacy & Intervention 44 Al Knechel (800) 435-7728 theresa.gilstrap@schoolspecialty.com
Ident A Kid Kirk Cox (803) 467-5836 identakidsc@yahoo.com
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eSpark Learning Sarah Guckert (312) 894-3100 sarah@esparklearning.com
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Imagine Learning 21 January Hodge (801) 377-5071 january.hodge@imaginelearning.com
Excent Cedric Harrison (800) 231-3144 cedric.harrison@excent.com
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iStation Corey Byrd (214) 572-4627 cbyrd@istation.com
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FACES, Inc. Rick Palyok (803) 782-3902 rpalyok@facesinc.org
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Learning.com Jay Yampolsky (503) 517-3221 jyampolsky@learning.com
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Follett Steve Watson (888) 511-5114 swatson@follett.com
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Lego Education Kristie Brown Kristie.brown@lego.com
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Fuel Education Barb Jones bajones@getfueled.com
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Letterland Cat Rutledge (704) 996-9010 catrut@outlook.com
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Future Scholar 529 Plan 18 Ryan White (803) 201-9881 ryan.white@columbiamanagement.com
LightSPEED Technologies Mark Kuhn (800) 732.8999 mark.kuhn@lightspeed-tek.com
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Hart, Inc. Paul Holdredge (800) 654-8012 pbh@hart-inc.com
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Mural Mural On The Wall 35 Stacy Ridgeway (800) 604-5619 info@officialmuralmuralonthewall.com
Horace Mann Donny Brown (864) 979-3584 Donny.Brown@horacemann.com
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National Beta Club Channing Childers (800) 845-8281 cchilders@betaclub.org
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Nu-Idea School Supply Company, Inc.30 Cary Coker (803) 773-7389 info@nu-idea.com
Responsive Classroom Brenna Davis (800) 360-6332 info@responsiveclassroom.org
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Northwest Evaluation Association 105 Sandie Ellis/Christina Hunger (503) 624-1951 sandie.ellis@nwea.org/christina.hunter@nwea.org
Rethink Tammy Graham (803) 319-4031 Tammy.Graham@rethinkfirst.com
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Odysseyware Jason Reavis (877) 795-8904 jreavis@odysseyware.com
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Rock Communications 89 Tim Rock (803) 547-2500 timrock@rockcommunicationsllc.com
Pearson Tyler Garrett (803) 606-5933 tyler.garrett@pearson.com
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S2TEM Centers SC/SC Coalition for Mathematics & Science Thomas Peters (864) 656-1863 tpeters@clemson.edu
Pencil Planner Brad Parks (810) 844-1357 focusedinstruction@gmail.com
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PlanetHS/K8 Eric Toole (888) 668-7452 erictoole@planeths.com
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Presentation Systems South Randy Hobart (704) 662-3711 rhobart@carolinaposterprinters.com
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QuaverMusic.com Rob Wilbourn (866) 917-3633 rob@quavermusic.com
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Randa Solutions Matt Watkins (661) 332-4591 matt.watkins@randasolutions.com
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Renaissance Learning Robert Mackey (866) 273-0225 robert.mackey@renaissance.com
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School Improvement Network 61 Allison Mateus (801) 758-9738 allison.mateus@schoolimprovement.com School Specialty Inc. 68 Wayne Goodrich (803) 605-0611 wayne.goodrich@schoolspecialty.com Scientific Learning Corporation Darren Drye (704) 219-9624 ddrye@scilearn.com
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Selective Service System Sabrina Cunningham (678) 655-9589 scunningham@sss.gov
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Sharp Business Systems Randy Bidwell (864) 675-2000 randy.bidwell@sharpusa.com
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South Carolina Waterfowl Association "Camp Leopold" 9 Ed Paul (803) 452-6001 epaul@scwa.org TE21, Inc. Nancy Ford (866) 982-8321 nancyford@te21.com
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TeacherMatch LLC Amy Vracar (773) 332-4366 avracar@teachermatch.org
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Teaching Strategies, LLC Mark Prince (301) 636-5411 mark.p@teachingstrategies.com
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Thinking Maps, Inc. Suzanne Averett (800) 243-9169 saverett@thinkingmaps.com
