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Room 351

Thursday, January28th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Our Road to Becoming a Title I Middle School

Shannon Criss  •  Aleta Beegle  •  Lisa Collins  •  Kristy Iverson
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

The Vocab Lab: Improve Students' Academic Vocabulary with Daily Minilessons

Angela Peery
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Circle the Wagons: Blending Technology Into the Reading and Writing Classroom

Jo Rohde  •  Katie Wilson  •  Jeremy Horstman

Friday, January29th

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Rising with SWIFT: All Means All

Kathryn Nichol  •  Cynthia Proulx
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Write to the Top – Essential Tools for Assessment Success

Kresta Byington

Saturday, January30th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Chance for Every Child to Succeed Before They Have an Opportunity to Fail

Carrie Thurston  •  Audrey O'Clair
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Implementing a Synergistic Approach: Literacy Within the Context of Science

Traci Wierman  •  Rebecca Abbott
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Write - Read Connections to Catapult Title I Success (K-6)

Linda Fisher
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Student Engagement Fallacy: What It Is and Is Not

Vern Minor
Room 360

Thursday, January28th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

I Know My Just Right Number! Do You?

Susan Hildebrand
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Teaching Backwards: Using Data to Drive Instruction

Shannon DePrey  •  Abigail Cox  •  Jennifer MIller  •  Jennifer Mable  •  Carrie Curry
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Unlock Every Gate to Graduation! The Case of the Cheyenne 200 Mentorship Program!

Zachary Robbins  •  Jane Gibson  •  Javonna Underwood

Friday, January29th

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The Effects of Arts-Integrated Education on Title I and Students in Low-Income Families

Ivonne O'Neal  •  Linda Gohlke
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Closing the "Systems Gap" in Michigan

Michael Radke, PhD.  •  Teri Chapman  •  Jeff Diedrich  •  Jennifer Huisken LaPointe  •  Monique Chism  •  Ruth Ryder

Saturday, January30th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

From Priority School to NH's School of Excellence—Using the Problem of Practice Model

Pat Snow  •  Mary Earick  •  Amy Allen
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Title I and The Arts: A Practical Pathway to Success

Laura Smyth  •  Merryl Goldberg  •  Caroline King  •  Joe Landon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Recipe for Success: Ingredients that Make the Difference in Award-Winning Title I Schools

Kari Miller
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

A Proven Way to Improve Your School Climate and Significantly Improve Academic Achievement

Lorraine Trollinger
Room 361

Thursday, January28th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Middle School Quality Initiative: A Comprehensive Approach to Improving YA Literacy

Jenna Shumsky  •  Pilar Ramos
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Equitable Access to Excellent Educators: Ensuring All Students Have the Teachers They Need

Ellen Sherratt  •  Angela Minnici

Friday, January29th

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Program and Title I Success in the Common Core

Stanley Pogrow
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

#Engage #Diversity: Engaging Culturally Diverse Families with Innovative Programming

Sibyl Lee  •  Sophia Chin  •  Jackie Cyriac

Saturday, January30th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

iCommunity: iLearn, iShare, iConnect

Meri Robinson  •  Christina Jerome  •  Terri Jefferson  •  Hampton Conway  •  Valerie Young
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Data, Data, Data; How to Manage Student Data to Maximize Student Performance

Trent Paxson  •  Erica Tomano
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Key Parent Roles: Family-School Partnerships for Student Success

Patty Bunker
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Constructing an Innovative School-Parent Compact

Terri Stafford
Room 362

Thursday, January28th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Improving Instruction Through the POWER of the Mind, Brain, and Teacher Leadership Model

Donna Wilson
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

How Effective Leadership Supports Bullying Prevention

Tia Kim  •  Reginald Johnson  •  Leti Pena  •  Wendy Bruck
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Innovation in Education: Developing a STEM School

Joe Gutierrez

Friday, January29th

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Implementing Individualized Plans of Instruction for Struggling English Language Learners

Matthew Meyers
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Improve Your School Culture and Climate While Increasing Attendance, Attitude, and Achievement

Robert Kirton

Saturday, January30th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Blazing The Trails of Multi-Tiered System of Supports: One District's Journey

Tammie Ash  •  Jennifer Brunson
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Ensuring Effective Interventions for All Students

Trey Duke  •  Amy Wise
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Leadership Matters: Building Principals' Capacity in Title I Schools and Districts

Ann Cunningham-Morris
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Breaking the Mold: The New and Improved Title I High School

Kim Wilson
Room 370

Thursday, January28th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Powering Up Technology: A Blueprint for Implementation of RTI

Judy Campf  •  Tracy Broccolino
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Cultivate Articulate, Adept, Analytical Writers at Every Grade!

