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10:30am EDT

Workshop 1A: Using Assessment to Drive Learning

This session will focus on how assessment can be utilized to drive students to reach high levels of learning. Specifically, this session will highlight the principles behind rigorous assessment design, the keys to effective feedback, and the development of clear success criteria. The session will be a mix of both theory and practical strategies.

Speakers

Tom Schimmer

Education Consultant, Schimmer Education Consulting

Tom Schimmer is an independent education author, speaker, and consultant from Vancouver, BC. Over the course of his career, he has been a classroom teacher, school administrator, and district level leader. Tom is an internationally recognized leader and expert in the areas of assessment... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 1B: The Wonder of it All

Teaching science rightly consists largely of conveying a body of knowledge and helping students develop problem solving skills. I’ve found, though, that what students often retain best decades later – regardless of ultimate career choices – is a wide-eyed appreciation of the physical world around them and of the beauty and depth of the laws that describe or govern it. Two ways we can foster this are by sharing our own childlike enthusiasm, and by delving into the subject as one of the humanities. My aim is to share ways I’ve found myself doing this, and encourage others to do something similar.

Speakers

Thomas J. Ehrensperger (Tom)

Woodward Academy

I’m a lifelong (since age 6) “science nut” (astronomy and meteorology being “first loves”) who ended getting a B.S. in Physics from Georgia Tech (1982) and sticking around for an M.S. in Physics in 1984. My concentration was in optics, and I might have gone on with more... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 1C: 5 Questions That Get Us Unstuck: STEAM, Projects, and Lesson Planning

What if our best ways of getting unstuck were accessible for every person and moment? That’s been Ela Ben-Ur’s mission over 20 years as an engineer, designer, leader, coach, educator, and parent. It turns out that many different practices for making things better—from leadership and counseling to science, design and engineering—ask us the same five questions. What happens when we ask these more, from STEAM to SEL to staff meetings?

This session focuses on using this 5-question compass for STEAM, projects, and lesson planning. See stories from students, educators, and “real world” settings. Then get hands-on! Work on any project, lesson, or student experience you’re planning—and practice coaching a fellow participant. We’ll rely on the all-free resources at innovatorscompass.org so you can keep spreading unstuck!

Speakers

Ela Ben-Ur

Founder and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Design, Innovators' Compass and Olin College of Engineering

Ela Ben-Ur is passionate about seeing people of all ages articulate and amplify their natural ways of making things better. Her passion work is Innovators' Compass (innovatorscompass.org): 5 questions that get us unstuck, distilled from many different practices, in many free formats... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 1D: Framing DEI Work through Cultivation and Disruption: Focus on the Personal Domain

Most of us have some awareness of biases that negatively impact us as well as others in our school communities. How can our communities get better and become more inclusive and equitable? Disruption is not enough. We also need to cultivate the attitudes, skills, and actions that foster equity and inclusion. In this session, you will be introduced to a framework for DEI work that emphasizes disruption and cultivation at three levels - Personal/Internal, Social/Interpersonal, and System/Institutional. For example, if you want to make progress with your own internal biases, then you will need to cultivate self-awareness so you can see, self-compassion so you can bear to see, and self-regulation so you can stay with what you see and move through it. These are the components of the Personal Domain of the SEE Learning Framework and will be the focus of the experiential activities in this session. The session will also include an overview of the other two domains and make the case that this lens is critical for DEI work in our schools. Participants may choose to attend only the morning session, only the afternoon session, or both sessions.

Speakers

Carri Carver

mathematics teacher, Woodward Academy

Carri Carver has been teaching high school mathematics for 16 years and has been one of Woodward’s leaders of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work for over a decade. As a member of Woodward’s Upper School Core Inclusion Team, Carri plans and implements the Upper School’s... Read More →

Stephanie Stephens

Upper School Academic Dean, Woodward Academy

As a member of the Woodward Academy Upper School Core Inclusion Team, Colonel (Retired) Stephanie L. Stephens helps plan and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for the Upper School faculty with the goal of fostering inclusion and a deep respect for difference by... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 1E: Real-World Learning (in middle and high school)

Project-based learning has the potential to lead to deeper learning and increased student engagement, but not all projects achieve the same results. Increasing the authenticity of PBL is one strategy for success. This hands-on workshop for middle and high school educators will focus on designing projects that connect with students’ real-world interests while also meeting important learning goals. Participants will explore practical project design strategies, including:

