Mon., Aug. 18

1:00 PM (* asterisk denotes repeated session, check schedule for time and location)

• Library (How Big is Your Brave?, A. Maiers) No one doubts that bravery is essential if we are to lead and succeed. What does BRAVE look like? How does BRAVE act and behave? And most importantly how big can YOUR BRAVE be? This presentation puts these elusive concepts of leadership and learning into place.
• 103 (*Professional, Proactive, & Productive, 6-12, C. Anderson) Secondary Proactive Classroom Management is a great way to turn your classroom into a "well oiled machine." Routines and procedures will help it run smoothly and effectively. Come learn how to best implement the concepts taught by RSVP for ProActive Classroom Management and create your own classroom filled with learning and positive relationships!
• 104 (*Fostering Grit, C. Lee) Grit is tenacity, hanging in, being resilient, not giving up, and forging ahead despite difficulties. Do you have the grit to create a classroom that fosters not only the three R's but also teaches our students to have grit? Come join us and learn the nitty-gritty of grit!
• 106 (Check Please!, T. Utley) How many times have you used "thumbs up or thumbs down"? Would you like some alternatives? Checking for understanding is a great way to encourage participation, make a quick assessment, decrease down time, and keep learning at a maximum. Come check out this session for a variety of strategies, tips, and ideas on how to check for student understanding. Can I get a thumbs up?
• 110 (Active Learning for Beginning of Year, PK-5, K. LaBlue, P. Kniffin) Remember those wiggly kids from last year? Remember how they drove you crazy some days? It can be difficult to be a kid, especially when you like to move, fidget, and wiggle. Come explore all the materials available to accommodate those active learners in a positive, supportive, less stressful manner. Get your groove on. You'll be glad you did!
• Old Gym (*Teaching Soft Skills in KickStart, 6-12, B. Mendez) This session is an interactive approach to show how Kickstart kids introduce the values of discipline, respect, and inner strength while setting daily classroom standards and pre-framing student performance expectations. Come see how to "kickstart" your school year!
• 202 (Cool Tools for Parents, H. Witherwax) How can we help parents deal with stress in the fast paced world in which we live? This session will offer quick, easy-to-use strategies that will positively enhance the time parents have with their children. Be the cool parenting person with these tools!
• 204 (*Pick Me! Pick Me!, K. Ramsey) Ever wonder what the best advice is for team formation? If so, this is the session for you! Kagan has several recommendations for forming mixed ability teams. Learn how to best put your students into cooperative groups so that they are engaged, pay attention, and are motivated to learn!
• 205 (Proactive Discipline in Secondary Classrooms to Prevent Chronic Misbehavior, R. Lester) Come join us for a session geared to help new and existing teachers on ways to prevent and/or address behavior concerns. Attendees will learn the concepts from the Safe & Civil Schools positive discipline approaches, of CHAMPS (Elementary) & ACHIEVE (Secondary). Activities and handouts will help participants plan for the upcoming school year. 
• 206 (Functional Fun! Increasing Engagement, C. Merritt, K. Hoke) By building mutual support among all students in a class, we can create a classroom community in which learning becomes a positive endeavor. Students become empowered and feel a sense of ownership that increases engagement through fun interactions with all members of the classroom. Students are provided opportunities to do some of their favorite things: be out of their seats, moving around, and interacting with other students and with academic content. But relax. It's not a free-for-all, but completely structured!
• 413 (Using Music to Teach Secondary Students, 6-12, J. Steels) Your students may not remember important moments in history or how to work a algebraic equation, but you can bet they know every word to their favorite song! Why not tie the two together? Music is a great tool on which to "hang academic knowledge" to increase student learning. Come hear the music. You just might learn something.
• 415 (Using Google Drive to Streamline Engage Learning, 4-12, D. Sawyer, E. Hulsman) This session will help you ease the grading process for Engage Learning and increase parent involvement. We will use spreadsheets and the comment feature to explore easy ways to grade student progress and help keep parents informed.

