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January 9 - 11, 2014

Th e 2015 Conference on Adolescent SuccessTh e 2015 Conference on Adolescent SuccessPresented by Texas Schools to Watch and the Texas Middle School Association

Th e Galveston Island Convention Center

Featuring Dr. Hector Montenegro, Jack Berckemeyer, and Presentations by

the Texas Schools to Watch Campuses

February 26-28, 2015

40th Annual Conference & Exhibit of theTexas Middle School Association

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Conference Schedule

Th anks to our Sponsors Th ursday, February 26, 2015

10:30 am - 6:00 pm...............................Registration1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.................................Workshops A 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm.................................Texas Schools to Watch Training1:30 pm - 6:00 pm.................................Exhibits2:15 pm - 3:15 pm.................................Workshops B 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.................................Workshops C4:45 pm - 5:45 pm.................................Workshops D

Friday, February 27, 2015

7:00 am - 5:00 pm.................................Registration7:00 am - 7:30 am.................................Continental Breakfast (2nd Level)8:00 am - 4:30 pm.................................Exhibits8:00 am - 10:00 am................................General Session10:30 am - 11:30 am..............................Workshops E12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...............................Workshops F1:00 pm - 1:45 pm.................................Exhibit Hall Showcase1:00 pm - 1:45 pm.................................Pick up Lunches (Exhibit Hall)1:45 pm - 2:45 pm.................................Workshops G3:15 pm - 4:15 pm.................................Workshops H

Saturday, February 28, 2015

7:30 am - 11:00 am................................Registration8:00 am - 11:00 am................................Exhibits8:00 am - 9:00 am..................................Workshops I 9:30 am - 10:30 am................................Workshops J11:00 am - 12:00 pm.............................Workshops K12:15 pm - 2:15 pm...............................Closing Luncheon (ticket required)

Session descriptions and room assignments are detailedin this program booklet.

Please read fully for all information.

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TEXAS MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION2015 TMSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Continuing Professional Education

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Breakout Sessions

1002 Courtney BurnsFaith Lutheran Middle School and High School Confl ict Resolution: Changing Your School Climate and Empowering Students Students and parents are highly reactive to any activity perceived as bullying, which unfortunately handicaps a child’s ability to learn successful confl ict resolution skills. Th is session will teach how to train students and parents to diff erentiate between actual bullying and the normal social confl ict of middle school. Attendees will learn about the intentional cultural shift enacted at Faith Lutheran, Las Vegas and how to implement these mediations, resolutions, and family involvement strategies. Room: Clipper Intended Audience: Principals, Teachers, CounselorsSession Level: AllSubject: School Climate 1003 Cynthia MaldonadoSouth Texas Preparatory AcademyA Texas Schools To Watch Campus Th e FUNdamentals of Engaging the Middle School Student Coming up with diff erent ways to engage students in the class can be time consuming and challenging. We will be creating a toolbox of diff erent activities to make students our partners in education. Self-assessment, technology tools, games, hands-on activities and more will be shared to help teachers bring their classrooms to life and get students to learn while having fun.Room: Harbor Intended Audience: Teachers Session Level: IntermediateSubject: Technology, Teaching Stratgies

1004 Tamara McWilliams Ozona Middle School How We Went from AU (Old School!) to O-WOW! Our Title 1 campus went AU in 2011. Aft er we fi nished crying, we loaded up on chocolate and went to work: We implemented Tuesday Topics (professional development), opened Homework House, stepped up teacher leadership, team and the use of “live” student data, built CIA notebooks, and discovered Th e Secret to the Universe, raising retention levels in low socioeconomic students. We were Two-STAAR Rock STAARS in 2014 and hope to be Five-STAAR SUPERSTAARs in 2015! Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, CounselorsSession Level: IntermediateSubject: School ImprovementAdditional Presenters: Leanna Childress, Dana Criswell, Sarah Gonzalez, Katrece Hale, Maria Perez

1005 Larry Bell Mutlicultural America, Inc. Instructional Strategies for Elevating Student Achievement Th is workshop will help improve vocabulary skills of middle school students. It will introduce 12 Powerful Words that trip students up on standardized tests even when they know the answers to the questions! Th e workshop also introduces a reading comprehension strategy that helps middle school students who oft en cannot sit still for long periods systematically go through long reading passages and answer the multiple choice questions that follow. Room: Helm Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, Counselors, Pre-Service TeachersSession Level: AllSubject: Student Motivation and Teaching Strategies

1006 Sydni Johnston Lone Oak Middle SchoolA Texas Schools To Watch Campus Task Box Success How do you diff erentiate instruction for your students? Implement educational task boxes! Based on the TEACCH Method, learn how to simplify the use of task boxes to make them teacher and student friendly. Task boxes can be used in special education and general education classrooms to meet the diverse needs of your students. Task boxes help facilitate independent learning for students at all levels, especially our students with special needs. Room: Galleon I Intended Audience: Teachers Subject: Special Education and Teaching Strategies Session Level: Beginner Additional Presenters: Kim White, Cassie Hobbs

1007 Yolanda James Keller Middle School DATA: Deal With It. You Can Run But You Can’t Hide From It We will take a glimpse at how KMS utilized data from a previous STAAR test to design instruction. By deconstructing the TEKS, teachers were able to unveil important terminology and skills that should become a part of their lessons. Data driven instruction is the key to increasing student success. Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: AllSubject: Assessment

1008 Valerie Clem Blackburn UTMB Education Outreach & Blackburn STEM Educational Counseling Building the Skills of Argumentation and Collaboration in STEM Argumentation and collaboration are practices of Scientists and Engineers and provide a pathway for profi ciency in these skills in the workforce of tomorrow, STEM Students. While designing the solution to a problem or describing how data describes a scientifi c phenomenon, collaboration is required. Teams must collect accurate and meaningful data which must stand up to argumentation and rebuttal. During this interactive session participants collaborate to solve a problem, state a claim by citing evidence, and then engage in discourse and argumentation to reach consensus about their data. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Intermediate Subject: Teaching Strategies

1009 Michele Huerta Gorzycki Middle School A Texas Schools To Watch Campus Increase Student Engagement Th rough Interest Driven Electives Hear how Gorzycki Middle School has developed a successful electives program which has established a school-wide culture that empowers students to lead and increases student engagement. Th is program integrates administrative support with teacher innovation and student-led development. We will highlight our award-winning Fine Arts, Media and Technology off erings and showcase successful initiatives across all elective areas.Room: Yacht Intended Audience: Principals, Teachers, Pre-Service TeachersSession Level: Intermediate Subject: Electives, Student Leadership Additinal Presenters: Jon Howard, Lindsey Shirack

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Attend our training session

February 26, 2015

1:00 - 6:00

Schooner Room

Th ursday February 261:00 - 2:00

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Breakout Sessions

1012 Erica Weber Bridgeport Middle School Mountain Climbing: Vertically Aligning Grades In 6-8 Social Studies How can you use 6th and 7th grade to support 8th grade? Set up your “base camp” in solid concepts and common vocabulary. Dig your spikes into the rocks of the objectives. Harness yourself to your grade level partners to strengthen your group. You don’t get to the top in one giant leap. It takes practice, expertise, the right equipment, and one step at a time. Room: Clipper Intended Audience: Principals, Teacher, Pre-Service TeachersSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Social Studies