Remodeling traditional units to increase authenticity
Connecting with content experts during project planning and implementation
Reaching audiences beyond the classroom
Inviting feedback from critical friends
Scaffolding student-centered learning
Adapting PBL for blended and remote learning

Speakers

Suzie Boss

Author and consultant, n/a

I'm a writer and educational consultant from Portland, Oregon, working to harness the power of teaching, learning, and storytelling to improve lives and transform communities. Recent projects have taken me across the United States and around the globe to support educators who are... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 1F: Teaching and Learning Through Video

In this session, catch the bug as we discuss flipped and blended instruction. Topics covered will include videotaped lessons, useful resources, and best practices to begin. Participants will be introduced to the concept of using video for learning (i.e. flipped/blended learning, creating vs. consuming, etc.), discuss common challenges of flipped instruction and their solutions, preview and test resources for video creation, editing, and curation, examine best practices for video in teaching and learning.

Speakers

Dr. Sarah Thomas

Founder/CEO, EduMatch

Dr. Sarah-Jane Thomas is an accomplished educator, instructional technologist, and founder of EduMatch.org, a global network that connects educators based on areas of interest. With nearly 20 years of experience in education and technology, Sarah is a sought-after speaker, consultant... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 1G: All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk #1: White Educators Confronting Racism and White Supremacy (This session is for White Educators)

It is absolutely critical for white educators to engage in anti-racism work and confront white supremacy. This is not simply to give an illusion of support for their colleagues of color but also as a way to re-humanize themselves. To paraphrase white anti-racist activists John Garvey and Noel Ignatiev, white educators’ “treason to [white supremacy] is loyalty to humanity.” White educators must move beyond performative allyship and virtue signaling, to actively challenging white supremacy even when people of color aren’t present or watching. In the company of white relatives and loved ones, how might you demonstrate that just because you have white-skinned privilege doesn’t mean you wish to complicit in individual and institutional racism? You will know this is the session for you if you are a white educator who finds yourself asking, I know white supremacy is a problem, but what should I do to solve it?

Speakers

Darnell Fine

Deputy Principal, Singapore American School

Dr. Darnell Fine is a middle school deputy principal in Singapore. He is an experienced facilitator of adult learning, focusing on curriculum, assessment, and culturally responsive teaching. He has provided hundreds of workshops and keynote presentations for conferences throughout... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 2A: Grading from the Inside Out

The development of a standards-based mindset is the oft overlooked, but essential first step for long-term grading reform. Tom will outline how to take a standards-based approach to grading, even when a traditional grading and reporting paradigm exists. The non-negotiable grading true north of accuracy and confidence will be featured, as well as the three essential practices that serve as the cornerstone for developing a standards-based mindset will be explored.

Speakers

Tom Schimmer

Education Consultant, Schimmer Education Consulting

Tom Schimmer is an independent education author, speaker, and consultant from Vancouver, BC. Over the course of his career, he has been a classroom teacher, school administrator, and district level leader. Tom is an internationally recognized leader and expert in the areas of assessment... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 2B: Translating Equity Consciousness into a Pedagogy of Confidence to “Gift” ALL Students

Equity consciousness, takes place in schools transforming into Communities of Belonging where students of color can thrive and flourish with their peers. In such schools, teachers apply the High Operational Practices™ of the Pedagogy of Confidence® to manifest students’ innate potential for high intellectual performances and personal success. Join Yvette Jackson as she shares pedagogical strategies for cultivating Communities of Belonging explicitly designed to mediate:

a sense of shared affiliation among students;
affirmation of value of the innate potential of students by explicitly eliciting and guiding mindfulness, application of strengths, demonstration of high intellectual performances and development of self-determination;
deep learning and investment by bridging to students’ cultural frames of reference for generating engagement, critical thinking and self-determination; and
development of student agency through genuine participation in discourse, student-teacher collaboration and personal contribution.

Speakers

Yvette Jackson, Ed.D

Teachers College, Columbia University

Yvette Jackson is driven to provide and promote pedagogy that supports educators in fulfilling their potential as committed, “gifted” teachers and administrators who elicit the innate potential for high intellectual performances and personal contributions from ALL their students... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 2C: 5 Questions That Get Us Unstuck: Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Student and Staff Voice, and Leadership

What if our best ways of getting unstuck were accessible for every person and moment? That’s been Ela Ben-Ur’s mission over 20 years as an engineer, designer, leader, coach, educator, and parent. It turns out that many different practices for making things better—from leadership and counseling to science, design and engineering—ask us the same five questions. What happens when we ask these more, from STEAM to SEL to staff meetings?

