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Curriculum and Instruction

Keeping it REAL 2019 Reaching Everyone as Learners

August 13, 2019

8:15 am – 3:00 pm

Gaffney High School 149 Twin Lake Rd

Gaffney, SC 29341

General Conference Information

Participants will attend 5 sessions on August 13. Surveys will be required for each session attended.

Participants will receive one recertification point for each session they attend; Principals will issue certificates for their teachers.

Please note that some sessions are required for specific groups but open to all participants as well. Some sessions are by Invitation Only.

Please bring your device to all sessions and refer to the session descriptions for other required items.

Lunch will be provided.

You will have an opportunity to visit the table sponsors in the commons area during lunch.

Participants should utilize GHS parking lots for parking. The back bus lot will be reserved for presenters only.

Session Planning Worksheet

8:15 - 9:15 ________________________________________________________________________________

9:30 – 10:30 ________________________________________________________________________________

10:45 – 11:45 ________________________________________________________________________________

11:45 – 12:40 LUNCH

LUNCH INSTRUCTIONS: Lunch will be a boxed lunch served from the main cafeteria starting at 11:45. There will only be

one lunch shift. Seating will be available in the main cafeteria, outside at picnic tables, and tables in the commons area.

12:45 – 1:45 ________________________________________________________________________________

2:00 – 3:00 _________________________________________________________________________________

We would like to thank our lunch sponsors:

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11:45 – 12:45 Lunch



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Required SessionsAdvanced Placement Updates

AP teachers will have the opportunity to review 2018-2019 AP performance and 2019-2020 expectations.

High

AP Teachers

Session Time Room Presenter

Intended Audience:

Required for:

12:45 - 1:45 Charles Townsend2450

Algebra 1 2019-2020

Teachers will be introduced to the new pacing guide for Algebra 1 and begin their discussion around the use of USA TestPrep for assessments and practice.

Middle/High

Algebra 1 Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

8:15 - 9:15 Kelly Reeves2720

Attendance Updates

This session is required for school attendance clerks. The session will provide needed information on attendance and truancy for 2019-2020.

Invitation Only

Attendance Clerks


Intended Audience:

Required for:

8:15 - 9:15 Gavin Fisher2570

AVID Elective

AVID Elective teachers will learn the non-negotiables of the AVID elective in order for a smooth transition between grade levels and schools.

Middle/High

AVID Elective Teachers MS/HS


Intended Audience:

Required for:

8:15 - 9:15 Holly Nix, Betsy Jolliff2730

Biology 2019-2020

Teachers will be analyzing 2018-2019 performance with a focus on planning for 2019-2020.

High

Biology Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

8:15 - 9:15 Michael Mullinax2740

Page 1

Canvas

Introduction to Canvas Learning Management System. Make your class more engaging by creating modules, assignments, quizzes, discussions and other classroom activities. This session is required for all new teachers, but open to all participants.

All New Teachers to CCSD



Intended Audience:

Required for:

8:15 - 9:15 Pam Oliver3450

2:00 - 3:00 Pam Oliver3450

CERDEP Handbook Updates for 2019-2020

This session provides changes in the Staff and Parent Handbooks for the 2019-2020.

Early Childhood

3K and 4K Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

DSS Hours Available

10:45 - 11:45 Ashley Clary2550

CPR / AED Certification

This session is for athletic coaches to acquire their CPR / AED certification (required session for coaches that don’t already have their certification or need to renew certification this year).

Invitation Only

Coaches Needing Certification


Intended Audience:

Required for:

9:00 - 12:00 Terrence Scriven3530

1:00 - 4:00 Terrence Scriven3530

CRASE Training

The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) course will provide strategies, guidance, and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event.

General Audience

All Staff


Intended Audience:

Required for:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Todd Hughes, Mary-Katharine Heintzel, Robbie Adams

Auditorium


Auditorium


Auditorium


Auditorium

Page 2


Auditorium

EL Updates

Invitation Only

EL Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:


Elementary GT Session

Elementary GT teachers meet to review curriculum revisions for 2019-2020.

Invitation Only

Elementary GT Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

9:30 - 10:30 Alicia McGill2450

English 1 and 2 2019-2020


Middle/High

English 1 and 2 Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

10:45 - 11:45 Ashley Bowman2750

FIT2getherCCSD Mountain Mover Training

This session is for School Wellness Coordinators and Administrators to provide an overview of health and wellness, as well as FIT2gether initiatives for the 2019-2020 school year. This session is required for School Wellness Coordinators, but open to all participants.

General Audience

School Wellness Coordinators


Intended Audience:

Required for:

2:00 - 3:00 Christina CodyMedia Center

GHS AVID

This session will detail what GHS AVID is, provide classroom strategies that can be used, and the GHS non-negotiables for AVID schoolwide.