1013 Veronica Vijil Rickey C. Bailey Middle SchoolA Texas Schools To Watch Campus Holistic Instruction: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century Learner Bailey Middle School has adopted Great Expectations as the professional development model to provide all staff with the strategies necessary to facilitate students becoming cooperative, self-directed learners. Th e focus is to promote critical thinking, problem-solving, eff ective communication and to be productive citizens in the school community and society as a whole. Room: HarborIntended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: InternediateSubject: Student Support, Student LeadershipAdditional Presenters: Eboni Taylor, Amy Mai, Alicia Villareal, Jy’Syra Selmon, Kelli Anderson, Jarrod Th eriot

1014 Jennifer Ray Crockett Intermediate School Student Friendly Schedule Crockett Intermediate School in Paris, Texas, has put together a student-friendly schedule that directly focuses on assessment outcomes and current data to determine individual need for fl uid tutorials within the school day along with targeted interventions that meet daily in addition to the core content time in mathematics and reading. Now in our second year of implementation, come see how we have created a schedule that encompasses tutorials and small group targeted interventions in a 5-6 intermediate school as we share our successes based on data and the tweaks along the way.

Th ursday February 262:15 - 3:15

Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: At-Risk Additional Presenters: Brock Blassingame, Paula Alsup, Katie Parson, Cynthia Jackson Deb Robbins, Dena Moffi tt, Shannon Martin

1015 Misty Taylor Chisholm Trail Middle SchoolA Texas Schools To Watch Campus Transforming Secondary Math Classrooms One POST IT at a Time Today’s math classrooms have dramatically changed since the days of teachers standing at chalk board teaching with their backs to the students. We have a responsibility to create classrooms where observable student thinking and student voice are the norm. Learn how a district has found success in creating a support system for the district’s secondary math classrooms through off ering teachers coaching, modeling, and ongoing feedback. Room: Helm Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers Session Level: AllSubject: Math, Teacher Preparation Additional Presenters: Rick Kleckner, Cristi Ludwing, Catherine Powell

1016 Sean Cain Lead Your School Th e Fundamental 5: Th e Formula For Quality Instruction Best-selling authors and active practitioners, Sean Cain and Mike Laird, guide the audience through the fi ve high-yield instructional practices that leverage increased rigor and relevance in all instructional settings. In this interactive presentation the audience will witness the power of the practices, review collected fi eld data that demonstrates the measurable eff ect that the practices have on campus performance, and discuss eff ective strategies for implementation at both the campus and district level. Room: Galleon I Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, University / College Professors, Pre-Service TeachersSession Level: All Subject: Diff erentiated Instruction, School Improvement Additional Presenter: Michael W. Laird

1017 Michelle Jeff rey McMeans Junior HighA Texas Schools To Watch Campus Th e Secrets to Success Th rough Data Analysis and Interventions No matter what your student population is, it is always essential to be able to identify the students that need extra assistance and

provide targeted intervention to increase their content knowledge and strengthen their skills. Strong, data-driven instruction and assessment, highly engaging activities and carefully designed intervention programs are key to successful mastery of the TEKS. Th is will enable your campus to identify and remediate these students in order to close the gaps.Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: Administrators, PrincipalsSession Level: Intermediate Subject: School Improvement Additional Presenters: Tim Chesser, Susan Rice, Sarah Hamlett, Melanie Th omas 1018 Patti Hodges Gorzycki Middle SchoolA Texas Schools To Watch CampusHow to Build Your Best BLT (Best Leadership Team) Our weekly leadership meetings keep our campus well-informed and more inclusive. Th is presentation will provide schools with a framework on how our leadership team eff ectively communicates about students and with staff . Th e process has proven to help the leadership team keep a pulse on the overall well being of the campus. We will walk participants through a typical meeting and provide tools for a school to take back to their campus to enhance their teams. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: Administrators, CounselorsSession Level: AllSubject: Leadership, School Improvement Additional Presenters: Zulma Hernandez, Casey Ryan, Leanne Starkey

1019 Matthew Groff Cedar Valley Middle School A Texas Schools To Watch CampusMaking RTI Work at the Middle School Level Every school has a process for RTI. How long has it been since you refl ected on your RTI process? Do you have a systematic approach? Is it student centered? Does it consist of a wrap-around committee? Cedar Valley Middle School will share the evolution of their RTI process to better address the individual needs of all students. Room: Yacht Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, Counselors Session Level: Intermediate, AdvancedSubject: At-Risk, RTI Additional Presenters: Lynda Garinger, Stacy Sanchez, Mary Ellen Yonker, Katy Smyrniotis

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1021 Kathleen Kraus Wallace B. Jeff erson Middle School Flipped in the Middle Flipping isn’t just for high school AP classes! We have been fl ipping for 3 years with 8th grade Science PreAP, academics (regular), and collaborative classes. We will share strategies and technology integrations that support our adaptation of the fl ipped model in any subject with less lecture time. Ultimately, this provides students with the opportunity to take ownership and responsibility of their own learning. We encourage you to be BYOD to participate! Room: Clipper Intended Audience: Administrators, TeachersSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Diff erentiated Instruction, Teaching Strategies Additional Presenter: Connie Schaub 1022 Kim Boedeker Melissa Middle School Th e Middle School Campus. It is all About M.E. How do educators transform a campus so that students understand and appreciate the importance of learning? Please join me as I share the dynamics going on at Melissa Middle School that have successfully started this transformation. Shift ing focus to student mastery along with a consistent celebration of hard work and achievement is taking shape and creating momentum at MMS. Learn why it is indeed all about M.E. with our middle school students. Room: Harbor Intended Audience: Principals, Teachers Session Level: IntermediateSubject: School Improvement, Student Motivation

1023 Teri Clement Simon Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Question: What works for ELL’s? Answer: Educational Leadership(Learn How One School in Central Texas is Using Strong Leadership, School Culture and Non-Traditional Systems to Make a Diff erence for the Fastest Growing Population of Students in Texas.) Predominantly rural, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged, the 600 middle school students at Simon have more than their share of challenges. However, aft er only 5 years as an educational community, they have made gains on state assessments, closed inconceivable learning gaps and become one of the most awarded and distinguished middle

schools in the state of Texas, and the nation. Participants will learn about the ideology, systems and structures in place that are making a diff erence. Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: Administrators, PrincipalsSession Level: All Subject: Language Arts Additional Presenters: Matthew Pope

1024 Cynthia Bagwill Carter Lomax Middle School Preventing Death by Lecture Frustrated by apathetic students? Tried everything? But you still can’t motivate the unmotivated? Confused by lack of student success when YOU have tried everything? YOU are not alone! Join me for an enlightening hour of tested teaching strategies guaranteed to convert students into learners capable of taking ownership of their success. Get them moving, thinking, speaking, and working to reap great rewards for their eff orts. A packet is included with powerful ways to motivate the student. Room: Helm Intended Audience: Teachers, Pre-Service TeachersSession Level: All Subject: At-Risk, Teaching Strategies