This session focuses on using this 5-question compass for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Student and Staff Voice, and Leadership. See stories from students, educators, and “real world” settings. Then get hands-on! Focus on any challenge you, your students, or your staff are experiencing—and practice coaching a fellow participant. We’ll rely on the all-free resources at innovatorscompass.org so you can keep spreading unstuck!

Speakers

Ela Ben-Ur

Founder and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Design, Innovators' Compass and Olin College of Engineering

Ela Ben-Ur is passionate about seeing people of all ages articulate and amplify their natural ways of making things better. Her passion work is Innovators' Compass (innovatorscompass.org): 5 questions that get us unstuck, distilled from many different practices, in many free formats... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 2D - Framing DEI Work through Cultivation and Disruption: Focus on the Social Domain

Most of us have some awareness of biases that negatively impact us as well as others in our school communities. How can our communities get better and become more inclusive and equitable? Disruption is not enough. We also need to cultivate the attitudes, skills, and actions that foster equity and inclusion. In this session, you will be introduced to a framework for DEI work that emphasizes disruption and cultivation at three levels - Personal/Internal, Social/Interpersonal, and System/Institutional. For example, if you want to interrupt bias in your relationships with others, then you will need to cultivate interpersonal awareness so you can see what is needed, compassion so you want to try to meet the need, and relationship skills so that your efforts are effective. These are the components of the Social Domain of the SEE Learning Framework and will be the focus of the experiential activities in this session. The session will also include an overview of the other two domains and make the case that this lens is critical for DEI work in our schools. Participants may choose to attend only the morning session, only the afternoon session, or both sessions.

Speakers

Carri Carver

mathematics teacher, Woodward Academy

Carri Carver has been teaching high school mathematics for 16 years and has been one of Woodward’s leaders of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work for over a decade. As a member of Woodward’s Upper School Core Inclusion Team, Carri plans and implements the Upper School’s... Read More →

Stephanie Stephens

Upper School Academic Dean, Woodward Academy

As a member of the Woodward Academy Upper School Core Inclusion Team, Colonel (Retired) Stephanie L. Stephens helps plan and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for the Upper School faculty with the goal of fostering inclusion and a deep respect for difference by... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 2E: Real World Learning K-5/6 - PBL

Project-based learning has the potential to lead to deeper learning and increased student engagement, but not all projects achieve the same results. Increasing the authenticity of PBL is one strategy for success. This hands-on workshop for elementary educators will focus on designing projects that connect with students’ real-world interests while also meeting important learning goals. Participants will explore practical project design strategies, including:

Remodeling traditional units to increase authenticity
Connecting with content experts during project planning and implementation
Reaching audiences beyond the classroom
Inviting feedback from critical friends
Scaffolding student-centered learning
Adapting PBL for blended and remote learning

Speakers

Suzie Boss

Author and consultant, n/a

I'm a writer and educational consultant from Portland, Oregon, working to harness the power of teaching, learning, and storytelling to improve lives and transform communities. Recent projects have taken me across the United States and around the globe to support educators who are... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 2F: The Power of Arts Integration in the Classroom: STEAM and Beyond-

In this workshop, the speaker will define and explore with participants the impact of bringing arts practice into academic classrooms. She will also offer methods on how to begin, examples of successful arts integrated experiences, and lead teachers through a truncated STEAM experience, using gesture and movement.

Speakers

Rebecca Frank

Director of Arts Integration/Master Teaching Artis, --None--

Rebecca Frank is a theatre maker, master teaching artist, and an academic teacher and administrator with over 16 years serving students from 8 months old to adulthood. She began to work professionally in film and theatre as a child, featured on tv commercials, and theatre plays... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 2G: Drawing reflections on teaching and learning in a challenging age

How do students see your role as a teacher? Which of your students find group collaboration fun and which find it stressful? How isolating was home learning experience for different students? In this interactive session, teachers across all grades and subjects will explore tools and techniques for capturing the voice, experience, and perceptions of their students to support their own reflections about teaching, learning, and classroom practices.Using classroom surveys, drawing prompts, and other objective tools borrowed from the educational research world, this session provides attendees the time, space, resources, and support to explore and customize reflective approaches and tools in their own classrooms. Examples and ideas using data-informed reflection will inspire and enrich our views, assumptions, and inform our biases through reflections of our student experiences, perceptions and experiences.

