Session Schedule
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Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, February21st

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Attendee Check In & Badge Pickup

Wednesday, February22nd

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

10:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Thursday, February23rd

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Exhibit Hall C

Wednesday, February22nd

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee Check In & Badge Pickup

Thursday, February23rd

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee Check In & Badge Pickup

Friday, February24th

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee Check In & Badge Pickup

Terrace Theater

Wednesday, February22nd

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The State of ED: Updates from the U.S. Department of Education

Patrick Rooney  •  Roberta Miceli  •  Kay Rigling  •  Christine Pilgrim
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring School-wide Excellence

Baruti Kafele

Thursday, February23rd

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

ESSA & IDEA: Working Together to Improve Outcomes for all Students

Faatimah Muhammad  •  Patrick Rooney  •  Leslie Clithero  •  Christine Pilgrim
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Top 10 Changes Under ESSA

Tiffany Winters Kesslar

Friday, February24th

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Federal Updates: A Whole New Ballgame?

Julia Martin
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Why Every Kid Is ONE Caring Adult Away From Being A Success Story

Josh Shipp
Exhibit Stage 101

Wednesday, February22nd

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

CANCELLED: ABC’s of ISS: Integrated Student Supports Improve Attendance, Behavior and Coursework

Gary Chapman  •  Colleen Bohrmann  •  Eric Wicker
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Square Panda’s phonics playset: improving early literacy outcomes in Title 1 schools

Vera Blau-McCandliss  •  Andy Butler
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Closing the Mathematics Achievement Gap

Christina Gawlik
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Why Do So Many Students Struggle to Read? Is Instruction Aligned with How Brains Read?

Dee Tadlock
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

The Hidden but Overwhelming Costs of the Title I Paper Trail

Jamie Rosenberg
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Engaging the WHOLE Community with Technology

Joni Carswell
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Engage and Accelerate: How a Blended Solution Moves Struggling Readers to Grade Level

Melanie Cox

Thursday, February23rd

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Innovative 1:1 Virtual Tutoring: An Effective Program Design to Drive Measured Outcomes

Ryan Patenaude  •  Heather Conkle
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

How Technology Can Help Find the Math Genius in Every Child

Junaid Mubeen
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Raising Reading Results: Closing the Gap

Beverly Miner
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Connect Your Students to eBooks & eResources in MackinVIA

Mesa Heise  •  Katie McNamara
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

The Future is Now: Foundational Skills and Adaptive Technology

Elizabeth Bassford
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Fast Track Students to Read Multisyllable Words in Five Minutes a Day!

Susan Hall
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Social-Emotional Learning for Student Success

Amy Walker
Exhibit Stage 102

Wednesday, February22nd

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

The Art of Engagement

Judy Pugh  •  Heather Kinsey
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

It's All About the Base: Tier 1 Instruction Best Practices

Julia Rhodes  •  Connie Hamilton
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Making Numbers Make Sense in the Early Years

Ellen Lauterbach
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Close the Achievement Gap with Schoolwide Social-Emotional Learning Using Positive Action

J. Allen
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Parent and Family Engagement in Reading: Doing It Early, Effectively, and Easily

Donald Panec

Thursday, February23rd

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Building Strong Family-School Partnerships: Engaging Families with a Dynamic, Proven Model

Family Leadership Inc.  •  Patty Bunker  •  Steve Hosey
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Moving with Math® RTI Solutions: Proven Successful by Jersey City Public Schools, NJ

Amy Johnson  •  Caryl Pierson  •  Sean Healy
12:10 PM - 12:45 PM

“No! I Won’t Do It! Knowing and Loving the Strong-Willed Child”

Cynthia Garrison
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Real Life Challenges + Real Life Role Models = Student Engagement

Britt Magneson
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Every Picture Tells Their Story

Meredith Scott Lynn  •  Julia Gabor
Promenade Ballroom BC

Wednesday, February22nd

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Digital Tools Can Transform Teaching and Learning

Robyn Griffith  •  Suzanne Sallee
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Introducing a Powerful Strategy to Strengthen School-Family Partnerships

Luz Santana
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

ESSA & Equitable Services

Todd Stephenson  •  Michael Anderson  •  Isadora Binder

Thursday, February23rd

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Shared Mission: Opportunities and Challenges---Getting to the Future

Rich Rasa  •  Dan Schultz
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Growth Mindset for Teachers and Students: Improving School Success

Marie Frost  •  Brenna Sherwood  •  Katherine McKnight  •  Jay Gardenhire

Friday, February24th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

ESSA LEA Report Cards

Jane Clark  •  Michael Anderson
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Title IV, Part A

