In this session, participants will engage in a variety of brain breaks and team builders that can be used in the classroom with students or in meetings with adults. Intended audience: 7-12 Grade.
In this session, 3rd-6th grade teachers will be given a tutorial of some ideas on how to use ready to go graphic organizers for reading, writing, content, and beyond. Teachers will also learn how to use Google Slides to create their own graphic organizers and have time to make their own for their and their students' needs.
Do you have BIG ideas for your students and classroom but you're not sure how to fund them without spending your own hard-earned paycheck? Do you need help with how to find cheap or even free materials? Do you need advice on how to apply for a grant? Would you like a list of the funding opportunities out there teachers? This session will be a crash course on funding your classroom projects!
Effective peer conferencing is a learned skill that requires teaching and practice. There are more peers in the room than you, and it’s all about building a community of writers! If you find that many students tend to give global responses to their classmates’ writing, sharing how they feel about the piece (“Wow, that was great!”) rather than providing specific feedback about what works and what doesn’t, then join us in exploring some steps that teachers can take to ensure productive peer conferences during Writer’s Workshop. We will take a look at feedback through the lenses of Compliments, Questions, Suggestions, and Corrections. The true value of peer conferences is that writers can find an audience to share their writing, and receive feedback every day. Intended audience: K-6 Grade.