Speakers

Dr. Damian Bebell

Professor, Boston College’s Lynch School of Education and Human Development

For the past 20 years, Dr. Damian Bebell has helped teachers, educational leadership, and policymakers leverage research and reflection to more effectively support technology rich educational settings. As a research professor at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education and Human... Read More →

Tuesday August 3, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 3A: Deepening Courageous Conversations: Focus on Listening

How do we engage and become more inclusive in critical conversations by building the habit of listening with understanding and empathy?
In this session, we will learn how to recognize and include a variety of perspectives. We will learn how to use three P’s: Pause, Paraphrase, and Probe to build trust, foster empathy, and check assumptions. We will use breakout sessions to practice and then Bena will model using the strategies for the whole group. Finally, we will make connections to Woodward's Portrait of a Learner for the future of our graduates.

Speakers

Bena Kallick

Co-Founder and Director, Institute for Habits of Mind

Bena Kallick, Ph.D is the Co-Founder and Director of Institute for Habits of Mind and Program Advisor for Eduplanet21. She is a well known consultant providing services to school districts, state departments of education, professional organizations, and public agencies throughout... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 3B: Keeping it Real, Keeping them Engaged: Designing Phenomena-Based Curriculum.

How can we design learning experiences that capture 'right-now" and fully motivate our modern students? Our experience with the pandemic has sharpened the focus on motivation and meaning in curriculum planning. To truly make learning personalized should emerge directly from the student's life, in short, it is phenomena-based. Whether a student's point of fascination is personal, stems from a local problem, or is a current global issue, motivation increases proportionally to relevance and real-world connections. In this forward looking keynote, Dr. Jacobs will lay out a fresh and practical approach to designing phenomena-based curriculum quests into your units of study, programs, lesson plans whether virtual or on-site to ignite your students.

Speakers

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Speaker at Conference, Curriculum Designers, Inc.

Heidi Hayes Jacobs, EdD, helps educators make the transition from antiquated classroom practices to engaging innovative learning environments, and her model for curriculum mapping is used throughout the world. Dr. Jacobs is the author of thirteen books, journal articles, online media... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 3C: Why We Should Reconsider Using Word Problems (And What We Should Be Doing Instead)

Much of the math we teach students is rarely used again. So, let’s talk about real world problem-solving skills that will help students deeply understand math and make them truly college and career ready.

Speakers

Robert Kaplinsky

Consultant, robertkaplinsky.com

Robert Kaplinsky has been an educator since 2003 as a classroom teacher, teacher specialist for Downey Unified School District, instructor for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and presenter at conferences around the world. He runs the website Open Middle, has been... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 3D: Visual Storytelling: Guided Investigation of Iconic Images to Support a Culture of Resilience

Art, narrative and storytelling can be powerful ways to explore individual and collective trauma and resilience in the classroom. Drawing from a recent collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and other arts institutions, and using photographs from the Magnum collection recently acquired by Woodward, this workshop will explore the use of visual art in helping educators to teach and explore stress, the body, emotions, and the cultivation of resilience in a classroom or whole school-setting. The workshop will show how these skills, drawn in particular from Emory University’s science-based SEE Learning program, can serve as a foundation for the cultivation of trauma-informed mindfulness and attention; for self-regulation and the navigation of emotions; for the cultivation of constructive relationships; and even for addressing systemic issues such as inequity and social change. Through such an approach, the real concerns of students’ lived experience intersect with art and narrative in the classroom to facilitate and enhance personal and collective learning.

Speakers

Jennifer Knox

Director of Character Ed and Ethical Leadership, Woodward Academy

Jennifer Knox is the Woodward Academy’s Director of Character Education and the Ron M. Brill Chair for Ethical Leadership Development, where she oversees the implementation of the SEE Learning Program and supports Academy-wide work with character and leadership development, service... Read More →

Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning, Emory University Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics

Brendan Ozawa-de Silva is Associate Director for Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning (SEE Learning) at Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics. Prior to his current position, he served as Associate Professor of Psychology at Life University... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 3E: Effective Project Design (Grades PreK-5)

Project-based learning has the potential to lead to deeper learning and increased student engagement, but not all projects achieve the same results. Collaborate with peers and a PBL expert to design more effective, engaging projects.
Participants in this hands-on workshop will explore practical project design strategies, including:

Remodeling traditional units to increase authenticity
Connecting with content experts during project planning and implementation
Reaching audiences beyond the classroom
Inviting feedback from critical friends
Scaffolding student-centered learning
Adapting PBL for blended and remote learning

Speakers

Suzie Boss

Author and consultant, n/a

I'm a writer and educational consultant from Portland, Oregon, working to harness the power of teaching, learning, and storytelling to improve lives and transform communities. Recent projects have taken me across the United States and around the globe to support educators who are... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 3F: Integrating computational modeling into applied math and science

Modeling is a significant component of contemporary applied math and science. Computers allow students to model complex phenomena, explore relationships, and make predictions with no previous coding experience. Integrating computational modeling with the traditional algebraic (i.e. analytic) curriculum - of which we are already quite familiar - allows students to explore more complex and relevant problems without sacrificing the traditional learning objectives. In this hands-on workshop, you will use Python to explore system dynamics models in math and science, including the spread of infectious disease, financial forecasting, climate models, and others. No previous coding experience is required.