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Voyager Sopris Learning Jeffrey Vincent (800) 547-6747 Jeffrey.Vincent@voyagersopris.com
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Waterford Institute Barbara Roberts (803) 724-7900 barbararoberts@waterford.org
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Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School Pat Smith (803) 896-6480 smithp@wlgos.sc.gov
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Zaner-Bloser 4 Shannon Parker-Hardee (800) 248-2568 x. 2564 shannon.parker-hardee@zaner-bloser.com
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2015 Adult Education Summer Conference at a Glance Sunday, June 21 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Registration
Pembroke, Embassy Kensington Ballroom, Embassy Laurel Court
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
General Session Breakout Sessions Lunch on Your Own SCAAED Board Meeting Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions
Tuesday, June 23 8:30 am – 9:30 am 9:45 am – 10:45 am 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 3:45 pm 1:30 pm-2:30 pm 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Awards Breakfast Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Lunch on Your Own Deep Dive Session Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions
Arrowhead 1 Laurel Court Laurel Court
Wednesday, June 24 8:30 am – 10:30 am
General Session
Kensington Ballroom, Embassy
Monday, June 22 8:30 am – 10:00 am 10:30 am – 11:30 am 11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Laurel Court East Laurel Court Laurel Court Laurel Court Arrowhead Arrowhead
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Adult Education Sessions
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
Monday, June 22 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Room: Laurel Court East
Room: Laurel Court East
Increasing Graduates/Reducing Dropouts:A Model for High School and Adult Ed Collaboration Kathie Greer, Lexington/Richland Five Adult Education
Learning Labs: A Different Perspective Etta Greene Carter, Horry County Schools Adult Education
This presenter will share a model for early identification and intervention that will enable schools to retain students through high school completion that are statistically high-risk for becoming dropouts and increase four-year completion rates. This collaboration not only provides a more seamless, comprehensive system of support for students, but demonstrates the district's commitment to the success of all students.This structure can be consistently applied and clearly communicated to all stakeholders.
Room: Laurel Court West Workforce Resources Jason Broughton, South Carolina State Library Workforce Development Resources for citizens, students and professionals in undertanding how the library can be a useful resource for gaining, creating, and finding employment. This workshop provides a rich discussion of the many resources of the South Carolina State Library. Websites that are highlighted are WorkSC, Discus, Learning Express, Ferguson Career Guidance Center, Career ebook collection, and the Small Business Reference Center.
This session will look at how we can integrate research of how adults learn, technology, and real world scenarios to teach skills at varying levels. Participants will participate in a learning lab experience and learn basics of how to create their own learning labs.
Room: Laurel Court West Social Studies ACTIV-ities! Susan Gibson, Pickens County Adult Education Join us for some fun Social Studies ACTIV-ities! This presentation will provide GED instructors with activities that can be implemented immediately in any adult education classroom. These activities will address the GED 2014 targets of instruction in an engaging, handson, and interactive way. Come see how Social Studies can both challenge and engage your students! So...put away the workbooks and be prepared to enjoy Social Studies! Participants will leave with "ready to go" lessons for their classrooms.
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2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Room: Laurel Court East Streamlining the Adult Education classroom by incorporating interdisciplinary units. Paula Aull, Janet Russ and Betty Gilbert, Pair Education Center
Tuesday, June 23 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Awards Breakfast Room: Laurel Court
In the 21st Century GED classroom collaboration is key to student success and teacher's sanity. This session will take you through the planning process of incorporating interdisciplinary units into your program ( classroom) . Participants will leave with at least one lesson from start to finish that incorporates: Math, RLA, Social Studies and Science.