1025 Kimberly Juarez Crockett Middle School English Teachers are from Earth…Middle Schoolers are from Mars. Learning to Teach ELA/R to the Modern Day Middle Schooler. Teaching ELA/R to Generation Z can be challenging. In this presentation, we will learn how to teach in their language and style. We will bridge the gap between our teaching styles and their learning style using media and technology. You will leave this presentation with the tools to engage and excite your middle schoolers about Language Arts and Reading. Room: Galleon I Intdned Audience: Teachers Session Level: AllSubject: Language Arts, Teaching Strategies

1026 Michelle Zimmerman Keller Middle School PG: Parental Guidance Required Th is session focuses on helping educators understand and empathize with the parent perspective. We will also cite examples, processes, and procedures to meet parents where they are to form strong, collaborative relationships to attain optimum student achievement and create allies in education. Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Beginner Subject: Transitions to and From the Middle LevelAdditional Presenter: Wes Upton

Breakout SessionsTh ursday February 26

3:30 - 4:30 1027 Valerie Clem Blackburn UTMB Education Outreach & Blackburn STEM Educational Counseling Diff erentiation in the STEM Classroom Participants will be introduced to several diff erentiation strategies intended to enable teachers to adapt content, process, and products of lessons in accordance with each student’s readiness, learning style, and interests. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of diff erentiated instruction and some great strategies that are ready to use in any classroom! Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Intermediate Subject: DI, Teaching Strategies 1028 Melissa Prepster Gorzycki Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Flipping the Social Studies Classroom Join us as we share our journey into Flipping in Social Studies. If you’ve been intrigued by this instructional model, but think it’s only for science or math, we’ll show you how you can use videos, slideshows and other online tools to assist students in acquiring knowledge OUTSIDE of class in order to free up class time for processing, discussions and projects. Participants will learn how to easily make videos and monitor student learning. We’ll also share what you can do with all of the class time you’ve freed up. Room: Yacht Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers Session Level: AllSubject: Social Studies Additional Presenters: Stevie Dodds, Emily Mazac, Leanne Starkey

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Breakout Sessions

10:30 - 11:30Friday February 27

2002 Ron Kelley Konfi dent Enterprises, LLC. Th e Big Two: Proven Techniques to Raise Your School’s STAAR Scores and Improve Discipline! Dr. Ron Kelley’s workshops are considered among the best at conferences nationwide. His upbeat, high-energy workshop will give you the latest proven techniques for raising STAAR scores and also provide you with the best discipline management techniques for middle schools. As a principal, Dr. Kelley turned his school around from being a struggling school into being a high-performing school in one year. He also has helped reform the discipline at some of the nation’s toughest schools as one of the nation’s top education consultants. Th is workshop is perfect for principals and also any educator that simply wants to see their school improve drastically in the two critical areas of test scores and discipline. Room: SchoonerIntended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: Intermediate Subject: Discipline, STAAR

2003 Jay Allen Finn Educators Financial Seminars Planning for a Financially Successful Retirement Planning for a fi nancially successful retirement is the focus of this discussion. Investing today through available avenues, short and long term, in both volatile and level times to ensure that success is covered in the discussion.Further, we explore TRS, the Partial Lump Sum Option and 403(b)/TSA options such as annuities (fi xed and variable), mutual funds and managed mutual funds. Diversifying your investments and protecting your principal from market fl uctuations are also covered. Room: Clipper Intended Audience: AllSession Level: AllSubject: Financial and Retirement PlanningAdditional Presenter: Tim Webster

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1030 Tracy Knickerbocker Texarkana ISD Inclusive Scheduling: A Student-Centered Approach Many schools choose to implement inclusive practices in order to close the achievement gap and ensure academic success for students with disabilities. However, ensuring that students with disabilities receive the appropriate level support they need in the general education classroom can oft en be a scheduling nightmare. Follow one school’s journey in creating a student-centered schedule. Participants will receive tools and insight to assist in creating a schedule to support inclusive practices at their school. Room: Clipper Intended Audience: All Session Level: IntermediateSubject: Special Education, School ImprovementAdditional Presenters: Tim Lambert, Karen Young, Sherry Young, Shawn Davis

1031 Jamie Shirley Gene Pike Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Mapping Your Way to a Four! Do you dread teaching narrative writing? Have you tried everything you can think of to help your students become better writers? Well, we have the workshop for you. Join us, and learn a step-by-step process that will turn your students into the writers you know they can be. Th ese organizational strategies will transform choppy and incoherent papers into streamlined and well-developed essays. Room: Harbor Intended Audience: TeachersSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Teaching Strategies, Language Arts Additional Presenter: Sara Hutson

1032 Andrea Sandate Eastwood Middle School A Texas Schools to Watch CampusEff ective Collaboration for Student Success At Eastwood Middle School in El Paso Texas eff ective collaboration involves commitment by school administrators, teachers and support staff . Th is support system involves time, organization, consistent communication, monitoring and above all persistence. Our goal is to level the playing fi eld for special populations in order to promote success for all students. Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Special Education, Student SupportAdditional Presenter: Angel Flores-Garibay

1033 Todd Loupe Mauriceville Middle School I’m Getting Written Up for Academics? Failure is not an option. At times a student will neglect homework, choose not to work during class or have incompletions due to absences. Th is impacts their academic success, ultimately aff ecting their extra-curricular involvement, behavior and self-confi dence. Th e development and implementation of an Academic Tutorial referral system focuses on academics resulting in more success, responsibility, and positive campus atmosphere. We will review our obstacles and successes under the implementation of an Academic Tutorial system. Room: Helm Intended Audinece: Administrators, Principals, CounselorsSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Advisory / Advocacy, Student Support Additional Presenter: Kim Cox 1034 Mindy Dickerson Beckendorff Junior HighA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Strategies and Structures for Whole-Campus Learning How do you create a culture to grow and support your young adult student learners? Comprehensive counseling structures, Problem Based Learning and student leadership councils are three areas of many we will highlight in this session focused on strategies and structures aimed at whole-campus learning. Room: Galleon IIntended Audience: Adminstrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: School Improvement, Student Support Additional Presenter: Kelley Kirila

1035 Sean Cain Lead Your School Fundamental Change: Using Fundamental Practice to Increase Instructional RigorNo write-up was available at the time of printing.Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, University / College Professors, Pre-Service TeachersSession Level: All Subject: Diff erentiated Instruction, School Improvement Additional Presenter: Michael W. Laird

1036 Aron Strickland Shallowater Middle School Parental Support vs. Parental Involvement: Using Social Media to Promote Parental Awareness in Our SchoolsAt Shallowater Middle School, we believe there is a signifi cant diff erence between parentalsupport and between parental involvement.