Paul Kesner
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Developing Mathematical Thinking: Achieving Success in Title I Schools

Jonathan Brendefur  •  Sam Strother
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Building Educator Assessment Literacy to Inform and Improve Teaching and Learning

Deb Sigman  •  Marci Perry

Saturday, February25th

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Stand and Be Counted: Politics and Advocacy in the New Administration

Leigh Manasevit  •  Julia Martin
Grand Ballroom A

Wednesday, February22nd

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hacking the Brain's Affective Domain: A Backdoor-Route to Reading and Writing Skill Access

Katie Garner
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Key Strategies, Practices, and Policy for Successful School Turnaround in Priority Schools

Erica Champagne  •  Susan Therriault  •  Brett Lane  •  Amanda Trainor

Thursday, February23rd

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The Purpose and Power of Cultivating a School Culture Focused on Writing

Amber Parks
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Leadership in America's Best Title I Schools

Joseph Johnson

Friday, February24th

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Collaborating for Success: Relationship-Based Learning in Emergent Literacy and Language

Anne Cunningham
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Be Prepared: Getting Ready for an Audit under the UGG

Leigh Manasevit

Saturday, February25th

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Tomorrow’s Pioneers: Providing Access to All in Early Childhood Through the Arts

Akua Kouyate-Tate  •  Kofi Dennis  •  Sue Trainor  •  Amanda Layton Whiteman
Grand Ballroom B

Wednesday, February22nd

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

ESSA, Turnaround Arts, and the Education Legacy of the Obama Administration

Ron Gubitz  •  Laura Smyth  •  Caroline King  •  Vernee Green
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Music - The Key To Your School's Successful Turnaround

Stephen Oliverson  •  Aubree Oliverson

Thursday, February23rd

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Parent Involvement with Hispanic Parents - A New Framework

Katherine Del Monte
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

English Learners in the ESSA

Leslie Clithero  •  Roberta Miceli  •  Millicent Bentley-Memon

Friday, February24th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Developing Local Teachers as Innovative Leaders of Change in Chicago Public Schools

Margery Ginsberg  •  Nia Abdullah  •  Olimpia Bahena  •  Jessica Kertz
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Measuring Gaps in Culturally Relevant Teaching: Strategies for Diverse Schools

Ignacio Lopez
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Using Evidence-based Practices in School Improvement

Christopher Tate
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

ESSA and Equitable Access to Excellent Educators

Danielle Smith  •  Monica Young  •  Kate Frades
Room 101

Wednesday, February22nd

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Engaging with Families of Language Learners: Integrating Language and Family Engagement

Lorena Mancilla
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Technology + Innovation = Technovating in Schools

Shawn Berry Clark  •  Brady Venables

Thursday, February23rd

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

High Performance Learning Teams to Accelerate Achievement

K. Lynne Mainzer  •  Helda Morad  •  Tammy Devlin  •  Tiffany Uhlig
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Parental Engagement: Beyond the Compliance Checklist

Tina Forte  •  Matthew Rohlfsen  •  Moniki Cannon  •  Susan Aguilera-Robles

Friday, February24th

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Intervention: Growing Middle School Mathematicians, Cultivating Mathematical Mindsets

Kerry Conrad  •  Michelle Ruotolo  •  Mary Dooms  •  Cathy Dickson
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Cooperative Meetings: A Critical Tool for Faculty Development

Jacqueline Minor
Room 102

Wednesday, February22nd

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

READ: Read, Eat, and Discover

B.J. Granbery  •  Julia Cowell  •  Stephen Sye
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Jefferson Elementary: A Title I Success Story from Rural South Carolina

Andrea Garrison  •  Omoro King  •  Julia McKenzie  •  Melanie Allison

Thursday, February23rd

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

I Am My Brother’s Keeper: Engaging Boys and Young Men of Color

Hilario Benzon  •  Jolee Mann  •  Jason Firestone  •  David Kollar
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Neurocardiologist Leader/Teacher

Hal Roberts

Friday, February24th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Expanding the Data Conversation for Districts and Schools

Andrew Schmitz  •  Benjamin Magras
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

School Improvement: Firsthand Perspectives of the Journey

Anthony Williams  •  Lauren Johnson  •  Lisa Cotter
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CANCELLED Getting Ready: How WA State is Building a System to Serve Children & Youth in Foster Care

Jess Lewis
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Fathers and Father Figures Night! Noche De Empoderamiento! Get Parents Involved Tenfold!