Education Sessions 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Room: Laurel Court West
The focus of this presentation is for participants to learn about FREE but valuable technology tools that will help energize GED/high school equivalency classrooms. Engaging tools from the four major content areas will be shared. Participants are encouraged to bring their own devices to increase the level of fun and energy! The presenter attends the national ISTE conference each year in order to find up-to-date and relevant tools for the adult education classroom. Participants will leave with a link to an online “Livebinder” of free tools and resources that can be accessed anytime, anywhere with an internet connection.
Hands-On, Standards-Based Algebra Macy Terry Want to learn more about standards-based instruction plus get some new ideas for algebra preparation? Join Ms. Terry, a veteran of the first Standards in Action cohort, as she leads you through a lesson using data collection to practice scatterplots and linear regression. You’ll go home with some new ideas for teaching this important algebraic concept.
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Adult Education Social Location: Nightwatch, Embassy Suites
Room: Arrowhead 2 Smorgasbord: FREE & ENGAGING Tech Tools for the Adult Ed Classroom Mary Gaston, Pickens Adult Learning & RAETAC Region 1
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Room: Arrowhead 1 TASC Test an Overview Chriss Cazayoux, CTB/McGraw-Hill TASC Test is the now an alternative for South Carolina Citizens pursuing a high school equivalency. In this session we will review what is the TASC Test, its design and success to date.
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10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Room: Arrowhead 1
Room: Arrowhead 1
Resources for the High School Equivalency Exam Wendy Tyler, McGraw-Hill Education
One Solution Presents Multiple Adult Education Options-Don’t Miss Out! Angela Bryant, Pearson
This session will discuss resources that will support the TASC and high school equivalency exams approved by South Carolina Department of Education.
Stop your search for adult education options now! This session promises to deliver all you will need for students in Distance Learning Programs, Adult High School Diploma Programs, GED Programs, and much, much more with one single solution! Come learn how you can stop your search and start meeting your students’ needs now!
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Room: Arrowhead 2 WIOA - Understanding the Pieces of the Puzzle! Michael King, SC Department of Education, Pat Sherlock, SC DEW The purpose of WIOA is to 1) increase access to and opportunities for employment, education, training, and support services needed to succeed in the labor market; 2) support the alignment of workforce investment, education, and economic development; 3) improve the skills and credentials of workers necessary to secure and advance in employment with family sustaining wages; 4) improve the structure of delivery of services to better address the employment and skill needs of workers, jobseekers, and employers. Come and learn more about WIOA and the eligible state agencies (South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW), South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD), South Carolina Department of Education – Office of Adult Education (SCDE-OAE)). Hear presentations from each agency concerning their goals and mission, and learn how each agency will work to fulfill its piece of the puzzle while fulfilling the mission of WIOA.
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Room: Arrowhead 1 New Materials to Help You Crack the GED Code Karen Welch, New Readers Press The 2014 GED requires students to be competent in many areas. This brief session is intended to update teachers and directors on new materials for GED and Pre-GED preparation in all content areas from New Readers Press.
Deep Dive Session 1:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Room: Arrowhead 1
Sweet 16: Career Clusters, Career Pathways, WIOA and You – Shift Happens! Tony Kroll, Horry County Schools Adult Education The 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act modernizes America’s workforce development system. It streamlines existing employment and workforce-related education and training systems via unified planning and delivery, common measurements for program performance, and
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more uniform data collection and usage. The action plan also addresses the need for adult education to be geared toward employability. Career pathways, like industry partnerships, are embedded throughout the action plan. Understanding the 16 Career Clusters, the individual pathways within each cluster, and the myriad of career opportunities within each pathway is something heretofore handled primarily by your Transition Specialists. From July 2015 forward, however, states and local programs will have to promote seamless progression along a career pathway, tailor instruction and curriculum to specific pathway skills sets, break down barriers to employment, and provide supportive services. No worries. This 2-hour session will explore all this—and more!—with hands-on activities to help YOU understand, appreciate and navigate some of the changes associated with WIOA implementation.