2:00 PM (* asterisk denotes repeated session, check schedule for time and location)

• Cafeteria (*Education Foundation Grant Training, D. Baletka) Each year teachers write grants and receive funding for supplies and activities for their classrooms through the Navasota ISD Education Foundation. To be eligible to submit a grant, all teachers must go through this training every two years.
• 204 (*Is Marilyn Monroe Kin to the Monroe Doctrine? Solving History's Mysteries, 6-12, K. Day) Bring your toughest history lessons that you have to teach and let's brainstorm possible ideas. Based on 32 years of teaching  and workshops, there will be suggestions for songs, activities, reviews, videos and whatever ideas that might help you plan your lessons.
• 401 (*So Much, So Close, City of Navasota) The City of Navasota has multiple areas where citizens and volunteers can participate in community events, as well as growth and development. The City has volunteer positions in boards and commissions, as well as community events such as Texas Birthday Bash, Home for the Holidays, Blues, Bluebonnets and BBQ, among others. The City seeks to continue to develop relationships with district personnel and create a synergy to continue to improve our great community.
• 403 (Rubrics Don't Have to be Barbaric, C. Moreland) Is it a challenge to write a rubric? I will share what I have learned that has saved me time in writing rubrics with the Engage Learning Model. Participants will have a chance to work on their standards and fit them into rubric format. Participants are encouraged to bring a copy of their TEKS (digital/hard copy). 
• 404 (*Drive Your Own Professional Development, J. Moreland) We all like to be in the driver's seat! Just like our students, we all like to have a choice! Why not drive your own professional development and choose the route your learning takes you? Come learn more about how to do this!
• 602 (*Skyward: The 2nd Year and Beyond, K. Finke) Skyward, after the first year of learning the basics, is the topic for this session. You know how to take attendance and how to enter grades, but what other things can you do in Skyward? 
•  603 (*Strategies to be a Classroom Whisperer, N. Robinson) This is a short presentation on strategies on classroom management and instruction to improve the culture of your classroom. This is a presentation for first time and young teachers to improve management skills and veteran teachers to learn new skills.
• 604 (Seriously? That's How it Works? School Finance Basics, T. Seymore, D. Morgan) In 50 short minutes, you can learn more about school finance than most of the legislators that vote on school finance legislation.
• 607 (*Foundations of Dyslexia K. Marshall) This presentation will cover the foundations of Dyslexia, including: definition and characteristics of dyslexia, educational research on dyslexia and English Language Learners, The Dyslexia Handbook, litigation and legislation.
• 608 (Teacher STAAR Progress Report, C. Woehler) There is a new measurement criteria to use when analyzing student STAAR/EOC data in Eduphoria. Learn more about the Quick View "Teacher STAAR Progress Report".
• 609 (*Board Talk, R. Gesch) Informal conversation with members of the Navasota ISD Board of Trustees and Superintendent of Schools. 
• 702 (*Creative Assessments, 3-12, J. Barrett) We all know that all our students are not the same, so why should we make them all do the exact same assignments? Workshop will cover creating assessments that encourage student choice and "safe" failure. Workshop will look at specific Word and Excel files that can be used by teachers, of all content areas, to provide choice and hopefully motivation.
• 709 (*iPads Tips & Tricks, C. Martin) iPads are becoming more and more prevalent in classrooms. Here are some tips and tricks for beginning users, or for those who may just want to know more about their device. 
• 710 (*Add-ons for Google Docs,  D. Wilson) Plug-in scripts and apps for Google Docs - some useful for teachers, some useful for students, some for both
• 706 (*TEKS Resource Navigation,  J. Nickle, K. Meschke) Introduction to TEKS Resource online platform; basic navigation and access to relevant documents.