High

GHS AVID Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

9:30 - 10:30 Betsy Jolliff2730

GOLD Updates/IRR Updates

This session will review topics related to GOLD and using data to rate students. Information from a recent Interrater Reliability session will be outlined.

Early Childhood

3K and 4K Teachers and Teacher Assistants


Intended Audience:

Required for:

DSS Hours Available

Page 3

12:45 - 1:45 Julie Foster2550

2:00 - 3:00 Julie Foster2550

Graduation Seals of Distinction

This session will explain South Carolina's Diploma Pathways and what courses are required to earn Seals of Distinction.

School Counselors

School Counselors


Intended Audience:

Required for:

8:15 - 9:15 Donna Phillips, Lawanda Moorer2420

Introduction to Gizmos - What the World? - High School

Gizmos are interactive math and science simulations. Hudreds of Gizmos aligned to the latest standards help educators bring powerful new learning experiences to the classroom. One representative from each grade level / science content in grades 6-12 will be invited to attend to gather initial information for their schools.

Invitation Only

Invitation Only


Intended Audience:

Required for:

2:00 - 3:00 Courtney Ross, Misty Greene2610

Introduction to Gizmos - What the World? - Middle School

Gizmos are interactive math and science simulations. Hudreds of Gizmos aligned to the latest standards help educators bring powerful new learning experiences to the classroom. One representative from each grade level / science content in grades 6-12 will be invited to attend to gather initial information for their schools.

Invitation Only

Invitation Only


Intended Audience:

Required for:

8:15 - 9:15 Courtney Ross, Misty Greene2610

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Refresher

This session will provide 5K teachers and assistants with a refresher on administering KRA. Teachers will receive updates and reminders about the KRA and how we can use the data to drive our instruction.

Early Childhood

Returning 5K Teachers/Teacher Assistants


Intended Audience:

Required for:

DSS Hours Available

12:45 - 1:45 Alisa Phillips, Sara Gilliland3430

Page 4

Mars Maps Teachers

Mars Maps teachers will receive training on CCSD’s research project with the Share Space organization. At least one Mars Map teacher from each school is required to attend.

Invitation Only

Invitation Only


Intended Audience:

Required for:

12:45 - 3:00 Susie Teague2760

Micro-Credentials for Mentoring

Micro-credentials are digital badges earned by demonstrating competence in a specific skill or with a specific task. Micro-credentials are personalized, self-directed, and available on demand. Micro-credentials are job-embedded learning with immediate application.

General Audience

Mentor Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

8:15 - 9:15 Michelle Adams, Jamie Lyda, Lisa Richards, Wanda Staley

2560

12:45 - 1:45 Kelly Reeves, Christine White, Mary Kaye Hannon, Rebecca Turner, Becky Vinsett

2560

PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook

New teachers to the district will learn how to take attendance, set up categories and grade calculations, create assignments and enter grades in PowerTeacher Pro.This session is required for all new teachers but open to all participants.




Intended Audience:

Required for:

10:45 - 11:45 Stacey Smoke3450

12:45 - 1:45 Stacey Smoke3450

Revolutionary Ideas - ASCA Annual Conference

This session will take an in-depth look at hot topics in the school counseling profession.

Invitation Only

School Counselors


Intended Audience:

Required for:

9:30 - 10:30 Donna Phillips, Lawanda Moorer, Matthew Montgomery

2420

Page 5

SAXON Professional Development for Alma, Draytonville, and Mary Bramlett Grade 4-5 Teachers

The purpose of this session is to present a general overview of how Saxon PD will unfold for the school year.

Elementary

AES, DES, MBES 4th and 5th Grade Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

2:00 - 3:00 Joquita McKibben2510

SAXON Professional Development for Alma, Draytonville, and Mary Bramlett K-3 Teachers

The purpose of this session is to present a general overview of how Saxon PD will unfold for the school year.

Early Childhood/Elementary

AES, DES, MBES K-3rd Grade Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:


Understanding Good Cause Exemptions

This session will explain the current Good Cause Exemptions for students scoring Not Met 1 on SC Ready in third grade. Teachers will gain a better understaning of how the exemptions impact data collection in the classroom.


1st - 3rd Grade Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Jan Waters, Roxanne Wilkins, Alisa Phillips3410



US History 2019-2020


General Audience

US History Teachers


Intended Audience:

Required for:

2:00 - 3:00 Will DeBorde2720

What Should I Know About LAP Folders and Intervention Cards?

New teachers will have the opportunity to become familiar with our district's intervention process, how to document information using the RTI cards, and how to document information on the LAP folder. This session is desiged for new teachers in grades 4K to 5th Grade.




