In this session, attendees will learn how to use Learning Blade to introduce their students to exciting, high-demand careers in computer science. Learning Blade's new lessons highlight career pathways while practicing computational thinking. Meanwhile, videos improve visualization of careers and student exercises demonstrate the real-world application of CS skills. 

Are you curious what to do now that you have received your High Reliability School books?  Come learn about it from Dr. Mike Ruyle, an author and consultant with Marzano Research.

High-Reliability Organizations (HROs) continually pursue error-free performance and take proactive steps to prevent failure. In the era of accountability, schools are expected to be HROs. The Marzano High-Reliability Schools framework provides a clear blueprint for this purpose. This workshop will introduce school leaders to five levels of high-reliability schooling and the use of leading and lagging indicators as tools for strategic planning and monitoring school progress.

Before, During, and After the Task – You have a task, but now what? By using the before, during, and after approach, teachers will have a structure for implementing tasks. Teachers will find connections among formative assessment, Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices, and Standards for Mathematical Practices. Resources for finding tasks will be shared. This session is designed for middle-school math teachers.

Participants will receive a copy of Disrupting Thinking: Why HOW We Read Matters by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst and participate in a book study emphasizing how critical it is that we teach students how to approach and read complex texts. This session will be led by ADE Literacy Specialist Connie Echols.

Join Jeryca Einhorn, APSRC's Director of Special Education Services, for an interactive session in which GenEd teachers will take an in-depth look at the most common disabilities they see in GenEd classrooms. Participants will learn more about the characteristics specific to each disability and new strategies for working with their students.

Spend a day learning and practicing classroom strategies designed to help increase the achievement of your advanced learners and provide them with the opportunity to learn something new each day. From bell-ringers to differentiation, best practices to use with advanced learners will be shared along with techniques to address their affective needs.

Teachers are always on the lookout for the latest tech tool that they can add to their toolbox. Tech tools should be simple enough to learn in a short period of time and the end result is a better way to reach and engage students. This session will highlight various websites and applications that could be seamlessly incorporated into your everyday lessons.