3:00 PM (* asterisk denotes repeated session, check schedule for time and location)

• Cafeteria (*Education Foundation Grant Training, D. Baletka) Each year teachers write grants and receive funding for supplies and activities for their classrooms through the Education Foundation. To be eligible to submit a grant, all teachers must go through this training every two years.
• 401 (*A Framework for Understanding Poverty,  K. Oncken) This presentation is developed by Ruby Payne, Ph.D. to help educators better understand students that live in poverty. 
• 403 (*Google Extensions, C. Smith, L. Nobles) Extensions are extra features and functionality that you can easily add to Google Chrome. Come check out how to get the most out of Google Chrome. 
• 404 (*Take a Spin Through Google Drive, J. Moreland) Come take a spin through Google Drive and learn about some of the basic features of Google's vehicle for communication, collaboration, and connectivity. 
• 501 (*PLN Speed Dating, Ronnie Gonzalez) Have you ever experienced speed dating?  It's a fantastic way to meet new, exceptional people in minutes. Basically, you sit across the table from these intriguing people and share a little about yourself. After a minute of sharing something about yourself the person across from you will share their experiences for one minute. You then move on to meet someone new and exciting. What if we took this concept, “tweaked” it a bit, and put an educational spin on it? What if we told you that you could walk away from this session with 24 new ideas, new instructional strategies, new educational websites, new people to network with, or simply the possibility of meeting new passionate educators just like you?  What if we could do this all in 48 minutes? Would you be willing to take the leap and PLN speed date?
• 602 (*Emergency Management, D. Bowman) Did you know there is a Teacher Emergency Guide in your classroom? Do you know what to do in the event of a fire, severe weather, or bomb threat? Come find out why preparation is important and how to be a leader during an emergency.
• 603 (*Facilitation,  K. Austin, S. Charles, H. Gesch) This session will give you tips and pointers of the dos and don'ts of becoming the facilitator of learning in your classroom.
• 604 (*So Many Books, So Little Time,  PK-5, H. Wisnoski) Show an assortment of  fiction/nonfiction books that can be used throughout the curriculum for elementary classrooms. 
• CANCELED 606 (iStation, 3-8, M. Brewer) Come learn about iStation and how it could help you in your classroom. (possible reschedule for Tue. or Wed.)
• 607 (*Leading is Accepting Responsibility, R. Gesch) Come join the superintendent in a conversation about education in the past, present, and future in Navasota ISD. 
• 608 (How to Analyze CBA & STAAR Data,  C. Woehler) Eduphoria is a powerful program to use when analyzing any testing data, especially when you have copies of the tests used. Come to this session to learn how to use different Quick Views in Eduphoria to analyze your data and impact your instructional strategies.
• 609 (*Foldables in the Classroom,  3-12, M. Wilkinson) Foldables are study organizers that are 3- dimensional, interactive graphic organizers that can help your students organize, remember, review, and learn many kinds of information. They encourage students to use their creativity in a kinesthetic learning environment while reinforcing important thinking and communication skills.
• 702 (*Gamifying a Classroom,  4-12, J. Barrett) Discuss the method by which a teacher may turn the classroom/grading system into a model based on video/board games. Model applies to grades above 3rd grade and encourages students to choose assignments and engage in activities and lessons that they are attracted to.
• 709 (*Strategies to Boost Student Vocabulary Development, PK-5, O. Aguinaga, K. Hinojosa) This presentation gives teachers fun ways to improve students' vocabulary development specifically targeting ELLs.
• 710 (*TEKS Resource Navigation,  J. Nickle, K. Meschke) Introduction to TEKS Resource online platform; basic navigation and access to relevant documents.
• 706 (*Ready, Set, Go with Your Classroom Pages!, M. Guerrero, C. Smith) Teachers will be shown how to access their class pages.  A brief overview of what's available on the class pages will be shown (adding links, profile photos, photo albums, calendars, and more) Time will be given for teachers to set up their class pages for the first day of school. An example page will be shown to give PBL teachers an idea on how to organize the online resources for parents and students. This session will be held in a computer lab, but feel free to bring your own laptop.