Intended Audience:

Required for:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 10:30 Lisa Blanton3420

Page 6

What You Don't Know That’s In Your Way

We all have biases, but do you recognize them? Are you willing to learn how our biases keep us from being effective educators with our most vulnerable students? Are you ready to make a REAL difference? Do you think you're not biased at all? Come be a part of powerful dialogue in a safe environment.

Invitation Only

Invitation Only


Intended Audience:

Required for:


Page 7

General Sessions5 Minute Mindfulness

Teachers and Educators will learn 5 minute mindfulness exercises for the classroom. They will leave with a full curriculum to use in the educational setting and knowledge of how to implement mindfulness within the classroom.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 11:45 Lee Easterling Shirley2440

12:45 - 3:00 Lee Easterling Shirley2440

504 Training

This session with provide an overview of the 504 process for evaluation, identification and the accommodation plan.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Bessie Westmoreland2450

AESOP…Did you know?

This session will focus on how to effectively use AESOP to schedule absences. At the conclusion of the session, attendees will be able to log in, reset password, add/edit absences, etc.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Tammy Perry, Thomasina Logan, Joan Cooper

2540

9:30 - 10:30 Tammy Perry, Thomasina Logan, Joan Cooper

2540

Arts Across the Curriculum: Integrated Teaching Through the Arts

In this session, teachers will understand the importance of integrating the arts into their curriculum. Teachers will gain new strategies for arts integration activities that can easily be included in a variety of content areas.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

12:45 - 1:45 Ellen Owen2730

Page 8

At-Risk Students: What Are Their Stories?

This session will focus on how to deal with at-risk student behaviors, and how getting to know their story instead of just labeling them a "bad kid" will greatly increase their success rate.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 10:30 Aaron Warren, Darius Dawkins, Erica Smith, Chere Sullivan

2720


2720


2720

Attendance and Truancy: Let's Work Together to Keep Our Students in School!

If our students are not in school, they are not learning. Listen to presenters provide information regarding our attendance guidelines while also hearing examples of progress we have made and techniques/strategies to improve your school's attendance rate.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 10:30 Gavin Fisher, Carol Gallman, Mary Byars2570

10:45 - 11:45 Gavin Fisher, Carol Gallman, Mary Byars2570

AVID Focus and Activities for Student Success

At the conclusion of the session, learners will be able to lead their students to actively participate in class activities to increase students' ability to process and retain information, utilizing higher order thinking skills.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Pam Callahan, Lawanda Moorer2420

AVID Reading Strategies

This session will explore AVID reading strategies to include: directed note taking, two voice poems, philosophical chairs, Socratic seminar, gallery walks, and various others to help students gain a deeper understanding of the text.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Stephanie Ooley, Marini Drobish2730

Page 9

Brain Child: What Neuroscience Tells Us About How to Teach

What can teachers do to inspire students to learn--to make them want to learn? Explore classroom practices to engage the learner using brain-based teaching strategies that will motivate and inspire students. Attendees will actively participate in practical activities that they can utilize on Day 1 to create a welcoming classroom atmosphere. These brain-based teaching strategies are geared toward children from poverty but are also applicable to all learners.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Erica Manning, Hope Bennett2750

9:30 - 10:30 Erica Manning, Hope Bennett2750

Bridging the Gap: Successful Transitioning At-Risk Youth to High School

This session will look at Gaffney High School's Summer Bridge Program that works to help at-risk youth transition from middle school to high school to ensure on-time graduation for students.

Middle/High


Intended Audience:

9:30 - 10:30 Frank Wilson2740

Building a Community of Writers… From the First Day of School!

From the first day of school to the last, writers grow and learn by seeing examples of wonderful texts that authors have created. They learn by talking with other writers and by sharing their own pieces of writing. This session, designed as a collaboration, will support teachers in setting up writing workshop in a way that will get writers noticing good writing, talking about ideas as writers, and writing about a variety of topics and ideas.

Early Childhood


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 10:30 Lisa Piazzola3520

10:45 - 11:45 Lisa Piazzola3520

Building Literacy in Content Area Instruction

During this session, participants will experience a modeled lesson using concepts that further develop content-specific literacy. The presenter will step into the role of the teacher and step out of the role in order to provide discussion, pose questions, and provide reasoning for instructional choices. This session is guaranteed to engage your interest and raise your curiosity about literacy in content.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

9:30 - 10:30 Justin Lovelace2410


Page 10

Building Trust through Relational Capacity

During this session, learners will receive information on the three levels of relational capacity and be provided practical, hands-on examples of each level in order to build trust and relationships between students and teachers to create an open, cooperative, and safe classroom environment.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

12:45 - 1:45 Ashley Bowman, Angel Watson2740

2:00 - 3:00 Ashley Bowman, Angel Watson2740

Canvas

Introduction to Canvas Learning Management System. Make your class more engaging by creating modules, assignments, quizzes, discussions and other classroom activities. This session is required for all new teachers, but open to all participants.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Pam Oliver3450

2:00 - 3:00 Pam Oliver3450

CERDEP 101

This session will explain the CERDEP program. Attendees will gain information on DSS Training Hours, completion and timeline of reimbursement claims, and the procedures on DSS site visits. This session is recommended for adminstrators, teachers, and assistants.