Amber Parks
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Shared Mission: Opportunities and Challenges — The Force Awakens

Rich Rasa

Friday, January29th

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Capacity Building - Best Practices in Action

Toni Garrett  •  Anita Villarreal  •  Rosemary Leal
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Top Compliance Changes and Challenges Under ESSA

Tiffany Winters

Saturday, January30th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Increasing College Graduation and College Match for Students from High-Poverty Communities

Yvonne Scott  •  Ned Blake  •  Beverly Singletary
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Math Facts are Fiction: Memorization Doesn't Generate Knowledge

Lloyd Goldberg  •  Sara Boucher  •  Erin Clarke
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

No More Spaghetti Dinners! Using Academic Parent Teacher Teams to Partner with Families for Student Success

Terry Pitchford  •  Gevonne Blum  •  Lynn Thomas
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Community Eligibility: What Is It and How Does It Affect Title I?

Leigh Manasevit
Room 371

Thursday, January28th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

We Did It! Effective RTI Using Common Core Standards—Every Student, Every Day!

Keri Hutchins  •  Renee Carnochan  •  Karin Miller  •  Amy Sundt  •  Elizabeth Coxon  •  Jane Nashold
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Opportunity is Knocking: Closing the Gap Through Home Visiting

Donna Kirkwood  •  Amber McEnturff Eby
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Be a Trailblazer! How to Guide Districts Through the Launch of MTSS in Five Easy Steps

Hillary Wolfe  •  Michelle Duda

Friday, January29th

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

English Learners, Title I, and Title III: Purposeful Design and Coordination

Charlie Geier
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Federal Monitoring of English Learners: Results vs. Compliance

David Holbrook  •  Terry Richard

Saturday, January30th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

School Improvement: Strategies That Work

Donna Snyder
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Cultivating Literacy Leadership

Susan Hall, Ed.D.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

School Improvement: Focused Planning for Sustainable Progress and Change

Cindy Hurst
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Blended Learning: Tool for Turnaround in an Urban High School

Dr. Susan Kessler  •  Bradley Meyers  •  April Snodgrass
Room 372

Thursday, January28th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Family Science Nights: A School District & Museum Partnership

Stefanie McDermott  •  Marc Wunder  •  Tamara Grybko  •  Allison Brody
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Achieving Academic Excellence for African-American Males

Brooksie Broome  •  Effie McMillian
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

A Partnership in Literacy for English Language Learners and Early Transition

Rosie Santana  •  Amanda Rodgers  •  Norma Sosa

Friday, January29th

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Key to Authentic Student Success: Engaged Families & Connected Communities

Byron Garrett
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Literacy Draws Upon Art

Cheri Sterman  •  Kelly Schofield

Saturday, January30th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Teaching Matters! Turn High Quality Standards into Successful Mathematics Learning

Diane J. Briars, Ph.D
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Aligning Initiatives to Maximize Positive Outcomes for All Learners

Jana Rosborough  •  Anne Louise Thompson  •  Katherine Bradley-Black  •  Neil Guthrie  •  Colleen Riley
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Leadership in Turnaround Schools

Pete Hall  •  Taj Jensen
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Read & Feed - Nutrition for the Brain and Body

Stephen Sye  •  Gerri Settoon  •  Aretha Eldridge-Williams  •  B.J. Granbery
Exhibit Hall Stage

Thursday, January28th

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Engaging Students with Augmented Reality SPONSORED by Alive Studios

Cynthia Kaye
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Success for All as a Proven Reform Model for Title I Schools SPONSORED by Success for All

Bonnie Darby  •  Judy Gill
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Innovative Academic Language Development Supports for African-American English Speakers SPONSORED by Ventris Learning

Robert Meyer
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Is Traditional Reading Instruction in Alignment with What Brains Need to Learn a Process? SPONSORED by Read Right

Dee Tadlock
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Language and Literacy Development for ELLs: Strategies to Meet ELA and Science Standards SPONSORED by Rourke Educational Media

Scott Owings
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Blended Environments to Create Individualized Learning Paths SPONSORED by Curriculum Associates

Elizabeth Bassford
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Developing a Framework to Engage Families as Partners SPONSORED by LRP Publications

Kelly Whiting

Friday, January29th

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Mapping a Transformational Vision for Success in Title I Schools SPONSORED by Thinking Maps, Inc.