Th is year, in an eff ort to promote greater parental involvement, we have used social media (Facebook and Twitter) to help keep our parents aware of what is taking place in our classrooms, and to give them the opportunity to further the educational eff orts being made by our students and teachers. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, Counselors Session Level: AllSubject: Parents / Family Involvement

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Breakout Sessions2004 Sharon Blanchard Center for Learning & Development I Just Can’t Want To: Motivating the Unmotivated Student One of the most challenging tasks of an educator is recognizing how to motivate the unmotivated. Participants will learn myths behind lack of motivation and grasp the most eff ective, research-based strategies for the motivation dilemma in children and adults. Participants can sign up to receive a DVD of veteran teachers sharing “Tricks of the Trade” for working with challenging students. A GREAT way to share a wealth of experience with your staff , especially fi rst-year teachers! Room: Harbor Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Classroom Management, Student Support

2005 Brian Mahoney Gorzycki Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Strong Teaming Learn abut how strong teams operate. We will discuss our roles and responsibilities as well as confl ict resolution within the team. We will share our “Kid Day” philosophy and how we use team conference time to focus on students of concern. Participants will role play suggested solutions for diff erent team situations. Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: All Subject: Student Support, Teaming Additional Presenters: Stevie Dodds, Emily Mazac, Leanne Starkey

2006 Chad Floyd Hillwood Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Targeting Math Problems: Focusing on Solutions Th is session will share how to identify where students are having diffi culty, assessing the problem and how to use interventions to help the students learn the concept. I will share interventions and strategies that have proven to be successful. Room: Helm Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: All Subject: Math

2007 Andrea White Gene Pike Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Best Practices for Student Engagement Th is session will explore the importance of the Fundamental Five and will review how incorporating Learning Targets into our lessons enable both teachers and students to aim for the same goal in each day’s lesson.

Room: Galleon I Intended Audience: Teachers Session Level: AllSubject: Teaching Strategies, Language Arts 2008 Michelle Kerwanta Lockhart ES/HISD Teach All…Reach All: Diff erentiation Strategies to Reach Diverse Learners Diff erentiation is an approach to the classroom that honors the many learning styles of students. By presenting many diff erent strategies, teachers will be able to plan future lessons that will touch on many diff erent modes of learning. Participants will learn strategies to infuse into existing lesson plans that will touch more learners. In this participatory breakout session, learn how to use visual, audio, kinesthetic and emotional anchors, which will engage your students to the fullest. Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: AllSession Level: AllSubject: Diff erentiated Instruction, Student Motivation

2009 Ana Castro South Texas Preparatory AcademyA Texas Schools to Watch CampusEngaging the Middle School Minds Th rough Interactive Notebooks As a teacher, you’ve probably heard one of these excuses: “I lost my worksheet. Can I have another one?”; “I left my homework in my locker. Can I go get it?”; “I don’t have my notes with me.” With interactive notebooks we give students a more structured way to keep track of their materials for diff erent classes. We will share diff erent ways our departments have implemented the use of interactive notebooks across disciplines. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: Teachers Session Level: Intermediate: Subject: Teaching Strategies Additional Presenters: Cynthia Maldonado, Virginia Moreno, Sonia Brown, Maria Mon

2010 Tony Hancock Bellville ISD “Little Johnny” Can’t Behave... and What You Can Do About It! Is “Little Johnny” taking up your valuable teaching time? Allow me to introduce you to concepts that will help you understand low-level behaviors and their impact on children. Learn the techniques of a simple classroom management system that will help you deal with those low-level, pesky problems so they don’t become major. Discover how you can lead students to take personal responsibility for their own behavior. Room: Yacht Intended Audience: AllSession Level: AllSubject: Classroom Management, School Improvement

2011 Sean Cain Lead Your School Th ink. Work. Achieve. Th e Implementation of the Foundation Trinity Bridge the gap between knowing and sustained implementation. Best-selling educational author Sean Cain leads you through an overview of the critical tools and practices needed to create a self-sustaining instructional machine. Th e presentation focuses on the infrastructure components and practices (Scope and Sequence; Common Assessments; Formative Classroom Observation) that increase teacher eff ectiveness and student academic achievement. Room: Schooner Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, University / College Professors, Pre-Service TeachersSession Level: AllSubject: Leadership, School Improvement Additional Presenter: Michael W. Laird 2012 Monika Crossley Lone Oak Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Curriculum With a Twist Are you wishing you could do more art in your classroom while still teaching your subject? Does your school lack a Fine Arts Department? Well, we are here to help! We will show you how you can take your core subject matter and turn it into a work of art. Or, if you are an art teacher, we will show you how you can incorporate Science, Math, or Writing into your everyday lessons. It’s “Curriculum With a Twist.” Room: Clipper Intended Audience: Teachers Session Level: BeginnerSubject: Electives Additional Presenter: Amanda Taylor

2013 Sally Wall Southwest Regional T-STEM Center What Should a STEM Classroom Look and Sound Like? STEM-- one of the newest buzzwords we hear in education. What does this really mean? When an administrator or other observers come into the classroom what should they see and hear? Leave with tools that will make STEM an instructional strategy, not a curriculum. Room: Harbor Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, University / College Educators Session Level: BeginnerSubject: Integrated / Interdisciplinary Curriculum

Friday February 2712:00 - 1:00

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Breakout Sessions2014 Diane Phelan Keller Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Keeping Schools Safe: Emotional and Physical Safety all Middle Schoolers Need Understanding the middle school child’s brain is important for the success of any middle school teacher. Th e adult behavior, class structures, and intent can make or break any pre-teen. Th is session will help all middle school staff clearly understand how to help our preteens emotionally every single day. Th ese skills will have students ready to learn tomorrow! Participants will leave with ideas ready for implementation in the next class! Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Beginner Subject Area: Teaching Strategies 2015 Cecil Floyd Schools to Watch Brainstorming Meeting Room: HelmIntended Audience: Current Schools to Watch CampusesSession Level: AdvancedSubject: School Improvement 2016 Daniel Gomez Eastwood Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Our Approach to Behavior Expectations and Interventions Result in Positive Behavior and Academic Success Student behavior is crucial in the learning process of every classroom. When you have many classroom expectations that are in disarray, it is important to establish a school-wide approach that will result in Academic Success. Room: Galleon I Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers Session Level: IntermediateSubject: School Improvement Additional Presenter: Malinda Villalobos

2017 Christy Murray Middle School Matters Institute (An initiative of the George W. Bush Institute in partnership with the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk) Middle School Matters: How All Teachers Can Promote Greater Content Learning With increased academic standards, it is crucial for all middle grade teachers to integrate practices that support complex text reading and deepen content learning. Th e Middle Schools Matters Institute has identifi ed key, research-based practices across 13 areas to promote middle school success. Presenters will describe and demonstrate “universal practices” that support students’ vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing, and reasoning as a way to increase content area learning. Instructional materials will be provided.

Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: Teachers, Pre-Service Teachers Session Level: IntermediateSubject: Integrated/Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Teaching Strategies Additional Presenter: Jacob Williams, Ph.D

2018 Gary Comalander Barbara Bush Middle School A Texas Schools to Watch CampusImplementing a Non-Traditional Coaching Model Barbara Bush Middle School has developed an “instructional coaching period” designed to allow each core academic department head to work more closely and eff ectively with members of their department, observe and support in their classrooms, provide frequent feedback, and collaborate on what best practice and student engagement looks like at Bush Middle School. Th is program is in its second year of implementation. Come learn how we designed our master schedule to implement this exciting school initiative. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, CounselorsSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Scheduling, Leadership Additional Presenters: Th eo Risinger, Noemi Francis, Amanda Taylor, Joy Mazurek, Samantha Hopkins, Debbie Norton

2019 Lisa Walls Chapa Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus A Family Recipe for Success Chapa Middle School is a Title 1 campus with 60% of students on free/reduced lunch. CMS has created a highly invested community of parents, teachers and students through a variety of family events. Discover ways to revitalize the life of your campus and community culture by hosting events such as Guy’s and Girl’s Night out, Fall Family Fun Time, Coff ee House, Muffi ns with Mom, Talent Show and our Chapa 5k Challenge. We have been doing this for eight years so come see how we have evolved over the years! Room: Yacht Intended Audience: All Session Level: AllSubject: Parents / Family Involvement Additional Presenters: Karen Zuniga, Leah Cochran

2020 Mandy Benedix Rogers Middle School Creating a Classroom and a Schoolwide Culture of Grit and a Growth Mindset Grit is the ability to passionately pursue a challenge even when the road to success becomes very diffi cult. In short, it is determination and resiliency. Th is session will focus on creating a culture of grit in your classroom and in your schools by changing mindsets. We will provide very specifi c things that you can do right now that will begin to change the mindsets of your students and your staff . Room: Schooner Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: School Improvement, Teaching Strategies Additional Presenter: Dana Miles 2021 Sandy Killian Lone Oak Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Tech Toolbox for Teachers Teachers continually adapt to meet their students’ diverse and changing needs. In the new age of technology, infi nite resources are available for teachers to use in the classroom. Eff ective use of tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Classroom, Remind 101 and many more will be explored. Come and BYOD to fi ll your toolbox. Room: Clipper Intended Audience: Principals, TeachersSession Level: Intermediate Subject: Technology Additional Presenters: Gina Hackett, Lisa Page

2022 Ryan Wilson George Dawson Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Service Learning: Make a Day of It Elective instruction engages students. Eff ective lessons in service learning should engage just the same. Our challenge is to surpass service learning moments that engage a single club or a handful of willing students. Come consider an approach that pushes an entire campus of kids beyond their comfort zone and into real opportunities to get beyond themselves, in service to others. Room: Harbor Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Service Learning Additional Presenter: Stephen Langford

1:45 - 2:45Friday February 27

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Breakout Sessions

3:15 - 4:15

Friday February 27

2023 Sharon Blanchard Center for Learning & Development May I Have Th is Dance? Eff ective Interventions for Oppositional and Defi ant Students Before you know it, you’re caught in a “dance” with an oppositional student. Learn characteristics, causation, and types of control as well as research-based “dance steps” to interact with challenging students -- regardless of a label. Participants can sign up to receive a DVD of eff ective teachers sharing “tricks of the trade” regarding classroom management as well as working with challenging students. Th is tool is a great way to share a wealth of experience with your staff , especially fi rst-year teachers! Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Classroom Management, Student Support 2024 Jay Allen Finn Educators Financial Seminars Planning for a Financially Successful Retirement Planning for a fi nancially successful retirement is the focus of this discussion. Investing today through available avenues, short and long term, in both volatile and level times to ensure success is covered in the discussion. Further, we explore TRS, the Partial Lump Sum Option and 403(b)/TSA options such as annuities (fi xed and variable), mutual funds and managed mutual funds. Diversifying your investments and protecting your principal from market fl uctuations are also covered. Room: Helm Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, CounselorsSession Level: All Subject: Financial and Retirement Planning Additional Presenter: Tim Webster

2025 Malinda Villalobos Eastwood Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Body – Mind – Soul, Structure is Everything! Eastwood Middle School, in the Ysleta ISD in El Paso Texas, strives to be a quintessential middle school for nearly 1000 seventh and eighth grade students. Students are challenged with a rigorous academic program while also exploring and developing their artistic interests. Eastwood’s focus on students’ mind, body, and soul is evident not only in core academic coursework, but in having a sound advisory program, and intervention time built into the school day. Building, implementing and sustaining this comprehensive program requires leadership across the school organization. Learn how we have employed and nurtured this leadership capacity to embody the essence of what a challenging Texas Middle School can become.

Room: Galleon I Intended Audience: Aministrators, Principals, Teachers, CounselorsSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Leadership, School Improvement Additional Presenter: Lisa Boatright

2026 Kris Vernon Bowman Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Data + Planning + Intervention + Success In this session we will examine data and discuss how to align your data with teaching practices to maximize student growth. Our belief is, you have to recognize where you are and be willing to make strategic data-driven changes in order to make signifi cant academic gains. In this session you will learn how to develop interventions that will signifi cantly impact student growth. We will discuss the importance of purposeful planning, key elements to growing your ELL students and ways in which to support parents and students. Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers Session Level: AllSubject: Student Support, Teacher Preparation Additional Presenters: Crystal Roach, Becky Jackson, Adrian Rodriguez, Julianne Aguilar 2027 Cathy Patterson Hillsboro Junior High A Texas Schools to Watch CampusCreating a Learning Culture for Staff and Students: Professional Learning Communities and Critical Th inking CampsDoes it seem like kids just can’t think for themselves? Do you ever feel there is not enough time to do everything? Join in to see how Hillsboro Junior High uses Critical Th inking Camps to encourage cooperative learning with a diverse group of minds through creative scheduling! Experience how our junior high school allows students to be engaged in critical thinking activities while teachers are engaged in professional learning communities. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Brain-based Learning and Teaching, Student Leadership Additional Presenters: Laura Doskocil, Laura Moulder, Courtney Hewitt, Patricia Ramos, Brandon Cunningham

2028 Sondra Floyd Keller Middle School “Pride, Passion, and Purpose” Th e perfect ingredients for Best Practices In this session we will share several initiatives we have started on our campus that have helped us move forward in a positive direction.

Are you looking for some ideas for teamwork and collaboration throughout the school year? Join us and we will share some activities that have been successful for us. Room: Yacht Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: AllSubject: Leadership, School Improvement

2029 Penelope Bankston Valley View Middle School A Texas Schools to Watch CampusUsing Common Assessment Data to Close the Gap Th is session will focus on using PLC data to drive instruction. We will take you on a journey through our common assessment data analysis process. Th rough this process, we will walk you through key components such as graphing test results, grouping students, identifying areas of weakness, and creating a plan of action. Come and learn how we use our Curriculum Enrichment class to implement this plan! Room: SchoonerIntended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: All Subject: Assessment Additional Presenters: Celina Munoz, Lauren Catlett, Christina Moncayo

2030 Brant Perry Murphy Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Master Scheduling for Beginning Administrators: Your Building Blocks for Success Th is session off ers an introductory approach to master scheduling at the middle school level for new or beginning administrators. Participants will be challenged to develop/refi ne their own philosophical approaches/beliefs, grasp fundamental principles, understand the planning cycle, and discover the concept of shared responsibility. Attendees will participate in a simulation exercise. Room: Clipper Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Leadership, School Improvement Additional Presenters: Jill Engelking, Nancy Pierce, Jason Matisoff

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Breakout Sessions8:00 - 9:00