Early Childhood


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Ashley Clary2550

9:30 - 10:30 Ashley Clary2550

ClassLink

Come check out how to use ClassLink for seamless integration! No more remembering passwords or helping students log in…..instead, let Launchpad do the work! Features will include the My Apps screen and how to customize it, the App Library, and My Files. Join a session to spend more time learning and less time logging in! All teachers are encouraged to attend this session.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Melody Smith3460

9:30 - 10:30 Melody Smith3460

10:45 - 11:45 Melody Smith3460

12:45 - 1:45 Melody Smith3460

Page 11

2:00 - 3:00 Melody Smith3460

Classroom Management - Plan to Play

Struggling with classroom management? Want to have fun this school year, feel better physically and mentally, and improve student performance? Learn how brain science, action-based learning, incorporating physical activity into lessons, and focusing on your wellness and student wellness can lead to positive outcomes for everyone.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available




Close Reading: Let's Take a "Closer" Look

Close reading is a familiar reading strategy, which facilitates a thoughtful and critical analysis of a text by directing the reader to the text itself. The text knows! However, we sometimes forget the importance of finding the "just right" books and correlating the standards to make close reading exciting and engaging. In this session, presenters will focus on the importance of book selection for close reading with our students, as well as how to plan an engaging close read lesson for our readers.



Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Tessie Bridges, Tamara Cobb2470



Collaborative Study Groups

n Collaborative Study Groups (CSGs), students identify a specific question from a content area, collaborate to develop and deepen their understanding through Socratic inquiry, and apply their new learning in order to enhance classroom performance. In addition to the academic benefits, successful CSGs also serve as an independent demonstration of increasing mastery and application of skills built and reinforced through WICOR strategies. These skills include inquiry, note-taking, organization, collaboration, communication, and numerous other skills necessary for college readiness.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

2:00 - 3:00 Betsy Jolliff2730

Communication is KEY - Tricks of the Trade for Staff Handbooks

Current and aspiring administrators will gain practical insight into planning and producing their staff handbooks.

Administration


Intended Audience:

12:45 - 1:45 Brenda Sharts2410

Page 12

Creating a Community of Readers…From the First Day of School

Creating a community of engaged readers starts from the first day of school! Teachers work hard to create literacy-rich classroom spaces that are inviting and let children and families know that “learning happens here!” What are some ways that innovative classroom teachers create community learning spaces for and with students? You are invited to Keep It Real in your classroom by joining our group to collaborate with early childhood teachers on ways you can design a student-centered learning environment that welcomes young readers into a community space.

Early Childhood


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available



Creating Authors Using Mentor Texts

In this session, presenters will use mentor texts to help students create books during writer's workshop. Presenters will also offer techniques on how to collaborate among grade levels to create books during writer's workshop.

Early Childhood


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

12:45 - 1:45 Tessie Bridges, Allie Little2470

2:00 - 3:00 Tessie Bridges, Allie Little2470

Cyberbullying, it’s happening in your school!

General information about cyberbullying, awareness, identification, types and methods. Classroom level and school level awareness ideas and prevention promotion strategies will be shared. Session will include discussion with educators to promote awareness and share ideas to make a local impact.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Kalani LaFrancis3510

10:45 - 11:45 Kalani LaFrancis3510

Disturbing the Universe: Young Adult Literature in the Middle Grades Classroom

There are so many subjects that adolescents are not willing to discuss with us as educators, their parents, or their peers. YA novels allow students to read about other students their age who may be experiencing the same internal struggle. This session will focus on ways to implement YA novels in the middle grades classroom and will preview current high-interest titles.

Middle


Intended Audience:

9:30 - 10:30 Brandon Watkins3510

12:45 - 1:45 Brandon Watkins3510

Page 13

Donor's Choose and Fundraising for Teachers

Donor’s Choose exists to make it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need, and to move public education closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education. During this session, I will share how to get started with Donor’s Choose and tips to increase your project's chance at finding funding.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Jennifer Cantrell3410

12:45 - 1:45 Jennifer Cantrell3410

Doodle Notes

Attendees in this session will learn how to use doodle notes in the middle school classroom. The session will show how different sides of the brain are used for research.

