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June 2019
EC: You Are the Key
Your school appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show twice, support and resources arrive from all over the world, and you have over $130,000 to expand student learning. But what do you do when both of your administrators are out on maternity leave at the beginning of the school year and the school begins to lose site of the vision statement? What do you do when teachers who were initially once fired up about teaching, are now dragging to work every…
Find out more »EC:The Epic Guide to Student Engagement:Developing Student-Centered Activities with Choice & Inquiry
We all want to engage students at a higher level. But how do we do that? The key to engagement is high attention and high commitment from our students. However, in order to foster that attention and commitment we must allow students to motivate themselves and each other through choice-based work. In this workshop, A.J. Juliani will tackle these five strategies that work to engage students at every grade level and inspire innovative work: Choice-based instruction, Inquiry-based projects, Authentic audience,…
Find out more »July 2019
EC: What a Great Idea! How to Create, Communicate and Implement Big Ideas
Think back to the last time you were stuck and needed to brainstorm solutions to a school challenge. Were you staring at your computer alone with your arms crossed and teeth clenched? Chic Thompson will take you on a fun, interactive journey through the steps of strategic curiosity that will help you conduct powerful brainstorms and come up with ideas anytime and at any place. Key Strategies include, Being Curious First, Critical Second; Looking for Second and Third "Right" Anwers;…
Find out more »EC: Increasing Engagement and Decreasing Anxiety using the Math Workshop Approach
The Math Workshop model of instruction creates an environment where teachers are facilitators and students believe in themselves as mathematicians, expressing a growth mindset regarding mathematics. Math Workshop focuses on differentiation, meeting the needs of all students while creating a learning environment that is possible for teachers to easily maintain. Participants will learn about the different structures of Math Workshop, explore ways to increase student engagement, & take part in math routines that will get Math Workshop up and running…
Find out more »EC: Increasing Critical-Thinking in the Classroom: A Practical Guide
Interested in critical thinking in the classroom but not sure exactly what that means? Examine and practice strategies for increasing the level of critical-thinking in the classroom in this session that covers the theory and practice of critical thinking. Learn different ways to help students think more deeply and analytically while exploring options for creative directions to improve student achievement. Participants will experience and practice different methods for incorporating higher levels of critical-thinking into their lessons as they gain an…
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