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Speakers

Aaron Titus

Professor of Physics, High Point University

Aaron Titus is a Professor of Physics at High Point University. Aaron’s contributions are at the intersection of undergraduate research, educational technology, computational physics, and student mentoring. In 1997, Aaron and Larry Martin co-created WebAssign - a web-based homework... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

10:30am EDT

Workshop 3G: All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk #2: Educators of Color Unpacking Internalized Racism and Appropriated Racial Oppression - (This session is for Educators of Color)

As educators of color, we should be bold and vulnerable in exploring what is possible within ourselves and our communities beyond the edicts of white supremacy. But there are times when communities of color subscribe to the dehumanizing characteristics white supremacy culture. This session will push educators of color to reflect on white supremacy not only in historically/predominantly white institutions but also within communities of color. In this session, I will provide tools for defining and examining internalized racism (or appropriated White Supremacy) and its impact on us as People of Color. This will also involve sharing how we can identify specific ways each of us has experienced internalized racism, whether at our current schools or society at large. I will present a model of change that could be used to improve our self-efficacy and build our self-love. Finally, I will present a (de)commitment protocol for committing to self-work and racial healing, with the intention of rejuvenating and empowering ourselves as People of Color.

Speakers

Darnell Fine

Deputy Principal, Singapore American School

Dr. Darnell Fine is a middle school deputy principal in Singapore. He is an experienced facilitator of adult learning, focusing on curriculum, assessment, and culturally responsive teaching. He has provided hundreds of workshops and keynote presentations for conferences throughout... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 4A: Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind

How can we make Woodard's Portrait of a Learner visible as we consider future-forward goals and practices that are important not only within the life of the school but also in our students’ lives beyond school?
In this session, we will explore how personalizing learning and Habits of Mind create a culture for student centered learning. We will describe a framework that weaves together four attributes: voice, co-creation, social construction, and self-discovery; a set of thinking dispositions or Habits of Mind; and 7 key elements that drive curriculum and instruction. Bena will provide examples of how this looks in practice with time to consider actions you might take to move this forward.

Speakers

Bena Kallick

Co-Founder and Director, Institute for Habits of Mind

Bena Kallick, Ph.D is the Co-Founder and Director of Institute for Habits of Mind and Program Advisor for Eduplanet21. She is a well known consultant providing services to school districts, state departments of education, professional organizations, and public agencies throughout... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 4B: The Power of Learning Targets: Students as Fully Engaged Self-Navigators and Self-Monitors

The impact of shifting standards and objectives into student-facing learning targets cannot be overstated. The role of student as navigator of their own learning journey is operationalized even as they monitor their progress. Teaching become partners with their students and find that engagement increases exponentially. Of importance is that the learning targets are "brain-friendly" creating an invitational approach to assignments and lesson planning. Students take responsibility for monitoring their work and make use of feedback to improve their performance. This session will provide the nuts and bolts of how to make this shift with ease. Dr. Jacobs will provide participants with tools, examples and strategies. Learning targets is a practical direct method to get a big shift in today's classrooms toward genuine personalization.

Speakers

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Speaker at Conference, Curriculum Designers, Inc.

Heidi Hayes Jacobs, EdD, helps educators make the transition from antiquated classroom practices to engaging innovative learning environments, and her model for curriculum mapping is used throughout the world. Dr. Jacobs is the author of thirteen books, journal articles, online media... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 4C: Why We Should Reconsider Using Worksheets (And What We Should Be Doing Instead)

Have you ever seen worksheets with dozens of the same kinds of problems or perhaps riddles at the bottom? I used similar worksheets with my students for years. What I wonder now, with more perspective, is whether they were the best option for students. I believe that we should reconsider using worksheets like these and I have an alternative that I think is much better. In fact, I think it's the single biggest bang-for-buck change teachers can make in their classroom and I want to tell you all about it.