Middle


Intended Audience:

9:30 - 10:30 Karen Harder3430

10:45 - 11:45 Karen Harder3430

Engagement Strategies for Building Rapport and Community

During this session, participants will explore ways to engage students during classroom instruction and activities. Hands-on activities and specific strategies will be modeled during the session.

General Audience


Intended Audience:


Enhance Your Canvas Use With Videos

The presenter will share how to use our current video software to make videos for CANVAS—very user friendly and easy to do!

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Nicole Duplay2530

Page 14

Enrich: At Risk Students and College and Career Readines

In today's world of education, individual student information is a must. It is even better when this information is easily gathered! Learn how Enrich can help both teachers and administrators identify At-Risk students and help track all students in an effort to improve classroom instruction and school reports cards.

General Audience


Intended Audience:


Excel…Can You Sort It?

Beginning Users...This session will introduce the participant to selecting, formatting, and sorting cells, rows, and columns in Excel worksheets. Sample SC READY / EOC data will be used to introduce and practice these skills.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 10:30 Chad Hudson3470

Excel…Let's Pivot Together

Advanced Users…This session will introduce the participant to search and replace, AutoFilter, PivotTables, formulas, and functions. Sample SC READY / EOC data will be used to introduce and practice these skills.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

10:45 - 11:45 Chad Hudson3470

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Q&A

This session is for anyone planning to be absent this year on FMLA due to the birth of a child, family illness, or surgery. Come to ask questions and learn how the process works and how it will affect your insurance and benefits. We will also cover information on short and long term disability. Employees can attend even if they are not planning to be out but just want more information for future reference.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Chad Palmer, Debbie Borders2530

Page 15

Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding: Academic Language

What Works Clearinghouse has identified four foundational skills to support reading for understanding in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade. In this session participants will develop an understanding of Recommendation #1: Teach students academic language skills, including the use of inferential and narrative language, and vocabulary knowledge. At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to understand a variety of academic language skills and communicate why the teaching of academic language is essential to student achievement. Participants will learn strategies that they can use in their classrooms to teach academic language and will discuss potential obstacles and suggestions for overcoming these obstacles. Come ready to be actively engaged in the learning process!



Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Audrey Goninan2520

Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding: Decoding

What Works Clearinghouse has identified four foundational skills to support reading for understanding in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade. In this session participants will develop an understanding of Recommendation #3: Teach students to decode words, analyze word parts, and write and recognize words. At the conclusion of this session, participants will leave with a variety of decoding strategies that can be used to help students isolate sounds and then link those sounds to letters. Participants will also discuss potential obstacles and suggestions for overcoming these obstacles. Come ready to be actively engaged in the learning process!



Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available


Page 16

Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding: Phonological Awareness

What Works Clearinghouse has identified four foundational skills to support reading for understanding in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade. In this session participants will develop an understanding of Recommendation #2: Develop awareness of the segments of sound in speech and how they link to letters. At the conclusion of this session, participants will leave with a variety of phonological awareness strategies that they can use to help students isolate sounds and then link those sounds to letters. Participants will also discuss potential obstacles and suggestions for overcoming these obstacles. Come ready to be actively engaged in the learning process!



Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available


Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding: Reading Connected Text

What Works Clearinghouse has identified four foundational skills to support reading for understanding in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade. In this session participants will develop an understanding of Recommendation #4: Ensure that each student reads connected text every day to support reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to communicate how independent reading, shared reading and guided reading support reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. Participants will also learn strategies for conferring and goal setting with students to specifically address accuracy, fluency and comprehension needs. Participants will also discuss potential obstacles and suggestions for overcoming these obstacles. Come ready to be actively engaged in the learning process!



Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available


Games and Learning

This session will show how games can help students learn content material. It will involve chess, checkers, and card games. This session will show strategies that have been used in the World Geography classroom and for after-school activities.