Saturday February 282031 Stacy Barber Beverly Hills IntermediateA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Eff ective School Structure: Systems Designed for Student SuccessTh e organizational structure sets the tone for a school to function successfully as a system. Utilization of a tardy sweep system, having structured before and aft er school procedures, and enforcing a discipline management plan that is both consistent and systemic will enhance opportunities for success for the middle school student. Room: Harbor Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, CounselorsSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: School Climate and Safety, Student Motivation Additional Presenters: Barbara Krohn,Jamy Smith, Cristina Grice 2032 Tracy Knickerbocker Texarkana ISD Leadership for Co-Teaching: Considerations for Successful Campus Implementation Many schools choose to implement inclusive practices in order to close the achievement gap and ensure academic success for students with disabilities. Th is session will explore one urban district’s journey in creating a district-wide co-teaching initiative to ensure positive outcomes for collaborative partnerships. Participants will examine three distinct phases of the District’s initiative and the multiple strategies established to ensure student success and provide sustained support to teachers. Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Special Education, School Improvement Additional Presenters; Tim Lambert, Karen Young, Shawn Davis

2033 Kathleen Eckert Hillwood Middle SchoolA Texas Schools To Watch Campus Do Your Teachers Feel Appreciated? With the numerous ARDs, 504s, STAAR, department meetings, faculty meetings, staff development trainings, parent emails/conferences, and grading guidelines our teachers are constantly being pulled in twenty diff erent directions. On top of that, as much as we want to show our appreciation to our teachers our hands are frequently tied by fi nancial guidelines and money. At Hillwood Middle School we are always doing things to make our teachers feel valued. We utilize a variety of strategies to let our teachers know they are the best! You will leave this session with many ideas that you can quickly and easily implement for little or no cost. Room: Helm Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals Session Level: All Subject: School Climate / Leadership

2034 Matthew Pope Simon Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Wolverine Camp & a Culture of Respect: How the fi rst Days of School Can Set the Stage for a Year of Excellence in Middle-Grades Education Aft er three years of scheduling the fi rst days of school for “Wolverine Camp,” we are more convinced than ever of its invaluable, positive impact on our school culture. Critical lessons include goal setting and positive growth mindset, bullying prevention, team building, PBIS elements, digital citizenship, diversity, acceptance and school community/culture. With an intensive schedule of these lessons at the start and continued extensions throughout the year, this program provides an environment where student learning takes precedence. Room: Galleon I Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, CounselorsSession Level: Intermediate Subject: School Climate and Safety, Student Support Additional Presenters: Teri Clement, Krista Weaver 2035 Mark Robinson Hudson Bend Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Teaming for Student Success at Hudson Bend Middle School Learn how our bell and master schedules ensure authentic, meaningful discussions and planning in PLC meetings. Our daily advisory period focuses on the whole child, including social, emotional, as well as academic reinforcement and extension. Our comprehensive RTI process allows PLC teams to develop specifi c, individualized, and appropriate targeted interventions. Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Teaming, RTI Additional Presenter: Amanda Toon

2036 Robin Lowe Kealing Middle School Defi ance, Tears, and Tragedy: Th e Extremes of the Young Adolescents So do you ever wonder who is walking through your classroom door on any given day? Is it that sweet, compliant student who seeks your approval or has that student become the overly emotional, high strung walking ball of hormones seeking to hijack your lesson? Come to this session to learn what every middle school educator needs to know about young adolescents -- from their brain development to those tantalizing hormonal challenges. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Intermediate, AdvancedSubject: Brain-Based Learning and Teaching

3001 Stacy Barber Beverly Hills IntermediateA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Enrichment Time: Build It In And Build Th em Up Learn about our school-wide prevention, intervention and enrichment time during the school day that provide a results-driven, targeted focus on gaps in performance and sub-populations using Data Walls, Goal Planning and focused instruction. Presenters will show how to create and use data walls and PIE time to positively impact structured intervention. Room: Schooner Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, CounselorsSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Student Support Additional Presenters: Leigh Lidrbauch, Jamy Smith 3002 Barry Lanford Lopez Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Cross-Curricular Connections Th rough the DBQ: Developing Expository Writing and Historical Th inking A Win-Win scenario - achieve greater depth of thinking in response to Data Based Questions by leveraging best practices from English classes. Common language and text structures support expository writing in class and on STAAR. Room: Clipper Intended Audience: TeachersSession Level: Intermediate, AdvancedSubject: Literacy, Teaching Strategies Additional Presenters: Pamela Chambers, Kerri Anderson, Emilie Larralde, Lynn Jordan 3003 Mireya Perez Eastwood Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Successful Academic Teaming Successful Academic Teaming allows for effi cient use of time through structured weekly agendas, which provides an opportunity to monitor students, implement appropriate interventions, and meet the holistic needs of all students so that they may be successful in mind, body and soul.Room: Harbor Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: Intermediate Subject: Teaming Additonal Presenters: Sandra Sarinana, LuAnn Baker

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Breakout Sessions3004 Dana Schrader Hudson Bend Middle SchoolA Texas Middle School Campus Th e Digital Learning Environment at Hudson Bend Middle School Learn how we use Schoology, clickers, and interactive student focused lessons to enhance learning, motivate students, and collect data. We interpret formative data to structure re-teach, reinforcement, and extension sessions. Explore the benefi ts to using a fl ipped classroom, including how to structure scaff olded lessons that ensure success for all students. Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Technology Additional Presenters: Donna Peterson, Amy Castillo, Beatriz Lopez 3005 Jacob Goforth KIPP Aspire AcademyA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Eliminating Barriers Th is session will share the impact family engagement has upon your campus. Learn how improved family engagement helps your students achieve faster literacy acquisition, earn higher test scores, enroll in higher-level programs, adapt better to school, have better social skills and behavior, and graduate and go on to higher education. See how KIPP Aspire Middle School, a Texas School to Watch, has increased family engagement... and learn how you can do the same on your campus. Room: Helm Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Intermediate, Advanced Subject: Family and Parental Involvement

3007 Jack Berckemeyer Jack Berckemeyer Consulting GroupTaming the TeamBeing on a middle school team can be fi lled with great joys, struggles, and frustrations. Th is practical session focuses on the real-life issues surrounding teaming. Jack will provide informative examples to help with eff ective use of team time and show how teams can work together to deal with kids, curriculum and professional development. Learn and laugh with Jack.Room: Galleon II Intended Audience: AllSession Level: AllSubject: Teaming

9:30 - 10:30Saturday February 28

3008 Misty Taylor Chisholm Trail Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Transforming Secondary Math Classrooms One POST IT at a Time Today’s math classrooms have dramatically changed since the days of teachers standing at chalk board teaching with their backs to the students. We have a responsibility to create classrooms where observable student thinking and student voice are the norm. Learn how a district has found success in creating a support system for the district’s secondary math classrooms through off ering teachers coaching, modeling, and ongoing feedback. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: All Subject: Math, Teacher Preparation Additional Presenters: Rick Kleckner, Cristi Ludwing, Catherine Powell 3009 Mindy Dickerson Beckendorff Junior HighA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Strategies and Structures for Whole-Campus Learning How do you create a culture to grow and support your adult student learners? Comprehensive counseling structures, Problem Based Learning and student leadership councils are three areas of many we will highlight in this session focused on strategies and structures aimed at whole-campus learning. Room: Yacht Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers Session Level: Beginner, IntermediateSubject: School Improvement, Student Support Additional Presenter: Kelley Kirila

schools in the state of Texas, and the nation. Participants will learn about the ideology, systems and structures in place that are making a diff erence. Room: Schooner Intended Audience: Administrators, PrincipalsSession Level: All Subject: Language Arts Additional Presenter: Matthew Pope

