This session enables the teacher to give students exciting ways to push ahead, apply their knowledge in new settings, think on their feet, and tackle harder questions. By tailoring questions to individual students, great teachers can meet students where they are and push them in a way that’s directly responsive to what they’ve  shown they can already do. 

“The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance.” It is recommended that all kids get at least  60 minutes of moderate activity a day. This session will provide ideas and strategies to get all kids moving throughout the school day in order to keep them healthy, alert and ready to learn when they are in the classroom.  

Adapted PE teachers, physical therapists and occupational therapists from Region10 ESC will collaborate with you on ideas to promote the development of  fine motor skills, gross motor skills, strength,  balance and coordination in students of all abilities levels during classroom activities, recess and PE.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides a framework to help all your learners be successful. Come to this hands-on session to experience the UDL guidelines and to learn how digital tools can help your learners find multiple pathways to success.

Do you strive to help students go beyond rote memorization and repetitive calculations? Many traditional classroom norms and habits actually enable “non-thinking” student behavior. In this session, we’ll begin creating flow in your classroom so you can truly reap the benefits of a thinking classroom.

“Blended learning is active engaged learning online combined with active engaged learning offline.” - Dr. Catlin Tucker

Chances are…school as we know it will be forever different.  This creates a new problem of what we should be doing in our classrooms to best support our students’ success in Social Studies.  How do we create learning environments with a focus on problem solving, effective instructional practices, historical thinking skills, use of evidence, and communication skills that go beyond rote memorization of content?  We will explore how to support blended learning strategies in Social Studies that create space for critical thinking, civil discourse and engagement for all students.

Effective and consistent classroom management skills are essential for every teacher in order to maintain a quality learning environment for all students. This workshop will equip teachers with the necessary tools in order to establish classroom guidelines, procedures, and behavior management techniques.