High


Intended Audience:

12:45 - 1:45 Chris Hardy2750

2:00 - 3:00 Chris Hardy2750

Page 17

Graduation Seals of Distinction

This session will explain South Carolina's Diploma Pathways and what courses are required to earn Seals of Distinction.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Donna Phillips, Lawanda Moorer2420

Helping Children with Autism Reach their Full Potential

The presenter will share practical strategies with early childhood teachers about helping children with autism be successful in the general education classroom. Session attendees will also be asked to share some of their own classroom experiences with each other.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

12:45 - 1:45 Peyton Sealy2610

How to Interview and Become an Assistant Principal

This session will cover information that is essential to ACE the interview process. Learners will be provided sample interview questions, different scenarios, and the do's and don'ts of interviewing.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

12:45 - 1:45 Carl Carpenter2570

2:00 - 3:00 Carl Carpenter2570

How To Manual for New Teachers

There are many new teachers who are entering the field of education each year. These teachers are excited and have high expectations of becoming the best school teachers to help children learn. Although new teachers are exposed to new teacher orientations, there are specific procedures that are unique to each school building that are sometimes inexplicitly communicated to new teachers. Therefore, this session is to share how BD Lee Elementary School has designed a "How to Manual" for their new teachers to use a a reference guide. Although this manual is crafted specifically for BDLS teachers there are some items that are district-wide initiatives which will be useful for any new teacher within the school district. Hopefully, by sharing this information, it will be a useful tool for new teachers throughout the district to use as a reference guide.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Sharon Jefferies, Amber Mooney3520

2:00 - 3:00 Sharon Jefferies, Amber Mooney3510

Insurance 101

Learn more about the state benefits offered through PEBA as well as short and long term disability options offered through outside companies. Ask any questions you have and get the answers you need to make informed decisions as we approach Open Enrollment in October.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

Page 18

9:30 - 10:30 Chad Palmer2530

12:45 - 1:45 Chad Palmer2530

Interactive Lesson Plans: Face to Face Teaching or Online? Why Not Both?!?!

Preparing lesson plans to share that link Screencasts, helpful Youtube Videos, downloadable worksheets and "take two" lessons with students, parents, and administrators. Teachers will leave the session with one week's worth of interactive lessons.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

12:45 - 1:45 Pam Callahan2420

2:00 - 3:00 Pam Callahan2420

Introduction to Interactive Notebooks

Interactive Notebooks are an AVID organizational tool that can be used in any classroom. In this session, participants will learn tips and tricks for setting up an Interactive Notebook including unit dividers, making a pocket, and making the notebook fit into a standard binder.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

9:30 - 10:30 Katy Haynes2610

10:45 - 11:45 Katy Haynes2610

Jazzing Up Shared Reading with RazPlus

This session will help teachers unpack the many layers of resources available in the online resourse RazPlus, a new platform from A-Z Learning. The presenters will model how the resource can be used for shared, guided, and independent reading instruction as well as for progress monitoring of students from 4K-5th grades. Participants will be actively engaged in exploring the resources through a sample student login and will be able to apply for a 2-week trial membership if their school does not currently have a subscription to the website.



Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Becky McCraw, Beth Peeler2440

Leadership for Literacy: Multi-tiered Support for At-Risk Middle School Students

This presentation will highlight the development and outcomes of a three-part intervention to enhance the success of at-risk middle school students. Utilizing a School Improvement Grant, Ewing Middle School identified students for mentoring, workforce development, and academic support. Mentoring support includes regularly scheduled, individualized attention to targeted students. Workforce development focuses on implementation of ACT Career Ready 101, well-matched job site and college visits, and engagement in a Career Day. Academic Support includes intensive reading strategies instruction within a tiered literacy framework.

Middle


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Shamona Fernanders, Denise Wooten2650

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9:30 - 10:30 Shamona Fernanders, Denise Wooten2650

Learning Stations

Learning stations increase student engagement as collaboration allows students to be in charge of their own learning. Teachers will learn how to focus their energy and efforts into the planning phase of teaching as opposed to the direct instruction component of lessons/class time in order to create student-centered classrooms.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

12:45 - 1:45 Kim Threadgill, Jessica Vaughn2650

2:00 - 3:00 Kim Threadgill, Jessica Vaughn2650

Make it-Take it Science! Grades 4K-2

Early childhood science teachers will explore grade-specific demonstrations and learning activities that they can take back to their classrooms.

Early Childhood


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

2:00 - 3:00 Shirley Sealy, Jordan Moore, Mollie Dixon2560

Making the Most of Papercut

Understand how to use the administration console to manage printing needs.

Administration


Intended Audience:

9:30 - 10:30 Jonathan Linder3450

Math for Gifted-Real World Problem Solving

In this session, learners will gain knowledge about how to connect math and the real world in an engaging way. This session will involve connecting math to real world situations and learning how to problem solve with a focus on gifted students.

Elementary/Middle


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Summer Harrison, Kayla Gaut2670

9:30 - 10:30 Summer Harrison, Kayla Gaut2670

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Maximizing 90 Minutes of Instruction and Meeting the Needs of All Students - English

This session will show how teachers can work together to maximize a 90 minute block of instruction using differentiated techniques and strategies to accommodate instructional learning styles and IEP/EL accommodations.