Education Sessions 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Room: Laurel Court East Blended Learning as a Model to Support Adult Learning Emily Manigault, W.R. Rogers Adult, Continuing and Technology Education Center and Chuck Holland, Richland School District 2 Many adult education programs struggle with limited instructional staff to support the teaching of content necessary to successfully complete high school equivalency programs. That coupled with the cost of hiring instructional staff supports the need to develop creative methods of providing instruction to students. One option might be the use of Blended Learning as a method for instruction and formative assessment. Blended learning allows for the leveraging of technology (e.g. computer, mobile devices, software, etc.) with face-to-face instruction to support the learning needs of students and to offer flexibility in scheduling students and
staff. It can allow students to work at their convenience on the skills and content they need with individualized instruction and reinforcement by teachers as necessary to ensure academic growth. This hands-on workshop will provide participants with tools and resources that can be used in all areas of adult education using available technology. Participants are asked to bring a device.
Room: Laurel Court West There’s Writing on THREE of the 2014 GED Tests, but I’m Not a Writing Teacher! Katherine Reed, Kershaw County Adult Education It’s ok! Help your students earn the most points on the 2014 GED Extended Response sections of the Reasoning Through Language Arts and Social Studies and Science Short Answer questions. In this session, teachers will discover how to teach students to write effective, high scoring extended responses and short answer questions with just 4 days of instruction! We will examine the 3 Traits in the RLA and Social Studies GED tests and Dimensions for Science. Scoring written responses from an entire class can be tiring. Learn how to score students’ responses quickly and easily, just like the computers! No more editing. No more stressing, “Is this a 1 or a 2 on the rubric?!?” All materials provided for you to implement immediately!
Education Sessions 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Room: Laurel Court East
Science ACTIVE-ities Christa Brumfield, Adult Learning Center Join us for some fun Science ACTIV-ities! This presentation will provide GED instructors with activities that can be implemented immediately in any adult education classroom. These activities will address the GED 2014 targets of instruction in an engaging, handson, and interactive way. Come see how
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Science can both challenge and engage your students! So…put away the workbooks and be prepared to enjoy Science! Participants will leave with “ready to go” lessons for their classrooms.
Room: Laurel Court West Internet Resources for Adult Education Teachers and Students Brett Taylor, South Carolina Adult Education In this hour we will look at some useful internet resources to help teachers, help students, and make life easier. Included sites are SCRAETAC.org, www.IPDAE.org, www.KhanAcademy.org, www.HelpThemPass.com, www.MltFx.com, www.aplusmath.com, readworks.org , FreeRice.com, BigBrainz.com, TASCTest.com, and more. Attendees are encouraged to share their favorite online resources. We will be doing a scavenger hunt.
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Presenter Directory Paula Aull Paull@lex2.org
Janet Russ jruss@lex2.org
Jason Broughton jbroughton@statelibrary.sc.gov
Pat Sherlock psherlock@dew.sc.gov
Christa Brumfield christabrumfield@pickens.k12.sc.us
Brett Taylor brettstaylor@gmail.com
Angela Bryant angela.bryant@pearson.com
Macy Terry Terry.Macy@doc.sc.gov
Chriss Cazayoux chriss.cazayoux@ctb.com
Wendy Tyler wendy.tyler@mheducation.com
Mary Gaston marygaston@pickens.k12.sc.us
Karen Welch kwelch1799@gmail.com
Susan Gibson susangibson@pickens.k12.sc.us Betty Gilbert bgilbert@lex2.org Etta Greene Carter egreene@horrycountyschools.net Kathie Greer kgreer@lexrich5.org Chuck Holland cholland@richland2.org Michael King mrking@ed.sc.gov Tony Kroll tkroll@horrycountyschools.net Emily Manigault emanigau@richland2.og Katherine Reed katherine.mcdougald@kcsdschools.net
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Join the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge! scholastic.com/summer May 4 – September 4
Why participate in the 2015 challenge? One of the most effective ways to keep students reading and learning this summer is to involve them in the best summer reading program on the planet … the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge!
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