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Presenter Name School/Organization Presentation Title with Description Audience Early Childhood/ Elementary/Middle/ High School Session and Room Number Erin Moore and Brendan Ford Elementary Teachers School of the Cathedral “Flexible Seating and Classroom Culture” Description: Explore the power of flexible seating in the student choice classroom. We will discuss research supporting flexible seating and offer practical ways to incorporate flexible seating into any classroom. Using their personal experiences, the presenters will dive into how flexible seating has completely changed their classroom culture and built student independence. PK-8 Teachers, Instructional Aides and Counselors Session I AND Session III Room 102 Lauren Schmitt Elementary Teacher School of the Cathedral “Reading and Writing Between the Lines” Description: Discuss exploring through literature through the use of literature circles and essential questions.

(strategies offered on how to adapt across the grade-levels)

Grades 3-8 Teachers and Instructional Aides Session I AND Session III Room 106

• Fr. John Williamson

and Denise Ball Pastor and Principal Catholic Community of Ascension and St. Augustine

• St. Augustine School

“Embracing and Enhancing Catholic Identity in your Classroom/School” Description: Join the conversation on our Catholic mission in and out of the classroom. PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session II Chapel Rachel Mejibovsky Principal/ Administration School of the Cathedral “Engaging Students for Success” Description: Expand your teaching toolbox with strategies that promote student engagement and create a classroom filled with learning! You will leave this session with easy to implement strategies to encourage curiosity, active participation and higher-order thinking. PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session I AND Session II Room 125

Denise Garman AOB Catholic Schools Office “Working with Difficult Parents” PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session I AND Session II Room 115 Eric Watts AOB Catholic Schools Office “Establishing a System for Peer Teacher Observations: Strategies for Informal Feedback to Promote Teacher Excellence.” PK-12 Teachers and Administrators Session III Room 115 Mary Destino, Director of Schools

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and Nancy Reed, Technology Integration Specialist AOB Catholic Schools Office “21st Century Classroom” PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides Session I AND Session II Room 209 Kelly Burleson Discovery Education Discovery Education Streaming “Deep Dive Into Discovery Education Streaming Plus” Become immersed in Discovery Education’s extensive library of rich and engaging media that spans all curriculum areas. This session will demonstrate how Discovery Education Streaming Plus supports multiple learning modalities with content that is easy to integrate, aligned to standards, and always

• current. We will highlight a number
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Spotlight on Strategies series, as well as how your students can employ these strategies for themselves. We’ll also dive into our new and exciting enhancements and uncover some resources that you never knew you had! PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session I AND Session III Room 213 Karen Murphy Principal Resurrection St. Paul SAM Model Administrators Session II Room 204 Kristin Urbanski Assistant Principal Resurrection St. Paul “Finding your Voice as an Assistant Principal” Description: In this session, participants will explore strategies and skills they can develop to strengthen their professional relationship with their principal to lead to more productive conversations and collaboration. This session is for current and future Assistant Principals and anyone who is not yet a principal but is interested in leadership positions in their school. Assistant Principal or those aspiring to be

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Session I AND Session III Board Room Stacy Williams Coordinator of Clinical Experiences Loyola University Maryland “Creating Meaningful Professional Development in Schools” Administrators, Department Chairs and Lead Teachers Session I AND Session II Room 214

• Dr. Ernest Solar

Professor Mount St. Mary’s University “Mindfulness for Teachers” Mindfulness to Increase Your Self- efficacy as a Teacher: The intention of the workshop is to provide a brief overview and definition of mindfulness, formal and informal practices, and to practice a body-scan meditation. At the end of the workshop participants will see the value in mindfulness to help increase their

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PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session II AND Session III Conference Room Lois Gorman Principal Our Lady of Victory “Implementing Brain Pop Strategies in the Classroom” Description: Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers and Instructional Aides Session II AND Session III Room 206 Maria Chubb and Karina Lepkowski Archdiocese of Detroit Teachers and edCamp Organizers Archdiocese of Detroit Most Holy Trinity Catholic School “You Want me to Integrate How?” Description: This session will explore free websites and apps that will make integrating technology into your classroom a fun experience for you and your students. Please join us while we explore Plickers, Kahoot!, Flip Grid, Quizizz and more.” Grades 3-12 Teachers and Instructional Aides *These tools are applicable across the grade-levels Session I *Session III will have “Hands-On” Extension with Devices Room 103 Maria Chubb and Karina Lepkowski Archdiocese of Detroit Teachers, Google Certified, and edCamp Organizers Archdiocese of Detroit Most Holy Trinity Catholic School “Let’s Meet in the Playground” Description: This session offer a hands-on experience with free websites and apps that will make integrating technology into your classroom a fun experience for you and your students