High


Intended Audience:

12:45 - 1:45 Alice Porter, Catherine Allen, Erin Fox2430

2:00 - 3:00 Alice Porter, Catherine Allen, Erin Fox2430

Maximizing 90 Minutes of Instruction and Meeting the Needs of All Students - Math

This session will show how teachers can work together to maximize a 90 minute block of instruction using differentiated techniques and strategies to accommodate instructional learning styles and IEP/EL accommodations.

High


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Kiri Shehan, Catherine Allen, Terri Mull2430

9:30 - 10:30 Kiri Shehan, Catherine Allen, Terri Mull2430

Mosaics in the Art Classroom

Each individual will learn how to create a mosaic piece using various paper products. Individuals will be able to take away a written lesson plan and a PowerPoint to use in the Art classroom.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Christina Thompson2740

Movement Madness Creates Meaning!

This session will explore how infusing kinesthetic activities into all content and curricula will make lessons more memorable experiences for students and more meaningful in terms of their comprehension, understanding, and relation to the content.We will work with varying dances and movement activities (such as yoga, walk-n-talks, and even archery!) that can be used from Pre-K to High School.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Erin FoxLecture Hall



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Multisensory Reading Strategies for Classroom Intervention

As teachers, we know students learn in many different ways. This session will provide practical techniques teachers can use with struggling readers in a small group intervention setting. These techniques are implemented in research based reading programs and can be used to address reading weaknesses in the classroom or with a reading interventionist.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 10:30 Melissa Hullett, Ella Bradford, Laura Deaton, Darlene Higgenbotham, Amy Blanton, Lisa Tomkins

2560

10:45 - 11:45 Melissa Hullett, Ella Bradford, Laura Deaton, Darlene Higgenbotham, Amy Blanton, Lisa Tomkins

2560

Not Just an Average Wednesday Meeting

In this session, administrators will examine various ways to build professional development that targets the whole group, small groups, and individuals. Participants will explore the use of VirtualPD, seminar style PD, and embedded PLC groups to move from a one size fits all concept of professional development to one that focuses on the needs of groups and individual teachers.

Administration


Intended Audience:


Pop Art: Soft Paper Sculptures

Participants will learn how to create a larger than life soft sculpture using only paper, paint, markers, and tape. Soft Sculptures are in the style of artist Claes Oldenburg.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Kimsey Price3470

PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook

New teachers to the district will learn how to take attendance, set up categories and grade calculations, create assignments and enter grades in PowerTeacher Pro.This session is required for all new teachers but open to all participants.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Stacey Smoke3450

12:45 - 1:45 Stacey Smoke3450

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ProdigyGame

Prodigy is a free, curriculum-aligned math game loved by Cherokee County Schools and more than a million teachers and 50 million students. Learn how we help make math learning in your school effective and easily quantify student achievement.

Elementary/Middle


Intended Audience:

2:00 - 3:00 Rachel Murden3420

Quick and Easy Lesson Planning

The session will provide a lesson plan template that allows the development of a lesson plan with measurable objective, develop questions to ask students, and show all formative and summative assessments that will be used. The template shows the outcome of each daily lesson, as well as what students are expected to achieve daily. The template allows for easier lesson planning for teachers and lesson plans that improve the overall flow of daily lessons.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

9:30 - 10:30 Chelsey Poole2640

10:45 - 11:45 Chelsey Poole2640

12:45 - 1:45 Chelsey Poole2640

Reading Naturally

This session will focus on how the research-based reading intervention program Read Naturally is used at Ewing Middle School to target and assist students who need help with reading fluency and comprehension. Ewing has used Read Naturally to provide reading interventions for students who are performing below grade level on SC Ready and STAR assessments. Ewing has experienced success and seen growth in our students.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Gloria Sherman, Janet Anthony2640

2:00 - 3:00 Gloria Sherman, Janet Anthony2640

Reading with a Science Lens

Participate in an engaging lesson demonstration in which learners are taught how to read through a science lens. Integrate science into reading at all levels in your classroom. This session will teach you how to promote science and literacy in your classroom.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 10:30 Misty Greene, Kimberly Martin, Bailey Frye

2620

12:45 - 1:45 Misty Greene, Kimberly Martin, Bailey Frye

2620

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Recertification 101: What you need to know?

Teachers are responsible for updating and renewing their own teaching certificates—join this session to find out HOW and WHEN!

General Audience


Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Tammy Perry2540

12:45 - 1:45 Tammy Perry2540

Relevancy, Relationships, and Rigor - Building a Culture of High Expectations and Student Engagement

The session will explore how to establish a classroom culture that fosters high expectations and student engagement by showing the relevancy of what is being taught, a healthy relationship with students, and pushing students to the next level.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Doug Blackburn2760



Retirement 101

Planning to retire this year or just want to know more about how PEBA's Retirement works and what things to consider? This session is for you! Get all your questions answered in one place!

General Audience


Intended Audience:

2:00 - 3:00 Chad Palmer2530

RTI for the New Teacher

This session will give new teachers a guide for the expectations for RTI in our district. It will provide a brief overview of the RTI process.



Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Bessie Westmoreland2450

Running with Readers

This session will guide teachers and teacher assistants in recording fluency in a running record. Attendees will practice listening to readers from kindergarten through third grade and use a running record template to score the reader's fluency.



Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Cathy Hammett2660

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SAXON Refresher for Grade 4-5 Teachers

The purpose of this session is to present a general refresher of Saxon Math. This session is open to all schools expect Alma, Draytonville, and Mary Bramlett.

Elementary


Intended Audience:


SAXON Refresher for K-3 Teachers

The purpose of this session is to present a general refresher of Saxon Math. This session is open to all schools expect Alma, Draytonville, and Mary Bramlett.



Intended Audience:


Signs of Abuse and Responding to Disclosures

This session will cover signs and indicators of the types of maltreatment as well as information about how to respond appropriately to disclosures of abuse.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

9:30 - 10:30 Emily Miller2770

10:45 - 11:45 Emily Miller2770

STAR…Back To Basics

This session will provide general overview of the STAR 360 assessments as well as the expectations for screening and progress monitoring in our district.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

12:45 - 1:45 Chad Hudson3470

2:00 - 3:00 Chad Hudson3470

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Stress Free Zone

Attendees will be given real life stress management tips and techniques to help them feel better, perform better, and find greater satisfaction in their lives.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

8:15 - 9:15 Erik Gerstenacker2620



Student Swap in Guided Reading

This session will demonstrate how to plan and develop guided reading groups to "swap" students within grade level teams and other grade levels in the school building.



Intended Audience:

10:45 - 11:45 Bailey Frye, Courtney Hollis2670

2:00 - 3:00 Bailey Frye, Courtney Hollis2670

The Fit Course Challenge

This session will demonstrate how to create and utilize a fit course. During the session, two identical courses of objects will be set up for participants to complete.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

12:45 - 1:45 Donnie AtkinsLecture Hall

2:00 - 3:00 Donnie AtkinsLecture Hall

The Reader's Toolbox

This session will show teachers how to incoporate reading tools and use them as manipulatives to teach the skill of reading. Attendees will see tools for decoding, fluency, and comprehension through Reader's Workshop.

Elementary


Intended Audience:

9:30 - 10:30 Stephanie Hambright, Kristen Cobb2660

10:45 - 11:45 Stephanie Hambright, Kristen Cobb2660

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There is Just ONE NOTE to Take

OneNote by Microsoft offers the perfect opportunity to take notes, collect resources, and plan for teachers. They will learn how to collect resources in PDF, jpeg, and other formats in one place. This will allow them to access everything they need to plan for every lesson in their classroom regardless of subject or grouping.



Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available


Tips and Tricks for EL Students in the Classroom

This session will provide participants the opportunity to understand the accommondations and modifications form, interpret EL ACCESS scores from ENRICH and PowerSchool, and take away everyday teaching tips to use in the classroom.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

DSS Hours Available

12:45 - 1:45 Carol Moss, Tina Frye, Susan Caggiano2710

2:00 - 3:00 Carol Moss, Tina Frye, Susan Caggiano2710

Turn Classroom Chaos into Student Achievement

This session will provide you with the skills to effectively manage a classroom that produces student learning and achievement.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Terry Stuard3420

10:45 - 11:45 Terry Stuard3420

12:45 - 1:45 Terry Stuard3420

Unraveling the Mystery of G/T Placement

This session will provide an overview of the criteria used in the G/T Placement Process.

General Audience


Intended Audience:

2:00 - 3:00 Nancy Price2540

USA TestPrep

High School teachers will be given an overview of how to utilize USA TestPrep for common assessments.

High


Intended Audience:

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8:15 - 9:15 Will DeBorde2710

9:30 - 10:30 Will DeBorde2710

10:45 - 11:45 Will DeBorde2710

Using Conferences to Drive Writing Instruction

Throughout this session, teachers will see firsthand how conferences can help teachers plan and model during writing workshop. During the session, we will also discuss how mentor texts and models can motivate and support student writers. Presenters and participants will examine conference notes, mentor texts, sample writings, lesson plans, and strategies to help us grow our own writers.



Intended Audience:

8:15 - 9:15 Sara Gilliland, Renee Duncan3430

2:00 - 3:00 Sara Gilliland, Renee Duncan3430

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