Zachary Robbins  •  Gary Schoolfield  •  Maria Vega  •  Justin Petrillo
Room 103

Wednesday, February22nd

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Children with Dyslexia: Adapting to Trends in State Mandates for Assessment and Response

Bruce McCandliss  •  Elizabeth Blanco
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Learnings From the Field: A Pilot Project Implementing Systemic Collaborative Data Change

Pam Lange  •  Dawn Smith  •  Jeanne Burckhard-McKenna  •  Lori Laughlin
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

One Team, One Mission: Designing, Implementing, and Monitoring Effective Title I Programs

Aiesha Stover  •  Kristine Malachi  •  Gayle Lomax  •  Monica Bracho-Handyside

Thursday, February23rd

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

PLC Showcases: Boosting PLC's to Ensure Individual Student Growth

Ashley Kappelmann  •  Shiloh Vincent  •  Eli Svaty  •  Joshua Paulus
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Gang’s All Here! Building Collaborative Family & Community Engagement in Our Schools

Barbara Roberts  •  Kimberly Brooks

Friday, February24th

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Kansas Learning Network: A New Era of School Improvement Support in Kansas

Michele Hayes
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Help is Here! Title I, Part A Parent and Family Engagement Liaison Handbook

Terri Stafford
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Overcoming Obstacles to Make Mathematics Work FOR Students

Matt Larson
Room 201

Wednesday, February22nd

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Graduation Effect: Engaging Communities to Improve Grad Rates in Title I Schools

Donique Reid  •  Stephanie Wood-Garnett
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Student Engagement is FUNdamental!

Jane Feber

Thursday, February23rd

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Helping Teachers Help Paraprofessionals Help: Leveraging Instructional Support

Kelly Gillespie
1:31 PM - 3:00 PM

Calling All H.E.R.O.E.S: A Quest to Give the Power of Interventions Back to Teachers

Kristin Schaub  •  Kristie Horn

Friday, February24th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

STREAMing Into Success! No Worksheets Allowed in this Innovative Summer Camp!

Jo Dale  •  LaRhonda Aikerson
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Texas Title I Capacity Building Initiative: Best Practices in Action

Toni Garrett  •  Yvonne Munoz  •  Leticia Govea
Room 202

Wednesday, February22nd

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Follow the “Comprehensive Needs Assessment Road” to “Academic Success”

Paula Daniels  •  Sara Shriver
3:01 PM - 4:30 PM

Camping Out: Successful Intervention Plans for “At-Risk” Students

Trish Stoll  •  Angela August

Thursday, February23rd

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

THE MATH PARTY: Sing! Dance! Exercise! Learn!

Stephanie Pasley  •  Derrick Henry
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Cultivating Perseverance in Students Who Struggle in the Elementary Classroom

Cristina Charney

Friday, February24th

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Navigating the Shift to Digital Learning: Leveraging Federal Funding Sources

Christine Fox  •  Russ Sweet  •  Carla Wade  •  Gayle Pauley
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Informing Policy and Sustaining School Reform with Student Voices

Theresa Saunders

Saturday, February25th

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

You Can't Read a Book and Run From a Lion at the Same Time

Tara Brown
Room 203

Wednesday, February22nd

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Play Like a Pirate: Engaging Every Student Using LEGO, Action Figures, and Superheroes!

Quinn Rollins
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

English Language Learners: Title III Transition for Success

Veronica Gallardo  •  Sara Rutherford-Quach  •  Jobi Lawrence

Thursday, February23rd

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Using a Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Distributed Leadership for School Improvement

Mark Blitz  •  Mary Jo Ziegler  •  Betsy Schroeder
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

From Disempowered to Disengaged: Creating a Culture of Youth Empowerment in Your School

Maure Ann Metzger  •  Andrew Dvorak  •  Charles Lindsey

Friday, February24th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

ParentCamp: Innovative Strategy to Engage Families

Young-chan Han  •  Jennifer Love  •  Vicki Myers  •  Carrie Jasper
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Coordinating Services Among Title I, III and Early Childhood to Better Serve English Learners from PreK-12

Terry Richard  •  Shereen Tabrizi

Saturday, February25th

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

When Common Sense Turns Strategic: The Power of Engagement in Creating Sustainable Change

Joanne Cashman  •  Carlas McCauley
Pacific Ballroom

Wednesday, February22nd

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

OPENING CEREMONY AND DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL CELEBRATION

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Keynote: Student Engagement for Today and Tomorrow

Daniel Jocz

Thursday, February23rd

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Keynote: Excellence Through Equity

Pedro Noguera
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Keynote: Creating the Community Huddle

Connie Rice

Friday, February24th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Keynote: Developing Growth Mindsets: Engaging Students to Grow Their Minds

Eduardo Briceño
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Keynote: Empathy and Engagement: (Re)humanizing the Teaching and Learning Enterprise

Chezare A. Warren