An overview of the AAC apps we use in SJSD. Hands on activities to learn how to program and support AAC devices. Low tech options and quick ideas for where to find them.
Join us for an engaging session designed to strengthen formative assessment and collaborative writing practices in secondary ELA classrooms. Teachers will explore best practices for formative assessments, discuss effective feedback strategies, and participate in collaborative writing exercises that enhance student engagement. This session will provide practical, classroom-ready strategies and a shared repository of resources to improve writing instruction and student outcomes. Walk away with actionable techniques to implement immediately in your classroom!
As educators, we understand lesson plans. We don’t need more plans! This breakout session is not about writing lesson plans, but stresses the importance of implementing a structure and centers on the intentional design of learning. Our team will introduce you to a framework that... Read More →
Kelly has taught 7th grade through graduate level ELA courses over her 28 years of teaching. She is currently an Instructional Coach with the SJSD. Integrating thinking through writing across the curriculum has been a passion.
Friday February 14, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
Murphy 1054525 Downs Dr, St Joseph, MO 64507
"I'm not an English teacher, and even if I were, I couldn't teach both English and my content at the same time!" In this talk, we will go over the basics of how humans learn language, how second language acquisition relates to first language acquisition, and ways that non-language teachers can help our growing population of secondary ELL students find success. We will also discuss the common accommodations our district gives to ELL students, as well as dedicate time to sharing stories and Q&A.
Are you wanting to stretch your students' mathematics thinking but they are missing skills? Are you looking for balance to instruct with rigor while backfilling for student individual operational and algorithm needs? Is the calculator not enough for your upper grade math? Are you feeling they are falling more behind because they don't have the basics, yet?
Come learn math intervention strategies that allow you to instruct students about missing skills while connecting them to and teaching them about current grade level objectives so you can get the most impactful educational experience possible. Research says that students need the missing skills to learn the current standards, so join us in putting the pieces together to stretch students to "Infinity and Beyond." We will share proven practices that work for us while making additional connections with colleagues who have strategies that work across the grade levels.
The life of our students is becoming increasingly more challenging. We must be their greatest advocates while teaching them how to find their own greatness. Kid President's version of Robert Frost, "Two roads diverged in the woods and I took the road less traveled. And it hurt MAN... Read More →
I teach ELD at Edison Elementary, and I am an ELD Lead Teacher for the Midtown schools of SJSD, providing support for teachers of English Language Learners.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 3:00pm CST
Murphy 1054525 Downs Dr, St Joseph, MO 64507