Speakers

Robert Kaplinsky

Consultant, robertkaplinsky.com

Robert Kaplinsky has been an educator since 2003 as a classroom teacher, teacher specialist for Downey Unified School District, instructor for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and presenter at conferences around the world. He runs the website Open Middle, has been... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 4D - Equity, Resilience and Expanding Compassion: An Experiential Engagement with Emory University’s Framework and Curriculum for Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning

In this workshop, participants will explore the concepts of equity, diversity, justice and cultural sensitivity from a variety of perspectives to see the relevance of these topics in K-12 education, how they can be raised and approached in the classroom, and the role of personal and group practice in addressing issues like implicit bias, stereotype, power relations, structural and cultural violence, trauma, and inequity in interpersonal relations, classrooms, schools and communities. The facilitators will provide a review of current research on inequity and bias in K-12 education in the US. They will also introduce practices for educators and students that support the establishment of greater equity, justice and compassion in the school community through the cultivation of self-regulation, impartiality, empathy and compassion, and systems thinking. A global, international perspective that attends to and respects local realities will be stressed. Participants will engage in experiential activities and mindful dialogues to examine these topics so that they are equipped to facilitate such experiences with their students. Participants will be asked to actively participate in exploring how such an approach can move us forward in addressing inequity and diversity in a way that enlightens and empowers all.

Speakers

Jennifer Knox

Director of Character Ed and Ethical Leadership, Woodward Academy

Jennifer Knox is the Woodward Academy’s Director of Character Education and the Ron M. Brill Chair for Ethical Leadership Development, where she oversees the implementation of the SEE Learning Program and supports Academy-wide work with character and leadership development, service... Read More →

Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning, Emory University Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics

Brendan Ozawa-de Silva is Associate Director for Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning (SEE Learning) at Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics. Prior to his current position, he served as Associate Professor of Psychology at Life University... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 4E: Real-World Learning (in middle and high school)

Project-based learning has the potential to lead to deeper learning and increased student engagement, but not all projects achieve the same results. Increasing the authenticity of PBL is one strategy for success. This hands-on workshop for middle and high school educators will focus on designing projects that connect with students’ real-world interests while also meeting important learning goals. Participants will explore practical project design strategies, including:

Remodeling traditional units to increase authenticity
Connecting with content experts during project planning and implementation
Reaching audiences beyond the classroom
Inviting feedback from critical friends
Scaffolding student-centered learning
Adapting PBL for blended and remote learning

Speakers

Suzie Boss

Author and consultant, n/a

I'm a writer and educational consultant from Portland, Oregon, working to harness the power of teaching, learning, and storytelling to improve lives and transform communities. Recent projects have taken me across the United States and around the globe to support educators who are... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 4F: Creating an Inclusive US History Class for your Co-Workers

Given the events of the last few years, more and more Americans realized that the way we were taught and learned history was only a partial story. To that end, Elizabeth Keohane-Burbridge created a semester-long course for her colleagues in which they examine US history through the lenses of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, class, and religion. The class met for nine sessions and in-between students were asked to complete readings, watch videos, and share their thoughts through discussions. In this session, Elizabeth will explain this process more completely from how it began and was implemented to how and what content and materials were chosen.

Speakers

Elizabeth Burbridge

History Teacher, WOODWARD ACADEMY

Since 2016, Elizabeth Keohane-Burbridge, PhD has taught modern world, United States history, and Diversity Studies at Woodward Academy, an independent school in College Park, GA, where she is also club advisor for WA Eagle Exchange, the school’s podcast club, and Intersectional... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Workshop 4G: Getting back to “normal” in our Makerspaces : A Journey through meaningful instruction and curriculum in our interactive learning spaces.

As we rise from the ashes and move back to a more “normal” teaching/learning environment everyone is ready to get our collaborative learning spaces kicked back into high gear. MakerSpaces offer students opportunities to have meaningful, hands-on, interactive learning experiences that enhance the classroom curriculum. During this session we will walk through a years journey of Maker Curriculum as well as hear from Math, Science, History, and English Teachers that can provide a deeper understanding of how these hands-on learning activities can enhance their classroom experience for their students.

Speakers

Leigh Northrup

Dean of Innovation and Technology, Cannon School

Leigh Northrup is the Dean of Innovation and Technology at Cannon School, where he has been teaching and leading the maker movement for the last 19 years. A graduate of Pfeiffer University, he received his Masters of Education from The University of Maryland (Go Terps). Leigh has... Read More →

Wednesday August 4, 2021 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT