If "write an essay" makes your students shut down before they even start, it's time to think smaller! This workshop shows teachers how brief, low-stakes writing tasks can be used to build stamina for productive struggle without triggering overwhelm. Participants will learn to design quick "writing to learn" prompts for any subject and leave with […]
Visual representations help students make sense of mathematical ideas, reveal relationships, and support conceptual understanding. In this session, participants will explore how representations such as number lines, arrays, diagrams, and models can be used to support reasoning and connect mathematical concepts across grade levels.
High levels of engagement don't happen by chance-they are intentionally designed. This session introduces participants to a variety of Kagan cooperative learning structures that promote active participation, positive interdependence, individual accountability, and equitable student engagement. Through hands-on practice, teachers will experience classroom-ready strategies that increase discussion, collaboration, and academic achievement while ensuring every student has […]
ALL schools in Ohio are required to provide academic failure prevention and intervention strategies for ALL students. The most effective way to provide these supports is a well-developed Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) process. This session will explore how groups of educators come together for MTSS meetings and how they use data from universal screeners […]
Fluency is a prerequisite to reading comprehension at all grade levels. Without fluency, more advanced thoughts are crowded out by the struggle to make meaning of texts. In this session we will focus on how to build prosody, accuracy, and automaticity through intentional reading routines. Participants will leave with strategies that can be immediately implemented […]
As we approach the mid-year point, our focus shifts to transforming the daily classroom experience. This session zeroes in on moving the needle on state performance metrics by replacing passive learning with active, student-led dialogue. We will explore high-yield instructional practices that foster productive struggle, requiring students to articulate their thinking, use evidence, and take […]
Step into Mission Possible: Special Education Systems Edition, where teams become Special Education Systems Agents working to solve real-world compliance and support challenges with the goal of improved outcomes for ALL Students. Through hands-on missions, evidence reviews, and practical tool-building, participants will uncover system breakdowns, strengthen processes, and leave with ready-to-use resources. Analyze the breakdown. […]