3011 Jennifer Locke Barbers Hill ISD Curriculum for a Crowded World As the world population grows from 7.2 billion to over 9 billion by mid-century, it will be vital for students to understand the connections between people and our planet. In this workshop, you will discover innovative, hands-on/minds-on activities to introduce students to fundamentals of human geography, including population trends, natural resource use and contribution. Engage in role-playing simulations, games and cooperative learning challenges that integrate standards for science, math and social studies. Receive a CD-ROM of activities! Room: Clipper Intended Audience: Teachers Session Level: AllSubject: Social Studies, Integrated / Interdisciplinary Curriculum

3012 Kathleen Krause Wallace B. Jeff erson Middle School Flipped in the Middle Flipping Isn’t Just For High School AP Classes! We have been fl ipping for 3 years with 8th grade Science PreAP, academics (regular), and collaborative classes. We will share strategies and technology integrations that support our adaptation of the fl ipped model in any subject with less lecture time. Ultimately, this provides students with the opportunity to take ownership and responsibility of their own learning. We encourage you to BYOD to participate! Room: Harbor Intended Audience: Administrators, TeachersSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: Diff erentiated Instruction, Teaching Strategies Additional Presenter: Connie Schaub

3013 Cynthia Bagwill Carter Lomax Middle School Preventing Death by Lecture Frustrated by apathetic students? Tried everything? But you still can’t motivate the unmotivated? Confused by lack of student success when YOU have tried everything? YOU are not alone! Join me for an enlightening hour of tested teaching strategies guaranteed to convert students into learners capable of taking ownership of their success. Get them moving, thinking, speaking, and working to reap great rewards for their eff orts. A packet is included with powerful ways to motivate the student. Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: Teachers, Pre-Service Teachers Session Level: AllSubject: At-Risk, Teaching Strategies

3010 Teri Clement Simon Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Question: What works for ELL’s? Answer: Educational Leadership (Learn How One School in Central Texas is Using Strong Leadership, School Culture and Non-Traditional Systems to Make a Diff erence for the Fastest Growing Population of Students in Texas.) Predominantly rural, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged, the 600 middle school students at Simon have more than their share of challenges. However, aft er only 5 years as an educational community, they have made gains on state assessments, closed inconceivable learning gaps and become one of the most awarded and distinguished middle

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Breakout Sessions3014 Th ad Spears TMSA Business MeetingYou are invited to meet with members of the Texas Middle School Association’s Board of Directors to discuss issues and challenges facing middle-level educators today. Room: Helm Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All 3017 Lisa Walls Chapa Middle School A Family Recipe for Success Chapa Middle School is a Title 1 campus with 60% of students on free/reduced lunch. CMS has created a highly invested community of parents, teachers and students through a variety of family events. Discover ways to revitalize the life of your campus and community culture by hosting events such as Guy’s and Girl’s Night out, Fall Family Fun Time, Coff ee House, Muffi ns with Mom, Talent Show and our Chapa 5k Challenge. We have been doing this for eight years so come see how we have evolved over the years! Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Family Involvement Additional Presenters: Karen Zuniga, Leah Cochran

3018 Ryan Wilson George Dawson Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Service Learning: Make a Day of It Elective instruction engages students. Eff ective lessons in service learning should engage just the same. Our challenge is to surpass service learning moments that engage a single club or a handful of willing students. Come consider an approach that pushes an entire campus of kids beyond their comfort zone and into real opportunities to get beyond themselves, in service to others. Room: Yacht Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, Teachers, Counselors Session Level: AllSubject: Service Learning Additional Presenter: Stephen Langford

Content, Curriculum & Connections was created as a proactive approach to providing students with academic, behavioral, emotional, and attendance support. By establishing a scheduled time during the school day for students to access all of their core teachers, we ensure opportunities to consistently maintain a high-level of academic achievement throughout the entire school year. CCC empowers students to take ownership of their educational experience in middle school and reinforces 21st century skills for success. Room: Schooner Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Intermediate Subject: At-RiskAdditional Presenters: Lucinda Pogue, Ryan Rost 3020 Kimberly Juarez Crockett Middle School English Teachers Are From Earth…Middle Schoolers are from Mars. Learning to Teach ELA/R to the Modern Day Middle SchoolerTeaching ELA/R to Generation Z can be challenging. In this presentation, we will learn how to teach in their language and style. We will bridge the gap between our teaching styles and their learning style using media and technology. You will leave this presentation with the tools to engage and excite your middle schoolers about Language Arts and Reading. Room: Clipper Intended Audience: Teachers Session Level: AllSubject: Language Arts, Teaching Strategies 3021 Mandy Benedix Rogers Middle School Creating a Classroom and a Schoolwide Culture of Grit and a Growth Mindset Grit is the ability to passionately pursue a challenge even when the road to success becomes very diffi cult. In short, it is determination and resiliency. Th is session will focus on creating a culture of grit in your classroom and in your schools by changing mindsets. We will provide very specifi c things that you can do right now that will begin to change the mindsets of your students and your staff . Room: Harbor Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: School Improvement Additional Presenter: Dana Miles

3022 Kris Vernon Bowman Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Data + Planning + Intervention + Success In this session we will examine data and discuss how to align your data with teaching practices to maximize student growth. Our belief is, you have to recognize where you are and be willing to make strategic data driven changes in order to make signifi cant academic gains.

In this session you will learn how to develop interventions that will signifi cantly impact student growth. We will discuss the importance of purposeful planning, key elements to growing your ELL students and ways in which to support parents and students. Room: Spinnaker Intended Audience: Administrators, Principals, TeachersSession Level: All Subject: Student Support, Teacher Preparation / Quality Additional Presenters: Crystal Roach, Becky Jackson, Adrian Rodriguez, Julianne Aguilar 3026 Brant Perry Murphy Middle SchoolA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Master Scheduling for Beginning Administrators: Your Building Blocks for Success Th is session off ers an introductory approach to master scheduling at the middle school level for new or beginning administrators. Participants will be challenged to develop/refi ne their own philosophical approaches/beliefs, grasp fundamental principles, understand the planning cycle, and discover the concept of shared responsibility. Attendees will participate in a simulation exercise. Room: Galleon III Intended Audience: AllSession Level: Beginner, Intermediate Subject: LeadershipAdditional Presenters: Jill Engelking, Nancy Pierce, Jason Matisoff 3027 Cathy Patterson Hillsboro Junior HighA Texas Schools to Watch Campus Creating a Learning Culture for Staff and Students: Professional Learning Communities and Critical Th inking Camps Does it seem like kids just can’t think for themselves? Do you ever feel there is not enough time to do everything? Join in to see how Hillsboro Junior High uses Critical Th inking Camps to encourage cooperative learning with a diverse group of minds through creative scheduling! Experience how our junior high school allows students to be engaged in critical thinking activities while teachers are engaged in professional learning communities. Room: Yacht Intended Audience: AllSession Level: All Subject: Brain-based Learning and Teaching, Student Leadership Additional Presenters: Laura Doskocil, Laura Moulder, Courtney Hewitt, Patricia Ramos, Brandon Cunningham

11:00 - 12:00 Saturday February 28

3019 Augustine Chavez Kealing Middle School Content, Curriculum, & Connections (CCC) -- Th e Ideal Team: Teachers and Students Collaborating for a Successful Middle School Experience

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ExhibitorsAlgebra Readiness Educators, LLCPO Box 2188Orange, TX 77631409 543-6755www.areducators.comMath skill building workbooks grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Algebra 1, Geo, and Algebra 2.