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while we explore Plickers, Kahoot!, Flip Grid, Quizizz and more.” Grades 3-12 Teachers and Instructional Aides *These tools are applicable across the grade-levels Session III Hands-On Session Room 103 Patricia Grue Teacher Resurrection St. Paul “STEM-Thinking Inside the Box” Description: STEM Integration with focus in Environmental Science. Come and enhance your knowledge of project based learning in an inexpensive way, while enhancing student critical thinking skills. Pre-K-8th Grade Session II AND Session III Room 104 Meghan Brunt and Marie Murphy Teachers

• St. Augustine School

“Kahoot and Quizzes, Early Childhood Style” Description: Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers and Instructional Aides Session II AND Session III Room 208

Shared experiences on the enhanced learning through the use of Kahoot and Quizzes in learning review and testing in the early childhood

• classroom. Come and join the

conversation. Marianne Kozlowski Teacher, certified SeeSaw Teacher Ambassador Saint Margaret School “Using the SeeSaw App in the Classroom” Description: Learn how to use the SeeSaw app to showcase student driven digital portfolios with ideas on how to use in the classroom, as well as how to share with parents. Elementary and Middle School Teachers and Instructional Aides Session I AND Session II Room 124 Jan Van Huizen School of the Cathedral “Unleash Your Librarian’s Superpowers for Powerful Student Research” Description: This session is for you, if you want to infuse energy into student research by collaborating with your professional

• librarian. The use of library catalog,

electronic databases, Google searches, citation generators and collaborative lesson planning will be covered. Elementary and Middle School Teachers and Instructional Aids Session I Computer Lab Tim Miller Teacher School of the Cathedral “Online Formative Assessments” Description: Discuss online tools that provide data evidence of student achievement. Middle School/High School Teachers Session II Computer Lab Hilary Christian Art Teacher

• St. Augustine School

“Creating with Collage…an Experience versus a Presentation” Description: This workshop will teach participants collage techniques that can be used at home or in any classroom. Come and create your own unique “take away” collage. PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session I AND Session II Art Room Room 112 Joseph Miller Teacher, Science Department Chair

• St. Augustine School

“S.T.E.M Integration-a Hands-On Workshop” Description: Come and experience a hands-on STEM integration workshop. Creating engineering challenges and learning through collaboration will be modeled and explored. 5-12 Teachers Session I AND Session III Library Lynn Kapusinski, LCPC, NCC Counselor Immaculate Conception School “Helping Children and Adolescents through Parental Divorce or Separation” Description: Divorced grief is complicated particularly for children. Ongoing PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session I Room 210

interventions are critical. Come and discuss what we, as Catholic educators, realistically can do to help children heal their wounds while encouraging them to bring God, Jesus and Church teaching into the solution. Kelly McDonald Teacher Saint Margaret School “It’s so Easy Being Green” Description: This session will explore the DoInk Green Screen App and how to apply it to your classroom environment or school. Calling all Green School Coordinators or those looking to help make your school more GREEN. PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session I AND Session II AND Session III Room 207 John D’Adamo Principal

• St. Francis of Assisi School

The “Suite” Life-“Harnessing the Power of GSuite for Greater Instructional and Administrative Productivity Description: Come and learn some techniques and strategies through GSuite that will make you smile. PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aids and Administrators Session I AND Session III Room 211 Karen Shouse, RN Nurse

• St. Augustine School

“The Power of Effective Communication” Description: Discuss how oral communication, body language and tone can be used to positively serve those in your care (students, staff and parents). Discuss the importance of clear, concise, written documentation. PK-12 Teachers, Instructional Aides, Nurses and Counselors Session I AND Session III Room 216 Amy Weatherholtz Teacher, Early Childhood Department Chair

• St. Augustine School

“Taking Early Childhood Learning Outside” Description: Ideas and discussion on how PK-2 teachers can incorporate outside learning into their day as we move into Spring. PK-Grade 2 Session I AND Session II Room 114 Zulma Whitfield Teacher

• St. Louis School

STEM Integration PK-12 Library Session II Robb Chadwick Naval Commandant Naval Academy “Harness the Power Within” PK-12 Administrators Session I AND Session II Auditorium Judy Johnson Grados Psy.D and Allison Udris, MS, LGSW Loyola University Maryland Identifying and Intervening in Anxiety with Students through Mindfulness and Strategies Inside the Classroom PK-12 Administrators Session II Nancy Reed, Technology Integration Specialist and a Team of Teachers AOB Catholic Schools Office “Virtual Classroom” Description: During this session, presenters will discuss their innovative, 21st Century virtual collaboration learning projects using Google Meet and various Google Classroom features. Teachers PK-12 Administrators Session III Room 209

from Kindergarten through grade 8 will share their successes and lessons learned in implementation. They will share reflections and obstacles and discuss what virtual collaboration looks like from Kindergarten to grade 8 and how to increase the rigor as you progress through the grades. AOB Leadership Open Q and A Unconference-Style Discussion Principals and School Leadership Session II Board Room