Kevin Dougherty
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Rekenrek Ideas, Rekenrek Improved SPONSORED by Mathline

Dale Ylitalo
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Make the Shift: Multi Tiered System of Support SPONSORED by American Reading Company

Sofia Sakson  •  Suzanne McNeir
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

The Science of Learning: How Understanding Brain Function Increases Student Math Success SPONSORED by MIND Research

Nigel Nisbet
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Home is Where the Heart is - Rethinking Parent Engagement SPONSORED by ReadyRosie

Emily Roden
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Innovate your Title I Tutoring Services through Data-Driven, Live 1:1 Virtual Tutoring SPONSORED by FEV Tutor

Ryan Patenaude  •  Natalie Hutchins
Exhibit Hall

Thursday, January28th

10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Friday, January29th

9:15 AM - 3:45 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Grand Ballroom

Thursday, January28th

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Conference Opening & Distinguished Schools Recognition

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

KEYNOTE: Storytelling in the Digital Age: Making a Difference in the Lives of Children

LeVar Burton

Friday, January29th

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

KEYNOTE: Warriors of Hope

Shanna Peeples
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

KEYNOTE: Education's Possibilities and What If's

Milton Chen

Saturday, January30th

7:45 AM - 8:45 AM

KEYNOTE: Creating a School Culture that Nurtures a Productive Learning Environment for All Students

Luis Cruz
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

KEYNOTE: Education Is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time

Tavis Smiley  •  Kati Haycock  •  Marcus Cheeks  •  Peggy McLeod  •  Ann Whalen
Grand Ballroom Lobby

Wednesday, January27th

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Attendee Check In & Badge Pickup

Thursday, January28th

7:00 AM - 5:20 PM

Attendee Check In & Badge Pickup

Friday, January29th

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee Check In & Badge Pickup

Saturday, January30th

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee Check In & Badge Pickup

General Assembly Theater B

Thursday, January28th

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Overview of Equitable Services & Serving EL under Title IA

Michael Anderson  •  Isadora Binder  •  Todd Stephenson
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Exploring the Frontier of Father and Family Engagement

Michael Hall

Friday, January29th

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Black and Latino Male Achievement: Four Strategies You Can Implement Now!

Mychal Wynn
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Guidance and Tools to Maximize School Improvement Grants

Lenay Dunn  •  Sam Redding  •  Carlas McCauley

Saturday, January30th

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Survival of the Fittest: Federal Education Legislation

Julia Martin
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Conquering Word Problems Through the Pedagogical Power of Hip-Hop Math

Alan Sitomer  •  Alex Kajitani

Sunday, January31st

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Policy Institute

Julia Martin  •  Leigh Manasevit
General Assembly Theater A

Thursday, January28th

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Rich Brain, Poor Brain: Exploring the Differences in School and in Life

Linda Bone
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Coherence: How Ordinary People Get Extraordinary Results

Karin Chenoweth

Friday, January29th

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Number Sense and a Love of Math

Bob Sornson
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Disrupting Poverty: How High Performing Schools Do It

William Parrett  •  Kathleen Budge

Saturday, January30th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Problem Solving and Mathematical Thinking: The Key to Closing the Achievement Gap, Grades 4-12

Donna Knoell
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

How is Family Engagement Going in Your School? Evaluate Your Program Today

Joni Samples  •  Shanceler Terry
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Neuroscience of Emotional Regulation: Strategies to Help Anger, ADHD, Anxiety, and Autism

Kathy Whitmire
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

MINDSET, RESILIENCY, AND GRIT: 3 Keys to Unleashing the Potential of Under-Resourced Youth

Tara Brown
General Assembly Theater C

Thursday, January28th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Every Student Succeeds!

Monique Chism  •  Libby Doggett  •  Kay Rigling  •  Marianna Vinson  •  Patrick Rooney  •  Ruth Ryder
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Evaluating State and Local Assessment Systems

Deb Sigman  •  Patrick Rooney
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

IDEAs that Work: Preparing Students with Disabilities for Success

Ruth Ryder  •  Christine Pilgrim  •  Jana Rosborough

Friday, January29th

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The Uniform Guidance – What You Really Need to Know

David Downey  •  Chuck Laster
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

The Future Is Now: The Real ESEA Reauthorization

Kay Rigling  •  Philip H. Rosenfelt

Saturday, January30th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Building District Capacity to Improve Teaching and Learning

Maria Pitre-Martin  •  Monika Kincheloe  •  Lillian Lowery  •  Meredith Miller
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Addressing the Needs of English Learners: A Discussion on EL Guidance and EL Toolkit

Marianna Vinson  •  Alejandro T. Reyes
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Supporting Local Equity Planning to Achieve Equitable Access to Excellent Educators

Alex Berg-Jacobson  •  Bill Horwath  •  Danielle Smith  •  Cheryl Krohn
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Family Engagement: Promising Practices for Bringing the Framework to Life

Samantha Cohen  •  Laura Wilson Phelan  •  Libby Doggett