Coole School, Inc.1213 West Loop North, Suite 100Houston, TX 77055713 552-1600www.cooleschool.comWe market student day planners with a character education program incorporated in it.

Gandy Ink2027 Industrial San Angelo, TX 76904800 999-8137www.gandyink.comScreen print and embroidery.

Great Expectations320 Jackson Hill Street, Apt. 208Houston, TX 77007918 431-8909www.greatexpectations.orgWe administer an academic/cultural reform for schools who need assistance in raising test scores and creating a non-threatening atmosphere.

Hemisphere Educational Travel 1375 E. Woodfi eld Rd., #530Schaumburg, IL 60173 800 323-6439www.hemispheretravel.comEducational student tour company providing customized trips to all destinations. We have shown student groups the world since 1970.

KAMICO Instructional Media, Inc.PO Box 1143Salado, TX 76571254 947-7283www.kamico.comWe have products for STAAR preparation, K-12 TEKS-based assessments, developmental activities, and board games.

Lead Your SchoolPO Box 9156Th e Woodlands, TX 77387832 477-5323www.LeadYourSchool.comLead Your School is a confederation of successful and innovative former principals, central offi ce administrators and superintendents working with schools and districts to rapidly improve student performance. We provide the tools, training, systems and support that optimize student, classroom, school and district performance.

LockerWorksPO Box 1982Avon, CO 81620970 845-8009www.lockerworks.comTh e essential hanging locker organizer and mixed bag designs, eco-chic bags, and accessories are functional, green and reasonably priced products your supporters will buy and use everday. Free shipping + 50% profi t.

Region 4 Education Service Center7145 West Tidwell RoadHouston, TX 77092713 744-8159www.esc4.netRegion 4 Education Service Center is one of 20 regional education service centers established by the Texas Legislature in 1967 to assist school districts and charter schools in improving effi ciencies and student performance. Region 4 serves a seven county area composed of 50 public school districts and 45 public charter schools, representing more than 1.1 million students, 87,000 educators and 1,500 campuses.

Renaissance Learning2911 Peach StreetWisconsin Rapids, WI 54494715 424-3636www.renaissance.comRenaissance Learning is a leading provider of cloud-based assessment and teaching and learning solutions that fi t the K12 classroom, improve school performance, and accelerate learning for all. Renaissance Learning enables educators to deliver highly diff erentiated and timely instruction while driving personalized student practice in reading, writing, and math every day.

School Tours of AmericaPO Box 550379 Houston, TX 77255866 543-8687www.schooltoursofamerica.comAmerica’s most experienced & trusted team of fi eld trip planners (4th-12th). Our customized, boutique approach has produced the most satisfi ed clients for three decades. Sponsors earn free graduate credit and generous rewards while students are eligible for undergraduate credit and valuable leadership credentials for college.

STAAR Master/Novel Units, Inc.2709 Bulverde RdBulverde, TX 78163830 438-4262www.ecslearningsystems.comSTAAR Master practice books and practice tests are the leader in STAAR preparation. Available for grades 3-8. Novel Units features the largest selection of Literature guides available - over 750 novels!

UTMB SRT-STEM Center301 University BlvdGalveston, TX 77555832 216-0001www.utmb.edu/tstemWe off er teacher professional development at UTMB and regional campuses including: Project Based Learning, Coaching, Instructional strategies, Customized Services, Engineering Design, STEM Career Connections, Robotics, and more! Student STEM enrichment programs for grades 4-12 include: Saturday Biomedical Science Academy, STEM QUEST, Research Internships, and Biomedical & Health Careers Summer Academy.

Walden University3030 Dunvale Road #11108Houston, TX 77063832 496-1913www.waldenu.eduWalden University is dedicated to helping students reach their highest potential and supporting their achievement of personal and professional goals.

WGU Texas221 West Sixth St. Ste. 1050Austin, TX 78701832 723-7463www.texas.wgu.eduWGU Texasis the #1 program in the country for secondary teacher programs. Scholarship and discount opportunities are available at WGU.

WorldStrides218 West Water Street Charlottesville, VA 22902434 951-8549www.worldstrides.orgWorldStrides, the largest student travel company in the United States, off ers a wide range of educational travel programs for students and teachers.

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Congratulations to the Texas Schools to Watch Campuses

Alexander Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

Armando Chapa Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

Barbara Bush Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

Cal & Walt Wester Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

Chisholm Trail Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

Eastwood Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

George Dawson Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

KIPP Aspire Academy Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

Lone Oak Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

Omar Bradley Middle School (Designated 2011) Re-designated 2014

Bowman Middle School (Designated 2014)

Gorzycki Middle School (Designated 2014)

Hudson Bend Middle School Designated (2014)

Murphy Middle School (Designated 2014)

Simon Middle School (Designated 2014)

Cedar Valley Middle School (Designated 2015)

Cockrill Middle School (Designated 2015)

Hillwood Middle School (Designated 2015)

Keller Middle School (Designated 2015)

McMeans Junior High (Designated 2015)

Sam Houston Middle Schoo (Designated 2015)

Valley View Middle School (Designated 2015)

www.texasschoolstowatch.com for more information

Pershing Middle School (Designated 2011)Re-designated 2014

O. Henry Middle School (Designated 2012) Re-designated 2015

Gene Pike Middle School (Designated 2012) Re-designated 2015

Shallowater Middle School (Designated 2012) Re-designated 2015

South Texas Preparatory Academy (Designated 2012) Re-designated 2015

Deerpark Middle School (Designated 2013)

Hillsboro Junior High (Designated 2013)

Lopez Middle School (Designated 2013)

Tejeda Middle School (Designated 2013)

Bailey Middle School (Designated 2014)

Beckendorff Junior High (Designated 2014)

Beverly Hills Intermediate School (Designated 2014)

Join us to learn more about HPV infection, the HPV vaccine and HPV-related diseases. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

United Way of Greater Houston50 Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas 77007

Summit Fee: $25

For more information, email:mkmims@mdanderson.org

Family Practitioners, OB/GYNs &Pediatrians

School Principals &

School Nurses

Physician Assistants &

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PTO, PTA, & SHAC

members

School & Community

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2015 Summit on HPV-Related DiseasesHouston, Texas · June 18, 2015

Protecting Our Children:

Online registration:www.texascancer.info/hpvsummit

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On DeckMarch 3-5, 2016

Th e Arlington Convention Center

Arlington, Texas